GoKawiil - Tech News

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Flock’s Network Is Losing Value to Cops as More and More of Its Cameras Go Offline (futurism.com)

2026-08-19 | by Joe Wilkins | tags: flock safety, license plate readers, dane county

1202.

We lab-tested 7 TVs for color accuracy - and the winners weren't Sony or Samsung (zdnet.com)

2026-08-19 | by Allison Murray | tags: hisense, calman, samsung

1203.

‘Lanterns’ Won’t Go on Too Long Like ‘Lost’ Did, According to Damon Lindelof (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-19 | tags: damon lindelof, lost, the leftovers

1204.

AI server boom funds $314 universal cash payout in Taiwan — President Lai Ching-te says the payout ensures the country's AI windfall 'can be shared by all,' 11% GDP growth and $903B export surge finance $7.4B dividend (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-19 | by Luke James | tags: ai servers, taiwan, foxconn

1205.

Amazon Fire TV devices are getting a free Alexa Plus upgrade (theverge.com)

2026-08-19 | by Emma Roth | tags: amazon fire tv, alexa plus, amazon ember

1206.

Babies Born Under Sugar Rationing Grew Into Adults With Lower Cancer Risk (slashdot.org)

2026-08-19 | tags: sugar rationing, cancer risk, joe martin

1207.

‘Your Excel Skills Suck’: The Power Users Turning Spreadsheets Into a Spectator Sport (wired.com)

2026-08-19 | by Miles Klee | tags: microsoft excel, spreadsheet championships, dan kidney

1208.

We Bought a $500 Counterfeit Luxury Watch. Nobody Could Spot the Difference (wired.com)

2026-08-19 | by Alistair Charlton | tags: rolex, swiss watch, counterfeit

1209.

We Bought a $500 Counterfeit Rolex So Good, Even Rolex Didn’t Spot It (wired.com)

2026-08-19 | by Alistair Charlton | tags: rolex, counterfeit, swiss watch

1210.

Chinese Humanoid Robot Leader Soars in Market Debut Despite U.S. Ban (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-08-19 | tags: unitree robotics, humanoid robot, china

1211.

Prompts aren’t enough: Why two AI giants are evolving their approach (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-19 | tags: openai, anthropic, chatgpt

1212.

First Nvidia H200 shipments reach China, ByteDance and Tencent take deliveries as Beijing loosens its import block — most licensed chips must stay in Hong Kong, which can't power them (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-19 | by Luke James | tags: nvidia h200, bytedance, tencent

1213.

Survey says this fundamental Play Store change has many readers excited (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-19 | tags: google play store, sideloading crackdown, third-party app stores

1214.

The U.S. banned Nvidia's best chips from going to China. Now it's trying to close a crucial loophole (cnbc.com)

2026-08-19 | by Kai Nicol-Schwarz | tags: nvidia, gb300, moonshot ai

1215.

Testing the Galaxy S26 Plus at night exposes flagship smartphone cameras’ biggest mistake (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-19 | tags: samsung galaxy s26 plus, android authority, pixel 11 pro

1216.

$10 Quake shareware CD locked copies of all id Software games behind a flawed encryption scheme — pay-over-the-phone system only held up for 39 days after 1996 release, leaving developer with 150,000 discs it couldn't sell (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-19 | by Jowi Morales | tags: quake, id software, shareware

1217.

Dreamy handmade effects bring classic Disney magic to its new short film (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-19 | tags: disney, short film, handmade effects

1218.

There’s a Very Simple Reason Why You Love the Slate Truck (wired.com)

2026-08-19 | by Jeremy White | tags: slate, jeff bezos, tisha johnson

1219.

Google Photos could soon add a map view in Ask Photos (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-19 | tags: google photos, ask photos, geolocation

1220.

Claude can now do almost anything you want in Gmail and Google Drive (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-19 | tags: claude, gmail, google drive

1221.

Cut the stress out of PC building with this $500 discount on this RX 9060 XT 16GB desktop — Intel Core Ultra 9 285 build also features 32GB of DDR5, 2TB SSD (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-19 | by Stephen Warwick | tags: rx 9060 xt, amd, intel core ultra 9 285

1222.

Air Theremin – A browser theremin you play by waving at your webcam (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-19 | by Pavel Gurov | tags: theremin, webcam, tilt

1223.

Air Theremin – a browser theremin you play by waving at your webcam (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-19 | by Pavel Gurov | tags: air theremin, webcam, tilt

1224.

Teen Boys Are Using Meta Glasses to Harass and Bully Girls at High Schools and Middle Schools (futurism.com)

2026-08-19 | by Maggie Harrison Dupré | tags: meta glasses, ray-ban, social media

1225.

Comcast is turning your WiFi router into a basic home security system, for free (techspot.com)

2026-08-19 | by Skye Jacobs | tags: comcast, xfinity routers, wifi motion

1226.

5 smartwatches you should buy instead of the Google Pixel Watch 5 (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-19 | tags: google pixel watch 4, samsung galaxy watch 9, amazfit balance

1227.

Password spraying attacks surge 155x as hackers exploit MFA gaps (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-08-19 | tags: microsoft azure, enstra, password spraying

1228.

Amazon to expand drone service to nearly 500 cities after targeting 1 million deliveries this year (cnbc.com)

2026-08-19 | by Annie Palmer | tags: prime air, amazon, drone deliveries

1229.

Dev uses Claude AI to create native macOS driver for 'obscure' Windows-only printer — Linux container hack enables system-wide Cmd-P printing, driver now available on Github (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-19 | by Mark Tyson | tags: claude ai, hp laser 1008a, linux container

1230.

This robot vacuum solves my kitchen stool problem (theverge.com)

2026-08-19 | by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy | tags: robot vacuum, mova v70 ultra, smart home