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Stop paying for smartphone storage you don't need - here's a better approach (zdnet.com)

2026-08-18 | by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | tags: smartphone storage, microsd slot, cloud storage

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Repair Cafe – Fix Your Broken Items (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-17 | tags: repair cafe, nederland, belgië

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How Wall Street Sussed Out That Situational Awareness Was On the Ropes (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-08-17 | tags: wall street, anthropic, options

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Flock cameras haven't improved Atlanta's crime clearance rates (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-17 | by Matt Scott | tags: flock safety, license plate readers, atlanta police

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US vaccination rates fall again as exemptions continue to rise, CDC data shows (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-17 | tags: cdc, vaccination rates, mmr vaccine

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Fairphone 6 and PostmarketOS working main camera (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-17 | tags: fairphone 6, postmarketos, main camera

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My friends all hate AI; I just joined an AI startup (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-17 | by Rachel Thomas | tags: fast.ai, ai startup, artificial intelligence

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Video Call Exploit Chains Two Flaws in Unisoc Modems (darkreading.com)

2026-08-17 | tags: unisoc, android, video call

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Pixel 11 Pro XL vs. iPhone 17 Pro Max: I Compared Google and Apple’s Flagship Phones (cnet.com)

2026-08-17 | by Kerry Wan | tags: pixel 11 pro xl, google, iphone 17 pro max

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Julianne Nicholson Says ‘Expect the Unexpected’ in ‘Paradise’ Season 3 (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-17 | tags: julianne nicholson, paradise season 3, samantha redmond

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Judge Sets Framework For Nine PBS to Retrieve 70 Years of Archival TV Data (slashdot.org)

2026-08-17 | tags: pbs, archival tv, ozymandias

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Spirit Airlines Is Dead, but Its Data Will Haunt Google’s Servers for Generations to Come (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-17 | tags: spirit airlines, google, data center

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Heisenberg Said Empty Space Isn’t Really Empty. A Magnetic Star May Have Finally Proven Him Right (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-17 | tags: heisenberg, magnetic star, quantum labs

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Google Messages preps a whole new UI to go with new pinning limits (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-17 | tags: google messages, pinned chats, android authority

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Opinion | AI Makes Me a Better Writer (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-08-17 | tags: writing, machine learning, delegation

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This R-Rated Film Studio Wants to Be the HBO of AI (wired.com)

2026-08-17 | by Jason Parham | tags: rogue studio, ai video-generation, adult content

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As Wisconsin cities flee Flock, its shared camera network loses value (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-17 | tags: flock, wisconsin, license plate cameras

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The Origin of Consciousness (2008) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-17 | tags: princeton university, julian jaynes, bicameral mind

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Epic responds to Apple’s bid for settlement talks in App Store case (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-17 | by Marcus Mendes | tags: apple, epic games, app store

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YouTube public view counts will likely get higher starting next week (engadget.com)

2026-08-17 | by Anna Washenko | tags: youtube, shorts, tiktok

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Apple official refurb store: Save a ton of cash with our top picks of the week (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-17 | by Justin Kahn | tags: apple, iphone, macbook

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Why Authors Unite Says Entrepreneurs Need to Build More Than a Great Product (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-17 | by Logan Simmons | tags: authors unite, tyler wagner, personal brand

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Meta Faces $1.4 Trillion Reckoning In Latest Trial Over Social Media Addiction (slashdot.org)

2026-08-17 | tags: meta, facebook, mark zuckerberg

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Disneyland as you know it is changing in a big way (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-17 | tags: disneyland, tomorrowland, rides

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AI;DR (AI; Didn't Read) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-17 | by Rick Manelius | tags: ai;dr, claude, slack

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Save up to $300 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass until August 21 (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-17 | by Techcrunch Events | tags: techcrunch, disrupt, san francisco

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Leaker details A20 Pro chip’s new speed gains (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-17 | by Ryan Christoffel | tags: a20 pro, apple, tsmc

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Acura Nexera Vision Concept Previews Future Hybrid Headlight Design (cnet.com)

2026-08-17 | by Antuan Goodwin | tags: acura, nexera vision, rdx hybrid

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Gen Z is over dating apps. This 403% surge reveals what they’re doing instead (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-17 | tags: dating apps, gen z, trivia events

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Higgsfield raises $400M Series B, quadrupling its valuation in 8 months to $5.4B (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-17 | by Dominic-Madori Davis | tags: higgsfield, ai videos, cinema studio