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How I Built the Star Trek control panel of my dreams
- Ursa Wright
- Feb 8, 2026
One of my pandemic hobbies that stuck was home automation. I discovered Home Assistant - the popular open source, extremely customizable home automati...
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Section 230 turns 30 as it faces its biggest tests yet
- Lauren Feiner
- Feb 8, 2026
Thirty years ago today, Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, a bill credited with creating the groundwork for the modern internet, became la...
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How to watch the 2026 Super Bowl on NBC: Patriots vs. Seahawks kickoff time, where to stream, TV channel and more
- Liz Kocan,Danica Creahan
- Feb 8, 2026
The countdown is on, and Super Bowl LX, between the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks, is just one day away. This Sunday, the Big Game will be...
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Netflix’s Warner Bros. merger puts rival streamers in survival mode
- Emma Roth
- Feb 8, 2026
This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more news about the streaming wars, follow Emma R...
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Digital car keys are getting more sophisticated
- Andrew J. Hawkins
- Feb 8, 2026
Last month, over a dozen automobile and smartphone manufacturers gathered in Palo Alto, California, for the 16th annual "Plugfest," hosted by the Car...
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Former Tumblr head Jeff D’Onofrio steps in as acting CEO at the Washington Post
- Terrence O’Brien
- Feb 7, 2026
After what can generously be called a contentious tenure as the CEO of The Washington Post, Will Lewis is stepping down following mass layoffs this we...
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New York lawmakers introduce bill that aims to halt data center development for three years
- Cheyenne MacDonald
- Feb 7, 2026
On Friday, New York State Senators Liz Krueger and Kristen Gonzales introduced a bill that would stop the issuance of permits for new data centers for...
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DOJ is investigating if Netflix used anticompetitive tactics as part of its merger probe
- Jackson Chen
- Feb 7, 2026
Netflix's acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery isn't quite a done deal yet. As first reported by The Wall Street Journal, the US Department of Justic...
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The State Department is scrubbing its X accounts of all posts from before Trump's second term
- Cheyenne MacDonald
- Feb 7, 2026
The State Department is wiping the post history of its X accounts and making it so you'll have to file a Freedom of Information Act request if you wan...
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GOG is already working on native Linux support
- Terrence O’Brien
- Feb 7, 2026
GOG recently posted a job listing for a senior software engineer focused on porting its Galaxy desktop client to Linux. Now, in reply to a Reddit AMA,...
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I went back to Linux and it was a mistake
- Terrence O’Brien
- Feb 7, 2026
It's a complete coincidence that I installed Linux around the same time as my colleagues Nathan Edwards and Stevie Bonifield. A few months ago, I deci...
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Trump Mobile’s T1 Phone is apparently still coming, but it’ll be uglier and more expensive
- Jackson Chen
- Feb 7, 2026
Trump Mobile is already failing to deliver on some early promises, according to the latest report from The Verge. The report revealed the near-final d...