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811.

Russia’s Fancy Bear APT Doubles Down on Global Secrets Theft (darkreading.com)

2026-01-09 | get Cybersecurity Software → | tags: basic, basic techniques, complex

812.

Nvidia’s Vera Rubin is months away — Blackwell is getting faster right now (venturebeat.com)

2026-01-09 | get GPU → | tags: blackwell, hardware, nvidia

813.

Finally, a 16-inch Windows laptop that I'd actually bring for work (even though it's for gamers) (zdnet.com)

2026-01-09 | by Kyle Kucharski | get Microsoft Surface Laptop → | tags: hardware, laptop, series

814.

Can’t get motivated? This brain circuit might explain why — and it can be turned off (feeds.nature.com)

2026-01-09 | by Peeples | get Neurotransmitter → | tags: circuit, monkeys, motivation

815.

Here’s how much Tim Cook and other Apple execs made last year (9to5mac.com)

2026-01-08 | by Chance Miller | get iPhone → | tags: apple, awards, compensation

816.

Audeze launches Maxwell 2 headset, with better spatial immersion and bass — plus, of course, improved AI noise-canceling mic tech (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-08 | by Sarah Jacobsson Purewal | get Maxwell 2 Headset → | tags: audeze, hardware, headset

817.

MSI's new 16-inch laptop has a hybrid form factor that's right up my alley (zdnet.com)

2026-01-08 | by Kyle Kucharski | get Gaming Laptop → | tags: hardware, laptop, series

818.

The rise and fall of the company behind Reader Rabbit (2018) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-08 | by Abigail Cain | get Reader Rabbit Software → | tags: educational, games, grimm

819.

Critics pan spyware maker NSO’s transparency claims amid its push to enter US market (techcrunch.com)

2026-01-08 | by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai | get Spyware → | tags: rights, spyware, transparency

820.

IBM AI ('Bob') Downloads and Executes Malware (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-08 | get Artificial Intelligence → | tags: allow, command, echo

821.

Creality SPARKX i7 Review: Not just another color bedslinger (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-08 | by Denise Bertacchi | get Smart Speaker → | tags: creality, filament, hardware

822.

Digital Red Queen: Adversarial Program Evolution in Core War with LLMs (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-08 | by Sakana Ai | get Language Model → | tags: core, core war, programs

823.

ChatGPT falls to new data-pilfering attack as a vicious cycle in AI continues (arstechnica.com)

2026-01-08 | get Artificial Intelligence → | tags: attack, chatgpt, radware

824.

Former Bolt CEO Maju Kuruvilla’s startup triples to $100M valuation (techcrunch.com)

2026-01-08 | by Jagmeet Singh | get E-commerce platform → | tags: kuruvilla, shopping, software

825.

Score a speedy gaming PC with an RTX 5060 and 32GB of RAM for less than $1,000 — ABS machine unlocks 1080p gameplay with a 10-core Intel CPU and 1TB of storage (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-08 | by Ben Stockton | get GPU → | tags: deals, gaming, gaming pc

826.

Project Patchouli: Open-source electromagnetic drawing tablet hardware (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-08 | get Project Patchouli → | tags: documentation, hardware, license

827.

Apple TV hit comedy lands the most acting award nominations of all TV shows (9to5mac.com)

2026-01-07 | by Ryan Christoffel | get Apple TV → | tags: actor, apple, awards

828.

This haptic wristband pairs with Meta smart glasses to decode facial expressions (engadget.com)

2026-01-07 | get Haptic Wristband → | tags: aleye, expressions, glasses

829.

Show HN: An LLM response cache that's aware of dynamic data (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-07 | get Language Model → | tags: aware, aware dynamic, cache

830.

‘Frankenstein’ and ‘Sinners’ Get Screen Actors Guild Awards Love—’Andor,’ Not So Much (gizmodo.com)

2026-01-07 | get Star Wars → | tags: actor, actor awards, awards

831.

AMD teases heavily-rumored Ryzen 9 9950X3D2, continues to leak despite CES no-show — Alienware Area 51 may not be a beneficiary after all (Updated) (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-07 | by Hassam Nasir | get Ryzen 9 9950X → | tags: cache, future, hardware

832.

AMD teases heavily-rumored Ryzen 9 9950X3D2, continues to leak despite CES no-show — Alienware China touts the chip for its Area 51 desktop (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-07 | by Hassam Nasir | get Ryzen 9 9950X → | tags: cache, future, hardware

833.

SteamOS continues its slow spread across the PC gaming landscape (arstechnica.com)

2026-01-07 | get SteamOS → | tags: hardware, legion, powered

834.

Dell admits consumers don't care about AI PCs (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-07 | by Dave James | get Smart PC → | tags: alienware, dell, fact

835.

Dell's CES 2026 chat was the most pleasingly un-AI briefing I've had in 5 years (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-07 | by Dave James | get Smart Speaker → | tags: alienware, dell, fact

836.

Commodore 64 floppy drive has the power to be a computer and runs BASIC (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-07 | by Mark Tyson | get Commodore 64 → | tags: commodore, computer, dave

837.

Another Familiar Face Might Take the Long Away Round to ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ (gizmodo.com)

2026-01-07 | get Smartwatch → | tags: kristen, kristen stewart, lot love

838.

Founder of Spyware Maker PcTattletale Pleads Guilty To Hacking, Advertising Surveillance Software (slashdot.org)

2026-01-07 | get Spyware → | tags: federal, guilty, pctattletale

839.

Philips Hue 'SpatialAware' feature harmonizes all the lights in a room (engadget.com)

2026-01-07 | get Smart Lighting System → | tags: lights, philips, philips hue

840.

Samsung Magician SSD software ‘High Severity’ vulnerability patched — upgrade to the newest v9.0.0 to prevent potential DLL hijacking and privilege escalation (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-07 | by Mark Tyson | get SSD → | tags: magician, magician software, samsung