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Google’s latest Gemini test could frustrate free users fast (androidauthority.com)

2026-05-18 | get Google Pixel Fold Case → | tags: google, gemini, android

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Five years later, Windows 11 brings back much-missed taskbar options (and more) (arstechnica.com)

2026-05-18 | get Windows 11 Taskbar Customizer → | tags: windows 11, taskbar, microsoft

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If Starship Explodes Again, It Could Derail SpaceX’s Entire IPO (futurism.com)

2026-05-18 | by Frank Landymore | get SpaceX Starship Model Rocket → | tags: spacex, starship, elon musk

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PlayStation exclusives aren’t coming to PC anymore (theverge.com)

2026-05-18 | by Jay Peters | get PlayStation PC Game Bundle → | tags: playstation, sony, ghost of yōtei

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Microsoft is finally bringing the movable taskbar to Windows 11 - here's who can try it now (zdnet.com)

2026-05-18 | by Lance Whitney | get Windows 11 Taskbar Customizer → | tags: windows 11, taskbar, microsoft

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Everlane is reportedly selling to Shein. The era of millennial optimism is officially over (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-18 | get Sustainable Fashion Tote Bag → | tags: everlane, shein, ethical fashion

1177.

People Are Getting Plastic Surgery to Look More AI-Generated (futurism.com)

2026-05-18 | by Frank Landymore | get AI-Generated Art Prints → | tags: chatgpt, snapchat, ai-generated

1178.

Startup Makes Switching AI Chips Easier—and Nvidia Is a New Investor (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-05-18 | get AI Chip Development Kit → | tags: nvidia, ai chips, decart

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Sony is raising short-subscription prices for PlayStation Plus (theverge.com)

2026-05-18 | by Jay Peters | get PlayStation Plus Membership → | tags: playstation plus, sony, ps5

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Alibaba Selling High-Powered Laser Guns Advertised as “Obstacle Removers” (futurism.com)

2026-05-18 | by Joe Wilkins | tags: alibaba, laser guns, shenzhen liyang

1181.

The US space enterprise is desperately waiting for Starship—will it finally deliver? (arstechnica.com)

2026-05-18 | get SpaceX Starship Model → | tags: spacex, starship, starlink

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Tech Workers, Long Treated Like Aristocracy, Are Now Human Waste (futurism.com)

2026-05-18 | by Joe Wilkins | tags: tech layoffs, ai-washing, statista

1183.

Starlink raises prices across satellite internet plans (theverge.com)

2026-05-18 | by Emma Roth | get Starlink Satellite Dish → | tags: starlink, spacex, satellite internet

1184.

Enthusiast crams reversed-engineered PS2 into a handheld, designs custom motherboard — bespoke "PlayStation 2 Portable" pairs modern features with original silicon (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-18 | by Hassam Nasir | get PlayStation 2 Portable Kit → | tags: playstation 2, ps2 portable, tschicki

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I pay for Gemini, ChatGPT, and Claude — and there’s a clear winner (androidauthority.com)

2026-05-18 | get OpenAI ChatGPT Subscription → | tags: chatgpt, gemini, claude

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Apple’s Privacy Standards May Be Eroding as New Siri Features Roll Out, Report Says (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-18 | get Apple Siri Privacy Case → | tags: apple, siri, privacy

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VMware Workstation Pro 26H1 brings broader Linux support and quality-of-life upgrades (techspot.com)

2026-05-18 | get VMware Workstation Pro 26H1 → | tags: vmware, workstation pro, linux

1188.

An Entire “Local Newspaper” Just Shut Down When All Its Reporters Were Busted as AI Fakes (futurism.com)

2026-05-18 | by Maggie Harrison Dupré | get AI News Reporter Kit → | tags: ai-generated journalism, south florida standard, kcrw question everything

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More and more, these invisible hands are shaping your restaurant, hotel, event, and other purchases (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-18 | get Smart Restaurant Management System → | tags: zagat, leading hotels of the world, restaurant industry

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Apple fixed a $400 pricing mistake with a 4-sentence email. It’s a lesson for every brand (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-18 | get Apple MacBook Air M2 → | tags: apple, studio display xdr, refund

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You can now give Gemini ‘Extended’ thinking time to answer your query (androidauthority.com)

2026-05-18 | get Google Pixel Fold Case → | tags: google, gemini, canva

1192.

Microsoft testing adjustable taskbar, Start menu in Windows 11 (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-05-18 | get Windows 11 Taskbar Customizer → | tags: windows 11, microsoft, taskbar

1193.

The Mercury logic programming system (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-18 | get Mercury Logic Programming Book → | tags: mercury, logic programming, static analysis

1194.

Bad, Bad, Bad, Bad Roommate (theverge.com)

2026-05-18 | by Ian Frisch | tags: facebook, instagram, wildfires

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Instant AI answers can trivialise human intelligence, warns Royal Observatory (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2026-05-18 | get AI Knowledge Encyclopedia → | tags: royal observatory, human intelligence, instant ai

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The History of ThinkPad: From IBM’s Bento Box to Lenovo’s AI Workstations (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-17 | by J.D. H. | get ThinkPad X1 Carbon Laptop → | tags: thinkpad, ibm, lenovo

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ThinkPad: From IBM's Bento Box to Lenovo's AI Workstations (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-17 | by J.D. H. | get ThinkPad X1 Carbon → | tags: thinkpad, lenovo, ibm

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Kylo Ren Will Fall In the Next ‘Star Wars’ Comic (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-17 | get Star Wars Kylo Ren Figure → | tags: star wars, kylo ren, charles soule

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US Math/Reading Scores Continue 13-Year Decline. Researchers Blame Reduced Testing and Social Media (slashdot.org)

2026-05-17 | by Posted | get Educational Assessment Toolkit → | tags: stanford, no child left behind, student test scores

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Nostalgic Kits Central (2024) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-17 | by Ken Kaplan | get Retro Tech Gadget Kit → | tags: heath, electronic kits, oscilloscope