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1981.

Modos Color Monitor Pushes E-Paper Displays Further (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-18 | by Matthew S. Smith | get E Ink Color Display Kit → | tags: epaper display, modos flow, enchanter controller

1982.

Godfather of AI blasts Musk's xAI as 'failure,' says labs are risking a 'big bubble explosion' (cnbc.com)

2026-06-18 | by Arjun Kharpal | get AI Safety and Ethics Book → | tags: xai, elon musk, yann lecun

1983.

13 Best Essential Oil Diffusers 2026: Tested and Reviewed (wired.com)

2026-06-18 | by Louryn Strampe | get Ultrasonic Essential Oil Diffuser → | tags: pura, essential oil diffusers, alexa

1984.

Brian Johnson, Special Effects Artist Behind 'Space: 1999,' Dies At 86 (slashdot.org)

2026-06-18 | get Space: 1999 DVD Collection → | tags: space 1999, brian johnson, special effects

1985.

Here’s What Actually Happens When Antivirus Software Scans Your PC (cnet.com)

2026-06-18 | by See Full Bio | get Bitdefender Antivirus Plus → | tags: antivirus software, real-time scanning, malware detection

1986.

Is Bundling Your Streaming Services Really Worth It? Our Expert Chimes In (cnet.com)

2026-06-18 | by See Full Bio | get Streaming Service Bundle → | tags: disney plus, hulu, espn

1987.

Hospitals and universities repurposing drugs at lower cost (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-18 | by King'S College London | tags: king’s college london, cambridge law journal, drug repurposing

1988.

Hospitals and universities repurposing drugs at 90% lower cost (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-18 | by King'S College London | tags: king’s college london, cambridge law journal, drug repurposing

1989.

Google Calendar finally has more color options for events (theverge.com)

2026-06-18 | by Jess Weatherbed | get Google Calendar Color Stickers → | tags: google calendar, google workspace, rgb color picker

1990.

NASA is sending an orbiter to Mars with Eric Schmidt's Relativity Space (engadget.com)

2026-06-18 | by Mariella Moon | get Relativity Space Terran 1 Rocket → | tags: nasa, relativity space, mars orbiter

1991.

Digital entrepreneur creates humorous 'physical NFT minting device' using a Raspberry Pi in quest for 'infinite money machine' — contraption trained on M3 MacBook can generate an NFT in 3 seconds, has so far sold one for $9.92 (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-18 | by Mark Tyson | get Raspberry Pi NFT Minting Kit → | tags: nft, raspberry pi, apple macbook m3

1992.

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

1993.

Kaspersky finds malware hidden in Steam Wallpaper Engine that hijacks accounts to spread itself — dozens of malicious packages downloaded tens of thousands of times (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-18 | by Luke James | get Steam Wallpaper Engine Malware Protection → | tags: kaspersky, steam, wallpaper engine

1994.

Geoengineering still faces major practical challenges (technologyreview.com)

2026-06-18 | by Casey Crownhart | get Geoengineering Research Book → | tags: geoengineering, james temple, stratosphere

1995.

Frontier Airlines site leaks all personal info with just a glance at a boarding pass, researcher claims — booking number and last name nets you every passenger's personal info, including address, passport, TSA PreCheck, and most credit card info (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-18 | by Bruno Ferreira | get RFID Passport Holder → | tags: frontier airlines, boarding pass, api vulnerability

1996.

SpaceX Stock Had Quite a Bad Night (futurism.com)

2026-06-18 | by Victor Tangermann | get SpaceX Falcon 9 Model Rocket → | tags: spacex, elon musk, xai

1997.

The Sperm-Maxxing Bros Are Actually Onto Something (wired.com)

2026-06-18 | by Gabriela Galvin | tags: fertility, sperm health, sperm-maxxing

1998.

SpaceX shares hold steady after three-day rally loses steam (cnbc.com)

2026-06-18 | by Kai Nicol-Schwarz | get SpaceX Starship Model Kit → | tags: spacex, elon musk, ipo

1999.

Hulk, Punisher join Peter Parker in Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer (arstechnica.com)

2026-06-18 | get Spider-Man Action Figure → | tags: spider-man, marvel, doctor strange

2000.

NASA picks Eric Schmidt’s rocket company for Mars mission, setting up a race with SpaceX (techcrunch.com)

2026-06-18 | by Tim Fernholz | get NASA Mars Mission Model → | tags: nasa, relativity space, spacex

2001.

I programmed a $7 ESP32-S3 board to block all computer's web ads - and it took just minutes (zdnet.com)

2026-06-18 | by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | get ESP32-S3 Wi-Fi Module → | tags: esp32-s3, raspberry pi, dns sinkhole

2002.

Dispatch Restores Censored Content on Switch 2 With New Update (cnet.com)

2026-06-18 | by See Full Bio | get Nintendo Switch Screen Protector → | tags: dispatch, nintendo switch, ad hoc studio

2003.

Clues to the sloth’s sloth found in its genome (feeds.nature.com)

2026-06-18 | get Sloth Genome Analysis Kit → | tags: sloth genome, nature.com, browser support

2004.

The (real) dead economy theory (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-17 | tags: spacex, starlink, tesla

2005.

SpaceX adds longtime Elon Musk ally Roelof Botha to board (cnbc.com)

2026-06-17 | by Lora Kolodny | get SpaceX Themed Desk Toy → | tags: spacex, elon musk, roelof botha

2006.

All the Secrets We Found in the New ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Trailer (gizmodo.com)

2026-06-17 | get Spider-Man Action Figure Set → | tags: spider-man, tom holland, zendaya

2007.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Watched a Planet Get Absolutely Scorched (cnet.com)

2026-06-17 | by See Full Bio | get James Webb Space Telescope Model → | tags: nasa, james webb space telescope, hd 80606 b

2008.

Google confirms: These Nest smart speakers have ended production (androidauthority.com)

2026-06-17 | get Nest Audio Smart Speaker → | tags: nest mini, google home speaker, google nest audio

2009.

Tesco moving 40k server workloads off VMware amid Broadcom's abusive conduct (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-17 | get VMware Workstation Pro → | tags: vmware, broadcom, tanzu

2010.

The Ending of ‘Scary Movie’ Changed So Much It’s Scary (gizmodo.com)

2026-06-17 | get Scary Movie DVD Collection → | tags: scary movie, ghostface, spoof comedy