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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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Chrome adopts what may be the best protection yet against account takeovers (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-11 | tags: chrome, device-bound session credentials, trusted platform module

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The ‘Possession’ Remake That Nobody Asked for Now Has a Release Date (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-11 | tags: possession, margaret qualley, parker finn

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Trump’s Latest Attack on Childhood Vaccines Is the Worst Yet—Here’s Why (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-11 | tags: trump, childhood vaccines, executive order

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England and Wales ban Meta Glasses from courtrooms (engadget.com)

2026-08-11 | by Lawrence Bonk | tags: meta glasses, hmcts, courtrooms

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Smart Glasses Are Catching on With U.S. Police (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-11 | tags: smart glasses, ray-ban, meta ai

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Launch HN: Keet (YC S24) – An app to create video courses on anything (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-11 | tags: keet, yc s24, video courses

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The US tried to stop cartel money-laundering; devastated mom-and-pop businesses (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-11 | tags: money laundering, us-mexico border, trump administration

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This Satellite Will Literally Breathe Air to Stay in Orbit (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-11 | tags: satellite, atmosphere, thrust

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Nikki From ‘Obsession’ Will Freak You Out at Universal’s Horror Nights (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-11 | tags: universal horror nights, nikki, obsession

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What I learned by putting GitHub Copilot behind a MitM proxy (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-11 | tags: code, copilot, requests

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For the First Time, AI Designed 16 New Viruses, Raising Fears and Hopes (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-10 | by Sherin Shibu | tags: viruses, stanford university, arc institute

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Sherlock Holmes Was the 'OG' Social Engineer (darkreading.com)

2026-08-10 | tags: sherlock holmes, social engineering, disguises

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Sherlock Holmes was the “OG” Social Engineer (darkreading.com)

2026-08-10 | tags: sherlock holmes, social engineering, disguises

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Duolingo is finally letting you undo this frustrating mistake (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-10 | tags: duolingo, android authority, undo button

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Sila lands $1.4B Pentagon loan as militaries demand more batteries (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-10 | by Tim De Chant | tags: silicon-carbon, u.s. department of defense, moses lake

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'Pervert glasses': Backlash against Meta's smart glasses grows (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-10 | tags: meta, smart glasses, backlash

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Companies Are Adopting a Controversial Method for Increasing Pay, Leading Some Workers to Quit (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-10 | by Sherin Shibu | tags: payscale, peanut butter raises, employee compensation

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Popular Bars and Restaurants Are Banning Smart Glasses (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-10 | tags: smart glasses, u.k., camera

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Google Play now takes Venmo payments (engadget.com)

2026-08-10 | by Mariella Moon | tags: google play, venmo, epic games

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Google Play adds Venmo as a payment option (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-10 | by Ivan Mehta | tags: google play, venmo, digital payments

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Toxic Underground Fires Are Spreading at California Landfills (slashdot.org)

2026-08-10 | by Posted | tags: california landfills, chiquita canyon, underground fires

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How to Choose a Camera (2026): Sensors, Megapixels, Terms (wired.com)

2026-08-10 | by Scott Gilbertson | tags: sensor, megapixels, sony

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Chinese farmer kills 25 acres of crops after following AI-generated weed and pest control advice — farmer trusted pesticide recipe after months of successful advice (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-10 | by Jowi Morales | tags: pesticide, flupyrimethalin, sesame

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Europe expands its Starlink rival to 348 satellites as IRIS² moves into implementation — €15.6 billion network will boost EU government capacity by 60%, with launches starting in 2029 (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-10 | by Etiido Uko | tags: starlink, iris², spacerise

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Farmer trusted AI after it gave good advice, then it helped wipe out 25 acres of his crops (techspot.com)

2026-08-10 | by Rob Thubron | tags: flusulfasulfaether, chuzhou, chatbot

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Privacy Backlash Explodes Against Meta's Smart Glasses (slashdot.org)

2026-08-10 | by Posted | tags: meta, smart glasses, privacy

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Memory prices have erased 20 years of progress in a single year, researcher says (techspot.com)

2026-08-09 | by Kishalaya Kundu | tags: flash, increases, industry

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Inside Humanity’s Ancient Obsession With Conquering Time (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-09 | tags: discusses, discusses humanity, guido

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Lionsgate Is Trying to Bring ‘Leprechaun’ Back to Life (Again) (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-08 | tags: action, action reviving, coming