A River of News

Tech headlines, Sunday, October 4, 2026

149 items. Times are UTC.

23:00 UTC 7

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    Snag This Kasa Outdoor Smart Plug at Just $13 for Prime Day CNET by Dhruv Bhutani
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    The reason the Mac mini is cheaper than a MacBook Engadget
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    You should avoid using a screen protector on your MacBook — here's why Engadget
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    Every Starlink Dish Available: How To Know Which Setup May Be Right For You Engadget
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    Keep Your Smile Sparkling With the Waterpik Aquarius, Now 40% Off for Prime Day CNET by Kaylyn McKenna story
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    ArtCraft Apps – open-source Adobe compatible suite written in Rust Hacker News
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    When is it worth getting a sound card for your PC? Engadget

22:00 UTC 6

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    "No Vendor Lock-In" Is Code for "No Product" Hacker News
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    The popular Apple features you won't be getting with the iPhone Duo Engadget story
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    How the iPhone Duo will improve your group selfies Engadget story
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    Self-hosted HTTP tunnels with SSH and Nginx Hacker News
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    AI doesn't need 'superintelligence' or evil intent to start a nuclear war Hacker News
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    How to improve your iPhone's call quality Engadget

21:00 UTC 7

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    Save $100 on the Ninja Flip Toaster Oven and Air Fryer for Prime Day CNET by Kaylyn McKenna story
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    Our Favorite Air Purifier Is $140 Off. Plus, 3 Other Solid Options on Sale During Prime Day CNET by Corin Cesaric-Epple
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    Breathe Easy With Our Favorite Air Purifiers, Now Up to $155 Off for Prime Day CNET by Corin Cesaric-Epple story
  4. tech
    This CNET Top-Rated Espresso Machine Is Almost $200 Off for Prime Day CNET by Dhruv Bhutani
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    Inside Binance Founder Changpeng Zhao’s Life After Prison The New York Times by David Yaffe-Bellany
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    The new Fitbit Edge leaks The Verge by Terrence O’Brien story
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    In the wake of closure, a digital archive of animated materials appears online Hacker News

20:00 UTC 8

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    Google froze its open source bug bounty program due to a ‘significant rise’ in AI submissions TechCrunch by Anthony Ha story
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    These Prime Day Deals Slash Up to $601 Off TCL TVs and Gaming Monitors CNET by Kaylyn McKenna
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    These Prime Day Deals Slash Up to $501 Off TCL TVs and Gaming Monitors CNET by Kaylyn McKenna story
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    Can ‘super intelligence’ and a non-binding safety pact solve AI’s image problem? TechCrunch by Anthony Ha story
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    Prick’s theatrical industrial punk is perfect for spooky season The Verge by Terrence O’Brien
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    Today’s Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for Oct. 5, #1934 CNET by Gael Cooper story
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    Today’s NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Oct. 5, #946 CNET by Gael Cooper story
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    Today’s NYT Connections Hints and Answers for Oct. 5, #1212 CNET by Gael Cooper story

19:00 UTC 8

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    I asked Claude build a physically accurate O'Neill cylinder you can walk around Hacker News
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    Save Up to $120 on KitchenAid Mixers for Your Fall Baking With These Prime Day Deals CNET by Kaylyn McKenna
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    Homa: The End of TCP for AI Clusters [video] Hacker News
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    Remove and Disable Apple Macos27 AI Models Tool Hacker News story
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    Improper redaction reveals Google Data Center water and electricity usage Hacker News
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    Show HN: Arcadeia – A self-hosted media library with animated video previews Hacker News
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    The upcoming touchscreen OLED MacBook Pro is reportedly 'significantly lighter' Engadget story
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    Fundamentals of circadian entrainment by light (2021) Hacker News

18:00 UTC 11

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    Show HN: Build with Python – a beginner course where your code draws Hacker News
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    A browser-native classic Visual Basic VB6 IDE Hacker News
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    Five iPhone 18 Pro features you'll want to try the second you unbox it Engadget
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    What does V-Sync actually do to your PC's frames per second? Engadget
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    Keychron’s Q1 HE Wireless Keyboard Just Dropped to Its Lowest Price for Prime Day CNET by Kaylyn McKenna story
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    The CISA Alert: Security Beyond Solitary Confinement Hacker News
  7. tech
    Software Engineering Is Dead. Long Live Product Engineering Hacker News
  8. tech
    Mosquitoes Are a Choice Hacker News
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    A fourth RuneScape game is under development using Unreal Engine Engadget story
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    Unruly Folded Sheets Hacker News
  11. tech
    What causes screen tearing and how can you fix it? Engadget

