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AI-controlled robot arms attempted harmful tasks 97% of the time; experiments included stabbing a baby doll, mixing chemicals — OpenAI and Anthropic models try mixing bleach and stabbing dolls without jailbreaks (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-21 | by Shane Downing | tags: roboharm, claude fable 5.1, gpt-6 astra

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Google Tasks is a bad to-do list app, but I can’t quit it because of one killer feature (androidauthority.com)

2026-09-21 | tags: google tasks, to-do list app, ticktick

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Tired of Cluttered Productivity Apps? This One’s Just a Text Document (wired.com)

2026-09-19 | by Justin Pot | get reMarkable 2 paper tablet → | tags: tasks.txt, todo.txt, gina trapani

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Show HN: Ordewell – turn one goal into an ordered plan of coding-agent tasks (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-15 | tags: ordewell, coding agents, ai planning

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Perplexity’s local AI agent comes to Windows, but only for RTX GPUs with at least 24GB of VRAM — Portable Computer brings AI for multistep tasks to compatible PCs (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-15 | by Shane Downing | get NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 → | tags: perplexity, nvidia, rtx

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AI isn’t replacing jobs; it’s restructuring work (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-09-11 | get Co-Intelligence Living and Working with AI Mollick → | tags: automation, entry-level tasks, workforce

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Google could let Gemini punt tasks to Spark without even opening the app (androidauthority.com)

2026-09-09 | get Google Pixel 10 Pro → | tags: google gemini, spark, google i/o 2026

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2027 Android Phones Could Boost Gaming Graphics and AI Tasks With Arm’s New Chip Tech (cnet.com)

2026-09-08 | by David Lumb | get Razer Kishi V2 Android game controller → | tags: arm, mali g2-ultra nx, mediatek dimensity 9500

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Nvidia PAIR utility joins every GPU in your home into a cluster for agentic AI tasks — tool uses spare cycles to keep agent swarms from hammering one GPU (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-03 | by Jeffrey Kampman | get ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 5080 → | tags: nvidia, pair, gpu clustering

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NVIDIA's PAIR lets you use idle PCs for AI computing tasks (engadget.com)

2026-09-03 | by Mariella Moon | get TP-Link TL-SG105-M2 2.5G switch → | tags: nvidia, pair, geforce rtx

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Gemini 3.8 Flash (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-02 | get Google Pixel 10 Pro → | tags: gemini 3.8 flash, frontier safety, foundation models

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Perplexity can now split your tasks between the cloud and local AI to reduce costs (androidauthority.com)

2026-09-02 | get Apple MacBook Air M4 → | tags: perplexity, hybrid compute, apple silicon

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Anthropic launches Claude Fable 5.1 and says it’s up to 45 percent cheaper for agentic work (theverge.com)

2026-09-01 | by Stevie Bonifield | tags: anthropic, claude fable 5.1, mythos 5.1

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Perplexity's Hybrid Compute splits sensitive tasks between cloud and local AI (engadget.com)

2026-09-01 | by Igor Bonifacic | get Apple Mac mini M4 → | tags: perplexity, hybrid compute, opus 5

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I used Perplexity's AI agent in Windows to tackle 5 complex tasks - here's what impressed me most (zdnet.com)

2026-08-31 | by Lance Whitney | get Microsoft Surface Laptop Windows 11 → | tags: perplexity, windows 11, agentic ai

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Google Clock is fine, but these 5 features would make it incredible (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-31 | get Philips SmartSleep Wake-Up Light HF3520 → | tags: google clock, android authority, alarm tasks

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Former Lyft Drivers Now Doing Menial Tasks for Their Waymo Overlords (futurism.com)

2026-08-29 | by Frank Landymore | get AstroAI digital tire pressure gauge → | tags: waymo, lyft, robotaxis

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Google Tasks could soon pick up this basic feature it should’ve always had (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-27 | get Rocketbook Core reusable smart notebook → | tags: google tasks, android authority, search bar

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New MCP Roadmap (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-22 | by David Soria Parra | get AI Engineering Chip Huyen book → | tags: model context protocol, mcp, server-initiated events

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The New MCP Roadmap (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-22 | by David Soria Parra | get Keychron K8 wireless mechanical keyboard → | tags: model context protocol, mcp, server-initiated events

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Todoist keeps tasks and projects organized without getting in your way (techspot.com)

2026-08-20 | tags: todoist, productivity, ios

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DeepSeek's top-ranked V4 Flash stumbles on real agent tasks as its prices surge (venturebeat.com)

2026-08-16 | tags: deepseek, v4 flash, opencode

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Unforgetful is a new reminders app for people who can’t stop hitting snooze (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-14 | by Sarah Perez | tags: apple, apple reminders, arment

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OpenAI launches GPT-5.6-Cyber with reduced refusals, 95% completion on advanced cybersecurity tasks (venturebeat.com)

2026-08-10 | tags: openai, gpt-5.6-cyber, cybersecurity

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8 free Android productivity apps I can’t live without in 2026 (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-08 | tags: android, apps, free

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Four AI agents coordinating in real time outperformed Claude Opus 4.8 on enterprise coding tasks (venturebeat.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: agent, agentradio, agents

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Hark previews its browser use agent for completing tasks (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-05 | by Ivan Mehta | tags: agent, browser, handoff

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Google could soon let you assign tasks to Spark from a regular Gemini chat (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-04 | tags: google, gemini, spark

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Use Task Runners for Common Coding Tasks (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-03 | by Ham Vocke | tags: task runners, code repositories, dependency management

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Run a free, private, offline AI on your computer to handle repetitive tasks (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-01 | tags: offline ai, privacy, web-based ai