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I asked Codex AI to customize my Hyprland desktop - it worked, but beginners beware (zdnet.com)

2026-05-18 | by Jack Wallen | get Hyprland Customization Guide → | tags: codex, hyprland, arch linux

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Five years later, Windows 11 brings back much-missed taskbar options (and more) (arstechnica.com)

2026-05-18 | get Windows 11 Taskbar Customizer → | tags: windows 11, taskbar, microsoft

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Microsoft is finally bringing the movable taskbar to Windows 11 - here's who can try it now (zdnet.com)

2026-05-18 | by Lance Whitney | get Windows 11 Taskbar Customizer → | tags: windows 11, taskbar, microsoft

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A New Cheapo Intel Laptop Outperforms the MacBook Neo. Does it Matter? (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-18 | get Dell Inspiron 15 3000 → | tags: intel, wildcat lake, macbook neo

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Show HN: I made a tactical map-based WWII submarine simulator (public beta) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-18 | get WWII Submarine Simulator Game → | tags: submarine simulator, wwii, tactical map

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How to check your Windows PC for expiring security certificates - a big one ends in June (zdnet.com)

2026-05-18 | by Ed Bott | get Digital Certificate Management Tool → | tags: windows, microsoft, secure boot

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China says 'world's first' offshore wind-powered underwater data center has entered full operation, houses 2,000 servers — 24 megawatt subsea AI facility uses ocean water for passive cooling and offshore wind for power (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-18 | by Etiido Uko | get Underwater Data Center Cooling Kit → | tags: offshore wind, underwater data center, china telecom

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‘Rick and Morty’ Season 9 Gets Very Drunk, Dark, and Demented (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-18 | tags: rick and morty, adult swim, season 9

849.

Project Glasswing: what Mythos showed us (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-18 | get Google Glass Explorer Edition → | tags: mythos, anthropic, project glasswing

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Sony's luxury 10th anniversary 'ColleXion' headphones shown in leak (engadget.com)

2026-05-18 | by Steve Dent | get Sony ColleXion Headphones → | tags: sony, collexion, wh-1000xx

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Trump's Iran threat, Berkshire's airline bet, Lululemon's proxy battle and more in Morning Squawk (cnbc.com)

2026-05-18 | by Alex Harring | get Boeing 737 Max Model → | tags: trump, air force one, delta air lines

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Govee TV Backlight 3 brings cinema-grade reactive lighting with Matter support (9to5mac.com)

2026-05-18 | by Zac Hall | get Govee TV Backlight 3 → | tags: govee, matter, tv backlight

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Grab this $8.97 TP-Link Ethernet Switch to ditch Wi-Fi lag and unlock 4K streaming and gaming at home — huge 47% discount for compact, fanless gigabit device with five additional ports for your network (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-18 | by Ben Stockton | get TP-Link 5-Port Gigabit Switch → | tags: tp-link, litewave, ethernet switch

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The Tech I Rely on Daily to Keep My Toddler’s Room Sleep-Friendly (cnet.com)

2026-05-18 | by See Full Bio | get Smart Baby Night Light → | tags: smartwings, cnet, lithium-ion

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A Windows 11 speed boost is coming as soon as next month, along with a taskbar you can finally move (techspot.com)

2026-05-18 | get Microsoft Windows 11 Upgrade Kit → | tags: windows 11, copilot, satya nadella

856.

Our Galaxy Looks Absolutely Stunning in These Award-Winning Dark Sky Photos (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-18 | get Starry Night Sky Poster → | tags: galaxy, dark sky, photography

857.

Your New AI Professor Is the Rapper From the Black Eyed Peas (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-05-18 | get Black Eyed Peas T-Shirt → | tags: will.i.am, mit media lab, black eyed peas

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Japan is using $4,000 animatronic wolves to scare off bears, and can't make them fast enough (techspot.com)

2026-05-18 | get Animatronic Wolf Toy → | tags: animatronic wolves, japan, bear attacks

859.

Demand for Japan's robotic Monster Wolves explodes amid record bear attacks (techspot.com)

2026-05-18 | get Robotic Wolf Toy → | tags: japan, robotic monster wolves, bear attacks

860.

Microsoft testing adjustable taskbar, Start menu in Windows 11 (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-05-18 | get Windows 11 Taskbar Customizer → | tags: windows 11, microsoft, taskbar

861.

Bad, Bad, Bad, Bad Roommate (theverge.com)

2026-05-18 | by Ian Frisch | tags: facebook, instagram, wildfires

862.

Microsoft confirms Windows 11 security update install issues (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-05-18 | get Windows 11 Security Update Kit → | tags: windows 11, microsoft, kb5089549

863.

Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Monday, May 18 (cnet.com)

2026-05-18 | by See Full Bio | tags: cnet, gael cooper, pudding pops

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I switched to a Bose-Sonos hybrid setup for my home audio - and it worked harmoniously (zdnet.com)

2026-05-18 | by Jada Jones | get Bose SoundLink Revolve → | tags: bose, sonos, smart speaker

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Kylo Ren Will Fall In the Next ‘Star Wars’ Comic (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-17 | get Star Wars Kylo Ren Figure → | tags: star wars, kylo ren, charles soule

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New Windows 'MiniPlasma' zero-day exploit gives SYSTEM access, PoC released (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-05-17 | get Windows Security Patch Kit → | tags: windows, miniplasma, microsoft

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Jay Forrester filed the first practical computer RAM patent 75 years ago this week — his Magnetic Core Memory patent would be granted five years later (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-17 | by Luke James | get Magnetic Core Memory Kit → | tags: jay forrester, magnetic core memory, mit

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Robophobic Airline Bans Humanoid Robots From Flights After Disruption (futurism.com)

2026-05-17 | by Joe Wilkins | get Humanoid Robot Travel Suitcase → | tags: southwest airlines, humanoid robots, robot studio

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Native all the way, until you need text (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-17 | by Artem Loenko | get NativeScript App Development Kit → | tags: swiftui, textkit 2, nscollectionview

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Researchers built a switch 1,000 times faster than today's AI chips, and it barely generates any heat (techspot.com)

2026-05-17 | get Quantum Computing Starter Kit → | tags: ai chips, science, nature