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Is Verizon down for you? You’re not alone (Update: Statement) (androidauthority.com)

2026-05-05 | get Verizon Signal Booster → | tags: verizon, fiber cuts, western pennsylvania

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Crushing shortages have pushed long-term supply agreements for SSDs and HDDs to record five years — large customers are signing large contracts (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-04 | by Anton Shilov | get Samsung 970 EVO SSD → | tags: ssd, sandisk, hard drives

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The great American data center divide (arstechnica.com)

2026-04-28 | get Data Center Cooling Fan → | tags: data center, western hospitality, aquifer

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Rural America is resisting the surge in data center construction (arstechnica.com)

2026-04-28 | get Data Center Resistance Kit → | tags: data center, western hospitality, aquifer

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Next El Niño could be tipping point for a hotter climate (arstechnica.com)

2026-04-27 | get El Niño Climate Monitor → | tags: el niño, pacific ocean, western pacific warm pool

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Butterflies are in decline across North America, a look at the Western Monarch (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-26 | by Darren Orf | get Western Monarch Butterfly Kit → | tags: monarch butterfly, pacific grove, habitat loss

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Save a massive $520 on a gaming PC upgrade with this mega Newegg DDR5 RAM combo worth $1,159 separately — free 1TB SSD thrown in ramps up the value of this $639.99 upgrade bundle with 32GB memory kit and a MSI MAG motherboard (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-24 | by Joe Shields | get Corsair Vengeance DDR5 RAM → | tags: msi mag x870e tomahawk wifi, western digital sn850x, v-color mantaxsky

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How much for a fake authorship? Ad database reveals secrets of scientific fraud (feeds.nature.com)

2026-04-24 | by Naddaf | get Scientific Fraud Detection Kit → | tags: paper mills, arxiv, northwestern university

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Academics demand apology for scientist investigated for China ties but never charged (feeds.nature.com)

2026-04-23 | by Udesky | get Academic Integrity Badge → | tags: nih, china initiative, jane ying wu

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Xbox Series X|S storage expansion cards can be used on PC with an inexpensive CFexpress adapter — Speeds top out at 1,560 MB/s in Redditor's testing (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-19 | by Hassam Nasir | get CFexpress Card Reader → | tags: xbox series x|s, seagate, western digital

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Artificial neurons successfully communicate with living brain cells (sciencedaily.com)

2026-04-18 | get Neuroscience Brain Stimulation Kit → | tags: northwestern university, artificial neurons, brain-machine interfaces

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US-sanctioned currency exchange says $15 million heist done by "unfriendly states" (arstechnica.com)

2026-04-17 | get Secure Digital Currency Wallet → | tags: grinex, cryptocurrency exchange, kyrgyzstan

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Build an entire 9800X3D PC with 128GB of RAM for $2,999 — Newegg bundle includes Asus B850 motherboard, 1TB of storage, and RTX 5070 Ti (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-17 | by Joe Shields | tags: ryzen 7 9800x3d, asus b850, gigabyte rtx 5070 ti

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Grinex exchange blames "Western intelligence" for $13.7M crypto hack (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-04-17 | get Crypto Security Hardware Wallet → | tags: grinex, garantex, crypto-ruble

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The 2026 PC and Console Gaming Report shows most revenue now comes from games outside the Top 20 (techspot.com)

2026-04-16 | get Gaming Subscription Service → | tags: pc gaming, top 20 games, western markets

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Amazon Accused of Hiding Worker’s Death for a Week, Making Employees Keep Working as Corpse Lay on Floor (futurism.com)

2026-04-13 | by Victor Tangermann | tags: amazon, worker’s death, troutdale

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How AT&T created the most iconic phone ever (theverge.com)

2026-04-12 | by David Pierce | tags: at&t, western electric 500, landline phones

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Big Pharma Is Turning to China for the Newest Drug Ideas (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-04-11 | tags: big pharma, china, biotech

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New Maps Show Just How Much of the West Could Go Up in Flames This Summer (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-08 | get Fire-Resistant Camping Tent → | tags: wildfire forecast, western u.s., drought

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How Much Do You Really Need to Retire? This Is the ‘Magic Number,’ According to Americans (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-06 | by Sherin Shibu | get Retirement Planning Book → | tags: northwestern mutual, social security, inflation

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WD Innovation Day 2026 press Q&A transcript: roadmap plans to reach 60TB with ePMR and 100TB via HAMR by 2029 — 'at some point, the laws of physics will require us to transition to HAMR' (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-06 | by Zak Killian | get WD Elements Desktop Hard Drive → | tags: hamr, epmr, western digital

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These Western Digital SSDs are still up to 60% off after the Amazon Spring Sale (zdnet.com)

2026-04-01 | by Taylor Clemons | get Western Digital External SSD → | tags: western digital, ssd, amazon spring sale

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Final hours to save up to 60% on select Western Digital SSDs during the Amazon Spring Sale (zdnet.com)

2026-03-31 | by Taylor Clemons | get Western Digital SSD → | tags: western digital, ssd, amazon spring sale

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Memory chip stocks are falling again: Why Micron, SanDisk, WDC, and Seagate keep getting hammered (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-03-31 | get Micron Memory Chip Kit → | tags: micron, sandisk, western digital

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Backup Files and Your Entire Digital Life (2026): Hard Drives, Cloud-Based Tools, and Tips (wired.com)

2026-03-31 | by Scott Gilbertson | get External Hard Drive Backup Kit → | tags: backblaze, western digital, seagate

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Micron stock sinks 10%, further cratering in post-earnings sell-off (cnbc.com)

2026-03-30 | by Lola Murti | get Micron Memory Card → | tags: micron, samsung, sk hynix

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Australia Turns Into Bright-Red Vision of Hell (futurism.com)

2026-03-30 | by Victor Tangermann | get Red LED Grow Light → | tags: tropical cyclone, australia, accuweather

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The China exposure every CEO must address (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-03-30 | get China Business Strategy Guide → | tags: china, supply chains, geopolotics

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Acceptance of entomophagy among Canadians at an insectarium (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-30 | by Velchovska | get Insect Protein Snack → | tags: entomophagy, insectarium, verbeke

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Strange Modular Robots Are Writhing Across Landscapes (futurism.com)

2026-03-28 | by Frank Landymore | get Modular Robotics Kit → | tags: metamachines, magnetix, roboticist