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Firefox’s new home page widgets are helping me focus (theverge.com)

2026-06-18 | by Stevie Bonifield | get Firefox Focus Privacy Browser → | tags: firefox, mozilla, pomodoro

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The work AI can’t do (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-06-18 | get AI Content Creation Toolkit → | tags: people analytics, sentiment data, turnover scores

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Are Many College Students Losing the Ability to Read? (slashdot.org)

2026-06-15 | by Posted | get E-book Reader Kindle Paperwhite → | tags: chatgpt, reading scores, mit study

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In the field — and sometimes in the lab — the simplest tool is best (feeds.nature.com)

2026-06-15 | by Heidt | get Magnetic Screwdriver Set → | tags: skodonnell, university of helsinki, ice cores

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A low-carbon computing platform from your retired phones (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-13 | get Refurbished Smartphone Power Bank → | tags: smartphones, cloud computing, processor cores

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Intel adds iGPU-less mobile chips to Core 200H lineup — Raptor Lake-based Core 7 230H and Core 5 205H sport disabled graphics for small form factor desktop boards (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-07 | by Aaron Klotz | get Intel Core i7-230H Processor → | tags: core, cores, intel

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Intel will reportedly upgrade its Wildcat Lake refresh to an 8-core config next year, leak claims — top-end silicon tipped to feature 4 P-cores and 4 LP-E cores as part of 'Core 400' series (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-05 | by Hassam Nasir | get Intel Core 400 Series Processor → | tags: core, cores, intel

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NVIDIA's RTX Spark chip could give Windows its true Apple Silicon moment (engadget.com)

2026-06-05 | by Devindra Hardawar | get NVIDIA GeForce RTX Graphics Card → | tags: cores, nvidia, rtx spark

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Jensen Huang says 'every edge device will become autonomous' — Nvidia maps one computing pattern from the cloud to robotics (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-05 | by Luke James | get Nvidia Jetson Nano → | tags: core, cores, huang

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New social features further Plex’s evolution from media server business (arstechnica.com)

2026-06-03 | get Plex Media Server → | tags: plex, social features, watchlists

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Mac beachballs or lagging performance? AI photo scanning may be the reason (9to5mac.com)

2026-06-03 | by Ben Lovejoy | get MacBook Cooling Pad → | tags: apple intelligence, macos 26.5, mediaanalysisd

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Intel launches Xeon 6+ Clearwater Forest with 288 E-cores on 18A node, teases Diamond Rapids for 2027 (techspot.com)

2026-06-02 | get Intel Xeon Processor Bundle → | tags: intel, xeon 6+ clearwater forest, darkmont cores

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Qualcomm aims Snapdragon C laptop chip at the budget laptop segment, as manufacturers feel the DRAM squeeze — analysts warn sub $500 laptop market may disappear before 2028 (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-01 | by Luke James | get Snapdragon C Laptop Chip → | tags: qualcomm, snapdragon c, kryo cores

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Nvidia's long-awaited N1/N1X SoC specs leak ahead of Computex launch — N1 to feature up to 20 Arm-based cores, standard N1 equipped with 12- and 10-core configs (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-31 | by Hassam Nasir | get Nvidia Jetson AGX Orin → | tags: nvidia, n1x, computex

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I put a datacenter GPU in my gaming PC (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-31 | by Oscar Molnar | get NVIDIA RTX A6000 Graphics Card → | tags: nvidia v100, hbm2 memory, dgx servers

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I Put a Datacenter GPU in My Gaming PC for £200 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-31 | by Oscar Molnar | get NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 → | tags: nvidia v100, hyperscaler racks, hbm2 memory

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Nvidia's first consumer CPU in over a decade is coming tomorrow – and it has RTX cores built in (techspot.com)

2026-05-31 | get Nvidia GeForce RTX CPU → | tags: nvidia, n1x, rtx cores

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Claude Opus 4.8 is more honest, less deceptive, and considerably cheaper (androidauthority.com)

2026-05-29 | tags: anthropic, claude opus 4.8, android authority

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Qualcomm promises $300 Windows laptops with new Snapdragon C (theverge.com)

2026-05-28 | by Sean Hollister | get Snapdragon Laptop Docking Station → | tags: qualcomm, snapdragon c, windows laptops

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Nvidia Vera CPU Benchmarks: Olympus Cores Delivering Great Performance (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-27 | get Nvidia Vera CPU Cooler → | tags: nvidia, vera cpu, olympus cores

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Intel’s new Bartlett Lake flagship loses fight to a four-year-old CPU — Core 9 273PQE has 50% more P-cores but can't surpass Core i9-13900K in games (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-26 | by Zhiye Liu | get Intel Core i9-13900K Processor → | tags: intel, core i9-13900k, rapor lake

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Confidence Scores for Exam Questions (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-25 | by No Magic Pill | get Exam Question Confidence Analyzer → | tags: brier scores, multiple-choice, exam questions

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Credit scores are flawed. FICO has a new model that adds cashflow data. It might just offer the boost you need (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-20 | get FICO Score Boost Kit → | tags: fico, plaid, credit scores

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US Math/Reading Scores Continue 13-Year Decline. Researchers Blame Reduced Testing and Social Media (slashdot.org)

2026-05-17 | by Posted | get Educational Assessment Toolkit → | tags: stanford, no child left behind, student test scores

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Daily briefing: Ice core is the longest-ever continuous record of Earth’s climate (feeds.nature.com)

2026-05-13 | by Graham | get Ice Core Climate Record Kit → | tags: antarctic ice cores, british antarctic survey, climate change

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Parents Are Paying $50,000 to Pick Their Babies’ Eye Color and IQ. Some Experts Say This Is ‘Very Troubling.’ (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-08 | by Jonathan Small | get Genetic Trait Testing Kit → | tags: herasight, nucleus genomics, orchid health

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I aggregated 28 US Government auction sites into one search (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-30 | get US Government Auction Search Tool → | tags: govdeals, gsa, publicsurplus

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We toured an AI data center to see how our stock names make these facilities work (cnbc.com)

2026-04-29 | by Natasha Abellard | get AI Data Center Tour Kit → | tags: coresite, ny3, artificial intelligence

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Nvidia fixes the 8GB RAM problem with one of its GPUs—if you can pay for it (arstechnica.com)

2026-04-29 | get Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 → | tags: nvidia, rtx 50-series, geforce rtx 5070

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First Intel Wildcat Lake laptop spotted in the wild, geared to compete with MacBook Neo — features an aluminum chassis with 11W fanless mode (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-23 | by Hassam Nasir | get Intel Wildcat Lake Laptop → | tags: intel wildcat lake, macbook neo, cougar cove