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I tried Google Wallet's new allowance feature, and my kid already ditched their debit card (zdnet.com)

2026-08-10 | by Artie Beaty | tags: google wallet, tap-to-pay, android

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Before you throw out your old USB drives, do this first (engadget.com)

2026-08-10 | by Adnan Ahmed | tags: usb drives, data recovery, memory prices

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I tried Google Wallet's new allowance feature, and my kid's already ditched their debit card (zdnet.com)

2026-08-10 | by Artie Beaty | tags: google wallet, tap-to-pay, android

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'Pervert glasses': Backlash against Meta's smart glasses grows (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-10 | tags: meta, smart glasses, backlash

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Finding It Harder and Harder to Get a Restaurant Reservation? Some Diners Are Paying for Priority Access. (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-10 | by Jonathan Small | tags: resy, sevenrooms, dorsia

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You can now pay for apps on Google Play using your Venmo account (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-10 | tags: google play, venmo, android authority

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Over 70% of Americans oppose AI data centers; US protests intensify as more arrests are being made — almost 40 arrested this year in backlash to AI factory buildout (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-10 | by Jon Martindale | tags: ai data centers, nashville zoo, freddie o'connell

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Flock Accused of Reactivating Its Cameras Without Notifying a Town (slashdot.org)

2026-08-09 | by Posted | tags: flock safety, littleton, dashcams

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Modder pumps liquid directly over bare GPU silicon via 3D-printed block — drops RTX 2060 Super load temps to 28°C despite initial leaks (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-09 | by Mark Tyson | tags: cooling, hardware, tom hardware

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Memory prices have erased 20 years of progress in a single year, researcher says (techspot.com)

2026-08-09 | by Kishalaya Kundu | tags: flash, increases, industry

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Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Meta and Oracle Expect a Negative Cash Flow of $125 Billion Next Year (slashdot.org)

2026-08-08 | by Posted | tags: amazon, cash, expected

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Spokane Shows What the New Era of Wildfires Looks Like (wired.com)

2026-08-08 | by Sachi Kitajima Mulkey | tags: burned, center, red cross

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He Started a Business at 26 and Was Rejected by Every Bank and Investor. Now It’s Passed $1 Billion in Sales: ‘People Thought I Was Crazy’ (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-07 | by Sherin Shibu | tags: brands, franchise, unleashed

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DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: agi arc, agi semi, arc agi

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What is the brand Matières Fécales (yes, ‘fecal matter’) and why is it suddenly everywhere? (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: angelic, asked, brand

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Are USB flash drives becoming obsolete? (engadget.com)

2026-08-07 | by Max Miller | tags: drive, drives, flash

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Is That New Splotch on the Moon What We Think It Is? (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: aftermath, crashed, crashed moon

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Sorting, hashing, and sketches on 370,103 words (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-07 | by The Stochastic Blog Team | tags: python, postgresql, hyperloglog

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Show HN: textlog – A quiet, text-only microblogging platform, open-source, no JS (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: conversations, follow, hashtags

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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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Big Tech's free cash flow — or lack thereof — only tells part of the investment story (cnbc.com)

2026-08-06 | by Zev Fima | tags: cash, cash flow, flow

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Kioxia's new PCIe 6.0 SSDs want to feed GPUs data at a fraction of HBM's price (techspot.com)

2026-08-06 | by Alfonso Maruccia | tags: flash, flash memory, kioxia

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TikTok lays off 250 employees, shutters its Nashville office (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-06 | by Aisha Malik | tags: nashville, nashville office, office

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Google Wallet now lets kids tap to pay without giving up parental control (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-06 | tags: cash, child, google

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Nashville attempts to block controversial data center near zoo with eminent domain — city could force developer to sell the land for public use, rather than $700 million installation (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-06 | by Jowi Morales | tags: center, data center, nashville

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Sandisk Optimus GX 7100M 2TB SSD review: The best 2230 drive you can buy for the Steam Deck (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-06 | by Shane Downing | tags: black, dram, drive

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Python string literals are kinda funny (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-06 | tags: backslash, content resulting, literals

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A SpaceX Rocket Just Crashed Into the Moon. Nobody’s Actually Seen It Happen Yet. (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-05 | by Jonathan Small | tags: chang, crash, expected

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Fed's Kashkari says 'now is the time to start slowly moving' rates up (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-05 | by Jeff Cox | tags: inflation, kashkari, kashkari said

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Piece of SpaceX rocket believed to have crashed into the moon (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-05 | tags: believed, believed crashed, crashed