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Chris Carter on How the Real World Has Caught Up With ‘The X-Files’ (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-12 | tags: the x-files, chris carter, vrach frankenshteyn

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How a $250 million acquisition collapsed into allegations of fraud and forged signatures (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-12 | by Russell Brandom | tags: videoverse, minute media, acquisition

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Tailscale Traces Database Corruption to 16y/o SQLite WAL-Reset Bug (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-12 | tags: tailscale, sqlite, wal-reset

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This Satellite Is So Bright It Could Fry Your Retinas Through a Telescope (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-12 | tags: satellite, telescope, retinas

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Google Pixel 11 introduces ‘interactive onboarding companion’ for easier phone setup (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-12 | tags: google pixel 11, gemini, android

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I saw the Google Pixel 11 Pro Fold - and found 3 key reasons to buy it over Samsung (zdnet.com)

2026-08-12 | by Kerry Wan | tags: google pixel 11 pro fold, samsung galaxy z fold 8, tensor chipset

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Only 2.6% of the most visited websites have fully valid HTML (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-12 | tags: html validation, web accessibility, browser error recovery

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Parents urged to revisit screen time limits as kids head back to school (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-12 | by Ben Lovejoy | tags: screen time limits, florida international university, university of california

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Scientists found a way to generate quantum entanglement using sunlight, not lasers (techspot.com)

2026-08-12 | by Skye Jacobs | tags: quantum entanglement, entangled photons, university of ottawa

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The Best Way to Have a Truly Private Conversation Is Already on Your iPhone (cnet.com)

2026-08-12 | tags: iphone, notes app, private conversation

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Rover Promo Codes and Referral Deals for 2026 (wired.com)

2026-08-12 | by Molly Higgins | tags: rover, pet cameras, automatic feeders

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The lifesaving secret hidden inside a horseshoe crab's blue blood (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-12 | by Samantha Kummerer | tags: horseshoe crab, eli lilly, blue blood

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Why Wall Street and Nvidia Are Building an Exotic Money Pipeline for the AI Boom (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-08-12 | tags: wall street, nvidia, exotic money pipeline

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Linux Desktop Use Surged To 22% On One Workday, Cloudflare Data Shows (slashdot.org)

2026-08-11 | tags: linux, cloudflare, desktop

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Elon Musk says every future Tesla will have Starlink, starting with the Cybercab (techspot.com)

2026-08-11 | by Skye Jacobs | tags: starlink, tesla, cybercab

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Millions of homeowners could finally get a tax break that’s been frozen since 1997 (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-11 | tags: capital gains tax, bipartisan bill, home sellers

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The Ultimate Horse (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-11 | by Sophie Fessl | tags: belmont stakes, secretariat, thoroughbred

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Physicists Made 10,000 Particles Defy Newton’s Third Law for an Hour. Here’s How (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-11 | tags: newton's third law, physicists, particles

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OpenSSH 10.5/10.5p1 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-11 | tags: openssh, ssh protocol, sftp

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What’s Scaleup Europe, the $5.7B fund that just backed satellite company ICEYE? (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-11 | by Anna Heim | tags: scaleup europe, iceye, satellite intelligence

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Doctors Warn That Med Students Are Surrendering Their Brains to Medical AIs That Are Even Worse than Regular Chatbots (futurism.com)

2026-08-11 | by Frank Landymore | tags: openevidence, chatgpt, claude

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Tracking extreme heat by the hour makes climate change seem even worse (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-11 | tags: climate change, heatwaves, sun yat-sen university

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Joby Aviation builds out defense business with $500M acquisition (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-11 | by Kirsten Korosec | tags: joby aviation, resonant sciences, electric air taxi

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How to Teach Kids to Become Fearless Entrepreneurs (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-11 | by Dan Bova | tags: entrepreneurship, pitchology, high point university

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How This Founder Turned an Awkward College Bathroom Story Into a Leading Brand in a Billion Dollar Category (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-11 | by Dan Bova | tags: goodwipes, liquid death, florida state university

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U of Michigan drops first-semester grades to ‘curb mental health crisis’ (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-11 | tags: university of michigan, first-semester grades, mental health

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Trouble sleeping in a new place? You’re not alone—it’s called the first-night effect (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-11 | tags: first-night effect, smartwatch, university of freiburg

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Here’s why Google Messages has disabled its ‘Clear data’ button (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-11 | tags: google messages, manage space activity, android system settings

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Linux desktop use surged to 22% on one workday, Cloudflare data shows (zdnet.com)

2026-08-11 | by Steven Vaughan-Nichols | tags: linux, cloudflare, statcounter

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Garmin Cirqa versus Fitbit Air: How these two fitness trackers compare (engadget.com)

2026-08-11 | by Deven Mcclure | tags: garmin, google, fitbit