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Malwarebytes Offers US College Students 2 Years of Free Antivirus Protection (cnet.com)

2026-08-03 | by Antuan Goodwin | tags: malwarebytes, antivirus, ransomware

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Hughesnet Files for Bankruptcy After Bleeding Customers to Starlink (cnet.com)

2026-08-03 | by Joe Supan | tags: hughesnet, starlink, low earth orbit

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WhatsApp beta for Mac tests flexible update schedules (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-03 | by Marcus Mendes | tags: whatsapp, mac, wabetainfo

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How to Reclaim Authenticity in a Data-Obsessed Digital World (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-03 | by Goran Paun | tags: data, a/b testing, dashboards

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‘Futurama’ Is Back to Poke Fun at Scammers, Pop Stars, and Pirates (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-03 | tags: futurama, matt groening, animated series

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The Diarrhea Lettuce Is Officially Killing People (futurism.com)

2026-08-03 | by Victor Tangermann | tags: cyclosporiasis, cyclospora cayetanensis, cdc

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Drone flyover reveals rapid progress at Elon Musk’s new ATCF chip fab — Texas site prepares for all-in-one logic, memory, and packaging facility (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-03 | by Mark Tyson | tags: atcf, giga texas, spacex

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SpaceX's post-IPO plunge sets tense backdrop for first earnings report (cnbc.com)

2026-08-03 | by Lora Kolodny | tags: spacex, elon musk, tesla

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CEO Mark Patricof is transforming elite athletes into major investors (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-03 | tags: mark patricof, mansueto ventures, inc

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Tesla Whistleblower Describes Wildly Dangerous Safety Lapses While Developing Full Self-Driving (futurism.com)

2026-08-03 | by Frank Landymore | tags: tesla, full self-driving, autonomous vehicles

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The Number of Regular People Being Arrested for Protesting Data Centers Is Astounding (futurism.com)

2026-08-03 | by Joe Wilkins | tags: data centers, protests, tech companies

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The secret relationships that govern life on Earth (feeds.nature.com)

2026-08-03 | by Schiffman | tags: parasites, dino martins, symbiosis

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EU Age Verification Project Mandates Hardware-Bound Attestation (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-02 | by Linux Phone | tags: age verification, hardware-bound attestation, android

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How long can you expect a PlayStation 5 to last? (engadget.com)

2026-08-02 | by Matt Tate | tags: playstation 5, sony, firmware updates

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Finding zombies in our systems: A real-world story of CPU bottlenecks (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-02 | by Pinterest Engineering | tags: kubernetes, pinterest, ray

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Don't credit the LLM (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-02 | tags: llm, openai, support requests

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When random.bytes() runs but doesn't work (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-02 | by Dusty Daemon | tags: core-lightning, coldcard, bitcoin

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It’s not just you: This fundamental Google Search feature is broken worldwide (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-02 | tags: google search, time filters, android authority

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What is a silicon carbon battery and is it the answer to smartphone battery life issues? (engadget.com)

2026-08-01 | by Daniel Cooper | tags: silicon carbon, samsung, lithium-ion

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Columbia Economist Baffled as to Why the Masses Aren’t Rising Up Against Elon Musk (futurism.com)

2026-08-01 | by Joe Wilkins | tags: spacex, tesla, elon musk

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Lost one-of-a-kind Nintendo DS cartridge hits eBay for $9,100 — PokePark Fishing Contest designed to delete itself after 12 hours, game so rare it was only distributed to theme park attendees in 2005 (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-01 | by Mark Tyson | tags: nintendo ds, pokepark fishing contest, ebay auction

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Why is RFK Jr. hosting a healthy cooking show after years of roadkill headlines? (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: rfk jr., healthy cooking, julia child

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Flock Cameras Got the Wrong License Plate 71% of the Time in California City (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: flock cameras, license plates, california

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Tailscale didn't stop the Hugging Face intrusion (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: tailscale, hugging face, sandbox escape

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Orca-Bench: How Ready Are Language Model Agents for Oncall? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: orca-bench, language model agents, oncall

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Spotify’s new ‘User Notes’ lets you add personal captions to playlist tracks (9to5mac.com)

2026-07-31 | by Marcus Mendes | tags: spotify, user notes, playlists

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Google Keep is working on new UI that may screw up your muscle memory (androidauthority.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: google keep, android authority, apk teardown

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Data Byte: This router's signal strength beat most competitors in our lab test (zdnet.com)

2026-07-31 | by Allison Murray | tags: router, signal strength, zdnet

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WhatsApp is testing a new folder for messages from large businesses (techcrunch.com)

2026-07-31 | by Ivan Mehta | tags: whatsapp, meta, whatsapp business platform

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The NHTSA is investigating 1.2 million Tesla vehicles over suspension failure reports (theverge.com)

2026-07-31 | by Emma Roth | tags: tesla, nhtsa, model 3