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The Kindle Scribe Colorsoft is a lot of fun, but it’s not a must-have (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-08 | by Aisha Malik | tags: device, kindle, kindle scribe

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AI creates 16 new viruses that never existed in nature after learning DNA’s pattern from 9 trillion nucleotides — experts warn such applications are way ahead of necessary guardrails (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-08 | by Etiido Uko | tags: blocks, model, organism

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Xteink X4 Pro Pocket E-Reader Review (2026): Fun but Limited (wired.com)

2026-08-08 | by Nena Farrell | tags: books, read, readers

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NASA figured out how to keep its Voyager 2 probe running for another year (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-08 | by Elizabeth Howell | tags: instruments, nasa, officials

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NASA to keep its 48-year-old Voyager 2 probe running for yet another year (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-08 | by Elizabeth Howell | tags: instruments, nasa, officials

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YouTube TV subscribers are starting to get access to their latest free perk (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: espn, espn unlimited, subscribers

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Assembly Hall of Shame (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: contender, cycles, cycles time

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The AI Billboards Are Killing SF (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-07 | by Emily Dreyfuss | tags: city, francisco, new tab

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Opinion | Don't Anthropomorphize Artificial Intelligence (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-08-07 | tags: ai human, believed, believed thought

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Four Top Google Scientists Are Leaving to Start Their Own AI Company. It Might Discover Things No Human Ever Could. (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-07 | by Jonathan Small | tags: alphabet, alphabet ceo, dean

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Radical Study Suggests Life on Earth Arose Twice (slashdot.org)

2026-08-07 | tags: academy, academy sciencies, card

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Ranking the Best Smart Glasses: Meta, Viture, & More (2026) (wired.com)

2026-08-07 | by Boutayna Chokrane | tags: display, glasses, hill

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The Hottest New AI Chatbot Is Just a Guy Answering Your Questions (wired.com)

2026-08-07 | by Caroline Haskins | tags: bryant, bryant says, chattjb

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HP Coupon Codes and Deals August 2026 (wired.com)

2026-08-07 | by Luke Larsen | tags: discount, printers, printing

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Newegg Promo Codes and Coupons for August 2026 (wired.com)

2026-08-07 | by Molly Higgins | tags: deals, discounts, gaming

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LG Promo Codes and Coupons for August 2026 (wired.com)

2026-08-07 | by Gear Team | tags: discounts, gaming, products

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Court Orders Meta To Establish $567 Million Fund To Abate Harms To Youth (slashdot.org)

2026-08-07 | tags: bet science, ernest, ernest rutherford

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Vogue just gave another nod of approval to the tech world (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-06 | by Dominic-Madori Davis | tags: francisco, san francisco, vogue

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In new court filing, Apple flags delays in Jon Prosser’s response to leak lawsuit (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-06 | by Marcus Mendes | tags: apple, counsel, discovery

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E-Scooter Riders Face Higher Brain Injury Risk Than Motorcyclists. Lawmakers Want a Fix (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-06 | tags: accidents, accidents plenty, bike

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Qwen3.8 Max now ranked as the best overall model by agentic index (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-06 | tags: aa omniscience, answers, correct

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Apple’s latest macOS updates address a serious Screen Sharing vulnerability (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-06 | by Marcus Mendes | tags: apple, macos, screen

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What Happened to Talenti? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-06 | tags: hochschuler, issue, plastic

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Getting Eye Appointments Can Be a Hassle. This Founder Built a 90-Second Vision Test You Can Take at Major Stores (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-06 | by Jonathan Small | tags: care, eyebot, hofmann

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Meta AI Hacked External Systems During Cybersecurity Testing (slashdot.org)

2026-08-06 | tags: adam, adam walinsky, diminishes

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I added a real-time chat to my blog, people used it to attack me (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-06 | tags: characters, message, messages

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Claire’s is getting a major makeover, starting with the piercing station (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-06 | tags: ana california, anchored, anchored curved

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VPN provider built a script to block Microsoft's hidden GDID tracking on Windows — Windscribe's "deGDID" erases existing identifiers and blocks new ones from being created (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-06 | by Hassam Nasir | tags: degdid, gdid, keys

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Forget cheap TVs, this upcoming Roku TV projector could be yours for less than $70 (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-06 | tags: aurzen, discount, launch

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It’s time to open the black box of AI-driven employment decisions (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-06 | tags: accountable, accountable established, antidiscrimination