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Rillet raises $100M Series C at $1B valuation — 2 years after emerging from stealth (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-19 | by Dominic-Madori Davis | tags: rillet, ai accounting, enterprise resource planning

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XWayland 26.1-rc1 Released Two Years After the Last Release (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-19 | tags: xwayland, wayland, eglstream

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Google takes on ChatGPT with a free year of Gemini Pro and advanced study tools (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-19 | tags: google ai pro, gemini spark, google search

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Google is offering college students a year of its AI Pro plan for free (engadget.com)

2026-08-19 | by Lawrence Bonk | tags: google, ai pro, gemini

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New Casio F-B100W – Upgrade to the iconic F-91W after 40 years (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-19 | tags: casio, f-b100w, f-91w

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MicroSD card torture test writes 133 petabytes of data across 351 cards over three years — cards tested to failure reveal SanDisk as the outlier with 6 failures of the 7 tested (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-19 | by Jowi Morales | tags: sandisk, microsd, datahoarder

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Amazon to expand drone service to nearly 500 cities after targeting 1 million deliveries this year (cnbc.com)

2026-08-19 | by Annie Palmer | tags: prime air, amazon, drone deliveries

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People From 50- to 61-Years-Old Are Reportedly the Least Freaked Out by AI (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-19 | tags: pew survey, age groups, public opinion

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Human organoids that mimic brain development grown for years in lab (feeds.nature.com)

2026-08-19 | by Fieldhouse | tags: brain organoids, human cells, harvard university

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Human brain organoids record the passage of time over multiple years (feeds.nature.com)

2026-08-19 | by Faravelli | tags: human brain organoids, harvard university, stemcell technologies

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The 90-year history of the binoculars bolted to scenic overlooks (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-18 | by Dale Baskin | tags: tower optical, binocular viewfinders, norwalk connecticut

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Peacock is raising subscription prices for the fourth time in as many years (engadget.com)

2026-08-18 | by Lawrence Bonk | tags: peacock, bravo, the office

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OpenAI launches a safer ChatGPT for teens — years after teens started using it (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-18 | by Sarah Perez | tags: openai, chatgpt, teens

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Store closures update 2026: See a list of retailers that have shuttered the most locations this year (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-18 | tags: 7-eleven, gamestop, coresight research

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California's new tire efficiency rules could save drivers $1B a year (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-18 | by Tik Root | tags: california energy commission, low rolling resistance tires, appliance standards awareness project

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Will you be wearing an exoskeleton in ten years? The tech that could change how we move (feeds.nature.com)

2026-08-18 | by Stokel-Walker | tags: exoskeletons, spinal-cord injuries, biomechanical engineering

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I Shut My Company Down for 2 Weeks Every Year. It’s Helping Fix a Broken Industry — And Proving Skeptics Wrong. (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-17 | by Sherin Shibu | tags: patagonia, haven, childcare

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Judge Sets Framework For Nine PBS to Retrieve 70 Years of Archival TV Data (slashdot.org)

2026-08-17 | tags: pbs, archival tv, ozymandias

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Business adoption of AI agents tripled this year - as measurable ROI emerges (zdnet.com)

2026-08-17 | by Vala Afshar | tags: ai agents, salesforce, agentforce platform

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Health Insurance Costs Hit a 15-Year High. Companies Are Changing How They Cover Employees. (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-17 | by Jonathan Small | tags: health insurance, health reimbursement arrangements, mercer

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The Year’s Ugliest Animated Movie Has Become an Anti-AI Phenomenon (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-17 | tags: niu lai, anti-ai, avatar

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Universal health coverage could save $1T and 114k lives a year: study (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-17 | by Matt Kristoffersen | tags: medicare, healthcare costs, pharmaceutical prices

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Universal Health Coverage Could Save $1T and 114k Lives a Year, Yale Study (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-17 | by Matt Kristoffersen | tags: medicare, yale, healthcare costs

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Universal Health Coverage Could Save $1T and 114,000 Lives a Year, Yale Study (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-17 | by Matt Kristoffersen | tags: medicare, yale, healthcare costs

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Judge clears Nine PBS to retrieve 70 years of archival TV data — court rules station owns 50TB of data in Iron Mountain servers after host went under (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-17 | by Mark Tyson | tags: nine pbs, iron mountain, open source storage

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Apple will begin assembling Mac Minis at Foxconn's Houston plant later this year (techspot.com)

2026-08-17 | by Skye Jacobs | tags: mac mini, foxconn, apple

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I measured my brain during one of the hardest business trips of my year. Here’s what I learned about performance (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-17 | tags: brain performance, business trip, time zones

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Samsung could double down with two Wide Folds next year (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-17 | tags: samsung, galaxy z fold, foldable devices

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Senior PC store staff accused of running secret rival shop with stolen inventory — Hong Kong retailer claims substantial losses over year-long scheme (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-17 | by Luke James | tags: future technology, point connect, hong kong police

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Scientists tracked kids for 8 years — the screen time result was unexpected (sciencedaily.com)

2026-08-17 | tags: screen time, cognitive processing, physical activity