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1171.

Researchers uncover firmware-level backdoor installed on several Android tablet brands (techspot.com)

2026-02-17 | get Android → | tags: android, android tablets, based security

1172.

Meta patents AI that could continue posting on social media on behalf of deceased users (techspot.com)

2026-02-17 | get Virtual Assistant → | tags: according patent, activity, media

1173.

Jesse Jackson dies, Hyatt's Epstein fallout, Apple's podcast push and more in Morning Squawk (cnbc.com)

2026-02-17 | by Alex Harring | get Hotel → | tags: getty, getty images, images

1174.

Could Bill Gates and political tussles overshadow AI safety debate in Delhi? (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2026-02-17 | get Artificial Intelligence → | tags: ai safety, confidence, confidence meaningful

1175.

Wear OS notifications for Google Messages are getting a smart new trick (androidauthority.com)

2026-02-17 | get Google Messages → | tags: wear os, google messages, notifications

1176.

Micron Is Spending $200 Billion to Break the AI Memory Bottleneck (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-02-17 | get Neural Network → | tags: centers, centers hunger, chips

1177.

The tech bros might show more humility in Delhi – but will they make AI any safer? (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2026-02-17 | get Artificial Intelligence → | tags: ai safety, confidence, confidence meaningful

1178.

Show HN: Scanned 1927-1945 Daily USFS Work Diary (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-16 | get Daily USFS → | tags: california, city, daily

1179.

Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile will go offline on April 17 (engadget.com)

2026-02-16 | get Call of Duty: Warzone → | tags: battle, battle royale, duty

1180.

Congress just passed a major housing bill. Will it actually lower your home price? (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-02-16 | get Smart Home → | tags: actually, actually materialize, advancing

1181.

iOS 26.4 will activate key theft prevention feature on all iPhones (9to5mac.com)

2026-02-16 | by Ryan Christoffel | get iPhone → | tags: apple, device, device protection

1182.

MagSafe Monday: Hands-on with The Ridge’s 5-in-1 Magnetic Power Bank (9to5mac.com)

2026-02-16 | by Bradley C | get Power Bank → | tags: battery, built, cables

1183.

ByteDance backpedals after Seedance 2.0 turned Hollywood icons into AI “clip art” (arstechnica.com)

2026-02-16 | get ByteDance → | tags: bytedance, characters, disney

1184.

Antarctica sits above Earth's strongest 'gravity hole' – how it got that way (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-16 | by Eric Hamilton | get Space Elevator → | tags: antarctica, changes, earth

1185.

Grab the HP Omen 35L prebuilt gaming PC for $360 off with 64GB RAM, Intel Core Ultra 9 and RTX 5080 — Presidents' Day deal sees price drop to under $3,000 (tomshardware.com)

2026-02-16 | by Kunal Khullar | get Omen → | tags: deals, gaming, hp omen

1186.

TSMC considers an additional $100 billion investment into Arizona fabs to bolster American chipmaking efforts — move would help TSMC's chips avoid tariffs due to local production (tomshardware.com)

2026-02-16 | by Anton Shilov | get Chipmaking → | tags: billion, capacity, taiwan

1187.

Security Bite: Russia completes block of Western social media and VPNs to push state-backed ‘Max’ super-app (9to5mac.com)

2026-02-16 | by Arin Waichulis | get VPN → | tags: access, apple, russia

1188.

-fbounds-safety: Enforcing bounds safety for C (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-16 | get Boundary Safety → | tags: annotation, bounds, pointer

1189.

The Download: unraveling a death threat mystery, and AI voice recreation for musicians (technologyreview.com)

2026-02-16 | by Rhiannon Williams | tags: ability, darling, nixon

1190.

Where's The Evidence That AI Increases Productivity? (slashdot.org)

2026-02-16 | by Posted | get Google Analytics → | tags: employment, evidence, growth

1191.

ByteDance says it will add safeguards to Seedance 2.0 following Hollywood backlash (cnbc.com)

2026-02-16 | by Dylan Butts | get Seedance 2.0 → | tags: bytedance, disney, intellectual

1192.

'I Tried Running Linux On an Apple Silicon Mac and Regretted It' (slashdot.org)

2026-02-16 | by Posted | get Macbook → | tags: apple, asahi, boot

1193.

Assigning Open Problems in Class (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-16 | get Open Source → | tags: complexity, complexity fun, computational

1194.

Google patches first Chrome zero-day exploited in attacks this year (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-02-16 | get Google Patch → | tags: chrome, exploited, google

1195.

Blackstone backs Neysa in up to $1.2B financing as India pushes to build domestic AI infrastructure (techcrunch.com)

2026-02-16 | by Jagmeet Singh | get Neysa → | tags: blackstone, capacity, founder

1196.

Sam Bankman-Fried Requests New Trial in FTX Crypto Fraud Case (slashdot.org)

2026-02-15 | by Posted | get Alameda → | tags: bankman, bankman fried, fried

1197.

How to choose between Hindley-Milner and bidirectional typing (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-15 | by Thunderseethe'S Devlog | get Hindley-Milner → | tags: bidirectional, check, language

1198.

How to Choose Between Hindley-Milner and Bidirectional Typing (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-15 | by Thunderseethe'S Devlog | get Hindley-Milner Bidirectional Typ → | tags: bidirectional, check, language

1199.

Tesla CarPlay is coming but it's reportedly being held back by low iOS 26 adoption numbers (engadget.com)

2026-02-15 | get Autopilot System → | tags: adoption rates, advertisement, apple

1200.

Palantir Gets Millions of Dollars from New York City's Public Hospitals (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-15 | by Sam Biddle | get Healthcare Technology → | tags: city, contract, health