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Fiber Optic Cables Can Eavesdrop On Nearby Conversations (slashdot.org)

2026-05-09 | get Fiber Optic Eavesdropping Kit → | tags: fiber optic cables, distributed acoustic sensing, european geosciences union

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Wendy’s store closures 2026: Fast-food chain update on long list of locations shuttered in turnaround plan (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-08 | tags: analyst, analyst estimates, beating

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Court to DOGE: Asking ChatGPT 'Is This DEI?' Is Not Proper Legal Process (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-08 | by Mike Masnick | get Dogecoin Logo Mug → | tags: dogecoin, chatgpt, dei

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Here is Yarbo’s promise to fix the robot mower that ran me over (theverge.com)

2026-05-08 | by Sean Hollister | get Yarbo Robot Mower Accessories → | tags: yarbo, robot mower, andreas makris

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An Introduction to Meshtastic (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-08 | get Meshtastic LoRa Mesh Kit → | tags: meshtastic, lora, mesh network

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JerryRigEverything teardown reveals this ~$2,000 Ultra phone has a plastic back (androidauthority.com)

2026-05-08 | get Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra → | tags: oppo find x9 ultra, plastic back, jerryriggeverything

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Here’s how technology transformed babymaking (technologyreview.com)

2026-05-08 | by Jessica Hamzelou | get Smart Baby Monitor → | tags: vitrication, ivf, embryo freezing

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Blaise – A modern self-hosting zero-legacy Object Pascal compiler targeting QBE (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-08 | tags: blaise, object pascal, qbe

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How a passion for baking fermented a fresh career move (feeds.nature.com)

2026-05-08 | by Byrne | tags: microbiome, sourdough, astera institute

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A life in pictures: celebrating David Attenborough at 100 (feeds.nature.com)

2026-05-08 | by Alexia Austin | get David Attenborough Biography Book → | tags: blue planet, plastic waste, waitrose

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Goodbye GDP? 31 ways to replace the world's favourite measure of economic health (feeds.nature.com)

2026-05-08 | by Lenharo | get Economic Health Monitor Kit → | tags: gdp, sustainable development goals, kaushik basu

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French Prosecutors Want Elon Musk and Linda Yaccarino to Face Preliminary Charges (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-07 | get Legal Defense for Elon Musk → | tags: elon musk, linda yaccarino, french prosecutors

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iam8bit recorded a jazzy Persona album for the series' 30th (engadget.com)

2026-05-07 | by Jessica Conditt | get Persona 30th Anniversary Vinyl → | tags: persona, iam8bit, blueshift big band

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Apple showcases four new MAMI shorts shot on the iPhone 17 Pro Max (9to5mac.com)

2026-05-07 | by Marcus Mendes | get iPhone 17 Pro Max Case → | tags: iphone 17 pro max, mami film festival, cinematic mode

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Meet ZAYA1-8B, a super efficient, open reasoning model trained on AMD Instinct MI300 GPUs (venturebeat.com)

2026-05-07 | get AMD Instinct MI300 GPU → | tags: zaya1-8b, amd instinct mi300, zyphra

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The Secret to Scaling a Physical Service Business Without Burning Out (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-07 | by Mike Feazel | get Business Productivity Planner → | tags: saas, roof restorations, logistics

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Forget the Fitbit, the Garmin Instinct 3 just plunged to its best price ever (androidauthority.com)

2026-05-07 | get Garmin Instinct 3 → | tags: garmin, instinct 3, amoled display

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Agents need control flow, not more prompts (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-07 | get Flowchart for Agents → | tags: control flow, prompt chains, deterministic scaffolds

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Operation Fake Mustache: Kids Bypass UK's Digital Age Barriers (cnet.com)

2026-05-07 | by See Full Bio | get Kids' Privacy Protection Software → | tags: uk online safety act 2023, internet matters, facial age-estimation

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Does Tech Actually Suck Now or Have I Just Become a Grumpy Old Man? (cnet.com)

2026-05-07 | by See Full Bio | tags: xbox series x, leica, acorn archimedes

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This Reggae Band Is in a Nightmare Battle Against AI Slop Remixes (wired.com)

2026-05-07 | by Kate Knibbs | get AI Music Remix Software → | tags: stick figure, ai remixes, itunes charts

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Agent-harness-kit scaffolding for multi-agent workflows (MCP, provider-agnostic) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-07 | get Multi-Agent Workflow Toolkit → | tags: agent-harness, scaffolding, multi-agent workflows

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What’s next for IVF (technologyreview.com)

2026-05-07 | by Jessica Hamzelou | tags: ivf, genomics, nucleus genomics

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I don’t want a new Google TV Streamer — I just want a new Chromecast (androidauthority.com)

2026-05-07 | get Google Chromecast with Google TV → | tags: google tv, chromecast, fire tv

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ZAYA1-8B: An 8B Moe Model with 760M Active Params Matching DeepSeek-R1 on Math (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-07 | by Mohit Geryani | get AI Language Model Book → | tags: amd, zyphra, zaya1-8b

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Ex-OpenAI CTO Mira Murati Testifies About Sam Altman Allegedly Lying to Her (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-07 | get OpenAI Tech Conference Hoodie → | tags: openai, mira murati, sam altman

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Author Correction: Proteasome-guided haem signalling axis contributes to T cell exhaustion (feeds.nature.com)

2026-05-07 | by Xu | get Proteasome Activity Assay Kit → | tags: proteasome, haem signalling, t cell exhaustion

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I hand-picked 10 Mother's Day gifts that will arrive by Sunday (zdnet.com)

2026-05-06 | by Kayla Solino | get Mother's Day Gift Box → | tags: zdnet, affiliate commissions, product reviews

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‘Fantastic Four’ Director Matt Shakman Will Helm Next ‘Planet of the Apes’ Movie (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-06 | get Planet of the Apes Blu-ray → | tags: fantastic four, matt shakman, planet of the apes

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Show HN: PHP-fts – Full-text search engine in pure PHP, no extensions (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-06 | get PHP Full-Text Search Library → | tags: php-fts, elasticsearch, meilisearch