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Save $575 off this stellar gaming PC armed with a 16GB RTX 5060 Ti and 32GB of DDR5 memory — $1424.99 ABS Flux II Aqua Gaming PC prebuilt costs less than some of its parts (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-08 | by Stewart Bendle | get Gaming PC with RTX 5060 Ti → | tags: rtx 5060 ti, abs flux ii aqua, kingston fury ddr5

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Desperate SK hynix customers offer to buy its EUV machines and fund new fabs as memory capacity hits zero amid crushing AI-driven shortages — worsening global shortages pry open wallets to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-08 | by Luke James | get SK hynix EUV Lithography Machine → | tags: sk hynix, euv lithography, memory shortage

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Internet archival sites struggling to preserve the internet because of skyrocketing hard drive prices due to the AI boom — Wayback Machine and Wikimedia punished by stratospheric storage pricing and stricter anti-scraping measures blocking the wrong bots (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-08 | by Hassam Nasir | get Seagate External Hard Drive → | tags: wayback machine, wikimedia foundation, hard drive shortages

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Kalshi’s $22 billion problem (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-08 | get Kalshi Trading Platform → | tags: kalshi, prediction market, massachusetts

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AI’s got a brand problem. The CEOs aren’t helping (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-08 | get AI Ethics Book → | tags: artificial intelligence, pew research center, quinnipiac surveys

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Tesla is recalling its cheaper Cybertruck because the wheels might fall off (theverge.com)

2026-05-08 | by Emma Roth | get Cybertruck Wheel Lock Kit → | tags: tesla, cybertruck, brake rotors

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Here’s how technology transformed babymaking (technologyreview.com)

2026-05-08 | by Jessica Hamzelou | get Smart Baby Monitor → | tags: vitrication, ivf, embryo freezing

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Nintendo is raising Switch 2 prices as chip crisis bites (engadget.com)

2026-05-08 | by Steve Dent | get Nintendo Switch Console → | tags: switch 2, nintendo, sony ps5

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Nanoleaf bets its future on robots, red light therapy, and AI (theverge.com)

2026-05-08 | by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy | get Nanoleaf Light Panels → | tags: nanoleaf, robotics, smart lighting

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Apple’s education discount now requires proof that you’re a student (theverge.com)

2026-05-08 | by Jess Weatherbed | get Apple Education Discount Card → | tags: apple, unidays, education discount

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Sony PS5 sales fall off a cliff amid memory shortages (engadget.com)

2026-05-08 | by Steve Dent | get PlayStation 5 Console → | tags: ps5, memory shortages, sony

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Tech stocks could offer their best value in years, analysts say, after stellar earnings season (cnbc.com)

2026-05-08 | by Joseph Wilkins | get Tech Stock Investment Guide → | tags: s&p 500, artificial intelligence, semiconductors

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IMF Warns That Evolving AI Threat Could Upend Financial Markets (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-05-08 | get AI Risk Monitoring Tool → | tags: imf, artificial intelligence, cyber threats

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Former govt contractor convicted for wiping dozens of federal databases (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-05-08 | get Data Recovery Software Kit → | tags: federal contractors, u.s. state department, ashburn servers

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Sam Altman Had a Bad Day In Court (slashdot.org)

2026-05-08 | get OpenAI ChatGPT Mug → | tags: sam altman, fermat's theorem, acm sigplan

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New Linux 'Dirty Frag' zero-day gives root on all major distros (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-05-08 | get Linux Kernel Security Book → | tags: linux kernel, dirty frag, ubuntu

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AWS North Virginia data center outage – resolved (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-08 | by Lola Murti | get AWS Cloud Computing Mug → | tags: aws, amazon web services, ec2

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AWS North Virginia data center outage – recovery to take hours (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-08 | by Lola Murti | get Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) → | tags: aws, amazon web services, ec2

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AWS says data center overheating in North Virginia disrupts services (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-08 | get Amazon Web Services Hoodie → | tags: aws, north virginia, data center

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Move Over, Matrix. This Is the Ultimate '90s Cyberpunk Movie (cnet.com)

2026-05-08 | by See Full Bio | get Cyberpunk 2077 Collectible Art → | tags: blade runner 2099, neuromancer, apple tv

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GPT-5.5 Price Increase: What It Costs (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-08 | get OpenAI ChatGPT Plus Subscription → | tags: openai, gpt-5.5, opus

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Roku apps loading slow? 9 quick fixes I try before blaming my Wi-Fi (zdnet.com)

2026-05-08 | by Elyse Betters Picaro | get Roku Streaming Stick → | tags: roku, smart tv, app glitches

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Devastating 'Dirty Frag' exploit leaks out, gives immediate root access on most Linux machines since 2017, no patches available, no warning given — Copy Fail-like vulnerability had its embargo broken (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-08 | by Bruno Ferreira | get Linux Kernel Security Patch → | tags: linux kernel, dirty frag, copy fail

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Briefing Chat: Can’t focus? It’s not your attention span, it’s your notifications (feeds.nature.com)

2026-05-08 | by Petrić Howe | get Focus Booster Noise-Canceling Headphones → | tags: notifications, internet explorer, css

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Briefing Chat: Can't focus? It's not your attention span, it's your notifications (feeds.nature.com)

2026-05-08 | by Petrić Howe | get Focus Booster Noise-Canceling Headphones → | tags: notifications, internet explorer, css

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‘Undruggable’ cancer proteins meet their match (feeds.nature.com)

2026-05-08 | tags: cancer proteins, undruggable proteins, nature.com

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Happy 100th birthday David Attenborough! <i>Nature</i> salutes you (feeds.nature.com)

2026-05-08 | get Attenborough Nature Documentary Book → | tags: bbc, life on earth, natural history

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Twitch has new penalties for streamers caught viewbotting, CEO says (engadget.com)

2026-05-07 | by Karissa Bell | get Streamers' Viewbot Detection Tool → | tags: twitch, viewbotting, dan clancy

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Gambling ads on social media reach more than twice as many men as women: study (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-07 | tags: meta platforms, gambling advertising, polymarket

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Spotify’s AI-powered personal DJ adds support for more countries and languages (9to5mac.com)

2026-05-07 | by Marcus Mendes | get Spotify Premium Family Plan → | tags: spotify, ai-powered dj, premium