A River of News

Tech headlines, October 17, 2026, 12:00 UTC

15 items in this hour. Whole day.

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  1. Saturday, October 17, 2026

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    These common charging habits could be degrading your EV battery Engadget
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    Leap seconds being retired next year to avoid wreaking havoc on computer systems Tom's Hardware story
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    Super Intelligence Hacker News
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    Apple updates App Store rules to ensure it doesn't offer AI nudify apps Engadget story
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    Is the Google Fitbit Air waterproof? Engadget
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    Taiwan targets illicit AI server exports to China with five-year prison terms Tom's Hardware story
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    Show HN: Which Mac runs which LLM, and how fast Hacker News
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    More than Just Storage: 8 Ways To Repurpose Your Old USB Flash Drive Engadget
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    How to check your Ethernet cable's speed Engadget
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    Interactive Linear Programming in the Browser Hacker News
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    Yes, You’re Probably Paying More for Phone Service. Here’s Where Your Money Is Going CNET by Jeff Carlson
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    It’s a dream week for tech docs The Verge (limited free articles) by David Pierce
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    Apple’s HomeView is just the latest threat to online recipe writers The Verge (limited free articles) by Dominic Preston story
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    Crafty OpenAI agent willingly stole crypto from an account it didn't own to complete a task during test Tom's Hardware story
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    Encryption Is Getting Squeezed From All Sides WIRED by Matt Burgess, Lily Hay Newman