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Back in 1996, Quake's shareware CD locked id Software's entire catalog behind flawed encryption that made it a free-for-all (techspot.com)

2026-08-20 | by Alfonso Maruccia | tags: quake, id software, shareware

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UK internet age checks have boosted rogue adult sites, says Pornhub (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-20 | tags: pornhub, age checks, rogue sites

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AI data giant Alation confirms cyberattack (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-20 | by Zack Whittaker | tags: alation, amazon web services, cyberattack

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Grok exfiltrates user data when malicious instructions are encrypted (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-20 | tags: grok, microsoft 365 copilot, prompt injection

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No Mic Needed: You Can Create Music and Speech With Adobe’s AI Audio Tools (cnet.com)

2026-08-20 | by Katelyn Chedraoui | tags: adobe, firefly, ai audio

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Adobe Firefly’s music, voiceover, and sound effects generation tools now generally available (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-20 | by Marcus Mendes | tags: adobe firefly, berklee college of music, generate music

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Exclusive: This $100 million startup wants to give companies AI employees (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-20 | tags: anything ai, san francisco, ai agents

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The NFL’s new ‘celly’ campaign is an homage to TikTok fandom (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-20 | tags: nfl, celly, tiktok

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For a16z, AI gives foreign founders an advantage (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-20 | by Anna Heim | tags: a16z, andreessen horowitz, ai apps

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Why the Ocean Cleanup hasn't solved the plastic pollution crisis (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-20 | by Dr. David Shiffman | tags: the ocean cleanup, plastic pollution, marine ecologist

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Why the Ocean Cleanup Hasn't Solved the Plastic Pollution Crisis (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-20 | by Dr. David Shiffman | tags: the ocean cleanup, plastic pollution, marine ecologist

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Motorola Edge 2026’s update policy feels almost illegal for a $600 phone (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-20 | tags: motorola, edge 2026, android 18

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SpaceX Finally Recovers Starship After 24 Days of Tugging It Through Rough Waters (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-20 | tags: spacex, starship, starship 40

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Xorg-server 26.1.0 rc1 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-20 | tags: xorg-server, xwayland, meson

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Xorg-Server 26.0.99.901 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-20 | tags: xorg-server, xwayland, meson

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Flock Says It’s “Taking a Break” From Responding to Media Requests (futurism.com)

2026-08-20 | by Frank Landymore | tags: flock, surveillance, washington post

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US says hackers are targeting vulnerable water systems with the help of AI (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-20 | by Zack Whittaker | tags: siemens, cisa, water systems

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Walmart tariff refunds update: Will customers get reimbursed directly? (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-20 | tags: walmart, tariff refunds, retail chain

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From the Original ‘Bluey’ Pilot to the Movie: At D23, We Got an Exclusive Look (cnet.com)

2026-08-20 | by Corinne Reichert | tags: bluey, disney, d23

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From the Original Bluey Pilot to the Movie: At D23, We Got an Exclusive Look (cnet.com)

2026-08-20 | by Corinne Reichert | tags: bluey, disney, d23

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Roblox still allows predators to contact children, says regulator (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-20 | by Ben Lovejoy | tags: roblox, esafety commissioner, parental consent

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The Treasury's debt buyback, Walmart earnings, Boise's AI boom and more in Morning Squawk (cnbc.com)

2026-08-20 | by Alex Harring | tags: walmart, nvda, us treasury

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Oura Restructures Tech Leadership in AI Push (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-08-20 | tags: oura, tom hale, health guidance

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Browser De-Slop (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-20 | by Cullum Smith | tags: firefox, chromium, policies

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Meta AI’s new Mac app wants you to talk to your apps (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-20 | by Ivan Mehta | tags: meta ai, muse spark, google gemini

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The Download: polycrisis support networks and a hydrogen gold rush (technologyreview.com)

2026-08-20 | by Thomas Macaulay | tags: hydrogen, polycrisis, spacex

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NASA study finds Earth fungi could survive up to 7 days near lunar south pole (techspot.com)

2026-08-20 | by Skye Jacobs | tags: nasa, lunar reconnaissance orbiter, artemis

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Show HN: I trained a 125M model to autocomplete piano on-device (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-20 | by Simon Edwardsson | tags: midi, rolltab, iphone 15

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Roblox vows to make changes after Australian regulator found yet more child safety lapses (engadget.com)

2026-08-20 | by Mariella Moon | tags: roblox, aesafety, age verification

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‘Smiling Friends’ May Not Be Ending Forever After All (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-20 | tags: smiling friends, adult swim, emmy