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Atomic "Bomb" Ring from KiX, 1947 (2020)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-26 14:24:18

Release date: 1947 | Where to purchase: eBay 1947 | “It’s a seething scientific sensation!” In 1947, General Mills’ KiX cereal brand offered the Atomic “Bomb” Ring as a premium in exchange for 15 cents plus a cereal box top. Also known as the Lone Ranger Atomic Bomb Ring, it was a reflection of the public’s preoccupation with the power and potential of atomic energy at the time. The ring had an adjustable gold-coloured band with lightning-blast explosions on its sides. An aluminum warhead was

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Chasing Hobbies over Achievement Boosts Happiness (2023)

news.ycombinator.com Neuroscience News 2026-01-30 20:47:02

Summary: Individuals emphasizing freedom and hobbies experienced a boost in well-being, whereas those prioritizing achievement felt less happy. The research showed that valuing ‘hedonism’ and ‘self-direction’ led to increased happiness across India, Turkey, and the UK. In contrast, ‘achievement’ and ‘conformity’ values showed no direct happiness benefits. The findings spotlight the importance of balancing life pursuits for mental health. Key Facts: Prioritizing freedom led to a 13% increase

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Atomic "Bomb" Ring from KiX (1947)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-27 02:24:18

Release date: 1947 | Where to purchase: eBay 1947 | “It’s a seething scientific sensation!” In 1947, General Mills’ KiX cereal brand offered the Atomic “Bomb” Ring as a premium in exchange for 15 cents plus a cereal box top. Also known as the Lone Ranger Atomic Bomb Ring, it was a reflection of the public’s preoccupation with the power and potential of atomic energy at the time. The ring had an adjustable gold-coloured band with lightning-blast explosions on its sides. An aluminum warhead was

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Ingram Micro outage caused by SafePay ransomware attack

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-01-30 17:58:49

An ongoing outage at IT giant Ingram Micro is caused by a SafePay ransomware attack that led to the shutdown of internal systems, BleepingComputer has learned. Ingram Micro is one of the world's largest business-to-business technology distributors and service providers, offering a range of solutions including hardware, software, cloud services, logistics, and training to resellers and managed service providers worldwide. Since Thursday, Ingram Micro's website and online ordering systems have b

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Amazon Prime Day starts on Tuesday: Here's everything to know

zdnet.com Kayla Solino 2026-02-01 08:54:08

Amazon confirmed in a June press release that its annual Prime Day event will return Tuesday, July 8, through Friday, July 11. For the first time ever, Prime Day will be a four-day extravaganza two days longer than last year, confirming early rumors that swirled back in March. Now, the event is just a few days away. Also: Amazon extends July Prime Day and confirms 2025 dates In June, the retailer also unveiled early offers for Prime members, like savings on exclusive Amazon products and device

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Ingram Micro suffers global outage as internal systems inaccessible

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-02-01 12:14:03

IT giant Ingram Micro is experiencing a global outage that is impacting its websites and internal systems, with customers concerned that it may be a cyberattack after the company remains silent on the cause of the issues. Ingram Micro is one of the largest business-to-business technology distributors and service providers in the world, offering hardware, software, cloud, logistics, and training solutions to resellers and managed service providers worldwide. The company employs around 24,000 pe

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Pinwheel introduces a smartwatch for kids that includes an AI chatbot

techcrunch.com Lauren Forristal 2026-02-04 08:27:20

As a parent, it can be daunting to hand over a smart device to their tween when a myriad of online dangers exist. Pinwheel, a kid-friendly tech company, is introducing a new solution for parents who want to stay connected with their children without giving them a phone. The Pinwheel Watch is a recently launched smartwatch designed specifically for kids aged 7 to 14, offering a child-safe alternative that prevents access to social media and the internet. It features parental management tools, GP

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DOJ investigates ex-ransomware negotiator over extortion kickbacks

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-02-06 02:14:41

An ex-ransomware negotiator is under criminal investigation by the Department of Justice for allegedly working with ransomware gangs to profit from extortion payment deals. The suspect is a former employee of DigitalMint, a Chicago-based incident response and digital asset services company that specializes in ransomware negotiation and facilitating cryptocurrency payments to receive a decryptor or prevent stolen data from being publicly released. The company claims to have conducted over 2,000

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Dozens of fake wallet add-ons flood Firefox store to drain crypto

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-02-07 12:16:01

More than 40 fake extensions in Firefox’s official add-ons store are impersonating popular cryptocurrency wallets from trusted providers to steal wallet credentials and sensitive data. Some of the extensions pretend to be wallets from Coinbase, MetaMask, Trust Wallet, Phantom, Exodus, OKX, Keplr, and MyMonero, and include malicious code that sends stolen information to attacker-controlled servers. Fake wallet extensions on the Firefox add-ons store Source: BleepingComputer Researchers at Koi

