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Performance per dollar is getting faster and cheaper

Article URL: https://www.wafer.ai/blog/glm52-amd Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48780417 Points: 257 # Comments: 90…

Where NASA Posts Its Best Space Photos, and How to Find Them

Explore decades of incredible images and videos of stars, planets, moons, and galaxies—most of which are free to use and share.…

7 Best Phones You Can’t Buy in the US (2026)

Avoid phone FOMO with our favorite smartphones that aren’t officially sold stateside but are available in markets like the UK and Europe.…

Immich 3.0

Article URL: https://github.com/immich-app/immich/discussions/29439 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48761944 Points: 370 # Comments…

Sony Erases Digital Content From Libraries, a Reminder That You Don’t Own What You Buy

In September, some PlayStation customers will no longer be able to access some purchased movies and shows. It underscores the fact that digital purcha…

The Free Market Lie: Why Switzerland Has 25 Gbit Internet and America Doesn't

Article URL: https://stefan.schueller.net/posts/the-free-market-lie/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48770647 Points: 414 # Comment…

Incoterms for Robot Imports: Which Terms to Use When Buying Industrial or Collaborative Robots (2026 Guide)

Robot Import Duties & VAT in 2026: GCC, EU, UK and US Rates Compared (HS Code 8479.50 & 8428)

How to ask for help from people who don't know you

Article URL: https://pradyuprasad.com/writings/how-to-ask-for-help/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48761118 Points: 316 # Comments…

Spain Orders Blacklist of Palantir from Public and Private Companies

Article URL: https://clashreport.com/world/articles/spain-orders-blacklist-of-us-tech-giant-palantir-from-public-and-private-companies-fsnc2z17gjv Com…

Since Linux 6.9, LUKS suspend stopped wiping disk-encryption keys from memory

Article URL: https://mathstodon.xyz/@iblech/116769502749142438 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48763035 Points: 302 # Comments: 156…

Jersey Mike’s IPO illustrates how bad the AI hype has become

Just for kicks, I took a look at Jersey Mike's IPO documents. Surely a sandwich shop would have no need to mention AI. But low and behold.…

Spotify Confirms Streaming Fraud After Kalshi Trader Cries Foul

One of Kalshi’s most prominent traders tells WIRED he’s swearing off Spotify-related markets until the issue is resolved.…

Meta quietly launches vibe-coded gaming app Pocket

Meta has quietly launched Pocket, an experimental AI app that lets users generate and share interactive mini games using text prompts.…

Why I'm Forced to Say Farewell: Google Management Has Lost Its Moral Compass

Article URL: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SH9QRTAlL02THgAN2AGmWe9El0_2ZJF6hhgDBx8k97c/edit?tab=t.0 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/i…

OpenAI proposed donating 5% of its equity to a US sovereign wealth fund

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has reportedly proposed giving 5% of the company’s equity to a U.S. sovereign wealth fund, reviving discussions about letting th…

China Robot Lead Times in 2026: Actual Timelines by Robot Type, Brand, and Order Size

FFmpeg 9.1's new AAC encoder

Article URL: https://hydrogenaudio.org/index.php/topic,129691.0.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48747116 Points: 260 # Comment…

Daisy Sound's First Headphones Are Premium, High-Quality—and Just a Little Bit Cheaper

The California-based startup enters a crowded headphone market with a $399 chiseled-aluminum gamble.…

Wayve Launches $85M Employee Tender Offer at $8.5B Valuation

Wayve’s offering is part of a growing trend of AI startups using employee tenders as a strategic tool to attract and retain talent.…

Cleared by the US, derailed by the UK: Getty’s Shutterstock merger falls apart

Getty is planning to axe its $3.7 billion merger agreement with Shutterstock after a UK regulator imposed restrictions that would prevent part of Shut…

The Robot Manufacturer Index: 52 Global Robotics Companies by Type, HQ and Year

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About Robot Sourcing Index: an independent trade-data desk publishing the quarterly China Robot Price Index and free import-cost tools. Edited by Dani…

Methodology: How the China Robot Price & Lead-Time Index Is Built

How the China Robot Price Index is built: official tariff schedules plus aggregated, anonymized sourcing data, reported as dated quarterly bands by tr…

Cobot vs Full-Size Humanoid for a Factory Pilot: Cost, Lead Time, Risk

Cobot vs full-size humanoid for a factory pilot: cobots are mature, standardized, shorter-lead and the largest catalog track, while humanoids are emer…

Duty and VAT on Imported Robots: GCC, EU, UK and US Compared (2026)

Duty and VAT on imported robots compared by region: duty is low single-digit, VAT/GST dominates (~19–25% EU, 20% UK, 5% GCC, no US federal VAT). VAT s…

Robot Export Certifications: CE, UKCA, NRTL, FCC, RoHS by Region

Robot export certifications by region: CE for the EU, UKCA for Great Britain, NRTL plus FCC for the US, RoHS for hazardous substances. Self-declared v…

Cost per Payload Kilo: Comparing Robot Arms by $/kg of Rated Payload

Cost per payload kilo normalizes robot arm quotes: unit price divided by rated payload in kg. Compare a 3 kg cobot against a 220 kg-class arm on one a…