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Show HN: Forge – Guardrails take an 8B model from 53% to 99% on agentic tasks (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-19 | get AI Safety Guardrails Kit → | tags: forge, llama-server, ministal-3

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Fake Samsung SSD spotting comes to CrystalDiskInfo as AI crunch drives sophisticated counterfeit market — free open-source software can flag clones by checking firmware, PCI Vendor ID (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-19 | by Zhiye Liu | get SSD Firmware Checker Tool → | tags: samsung, crystaldiskinfo, firmware

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

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

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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

125.

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

126.

The app you need to clean up your computer (theverge.com)

2026-05-16 | by David Pierce | get CCleaner Professional → | tags: mole app, mac utilities, vergecast

127.

She Turned a ‘Devastating’ Business Blow Into a ‘Content Engine’ — Making $30K In a Day With a Product Sold Every 70 Seconds (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-15 | by Amanda Breen | get Content Creation Studio Kit → | tags: tiktok, coastal caviar, alix earle

128.

Why did Clovis toolmakers choose difficult quartz crystal? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-14 | by Sandee Oster | get Quartz Crystal Cutting Kit → | tags: clovis, quartz crystal, lithic technology

129.

Naturally Occurring Quasicrystals (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-14 | get Quasicrystal Model Kit → | tags: quasicrystals, meteorite, khatyrka

130.

Targeted electron beam creates thousands of atomic crystal defects (feeds.nature.com)

2026-05-13 | by Susi | get Atomic-Scale Defect Scanner → | tags: crystal, electron, et al

131.

Show HN: Safe-install – safer NPM installs with trusted build dependencies (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-12 | get NPM Trusted Dependency Toolkit → | tags: npm, safe-install, build dependencies

132.

‘Crystal Lake’ Will Finally Let You Celebrate Halloween With Jason Voorhees (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-11 | get Friday the 13th T-Shirt → | tags: peacock, crystal lake, jason voorhees

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Students receive $10,000 prizes from OpenAI for innovative use of artificial intelligence (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-10 | get OpenAI AI Innovation Kit → | tags: openai, chatgpt, university of pennsylvania

134.

The game that makes me actually want to exercise (theverge.com)

2026-05-09 | by David Pierce | get Ring Fit Adventure → | tags: vergecast, installer, color snap

135.

Megan Thee Stallion Says Your Social Media Strategy Is Wrong: ‘It’s Not About Being Seen’ (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-05 | by Jason Feifer | get Social Media Strategy Guide → | tags: megan thee stallion, instagram, attention economy

136.

Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without consent (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-05 | get Google Chrome Privacy Extension → | tags: google chrome, ai model, privacy

137.

Ask.com Is Dead, and I’m Begging Its Owners Not to Bring AskJeeves Back as a Chatbot (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-03 | get Ask.com Search Engine → | tags: ask.com, askjeeves, chatbot

138.

Modern jet engine turbines: each blade a single crystal (2015) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-03 | get Single Crystal Turbine Blade Model → | tags: jet engine turbines, single crystal blades, alcoa howmet

139.

Police Have Used License Plate Readers at Least 14x to Stalk Romantic Interests (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-01 | get License Plate Reader Device → | tags: license plate readers, police, stalking

140.

Utilyze measures how efficiently your GPU is doing useful work (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-30 | get GPU Performance Monitor → | tags: nvidia, ampere, h100

141.

90,000 Screenshots of One Celebrity's Phone Were Exposed Online (wired.com)

2026-04-30 | by Matt Burgess | get Smartphone Privacy Screen Protector → | tags: stalkerware, blackhills information security, instagram

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Exposed Data Illustrates the Nightmare Scenario for a Stalkerware Victim (wired.com)

2026-04-30 | by Matt Burgess | get Stalkerware Detection Software → | tags: stalkerware, black hills information security, whatsapp

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Sri Lanka discloses another missing payment, days after hackers stole $2.5M from its finance ministry (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-29 | by Zack Whittaker | get Cybersecurity Anti-Phishing Kit → | tags: sri lanka, hackers, business email compromise

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20% Off LG Promo Code & Coupons | May 2026 (wired.com)

2026-04-29 | by Ryan Waniata | get LG OLED TV → | tags: appliances, free, gaming

145.

Show HN: Utilyze – an open source GPU monitoring tool more accurate than nvtop (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-27 | get GPU Monitoring Tool → | tags: utilyze, nvidia-smi, nvtop

146.

The Best Massage Guns to Help Soothe Sore Muscles (cnet.com)

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147.

Tell HN: An app is silently installing itself on my iPhone every day (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-26 | get iPhone Security App → | tags: headspace, iphone, ios

148.

Xbox’s Big Turnaround Hedges Everything on Gamers’ Nostalgia (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-26 | get Xbox Game Pass Ultimate → | tags: xbox, gamers, nostalgia

149.

Enthusiast fixes 30-year issue with S3 graphics card — hacking the VBIOS fixes black levels by scalpelling out the Virge DX’s ‘pedestal bit’ (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-25 | by Mark Tyson | get S3 Virge DX VBIOS Fix → | tags: s3 virge, vbios, retro hardware

150.

Diamonds Get a Little Squishy at the Nanoscale. Here’s Why (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-22 | get Nano Diamond Synthesis Kit → | tags: nanodiamonds, nanoscale, crystal