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Hackers are abusing unpatched Windows security flaws to hack into organizations (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-17 | by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai | tags: windows, bluehammer, microsoft

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AI chipmaker Cerebras set to file for IPO as soon as today (cnbc.com)

2026-04-17 | by Jordan Novet | tags: cerebras, ai chips, openai

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Train-to-Test scaling explained: How to optimize your end-to-end AI compute budget for inference (venturebeat.com)

2026-04-17 | tags: large language models, inference costs, train-to-test

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Ridley Scott's post-apocalyptic The Dog Stars drops first trailer (arstechnica.com)

2026-04-17 | tags: ridley scott, the dog stars, novel

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Show HN: Smol machines – subsecond coldstart, portable virtual machines (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-17 | tags: smolvm, virtual machines, hypervisor

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Tinder and Zoom offer 'proof of humanity' eye-scans to combat AI (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2026-04-17 | tags: tinder, zoom, world id

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Gazing Into Sam Altman’s Orb Now Proves You’re Human on Tinder (wired.com)

2026-04-17 | by Maxwell Zeff | tags: tinder, world project, iris scanning

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Kyber (YC W23) Is Hiring a Head of Engineering (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-17 | tags: kyber, guidewire, twilio sendgrid

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The best laptops of 2026: Expert tested and reviewed (zdnet.com)

2026-04-17 | by Cesar Cadenas | tags: asus zenbook, apple macbook air, dell xps

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The Oral History of the Scrapped ‘Swamp Thing’ Story 40 Years in the Making (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-17 | get Swamp Thing Collectible Figure → | tags: swamp thing, rick veitch, jesus

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Failed Companies Are Selling Old Slack Chats and Email Archives to Train AI (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-17 | get Slack Data Archive Tool → | tags: slack, email archives, ai training

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Another Spring Heatwave Brings a Taste of Summer. Don’t Get Used to it (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-17 | get Portable Mini Fan → | tags: spring, heatwave, weather

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Sony’s New Gaming Monitor Can Hit 720Hz, but There’s a Catch (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-17 | get Sony Inzone M9 Monitor → | tags: sony, inzone m10s ii, gaming monitor

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Casely Is Recalling Wireless Power Pods Over Fire and Burn Risks, Again (cnet.com)

2026-04-17 | by See Full Bio | tags: casely, magsafe power pods, consumer product safety commission

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NASA restarts work to support Europe's uncrewed trip to Mars after years of setbacks (engadget.com)

2026-04-17 | get Mars Rover Model Kit → | tags: nasa, esa, rosalind franklin

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Opinion | America’s Reactive AI Defense Isn’t Enough (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-04-17 | get AI Defense Security Kit → | tags: machine learning, america, adversaries

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AI Drafting My Stories? Over My Dead Body (wired.com)

2026-04-17 | by Steven Levy | get AI Story Drafting Tool → | tags: chatgpt, openai, claude

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The best Kindles in 2026: Expert recommended (zdnet.com)

2026-04-17 | by Nina Raemont | get Kindle Paperwhite (2023) → | tags: kindle, zdnet, amazon

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There's Good (and Very Bad) Coffee at the Grocery Store. I Tested 20 Bags to Find the Best (cnet.com)

2026-04-17 | by See Full Bio | get Coffee Tasting Set → | tags: intelligentsia, chicago, grocery stores

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Samsung’s Galaxy S25 free AI upgrade is no longer a rumor — it’s in the build (androidauthority.com)

2026-04-17 | get Samsung Galaxy S25 Case → | tags: galaxy s25, one ui 8.5, samsung

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Exit 8 is cinema for the livestreaming era (engadget.com)

2026-04-17 | tags: exit 8, genki kawamura, nintendo

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YouTube Will Let You Turn Off Shorts, but Only on Mobile (cnet.com)

2026-04-17 | by See Full Bio | get YouTube Shorts Blocker App → | tags: youtube, shorts, google

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The Unexpected Reason Why Your Migraines Might Get Worse Depending on the Air (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-17 | get Air Purifier for Allergies → | tags: migraines, pollution, air quality

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New data: Associate degrees, community college on the rise as students ditch traditional 4-year bachelor’s (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-17 | get Community College Textbook Bundle → | tags: national student clearinghouse, associate degree, community college

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An Etsy-style retail chain abruptly closed all of its stores, leaving customers and vendors blindsided (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-17 | tags: painted tree boutiques, indie businesses, brick-and-mortar

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At roundtable on AI, members of Congress express angst and fears of ‘destruction’ (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-17 | tags: artificial intelligence, congress, ai chatbots

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Middle schooler finds coin from Troy in Berlin (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-17 | get Ancient Coin Collecting Kit → | tags: troy, berlin, coin

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One of T-Mobile’s travel perks just became a lot less exciting (androidauthority.com)

2026-04-17 | get T-Mobile Magenta Plan → | tags: t-mobile, in-flight wi-fi, american airlines

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It Is Time to Ban the Sale of Precise Geolocation (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-17 | by Tom Uren | get GPS Blocker Device → | tags: geolocation, citizen lab, cobweb technologies

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Donut Lab's battery claims reportedly subject of whistleblower complaint (engadget.com)

2026-04-17 | get Battery Safety Testing Kit → | tags: donut lab, solid state batteries, nordic nano