Robot Sourcing Index — Article Archive (Page 117)

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A missing underscore sent innocent man to prison for 18 months

When the first step goes wrong, bad results follow.

Jul 28, 2026

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iOS and macOS 26.6 arrive today, paving the way for iOS and macOS 27

These are likely the last updates of note before Apple's bigger fall updates.

Jul 28, 2026

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Epic diarrhea outbreak has 40% of Americans avoiding fruits and veggies

Kennedy has focused on nutrition but has neglected food safety, critics say.

Jul 28, 2026

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Trump admin exempts SpaceX's Starlink from FCC ban on foreign-made routers

Starlink has a Texas factory but also makes routers in Vietnam.

Jul 28, 2026

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Microsoft unveils AI security tools it says outperform competing platforms

Microsoft says tools cost less than competing ones and outperform them, too.

Jul 28, 2026

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X Money is launching in the US starting today

X Money, a core part of Elon Musk's mission to turn X into an "everything app," is rolling out starting today, 9to5Mac…

Jul 28, 2026

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France Records Its First-Ever Pyrocumulonimbus Cloud Amid Record-Smashing Fires

Extreme fire conditions on the ground have created unprecedented conditions in the atmosphere.

Jul 28, 2026

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DHS Official Resigns, Citing ‘War on Immigrants’

The outgoing executive director of the Office of Homeland Security Statistics is one of very few federal officials to…

Jul 28, 2026

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New Firefighting Technologies Could Help Battle Blazes Like Those in France and Spain

Climate change is upping the odds of major wildfires, creating a need for new tools to combat them.

Jul 28, 2026

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Satya Nadella says companies that trust one AI for everything may not survive

Businesses that rely wholly on the major AI labs ultimately won't survive, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella predicts.

Jul 28, 2026

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Razer’s analog Huntsman V3 Pro is over 20 percent off

Gaming keyboards have evolved over the years to add RGB LEDs, extra knobs, and buttons with screens, but one feature…

Jul 28, 2026

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Apple Will 'Watch Everything Burn' When the AI Bubble Bursts

Article URL: https://www.macrumors.com/2026/07/27/ed-zitron-apple-watch-it-burn-ai-bubble-bursts/ Comments URL:…

Jul 28, 2026

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Decathlon Germany adds Wero payment option to decathlon.de website

Article URL: https://www.sgieurope.com/e-commerce/decathlon-germany-launches-wero-payment-on-its-website/122397.article…

Jul 28, 2026

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Private Claude Chats Exposed in Google and Bing Search Results

The screwup shows how tricky it can be to stop web crawlers from making ostensibly private conversations with AI…

Jul 28, 2026

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PSA: Your Claude shared chats and Artifacts may have ended up on Google

The issue appears to have originated from Claude’s “share chat” feature, which allows users to create links that enable…

Jul 28, 2026

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AI companies spend record sums on Washington lobbying

https://archive.ph/PASMJ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49069939 Points: 228 # Comments: 117

Jul 28, 2026

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ChatGPT starts blocking direct requests to copy an author's style

New behavior capturing a writer's "broad qualities" could have legal implications.

Jul 28, 2026

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Experts warn current Starship heat shield tech is a "dead end" for rapid reuse

NASA has not made substantial investments in thermal protection research for decades.

Jul 28, 2026

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Verizon touts $1B dark fiber deal for Google data centers as first of many

Telecom expects AI revenue from dark fiber deals and retrofitted data centers.

Jul 28, 2026

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5th Circuit blocks Texas law requiring websites to filter "harmful" speech

Age verification is okay, but filtering is preempted by Section 230, judges find.

Jul 28, 2026

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Nanoleaf’s colorful pegboard and shelf kit is half off

Nanoleaf’s Blocks Combo XL Smarter Kit is a fun back-to-school buy that can add pops of customizable light and…

Jul 28, 2026

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Xbox’s huge outage even blocked games on disc

An extended Xbox outage that began Sunday evening hasn't just caused issues for people trying to play digital games -…

Jul 28, 2026

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Microsoft launches its first cybersecurity model, plus a new agentic cybersecurity system

Microsoft bolstered its AI cybersecurity offerings this week with the launch of its first AI security model and a new…

Jul 28, 2026

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Introduction to Data-Oriented Design [pdf]

Article URL: https://www.gamedevs.org/uploads/introduction-to-data-oriented-design.pdf Comments URL:…

Jul 28, 2026