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I Turned Off All Antivirus Protection for a Week. Here's What I Learned (cnet.com)

2026-06-22 | by See Full Bio | tags: bitdefender, windows security, antivirus protection

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Manticore Search 27.1.5: Auth, sharding, conversational and faster vector search (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-22 | by Built-In Authentication | tags: manticore search, sharding, vector search

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Malware Has Gotten Smarter. Here's How Your Antivirus Has, Too (cnet.com)

2026-06-21 | by See Full Bio | tags: antivirus software, malware signatures, machine learning

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Acoustic mapping app uses thousands of networked old Android phones to hunt Shahed drones — crowd-sourced microphone network spots small, low-RCS military targets (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-21 | by Jowi Morales | tags: acoustic mapping app, shahed drones, starlink

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The Atlantic created a searchable database of the music used to train AI (theverge.com)

2026-06-20 | by Terrence O'Brien | get AI Music Licensing Database → | tags: atlantic, alex reisner, ai training datasets

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China unveils man-portable anti-drone laser that can burn through a drone 1,600 feet away in four seconds — backpack-sized 2-kilowatt weapon uses AI for targeting, weighs 55 pounds, and can be carried by a single soldier (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-20 | by Luke James | get Portable Laser Defense System → | tags: harbin xinguang, lijian ii, lijian iii

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This World Cup, Bigger Might Not Really Be Better (wired.com)

2026-06-19 | by Chris Hamill-Stewart | get World Cup Soccer Ball → | tags: fifa, 2026 world cup, homeland security

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The inevitable weakness of metrics (technologyreview.com)

2026-06-19 | by Bryan Gardiner | tags: quantified self, kevin kelly, wired magazine

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A Bunch of Internal Documents Just Leaked About Peter Thiel’s Secret Society and There’s Some Bizarre Stuff in There (futurism.com)

2026-06-19 | by Maggie Harrison Dupré | tags: palantir, peter thiel, dialog

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Integer Quantization: Deep Dive (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-18 | by Anwaar Khalid | get TensorFlow Lite Model Kit → | tags: transformer quantization, integer quantization, fp16

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How Antoine Fuqua Turned ‘Michael’ Into the Highest-Grossing Music Biopic of All Time (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-06-18 | by Logan Simmons | tags: lionsgate, antione fuqua, michael jackson

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Jim Cramer’s No. 1 stock pick just got another reason to rally (cnbc.com)

2026-06-18 | by Alexa Lomonaco | get Stock Market News Book → | tags: intel, semiconductors, apple

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Here’s What Actually Happens When Antivirus Software Scans Your PC (cnet.com)

2026-06-18 | by See Full Bio | get Bitdefender Antivirus Plus → | tags: antivirus software, real-time scanning, malware detection

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Diversity in Streaming Movies Is Shrinking and Trump’s Anti-DEI Crusade Could Make It Worse (gizmodo.com)

2026-06-17 | get Diversity Streaming Movie Poster → | tags: bipoc, streaming movies, diversity

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Carvana Is Turning Dealerships Into 'Playgrounds,' Test-Drive Centers With Sales All Online (slashdot.org)

2026-06-17 | get Car Dealership Virtual Experience → | tags: carvana, stellantis, online car sales

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Former Binance CEO Says Hyperliquid Is ‘Awesome’—Assuming They Have Good Lawyers (gizmodo.com)

2026-06-17 | get Crypto Security Hardware Wallet → | tags: binance, hyperliquid, anti-money laundering

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Amazon AI exec predicts first 'commercially useful' quantum computers in 5-7 years (cnbc.com)

2026-06-17 | by Arjun Kharpal | get Quantum Computing Starter Kit → | tags: amazon, quantum computing, peter desantis

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Fileless Phantom Stealer Targets Browser Credentials (darkreading.com)

2026-06-16 | get Cybersecurity USB Data Blocker → | tags: phantom stealer, browser credentials, fileless malware

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US approval of Paramount/Warner Bros. deal surprised DOJ lawyers, report says (arstechnica.com)

2026-06-16 | get Warner Bros. Blu-ray Collection → | tags: paramount, warner bros., skydance

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The South Braces for ‘Prolific’ Rainfall as Potential Tropical Storm Takes Shape (gizmodo.com)

2026-06-16 | get Rain Gauge for Garden → | tags: tropical storm, south texas, hurricane season

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Potential Tropical Storm Could Bring a Major Flood Threat to the South (gizmodo.com)

2026-06-16 | get Flood Barrier Sandbags → | tags: tropical storm, south texas, atlantic hurricane

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Apple faces yet another EU antitrust investigation, this time for preferencing iCloud (9to5mac.com)

2026-06-16 | by Ben Lovejoy | get Apple iCloud Storage Plan → | tags: apple, icloud, eu antitrust

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Investigation by The Atlantic reveals many millions of songs used for AI music training (engadget.com)

2026-06-15 | by Anna Washenko | get AI Music Training Dataset → | tags: the atlantic, ai music training, suno

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85% of IT teams claim every AI agent is under control. Only 42% actually know who owns them. (venturebeat.com)

2026-06-15 | get AI Governance and Management Book → | tags: ai agents, ivanti, clearwater analytics

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Daily briefing: Iron-Age human bones were made into tools before interment (feeds.nature.com)

2026-06-15 | by Graham | get Ancient Bone Tool Kit → | tags: iron age, openai chatgpt, scotland bones

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Best Weekend Ever? Playing Pokemon Go With 717,000 Fans of the Game (cnet.com)

2026-06-14 | by See Full Bio | get Pokémon GO Plus → | tags: pokemon go, niantic, augmented reality

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Massive Protests Erupt in the Streets of Kenya Due to the Trump Administration’s Mysterious Ebola Facility (futurism.com)

2026-06-14 | by Joe Wilkins | get Ebola Awareness Face Mask → | tags: trump administration, ebola virus, kenya protests

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Palantir loses legal challenge against Swiss investigative magazine (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-12 | tags: palantir, swiss, investigative magazine

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China Didn't Make People Hate Data Centers (wired.com)

2026-06-12 | by Molly Taft | get Smart Data Center Cooling → | tags: anti, anti data, center

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Pokémon Go players unwittingly contributed to tech with military drone uses (arstechnica.com)

2026-06-12 | get Pokémon Go AR Kit → | tags: game, images, niantic