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A Chevron Texas Power Plant Seeks School District Tax Break (wired.com)

2026-05-11 | by Molly Taft | get Smart Energy Management System → | tags: chevron, microsoft, energy forge

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Portable 40mm launcher kills drones by firing 6.5-feet-long steel chains at 80 m/s — German researchers' low-tech mechanical 'bola' outshines textile, drops quadcopters without lasers or EMPs (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-11 | by Luke James | get Drone Defense Bola → | tags: chain, drone, launcher

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Ukraine is testing an AI-guided laser weapon that can destroy drones in seconds (techspot.com)

2026-05-11 | get Laser Drone Defense Kit → | tags: ukraine, ai-guided laser, drone defense

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Whoop will soon offer users in-app video consultations with licensed clinicians (engadget.com)

2026-05-10 | by Cheyenne Macdonald | get Whoop Health Coaching Kit → | tags: whoop, electronic health record, google

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A Game of Thrones Writer Reveals the Show’s Early Challenges (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-10 | get Game of Thrones Official Guide → | tags: game of thrones, bryan cogman, tv show

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YC's Biggest Scandals (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-10 | tags: double finance, garry tan, wealthfront

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Rocket Lab Reports Growing Demand for Commercial Space Products. Stock Surges 34% (slashdot.org)

2026-05-10 | by Posted | get Rocket Lab Electron Satellite Launcher → | tags: rocket lab, neutron rocket, motiv space systems

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Japan Deploying Combat Drones Made of Cardboard (futurism.com)

2026-05-10 | by Joe Wilkins | get Cardboard Drone Kit → | tags: airkamuy, japan, combat drones

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Do City Delivery Drones Make Sense? No One Knows, but They're Flying Over NYC (wired.com)

2026-05-10 | by Aarian Marshall | get Drone Delivery Service Kit → | tags: skyports, nyc, drone delivery

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NASA pushes Mars helicopter rotors past the speed of sound for the first time ever — next-gen “SkyFall” aircraft's rotors hit 3,750 RPM, ten times faster than normal helicopters (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-10 | by Etiido Uko | get Drone Propeller Speed Tester → | tags: nasa, skyfall, jpl

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Ukraine’s new AI-guided laser destroys Shahed suicide drones in seconds from 3.1 miles away — also useful for demining operations, trailer-mounted Tryzub system is in final stages of testing (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-10 | by Mark Tyson | tags: tryzub, celebra tech, shahed drones

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Ukraine’s new AI-guided laser burns holes in Shahed suicide drones in seconds from 3.1 miles away — also useful for demining operations, trailer-mounted Tryzub system is in final stages of testing (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-10 | by Mark Tyson | tags: tryzub, shahed, celebra tech

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Visitor Approaches From the Edge of the Solar System (futurism.com)

2026-05-10 | by Victor Tangermann | get NASA Solar System Model → | tags: comet, oort cloud, neptune

194.

Rotten Dot Com (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-10 | by Dena Yago | get Rotten Dot Com T-Shirt → | tags: frys electronics, busta rhymes, pc building

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'Changing of the Guard'? AMD, Intel, and Micron Soar While Nvidia Lags (slashdot.org)

2026-05-10 | by Posted | get Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 → | tags: amd, intel, micron

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The electric scooter rental company Lime has filed for IPO (engadget.com)

2026-05-09 | by Jackson Chen | get Lime Electric Scooter Model → | tags: lime, uber, electric scooters

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Banned drones and routers in the US will still get critical updates until 2029 (engadget.com)

2026-05-09 | by Jackson Chen | get Drone Firmware Update Subscription → | tags: fcc, drones, routers

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FCC reverses course, allows software updates for foreign-made drones and routers until 2029 — agency says blocking security patches could create cybersecurity risks (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-09 | by Etiido Uko | get Drone Security Firmware Update Kit → | tags: fcc, drones, firmware

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Trump’s Push for ‘Ultrafast’ Meat Processing Could Make a Brutal Industry Even Worse (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-09 | get Meat Processing Plant Safety Kit → | tags: trump, ultrafast meat processing, labor organizers

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50% Off Blue Apron Promo Codes | May 2026 (wired.com)

2026-05-09 | by Louryn Strampe | get Blue Apron Meal Kit → | tags: blue apron, meal kit, subscription

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Micron Ships Gigantic 245TB SSD (slashdot.org)

2026-05-08 | get Samsung 980 PRO SSD → | tags: micron, 245tb ssd, fermat

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Wall Street sees 'changing of the guard in AI' as Intel, AMD shares soar while Nvidia lags (cnbc.com)

2026-05-08 | by Samantha Subin | get Intel Core i7 Processor → | tags: nvidia, amd, intel

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Shoot up Xenomorphs in Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2, arriving this summer (engadget.com)

2026-05-08 | by Will Shanklin | get Alien: Fireteam Elite Collectible → | tags: aliens fireteam elite, xenomorphs, cold iron studios

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Akamai stock soars 20% on earnings, $1.8 billion AI infrastructure deal (cnbc.com)

2026-05-08 | by Sawdah Bhaimiya | get Akamai Technologies Cloud Server → | tags: akamai technologies, ai infrastructure, cloud computing

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When semiconductor materials misbehave (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-08 | by Gregory Haley | get Semiconductor Testing Kit → | tags: semiconductor materials, advanced packaging, heterogeneous integration

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Google Cloud Fraud Defence is just WEI repackaged (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-08 | get Google Cloud Security Badge → | tags: google cloud fraud defense, recaptcha, web environment integrity

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A web page that shows you everything the browser told it without asking (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-08 | by Matt Wheeler | get Web Developer Toolbox → | tags: ip-api.com, mozilla, font fingerprinting

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A cloud computing stock is soaring more than 22%. Here’s what’s driving the rally (cnbc.com)

2026-05-08 | by Sawdah Bhaimiya | get Microsoft Azure Cloud Book → | tags: akamai technologies, cloud infrastructure, ai company

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JBL Live 780NC Review: Solid Wireless Headphones You Can Live Without (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-08 | get JBL Live 780NC Wireless Headphones → | tags: jbl, live 780nc, wireless headphones

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The fax machine is the bottleneck in US healthcare, and VCs are starting to notice (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-08 | by Connie Loizos | get Wireless Fax Machine → | tags: fax machine, healthcare, venture capital