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Sennheiser just gave me a compelling reason to retire my Bose and Sony headphones (zdnet.com)

2026-06-21 | by Jada Jones | tags: sennheiser, momentum 5, bose

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Age of Empires II’s goats used as AI building blocks to build a neural network — goaty experiment mocks the idea of chatbot consciousness, Microsoft AI researcher’s project makes an absurdist point about AI consciousness (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-21 | by Mark Tyson | tags: age of empires, microsoft ai, neural network

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I’ve had the Pixel 10 for 10 months, and I’m still confused by its best camera feature (androidauthority.com)

2026-06-21 | tags: pixel 10, google pixel 8, auto best take

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I love Duolingo, but its XP Boosts are driving me mad (androidauthority.com)

2026-06-21 | tags: duolingo, xp boosts, android authority

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A Critical Deadline Is Approaching for Windows and Linux Security (wired.com)

2026-06-21 | by Dan Goodin | tags: secure boot, uefi, cryptographic keys

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Polymarket Paid Dozens to Post Videos of Themselves 'Winning' With Fake Bets (slashdot.org)

2026-06-21 | by Posted | get Polymarket Betting Simulation Kit → | tags: polymarket, fake bets, video posts

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'From' EPs Talk Season 4's Man in Yellow and Murderous Dolls (cnet.com)

2026-06-21 | by See Full Bio | tags: from, mgm plus, man in yellow

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Developers don't understand CORS (2019) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-21 | by Chris Foster | get CORS Developer Cheat Sheet → | tags: cors, zoom, localhost

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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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Signal’s Meredith Whittaker wants you to remember that AI chatbots ‘are not your friends’ (techcrunch.com)

2026-06-20 | by Anthony Ha | get AI Ethics Book → | tags: signal, chatbots, meredith whittaker

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Apple @ Work: The era of legacy MDM is over, and declarative management is the new standard (9to5mac.com)

2026-06-20 | by Bradley C | get Apple Business Manager → | tags: apple, mosyle, macos 27

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Indie App Spotlight: ‘Brink’ brings a feature-rich experience to iPhone podcast listening (9to5mac.com)

2026-06-20 | by Michael Burkhardt | get Wireless Bluetooth Earbuds → | tags: brink, ios, apple health

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AMD will reinstate memory encryption on Ryzen 9000 CPUs via BIOS update in July (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-20 | by Jake Roach | get Ryzen 9000 BIOS Update → | tags: amd ryzen 9000, tsme, bios update

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PostgresBench: A Reproducible Benchmark for Postgres Services (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-20 | get PostgreSQL Performance Tuner → | tags: postgresql, clickhouse, postgres service

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We Told Our Client to Ditch Their ‘Safe’ Content — and Engagement Jumped 4,646%. Here’s How You Can Do It, Too. (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-06-20 | by Stephanie Garcia | get Content Marketing Strategy Book → | tags: real estate, fortino studios, tiktok

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Founders Fund’s outlier bet on humanely killed fish (techcrunch.com)

2026-06-20 | by Connie Loizos | tags: shinkei systems, poseidon robot, ike jime

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UHF X11: X11 Built for VisionOS and Apple Vision Pro (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-20 | get Apple Vision Pro Case → | tags: visionos, apple vision pro, x11

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Microsoft Discovers Cryptocurrency Stealer That Spreads Through USB Drives and Uses Tor (slashdot.org)

2026-06-20 | by Posted | get USB Data Blocker → | tags: microsoft, cryptocurrency, usb drives

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DOS Game "F-15 Strike Eagle II" reversing project needs DOS test pilots (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-20 | by Neuviemeporte'S Journal | get DOSBox Emulator Software → | tags: f-15 strike eagle ii, dos, reverse engineering

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Every new iOS 27 feature that’s worth knowing about (techcrunch.com)

2026-06-20 | by Lauren Forristal | get iOS 27 User Guide → | tags: ios 27, apple maps, find my

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Vacation With An Artist – Mini-Apprenticeships with Artists in Their Studios (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-20 | get Art Studio Experience Kit → | tags: mallorca, vawaa, katrina talwar

22.

The European Social Stack (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-20 | get European Social Stack Book → | tags: fediverse, mastodon, matrix

23.

If 'Disclosure Day' Comes, How Can We Trust Evidence of UFOs? (cnet.com)

2026-06-20 | by See Full Bio | get UFO Detection and Analysis Kit → | tags: ufo, department of defense, disclosure day

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Show HN: We post-trained a model that pen tests instead of refusing (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-20 | get Cybersecurity Pen Testing Kit → | tags: cosine, pen testing, argusred

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From PGP to Mythos: a brief history of export controls that didn't stop anyone (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-20 | by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai | tags: anthropic, mythos, export controls

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Loupe – A iOS app that raises awareness about what native apps can see (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-20 | get Privacy Screen Protector → | tags: ios, apple, fingerprinting

27.

4 easy tweaks you can make to your TV soundbar for more immersive audio (zdnet.com)

2026-06-20 | by Jada Jones | get Soundbar Mounting Kit → | tags: sonos, soundbar, room calibration

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Home Batteries: How They're Installed and How Much They Cost (wired.com)

2026-06-20 | by Simon Hill | get Tesla Powerwall 2 → | tags: home batteries, lithium iron phosphate, solar panels

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Windows 11 26H2 continues Microsoft's shift to smaller and faster updates (techspot.com)

2026-06-20 | by Skye Jacobs | get Windows 11 Update Guide → | tags: windows 11, microsoft, 26h2

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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