GoKawiil - Tech News

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Startup Raises $700 Million to Replace Data-Center Wires With Light (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-08-06 | tags: ai servers, billion, billion new

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Microsoft removes support page recommending 32GB RAM for gaming PCs (techspot.com)

2026-08-05 | by Alfonso Maruccia | tags: gaming, industry, memory

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Drone carrying explosive device causes disruption at major German airport (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-05 | by Sophie Tanno | tags: aircraft, airport, cargo

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Desktop Linux just cracked 10% market share - and Windows 11 is mostly to blame (zdnet.com)

2026-08-05 | by Steven Vaughan-Nichols | tags: linux, microsoft, share

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AI makes weather prediction better. Can WindBorne make it lucrative? (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-05 | by Tim Fernholz | tags: windborne, weather balloons, ai weather forecasting

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ANBERNIC’s new Game Boy Advance SP clone is here for under $60 (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-05 | tags: anbernic, game boy advance sp, rg34xxsp

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Netflix quietly unlocked 4K in Chrome, but you’ll need more than an update (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-05 | tags: netflix, chrome, windows

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This Plant Has Been Hiding a Killer Secret. Darwin Called It 150 Years Ago (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-04 | tags: saxifraga, darwin, plants

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Why some people mow a lawn better than others (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-04 | by The Pudding | tags: coverage path planning, traveling salesman, optimal path

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Windows 11 Home Vs Pro: What's the difference, and is it worth the upgrade? (engadget.com)

2026-08-04 | by Dave Meikleham | tags: windows 11, microsoft, bitlocker

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All of Winona Police Department's Flock cameras cut down and stolen (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-04 | tags: flock, license plate reader, winona police

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Apple Might Finally Let You Copy and Paste From iPhone to Windows (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-04 | tags: apple, iphone, windows

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77 Open VSX extensions found harvesting developer info (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-08-04 | tags: open vsx, manifold security, evil twin

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Think passkeys protect you from hacking and malware? Think again (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-04 | tags: passkeys, google password manager, windows pcs

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Microsoft finally realized Windows 11 is too annoying. Can it be fixed? (zdnet.com)

2026-08-04 | by Ed Bott | tags: windows 11, microsoft, file explorer

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Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Ultra Aura Edition review: A capable ultralight laptop that's way too expensive (engadget.com)

2026-08-04 | by Devindra Hardawar | tags: lenovo, yoga slim 7i, intel core ultra 7 355

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Giant Waves of Solar Wind May Have Stripped Mars of Its Atmosphere, New Study Finds (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-04 | tags: solar wind, mars, atmosphere

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Chinese ship spotted lurking over Taiwan-US undersea cables — 'research vessel' seen loitering above the 8,000-mile Pacific Light Cable Network fiber-optic system (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-04 | by Mark Tyson | tags: pacific light cable network, undersea cables, windward maritime analysis

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Apple is working on a seamless copy-paste experience between iPhones and Windows PCs (engadget.com)

2026-08-04 | by Mariella Moon | tags: apple, universal clipboard, microsoft

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Apple plans to open iPhone clipboard access to Windows PCs (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-04 | by Marcus Mendes | tags: apple, iphone, microsoft

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Windows XP 2002 for the Itanium: Unbridled rage (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-03 | tags: windows xp, itanium, qemu

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Schools Are Ditching Chromebooks For MacBooks By the Thousands (slashdot.org)

2026-08-03 | tags: macbook neo, apple, chromebooks

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New Pass-ta-key attacks let malware hijack Google-synced passkeys (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-08-03 | tags: passkeys, google, chrome

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Windows is testing a new way to preview Android phone notifications (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-03 | tags: windows, android, microsoft

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Help Wanted (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-03 | by Lake Hope | tags: agplv3, open source, pull request

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Can Microsoft Really Make Windows 11 Suck Less on Weak PCs? (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-03 | tags: microsoft, windows 11, ram

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Linux just cracked 10% desktop usage in North America, but no one's sure why (techspot.com)

2026-08-03 | by Skye Jacobs | tags: linux, statcounter, windows

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Wind and solar overtake fossil fuels in Germany for the first time (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-03 | by Bne Intellinews | tags: wind energy, solar power, energiewende

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Windows Task Manager's original creator is bringing a new version to Mac first (techspot.com)

2026-08-03 | by Alfonso Maruccia | tags: task manager, microsoft, macos

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Google’s Moonshot Factory is just getting started (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-03 | tags: google x, alphabet, waymo