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Base Power raises another $1B to save the grid using backyard batteries (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-03 | by Tim De Chant | tags: base power, backyard batteries, base core

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‘Futurama’ Is Back to Poke Fun at Scammers, Pop Stars, and Pirates (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-03 | tags: futurama, matt groening, animated series

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This free Linux tool makes it easy to check your PC battery and disk usage - here's how (zdnet.com)

2026-08-03 | by Jack Wallen | tags: mission center, linux, battery

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How to stop your phone from overheating in the car (engadget.com)

2026-08-03 | by Max Miller | tags: smartphone overheating, apple iphone, thermal runaway

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The Download: reward hacking explained, and suspected Iranian cyberattacks (technologyreview.com)

2026-08-03 | by Charlotte Jee | tags: iran cyberattacks, google satellite images, apple ai bug reports

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What Summer Heat Actually Does to Your Phone Battery (and the Habits That Prevent It) (cnet.com)

2026-08-03 | by Nelson Aguilar | tags: battery damage, lithium-ion batteries, pixel 6a

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AirLLM 70B inference with single 4GB GPU (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-03 | tags: airllm, llama 3.1, kimi k3

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These Herman Miller Pendleton blankets reference the brilliant textiles of Alexander Girard (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-03 | tags: herman miller, alexander girard, branfiff airlines

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These Pendleton blankets reference the brilliant textiles of Alexander Girard (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-03 | tags: alexander girard, herman miller, braniff international airlines

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Science-backed tips on how to avoid distractions (feeds.nature.com)

2026-08-03 | by Forrester | tags: smartphones, reviews.org, attention span

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EU Age Verification Project Mandates Hardware-Bound Attestation (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-02 | by Linux Phone | tags: age verification, hardware-bound attestation, android

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Harvesting SSH Credentials: Insights from My Honeypot Network (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-02 | tags: honeypot, ssh credentials, cyberchef

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Iran suspected of conducting cyberattacks on US water suppliers in 45 municipalities — small towns mostly targeted, with utilities switching to manual control (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-02 | by Jowi Morales | tags: iran, water supply, cyberattacks

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Commemorative golden Doom floppy disks go up for pre-order — pair of limited edition dummy ‘imitation gold plating’ disks and a box are $30 at GameStop (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-02 | by Mark Tyson | tags: doom, fanattik, gamestop

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Plug-in solar is coming. Plug-in batteries should follow (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-02 | tags: plug-in batteries, rooftop solar, uk government

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RFC 10015: Deprecating Obsolete Key Exchange Methods in TLS 1.2 and DTLS 1.2 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-01 | by Nimrod Aviram | tags: tls 1.2, dtls 1.2, rsa

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Honda has a new partner for the advancement of solid-state battery technology (engadget.com)

2026-08-01 | by Alec Hively | tags: honda, quantumscape, solid-state battery

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Review: Yes, we're still arguing about Nolan's The Odyssey (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-01 | tags: nolan, the odyssey, imax

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What is a silicon carbon battery and is it the answer to smartphone battery life issues? (engadget.com)

2026-08-01 | by Daniel Cooper | tags: silicon carbon, samsung, lithium-ion

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We Are Mildly Horrified by This AI Startup That Coerced People Into Getting Tattoos of Its Logo in Exchange for a Job Interview (futurism.com)

2026-08-01 | by Joe Wilkins | tags: ai startup, lemonlime, y combinator

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Best Organic Mattresses (2026): Certified Nontoxic, Natural Sleep (wired.com)

2026-08-01 | by Scott Gilbertson | tags: organic mattresses, natural latex, wool

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Trump blames Tim Walz for water hacks even though it’s probably Iran (theverge.com)

2026-08-01 | by Terrence O'Brien | tags: fbi, cyberattacks, iran

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China’s EV Market Is Booming. There’s Just One Problem (wired.com)

2026-08-01 | by Andrew Liu | tags: china ev market, batteries, lithium-ion

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7 States’ Water Systems Hit by Cyberattacks Likely Tied to Iran (wired.com)

2026-08-01 | by Matt Burgess | tags: water utilities, iran cyberattacks, openai

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The Mermaid Mask is a perfect vacation murder mystery (theverge.com)

2026-08-01 | by Jay Peters | tags: sfb games, tangle tower, ace attorney

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Ten advances in mathematics and theoretical computer science (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-01 | tags: chatgpt, erdos conjecture, astral model

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AT&T Promo Codes: $50 Off This August 2026 (wired.com)

2026-08-01 | by Kat Merck | tags: att, samsung galaxy z fold8, att fiber

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A London Startup Is Selling Permanent Stick-On Tattoos—and It Wants to Do Mail Order (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: london startup, stick-on tattoos, mail order

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Hugging Face Doesn’t Want to Sue OpenAI. It Does Want $100 Million (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: hugging face, openai, cyberattack

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Apple TV drops full San Diego Comic-Con panels for Silo, Dark Matter, Widow’s Bay, more (9to5mac.com)

2026-07-31 | by Marcus Mendes | tags: apple tv, san diego comic-con, silo