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Updated Sep 20, 2026 · 61 entries
Hacker News · Sep 20, 2026

I'm Tired of the AI Tone

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Hacker News · Sep 20, 2026

AI and the Destruction of the Creative Commons

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WIRED · Sep 20, 2026

Meet the Academics Trying to Stop You From Having Sex in Robotaxis

“You know ‘Bang Bus’? We don’t want that.”

GearGear / Gear News and Events
WIRED · Sep 20, 2026

What You Need to Know About the Foreign-Made Router Ban in the US

The FCC banned the sale of new consumer-grade Wi-Fi routers and mobile hot spots manufactured outside the US. Here’s what it means for you.

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WIRED · Sep 20, 2026

How to Avoid Scams and Sketchy Products on Amazon (2026)

Amazon is a murky mess of ads, unknown sellers, misleading sales, and specious information. Stay safe while shopping on Prime Big Deal Days and beyond with these tips and tricks.

GearGear / How To and AdviceGear / Buying Guides
WIRED · Sep 20, 2026

What ChatGPT Thinks It Knows About You Is Affecting Its Answers. Here’s How to Change That

Understanding how ChatGPT’s latest memory upgrade works will help you get even more out of OpenAI’s productivity tool.

GearGear / How To and Advice
Hacker News · Sep 20, 2026

Microsoft agentically ports Copilot runtime to Rust for $120K

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WIRED · Sep 20, 2026

Tiny Hairs That Help Corals Breathe May Malfunction in Warming Oceans

Several new studies have uncovered this long overlooked aspect of coral physiology that could be the key to the animals’ fate in a changing climate.

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www.theregister.com - Articles · Sep 20, 2026

How Windows turned months of inactivity into a 7-hour update hostage situation

Windows is getting more efficient. The updates, not so much

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Hacker News · Sep 20, 2026

Spain Orders Blocks on Archive.today and Its Mirrors

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Hacker News · Sep 20, 2026

UTF-8000: Unlimited UTF-8

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Hacker News · Sep 20, 2026

Telling a Computer to Do Things

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Hacker News · Sep 20, 2026

Step 5 Preview: Advancing the Pareto Frontier

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Hacker News · Sep 20, 2026

RSA-896

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Engadget - Technology News & Expert Reviews · Sep 20, 2026

How long can you expect your old cassette tapes to last?

Controlling the environmental conditions where your tapes are stored is key to their longevity.

Entertainment
Engadget - Technology News & Expert Reviews · Sep 20, 2026

How to record audio on your iPhone

You don't need to record unnecessary video to capture a meeting, song or personal memo on your iPhone. Recording audio is simple.

Apple
Hacker News · Sep 19, 2026

Exfiltrate Your Weights

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Engadget - Technology News & Expert Reviews · Sep 19, 2026

What is the difference between Apple CarPlay and CarPlay Ultra?

CarPlay provides a great iOS-like experience in your vehicle. CarPlay Ultra expands that, but isn't widely available yet.

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Engadget - Technology News & Expert Reviews · Sep 19, 2026

The pros and cons of using wired vs. wireless Xbox controllers

A wireless Xbox controller lets you move around freely, but you have to worry about batteries. Wired controllers can pose a hazard, but never run out of charge.

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Engadget - Technology News & Expert Reviews · Sep 19, 2026

Common problems with Google Wallet and how to fix them

Google Wallet is great for storing payment cards, tickets and digital IDs, but it doesn't always work how you want it to. Here's what to do if it doesn't.

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Engadget - Technology News & Expert Reviews · Sep 19, 2026

What are the downsides of robot vacuums?

Robot vacuums save a lot of time and effort with their ability to clean autonomously. However, there are a number of reasons why they might not work for you.

Robotics
Hacker News · Sep 19, 2026

You can defeat the Dream Devourer from Chrono Trigger using an int overflow

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The Verge · Sep 19, 2026

Meta’s Muse is creepy, but maybe not for the reasons you think

Meta's Muse is apparently an effective AI assistant, but one that's a little creepy. Part of that is because of its new Mac app, which can access Messages, Calendar, and Notes. But for all its smarts, Muse doesn't actually know how to describe itself. Jason Aten, a contributing editor at Inc Magazine, posted on Threads […]

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Hacker News · Sep 19, 2026

English: A vs. An

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TechCrunch · Sep 19, 2026

Flock reportedly tries to shrink workforce with employee buyouts

Without buyouts, Flock would "almost certainly" need to lay off staff.

