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Multiple brands of Android tablets shipped with built-in malware (Updated: Google statement) (androidauthority.com)

2026-02-17 | get Android tablet → | tags: android, apps, google

20642.

Estimating Surface Heating of an Atmospheric Reentry Vehicle With Simulation (spectrum.ieee.org)

2026-02-17 | get Thermal Protection System → | tags: advance, advance atmospheric, aeroshell

20643.

Estimating Surface Heating of an Atmospheric Reentry Vehicle with Simulation (spectrum.ieee.org)

2026-02-17 | get Thermosphere → | tags: aeroshell, ames, analysis

20644.

Show HN: AsteroidOS 2.0 – Nobody asked, we shipped anyway (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-17 | by The Asteroidos Project | get Asteroid OS → | tags: asteroidos, community, release

20645.

Tesla 'Robotaxi' adds 5 more crashes in Austin in a month – 4x worse than humans (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-17 | by Fred Lambert | get Autonomous driving system → | tags: crash, crashes, damage

20646.

High-end Android phones are now powerful enough to emulate the PC version of Cyberpunk 2077 — YouTuber gets 2020's hottest PC game running at playable frame rates on Red Magic 11 Pro (tomshardware.com)

2026-02-17 | by Aaron Klotz | get Red Magic 11 Pro → | tags: android, cyberpunk, emulation

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A YouTuber's $3M Movie Nearly Beat Disney's $40M Thriller at the Box Office (slashdot.org)

2026-02-17 | by Posted | get Movie → | tags: debut, fischbach, iron

20648.

Anthropic releases Claude Sonnet 4.6, continuing breakneck pace of AI model releases (cnbc.com)

2026-02-17 | by Ashley Capoot | get AI Model → | tags: anthropic, artificial intelligence, claude

20649.

Most VMware users still "actively reducing their VMware footprint," survey finds (arstechnica.com)

2026-02-17 | get VMware Horizon → | tags: broadcom, cloudbolt, increases

20650.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 model brings ‘much-improved coding skills’ and upgraded free tier (9to5mac.com)

2026-02-17 | by Zac Hall | get Sonnet 4.6 → | tags: anthropic, claude, coding

20651.

Google shares how Android 17 is making everything run smoother (androidauthority.com)

2026-02-17 | get Smartphone → | tags: android, apps, frames

20652.

Apple releases first iOS 26.4 public beta with these changes (9to5mac.com)

2026-02-17 | by Zac Hall | get iPhone → | tags: apple, beta, beta program

20653.

Multiple brands of Android tablets shipped with built-in malware (androidauthority.com)

2026-02-17 | get Smartwatch → | tags: android, backdoor, firmware

20654.

‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ Cast and Creator on Episode 5’s Shocking Demise (gizmodo.com)

2026-02-17 | get Game of Thrones → | tags: hbo westeros, history, just

20655.

Spain orders NordVPN, ProtonVPN to block LaLiga piracy sites (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-02-17 | get NordVPN → | tags: laliga, nordvpn, opportunity

20656.

Anthropic Says Its Newest AI Model Is Getting Pretty Good at Using a Computer (cnet.com)

2026-02-17 | by See Full Bio | get Neural Network → | tags: anthropic, anthropic said, claude

20657.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 delivers frontier-level AI for free and cheap-seat users (zdnet.com)

2026-02-17 | by David Gewirtz | get CloudWatch → | tags: anthropic, claude, model

20658.

Anthropic's Sonnet 4.6 matches flagship AI performance at one-fifth the cost, accelerating enterprise adoption (venturebeat.com)

2026-02-17 | get Sonnet 4.6 → | tags: agents, anthropic, claude

20659.

Anthropic releases Sonnet 4.6 (techcrunch.com)

2026-02-17 | by Russell Brandom | get Sonnet 4.6 → | tags: anthropic, context, context window

20660.

A sitting US president launched two memecoins that wiped out $4.3B+ (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-17 | get Dogecoin → | tags: available ve, browser, center

20661.

Giant X-Rays Deliver the Sharpest View Yet of Fusion Plasma Gone Haywire (gizmodo.com)

2026-02-17 | get X-ray generator → | tags: fusion, fusion work, grow

20662.

Micron's PCIe 6.0 SSD Hits Mass Production at 28 GB/s (slashdot.org)

2026-02-17 | by Posted | get Micron SSD → | tags: anarchists, anarchists richard, kadrey

20663.

Warner Bros. rejects Paramount again but asks for "best and final offer" (arstechnica.com)

2026-02-17 | get Streaming service → | tags: bros, discovery, merger

20664.

OpenAI hires 'genius' OpenClaw creator, but popular AI assistant will remain open source — Sam Altman says creator will work on 'smart agents' in new role (tomshardware.com)

2026-02-17 | by Jon Martindale | get OpenClaw → | tags: access, agents, anthropic

20665.

The Link Between GLP-1 Drugs and Thyroid Cancer Could Be Smoke and Mirrors (gizmodo.com)

2026-02-17 | tags: cancers, common thyroid, convincing

20666.

So you want to build a tunnel (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-17 | by Wesley Crump | get Bridges → | tags: construction, just, rock

20667.

HackMyClaw (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-17 | get Smartwatch → | tags: assistant, claws, injection

20668.

There's a lot of big talk about sovereign launch—who is doing something about it? (arstechnica.com)

2026-02-17 | get Satellite → | tags: europe, government, launch

20669.

Which countries are actually serious about developing their own rockets? (arstechnica.com)

2026-02-17 | get Saturn V → | tags: europe, government, launch

20670.

The first full trailer for The Mandalorian and Grogu is here (engadget.com)

2026-02-17 | get Star Wars → | tags: din djarin, djarin, grogu