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Think passkeys protect you from hacking and malware? Think again (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-04 | tags: passkeys, google password manager, windows pcs

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This $200M project funded by Jeff Bezos and Leonardo DiCaprio aims to save Earth’s most threatened species (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-04 | tags: bezos earth fund, phoenix species project, endangered lemurs

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Nomad Goods Promo Codes: Get 25% Off in August 2026 (wired.com)

2026-08-04 | by Molly Higgins | tags: nomad, apple watch, iphone 16

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Russia escalates dispute with Apple over mandatory app preinstallation (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-04 | by Marcus Mendes | tags: apple, max messenger, rustore

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The Dunning-Kruger effect may just be a data artefact (2020) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-03 | tags: dunning-kruger, academic literature, david dunning

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Outernet turns your saved posts into real-world adventures (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-03 | by Sarah Perez | tags: outernet, social media, city landmarks

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Anker 100W Max charger drops to $49.99 with 3 ports and a smart display (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-03 | tags: anker, 100w max, usb-c charger

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New DOUBLECUP ClickFix service hides malware in browser cache images (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-08-03 | tags: doublecup, clickfix, countloader

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Deals: Apple Watch Ultra 3 $100 off, Series 11 from $299, AirPods, Anker chargers, Best Buy back to school sale, more (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-03 | by Justin Kahn | tags: apple watch ultra 3, series 11, airpods pro 3

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Baked products sold at Kroger, Food Lion, Publix, and elsewhere are being recalled over fears of aluminum slivers (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-03 | tags: kroger, food lion, publix

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Wind and solar overtake fossil fuels in Germany for the first time (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-03 | by Bne Intellinews | tags: wind energy, solar power, energiewende

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Windows Task Manager's original creator is bringing a new version to Mac first (techspot.com)

2026-08-03 | by Alfonso Maruccia | tags: task manager, microsoft, macos

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Dozens of police officers accused of using license plate cameras to track women (techspot.com)

2026-08-03 | by Skye Jacobs | tags: flock safety, license plate reader, police surveillance

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More German than many Germans (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-03 | tags: germany, hamburg, erasmus

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German Robotics Startup Agile Robots Set to Double Revenue This Year (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-08-03 | tags: agile robots, german robotics, artificial intelligence

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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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Hamburg Is Replacing a Bridge In One Huge Piece (slashdot.org)

2026-08-01 | by Posted | tags: hamburg, bridge replacement, slashdot

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Spider-Man: Brand New Day leak racks up millions of views (theverge.com)

2026-08-01 | by Terrence O'Brien | tags: spider-man, disney, sony

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My 140 reused passwords finally came back to bite me. Here’s how I fixed it (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-01 | tags: password reuse, chrome password manager, data breach

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Battle of the Beams (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-01 | tags: knickebein, lorenz system, aerials

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Google Earth risked ruin with retracted AI tool for making fake satellite pics (arstechnica.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: google earth, nano banana, satellite imagery

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How to Survive an Infestation of Toxic Caterpillars (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-31 | by Ben Crair | tags: oak processionary caterpillar, eichenprozessionsspinner, berlin

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New York sues Kalshi, calling it an ‘illegal gambling operation’ (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: kalshi, new york, prediction market

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New UGREEN Nexode Pro 160W GaN charger gets a 33% discount at Amazon (androidauthority.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: ugreen, nexode pro, gan charger

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Show HN: I built a cross-browser extension that controls fingerprinting surfaces (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-31 | by Tomasz Janusz | tags: privacy thing, fingerprinting, google chrome

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Setting up OpenClaw isn’t as straightforward as the internet wants you to think – running local AI on humble hardware (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-31 | by Sayem Ahmed | tags: openclaw, peter steinberger, qwen-3.5

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New open source printer has 7 toolheads that swap in 5 seconds for fast, zero-waste multi-color 3D printing — Sovol M1D 3D printer is the first open-source IDEX design with an integrated tool-changer (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-31 | by Bruno Ferreira | tags: sovol, 3d printer, orca slicer

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AMD's new Radeon RX 9050 is roughly 30% slower than the RTX 5050 in games, early testing shows — the cheapest 8GB RDNA 4 GPU comfortably handles 1080p gaming but doesn't impress (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-31 | by Hassam Nasir | tags: amd, radeon rx 9050, nvidia geforce rtx 5050

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Tesla Weighs Sale of China Business to Pave Way for Potential SpaceX Merger (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-07-31 | tags: tesla, spacex, china

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The AI Aesthetic (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-30 | by Jim Nielsen | tags: hamburger menu, sparkle emoji, streaming text