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Xteink X4 Pro Pocket E-Reader Review (2026): Fun but Limited
Xteink’s new X4 Pro e-reader is its best yet, but the lack of an ebook store can be limiting.
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Aug 8, 2026
Flock’s Plans for Rideshare Dashcams and Coaching Police, Revealed
Plus: A judge rules cell tower dumps unconstitutional, water utility hacks spread to a dozen states, a phishing email op...
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Aug 8, 2026
Microsoft Edge is about to lock out older ad blockers, just like Chrome did
Article URL: https://www.theverge.com/tech/976880/microsoft-edge-extensions-ad-blockers-mv2-mv3 Comments URL: https://n...
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Aug 8, 2026
Apple Introduces Leasing Program for iPhones and Other Devices
Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/technology/apple-leasing-program.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombi...
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Aug 8, 2026
New Amazon Data Center Is Set to Have the Most Polluting Power Plant in the U.S.
Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/08/climate/amazon-data-center-texas-pollution.html Comments URL: https://n...
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Aug 8, 2026
US Military's Cyber Command Unit Grapples with Cluster of Deaths by Suicide
Article URL: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-06/us-military-s-cyber-command-unit-grapples-with-cluster-...
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Aug 8, 2026
Sensitive Info Goes Into ‘No Reply’ Emails Constantly. This Guy Sees It All
Two security researchers bought cheap domains—including noreply.net and deleteduser.com—and set up email listening s...
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Aug 8, 2026
How to Disable Gemini in Gmail and Google Docs
New AI toolbars and prompts are showing up in Google Docs and Gmail. If you don’t want Gemini’s help in writing docu...
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Aug 8, 2026
Europe's free satellite service just made it easier to track wildfires
Article URL: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/08/europes-free-satellite-service-just-made-it-easier-to-track-wildfi...
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Aug 8, 2026
Hairmax LaserBand 82 ComfortFlex Review: Putting Down New Roots
Hairmax’s LaserBand 82 ComfortFlex took only 90 seconds per treatment, and it produced visible results along my wideni...
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Aug 8, 2026
DeepMind's WeatherNext model achieves breakthrough forecasting cyclones
Article URL: https://deepmind.google/blog/weathernext-ai-model-achieves-breakthrough-in-forecasting-cyclones/ Comments ...
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Aug 8, 2026
Best Solar Generators for Off-Grid Trips, RVs, and Home Backup
If you want to capture the sun’s power with solar panels, these are the best solar generators I’ve tested.
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Aug 8, 2026
WhatsApp Gets a Handy @all Feature for Group Chats
A new software update builds on WhatsApp’s group chat chops by adding anonymous polls and introducing an easier way to...
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Aug 8, 2026
Spokane Shows What the New Era of Wildfires Looks Like
With rising temperatures and drier conditions, fires are more likely to explode. And with more people living next to for...
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Aug 8, 2026
Hardware backdoors in some x86 CPUs
Article URL: https://github.com/xoreaxeaxeax/rosenbridge Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49219508 Po...
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Aug 8, 2026
Nitecore’s latest power bank is the lightest and most compact yet
There's two things you should know about me, your intrepid reviewer: I hate the feature creep associated with modern pow...
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Aug 8, 2026
Mythos social engineering AISI INC-2026-07-28-01
Article URL: https://web.archive.org/web/20260731053721/http://github.com/ancaferro/myNetwork/pull/3 Comments URL: http...
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Aug 8, 2026
I'm Pulling ColorCopy from the macOS App Store
Article URL: https://www.abeautifulsite.net/posts/im-pulling-colorcopy-from-the-macos-app-store/ Comments URL: https://...
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Aug 8, 2026
NASA to keep its 48-year-old Voyager 2 probe running for yet another year
Article URL: https://www.space.com/space-exploration/voyager/nasa-figured-out-how-to-keep-its-48-year-old-voyager-2-pro...
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Aug 8, 2026
The Nixpkgs core team has disbanded
Article URL: https://discourse.nixos.org/t/the-nixpkgs-core-team-has-disbanded/79413 Comments URL: https://news.ycombin...
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Aug 8, 2026
Show HN: Modern C++ Build Tools for Module Feature
Anyone like C++'s module features? Feel free to try MCPP and talk with me. Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/...
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Aug 8, 2026
Should AI labs be treated like the owners of dangerous animals?
Article URL: https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2026/08/06/should-ai-labs-be-treated-like-the-owners-of-d...
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Aug 7, 2026
OpenAI says it slowed Astra model development over security concerns
OpenAI said it has suspended work on some aspects of its upcoming model Astra over concerns about its cybersecurity prow...
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Aug 7, 2026
Working on Economics with Fable 5
Article URL: https://wilsoniumite.com/2026/08/03/working-on-economics-with-fable-5/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombina...
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Aug 7, 2026
U.S. Department of Energy Launches the Genesis Open Models Initiative
Article URL: https://genesisopenmodels.anl.gov/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49216946 Points: 6 #...
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Aug 7, 2026
The gaming site sponsored by Walmart lays off its editorial staff
Restart, a games media website launched in late 2024 that was sponsored by Walmart, has laid off its "entire editorial t...
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Aug 7, 2026
Europe's free satellite service just made it easier to track wildfires
Copernicus Browser adds wildfire visualization amid record wildfire season. ...
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Aug 7, 2026
After Rippling blew millions on AI in months, it built an employee ROI tool
After its own AI usage wake-up call, Rippling this week unveiled AI Spend Console, a product that tracks individual and ...
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Aug 7, 2026
Wacom’s Movinkpad 11 is a fun and mid-priced entry point for digital artists
The Movinkpad 11 a versatile little graphics tablet that can help make your wildest digital art dreams come true.
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Aug 7, 2026
Water system controllers don't belong on the internet, says ex-NSA chief
Article URL: https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/07/water-system-controllers-dont-belong-on-the-internet-says-...