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The Download: the next big thing in LLMs and how AI academic research is shifting (technologyreview.com)

2026-08-11 | by Thomas Macaulay | tags: llm, transformers, schmidt sciences

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Apple faces class action lawsuit for ‘fraud’ over iCloud Private Relay flaw (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-11 | by Ben Lovejoy | tags: icloud private relay, apple, passkeys

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Red Lobster is redesigning its dining rooms for ‘newstalgia’ (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-11 | tags: red lobster, nautical, restaurant

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Google is testing Search without the ‘Google Search’ button (Update: Confirmed) (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-11 | tags: google, search, ai features

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Joby flexes military muscle with $500 million defense acquisition (theverge.com)

2026-08-11 | by Andrew J. Hawkins | tags: joby aviation, resonant sciences, electric aircraft

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Google Play is finally hosting a rival app store, thanks to its antitrust loss (techspot.com)

2026-08-11 | by Daniel Sims | tags: google play, aptoide, epic games

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World Train Map – 1247 train routes around the world (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-10 | tags: shinkansen, trans-siberian, eurostar

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Nvidia gets $500bn from major investors to develop AI data centres (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2026-08-10 | by Watch Our Pick Of Standout Clips Across The Bbc | tags: nvidia, ai data centres, graphics processing units

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Nvidia gets $500bn from major banks to develop AI data centres (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2026-08-10 | by Watch Our Pick Of Standout Clips Across The Bbc | tags: nvidia, ai data centres, wall street banks

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Ars Live: Ross Scott discusses the Stop Killing Games movement (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-10 | tags: stop killing games, ross scott, ubisoft

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ChatGPT users can now book tables and join restaurant waitlists through Yelp (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-10 | by Marcus Mendes | tags: chatgpt, yelp, reservations

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This Deadly Drug-Resistant Fungus Can Lurk in Your Skin. Scientists Just Discovered How (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-10 | tags: candida auris, drug-resistant fungi, public health

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ChatGPT can now help secure your spot at a restaurant (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-10 | tags: chatgpt, openai, yelp

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Save A Lot has closed dozens of stores in 2026: See a list of doomed grocery locations across 13 states (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-10 | tags: save a lot, grocery deserts, supermarket chain

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Tech industry is buzzing after a Claude agent hacked into a gym (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-10 | by Julie Bort | tags: ai agents, openclaw, cybersecurity

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Gemini’s Neural Expressive overlay is starting to show up on more and more watches (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-10 | tags: gemini, wear os, pixel watch

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House Democrats Want Tech CEOs to Testify Under Oath Following Recent AI Hacks (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-10 | tags: house democrats, tech ceos, ai hacks

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I Watched My Startup’s Hidden Weaknesses Surface Overnight — Here’s the 4-Part Stress Test Every Founder Should Run Before a Downturn Hits (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-10 | by Ksenia Yudina | tags: unest, fintech, stress test

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Why recovery readiness has become the new standard for cyber resilience (zdnet.com)

2026-08-10 | by Zdnet Brandx For Datto | tags: ransomware, backup, disaster recovery

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Aptoide becomes the first rival app store to return to Google Play in the US (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-10 | by Sarah Perez | tags: aptode, google play, epic games

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Recent College Grads Who Want Their First Salaries to Go Far Should Focus on These U.S. States, New Research Reveals (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-10 | by Amanda Breen | tags: kickresume, south dakota, graduate unemployment

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BdThemes plugins supply-chain hack creates rogue WordPress admins (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-08-10 | tags: bdthemes, wordpress, element pack

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Outdated Cybercrime Laws Put Security Researchers at Risk (darkreading.com)

2026-08-10 | tags: cybercrime laws, security researchers, ethical hackers

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Why Addresses Have Numbers (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-10 | by Ali Mujtuba Zaidi | tags: house numbers, address systems, urban planning

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GLP-1 drugs linked to bigger jump in women’s employment than a college degree (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-10 | by Victoria Vesovski | tags: glp-1, harvard, research

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Convince an AI it's not alive in psychological horror game Prove You're Human (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-10 | by Sarah Thwaites | tags: prove you're human, mesa, sunset visitor

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Fairphone 6 Plus leaks reveal first images, specs, and pricing (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-10 | tags: fairphone 6 plus, snapdragon 7s gen 4, horizon black

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2026 Subaru Outback review: Great interior, refined drive, divisive looks (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-10 | tags: subaru outback, all-wheel drive, jim resnick

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Letter to Governor Abbott on responsible AI infrastructure in Texas (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-10 | tags: openai, texas, governor abbott

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OpenAI's letter to Governor Abbott on responsible AI infrastructure in Texas (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-10 | tags: openai, governor abbott, ai infrastructure