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Polaroid’s tiny instant camera is $72 and includes a free pack of film (theverge.com)

2026-08-15 | by Brad Bourque | tags: polaroid go, instant camera, amazon

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What happens when a hybrid battery dies and what to do about it (engadget.com)

2026-08-15 | by Novak Božović | tags: hybrid battery, traction pack, 12-volt battery

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Climate Change Has Unleashed an Entirely New Type of Heatwave: The ‘Snow Eater’ (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-13 | tags: climate change, snow-eater, heatwave

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NP-overrated (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-13 | by Niklas Gruhn | tags: package managers, scheduling, boolean satisfiability

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NP-Overrated (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-13 | by Niklas Gruhn | tags: np-hard, dependency resolution, package managers

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Google just (accidentally?) teased Harry Potter theme packs on Pixel 11 (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-13 | tags: google pixel, harry potter, pixel 11

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Recycle – Floppydisks (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-11 | tags: floppydisks, packaging, disks

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BdThemes plugins supply-chain hack creates rogue WordPress admins (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-08-10 | tags: bdthemes, wordpress, element pack

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Mars Bar from 1991 found – and it's 20g bigger than today's (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-10 | by Eleanor Maslin | tags: mars, mars bar, cocoa

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Apple's A20 Pro production is going smoothly, except DRAM supply is bottlenecking iPhone assembly (techspot.com)

2026-08-06 | by Skye Jacobs | tags: apple, chips, dram

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SpaceX ramps up Tesla Megapack purchases in Q2 to power its AI data centers (cnbc.com)

2026-08-05 | by Lora Kolodny | tags: battery, battery energy, energy

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The Shai-Hulud npm worm didn't fake its security check — it earned a legitimate one (venturebeat.com)

2026-08-05 | tags: crowdstrike, developer, keyv

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SpaceX has bought $329M worth of Tesla Megapacks so far this year (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-04 | by Tim De Chant | tags: spacex, tesla megapacks, xai

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Vlt 1.0 and Hosted Package Registries (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-04 | tags: vlt, package registries, ecosystem mirrors

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Co-Packaged Optics (CPO) foundry roadmaps — breaking down TSMC, Intel, Samsung, and GlobalFoundries' approach to next-generation scale-up connectivity (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-03 | by Anton Shilov | tags: tsmc, intel, samsung

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I went running with the Galaxy Watch 9 in London, and it taught me something new (zdnet.com)

2026-08-02 | by Nina Raemont | tags: galaxy watch 9, samsung, london

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The Best Kids’ Backpacks for the 2026 School Year (wired.com)

2026-08-02 | by Adrienne So | tags: the north face, chromebooks, simple modern

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New GitHub, PyPI Policies Hope to Boost Supply Chain Security (slashdot.org)

2026-08-01 | by Posted | tags: github, pypi, dependabot

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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra vs. Galaxy Z Fold 6: One is better in every way that matters (zdnet.com)

2026-08-01 | by Adam Doud | tags: samsung galaxy z fold 8 ultra, samsung galaxy z fold 6, samsung unpacked 2026

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Big Food vs. the People (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: coca cola, pepsico, mondelez

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Shazam launches its first ever sticker pack to celebrate Ariana Grande’s new album (9to5mac.com)

2026-07-31 | by Benjamin Mayo | tags: shazam, ariana grande, apple

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Lumentum CEO warns of impending bottleneck on critical material used for silicon photonics — fab and material shortfall already lags 30% below customer needs as co-packaged optics demand skyrockets (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-31 | by Luke James | tags: lumentum, indium phosphide, silicon photonics

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Food packaging is entering a new era of scrutiny (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: food packaging, sustainability, carbon emissions

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Is it time to stop using glue and labels on paper? (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2026-07-27 | by Watch Our Pick Of Standout Clips Across The Bbc | tags: fraunhofer, papure, henkel

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I tested the Z Fold 8 and Fold 8 Ultra — and this 4-month-old foldable beats both of them (androidauthority.com)

2026-07-27 | tags: samsung, galaxy z fold 8, oppo find n6

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GitHub, PyPI add time-based defenses against supply chain attacks (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-07-26 | tags: github, pypi, dependabot

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GitHub, PyPI add time-absed defenses against supply chain attacks (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-07-26 | tags: github, pypi, dependabot

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The Google Pixel Launcher is better than ever, but it’s still missing 5 big features (androidauthority.com)

2026-07-26 | tags: pixel launcher, google, android authority

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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra vs. Motorola Razr Ultra: How Samsung fares against its foldable rival (zdnet.com)

2026-07-26 | by Cesar Cadenas | tags: samsung galaxy z fold 8 ultra, motorola razr ultra, qualcomm processor

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LLM Usage in Debian: Three Proposals (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-25 | tags: debian, large language models, lintian