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SMPTE Opens Entire Standards Catalog for Free, Removing Century-Old Paywall (slashdot.org)

2026-06-20 | by Posted | get SMPTE Standards Digital Library → | tags: smpte, standards catalog, upward compatible

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Let’s Hear It for This Prime Day Deal Slashing $76 Off Nothing’s Earbuds (cnet.com)

2026-06-20 | by See Full Bio | get Nothing Ear (2) Wireless Earbuds → | tags: nothing earbuds, amazon prime day, active noise cancellation

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China unifies tech sector to build grid-free orbiting satellite AI data centers, challenging Elon Musk's SpaceX — Beijing's forced chip and satellite alliance announced a week before Musk’s AI1 reveal (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-20 | by Jowi Morales | get Satellite Data Center Kit → | tags: china, space computing, elon musk

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Vacation With An Artist – Mini-Apprenticeships with Artists in Their Studios (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-20 | get Art Studio Experience Kit → | tags: mallorca, vawaa, katrina talwar

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US Scientist John Jumper to Leave Google DeepMind for Anthropic (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-20 | get DeepMind Research Notebook → | tags: google deepmind, john jumper, anthropic

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George Lucas Will Be In ‘Minions & Monsters’ (gizmodo.com)

2026-06-20 | get Minions & Monsters T-Shirt → | tags: george lucas, minions, illumination

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Web Browsers on PDAS (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-20 | by Declan Chidlow | get Portable Web Browser for PDAs → | tags: pda, web browsers, wireless application protocol

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If 'Disclosure Day' Comes, How Can We Trust Evidence of UFOs? (cnet.com)

2026-06-20 | by See Full Bio | get UFO Detection and Analysis Kit → | tags: ufo, department of defense, disclosure day

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The best 3D scanners 2026 — the top performing models we've benchmarked (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-20 | by Andrew Sink | get 3D Systems Sense 3D Scanner → | tags: 3d scanners, 3d printing, laser engraver

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What Fox and Roku aren’t telling us yet (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-06-20 | get Roku Streaming Stick → | tags: fox, roku, merger

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4 easy tweaks you can make to your TV soundbar for more immersive audio (zdnet.com)

2026-06-20 | by Jada Jones | get Soundbar Mounting Kit → | tags: sonos, soundbar, room calibration

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Intel and AMD's new ACE CPU extensions bring an efficient AI-oriented instruction set to x86 — a new design makes matrix multiplication more power- and density-efficient (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-20 | by Bruno Ferreira | get Intel Core i9 Processor → | tags: intel, amd, ace cpu extensions

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Companies That Embraced AI Are Now Rotting Away in a Very Specific Way (futurism.com)

2026-06-20 | by Victor Tangermann | get AI Business Analytics Tool → | tags: generative ai, harvard business review, knowledge decay

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The UK will scan asylum-seekers’ faces for age checks—despite knowing the tech is flawed (arstechnica.com)

2026-06-20 | get Facial Recognition Age Verification → | tags: uk government, facial age estimation, asylum seekers

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Student Loan Borrowers Will Get Interest Rate Cut If They Sign Up For Auto Pay (slashdot.org)

2026-06-20 | get AutoPay Student Loan Calculator → | tags: student loans, auto pay, interest rate

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Bootimus – A Self-Contained PXE and HTTP Boot Server (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-20 | tags: pxe server, go programming, boot images

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CSSQuake (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-20 | get CSSQuake T-Shirt → | tags: cssquake, show stats, show fps

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16 Best Greens Powders (2026): Taste-Tested for Months (wired.com)

2026-06-20 | by Louryn Strampe | get Amazing Grass Green Superfood → | tags: ag1, nuzest, us food and drug administration

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China unveils man-portable anti-drone laser that can burn through a drone 1,600 feet away in four seconds — backpack-sized 2-kilowatt weapon uses AI for targeting, weighs 55 pounds, and can be carried by a single soldier (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-20 | by Luke James | get Portable Laser Defense System → | tags: harbin xinguang, lijian ii, lijian iii

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See the 77 major housing markets with falling home prices (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-06-20 | get Smart Home Price Tracker → | tags: punta gorda, london ky, cape coral

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Samsung still hasn’t fixed Exynos overheating issues, and it’s ruining my Galaxy S26 (androidauthority.com)

2026-06-20 | get Samsung Galaxy S26 Case → | tags: exynos, galaxy s26, samsung

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TikTok Has Been Completely Taken Over by AI Slop (futurism.com)

2026-06-20 | by Victor Tangermann | get AI Content Creator Kit → | tags: tiktok, kapwing, ai-generated videos

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iPhone users: Be aware of this new ‘Apple High Alert’ scam (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-06-20 | get iPhone Security Case → | tags: apple high alert, iphone, scams

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Scientists Invent a Way to Brew Espresso With Ultrasonic Waves—No Hot Water Required (wired.com)

2026-06-20 | by Javier Carbajal | get Ultrasonic Espresso Maker → | tags: ultrasonic espresso, university of new south wales, acoustic cavitation

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Massive bonuses for South Korea's chip workers puts central bank on inflation alert (cnbc.com)

2026-06-20 | by Lim Hui Jie Blair Baek | get Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 → | tags: bank of korea, south korea, tech industry

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5 counterintuitive tips for working more effectively (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-06-20 | get Pomodoro Technique Timer → | tags: melissa swift, effective, book

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A Coffee Expert Explains Why Burr Grinders Are the Only Grinders Worth Buying (cnet.com)

2026-06-20 | by See Full Bio | get Burr Coffee Grinder → | tags: burr grinder, coffee beans, coffee ratio

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College Students Consumed by “Resignation and Despair” as They’re Relentlessly Pressured to Use AI (futurism.com)

2026-06-20 | by Frank Landymore | get AI Study Desk Lamp → | tags: openai, chatgpt, dartmouth college

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Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni’s feud ruined a $100 million brand. It’s a crucial lesson for every founder (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-06-20 | tags: blake lively, justin baldoni, hollywood

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Amazon Retaliated Against Workers Who Supported Regulating Data Centers, Complaint Says (slashdot.org)

2026-06-20 | tags: amazon, data centers, workers