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The first self-driving vehicle on Mars has proven to be a smashing success (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-08 | tags: curiosity, distance, mars

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Upcoming Hack to Keep NASA’s Voyager 1 Alive Exploits a Quirk in Its 1970s Hardware (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: bang, bang power, big bang

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Google puts the finishing touches on Proactive Assistance ahead of Pixel 11 launch (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: assistance, authority, google

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This Bluetooth-only Marshall home speaker sounds so good, I can forgive the missing Wi-Fi (zdnet.com)

2026-08-07 | by Prakhar Khanna | tags: marshall, marshall stanmore, speaker

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Amazon cracks down on 'CPU waste' among engineers as agentic AI crunch intensifies — CPU demand makes low-utilization EC2 instances a hot commodity (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-07 | by Jake Roach | tags: amazon, cpus, demand

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Google Pixelsnap Charger with Stand falls to a record-low $34.99 ahead of Pixel 11 launch (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: charger, charger stand, deal

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The only instant cameras worth your money (theverge.com)

2026-08-07 | by Sheena Vasani | tags: camera, film, instant

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Google Workspace Promo Codes: 14% Off for August 2026 (wired.com)

2026-08-07 | by Gear Team | tags: gemini, google, plan

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FDA approves Moderna's mRNA flu vaccine after initially refusing to review it (engadget.com)

2026-08-06 | by Steve Dent | tags: comparator, moderna, mrna

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I Didn’t Realize How Addicted I Was to My Phone—Until I Went to Prison (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-08-05 | tags: chirping, chirping device, cincinnati

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AI is a bubble, just like dot-com (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-05 | tags: amazon, pets, read

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The system that prevents me from burning out as a founder (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-05 | tags: building, building company, company marathon

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Google plans to kill Assistant on your phone on September 4 (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-05 | tags: assistant, assistant mobile, devices

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Google Assistant is going away on Mobile Devices (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-05 | tags: assistant, assistant going, away

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Google Assistant will vanish from Android phones and connected devices in September (engadget.com)

2026-08-05 | by Kris Holt | tags: android, android phones, assistant

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Oracle cut its Always Free ARM limits to 2 OCPU / 12GB, enforced Aug 18 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-05 | tags: free, instance, instances

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Oracle Just Halved Its Always Free ARM Limits (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-05 | tags: free, instance, instances

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Apple’s selling refurbished MacBook Neos with a $100 discount (theverge.com)

2026-08-05 | by Brad Bourque | tags: charger, charging, price

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Google Assistant will disappear from your phone next month (theverge.com)

2026-08-05 | by Dominic Preston | tags: google assistant, android, gemini

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Wispr Flow takes on AI meeting assistants with Notetaker, its first product beyond dictation (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-05 | by Marcus Mendes | tags: wispr flow, notetaker, ai meeting assistant

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Google finally reveals exactly when your Android phone will lose Google Assistant (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-05 | tags: google assistant, android phones, gemini

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Grab a new Secretlab sit-to-stand desk for $699 — Save $50 as the Magnus Evo receives its first-ever discount (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-04 | by Stewart Bendle | tags: secretlab, magnus evo, sit-to-stand desk

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Stanford neuroscientists: Teen mental health problems can be predicted by speech patterns. Here’s what to watch for (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-04 | tags: stanford, speech patterns, mental health

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Apple finally fixed Siri. So why does it feel anticlimactic? (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-03 | by Sarah Perez | tags: apple, siri, ios 27

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Gemini Spark now has Chrome web-browsing capabilities (engadget.com)

2026-08-03 | by Lawrence Bonk | tags: google, chrome, google assistant

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This Former Coinbase CTO Spent Millions Building a Utopia for Tech Founders. Then Malaysia Shut It Down. (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-03 | by Jonathan Small | tags: coinbase, balaji srinivasan, malaysia

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Prevent cognitive debt by manually retyping LLM-generated code (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-03 | tags: llm, django, ai coding assistants

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15 Best Office Chairs of 2026—We Tested 70 to Pick Them (wired.com)

2026-08-01 | by Julian Chokkattu | tags: office chairs, standing desk, ergonomic mouse

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

2026-08-01 | by Kat Merck | tags: valvoline, hybrid suv, synthetic oil

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Is the Apple Watch waterproof? (engadget.com)

2026-07-31 | by Deven Mcclure | tags: apple watch, water resistance, series 2