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FBI says cybercriminals are hacking into victims’ online accounts to steal their intimate pictures (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-11 | by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai | tags: fbi, social media, instagram

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How the “censorship-industrial complex” is changing the Internet and US policy (technologyreview.com)

2026-08-11 | by Eileen Guo | tags: censorship-industrial complex, r/fimi, us policy

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Riot Platforms strikes deal with Anthropic as bitcoin miners shift focus to AI infrastructure (cnbc.com)

2026-08-11 | by Tanaya Macheel | tags: riot platforms, anthropic, bitcoin mining

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Brad Lightcap, OpenAI’s longtime COO, is leaving to ‘start something new’ (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-11 | by Lucas Ropek | tags: openai, sam altman, ai lab

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A developer got Word 1.1a from 1990 to run on Windows 11 - try it yourself (zdnet.com)

2026-08-11 | by Lance Whitney | tags: microsoft word, windows 11, github

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A Google insider spills the tea on how the company forsook its founding ideals (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-11 | tags: google, google creative lab, mountain view

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Trouble sleeping in a new place? You’re not alone—it’s called the first-night effect (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-11 | tags: first-night effect, smartwatch, university of freiburg

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The FCC approved "space mirrors" that experts say could blind stargazers and disrupt wildlife (techspot.com)

2026-08-11 | by Alfonso Maruccia | tags: fcc, reflect orbital, space mirrors

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Zoom flaw let an attacker take over your device, including iPhone and Mac (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-11 | by Ben Lovejoy | tags: zoom, apple, vulnerability

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North Korean remote IT staffer worked for US government agency, says FBI (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-11 | by Zack Whittaker | tags: north korean, fbi, federal agency

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Garmin Cirqa versus Fitbit Air: How these two fitness trackers compare (engadget.com)

2026-08-11 | by Deven Mcclure | tags: garmin, google, fitbit

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This Satellite Will Literally Breathe Air to Stay in Orbit (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-11 | tags: satellite, atmosphere, thrust

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His Bootstrapped Business Fixes Broken Customer Service and Brings in 9 Figures a Year: ‘We Should Not Use AI to Replace the Human Touch’ (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-11 | by Amanda Breen | tags: call center, horatio, columbia university

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Bumble now lets either person send the first message after matching (engadget.com)

2026-08-11 | by Ian Carlos Campbell | tags: bumble, whitney wolfe herd, dating app

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How to help Colombia earthquake victims: 4 things you can do right now (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-11 | tags: colombia, earthquake, relief groups

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A Zoom Screen-Sharing Bug Let Anyone Take Over Other Devices on a Call (wired.com)

2026-08-11 | by Lily Hay Newman | tags: zoom, screen sharing, ai vulnerabilities

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NASA updates Voyager 2 to extend the 1977 probe's lifespan yet again (engadget.com)

2026-08-11 | by Mariella Moon | tags: voyager 2, nasa, plutonium

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Jackie’s legacy: How a bald eagle influencer inspired millions and helped save an endangered habitat (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-11 | tags: bald eagle, big bear valley, california

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Panic of 1873 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-11 | tags: deutsche bank, vienna stock exchange, german unification

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I combined my Fitbit Air with an analog watch — it’s the only way I wear the tracker now (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-11 | tags: fitbit air, google, android authority

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Celebrating the 90th birthday of the Wienermobile, the original marketing stunt (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-11 | tags: wienermobile, oscar mayer, hotdoggers

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AI Is Dead. Organoids Are Alive (wired.com)

2026-08-11 | by Claire L. Evans | tags: organoids, johns hopkins, biocomputing

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Mozilla updates GPG signing key for Firefox releases after exposure (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-08-11 | tags: mozilla, gpg, firefox

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The Galaxy Z Fold 8 just passed a bend test, but old weaknesses remain (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-11 | tags: galaxy z fold 8, samsung, flex titanium

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Home Depot Promo Codes: 30% Off in August 2026 (wired.com)

2026-08-11 | by Matthew Korfhage | tags: home depot, power tools, dewalt

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NIH limits funding for research on the health effects of public policy (feeds.nature.com)

2026-08-11 | by Kozlov | tags: nih, public policy, environmental protections

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When the best decision is no decision: the rise of randomization in grant funding (feeds.nature.com)

2026-08-11 | by Bennett | tags: grant funding, swiss national science foundation, biostatistician

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OpenAI launches GPT-5.6-Cyber with reduced refusals, 95% completion on advanced cybersecurity tasks (venturebeat.com)

2026-08-10 | tags: openai, gpt-5.6-cyber, cybersecurity

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Show HN: Scroll through all 43252003274489856000 Rubik's Cube states (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-10 | tags: rubiks cube, show hn, scroll

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Live now: Ross Scott discusses the Stop Killing Games movement (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-10 | tags: stop killing games, ross scott, ubisoft