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✦The Nintendo Switch 2 is $15 off at Woot✦The Weather Channel app now predicts bad allergy days✦Microsoft taps Alt Carbon in sign of India’s growing role in carbon removal✦Philips Hue rolling out ‘Sports Live,’ syncs your lights to the World Cup – here’s what you need [Gallery]✦With the World Cup looming, there’s still no clear replacement for sports Twitter✦Oppo Find N7, the wide one, reportedly has a 7.6-inch display with less of a crease✦DoorDash’s new AI chatbot lets you order with prompts and photos✦Nextcloud Hub 26 Spring: Built together, designed for the future✦Google Pixel updates left phones useless, bootlooping for some – a fix is now in sight✦Endurance Energy raises $54M to harness a massive untapped energy source✦"This cannot continue": Xbox leaders lay out "hard truths" behind sagging brand✦Website Inspiration: World Cup Next✦US-Canada border library gets new Quebec-only entrance✦AI agent runs amok in Fedora and elsewhere✦Bluesky is getting ‘communities’
✦The Nintendo Switch 2 is $15 off at Woot✦The Weather Channel app now predicts bad allergy days✦Microsoft taps Alt Carbon in sign of India’s growing role in carbon removal✦Philips Hue rolling out ‘Sports Live,’ syncs your lights to the World Cup – here’s what you need [Gallery]✦With the World Cup looming, there’s still no clear replacement for sports Twitter✦Oppo Find N7, the wide one, reportedly has a 7.6-inch display with less of a crease✦DoorDash’s new AI chatbot lets you order with prompts and photos✦Nextcloud Hub 26 Spring: Built together, designed for the future✦Google Pixel updates left phones useless, bootlooping for some – a fix is now in sight✦Endurance Energy raises $54M to harness a massive untapped energy source✦"This cannot continue": Xbox leaders lay out "hard truths" behind sagging brand✦Website Inspiration: World Cup Next✦US-Canada border library gets new Quebec-only entrance✦AI agent runs amok in Fedora and elsewhere✦Bluesky is getting ‘communities’
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A Probe Took Incredible Pictures of Mars on Its Way to a Far-Off Asteroid

NASA's Psyche probe captured detailed images of Mars during a flyby to calibrate its instruments before heading to a metallic asteroid.

25 May·4 min read
Wired
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Shark Promo Codes for This May

Shark offers various promo codes, including 10% off first orders and 15% off purchases over $150 for students.

25 May·4 min read
Wired
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30% Off Canon Promo Codes | May 2026

Canon offers 30% off select products with promo codes and discounts for students and professionals.

25 May·5 min read
Hacker News
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Playing Atari ST Music on the Amiga with Zero CPU

Researchers emulated the Atari YM2149 sound chip on the Amiga using the PAULA chip with zero CPU usage.

17 May·10 min read
Hacker News
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Mozilla to UK regulators: VPNs are essential privacy and security tools

Mozilla informed UK regulators that virtual private networks are crucial privacy and security tools, advocating against age-gating them despite concerns about young people circumventing online age assurance systems.

17 May·3 min read
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Hosting a website on an 8-bit microcontroller

An 8-bit microcontroller can host a website by implementing a custom TCP stack and leveraging the Serial Line Internet Protocol for network connectivity.

17 May·4 min read
Hacker News
Tech

A nicer voltmeter clock

A designer created a refined voltmeter clock, using custom-printed decals for continuous hand motion and a CNC-milled wooden enclosure with a bent side wall for a seamless appearance.

16 May·3 min read
9to5Google
Tech

What new Google Messages features are rolling out [May 2026]

Google Messages rolls out new features including editable Smart Replies, redesigned read receipts, a trash folder for deleted chats, and real-time location sharing powered by Find Hub.

16 May·4 min read
Tech News
Hacker News
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OpenAI and Government of Malta partner to roll out ChatGPT Plus to all citizens

Malta's government partners with OpenAI to provide ChatGPT Plus to all citizens nationwide.

16 May
The Verge
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Snap, YouTube, and TikTok settle suit over harm to students

Snap, YouTube, and TikTok settle a lawsuit alleging social media addiction hurts students and disrupts learning.

16 May·4 min read
The Verge
Tech

Sony tries to explain that its AI Camera Assistant doesn’t suck

Sony's AI Camera Assistant makes suggestions based on lighting and depth, but its examples show poor photo quality.

16 May·4 min read
The Verge
Tech

NPR’s Manoush Zomorodi talks about living with too much tech

Manoush Zomorodi's new book, Body Electric, examines how constant tech use hurts physical health.

16 May·4 min read
The Verge
Tech

Turtle Beach made a good SteelSeries headset clone that’s $50 less

Turtle Beach's Stealth Pro 2 headset offers similar features to SteelSeries' Arctis Nova Pro Omni at a $50 lower price point.

16 May·7 min read
The Verge
Tech

Here are 40 of our favorite deals from REI’s massive Anniversary Sale

REI's Anniversary Sale offers discounts on outdoor gear, including Garmin watches and camping equipment.

16 May·15 min read
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Hacker News
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SANA-WM, a 2.6B open-source world model for 1-minute 720p video

Researchers release SANA-WM, a 2.6B open-source world model for generating 1-minute 720p videos.

16 May
The Verge
Tech

These are the laptops I recommend for pretty much anyone

The Verge recommends several laptops for general use, including MacBooks and Windows options.

16 May·20 min read
The Verge
Tech

Mixtape is a musical portrait of teenage life

Mixtape is a musical portrait of teenage life, exploring nostalgia, friendship, and angst through a relatable story and classic soundtrack.

16 May·5 min read
The Verge
Tech

The app you need to clean up your computer

Mole is a Mac app that hunts down huge files and memory-hungry processes to clean up computers.

16 May·10 min read
Tech News
Hacker News
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Moving away from Tailwind, and learning to structure my CSS

Migrating from Tailwind to vanilla CSS involves structuring code with semantic HTML and organizing styles into components.

16 May·10 min read
The Verge
Tech

Xbox is now XBOX

Microsoft is rebranding Xbox as XBOX, following a fan poll and CEO Asha Sharma's promise of a "return of Xbox".

15 May·3 min read
9to5Google
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Your back deserves a better desk chair – LiberNovo Maxis and Omni chairs are designed just for you

LiberNovo Maxis and Omni chairs are designed for ergonomic support and comfort.

15 May·4 min read
The Verge
Tech

YouTube is expanding its AI deepfake detection tool to all adult users

YouTube is expanding its AI deepfake detection tool to all adult users with a YouTube account.

15 May·3 min read
9to5Google
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Google has ever so slightly tweaked the Gemini app icon with more color

Google is subtly updating the Gemini app icon, making the "spark" slightly larger and incorporating more vibrant red, yellow, and green hues with less gradient.

15 May·2 min read
9to5Google
Tech

Gemini Intelligence has high Android spec requirements, likely won’t support Pixel 9 or Galaxy Z Fold 7

Google's new Gemini Intelligence features require high-end Android device specifications, including 12GB RAM and Gemini Nano v3, excluding recent models like the Pixel 9 and Galaxy Z Fold 7.

15 May·5 min read
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