17:00 UTC 9

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    Gallery of Processor Cache Effects Hacker News
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    Show HN: Dataviz, ranked daily from GitHub, NPM, PyPI and CRAN Hacker News
  3. tech
    Building a RAG Pipeline for Semantic Code Search Hacker News
  4. tech
    Use CNET’s Exclusive Codes to Shave Up to $130 Off Eufy Security Products Ahead of Prime Day CNET by Zainab Falak
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    All I wanted was a custom domain email Hacker News
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    Incentives in Academic Research Hacker News
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    Xray-core concealed a certificate verification bypass vulnerability Hacker News
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    What I learnt co-leading an AI Safety bootcamp for legal and governance practit Hacker News
  9. tech
    The Auditor's Opinion Hacker News

16:00 UTC 7

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    Background Passive FTP with No GUI Control Survives Apple Store DFU Hacker News
  2. tech
    Sony digital camera model numbers explained: Bigger isn't always better Engadget
  3. tech
    Trump announces an AI czar for his newly created 'Super Intelligence Force' Engadget story
  4. tech
    Blindsight (Watts Novel) Hacker News
  5. tech
    Caffè Corretto Hacker News
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    Well, if AI said it, it must be true The Verge by Terrence O’Brien
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    How to disable or restrict your iPhone's Apple Intelligence features Engadget story

15:00 UTC 10

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    Here's what you should do if only one of your AirPods is working Engadget
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    Car is a smartphone on wheels. Here's who's listening Hacker News
  3. tech
    Lions and cheetahs and chimps, oh my: a spotlight on Africa's diverse wildlife Ars Technica by Jennifer Ouellette
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    RuneScape's Position on Gen AI Hacker News
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    An AI couldn’t beat humans at StarCraft, so it decided to cheat The Verge by Terrence O’Brien
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    Trump unveils his new Super Intelligence Force TechCrunch by Anthony Ha story
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    Fulcrum Echo promises AI text in the style of any writer, so I tested it The Register
  8. tech
    Do gaming routers really make a difference? Engadget
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    China’s Getting All the Cool Phone Tech. Where’s My Robot Camera and Rear Screen? CNET by David Lumb story
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    This toolless modular lever-action wallet is the coolest I’ve stuck to my phone The Verge by Sean Hollister

14:00 UTC 8

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    Modder fixes melting RTX 5090 power connectors with custom distributor Tom's Hardware
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    The pros and cons of enabling Wi-Fi calling Engadget
  3. tech
    Why the Moon Is a Legal Wild West CNET by Joe Supan
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    Robotics startup has real human vs. robot cage match, California responds with cease-and-desist order Tom's Hardware
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    Modder brings Nvidia Pascal GPU support to Windows XP 32-bit Tom's Hardware
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    How getting rid of some USB gadgets can improve your bad Wi-Fi Engadget
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    Show HN: AstroHelm – Use your phone camera to aim a telescope or telephoto lens Hacker News
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    Database expert runs Doom in SQL with just 5,900 lines of code Tom's Hardware story

13:00 UTC 9

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    The Legend of the Paper Crane Hacker News
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    Why you shouldn't sync your phone to a rental car Engadget
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    US Army unit deploys drone assembled completely in-house, uses 3D-printed 'Dragoon Bombs' with ball bearing shrapnel Tom's Hardware
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    How effective altruism conquered the world (and might yet end it) Hacker News
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    Internet speeds vs. bandwidth: What's the difference? Engadget
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    AI robot company decommissioned its robots ‘Terminator-style’ in a 75-ton vat of molten steel Tom's Hardware
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    What is infill in 3D printing and is it necessary? Engadget
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    ChatGPT-6 Astra cracks 217-year-old Napoleonic code in just six hours Tom's Hardware by Mark Tyson story
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    The AirPods Pro 3 are a fantastic deal at $179 The Verge by Cameron Faulkner story

12:00 UTC 17

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    Iranian national extradited to US over alleged $3.4 billion state-backed hacking campaign in rare legal win for law enforcement Tom's Hardware by Etiido Uko
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    Run Qwen 3.8 Flash Next (125B) on consumer hardware (RTX 4090) at 100T/s Hacker News
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    German utility provider introduces 'gaming electricity' plan targeting high-consumption households, like those running multiple high-end gaming PCs Tom's Hardware
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    Improving and Stabilizing the Racoon2 IKE Daemon in NetBSD Hacker News
  5. tech
    Customizing your Samsung Galaxy phone is a bit easier with One UI 9 Engadget
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    The MacBook Air M5 is $200 off for the first time in months The Verge by Brad Bourque
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    The iPad Mini is slightly cheaper again during Prime Day The Verge by Brad Bourque story
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    Microsoft using wetlands and native gardens to 'camouflage' 20-plus data center sites by blending them into nature Tom's Hardware by Shane Downing
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    How to use Android's Motion Assist feature to help with motion sickness Engadget
  10. tech
    The complement of true is true, except when it's false Hacker News
  11. tech
    Bill Draper has died Hacker News
  12. tech
    How much does DDR5 RAM speed matter for gaming? Engadget
  13. tech
    DEDA – Tracking Dots Extraction, Decoding and Anonymisation Toolkit Hacker News
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    'AI Torture Chamber' triggers massive backlash for putting chatbots in simulated pain Tom's Hardware
  15. tech
    Amazon’s colorful and sturdy new Kindles The Verge by Jay Peters story
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    The rise, fall, and rise of portable MP3 players The Verge by Terrence O’Brien
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    The forgotten Chromebook that started it all The Verge by Victoria Barrios

