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11011.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s trademark leather jacket raises nearly $1 Million at charity auction — bidding makes $60,000 valuation look like pocket change (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-18 | by Mark Tyson | tags: nvidia, jensen huang, foxconn

11012.

GPT-5.6 used a prompt to close a 30-year gap in convex optimization (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-18 | tags: gpt-5.6, convex optimization, lean

11013.

Chinese solar company says its new cell has an efficiency of 35.5 percent (engadget.com)

2026-07-18 | by Mariella Moon | tags: longi, crystalline silicon-perovskite, solar cell

11014.

Apple @ Work: New macOS ClickFix malware brings a new potential backdoor to your enterprise fleet (9to5mac.com)

2026-07-18 | by Bradley C | tags: macos, applescript, mosyle

11015.

Google is open-sourcing its 3D emoji (theverge.com)

2026-07-18 | by Terrence O'Brien | tags: google, 3d emoji, noto emoji

11016.

Apple weekend deals: AirPods Pro 3, MacBook Pro up to $400 off, Series 11, chargers, bands, more (9to5mac.com)

2026-07-18 | by Justin Kahn | tags: apple, airpods pro, macbook pro

11017.

Zero-dependency streaming tar parser and writer for JavaScript (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-18 | tags: npm, tar, streams

11018.

The Same 5G Network Your Phone Uses Can Identify and Track Rogue Drones (cnet.com)

2026-07-18 | by See Full Bio | tags: at&t, ericsson, isac

11019.

This Adorable BlackBerry-Inspired Phone Keeps Me Focused in Ways I Didn't Expect (cnet.com)

2026-07-18 | by See Full Bio | tags: blackberry, unihertz, titan 2 elite

11020.

I let an AI take over my Google TV for a week — and it solved streaming’s biggest problem (androidauthority.com)

2026-07-18 | tags: google tv, lumio, project neo

11021.

Bethesda confirms Fallout 5, Fallout 3 and New Vegas remasters, and new Obsidian Fallout game (techspot.com)

2026-07-18 | by Daniel Sims | tags: fallout 5, obsidian entertainment, bethesda game studios

11022.

Security engineer ports password cracker hashcat to Gameboy Advance — 16.8 MHz chip can perform a meager 727 hashes a second, 30 million times slower than a modern rig (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-18 | by Bruno Ferreira | tags: hashcat, gameboy advance, arm7tdmi

11023.

AI-run 'utopias,' Moss in 2D and other new indie games worth checking out (engadget.com)

2026-07-18 | by Kris Holt | tags: annapurna interactive, marumittu games, moss the forgotten relic

11024.

Will AI fix prior authorization—or make it worse? (arstechnica.com)

2026-07-18 | tags: prior authorization, artificial intelligence, health insurance

11025.

What AI did to stackoverflow in a graph (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-18 | tags: stackoverflow, graph, technology

11026.

AGI AI828 SSD Review: A near-last resort for those on a budget (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-18 | by Shane Downing | tags: agi, ai828, ps5

11027.

4 Best Walking Pads for Small Spaces and Standing Desks (2026) (wired.com)

2026-07-18 | by Boutayna Chokrane | tags: walking pads, standing desks, safety recalls

11028.

Fable 5 vs. GPT-5.6 Sol on an NP-Hard Problem: Does /goal help? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-18 | tags: fable 5, gpt-5.6 sol, np-hard problem

11029.

As Google sits back and watches, terrible ads are ruining Android’s free app ecosystem (androidauthority.com)

2026-07-18 | tags: android, google play store, ad networks

11030.

OpenAI will start notifying parents if their teen has been kicked off of ChatGPT (engadget.com)

2026-07-18 | by Mariella Moon | tags: openai, chatgpt, moonshot

11031.

Korean outfit hosting 1.44MB game development contest to honor the floppy disk — entrants must confine entire fileset, including resources, engine, and library, to miniscule storage format (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-18 | by Mark Tyson | tags: floppy disk, game development, 2p_game_arcade

11032.

Feeling sticker shock in the produce aisle? Try these hacks to save money (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-18 | tags: tomatoes, berries, produce

11033.

Your Smart Home Is Raising Your Electric Bill. Here’s How to Stop It (cnet.com)

2026-07-18 | by See Full Bio | tags: google nest, amazon echo, phantom load

11034.

My Top College Dorm Device Picks I've Tried Out at Home (cnet.com)

2026-07-18 | by See Full Bio | tags: lepro ai lamp, google home speaker, security sensor

11035.

GoPro’s discounted Max 2 bundle includes $100 worth of accessories (theverge.com)

2026-07-18 | by Brad Bourque | tags: gopro, max 2, 8k video

11036.

Google-Backed Satellites For Wildfire Detection Launch As Smoke Chokes US, Canada (slashdot.org)

2026-07-18 | tags: firesat, spacex falcon 9, muon space

11037.

5 AI web browsers to use now that ChatGPT Atlas is shutting down (androidauthority.com)

2026-07-18 | tags: google chrome, openai, chatgpt atlas

11038.

As Much of the East Coast Is Choking on Wildfire Smoke, Texas Is Drowning in Life-Threatening Floods (futurism.com)

2026-07-18 | by Joe Wilkins | tags: wildfire smoke, texas floods, heat dome

11039.

The Guardian’s Carter Sherman fondly remembers being terrified by Ocarina of Time (theverge.com)

2026-07-18 | by Terrence O'Brien | tags: zelda, nintendo, ocarina of time

11040.

Your Period Tracker Is (Probably) Spying on You (wired.com)

2026-07-18 | by Andy Greenberg | tags: apple, google, meta