GoKawiil - Tech News

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Registration without a phone number on Signal will use zero-knowledge proofs (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-13 | tags: signal, zero-knowledge proofs, metadata

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Ode to Metadata (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-10 | by I Write | get Leuchtturm1917 A5 dotted notebook → | tags: metadata, iso 8601, timestamps

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Calibre can now generate custom book covers with AI (techspot.com)

2026-08-31 | get Kobo Clara Colour e-reader → | tags: calibre, e-book reader, metadata

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This fan-favorite image editor is the first app to support Android’s new location data controls (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-31 | get Google Pixel 9 smartphone → | tags: snapseed, android photo picker, location metadata

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Anti-AI fonts are useless and harmful (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-20 | by Andrew Yaros | tags: anti-ai fonts, accessibility, screen readers

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I built a 500k-domain search engine for makers in a weekend for $10 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-13 | tags: search engine, domains, gpu rental

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I Built a 500k-Domain Search Engine for Makers in a Weekend for $10 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-13 | tags: search engine, domain indexing, gpu rental

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Dataset artefacts can partially drive the measured decline in disruption (feeds.nature.com)

2026-08-12 | by Holst | tags: sciscinet, patentsview, cd 5

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Dolby Vision 2 is rolling out now, starting with select Hisense TVs (techspot.com)

2026-08-06 | by Zo Ahmed | tags: dolby, dolby vision, feature

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Dolby Vision 2 will be available first on some 2026 Hisense TVs (theverge.com)

2026-08-06 | by John Higgins | tags: brightness, dolby, dolby vision

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Copying text from pictures in Google Photos is about to get a lot better (androidauthority.com)

2026-07-22 | tags: google photos, google lens, material 3

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Microsoft shares manual fix for WSUS sync delays and timeouts (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-07-21 | tags: wsus, microsoft, windows server

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Building Food Metadata with LLM Juries (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-14 | tags: building, building food, food

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ZeroFS vs. Amazon S3 Files (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-11 | tags: cache, file, files

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Senior SWE-Bench: open-source benchmark that assesses agents as senior engineers (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-02 | tags: google books, openlibrary, isbn

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WhatsApp finally gets usernames, letting users hide their phone numbers (techspot.com)

2026-06-30 | get WhatsApp Username Badge → | tags: whatsapp, end-to-end encryption, whatsapp beta

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Here’s everything new for Reminders in iOS 27 (9to5mac.com)

2026-06-12 | by Ryan Christoffel | get Apple Reminders Smart Tag → | tags: apple, feature, list

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Appreciating Exif (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-09 | by Brent Fitzgerald | get Exif Data Viewer → | tags: exif, digital cameras, image metadata

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Apple Music shares what it is doing to ‘keep music fair’ in an AI world (9to5mac.com)

2026-05-20 | by Benjamin Mayo | get Apple Music Fairness Guide → | tags: apple music, ai-generated content, music labels

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OpenAI's new image watermarks make it easier to spot AI fakes - here's how (zdnet.com)

2026-05-19 | by David Gewirtz | get AI Watermark Detection Tool → | tags: openai, synthid watermarks, c2pa metadata

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Canada’s Bill C-22 Is a Repackaged Version of Last Year’s Surveillance Nightmare (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-12 | by Thorin Klosowski | get Privacy Screen Protector → | tags: bill c-22, lawful access act, canadian government

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Canada's Bill C-22 Is a Repackaged Version of Last Year's Surveillance Nightmare (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-12 | by Thorin Klosowski | get Privacy Screen Protector → | tags: bill c-22, canadian government, metadata

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WhatsApp Leaks User Metadata to Attackers (darkreading.com)

2026-04-20 | by Nate Nelson | get Encrypted Messaging Security Kit → | tags: whatsapp, zengo, etoro

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App Store Connect adds 11 new languages for localized app metadata (9to5mac.com)

2026-03-31 | by Marcus Mendes | get Apple Developer Language Pack → | tags: app store connect, localization, languages

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Your Photos Are Probably Giving Away Your Location. Here’s How to Stop That (wired.com)

2026-03-29 | by David Nield | get Privacy Screen Filter → | tags: exif data, google photos, apple photos

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Personal Encyclopedias (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-25 | get Encyclopedia Britannica Deluxe → | tags: smartphone, exif metadata, online backup

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Spotify is letting artists manually approve releases to combat AI fakes (theverge.com)

2026-03-25 | by Terrence O'Brien | get Spotify Artist Release Approval Kit → | tags: spotify, artist profile protection, ai-generated fakes

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Spotify tests new tool to stop AI slop from being attributed to real artists (techcrunch.com)

2026-03-24 | by Aisha Malik | get Spotify Artist Verification Badge → | tags: spotify, ai-generated songs, sony music

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Canada's Bill C-22 Mandates Mass Metadata Surveillance of Canadians (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-15 | tags: bill c-22, metadata surveillance, canadian security intelligence service

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How to disable HDMI-CEC on your TV - and why it's critical to do so (zdnet.com)

2026-03-12 | by Taylor Clemons | get HDMI-CEC Blocker Adapter → | tags: hdmv, hisense, cec