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Targeted electron beam creates thousands of atomic crystal defects (feeds.nature.com)

2026-05-13 | by Susi | get Atomic-Scale Defect Scanner → | tags: crystal, electron, et al

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Show HN: Safe-install – safer NPM installs with trusted build dependencies (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-12 | get NPM Trusted Dependency Toolkit → | tags: npm, safe-install, build dependencies

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‘Crystal Lake’ Will Finally Let You Celebrate Halloween With Jason Voorhees (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-11 | get Friday the 13th T-Shirt → | tags: peacock, crystal lake, jason voorhees

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Students receive $10,000 prizes from OpenAI for innovative use of artificial intelligence (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-10 | get OpenAI AI Innovation Kit → | tags: openai, chatgpt, university of pennsylvania

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The game that makes me actually want to exercise (theverge.com)

2026-05-09 | by David Pierce | get Ring Fit Adventure → | tags: vergecast, installer, color snap

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Megan Thee Stallion Says Your Social Media Strategy Is Wrong: ‘It’s Not About Being Seen’ (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-05 | by Jason Feifer | get Social Media Strategy Guide → | tags: megan thee stallion, instagram, attention economy

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Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without consent (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-05 | tags: google chrome, ai model, privacy

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Ask.com Is Dead, and I’m Begging Its Owners Not to Bring AskJeeves Back as a Chatbot (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-03 | get Ask.com Search Engine → | tags: ask.com, askjeeves, chatbot

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Modern jet engine turbines: each blade a single crystal (2015) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-03 | get Single Crystal Turbine Blade Model → | tags: jet engine turbines, single crystal blades, alcoa howmet

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Police Have Used License Plate Readers at Least 14x to Stalk Romantic Interests (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-01 | get License Plate Reader Device → | tags: license plate readers, police, stalking

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Utilyze measures how efficiently your GPU is doing useful work (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-30 | get GPU Performance Monitor → | tags: nvidia, ampere, h100

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90,000 Screenshots of One Celebrity's Phone Were Exposed Online (wired.com)

2026-04-30 | by Matt Burgess | tags: stalkerware, blackhills information security, instagram

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Exposed Data Illustrates the Nightmare Scenario for a Stalkerware Victim (wired.com)

2026-04-30 | by Matt Burgess | get Stalkerware Detection Software → | tags: stalkerware, black hills information security, whatsapp

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Sri Lanka discloses another missing payment, days after hackers stole $2.5M from its finance ministry (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-29 | by Zack Whittaker | get Cybersecurity Anti-Phishing Kit → | tags: sri lanka, hackers, business email compromise

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20% Off LG Promo Code & Coupons | May 2026 (wired.com)

2026-04-29 | by Ryan Waniata | get LG OLED TV → | tags: appliances, free, gaming

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Show HN: Utilyze – an open source GPU monitoring tool more accurate than nvtop (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-27 | get GPU Monitoring Tool → | tags: utilyze, nvidia-smi, nvtop

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The Best Massage Guns to Help Soothe Sore Muscles (cnet.com)

2026-04-26 | by See Full Bio | tags: hyperice, massage guns, amplitude

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Tell HN: An app is silently installing itself on my iPhone every day (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-26 | get iPhone Security App → | tags: headspace, iphone, ios

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Xbox’s Big Turnaround Hedges Everything on Gamers’ Nostalgia (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-26 | get Xbox Game Pass Ultimate → | tags: xbox, gamers, nostalgia

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Enthusiast fixes 30-year issue with S3 graphics card — hacking the VBIOS fixes black levels by scalpelling out the Virge DX’s ‘pedestal bit’ (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-25 | by Mark Tyson | get S3 Virge DX VBIOS Fix → | tags: s3 virge, vbios, retro hardware

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Diamonds Get a Little Squishy at the Nanoscale. Here’s Why (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-22 | get Nano Diamond Synthesis Kit → | tags: nanodiamonds, nanoscale, crystal

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Plug-in solar is coming. Here’s how much you could save on electric bills (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-22 | get Portable Solar Power Bank → | tags: plug-in solar, bright saver, electric bills

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Apple Sports now lets you follow scores in a CarPlay widget (theverge.com)

2026-04-21 | by Tom Warren | get Apple CarPlay Dashboard Mount → | tags: apple sports, carplay, premier league

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The AI apps are coming for your PC (theverge.com)

2026-04-18 | by David Pierce | get AI Desktop Assistant Software → | tags: openai, verge, installer

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Is Linux Mint In Trouble? (slashdot.org)

2026-04-16 | get Linux Mint USB Installer → | tags: linux mint, cinnamon 6.7, ubuntu 26.04

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Non-functioning counterfeit Samsung 990 Pro SSDs are circulating in Europe — Despite convincing packaging, blue PCB easily gives away the dupe (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-16 | by Hassam Nasir | get Samsung 990 Pro SSD → | tags: samsung 990 pro, counterfeit ssds, europe

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Pixelated quantum-dot superlattice LEDs (feeds.nature.com)

2026-04-15 | by Zhang | get Quantum Dot LED Strip → | tags: quantum-dot superlattice, lead halide perovskite, nanocrystal self-assembly

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Meta Thinks Its Smart Glasses Could Stalk People in a ‘Thoughtful’ Way (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-14 | get Meta Quest 3 VR Headset → | tags: meta, smart glasses, stalking

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Instacart acquires Instaleap to expand its enterprise platform internationally (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-14 | by Aisha Malik | get Smart Home Automation Hub → | tags: instacart, instaleap, storefront pro

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Woman Sues OpenAI, Saying ChatGPT Unleashed a Vicious Stalker Against Her and Did Nothing When She Begged for Help (futurism.com)

2026-04-14 | by Maggie Harrison Dupré | get AI Safety and Ethics Book → | tags: openai, chatgpt, san francisco