GoKawiil - Tech News

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US hires over 2k video gamers as air traffic controllers (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-11 | by Megan | tags: federal aviation administration, sean duffy, new jersey airport

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How to fix stick drift on PS5 and Xbox controllers (engadget.com)

2026-08-11 | by Dave Meikleham | tags: ps5, dualsense, xbox controllers

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The Transportation Department is recruiting gamers to solve its air traffic controller shortage (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-11 | tags: transportation department, air traffic controllers, sean duffy

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Hackers breached a small Polish energy plant via private APN last year (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-08-10 | tags: polish energy sector, electrum threat group, private apn

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Valve slowly expands SteamOS support on non-Valve hardware (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-10 | tags: steamos, valve, intel

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Cyberattacks hit water facilities in seven states across the US (engadget.com)

2026-08-01 | by Mariella Moon | tags: fbi, programmable logic controllers, water facilities

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CISA warns of cyberattacks disrupting U.S. water utilities (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: cisa, water utilities, programmable logic controllers

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Thousands of Data Center Controllers Open to Takeover (darkreading.com)

2026-07-28 | tags: data center, remote hardware, password cracking

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Flaw From 2002 Exposes Data Centers to Server Takeover (darkreading.com)

2026-07-28 | tags: server management controllers, password-cracking, data centers

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CubePilot drone software dev hit by DNS hijacking to intercept traffic (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-07-28 | tags: cubepilot, dns hijacking, australian cyber security centre

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Recursive Filters: SMA, EMA, Low‑Pass, and a Tiny Kalman (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-28 | by Kamil Staszewski | tags: sma, ema, kalman

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Progress confirms ShareFile zero-day flaw behind Storage Zone shutdown (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-07-14 | tags: controllers, progress, sharefile

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Progress urges ShareFile admins to shut down servers over “credible” threat (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-07-10 | tags: controllers, file, progress

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"The retail SSD market has almost disappeared," Silicon Motion says, as OEMs take what's left (techspot.com)

2026-06-17 | by Daniel Sims | get Samsung 970 Evo SSD → | tags: silicon motion, ssd controllers, samsung

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"The retail SSD market has almost disappeared" Silicon Motion says, as OEMs take what's left (techspot.com)

2026-06-17 | by Daniel Sims | get Samsung 980 Pro SSD → | tags: silicon motion, ssd controllers, samsung

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Silicon Motion increases sales of SSD controllers amid NAND shortage, but expects NAND shortages to get worse in 2027 — 'supply conditions will become even worse' (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-04 | by Anton Shilov | get Silicon Motion SSD Controller → | tags: applications, consumer, controllers

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Windows Server vulnerability can grant system privileges with just a malformed packet — domain controllers are being exploited in the wild (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-01 | by Bruno Ferreira | get Microsoft Windows Server Security Kit → | tags: windows server, domain controllers, cve-2026-41089

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Sony’s DualSense controllers are almost 30 percent off (theverge.com)

2026-05-27 | by Cameron Faulkner | get Sony DualSense Wireless Controller → | tags: dualsense controllers, playstation 5, psvr 2

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DriftGuard update lets Xbox gamers fix stick drift without replacing controllers (techspot.com)

2026-05-26 | get Xbox Controller Repair Kit → | tags: driftguard, xbox, playstation

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Two new Xbox controllers just leaked, and one is ridiculously small (androidauthority.com)

2026-05-15 | get Xbox Elite Series 2 Controller → | tags: xbox controllers, xbox elite series 3, cloud gaming

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The Steam Controller Wilhelm Scream Easter Egg Is Incredible (cnet.com)

2026-05-13 | by See Full Bio | get Steam Controller with Wilhelm Scream → | tags: controller, controllers, drop

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The Switch 2 Could’ve Had Drift-Resistant Joysticks All Along (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-12 | get Nintendo Switch Pro Controller → | tags: switch 2, joy-cons, drift-resistant

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Marco Polo: Finding a friend with only distance and motion (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-11 | get Marco Polo Smart Video Doorbell → | tags: uwb, inertial measurement unit, range-only localization

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Enthusiast creates Peltier thermoelectric cooler from scratch — impressive rig uses two 360mm AIOs, homemade DC controllers, and a custom loop (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-02 | by Aaron Klotz | get DIY Thermoelectric Cooler Kit → | tags: peltier, arctic 360mm, trashbench

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Disabled gamer prototypes true one-handed keyboard-and-mouse controller, device nominated for award — maker inspired to build device after losing right arm in an accident (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-26 | by Jowi Morales | get One-Handed Gaming Controller → | tags: razer tartarus, ercham mk1, gaming controllers

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A Home Made PBX (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-26 | get VoIP Phone System Kit → | tags: pbx, bell-northern research, microcontrollers

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I am building a cloud (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-23 | get Cloud Computing Starter Kit → | tags: cloud, exe.dev, startups

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5x5 Pixel font for tiny screens (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-19 | get 5x5 Pixel Font Kit → | tags: lcamtuf, 5x5 font, zx spectrum

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Now the FAA says gamers are the answer to its air traffic controller shortage (theverge.com)

2026-04-10 | by Jay Peters | get Air Traffic Controller Simulator → | tags: faa, air traffic controllers, gamers

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Industrial Controllers Still Vulnerable As Conflicts Move to Cyber (darkreading.com)

2026-04-10 | get Industrial Cybersecurity Kit → | tags: programmable logic controllers, operational technology, us government