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Apple stops signing iOS 26.5.1 after critical security fix release (9to5mac.com)

2026-07-07 | by Zac Hall | tags: apple, beta, ios beta

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9 Mothers (YC P26) Is Hiring in Austin, TX (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-07 | tags: autonomous, autonomous perception, hardware

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Dev ports Linux to Atari's notorious Jaguar console from 1993 — the first 64-bit console features 2MB of RAM, 13.3 MHz CPU, and Tom and Jerry co-processors; the Jag was notoriously difficult to program and flopped (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-07 | by Mark Tyson | tags: atari, atari jaguar, console

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Modder builds 8,192-core GPU at home out of RISC-V microcontrollers — full "graphics card" draws over 2,000 watts of power, requires a 3D printer to program (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-07 | by Bruno Ferreira | tags: balwierz, chips, designed

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A free app lets Sony headphones do head tracking for racing and flight sims (techspot.com)

2026-07-07 | tags: app enables, awareness, awareness driving

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Using Office 365 on an Older Mac or iPhone? Say Goodbye to Editing Features Next Week (cnet.com)

2026-07-06 | by See Full Bio | tags: certificate, microsoft, office

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Stealth robotics startup (YC S26) is hiring principal engineers (Palo Alto) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-06 | tags: engineer, hardware, principal

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Fake IT support calls on Microsoft Teams push EtherRAT malware (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-07-06 | tags: access, attacks, external

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Working prototype of open-source printer that promises user-repairability and no subscriptions appears in first video — DRM-free 'Open Printer' inkjet still has no announced price, ship date, or print speed, nine months after it first appeared (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-06 | by Luke James | tags: hardware, open, open tools

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AMD Ryzen AI Halo review: AMD builds a DGX Spark of its own (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-06 | by Jeffrey Kampman | tags: ai halo, halo, hardware

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Microsoft cuts 4,800 jobs, as Xbox unit downsizes and plans to spin off four gaming studios (cnbc.com)

2026-07-06 | by Jordan Novet | get Xbox Wireless Controller → | tags: employees, microsoft, sharma

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Nvidia's Kyber rack for Rubin Ultra reportedly delayed to 2028, stopgap solution also axed due to customer pushback — Analyst firm SemiAnalysis says PCB midplane problems led to the delay [Updated] (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-06 | by Luke James | tags: hardware, kyber, nvidia

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China’s Huawei to enter South Korean AI chip market with new Atlas SuperPods, clusters pack 8,192 Ascend 950 accelerators per deployment — reportedly challenges Nvidia dominance with 'tripled inference performance' of H20 at one-quarter the cost (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-06 | by Etiido Uko | get Huawei Atlas SuperPods → | tags: ascend, hardware, huawei

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Score a massive $1,050 saving on this RTX 5090 gaming PC that's just 16% more than the GPU's standalone price right now — epic discount secures you a formidable 4K gaming rig with a 9800X3D, 32GB DDR5, and a 2TB SSD (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-06 | by Ben Stockton | tags: deals, gaming, hardware

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"Software Engineering" Is Not Engineering (2005) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-06 | tags: boolean, example, science

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"Software Engineering" Is Not Engineering (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-06 | tags: boolean, example, science

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Nintendo will stop selling the original Switch in Europe next year (theverge.com)

2026-07-06 | by Andrew Webster | get Nintendo Switch Console → | tags: hardware, nintendo, nintendo switch

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CoCom regulations and GPS receivers for balloons and cubesats (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-05 | get GPS Receiver for CubeSats → | tags: altitude, firmware, limits

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The future of Flipper Zero development (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-05 | get Flipper Zero Accessory Kit → | tags: community, feature, firmware

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Windows 11 Identifier Code Used to Arrest 19-Year-Old Over Alleged Ransomware Spree (slashdot.org)

2026-07-05 | by Posted | get Windows 11 Insider USB → | tags: arrest, criminal, hardware

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Short Story Accused of Being AI-written Goes on to Win Contest's First Prize (slashdot.org)

2026-07-05 | by Posted | get AI Writing Detection Tool → | tags: nazir, prize, software

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F1 25: 2026 Season Edition GPU benchmarks – From Pole Position to the Back of the Grid (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-05 | by Dan Mateescu | get NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 → | tags: credit, credit tom, hardware

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Run Windows 2000 on a DEC Alpha with a new es40 fork (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-05 | tags: alpha, axpbox, firmware

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Jim Keller's startup is building a factory to mass-produce small semiconductor fabs —Atomic Semi rebrands as 'Fab2' underlining intended role as a 'fab fab' (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-05 | by Luke James | get Semiconductor Manufacturing Kit → | tags: fabs, hardware, production

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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 14 Aura Edition review: A masterclass in mobility and usability (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-05 | by Charles Jefferies | get ThinkPad X1 Carbon Accessories → | tags: carbon, carbon gen, hardware

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Windows 11 identifier code used to track Scattered Spider perp after Microsoft shared info with FBI — 19-year-old US-Estonian hacker arrested over alleged ties to infamous extortion group (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-05 | by Hassam Nasir | get Microsoft Windows 11 Digital License → | tags: device, gdid, hardware

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Turtle Beach Command Series KB7 Review: A keyboard with a touchscreen and a lot of potential (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-05 | by Sarah Jacobsson Purewal | get Turtle Beach Command Series KB7 → | tags: credit, credit tom, hardware

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You can now play Half-Life 2 right inside your browser at over 100 FPS with save states & console support — Ingenious port recreates the entire game campaign using WebGL 2 (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-05 | by Hassam Nasir | get Half-Life 2 WebGL Edition → | tags: browser, game, hardware

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Flipper Zero firmware development continues with community help (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-07-05 | get Flipper Zero Accessory Kit → | tags: community, development, firmware

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Fast Software, the Best Software (2019) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-05 | by Craig Mod | tags: fast, feels, save