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Update now: 7-Zip fixes RCE flaw exploitable with malicious archives (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-07-18 | tags: 7-zip, rce flaw, zero day initiative

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How does the Apple Watch water lock feature actually work? (engadget.com)

2026-07-18 | by Christine Persaud | tags: apple watch, water lock, swimming

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WordPress Core "wp2shell" RCE flaws get public exploits, patch now (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-07-18 | tags: wordpress, wp2shell, cve-2026-63030

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

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

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

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

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India fined HP $14.4 million for rigging government bids and fixing ink and toner prices (techspot.com)

2026-07-18 | by Skye Jacobs | tags: hp india, government e-marketplace, antitrust

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If U.S. home prices fell 16%, it’d restore housing market affordability to the long-run average (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-18 | tags: u.s. housing market, home prices, affordability

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FIFA Doesn’t Have a Plan to Deal With Climate Change (wired.com)

2026-07-18 | by Tik Root | tags: fifa, wildfires, air quality

699.

5 Motorola software features I wish were on every Android phone (androidauthority.com)

2026-07-18 | tags: motorola, hello ui, gestures

700.

TikTok is no longer banned on US government devices (engadget.com)

2026-07-18 | by Mariella Moon | tags: tiktok, bytedance, oracle

701.

Show HN: Find someone in the dark – light them or light yourself? (Three.js) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-18 | tags: three.js, search-and-rescue, beacon

702.

Neil Rimer thinks the AI money is coming back out (techcrunch.com)

2026-07-18 | by Connie Loizos | tags: index ventures, neil rimer, figma

703.

Regressive JPEGs (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-18 | tags: jpeg, jpeg scans, ycbcr

704.

Google-backed satellites for wildfire detection launch as smoke chokes US, Canada (arstechnica.com)

2026-07-17 | tags: firesat, spacex, muon space

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Apple and Google ordered to purge ‘nudify’ apps from App Stores (techcrunch.com)

2026-07-17 | by Lucas Ropek | tags: apple, google, deepfake

706.

What Cities From Chicago to Washington, DC, Look Like Under a Blanket of Wildfire Smoke (wired.com)

2026-07-17 | by Brian Kahn | tags: wildfire smoke, canada fires, chicago

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A rare weather phenomenon is on track for a ‘hostile’ clash with the Super El Niño (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-17 | tags: super el niño, atlantic niña, canada wildfires

708.

Troubling new details emerge on diabetes ouster controversy (arstechnica.com)

2026-07-17 | tags: american diabetes association, diabetes care, trump administration

709.

A Popular Weight-Loss Trick Might Actually Make You Eat More (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-17 | tags: weight loss, water intake, calorie consumption

710.

WhatsApp starts activating reserved usernames for select iPhone users (9to5mac.com)

2026-07-17 | by Marcus Mendes | tags: whatsapp, username reservation, meta

711.

Drive Faster Than the Speed Limit? You’ll Want to Read This (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-17 | tags: speed limit, researchers, driving habit

712.

Short sellers notch $8.7B profit as SpaceX shares dip to IPO price (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-17 | tags: short sellers, spacex, ipo

713.

Remarkable’s new Paper Pure is good. That’s why I wrote this review on it. (techcrunch.com)

2026-07-17 | by Ivan Mehta | tags: remarkable, paper pure, remarkable 2

714.

Kalshi hands over Trump’s teleprompter operator to the feds. Here’s why (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-17 | tags: kalshi, trump, teleprompter

715.

Meta’s Oversight Board Finds Top AI Models Are Hesitant to Criticize Repressive Governments (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-17 | tags: meta, oversight board, ai models

716.

I wore 3 blood pressure watches for a month to find the most accurate - and this one wins (zdnet.com)

2026-07-17 | by Matthew Miller | tags: samsung galaxy watch ultra, amazfit cheetah 2 ultra, garmin index bp monitor

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Three ways people respond to a problem (other than solving it) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-17 | tags: problem-solving, continuous improvement, local optimization

718.

God of War show recasts Kratos after Ryan Hurst sustains an injury on set (engadget.com)

2026-07-17 | by Matt Tate | tags: god of war, ryan hurst, amazon prime

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Verizon layoffs today: More jobs slashed as wireless giant moves to sell retail stores to franchisees (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-17 | tags: verizon, dan schulman, wireless carrier

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Vital Signals’ New Ring Brings Blood Pressure Monitoring to Your Finger (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-17 | tags: vital signals, blood pressure, wearable