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Data Centers Are Causing a Huge Surge in Incredibly Toxic Chemicals Polluting the World (futurism.com)

2026-09-16 | by Joe Wilkins | tags: pfas, data centers, forever chemicals

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CrowdStrike’s CEO says AI agents can hack like nation-states. Can his company stop them? (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-09-10 | get Yubico YubiKey 5C NFC security key → | tags: crowdstrike, george kurtz, falcon guardian

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Doctors Just Used AI to Perform Brain Surgery (futurism.com)

2026-08-29 | by Frank Landymore | get The Brain That Changes Itself Norman Doidge book → | tags: brain surgery, neurosurgery, pituitary gland

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After one week wearing the Pixel Watch 5, here's what I want most (zdnet.com)

2026-08-20 | by Nina Raemont | tags: pixel watch 5, google health, heart rate sensor

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Google Pixel Watch 5 Review: More Health, More AI (wired.com)

2026-08-19 | by Boutayna Chokrane | tags: google pixel watch, gemini, dual-band gps

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Pixel Watch 5’s biggest new safety feature is also coming to Pixel Watch 4 (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-13 | tags: pixel watch, google, breathing emergency detection

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Google's newest Pixel Watch feature can monitor your blood pressure and insulin resistance (engadget.com)

2026-08-12 | by Daniel Cooper | tags: pixel watch, google health guardian, blood pressure

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Pixel Watch 5 could become your early warning system with Health Guardian (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-12 | tags: pixel watch, google, health guardian

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Google's Pixel Watch 5 gets offline Gemini support, improved GPS-tracking and a slightly higher price (engadget.com)

2026-08-12 | by Jackson Chen | tags: pixel watch 5, google, blood pressure

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England and Wales ban Meta Glasses from courtrooms (engadget.com)

2026-08-11 | by Lawrence Bonk | tags: meta glasses, hmcts, courtrooms

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I am retiring from fulltime writing (& pseudonymity) to launch Guardian Angel (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-04 | tags: guardian angel, pseudonymity, writing

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Gwern reties from fulltime writing to launch Guardian Angel Inc (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-04 | tags: gwern, guardian angel, inc

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EU will mandate labels on authentic-looking AI content starting August 2 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-01 | by Lawrence Bonk | tags: eu ai act, digital watermark, guardian

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EU will mandate labels on authentic-looking AI content starting August 2 (engadget.com)

2026-07-31 | by Lawrence Bonk | tags: eu ai act, digital watermark, guardian

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Schools Deploying Pepper Spray Drones to Sic on Mass Shooters (futurism.com)

2026-07-30 | by Frank Landymore | tags: pepper spray drones, mithril defense, campus guardian angels

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Three US states to deploy 60mph drones armed with pepper spray to neutralize school shooters — ‘Campus Guardian Angel’ drones can also smash windows and ram attackers (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-29 | by Mark Tyson | tags: mithril defense, campus guardian angel, drone defense

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Remember Jibo? Its Successor Is a Wearable That Turns Your Life Into AI Slop (wired.com)

2026-07-23 | by Boone Ashworth | tags: jibo, kairos, lingverse

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As Much of the East Coast Is Choking on Wildfire Smoke, Texas Is Drowning in Life-Threatening Floods (futurism.com)

2026-07-18 | by Joe Wilkins | tags: wildfire smoke, texas floods, heat dome

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The Guardian’s Carter Sherman fondly remembers being terrified by Ocarina of Time (theverge.com)

2026-07-18 | by Terrence O'Brien | tags: zelda, nintendo, ocarina of time

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Tripadvisor’s AI Is Telling Vacationers That Gruesome Horror Grottos Are Wonderful Holiday Retreats (futurism.com)

2026-07-07 | by Frank Landymore | get AI Travel Review Bot → | tags: chatbot, guardian, reviews

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Sitting For More Than 30 Minutes At a Time Linked To Higher Risk of Cancer Death (slashdot.org)

2026-07-03 | tags: guardian, uk biobank, plos medicine

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ChatGPT Caught Recommending “Products” That Are Just Scams That Steal Your Credit Card Info (futurism.com)

2026-06-09 | by Frank Landymore | tags: bromley, chatgpt, guardian

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An Elegant Solution to AI Slop: Tax It, and Use the Resulting Billions of Dollars to Fund Cultural Institutions, Artists, and Researchers (futurism.com)

2026-05-03 | by Frank Landymore | get AI Ethics and Policy Book → | tags: ai slop, mike pepi, the guardian

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The IBM Granite 4.1 family of models (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-30 | get IBM Granite 4.1 Model Kit → | tags: ibm granite, granite 4.1, granite speech

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UK Biobank health data keeps ending up on GitHub (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-23 | get Data Privacy Compliance Guide → | tags: uk biobank, github, dmca

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Nearly Half of US Children Are Breathing Dangerous Levels of Air Pollution (slashdot.org)

2026-04-23 | get Air Quality Monitor → | tags: guardian, datacenters, fossil fuels

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Mobile Phones To Be Banned In Schools In England Under New Plans (slashdot.org)

2026-04-20 | get Kids' Durable Headphones → | tags: mobile phones, england, guardian

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Critical Atlantic Current Significantly More Likely To Collapse Than Thought (slashdot.org)

2026-04-18 | get Ocean Current Monitoring Device → | tags: climate models, guardian, collapse

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Sperm Whales' Communication Closely Parallels Human Language, Study Finds (slashdot.org)

2026-04-17 | get Underwater Communication Device → | tags: project ceti, sperm whales, human language

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NYT Cuts Ties With Writer as Scrutiny of AI Content Grows (futurism.com)

2026-04-01 | by Frank Landymore | get AI Content Detection Tool → | tags: nyt, ai content, the guardian