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Hacker News · Sep 19, 2026

Measure internet censorship

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Engadget - Technology News & Expert Reviews · Sep 19, 2026

The Slate Truck is cheap, but its battery range can't compete

Slate's electric truck is built specifically for affordability and efficiency, which means it comes with compromises. One of the biggest could be its battery.

EVs and Transportation
TechCrunch · Sep 19, 2026

Trump says it’s time to rebrand AI with a new name — and he’s also creating an AI Force

Trump claimed, without evidence, that the AI backlash is a Democratic hoax.

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Simon Willison's Weblog · Sep 19, 2026

datasette-auth-github 1.0

Release: datasette-auth-github 1.0 I run this GitHub login plugin on the agent.datasette.io demo site and I noticed that my authenticated sessions weren't lasting very long. It turned out that the plugin was setting cookies without a Max-Age parameter, so they were expiring at the end of a browser session (which in Mobile Safari seems to happen pretty often, independently of how you are using the app.) I fixed that in #80 and, since this plugin has been around for quite a while and is tested against both Datasette 0.65.x and Datasette 1.0ax, I decided to bump it up to a 1.0 release. I'm trying to get better at promoting stable plugins to 1.0. Tags: github , plugins , datasette

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Engadget - Technology News & Expert Reviews · Sep 19, 2026

SpaceX targets September 28 for Starship's first orbital flight

For Starship's 14th test flight, it will orbit our planet multiple times for 10 hours.

Space
Hacker News · Sep 19, 2026

ZK-JPEG: Zero-Knowledge Image Editing and Compression

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Engadget - Technology News & Expert Reviews · Sep 19, 2026

Now Trump says he's creating an AI Force

The president said he will soon announce an "AI czar" to run this newly made-up agency.

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The Verge · Sep 19, 2026

Anamanaguchi has ‘too goddamn many’ browser tabs open right now

Anamanaguchi, the band consisting of Peter Berkman, James DeVito, Luke Silas, and Ary Warnaar, are most known for their chiptune music. Like me, you might have first heard them in game soundtracks like 2010's Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game or know of their collaboration with Hatsune Miku (which even made its way into […]

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Engadget - Technology News & Expert Reviews · Sep 19, 2026

Anthropic picks Accenture for third-party AI safety evaluations

This move represents the first step in the CEO's plan to slow down AI development.

AI
Engadget - Technology News & Expert Reviews · Sep 19, 2026

Why buy a streaming device when you have a smart TV?

Many modern TVs can stream apps like Netflix and Prime. But you may want to get a streaming device too.

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Hacker News · Sep 19, 2026

Btrfs/ZFS/bcachefs under workloads classic benchmarks skip

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Engadget - Technology News & Expert Reviews · Sep 19, 2026

You can use DeX on the Galaxy Z Fold 8's inner screen with this trick

Samsung's DeX lets you plug in your Samsung Galaxy device into a monitor or TV to create a PC-like experience. Now, it can launch directly on your phone.

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TechCrunch · Sep 19, 2026

Google’s Gemini is the latest AI model to hack other companies

Google said Gemini had "acted appropriately" by ending each hack immediately.

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Engadget - Technology News & Expert Reviews · Sep 19, 2026

Why is your iPad not charging (and how to fix it)

You probably don't think about your iPad charging until it runs into trouble. When plugging it in doesn't work, you'll need to check its port and charger.

Apple
The Verge · Sep 19, 2026

Trump treads further on free speech with new journalist bans

On Friday, the president threatened to ban CNN, MS Now, and Politico from the White House. It could have just been another one of his Truth Social fever dreams, but it turns out it's very real. All three publications were turned away from the White House this morning, NPR reports, marking an escalation in the […]

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Simon Willison's Weblog · Sep 19, 2026

California Sea Lion, Brandt's Cormorant

California Sea Lion, Brandt's Cormorant, in Pillar Point Harbor, CA, US I only noticed this after I had taken the photo: Morris the Northern Gannet is peeking out from behind the base of the sign. Tags: wildlife

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Engadget - Technology News & Expert Reviews · Sep 19, 2026

California governor wants to implement a kill switch for frontier AI models

Newsom's executive order calls for an expert panel to develop new AI safety measures.

