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1021.

Retro Rewind re-creates the glorious drudgery of working a '90s video store (arstechnica.com)

2026-04-13 | get Retro Video Store Decor → | tags: blood pact studios, retro rewind, steam

1022.

N-Day-Bench – Can LLMs find real vulnerabilities in real codebases? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-13 | get Cybersecurity Coding Challenge Kit → | tags: n-day-bench, large language models, vulnerability discovery

1023.

Of Course That ‘Leaked’ 2026 ‘Winds of Winter’ Release Date Is Fake (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-13 | get Game of Thrones Winter Mug → | tags: george r.r. martin, winds of winter, a song of ice and fire

1024.

Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for April 14, #1038 (cnet.com)

2026-04-13 | by See Full Bio | tags: cnet, gael cooper, pudding pops

1025.

Microsoft’s lightweight email app is shutting down soon (androidauthority.com)

2026-04-13 | get Microsoft Outlook Mobile → | tags: microsoft, outlook lite, android

1026.

RAMageddon has come for Microsoft’s Surface Pro and Surface Laptop (theverge.com)

2026-04-13 | by Emma Roth | get Surface Pro 9 Accessories → | tags: surface pro, microsoft, ram shortage

1027.

Claude Mythos: The System Card (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-13 | by Zvi Mowshowitz | tags: anthropic, claude mythos, project glasswing

1028.

I spent two years testing wind power at home - here's why solar is still my preferred source (zdnet.com)

2026-04-13 | by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | get Portable Solar Power Bank → | tags: solar power, wind turbines, plug-in solar

1029.

Microsoft isn't removing Copilot from Windows 11, it's just renaming it (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-13 | by Usama Jawad | get Windows 11 Copilot → | tags: copilot, windows 11, microsoft

1030.

I see why Ubuntu 26.04 is more than just a performance bump for thrill-seeking gamers (zdnet.com)

2026-04-13 | by Jack Wallen | get Ubuntu 26.04 Operating System → | tags: ubuntu, kernel 7, gnome 50

1031.

This Tax Software Helps Entrepreneurs Keep More of Their Money (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-13 | by Entrepreneur Store | get TaxAct Tax Software → | tags: h&r block, tax software, windows

1032.

AI Agents Are Coming for Your Dating Life (wired.com)

2026-04-13 | by Joel Khalili | get AI Dating Assistant → | tags: ai agents, pixel societies, large language model

1033.

Microsoft’s new Xbox Gamepad Cursor adds a virtual mouse to handhelds (theverge.com)

2026-04-13 | by Tom Warren | get Xbox Elite Wireless Controller → | tags: xbox gamepad, xbox ally x, windows 11

1034.

Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for April 13, #567 (cnet.com)

2026-04-13 | by See Full Bio | get Sports Trivia Card Game → | tags: cnet, gael cooper, pudding pops

1035.

Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Monday, April 13 (cnet.com)

2026-04-13 | by See Full Bio | tags: cnet, gael cooper, pudding pops

1036.

How I disabled 'fast startup' on my Windows 11 laptop to stop overnight battery drain (zdnet.com)

2026-04-13 | by Kyle Kucharski | get Laptop Power Management Adapter → | tags: windows 11, modern standby, battery drain

1037.

How Good is Windows on Arm With Snapdragon X? (slashdot.org)

2026-04-12 | by Posted | get Windows on Snapdragon Laptop → | tags: windows on arm, snapdragon x, forbes burkowski

1038.

Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for April 13, #1037 (cnet.com)

2026-04-12 | by See Full Bio | tags: cnet, gael cooper, pudding pops

1039.

Inventors Who Didn’t Invent What They Are Famous for Inventing (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-04-12 | get The Inventor's Notebook → | tags: telephone, sewing machine, inventors

1040.

Tiny 3-inch cube PCs bring a splash of color to the passive PC market with red, orange, green and blue options — Intel Twin Lake-powered Kubb Mini PCs start at $500 (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-12 | by Mark Tyson | get Kubb Mini PC → | tags: kubb mini, intel twin lake, passive pcs

1041.

Veteran Microsoft engineer says original Task Manager was only 80KB so it could run smoothly on 90s computers — original utility used a smart technique to determine whether it was the only running instance (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-12 | by Jowi Morales | get Microsoft Windows Task Manager → | tags: windows task manager, dave plummer, microsoft

1042.

Bring Back Idiomatic Design (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-12 | by John Loeber | get Idiomatic Design Book → | tags: windows 95, idiomatic design, homogeneous interfaces

1043.

Signs It’s Time to Tune Up Your Treadmill, Exercise Bike and Rowing Machine (cnet.com)

2026-04-12 | by See Full Bio | get Treadmill Maintenance Kit → | tags: treadmill, exercise bike, rowing machine

1044.

Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for April 12, #566 (cnet.com)

2026-04-12 | by See Full Bio | get Sports Trivia Card Game → | tags: cnet, gael cooper, pudding pops

1045.

After using Lenovo's new Yoga laptop, I'm wondering if Windows makers are running out of ideas (zdnet.com)

2026-04-12 | by Cesar Cadenas | get Lenovo Yoga Laptop → | tags: lenovo, yoga 7a, windows

1046.

Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for April 12, #1036 (cnet.com)

2026-04-11 | by See Full Bio | tags: cnet, gael cooper, pudding pops

1047.

Marauding minotaurs, more CloverPit and other new indie games worth checking out (engadget.com)

2026-04-11 | get Indie Game Collector's Bundle → | tags: cloverpit, sunset visitor, windrose

1048.

Mozilla says Microsoft is using Copilot and Edge to tighten its grip on Windows (techspot.com)

2026-04-11 | get Microsoft Edge Developer Tools → | tags: mozilla, microsoft, copilot

1049.

BlueHammer abuses Windows Defender's update process to gain SYSTEM access (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-11 | get Windows Defender Security Tool → | tags: windows defender, bluehammer, github

1050.

France's government is ditching Windows for Linux, says US tech a strategic risk (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-11 | get Linux Mint Operating System → | tags: france, windows, linux