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New GhostLock tool abuses Windows API to block file access (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-05-11 | get Windows API Security Tool → | tags: ghostlock, windows api, smb shares

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Winhanced aims to make Windows gaming PCs feel more like a console (techspot.com)

2026-05-11 | get Windows Gaming Controller → | tags: winhanced, windows gaming, rog ally

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Windows rivals to MacBook Neo are here - but I'm more excited for Google's response (zdnet.com)

2026-05-11 | by Kyle Kucharski | get Google Pixelbook Go → | tags: macbook neo, google, windows

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Keyboard Shortcuts I Learned From My Cat (wired.com)

2026-05-11 | by Justin Pot | get Mechanical Keyboard with Custom Keys → | tags: macbook, keyboard shortcuts, mission control

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Windows 11 is getting a macOS-like speed boost (theverge.com)

2026-05-11 | by Tom Warren | get Windows 11 Performance Boost Kit → | tags: windows 11, microsoft store, low latency profile

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Linux gaming is faster because Windows APIs are becoming Linux kernel features (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-10 | get Proton Gaming Platform → | tags: apis, apis linux, faster

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Spain has become one of Europe’s cheapest power markets (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-10 | by Jan Rosenow | get Smart Power Strip → | tags: solar, wind, gas

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Space Cadet Pinball on Linux (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-10 | by Stephen Brennan | get Linux Gaming Pinball Kit → | tags: space cadet pinball, linux, github

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The context window has been shattered: Subquadratic debuts a 12M token window (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-09 | by Frederic Lardinois | get GPT-4 Extended Context Module → | tags: subquadratic, subquadratic selectivity, gpt-5.5

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Windows rivals to MacBook Neo are arriving - but can you handle their shortcomings? (zdnet.com)

2026-05-08 | by Kyle Kucharski | get Dell XPS 13 Laptop → | tags: macbook neo, windows pcs, google chromebook

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Microsoft CTO confesses that 30-year-old code from the mid-90s still forms the bedrock of Windows 11 — ancient Win32 API still the backbone, but CTO says it's 'more relevant than ever in 2026' (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-08 | by Mark Tyson | get Windows 11 Win32 API Book → | tags: windows 11, win32 api, microsoft azure

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Microsoft is adding a feature that briefly maxes out your CPU to make Windows feel snappier (techspot.com)

2026-05-08 | get Windows 11 Performance Booster → | tags: microsoft, windows 11, low latency profile

883.

Bliss (Photograph) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-08 | get Bliss Photography Print → | tags: windows xp, bliss, charles o'rear

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After using Lenovo's $2,600 Yoga, I'm taking premium Windows laptops seriously again (zdnet.com)

2026-05-08 | by Cesar Cadenas | get Lenovo Yoga Laptop → | tags: lenovo, yoga, galaxy book6 ultra

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This Lenovo laptop might be its most competitive Dell XPS rival yet - my test results prove it (zdnet.com)

2026-05-07 | by Cesar Cadenas | get Lenovo ThinkPad X1 → | tags: lenovo pro 9i, dell xps 16, galaxy book6 ultra

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Sardinia’s Ancient Reasons for Rejecting a Clean Energy Future (spectrum.ieee.org)

2026-05-07 | by Emily Waltz | get Solar Power Bank → | tags: sardinia, renewable energy, wind farms

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Open-source project wants to bring stereoscopic 3D gaming back from the dead (techspot.com)

2026-05-07 | get 3D Gaming Glasses → | tags: wiz3d, stereoscopic 3d, gaming apis

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Samsung chip workers reject $340,000 one-time bonus, demand annual payouts like SK hynix's $900,000 — workers want share of AI windfall, impending 18-day strike could cost Samsung up to $11.7 billion (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-07 | by Jowi Morales | get Samsung Semiconductor Worker Hoodie → | tags: samsung, sk hynix, chipmaking

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Fake Claude AI website delivers new 'Beagle' Windows malware (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-05-07 | get Cybersecurity USB Defense Kit → | tags: claude ai, beagle malware, sophos

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TSMC taps wind power as AI chip demand soars, Taiwan feels energy crunch (arstechnica.com)

2026-05-06 | get Wind Power Generator → | tags: tsmc, wind power, hai long offshore wind

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Inkscape 1.4.4 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-06 | by Inkscape Website Developers | get Inkscape Vector Graphics Software → | tags: inkscape, vector graphics, bug fixes

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Inkscape 1.4.4 Is Out (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-06 | by Inkscape Website Developers | get Inkscape Vector Graphics Software → | tags: inkscape, bug fixes, windows arm

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What causes lightning? The answer keeps getting more interesting (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-06 | by Charlie Wood | get Lightning Safety Emergency Kit → | tags: nasa, wind satellite, lightning

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Ars Asks: Share your shell and show us your tricked-out terminals! (arstechnica.com)

2026-05-06 | get USB Type-C Hub → | tags: bash, windows, ms-dos

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Attacks Abuse Windows Phone Link to Steal Texts & Bypass 2FA (darkreading.com)

2026-05-06 | by Elizabeth Montalbano | get Microsoft Surface Duo → | tags: microsoft, windows phone link, cloudz rat

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Your Phone Link setup on Windows could be at risk from this Trojan (androidauthority.com)

2026-05-06 | get Microsoft Phone Link Adapter → | tags: phone link, microsoft, cloudz rat

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Xbox is ditching Microsoft's Copilot AI (engadget.com)

2026-05-05 | by Ian Carlos Campbell | get Xbox Wireless Controller → | tags: microsoft, xbox, copilot

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Widely used Daemon Tools disk app backdoored in monthlong supply-chain attack (arstechnica.com)

2026-05-05 | get Daemon Tools Ultra → | tags: daemon tools, supply-chain attack, kaspersky

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These 5 critical Windows Defender settings are off by default - turn them on ASAP (zdnet.com)

2026-05-05 | by Lance Whitney | get Windows Defender Security Suite → | tags: windows defender, microsoft, virus protection

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Trojan abuses Microsoft Phone Link app to steal your passwords (zdnet.com)

2026-05-05 | by Charlie Osborne | get Microsoft Phone Link Security Kit → | tags: microsoft phone link, cloudz trojan, remote access trojan