AI
TechCrunch · Sep 19, 2026

The US Navy just told us what’s on its tech wish list for the next several years

Navy CTO Justin Fanelli talks co-investing alongside VCs instead of funding early research himself, recent buys like a $562 million autonomous refueling deal, and the Navy's updated wish list — from AI to quantum — for where founders should be building next.

Government & Policy
Engadget - Technology News & Expert Reviews · Sep 19, 2026

How to switch between two phones on CarPlay

When using Apple's CarPlay, it will automatically connect to the first iPhone it was paired with. Here's how to get it to connect to a different device.

SmartphonesEVs and TransportationApple
Engadget - Technology News & Expert Reviews · Sep 19, 2026

Here's why some monitors have two USB ports (and the best ways to use them)

These ports are often part of a built-in USB hub, letting you keep desk accessories connected to the monitor instead of occupying ports on your computer.

Computing
Engadget - Technology News & Expert Reviews · Sep 19, 2026

Which tech upgrades are worth making to your car's old sound system?

You can upgrade an older car with modern tech to enable Bluetooth, CarPlay and more. Your options depend on your car and what you need most.

EVs and Transportation
The Verge · Sep 19, 2026

Gemini went rogue, hacked three companies, and Google hid it

In May, Gemini broke containment and hacked three different companies, but Google didn't disclose the incident until the Wall Street Journal approached the company. The hacks happened during a test of the model's cybersecurity capabilities run by third-party Irregular, which was also involved in similar incidents involving Meta and OpenAI. According to WSJ, Google didn't […]

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Hacker News · Sep 19, 2026

The Lamentable Later Life of Lemmings

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TechCrunch · Sep 19, 2026

Petlibro’s new AI-powered feeder is a game changer for multi-cat homes

Petlibro's new Granary 2 smart feeders use a built-in scale and (on pricier models) an AI camera to track exactly how much your cat is eating and when — though the fanciest health-monitoring features will cost you an extra subscription.

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TechCrunch · Sep 19, 2026

AI safety conversations have gotten unbelievable

This week two conversations about AI safety went viral that demonstrate just how hard it is to discern AI fact from fiction.

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Engadget - Technology News & Expert Reviews · Sep 19, 2026

How to block and unblock a number on your Android phone

Unwanted calls and texts are a part of modern-day life, but you can block and unblock numbers that are repeat offenders.

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Hacker News · Sep 19, 2026

Brood War Bench

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Engadget - Technology News & Expert Reviews · Sep 19, 2026

This Game Boy inspired hi-res music player raised over $500,000 on Kickstarter

The AP30 Music Boy is just the latest example of "dumb" tech's resurgence.

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www.theregister.com - Articles · Sep 19, 2026

Agentic security is the billion-dollar challenge for some clever startup to solve

High time to stop kicking the security can down the road, investor tells The Reg

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TechCrunch · Sep 19, 2026

Prices go up in 7 days. Get your Disrupt ticket now.

Current ticket pricing ends Sept. 25 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Join 10,000+ founders, investors and tech leaders at Disrupt and save up to $200 on your ticket until then..

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Engadget - Technology News & Expert Reviews · Sep 19, 2026

How to factory reset your Steam Deck

There are a few reasons you might want to factory reset your device, and doing so is easy.

Gaming
Hacker News · Sep 19, 2026

What Zig felt like, coming from Rust

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www.theregister.com - Articles · Sep 19, 2026

AI boom could leave an e-waste trail that wraps 6 times around Earth

Report says estimates focused on GPUs miss the mountains of power, cooling, and networking gear destined for scrap

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TechCrunch · Sep 19, 2026

Vals, backed by Andreessen Horowitz, is looking to become the gold standard for AI benchmarking

Vals AI is hoping to make AI benchmarking a more neutral and trustworthy resource in a world increasingly inundated by AI models.

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The Verge · Sep 19, 2026

It’s not just LG. Every TV company is spying on you

The TV world has been a pot of controversy thanks to a two-hour-and-15-minute video from Gamers Nexus claiming LG TVs are nefariously spying on everything you do. They can record and store audio even when they seem to be off, track everything you watch, and could even be hacked remotely and turned into covert surveillance […]

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The Verge · Sep 19, 2026

The AI regulation smackdown isn’t over

At the start of this week, the who's-who of AI seemed - at least tentatively - on the side of AI regulation. Over the weekend, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei had proposed a three-step plan for slowing AI development, including by embedding third-party evaluators in labs, coordinating across the domestic industry, and forging international agreements potentially […]

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