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Google Home Speaker vs. Amazon Echo Dot Max: I compared the $99 smart hubs by the specs (zdnet.com)

2026-06-18 | by Maria Diaz | get Amazon Echo Dot (5th Gen) → | tags: google home, amazon echo, generative ai

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I'm a smart home reviewer, and these are the only deals I'm shopping this Prime Day (zdnet.com)

2026-06-18 | by Maria Diaz | get Smart Home Hub → | tags: prime day, zdnet, smart home

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A Monolith Designed to Record Civilization’s Downfall Is Finally Taking Shape (gizmodo.com)

2026-06-18 | get Monolith Metal Wall Art → | tags: monolith, doomsday tracker, tasmania

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I recommend these Garmin smartwatches for almost every situation (and price range) (zdnet.com)

2026-06-18 | by Nina Raemont | get Garmin Forerunner Series → | tags: garmin, forerunner 970, amazon prime day

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watchOS 27 adds new Apple Watch trick that I’ve been loving (9to5mac.com)

2026-06-18 | by Ryan Christoffel | get Apple Watch Series 9 → | tags: apple watch, watchos 27, apple watch series 9

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Report: iPhone sales rise 10% as global smartphone market declines for ninth straight week (9to5mac.com)

2026-06-18 | by Marcus Mendes | get iPhone 15 Case → | tags: iphone, apple, huawei

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States Are Betting That AI Can Solve the Prison Recidivism Crisis (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-06-18 | tags: prison recidivism, digital dashboards, corrections departments

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I tested a $15 smart switch and uncovered a $1,500-a-year energy waste in the kitchen (zdnet.com)

2026-06-18 | by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | get Smart Wi-Fi Light Switch → | tags: switchbot, relay 1pm, smart switch

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Small Business Owners Face an ‘Incredible Challenge’ to Stay Open: ‘It’s Been a Nightmare’ (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-06-18 | by Sherin Shibu | get Small Business Tech Toolkit → | tags: bank of america, norse construction, small business profitability

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Massive Tohoku Earthquake Sent a Seismic Wave That Shifted All of Japan (gizmodo.com)

2026-06-18 | get Seismic Alert Smartphone App → | tags: tohoku earthquake, seismic wave, japan

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Samsung’s latest smartwatch shipments paint a sorry picture — while Apple looms (androidauthority.com)

2026-06-18 | get Apple Watch Series 9 → | tags: apple watch, samsung galaxy watch, counterpoint research

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AI data centers just got a government-mandated fast lane to the grid (techcrunch.com)

2026-06-18 | by Tim De Chant | get Smart Power Management Strip → | tags: ferc, data centers, grid operators

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Regulators back Trump’s plan to power AI data centers faster with grid connections (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-06-18 | get Smart Power Strip → | tags: ferc, ai data centers, grid connections

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Galaxy Watch owners report that they can’t get certain apps to open (androidauthority.com)

2026-06-18 | get Galaxy Watch App Troubleshooting Kit → | tags: galaxy watch, wear os 6, google apps

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Tension Flared on Space Station as Russia Threatened to Drill and Saw Into Wall, Prompting NASA Astronauts to Take Shelter (futurism.com)

2026-06-18 | by Victor Tangermann | get NASA Space Station Emergency Kit → | tags: nasa, roscosmos, international space station

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How I'm using a $13 smart plug to automate my house appliances - and you can too (zdnet.com)

2026-06-18 | by Maria Diaz | get TP-Link Kasa Smart Plug → | tags: amazon smart plug, alexa, sonos era 100

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The first long-duration resident of the ISS, a cosmonaut, has died (arstechnica.com)

2026-06-18 | get NASA Space Station Model → | tags: iss, roscomos, soyuz

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Google Home Speaker (2026) vs. Amazon Echo Dot Max: Why I'm split on these $99 rivals (zdnet.com)

2026-06-18 | by Maria Diaz | get Echo Dot (5th Gen) → | tags: google home, amazon echo, generative ai

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The latest KDE Plasma 6.7 surprised me with features I didn't expect from a point release (zdnet.com)

2026-06-18 | by Jack Wallen | get KDE Plasma Desktop Theme → | tags: kde plasma, kde neon, xfce

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Show HN: Talos – Open-source WASM interpreter for Lean (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-18 | get WebAssembly Developer Kit → | tags: wasm, lean, webassembly

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Allbirds Used to Make Viral Wool Sneakers. Now It’s an AI Company Called ‘Smartbird.’ (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-06-18 | by Jonathan Small | get Smartbird Wool Sneakers → | tags: allbirds, smartbird, aws

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Why This AI Tool Is the Game-Changer Small Business Owners Have Been Waiting For (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-06-18 | by Jonathan Kolozsvary | get AI Business Automation Kit → | tags: ai agents, agentic commerce, google assistant

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Trump claims Apple and Intel closed deal to manufacture chips in the US (engadget.com)

2026-06-18 | by Mariella Moon | get Apple M2 Chip → | tags: apple, intel, tsmc

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Challenging the Narrative of European Decline (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-18 | by Paul Krugman | get European Tech Innovation Kit → | tags: european economy, us-europe comparison, noah smith

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Trump says Apple has agreed to 'build' chips with Intel — neither company confirms deal as Intel share price rockets (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-18 | by Luke James | get Intel Core i7 Processor → | tags: apple, intel, tsmc

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We built a persistent agent memory layer on Elasticsearch with 0.89 recall (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-18 | get Elasticsearch Developer Guide → | tags: elasticsearch, agent builder, smart home

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Survey explains why smartphone brands keep delaying real battery breakthroughs (androidauthority.com)

2026-06-18 | get Smartphone Battery Charger → | tags: smartphone, android authority, chipset

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Apple and Intel are working together to build chips in America, says President Trump (9to5mac.com)

2026-06-18 | by Benjamin Mayo | get Intel Core i7 Processor → | tags: apple, intel, apple silicon

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The Verge’s guide to Amazon Prime Day 2026 (theverge.com)

2026-06-18 | by Cameron Faulkner | get Amazon Prime Day 2026 Guide → | tags: amazon prime, smart home, 4k tvs

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Sports Journalists Asked Microsoft’s Copilot to Predict World Cup Matches, and the Results May Surprise You (futurism.com)

2026-06-18 | by Joe Wilkins | get Microsoft 365 Copilot → | tags: microsoft copilot, world cup, usa today