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The minimum viable unit of saleable software (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-21 | by Brandur Leach | tags: atlassian, jira, llm

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Creality Falcon T1 review: Modular laser engraving (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-21 | by Andrew Sink | tags: creality, falcon t1, galvo laser engraver

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How the U.S. military is preparing for laser attacks on drones (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-06-21 | tags: u.s. military, laser attacks, directed energy weapons

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Acoustic mapping app uses thousands of networked old Android phones to hunt Shahed drones — crowd-sourced microphone network spots small, low-RCS military targets (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-21 | by Jowi Morales | tags: acoustic mapping app, shahed drones, starlink

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OpenAI Announces Benchmarks for AI Life Sciences Research. Its Best Model Failed 63.9% of the Test (slashdot.org)

2026-06-20 | by Posted | get AI Research Notebook → | tags: openai, gpt-rosalind, life sciences

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This Fake Cancer ‘Cure’ Has People Go Naked Into a Big Plastic Bag, Then Gasses Them With Industrial Bleach (gizmodo.com)

2026-06-20 | tags: cancer cure, plastic bag, industrial bleach

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The best 3D scanners 2026 — the top performing models we've benchmarked (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-20 | by Andrew Sink | get 3D Systems Sense 3D Scanner → | tags: 3d scanners, 3d printing, laser engraver

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China unveils man-portable anti-drone laser that can burn through a drone 1,600 feet away in four seconds — backpack-sized 2-kilowatt weapon uses AI for targeting, weighs 55 pounds, and can be carried by a single soldier (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-20 | by Luke James | get Portable Laser Defense System → | tags: harbin xinguang, lijian ii, lijian iii

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Don't Buy an Expensive DLP Projector. This Cheaper, Portable Model Is Just as Good (cnet.com)

2026-06-20 | by See Full Bio | get Portable Mini Projector → | tags: hisense, m2 pro, rgb laser

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ChatGPT’s New Internet Browser Can Run 90% of a One-Person Business (No Hiring Required) (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-06-20 | by Ben Angel | get ChatGPT Browser Extension → | tags: chatgpt, atlas, google docs

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Hyundai Takes Full Control of Boston Dynamics As SoftBank Exits For $325 Million (slashdot.org)

2026-06-19 | get Boston Dynamics Robot Toy → | tags: boston dynamics, hyundai motor group, softbank

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5 Counterintuitive Strategies That Look Inefficient Now But Compound Into Long-Term Growth (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-06-19 | by Len Jessup | get The Lean Startup Book → | tags: venture fund, las vegas, deep listening

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Sony Will Pay Out $7.85M in PlayStation Store Credit. How to Claim Part of the Settlement (cnet.com)

2026-06-19 | by See Full Bio | get PlayStation Store Gift Card → | tags: playstation store, sony interactive entertainment, the last of us

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Hyundai buys Boston Dynamics (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-19 | by Janet Harrison | get Boston Dynamics Spot Robot → | tags: boston dynamics, hyundai motor group, softbank

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Hyundai buys Boston Dynamics, Atlas humanoid to be used at vehicle plant by 2028 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-19 | by Janet Harrison | get Boston Dynamics Spot Robot → | tags: boston dynamics, atlas humanoid, hyundai motor group

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Apple Music in iOS 27 introduces new design changes in two key areas (9to5mac.com)

2026-06-19 | by Ryan Christoffel | get Apple Music Case Cover → | tags: apple music, ios 27, artist pages

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Why people might ditch their smartwatches for something simpler (engadget.com)

2026-06-19 | by Will Shanklin | get Fitbit Inspire 3 → | tags: smartwatches, big tech, smartglasses

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Anthropic’s most advanced AI models could be restored shortly following dramatic emergency freeze (androidauthority.com)

2026-06-19 | get AI Model Recovery Kit → | tags: anthropic, fable 5, mythos 5

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Scammers in China sell $222 RTX 4090 with fake GPU die made out of plastic instead of real silicon — marked with 2030 production dates, the card didn't even have working VRAM (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-19 | by Hassam Nasir | get RTX 4090 Fake GPU → | tags: rtx 4090, nvidia, plastic gpu die

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Rising RAM prices claims its latest casualty: Nothing’s next CMF phone (androidauthority.com)

2026-06-19 | get Nothing Ear (2) Wireless Earbuds → | tags: nothing phone, cmf phone, ram prices

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Project Valhalla, Explained: How a Decade of Work Arrives in JDK 28 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-19 | by Artur Skowronski | get Java Development Kit (JDK) 28 → | tags: jdk, openjdk, project valhalla

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Source: Elastic agrees to buy CRV-backed Deductive AI for up to $85M (techcrunch.com)

2026-06-19 | by Marina Temkin | get AI Data Analysis Software → | tags: elastic, deductive ai, crv

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Source: Elastic agrees to buy CRV-backed DeductiveAI for up to $85M (techcrunch.com)

2026-06-19 | by Marina Temkin | get AI Data Analysis Tool → | tags: elastic, deducativeai, crv

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The founder of Craigslist has given away half a billion dollars (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-18 | get Craigslist Founder Donation Book → | tags: craigslist, craig newmark, big tech

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You can now use the Game Boy Camera with your phone (theverge.com)

2026-06-18 | by Andrew Liszewski | get Game Boy Camera Adapter → | tags: game boy camera, gb operator, epilogue

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Snap Has Lost Money Every Year It’s Been Public. Now the Company’s Betting on Specs, Its New $2,195 ‘Wearable Computer.’ (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-06-18 | by Jonathan Small | tags: snap, specs, evan spiegel

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Why Culture Now Trades Like an Asset, Not a Soft Skill (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-06-18 | by Kaylie Keegan | get Cultural Intelligence Training Kit → | tags: company culture, asset class, investor perception

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The latest KDE Plasma 6.7 surprised me with features I didn't expect from a point release (zdnet.com)

2026-06-18 | by Jack Wallen | get KDE Plasma Desktop Theme → | tags: kde plasma, kde neon, xfce

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Old iPods are making a comeback thanks to Gen Z (engadget.com)

2026-06-18 | by Max Miller | get iPod Touch (7th Generation) → | tags: apple, ipod, ebay

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XGIMI MemoMind One review: Smart glasses, creepy AI (engadget.com)

2026-06-18 | by Daniel Cooper | get XGIMI MemoMind One Smart Glasses → | tags: xgimi, memomind, ai glasses