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1621.

Linux desktop use surged to 22% on one workday, Cloudflare data shows (zdnet.com)

2026-08-11 | by Steven Vaughan-Nichols | tags: linux, cloudflare, statcounter

1622.

Zoom flaw let an attacker take over your device, including iPhone and Mac (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-11 | by Ben Lovejoy | tags: zoom, apple, vulnerability

1623.

iOS 27 beta 5 adds option to upgrade iCloud+ subscription for more AI (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-11 | by Ryan Christoffel | tags: icloud+, apple intelligence, ios 27

1624.

Another OpenAI executive takes off (theverge.com)

2026-08-11 | by Hayden Field | tags: openai, brad lightcap, ai research

1625.

AI Could Help Fossil Fuel Companies Create More Emissions (wired.com)

2026-08-11 | by Molly Taft | tags: microsoft, artificial intelligence, fossil fuels

1626.

$580M undersea cable rerouted to avoid the grave of Dobby the House Elf (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-11 | by Jowi Morales | tags: greenlink connector, undersea cable, harry potter

1627.

Windows 11 KB5121003 & KB5120240 cumulative updates released (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-08-11 | tags: windows 11, microsoft update catalog, patch tuesday

1628.

Intel raises $19.7 billion to help fund future projects as 14A production looms — share sale attracted $100 billion in demand, report claims (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-11 | by Anton Shilov | tags: intel, 14a process, tsmc

1629.

Show HN: C# Game Engine with its own scripting language and IDE (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-11 | tags: arcademaker, mono game, scripting language

1630.

The budget-friendly Pixel Buds 2a are even cheaper right now (theverge.com)

2026-08-11 | by Brad Bourque | tags: pixel buds, google, android

1631.

Show HN: Write.md – A free, open-source, themeable Markdown editor for macOS (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-11 | by Daniel Bilek | tags: write.md, markdown editor, macos

1632.

Show HN: Write.md, a free, open-source, themeable Markdown editor for macOS (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-11 | by Daniel Bilek | tags: write.md, markdown editor, macos

1633.

Nvidia Is Close to a $500 Billion Deal to Build AI Infrastructure. Why Aren’t Some Investors Happy About It? (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-11 | by Jonathan Small | tags: nvidia, ai infrastructure, openai

1634.

Garmin Cirqa versus Fitbit Air: How these two fitness trackers compare (engadget.com)

2026-08-11 | by Deven Mcclure | tags: garmin, google, fitbit

1635.

Stealing Reasoning Traces from Proprietary LLM APIs (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-11 | tags: gpt-5.2, codex, proprietary

1636.

Making sense of the conflicting 20th anniversary iPhone reports (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-11 | by Ben Lovejoy | tags: apple, iphone, face id

1637.

Wendy’s Fell to No. 3 in Burger Chains. Its New CEO Blames ‘Quality Degradation.’ (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-11 | by Jonathan Small | tags: wendy’s, burger king, mcdonald’s

1638.

New surveillance tech links your phone to your license plate (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-11 | tags: license plate reader, leonardo, signaltrace

1639.

Benchmarking AMD's BC-250, offering Steam Machine-like performance at half the price — unlocking 40 CUs, eight Zen 2 cores on the repurposed PS5 APU (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-11 | by Jake Roach | tags: amd bc-250, steam machine, ps5 apu

1640.

This Satellite Will Literally Breathe Air to Stay in Orbit (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-11 | tags: satellite, atmosphere, thrust

1641.

I tried Opera's new vertical tabs - and it might be the best implementation yet (zdnet.com)

2026-08-11 | by Jack Wallen | tags: opera, vertical tabs, vivaldi

1642.

iOS 27 code reveals six unreleased iPhone models coming soon (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-11 | by Chance Miller | tags: iphone 18, apple, ios 27

1643.

Nvidia Releases New Open Model (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-08-11 | tags: nvidia, nemotron 3.5 lightning, ai token

1644.

Zap Rocks. Add Water. Get Clean Hydrogen (spectrum.ieee.org)

2026-08-11 | by Ariel Bleicher | tags: hydrogen, eden geopower, borehole

1645.

Nvidia unveils first open-source AI model since CEO Jensen Huang entered the chat (cnbc.com)

2026-08-11 | by Kif Leswing | tags: nvidia, jensen huang, nemotron 3.5 lightning

1646.

Made by Google 2026: all the Pixel news and announcements (theverge.com)

2026-08-11 | by Emma Roth | tags: google, pixel, made by google

1647.

Google’s upcoming Pixel phones are for the fans, even if its launch event isn’t (theverge.com)

2026-08-11 | by Dominic Preston | tags: pixel 10, google store, pixel leaks

1648.

Nvidia's Switchyard router reshuffles AI models mid-task, cutting task costs to a third in its own tests (venturebeat.com)

2026-08-11 | tags: nvidia, nemotron 3.5 lightning, switchyard

1649.

Your AI agent may be ready. Your sales motion probably isn’t. (venturebeat.com)

2026-08-11 | tags: salesforce, agent exchange, gutenburg

1650.

Spotify AI Persona labels will alert listeners if an artist isn't real (engadget.com)

2026-08-11 | by Anna Washenko | tags: spotify, ai persona, generative ai