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Hadrian valued at nearly $8 billion after fresh funding as money pours into defense tech (cnbc.com)

2026-08-06 | by Samantha Subin | tags: billion, defense, funding

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Let the machines in (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-02 | by Adam Socki | tags: niels bohr, douglas hofstadter, memories of hadrian

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How Has Roman Concrete Lasted for Millennia? 1,900-Year-Old Latrine Offers Clues (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-17 | by Sara Hashemi | tags: roman concrete, hadrian’s villa, carbonation

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Why I switched to a NAS storage drive to backup files - and ditched iCloud and Dropbox for good (zdnet.com)

2026-07-07 | by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | tags: adrian, drives, plus

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Who is Darializa Avila Chevalier? The upstart NY democratic socialist who just beat a long-serving congressman (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-06-24 | tags: darializa avila chevalier, ny democratic party, adriano espaillat

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OBD2 'fuel saver' boxes can actually increase costs by damaging your car - do this instead (zdnet.com)

2026-06-23 | by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | get OBD2 Diagnostic Scanner → | tags: obd2, fuel saver, tuning box

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Microsoft researcher builds a working neural network in Age of Empires II using goats (techspot.com)

2026-06-22 | by Alfonso Maruccia | get Age of Empires II Goat Figurine → | tags: microsoft, age of empires ii, neural network

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Age of Empires II’s goats used as AI building blocks to build a neural network — goaty experiment mocks the idea of chatbot consciousness, Microsoft AI researcher’s project makes an absurdist point about AI consciousness (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-21 | by Mark Tyson | get AI Neural Network Kit → | tags: age of empires, microsoft ai, neural network

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Weather So Brutal That Dean Passes Out at College Graduation (futurism.com)

2026-06-20 | by Joe Wilkins | get Portable Personal Fan → | tags: el niño, french open, university of oregon

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CS 6120: Advanced Compilers: The Self-Guided Online Course (2020) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-18 | tags: compilers, llvm, just-in-time

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Advanced Compilers: The Self-Guided Online Course (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-18 | tags: compilers, llvm, just-in-time

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Google's big Android sideloading crackdown has a 24-hour catch - how the new limits work (zdnet.com)

2026-06-17 | by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | get Android App Sideloading Guide → | tags: android, google, sideloading

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25,000 miles later, my favorite Apple CarPlay apps remain functional, reliable, and mostly free (zdnet.com)

2026-06-15 | by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | get Apple CarPlay Wireless Adapter → | tags: apple carplay, android auto, hadrian's wall

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I cracked open a '1,000W' portable charger after it failed me in minutes - and wished I hadn't (zdnet.com)

2026-06-09 | by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | get Anker PowerCore 26800 → | tags: adrian, charger, hughes

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My 7 essential laptop-bag items after decades of working remotely (zdnet.com)

2026-06-09 | by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | get Laptop Organizer Bag → | tags: adrian kingsley, multitool, power

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Is Hollywood in its fan edit era? ‘Leviticus’ blurs the line between movie studios and internet culture (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-06-08 | tags: adrian, audiences, audiences check

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This AI-generated song got a very human makeover (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-06-08 | get AI Music Creation Software → | tags: adrian, adrian younge, angeles

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I cracked open a '1,000W' portable charger after it failed me in minutes - the cause was clear (and gooey) (zdnet.com)

2026-06-05 | by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | get Anker PowerCore 1000 → | tags: adrian, charger, hughes

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90 New Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Books Arriving in June (gizmodo.com)

2026-06-01 | get Sci-Fi Book Collection → | tags: adrian tchaikovsky, m.r. carey, brandon sanderson

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The solar-powered backup station I trust after years of testing - and why it works so well (zdnet.com)

2026-05-28 | by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | get Anker PowerPort Solar → | tags: solar power, backup station, adrian kingsley-hughes

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Avoid these 8 solar mistakes that cut your power output in half - I learned the hard way (zdnet.com)

2026-05-26 | by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | get Solar Panel Maintenance Kit → | tags: solar panels, off-grid cabin, solar mistakes

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Considering plug-in solar? My expert advice after setting up the DIY energy tech at home (zdnet.com)

2026-05-26 | by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | get Renogy 100 Watt Solar Panel → | tags: plug-in solar, microinverters, adrian kingsley-hughes

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Don't connect your smart plug to these 5 household devices - an expert warns (zdnet.com)

2026-05-08 | by Maria Diaz | get Smart Plug Safety Guide → | tags: smart plugs, household devices, adrian kingsley-hughes

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I setup a $4 router reboot timer, and it's made my internet reliably faster (zdnet.com)

2026-05-03 | by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | get TP-Link Kasa Smart Wi-Fi Plug → | tags: router, amazon, apple airtags

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I used a $4 timer to reboot my router, and it actually made my internet faster (zdnet.com)

2026-04-27 | by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | get Smart Wi-Fi Timer Plug → | tags: router, amazon, apple airtags

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Plexus P/20 Emulator (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-19 | tags: plexus p/20, emulation, unix server

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I tested a portable wind turbine for 2 years: Why it's my backup, not a solar replacement (zdnet.com)

2026-04-08 | by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | get Portable Wind Turbine Kit → | tags: wind turbine, portable wind turbine, adrian kingsley-hughes

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How my portable wind turbine compares to solar panels - 2 years of testing later (zdnet.com)

2026-03-26 | by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | get Portable Wind Turbine Kit → | tags: wind turbine, solar panels, shine turbine

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Do yourself a favor and stop buying these cheap SSD drives flooding the market (zdnet.com)

2026-03-26 | by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | get Samsung 870 EVO SSD → | tags: ssd, micro sd, adrian kingsley-hughes

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7 useful things I can do with my Flipper Zero - as someone who's used it for years (zdnet.com)

2026-02-13 | by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | get Flipper Zero → | tags: adrian kingsley, cards, flipper