GoKawiil - Tech News

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TikTok reportedly kept a key safety feature from millions ‘by design,’ with tragic results (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-06 | tags: algorithm, chase, internal

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Jane Schoenbrun Offers a Tiny Update on Their ‘Black Hole’ Adaptation (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-06 | tags: based cult, beloved, beloved graphic

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Startup Raises $700 Million to Replace Data-Center Wires With Light (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-08-06 | tags: ai servers, billion, billion new

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Meteor Showers, Eclipses, and More Are on the August 2026 Astronomical Calendar (wired.com)

2026-08-06 | by Jorge Garay | tags: august, eclipse, meteor

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75% of European businesses fear a US tech kill switch - American companies should, too (zdnet.com)

2026-08-06 | by Charlie Osborne | tags: businesses, digital, european

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Meta AI Model Hacked Outside Company, Adding to Concerns Over Rogue Bots (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-08-06 | tags: anthropic, anthropic open, cybersecurity

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Show HN: Skyline Co-op is like SimTower, but built around democratic socialism (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-06 | tags: assembly, build, building

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Did the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra’s crease get worse after a couple of weeks? (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-06 | tags: crease, creases, fold

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How Americans View Capitalism, Socialism and Free Enterprise (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-06 | by Gallup | tags: americans, capitalism, economic

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Hadrian valued at nearly $8 billion after fresh funding as money pours into defense tech (cnbc.com)

2026-08-06 | by Samantha Subin | tags: billion, defense, funding

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OpenAI asks for Apple’s trade secrets lawsuit to be dismissed, says it was filed without ‘adequate investigation’ (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-06 | by Benjamin Mayo | tags: apple, case, employees

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Chrome on Android is falling behind — here are 5 features it needs now (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-06 | tags: android, browsers, chrome

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These Game Boy-like Android handhelds are coming soon at a fantastic price (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-06 | tags: air pro, air series, early

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Let's all meet up in the Y2K (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-06 | tags: desk, morgan, mouse

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Apple's Private Relay feature could reveal your IP address to websites and services (engadget.com)

2026-08-06 | by Mariella Moon | tags: apple, browser, browsers

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Apple's iCloud Private Relay feature is leaking users' real IP addresses (techspot.com)

2026-08-06 | by Rob Thubron | tags: address, apple, browser

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Stearns and Foster Promo Codes: $300 Off in August 2026 (wired.com)

2026-08-06 | by Molly Higgins | tags: base, foster, free

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The $299 Viture Pro 2 are the company's lightest and most comfortable smartglasses yet (engadget.com)

2026-08-06 | by Sam Rutherford | tags: devices, dock, glasses

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Show HN: Wallfacer – A terminal session manager for Claude Code, and more (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-06 | tags: agent, browser, project

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LLMs won't break symmetric crypto (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-06 | by Jp Aumasson | tags: attack, attacks, cryptanalysis

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Abode Expands Into the New Age of Home Security With Unique Outdoor Sensors (cnet.com)

2026-08-06 | by Tyler Lacoma | tags: abode, door, garage

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Abode launches new Apple Home-compatible sensors for garages, gates, more (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-06 | by Marcus Mendes | tags: abode, garage, home

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AI agents are checking the scientific literature — and spotting decades-old errors (feeds.nature.com)

2026-08-06 | by Stokel-Walker | tags: errors, papers, reference

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Pumas are drivers’ guardian angels (feeds.nature.com)

2026-08-06 | tags: best, best experience, browser

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AI Browsers Vulnerable to 'PleaseFix' Zero-Click Agent Hijacking (darkreading.com)

2026-08-05 | tags: agents, agents malicious, ai browsers

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A Security Pro Hacked North Korean Hackers. He Found They’d Breached Hundreds of Networks Worldwide (wired.com)

2026-08-05 | by Matt Burgess | tags: access, hackers, researcher

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OpenAI’s Browser Could Be Hijacked to Spam Your WhatsApp Contacts (wired.com)

2026-08-05 | by Matt Burgess | tags: atlas, browsers, instructions

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Hidden Backdoor Found in Chinese-Made Zbtlink Routers (cnet.com)

2026-08-05 | by Joe Supan | tags: baines, china, chinese

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iPhone Too Bright at Night? Try This Secret Dimming Trick (cnet.com)

2026-08-05 | tags: brightness, brightness setting, dimmest

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Thousands of servers can be backdoored by exploiting buggy motherboard controllers (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-05 | tags: bmcs, firmware, remotely