11:00 UTC 6

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    Rejection Sensitivity in Gifted and Twice-Exceptional Children Hacker News
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    Google Japan shows off wild conveyor-belt keyboard with keys that move to your fingers Tom's Hardware
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    US Navy uses Xbox-style controllers to fire anti-drone lasers deployed on ships Tom's Hardware
  4. tech
    All hail electrification. But let’s talk about the hard part. Ars Technica by Dan Gearino, Inside Climate News
  5. tech
    15 Best Office Chairs of 2026—We Tested 70 to Pick Them WIRED by Julian Chokkattu, Matthew Korfhage
  6. tech
    The Best Gifts Under $25 for Everyone on Your List (2026) WIRED by Kat Merck

10:00 UTC 7

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    Open-source tool designs LEGO builds with more than 2,000 real pieces Tom's Hardware by Shane Downing
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    Revive Raskin's 3 laws of software with humane work that considers a dev's duty of care The Register
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    Meta Glasses Nova (Gen 3) Review: Not Much New WIRED by Boone Ashworth story
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    The Best Online Gift Cards and Digital Gift Ideas (2026) WIRED by Simon Hill
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    Portable Bluetooth CD player has a glow-in-the-dark transparent green finish, modern features Tom's Hardware by Mark Tyson
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    Free browser-based AI-generated Taipei GTA clone hits 1.2 million concurrent players in three days Tom's Hardware by Mark Tyson
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    Rural Data Centers Are in for a Big Federal Tax Break WIRED by Molly Taft

09:00 UTC 5

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    Show HN: Nightwatch – a Mac menu-bar app that tells you when tonight is clear Hacker News
  2. tech
    Keurig Alta First-Look: No More Plastic K-Cups WIRED by Les Shu story
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    Show HN: AI search for every photo and every frame of video on macOS Hacker News
  4. tech
    VGHF Digital Archive passes 5000 magazines. Here's what's next Hacker News
  5. tech
    Elusive ‘Geoneutrinos’ Are Building a New Map of Earth’s Volatile Interior WIRED by James Dinneen

08:00 UTC 4

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    How to scale intent, quality, and artistry with AI [video] Hacker News
  2. tech
    In Ukraine, distributed renewables foil Russia's assaults Hacker News story
  3. tech
    Spies, prime ministers, and balls: The BBC Domesday project @ 40 The Register
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    Using Blu-ray M-Disk as Backup of Last Resort Hacker News

07:00 UTC 2

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    OpenBSD Developers Reject Uutils Coreutils Hacker News
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    What's the Future for Pure Math Research in the Age of AI? Hacker News

06:00 UTC 3

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    Emitting metadata early makes building/checking Rust up to twice as fast Hacker News
  2. tech
    Accountability mechanisms can be joyful Hacker News
  3. tech
    UK Government Body Kept Files on People Criticizing Prevent Program Hacker News

05:00 UTC 3

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    The cost of lies: A Mineserver story Hacker News
  2. tech
    Hands-On with First Humanoid Robot Surgeon CNET by Jesse Orrall
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    Fog-Bank: Archiving the oldest webcam feed Hacker News

04:00 UTC 2

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    Testing 12 different Zigbee temperature/humidity sensors Hacker News
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    Why don't more developers "use the platform"? Hacker News

03:00 UTC 3

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    Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Sunday, Oct. 4 CNET by Gael Cooper story
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    Iran says it seized US underwater vehicle conducting 'espionage' Hacker News story
  3. tech
    Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for Oct. 4, #741 CNET by Gael Cooper story

02:00 UTC 1

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    Inside Anthropic's Quest to Instill Morality into Its A.I. Models Hacker News story

01:00 UTC 1

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    We're working on a new RuneScape MMO Hacker News story

00:00 UTC 5

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    Bob Cringely Has Died Hacker News
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    What are amplifiers for and how important are they to your sound system's quality? Engadget
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    We're going to need default hard budget caps on pretty much everything Hacker News
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    Apple's "Clean Design" Is Stupidity When It Comes to Hiding Fire Extinguishers Hacker News
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    How has Apple's Mac Studio changed over the years? Engadget