Petlibro accused of “gaslighting” users over smart pet feeder outage
Petlibro says feeders perform scheduled feedings offline. Users report otherwise.
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Supreme Court rejects Verizon bid for $47 million refund of FCC fine
Despite loss, carriers still claim selling device-location data isn't illegal.
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This R-Rated Film Studio Wants to Be the HBO of AI
Rogue Studios, a new cinematic adult AI-generator, is betting big on the future of “sophisticated” spicy content.
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Apple's App Tracking Transparency treated its own apps better than rivals
Article URL: https://www.bundeskartellamt.de/SharedDocs/Meldung/EN/Pressemitteilungen/2026/08_17_2026_Apple_ATTF.html…
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AI-Generated GitHub Copilot “Autofix” Allowed Compromise of Snowflake's Jira
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This compact Glorious mechanical keyboard is just $35
Are you curious about custom mechanical keyboards, but don’t want to spend hundreds just to get started without being…
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Wordle meets Clippy in this new word game
Like many of us, Sam Rosenthal plays games like Wordle every day, chasing after good scores and sharing the results…
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Hidden Airtag reveals Amazon is trashing rare books to train AI
Amazon’s team uses a T. rex preparing to devour a book as its logo.
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Reticulum – Decentralized Mesh Network
Article URL: https://reticulum.network/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49325061 Points: 190 #…
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A Preview of DuckDB v2.0
Article URL: https://duckdb.org/2026/08/17/duckdb-20-highlights Comments URL:…
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Groq raises $350M to fuel its pivot from AI chips to neocloud
Groq raised $350 million at a $3.5 billion valuation as the former AI chipmaker pivots to a neocloud business and…
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Trump’s dumb border wall
About 22 miles south of the former mining town of Patagonia, Arizona, down a winding, unpaved mountain road that passes…
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On A.I. regulation and messaging
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GitHub down again? no PR access
Githubstatus.com currently says everything is working, but it isn't Comments URL:…
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Nvidia discloses $21B stake in SpaceX
Filing comes after Elon Musk announced exclusive arrangement to kit out its data centers.
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This sub-$7,000 sportscar might be just what the future needs
The Gasolini AR1 uses 2-cylinder Honda bike engine, and an EV is underway, too.
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Apple ordered to stop scaring iPhone and iPad users away from third-party apps
Apple's changing its rules for data collection consent prompts after Germany's Federal Cartel Office accused Apple of…
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Nvidia investing $1.5B in SoftBank data center developer behind OpenAI project
Nvidia's investment in SoftBank's data center developer will guarantee its chips power an OpenAI data center.
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WiiM’s capable HomePod-esque smart speaker is almost $50 off
The smart speaker market is more or less dominated by major tech companies: Apple, Google, Sonos, and Amazon. But…
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Incident with Github.com
Article URL: https://www.githubstatus.com/incidents/zkxwbgr0cnmx Comments URL:…
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Meet the only known trebuchet casualty in history
"It highlights the brutality of medieval warfare," said paleopathologist Jo Buckberry.
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Uber partners with Zipline on Eats drone deliveries
Uber is teaming up with drone company Zipline to start airborne takeout deliveries later this year, with the goal of…
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Wispr Raises $280M at $2B Valuation, Looks Beyond Dictation
Wispr’s total funding is now over $361 million.
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7 Best Cheap Laptops to Buy in 2026 (and Some to Avoid)
From surprisingly good $300 Chromebooks to excellent $650 Windows notebooks and more, these are the best budget laptops…