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The best robot vacuums we’ve tested for 2025

theverge.com Jennifer Pattison Tuohy 2026-02-08 08:12:26

Editor’s note: Amazon Prime Day will run from July 8th through 11th, but if you want to get a head start on your shopping, we’ve compiled a guide to the best early Prime Day deals you can already get. Robot vacuums are impressive devices that will clean your floors well and — thanks to bigger batteries and better robot brains — rarely get tired of doing their job. Over the last few years, they have gone from being utilitarian devices that sweep your floor to full-fledged home robots that can va

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The Hidden Engineering of Liquid Dampers in Skyscrapers

news.ycombinator.com Wesley Crump 2026-02-08 16:03:58

[Note that this article is a transcript of the video embedded above.] There’s a new trend in high-rise building design. Maybe you’ve seen this in your city. The best lots are all taken, so developers are stretching the limits to make use of space that isn’t always ideal for skyscrapers. They’re not necessarily taller than buildings of the past, but they are a lot more slender. “Pencil tower” is the term generally used to describe buildings that have a slenderness ratio of more than around 10 to

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How AI companies are secretly collecting training data from the web (and why it matters)

zdnet.com David Gewirtz 2026-02-13 18:30:14

Getty/the_burtons Like most people, my wife types a search into Google many times each day. We work from home, so our family room doubles as a conference room. Whenever we're in a meeting, and a question about anything comes up, she Googles it. This is the same as it's been for years. But what happens next has changed. Instead of clicking on one of the search result links, she more often than not reads the AI summary. These days, she rarely clicks on any of the sites that provide the original

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Thousands in Norway told they had won life-changing sums in lottery error

news.ycombinator.com Caolán Magee 2026-02-13 15:47:54

Thousands of Norwegians were mistakenly told they had won life-changing sums in the country’s Eurojackpot draw after an error by the state-owned gambling operator, Norsk Tipping. In a statement on Friday, Norsk Tipping said “several thousand customers were notified of incorrectly high prizes”. The mistake has prompted the resignation of the company’s chief executive. The company receives prize amounts from Germany in euros, which are then converted to Norwegian kroner. “It is during this conv

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Roborock Prime Day: Save big on upgraded Qrevo and Q Series robot vacuum-mops for a cool, clean summer

9to5mac.com Sponsored Post 2026-02-13 11:30:00

Summer is here, and the last thing anyone wants is to think about cleaning floors in the sweltering heat. Fortunately, Roborock robot vacuum and mop solutions are coming to the rescue with groundbreaking innovation and incredible value. Now is the perfect time to plan your next robot cleaner purchase, as the Roborock Prime Day launch is upon us, bringing discounts as significant as $800 off on these top-tier devices. Whether you’re battling pet hair, daily dust, or stubborn spills, Roborock’s la

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GIF export in Snipping Tool begins rolling out to Windows Insiders

news.ycombinator.com Windows Insider Blog 2026-02-15 14:45:39

Hello Windows Insiders, today we are beginning to roll out an update to Snipping Tool to Windows Insiders in the Canary and Dev Channels on Windows 11. Snipping Tool (version 11.2505.21.0) GIF export In this update, we are adding GIF export for screen recordings – designed to boost your productivity and turn quick captures into shareable moments. To get started, open Snipping Tool’s screen recorder via Win + Shift + R or launch the app and toggle to screen recording mode. Record a screen rec

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Apple’s push to take over the dashboard resisted by car makers

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-02-20 22:21:48

Apple is facing resistance from the automotive industry over its CarPlay Ultra software system, which the tech group launched in an attempt to take over a vehicle’s dashboard for the first time. German luxury brands Mercedes-Benz and Audi as well as Volvo Cars, Polestar, and Renault said they had no plans to bring the upgraded software to their vehicles, despite earlier indications from Apple that they would. While few have followed General Motors, which announced in 2023 it would stop install

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The Jumping Frenchmen of Maine

news.ycombinator.com Kaushik Patowary 2026-02-19 05:56:14

In the late 19th century, a rare and highly unusual neuropsychiatric condition was observed among a group of French-Canadian lumberjacks living in the Moosehead Lake region of northern Maine. Those affected exhibited an extreme and exaggerated startle reflex. When startled by a sudden movement or loud noise, they reacted with dramatic involuntary responses, such as leaping into the air, screaming, repeating words, or instantly obeying shouted commands. It was reported that the "jumpers" were pri

