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1951.

How robots learn: A brief, contemporary history (technologyreview.com)

2026-04-17 | by James O'Donnell | get Robotics Learning Kit → | tags: humanoid robots, robotic arms, deep learning

1952.

The case for fixing everything (technologyreview.com)

2026-04-17 | by Lee Vinsel | tags: repair movement, american infrastructure, code bases

1953.

Nothing Phone (4a) Pro Review: A Close Second (wired.com)

2026-04-17 | by Julian Chokkattu | get Nothing Phone (2) Case → | tags: nothing phone 4a, glyph matrix, qualcomm snapdragon 7 gen 4

1954.

Spoofed Tankers Are Flooding the Strait of Hormuz. These Analysts Are Tracking Them (wired.com)

2026-04-17 | by Aarian Marshall | get Maritime GPS Tracking Device → | tags: strat of hormuz, windward ai, imo identifiers

1955.

The stigma around AI in journalism may be easing, but trust is still fragile (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-17 | get AI News Writer Tool → | tags: journalism, media companies, trust

1956.

Metro 2039 is going darker than ever, launching this winter on PC and consoles (techspot.com)

2026-04-17 | tags: metro 2039, metro exodus, consoles

1957.

5 ways to take breaks at work even when you’re time crunched (feeds.feedburner.com)

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1958.

Pentagon Reportedly Asks Detroit to Use More Car Factories as Arms Factories (gizmodo.com)

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1959.

Substrate AI Is Hiring Harness Engineers (news.ycombinator.com)

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1960.

Apple announces events and activities ahead of the TCS London Marathon (9to5mac.com)

2026-04-17 | by Marcus Mendes | get Apple Event T-Shirt → | tags: apple, tcs london marathon, apple watch

1961.

Solitaire simulator for finding the best strategy: Current record is 8.590% (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-17 | get Solitaire Strategy Trainer → | tags: solitaire, card game, strategy

1962.

Zero-copy protobuf and ConnectRPC for Rust (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-17 | get Protobuf Rust Library → | tags: protobuf, connectrpc, rust

1963.

Bluesky blames DDoS attack for server outages (engadget.com)

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1964.

Immune cells have a surprising role in exercise endurance (feeds.nature.com)

2026-04-17 | by Steiner | get Fitness Tracker Smartwatch → | tags: b cells, immune system, cell metabolism

1965.

New year, old me (feeds.nature.com)

2026-04-17 | by Blasiak | tags: robot, albert, nature futures

1966.

George Orwell Predicted the Rise of "AI Slop" in Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-16 | by Colin Marshall | tags: orwell, nineteen eighty-four, large language models

1967.

The 3 PR Strategies I Stopped Recommending to Clients After They Backfired (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-16 | by Ali Raza | get PR Strategy Guidebook → | tags: pr strategies, press releases, media outreach

1968.

Walmart’s new Onn 4K Pro streaming box shows up in listings (androidauthority.com)

2026-04-16 | get Onn 4K Pro Streaming Box → | tags: onn 4k pro, walmart, streaming box

1969.

Intel refreshes non-Ultra Core CPUs with new silicon for the first time (arstechnica.com)

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1970.

Reed Hastings is leaving Netflix after 29 years (engadget.com)

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1971.

Amazfit sharpens its focus on training with the Cheetah 2 Pro (androidauthority.com)

2026-04-16 | get Amazfit Cheetah 2 Pro → | tags: amazfit, cheetah 2 pro, sapphire glass

1972.

OpenAI starts offering a biology-tuned LLM (arstechnica.com)

2026-04-16 | get AI Biology Textbook → | tags: openai, gpt-rosalind, biology

1973.

A Better R Programming Experience Thanks to Tree-sitter (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-16 | get Tree-sitter for R → | tags: tree-sitter, r programming, positron ide

1974.

A Critical Ocean Current System May Be Unraveling Faster Than We Thought (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-16 | get Ocean Current Monitoring Device → | tags: ocean current, climate change, planetary weather

1975.

Sustainability is maturing (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-16 | get Eco-Friendly Smart Plugs → | tags: sustainability, top 250 companies, geopolitical risks

1976.

Mozilla launches Thunderbolt AI client with focus on self-hosted infrastructure (arstechnica.com)

2026-04-16 | get Thunderbolt AI Client → | tags: mozilla, thunderbolt, haystack

1977.

Upscale AI in talks to raise at $2B valuation, says report (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-16 | by Dominic-Madori Davis | get AI Upscaling Software Tool → | tags: upscale ai, tiger global, custom chips

1978.

Class-Action Suit Claims Amazon 'Bricked' Early Fire TV Streaming Sticks (cnet.com)

2026-04-16 | by See Full Bio | get Fire TV Stick Accessories → | tags: fire tv, amazon, streaming sticks

1979.

Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for April 17 #775 (cnet.com)

2026-04-16 | by See Full Bio | tags: nyt, strands, crossword

1980.

Europe Has 'Maybe 6 Weeks of Jet Fuel Left' (slashdot.org)

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