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Robot runner handily beats humans in half-marathon, setting new record (arstechnica.com)

2026-04-20 | get Robotic Running Shoes → | tags: honor lightning, humanoid robots, beijing half-marathon

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Meta is testing a WhatsApp Plus subscription that mostly focuses on cosmetic upgrades (engadget.com)

2026-04-20 | get WhatsApp Plus Cosmetic Themes → | tags: whatsapp plus, meta, wabetainfo

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Want to improve your work relationships? Try this (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-20 | get Team Building Board Game → | tags: columbia business school, work relationships, research findings

3304.

Quantum Computers Are Not a Threat to 128-Bit Symmetric Keys (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-20 | get Quantum Encryption Device → | tags: quantum computers, cryptography, shor’s algorithm

3305.

This Goofy Humanoid Robot Can Run a Half Marathon Faster Than You (and Everyone Else) (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-20 | get Atlas Humanoid Robot Kit → | tags: humanoid robot, half marathon, goopy robot

3306.

Dyson PencilVac Fluffycones review: Almost the perfect floor cleaner for tiny apartments (engadget.com)

2026-04-20 | get Dyson V15 Detect Vacuum → | tags: dyson, pencilvac, fluffycones

3307.

Chinese Robot Beats Human Best Time in Half-Marathon, After a Stumble (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-04-20 | get Robotic Running Shoes → | tags: china, humanoid robots, half-marathon

3308.

Robots Beat Human Records At Beijing Half-Marathon (slashdot.org)

2026-04-20 | get Running Robot Toy → | tags: honor, humanoid robots, beijing half-marathon

3309.

The Mandalorian and Grogu director used Apple Vision Pro to preview the film in IMAX (engadget.com)

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3310.

Fraudsters Staged Fake Bear Attacks on Luxury Cars Wearing a Costume. They Bilked Insurers Out of $141K — Until a Wildlife Expert Watched the Videos. (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-20 | by Jonathan Small | get Wildlife Expert Surveillance Camera → | tags: insurance fraud, wildlife biologist, luxury cars

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The best robot vacuums for pet hair for 2026: Expert and lab tested (zdnet.com)

2026-04-20 | by Maria Diaz | get iRobot Roomba i7 → | tags: robot vacuums, pet hair, zdnet

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Refunds can now be claimed by businesses impacted by Trump’s unconstitutional tariffs (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-20 | get Tariff Refund Filing Kit → | tags: us customs and border protection, trump tariffs, online refund portal

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Birdfy’s new 4K feeder will teach you about the birds it identifies (theverge.com)

2026-04-20 | by Andrew Liszewski | get Birdwatching Camera Kit → | tags: birdfy, 4k camera, ornisense

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Birdfy’s new 4K feeder wants to teach you about the birds it identifies (theverge.com)

2026-04-20 | by Andrew Liszewski | get Birdfy 4K Bird Feeder → | tags: birdfy, 4k camera, ornisense

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US gov't blocks China's largest LED chipmaker's $239 million bid to acquire Dutch lighting firm Lumileds — US blocks acquisition attempt of European firm (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-20 | by Luke James | get LED Lighting Kit → | tags: sanan optoelectronics, lumileds, cfius

3316.

Researchers Use Quantum Computer to Improve AI Predictions (cnet.com)

2026-04-20 | by See Full Bio | get Quantum AI Computing Kit → | tags: quantum computer, leibniz supercomputing centre, university college london

3317.

How a Rhode Island apartment building for seniors installed 277 heat pumps in just 12 days (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-20 | get Smart Heat Pump System → | tags: gradient, carroll tower, providence

3318.

Chinese Humanoid Robot Runs Half Marathon, Beats Fastest Human Time in History (futurism.com)

2026-04-20 | by Victor Tangermann | get Atlas Humanoid Robot Kit → | tags: humanoid robots, honor, china

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Original Task Manager creator explains why it lies to you about CPU usage — former Microsoft engineer shows unique solution to a seemingly simple, but actually complicated, task (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-20 | by Jowi Morales | get Process Lasso Optimization Software → | tags: task manager, cpu usage, microsoft

3320.

Rock carving facts (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-20 | tags: tanum world heritage, bronze age, iron age

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Google’s mystery WHOOP rival may finally have a name (androidauthority.com)

2026-04-20 | get WHOOP Fitness Tracker → | tags: google fitbit air, google health, fitbit premium

3322.

No humans allowed: scientific AI agents get their own social network (feeds.nature.com)

2026-04-20 | by Ahart | get AI Social Network Platform → | tags: agent4science, openai, deep learning

3323.

How hidden contributions power modern research (feeds.nature.com)

2026-04-20 | by Jamal | get Research Data Storage Device → | tags: john t. waterhouse herbarium, university of new south wales, plant specimens

3324.

Nobel Prize-Winning Physicist Predicts Humankind Won't Survive Another 50 Years (slashdot.org)

2026-04-19 | by Posted | get Survival Solar Power Kit → | tags: nobel prize, physicist, humankind

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A. J. Ayer – ‘What I Saw When I Was Dead’ (1988) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-19 | tags: a. j. ayer, near death experience, pneumonia

3326.

Robots beat human records at Beijing half-marathon (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-19 | by Anthony Ha | get Running Robot Toy → | tags: honor, beijing half-marathon, humanoid robots

3327.

The Bromine Chokepoint (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-19 | by Madeline Field | tags: bromine, semiconductor, drama

3328.

The Current Era of ‘Star Trek’ Is Ending With a Fire Sale (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-19 | get Star Trek: The Original Series Blu-ray → | tags: star trek, tv props, costumes

3329.

5x5 Pixel font for tiny screens (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-19 | get 5x5 Pixel Font Kit → | tags: lcamtuf, 5x5 font, zx spectrum

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Cracks are starting to form on fusion energy’s funding boom (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-19 | by Tim De Chant | get Fusion Energy Research Kit → | tags: fusion energy, tae technologies, general fusion