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The Tacx Alpine is a $1,100 gradient simulator for your Garmin smart bike trainer

engadget.com Unknown 2026-02-24 14:00:41

Cycling season may have only just started, but that’s not stopping Garmin from looking ahead to when all the roadies need to take their bikes indoors. On Tuesday, the company announced the Tacx Alpine, an indoor gradient simulator for its family of NEO smart trainers. The accessory can replicate inclines of up to 25 percent and declines of up to -10 percent, with adjustments made either manually through a built-in control panel or automatically when using the device with a compatible apps like Z

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This proxy provider I tested is the best for web scraping - and it's not IPRoyal or MarsProxies

zdnet.com David Gewirtz 2026-02-24 12:00:14

ZDNET's key takeaways Proxy service platform Oxylabs offers an enormous pool of ethically-sourced residential proxies, meaning you're likely to get good quality data without pushback from the sites you're visiting. Oxylabs' mix of API and AI made it easy for us to run test calls, and should provide a solid foundation for scraping apps. Oxylabs has excellent documentation and videos, which should help you get up and running with their tools It's a straightforward process. View now at Oxylabs

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Windows Snipping Tool now lets you create animated GIF recordings

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-02-26 20:11:22

Microsoft announced that the Windows screenshot and screencast Snipping Tool utility is getting support for exporting animated GIF recordings. This new capability is rolling out to Windows 11 Insiders in the Canary and Dev Channels, who have updated the app to version 11.2505.21.0. "In this update, we are adding GIF export for screen recordings – designed to boost your productivity and turn quick captures into shareable moments," said Dave Grochocki, a Principal Product Manager Lead at Micros

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Asus ROG Azoth X Review: A Space-Age Gaming Keyboard

wired.com Henri Robbins 2026-02-27 00:00:00

A lot of mechanical keyboards struggle with aesthetics. It’s hard to get right! If the styling is overdone, you might inhibit functionality or just have too much going on visually. If you stick to the basics, you might end up with a bland keyboard. Whichever way you go, there’s still a chance you’ll get it wrong and have something that doesn’t look good. But there’s been an influx of really well-designed keyboards of late: Keychron’s K2 HE Special Edition is a great example, along with the Mcho

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Apple tells students ‘how to convince your parents to get you a Mac’ [Update: Removed]

9to5mac.com Chance Miller 2026-02-26 21:40:00

Update, June 21: Apple has removed the video from YouTube. It’s not clear why. Original article, published June 20, below. Apple kicked off its annual Back to School promotion earlier this week, offering free AirPods and other accessories with the purchase of a new Mac or iPad. Now, as Back to School season ramps up, Apple has shared a humorous new video telling college students “how to convince your parents to get you a Mac.” The seven-minute video was posted to Apple’s YouTube channel toda

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The best Apple deals you can shop ahead of Amazon Prime Day

theverge.com Sheena Vasani 2026-02-27 17:56:15

If you want to get a head start on back-to-school shopping — or upgrade your Apple gear — there are already some great deals worth exploring ahead of Amazon Prime Day. From earbuds and laptops to tablets, the early deals are already starting to trickle in. Prices might drop even further during Amazon’s four-day sales event, sure, but gadgets like the latest AirPods and iPad Air are already matching their all-time low, giving you a solid chance to save before the four-day shopping event officiall

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I turned my Apple Watch into a dumbphone with this quick fix

zdnet.com Nina Raemont 2026-02-28 22:04:02

Prakhar Khanna/ZDNET It is a universal truth that we are spending far too much time on our phones. Dumbphones are becoming the solution du jour to the nationwide screen addiction issue. Search interest in the device -- whose primary capability is calling and texting (and not much else) -- has skyrocketed in the past year, according to data from Google Trends. Clearly, there's a heightened interest among tech enthusiasts and haters alike in an alternative to the endless pings, distractions, and

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Troubling Case Links Vaping to Aggressive Lung Cancer

gizmodo.com Ed Cara 2026-02-28 22:20:47

Vaping might be safer than cigarette smoking, but they carry their own health risks. A New Jersey man’s electronic cigarette habit likely contributed to his fast-spreading, fatal lung cancer, his doctors say. Doctors at the AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center in Atlantic City detailed the tragic death this month in the American Journal of Case Reports. The 51-year-old former smoker and longtime vaper developed an aggressive lung cancer that killed him just months after diagnosis. Though a causa

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How I turned my Apple Watch into a dumbphone (and why you should, too)

zdnet.com Nina Raemont 2026-03-05 12:21:36

Prakhar Khanna/ZDNET Dumbphones are becoming the solution du jour to the nationwide screen addiction issue. Search interest in the device -- whose primary capability is calling and texting (and not much else) -- has skyrocketed in the past year, according to data from Google Trends. Clearly, there's a heightened interest among tech enthusiasts and haters alike in an alternative to the endless pings, distractions, and social media doom readily accessible through their smartphones. Also: I repl

