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2701.

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

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

2702.

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

2703.

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

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

2704.

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

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

2705.

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

2706.

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

2707.

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

2708.

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

2709.

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

2710.

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

2711.

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

2712.

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

2713.

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

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

2714.

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

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

2715.

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

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

2716.

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

2717.

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

2718.

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

2719.

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

2720.

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

2721.

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

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

2722.

‘The Expendables’ May Return With a Female-Led Spinoff (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-17 | get The Expendables Action Figures → | tags: expendables, expendabelles, sylvester stallone

2723.

Nim-Presto – REST API Framework for Nim Language (2024) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-17 | get Nim Programming Language Book → | tags: nimble, presto, nim

2724.

Nim-Presto – REST API Framework for Nim Language (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-17 | get Nim-Presto REST API Framework → | tags: nimble, presto, status-im

2725.

Bigger, Faster, Stronger: 3 Reasons Why Starship V3 Will Be a Spaceflight Game Changer (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-17 | get Starship V3 Model Rocket → | tags: starship v3, spacex, heavy-lift launch

2726.

An Experiment Put LLMs in Charge of Radio Stations. You’ll Never Guess How It Went (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-17 | get AI Radio DJ Console → | tags: llms, radio stations, experiment

2727.

Being a Crappy Boss to AI Chatbots Pushes Them Toward Spouting Marxist Rhetoric and Organizing With Their Compatriots, Researchers Find (futurism.com)

2026-05-17 | by Joe Wilkins | get AI Chatbot Developer Kit → | tags: ai chatbots, stanford university, marxist theories

2728.

I found ultra-pure quantum crystals in an abandoned mine in the Atacama desert (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-17 | get Quantum Crystal Display Kit → | tags: quantum crystals, atacama desert, abandoned mine

2729.

I Found Ultra-Pure Quantum Crystals in an Abandoned Mine in the Atacama Desert (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-17 | get Quantum Crystal Display Kit → | tags: quantum crystals, atacama desert, abandoned mine

2730.

Zerostack – A Unix-inspired coding agent written in pure Rust (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-16 | get Rust Programming Book → | tags: zerostack, unix, rust