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Northrop’s robot space mechanic is a new way to keep satellites at work longer (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-12 | by Tim Fernholz | tags: northrop grumman, mission extension vehicle, spacex falcon 9

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The Gender War Over ‘Obsession’ Has Come for Theme Parks (wired.com)

2026-08-12 | by Miles Klee | tags: universal studios, halloween horror nights, obsession film

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Show HN: Programmable timer web app (for gym workouts or stretching sessions) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-12 | tags: show hn, programmable timer, web app

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AOC freezing her eggs opens up a much-needed conversation about fertility—and waiting to have kids (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-12 | tags: aoc, egg freezing, alexandria ocasio-cortez

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The next big indie game publisher is taking some exciting swings (theverge.com)

2026-08-12 | by Jay Peters | tags: indie game publisher, diana, experimental implant

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Hundreds of fake Chrome VPN extensions route traffic through a proxy (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-08-12 | tags: chrome vpn extensions, sock5 proxies, proton vpn

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Automatic1111 for Apple metal, 40% speed up sd1.5 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-12 | tags: automatic1111, apple silicon, m3 pro

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Insta360 X6 launched: Bigger sensors, on-device AI editing, and a 140-minute battery (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-12 | tags: insta360, sony sensors, dolby vision

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El Pollo Loco’s Turnaround Plan Was Supposed to Take 3 Years. It’s Already Ahead of Schedule. (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-12 | by Jonathan Small | tags: el pollo loco, liz williams, loaded quesadillas

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Google to build three new subsea cables connecting Chile, Panama, and the Caribbean (techspot.com)

2026-08-12 | by Skye Jacobs | tags: google, subsea cables, firmina system

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Did poop enable the evolution of complex animals? (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-12 | tags: cambrian explosion, coprolite, karlsruhe institute of technology

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Social Security changes: See the full list of 14 rare conditions just added to the fast track for disability benefits (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-12 | tags: social security, compassionate allowances, disability benefits

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uBlock Origin Is Giving Up the Fight to Keep Ads Off Facebook (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-12 | tags: ublock origin, facebook, ad blocker

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The future of learning at work: How the medical residency model offers an inspiring solution (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-12 | tags: medical residency, corporate training, apprenticeship

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Agentic security: Enterprises enforce agent permissions two-thirds of the time — and isolate high-risk agents less than one in five (venturebeat.com)

2026-08-12 | tags: agentic security, enterprise permissions, ai agents

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Neural basis of compositional control (feeds.nature.com)

2026-08-12 | by Chericoni | tags: neural basis, hierarchical motor control, decision-making

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Chrome adopts what may be the best protection yet against account takeovers (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-11 | tags: chrome, device-bound session credentials, trusted platform module

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Compression is prediction (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-11 | by Annie Sexton | tags: compression, language models, quantization

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Compression Is Prediction (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-11 | by Annie Sexton | tags: compression, language models, quantization

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The ‘Possession’ Remake That Nobody Asked for Now Has a Release Date (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-11 | tags: possession, margaret qualley, parker finn

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Watch China’s Workhorse Rocket Explode in a Massive Fireball During Launch (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-11 | tags: china, long march 7a, rocket

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What’s Scaleup Europe, the $5.7B fund that just backed satellite company ICEYE? (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-11 | by Anna Heim | tags: scaleup europe, iceye, satellite intelligence

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Kyoto Fusioneering starts work on key fusion power plant device (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-11 | by Tim De Chant | tags: fusion power, oak ridge national laboratory, kyoto fusioneering

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AI Could Help Fossil Fuel Companies Create More Emissions (wired.com)

2026-08-11 | by Molly Taft | tags: microsoft, artificial intelligence, fossil fuels

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AI’s biggest climate problem may not be data centers (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-11 | tags: fossil fuel, data centers, emissions

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Nikki From ‘Obsession’ Will Freak You Out at Universal’s Horror Nights (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-11 | tags: universal horror nights, nikki, obsession

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Reddit Bans 11-Year Account for GPL Game Post, Testing the EU's DSA (slashdot.org)

2026-08-11 | tags: reddit, gnu backgammon, digital services act

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What I learned by putting GitHub Copilot behind a MitM proxy (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-11 | tags: code, copilot, requests

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Amazon’s New AI Data Center Is So Enormous That It Appears It Will Become the Largest Single Source of Pollution in the United States (futurism.com)

2026-08-11 | by Joe Wilkins | tags: amazon web services, ai data center, pecos county

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Best robot mowers of 2026: Expert tested (zdnet.com)

2026-08-11 | by Maria Diaz | tags: robot mowers, zdnet, vendor listings