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YouTube launches new Shopping product stickers for Shorts

techcrunch.com Aisha Malik 2026-03-06 08:19:39

YouTube is updating the Shopping experience for Shorts, the company announced on Wednesday. The platform is launching new Shopping product stickers to make it easy for viewers to know that the products being used in the Short are shoppable. The new stickers could be a way for creators to increase their earnings. During its testing last month, YouTube found that Shorts with Shopping product stickers saw over 40% more clicks on products than Shorts with the Shopping button, it said. Previously,

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Instead of Making Prime Day Better, Amazon Is Making It Longer

gizmodo.com Kyle Barr 2026-03-09 04:53:35

Amazon’s Prime Day is effectively becoming “Prime Week,” and consumers online will soon be plagued with enough “hot deals” to exhaust even the sturdiest Black Friday veteran. Instead of hosting a two-day sales extravaganza, Amazon is pushing the total days to four while promising an avalanche of timed deals exclusive to those who pony up for a Prime membership. As far as making its annual shopping holiday any more pro-consumer, that already seems to be far less important than taking over e-comme

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Join Our Group Text to Get the Hottest Deals Sent Directly to Your Phone Ahead of July 4 and Prime Day

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-03-09 04:21:00

No matter what you're shopping for, finding coupons or deals is a great way to get what you need while saving some cash. But this can take a lot of time and effort. That's why our experts hunt the internet for the best deals worth the buzz. We know you don't want to miss discounts on smartphones like the new iPhone 16 lineup or the Galaxy Z Fold 6, or even bigger ticket items like MacBooks. With some pretty big shopping events coming this summer, you'll want to get the latest deals sent right to

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Stanford Doctors Invent Device That Appears to Be Able to Save Tons of Stroke Patients Before They Die

futurism.com Unknown 2026-03-11 19:45:17

Image by Andrew Brodhead Researchers have developed a novel device that literally spins away the clots that block blood flow to the brain and cause strokes. As Stanford explains in a blurb, the novel milli-spinner device may be able to save the lives of patients who experience "ischemic stroke" from brain stem clotting. Traditional clot removal, a process known as thrombectomy, generally uses a catheter that either vacuums up the blood blockage or uses a wire mesh to ensnare it — a procedure

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Latest Tech News

Atomic "Bomb" Ring from KiX, 1947 (2020)

Chasing Hobbies over Achievement Boosts Happiness (2023)

Atomic "Bomb" Ring from KiX (1947)

Ingram Micro outage caused by SafePay ransomware attack

Amazon Prime Day starts on Tuesday: Here's everything to know

Ingram Micro suffers global outage as internal systems inaccessible

Pinwheel introduces a smartwatch for kids that includes an AI chatbot

DOJ investigates ex-ransomware negotiator over extortion kickbacks

Dozens of fake wallet add-ons flood Firefox store to drain crypto

The best robot vacuums we’ve tested for 2025

The Hidden Engineering of Liquid Dampers in Skyscrapers

How AI companies are secretly collecting training data from the web (and why it matters)

Thousands in Norway told they had won life-changing sums in lottery error

Roborock Prime Day: Save big on upgraded Qrevo and Q Series robot vacuum-mops for a cool, clean summer

GIF export in Snipping Tool begins rolling out to Windows Insiders

Apple’s push to take over the dashboard resisted by car makers

The Jumping Frenchmen of Maine

The Tacx Alpine is a $1,100 gradient simulator for your Garmin smart bike trainer

This proxy provider I tested is the best for web scraping - and it's not IPRoyal or MarsProxies

Windows Snipping Tool now lets you create animated GIF recordings

Asus ROG Azoth X Review: A Space-Age Gaming Keyboard

Apple tells students ‘how to convince your parents to get you a Mac’ [Update: Removed]

The best Apple deals you can shop ahead of Amazon Prime Day

I turned my Apple Watch into a dumbphone with this quick fix

Troubling Case Links Vaping to Aggressive Lung Cancer

How I turned my Apple Watch into a dumbphone (and why you should, too)

YouTube launches new Shopping product stickers for Shorts

Instead of Making Prime Day Better, Amazon Is Making It Longer

Join Our Group Text to Get the Hottest Deals Sent Directly to Your Phone Ahead of July 4 and Prime Day

Stanford Doctors Invent Device That Appears to Be Able to Save Tons of Stroke Patients Before They Die

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