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Google is rethinking how Quick Settings tiles behave on locked phones (again) (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: android, code, flashlight

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Dress Made of Living Mycelium Can Renew and Repair Itself (slashdot.org)

2026-08-07 | tags: answer, answer fact, clemens

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Google is bringing back native app lock for Android, but not for everyone yet (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: android, app lock, apps

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Google just extended Gemini Omni’s surprisingly generous free offer (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: gemini, gemini omni, google

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Google could soon let you create AI-generated lock screen clocks on Android (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: able, android, authority

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Android’s new Quick Settings editor has another trick: A customizable QQS layout (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: android, media, media player

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Meta Ordered to Pay $942M to Address Harm to Kids from Social Media (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: address, address harm, harm

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Why airlines are warning over lithium-ion batteries (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2026-08-06 | by Watch Our Pick Of Standout Clips Across The Bbc | tags: adds, battery, devices

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No cloud, no GPUs, no problem: Liquid AI's new model LFM2.5-2.6B brings powerful AI agents to devices as small as a Raspberry Pi (venturebeat.com)

2026-08-06 | tags: agent, labonne, liquid

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Spin audit of SQD/QSCI quantum-chemistry benchmarks on iron–sulfur clusters (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-06 | by Pure State Labs | tags: archive, audit, based quantum

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Jim Cramer highlights 5 investing themes — and the stocks to buy for each (cnbc.com)

2026-08-06 | by Alexa Lomonaco | tags: cramer, cramer said, investors

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Airbnb stock soars 9% on earnings and revenue beat, strong guidance for third quarter (cnbc.com)

2026-08-06 | by Ari Levy | tags: airbnb, airbnb said, billion

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August’s Android Canary release gets app handles and new Quick Settings layout editor (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-06 | tags: android, android canary, available exciting

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The Coordination Gap: How Attackers Are Outpacing Law Enforcement (darkreading.com)

2026-08-06 | tags: actors, actors adapted, adapted

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Fare Is Fair: Zoox Launching Robotaxi Service in Las Vegas (cnet.com)

2026-08-06 | by Antuan Goodwin | tags: built, free, pilot

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Fare is Fair: Zoox Launching Robotaxi Service in Las Vegas (cnet.com)

2026-08-06 | by Antuan Goodwin | tags: built, free, pilot

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Get up to $400 off your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass until tomorrow (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-06 | by Techcrunch Events | tags: august, disrupt, founder

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Airbnb stock soars 12% on earnings and revenue beat, strong guidance for third quarter (cnbc.com)

2026-08-06 | tags: airbnb, airbnb said, better

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GrapheneOS isn’t pulling any punches in its beef with Revolut (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-06 | tags: android, grapheneos, project

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Made by Google 2026: How to watch and what to expect from the big Pixel 11 event (zdnet.com)

2026-08-06 | by Kyle Kucharski | tags: android, google, likely

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AMD buys chip startup that hardwires AI models into its silicon (cnbc.com)

2026-08-06 | by Kif Leswing | tags: chips, model, models

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Anthropic will design its own hardware to power Claude (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-06 | tags: anthropic, business insider, chip

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OpenAI's Models Shared Hacking Tips On a Secret Messaging Board Before Hugging Face Breach (slashdot.org)

2026-08-06 | tags: answer, answer fact, clemens

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AI Music Startup Suno Is Adding a Watermark to Songs as Legal Troubles Pile Up (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-06 | tags: clearly, clearly prohibit, community

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China-linked LightSpy spyware caught targeting victims in 13 countries, including the US (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-06 | by Zack Whittaker | tags: lightspy, researchers, researchers said

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E-Scooter Riders Face Higher Brain Injury Risk Than Motorcyclists. Lawmakers Want a Fix (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-06 | tags: accidents, accidents plenty, bike

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Apple TV’s surprise hit series is making the jump to theaters for one night only (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-06 | by Zac Hall | tags: apple, apple tv, series

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Is the new (pricier) Pixel 11 series still a good value compared to Samsung's Galaxy phones? (zdnet.com)

2026-08-06 | by Elyse Betters Picaro | tags: android, fold, galaxy

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Trevor Noah is hosting Google’s Pixel 11 launch event (theverge.com)

2026-08-06 | by Jay Peters | tags: event, google, pixel

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Scientists Studied the Only 3 Dodo Skulls in Existence. Turns Out We Owe Them an Apology (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-06 | tags: calling, calling stupid, deserved