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Installing a smart home system allows homeowners to turn off unused lighting, automate temperature schedules, remotely unlock doors for guests, and much more. However, things are more complicated when the home is occupied by a renter. Drilling holes in the walls and permanently installing hardware may not be an option
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May 11, 2026 1:27 PM The game, developed by the group of anonymous artists known as Secret Handshake, is available online and in person in Washington, DC. Courtesy of The Secret Handshake A new video game about President Donald Trump’s war in Iran features fights with the pope
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* Maintainers proposed a killswitch mechanism to temporarily disable vulnerable kernel functions at runtime via securityfs * The feature aims to mitigate high‑severity flaws like Copy Fail and Dirty Frag until patches arrive, though it risks system instability * It’s under community review, positioned as a stopgap measure—not a replacement
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Five-year-old European military drone startup Helsing is reportedly close to raising a new $1.2 billion round at about an $18 billion valuation. The round is expected to be led by Dragoneer and co-led by existing Helsing investor Lightspeed, the Financial Times reported. Helsing last raised just under a year
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About a year ago, I was in my parents’ living room, where a new TV sat in its box, waiting to be set up. My sister-in-law pointed to a woman on the packaging and said, “Oh, that’s Dua Lipa!” I barely know who she is, so I didn’t
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Apple has released version 26.5 of all of its operating systems today: iOS 26.5, iPadOS 26.5, macOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, and version 26.5 of the HomePod software (whew). None of these are particularly momentous updates, which is pretty
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Sponsor Posts Niantic Spatial: World models need real-world data — Scaniverse is the gateway to spatial services — self-serve and built for AI and robotics. Large-area 3D reconstruction from 360° cameras and precise localization, anywhere machines operate. The Private AI That Remembers — Anuma is the all-in-one AI platform with private, portable memory.
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US-based pharmaceutical company Moderna confirmed that it has been working on the development of hantavirus vaccines in collaboration with the Vaccine Innovation Center of Korea University College of Medicine (VIC-K). This comes after an outbreak of hantavirus occurred on a Dutch cruise ship that sailed from Argentina and disembarked its
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Winhanced is a controller-first gaming shell for Windows. It unifies your entire game library across Steam, Xbox, Epic, GOG, and PlayStation into one beautifully designed interface, fixes Windows sleep and resume behavior, and provides intelligent performance management, all without replacing Windows itself. Does Winhanced replace Steam Big Picture or Armoury
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It’s about time that the microdrama trend has gone mainstream. As microdrama apps like ReelShort and DramaBox quietly rake in billions, Peacock announced on Monday that’s launching two unscripted Bravo microdramas, which will stream on its app. These are vertical video series, with episodes around 60 to 90
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Frame Security emerged from stealth mode on Monday with $50 million in funding raised for its AI-powered cybersecurity awareness and training platform. The investment came from Team8, Index Ventures, Picture Capital, Elad Gil, Cerca Partners, and Tesonet. US- and Israel-based Frame Security was founded by Tal Shlomo, who serves as
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Dyson Supersonic Travel was developed around three key pain points faced by travellers. In this exclusive, Dyson’s experts break it down for us. Updated on: May 11, 2026 10:32 PM IST Portable beauty tools have traditionally come with trade-offs. Smaller devices often meant weaker airflow, inconsistent heat, or
