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2221.

Who Owns Commodore? The Retro PC Brand Still Exists, but a Lot Has Changed (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-17 | by Joel Loynds | tags: commodore, amiga, jack tramiel

2222.

Upscayl is our favorite cross-platform image upscaling tool, and it's free (techspot.com)

2026-08-17 | tags: upscayl, real-esrgan, vulkan

2223.

Intel's Arc Pro B70 workstation GPU is now up to 48% more expensive than it was just a month ago — 32GB Battlemage workstation card climbs toward $2,000 (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-17 | by Hassam Nasir | tags: intel arc pro b70, battlemage, asrock creator

2224.

Google Workspace lets Gemini access your company data by default - how to shut it down (zdnet.com)

2026-08-17 | by David Gewirtz | tags: google workspace, google gemini, ai access

2225.

New ChatGPT Feature Collects Every Keystroke You Make (futurism.com)

2026-08-17 | by Frank Landymore | tags: chatgpt, openai, computer history

2226.

A serious Mac screen sharing vulnerability is being actively exploited (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-17 | by Ben Lovejoy | tags: macos sonoma, screen sharing, apple

2227.

EFF's Position on Flock Camera Database Searches: 'Get a Warrant First' - and Police Use Should Be Restricted By Law (slashdot.org)

2026-08-17 | by Posted | tags: flock, alpr, eff

2228.

After 2 Deaths and Reports of Brain Tumors, How Dangerous Is Gene Therapy, Really? (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-17 | tags: gene therapy, brain tumors, safety

2229.

GoldenEye 007 for N64 has been '100% decompiled' — success of half-decade project opens up possibilities for complex mods and ports (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-17 | by Mark Tyson | tags: goldeneye 007, nintendo 64, rare

2230.

Cherokee Nation bans hyperscale data centers on its lands, won't support projects without consultation — energy and water consumption, air quality, noise, and cultural resource protection among concerns (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-17 | by Luke James | tags: hyperscale data centers, cherokee nation, chuck hoskin jr

2231.

Alibaba answers Meta’s AI challenge with new laptop-ready model (cnbc.com)

2026-08-17 | by Arjun Kharpal | tags: alibaba, qwen3.8-27b, open-source ai

2232.

AI data center optical interconnect market to hit $144 billion by 2030, an over ten-fold increase from 2024 figures, according to new projections — silicon photonics expected to account for nearly two-thirds of revenue, driven by co-packaged optics (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-17 | by Etiido Uko | tags: silicon photonics, yuanjie semiconductors, lightcounting

2233.

Apple ordered to stop scaring iPhone and iPad users away from third-party apps (theverge.com)

2026-08-17 | by Stevie Bonifield | tags: apple, app tracking transparency, bundeskartellamt

2234.

Apple Fitness+ could be getting live sessions, but probably not (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-17 | by Ben Lovejoy | tags: apple fitness+, live production, macrumors

2235.

GitHub is down again, and this time it's hitting almost everything (techspot.com)

2026-08-17 | by Julio Franco | tags: github, microsoft, copilot

2236.

ViewSonic VG1457 dual-screen portable monitor review: compact size and weight, but lackluster color (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-17 | by Brandon Hill | tags: viewsonic, vg1457, oled

2237.

CookUnity Prepared Meal Delivery Review (2026): Chef-Centric Meals (wired.com)

2026-08-17 | by Matthew Korfhage | tags: cookunity, raj, portland

2238.

Satellite operators are in panic mode due to a worsening launch crisis (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-17 | tags: falcon 9, telesat, ast spacemobile

2239.

‘Oak Street’ Takes Its First Steps as ‘Spider-Man’ Swings to $2 Billion (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-17 | tags: oak street, spider-man, billion

2240.

PC Partner warns of rising GPU prices and budget card shortages — analyst suggests makers are hiking prices beyond memory costs (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-17 | by Anton Shilov | tags: amd, inno3d, graphics cards

2241.

Are you invisible to AI? Here’s how to check (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-17 | tags: google, search engines, consumer reports

2242.

Leadership lessons from America’s fastest-growing private companies and news from the new Susan G. Komen CEO (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-17 | tags: inc 5000, susan g. komen, mansueto ventures

2243.

Get an RTX 5090 Alienware PC for less than the price of the GPU alone — $1,550 discount means Area-51 is $20 cheaper than buying the card by itself (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-17 | by Stephen Warwick | tags: nvidia, rtx 5090, alienware

2244.

Save $60 on Corsair's impressive 96% gaming keyboard with Elgato Stream Deck integration — the Vanguard 96 RGB features pre-lubed mechanical switches, sound dampening, a color LCD screen, and a full-size number pad (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-17 | by Stewart Bendle | tags: corsair, vanguard 96 rgb, elgato stream deck

2245.

Microsoft confirms GitHub is down worldwide (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-08-17 | tags: github, microsoft, github actions

2246.

Self hosted email continues to steeply decline (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-17 | tags: dns, dmarc, mail providers

2247.

I measured my brain during one of the hardest business trips of my year. Here’s what I learned about performance (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-17 | tags: brain performance, business trip, time zones

2248.

Survey shows a slim minority would consider renting their next Android phone (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-17 | tags: apple, android, apple upgrade

2249.

WiiM’s capable HomePod-esque smart speaker is almost $50 off (theverge.com)

2026-08-17 | by Cameron Faulkner | tags: wiim, homepod, chromecast

2250.

A theory for decades of C vulnerabilities (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-17 | tags: c vulnerabilities, memory-safe, semantic invariants