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Nintendo GameCube discs were small for a reason (engadget.com)

2026-08-16 | by Dave Meikleham | tags: nintendo gamecube, minidvds, dolphin emulator

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Today is National Rum Day. Here’s a list of freebies and deals to mark the occasion (along with a history lesson) (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-16 | tags: rum, tiki bar, piña coladas

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So much solar: Digging into the list of every US power plant that went online this year (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-15 | tags: solar, sunzia wind, trumbull energy

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How ‘Trump accounts’ for kids could widen the wealth gap (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-15 | tags: 530a accounts, trump accounts, tax-advantaged investment

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Anti-drone chain gun with 50mm precision-guided ammunition unveiled — Northrop Grumman's Raid Hunter is designed to wipe out drone swarms and cruise missiles (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-15 | by Mark Tyson | tags: northrop grumman, raid hunter, chain gun

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Dick Cheney’s Heart Doctor Says Trump Is Showing Very Worrying Signs (futurism.com)

2026-08-15 | by Frank Landymore | tags: donald trump, george washington university, heart problems

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eigendrum (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-14 | by Basel Ashraf | tags: eigendrum, finite element method, eigenvalue problem

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Trump’s $400 million ballroom fight reveals what’s really being built beneath the White House (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-14 | tags: white house, trump, underground security

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First-time homebuyers could soon get a new way to find $35,000 for a down payment (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-14 | tags: 529 college savings, first-time homebuyers, trump

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Trump Slaps a 100% Tariff On Heavy and 'Sensitive' Drones (slashdot.org)

2026-08-14 | tags: trump, tariffs, drones

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Policy experts: Europe stuck between "rock and a hard place" on launch (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-14 | tags: spacex, falcon 9, starlink

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Trump Declares the Few Drones You Can Still Buy Will Cost Way More (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-14 | tags: trump, drones, u.s.

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Taylor Farms' connections to Trump admin spurs probe into Cyclospora response (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-14 | tags: taylor farms, cyclospora, trump administration

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Trump slaps a 100 percent tariff on heavy and 'sensitive' drones (engadget.com)

2026-08-14 | by Steve Dent | tags: trump, dji, tariffs

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Karoline Leavitt resigns after Trump kept calling her on maternity leave, sources say (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-13 | tags: karoline leavitt, white house, donald trump

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Karoline Leavitt resigns after Trump kept calling her on maternity leave, reports say (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-13 | tags: karoline leavitt, donald trump, white house

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US government to allow private companies to carry out cyberattacks on its behalf (engadget.com)

2026-08-13 | by Ian Carlos Campbell | tags: cybersecurity, homeland security, computer fraud

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Trump’s $100,000-a-month Truth Social perk just triggered a lawsuit (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-13 | tags: truth social, trump, oval office

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Trump Administration May Include Open Models in Secretive AI Framework (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-13 | tags: trump administration, open models, ai framework

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The Trump admin will start letting private firms launch international cyberattacks (theverge.com)

2026-08-13 | by Emma Roth | tags: trump administration, private firms, cyberattacks

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How Trump’s vaccine plan would be a logistical nightmare for parents and drug manufacturers (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-13 | tags: trump, vaccine plan, drugmakers

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Insane Dad Boasts About Using AI to Construct a “Truman Show” Style False Reality For His Son To Play In (futurism.com)

2026-08-13 | by Frank Landymore | tags: roblox, chatgpt, adam lyttle

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What’s happening with D.C.’s Kennedy Center? A pro-Trump board will soon meet to discuss these new closure plans (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-13 | tags: kennedy center, federal judge, donald trump

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Volatility is the new baseline for the pasta industry (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-13 | tags: durum wheat, supply chain, macro pressures

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Amazon is using Twitch to train generative AI (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2026-08-13 | tags: amazon, twitch, generative ai

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Scientists Create Largest 2D Map of the Universe (slashdot.org)

2026-08-13 | tags: dark energy spectroscopic instrument, desi, noirlab

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Trump Administration Enlists Private Companies To Hack Foreign Cybercrime Groups (slashdot.org)

2026-08-13 | tags: trump administration, private companies, cyber surveillance

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DeepMind’s Hassabis Pitched AI-Oversight Body Before Shake-Up (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-08-13 | tags: deepmind, alphabet, ai oversight

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Trump is being sued for charging for faster access to Truth Social posts (engadget.com)

2026-08-12 | by Ian Carlos Campbell | tags: truth social, truth api, trump media

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Long-running Data Theft Campaign Targeting Salesforce, ServiceNow (darkreading.com)

2026-08-12 | tags: salesforce, servicenow, city-forum