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New iPhone Fold specs revealed, including design, cameras, more - 9to5Mac
general 2026/02/02 15:50:00

New iPhone Fold specs revealed, including design, cameras, more - 9to5Mac

New details have been shared by another leaker on several aspects of the iPhone Fold’s design, features, and more

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U.S.-Iran nuclear talks planned for Friday amid military buildup - Axios
general 2026/02/02 15:22:30

U.S.-Iran nuclear talks planned for Friday amid military buildup - Axios

This would be the first meeting since the war in June.

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I tried a Claude Code alternative that's local, open source, and completely free - how it works - ZDNET
general 2026/02/02 14:30:00

I tried a Claude Code alternative that's local, open source, and completely free - how it works - ZDNET

I was curious if Block’s Goose agent, paired with Ollama and the Qwen3-coder model, could really replace Claude Code. Here’s how I got started.

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Google releases ‘Desktop Camera’ app that’s seemingly for Android PCs - 9to5Google
general 2026/02/02 14:20:00

Google releases ‘Desktop Camera’ app that’s seemingly for Android PCs - 9to5Google

Google has quietly released a new “Desktop Camera” app that’s seemingly meant for future Android PCs on the new desktop experience.

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The House races to end shutdown. And, Trump wants to close Kennedy Center for 2 years - NPR
general 2026/02/02 12:21:48

The House races to end shutdown. And, Trump wants to close Kennedy Center for 2 years - NPR

Lawmakers are racing to end a partial government shutdown after Congress missed its funding deadline on Friday. And, Trump wants to close the Kennedy Center for two years for renovations.

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Hemp and marijuana are the same species. So why all the different laws? - NPR
general 2026/02/02 10:01:00

Hemp and marijuana are the same species. So why all the different laws? - NPR

Farmers in the U.S. have grown cannabis since the 1600s — but policymakers are still figuring out how to regulate two famous types of Cannabis sativa. A historian calls the plant “incredibly cryptic.”

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