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Hegseth wants a "High-T" military; doctors call it a clinical minefield

Hegseth wants a "High-T" military; doctors call it a clinical minefield

"We're turning the clock back on rational healthcare."…
The Pentagon's Space Development Agency hasn't moved as fast as anyone would like

The Pentagon's Space Development Agency hasn't moved as fast as anyone would like

"Missiles are being launched at the joint force every single day in [Operation] Epic Fury."…
Will Russia's answer to the Falcon 9 rocket ever take flight?

Will Russia's answer to the Falcon 9 rocket ever take flight?

Grasshopper-like tests could begin in 2028.…
Why the first GPU financiers are turning to inference chips in a $400 million deal

Why the first GPU financiers are turning to inference chips in a $400 million deal

A $400 million chip-backed loan points to the next wave of AI infrastructure deals.…
Immersive Linear Algebra Book with Interactive Figures (2015)

Immersive Linear Algebra Book with Interactive Figures (2015)

Article URL: https://immersivemath.com/ila/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48935951 Points: 234 # Comments: 27…
23 Best Gifts for Cooks (2026): Vitamix, Frying Pans, Air Fryers

23 Best Gifts for Cooks (2026): Vitamix, Frying Pans, Air Fryers

From the best air fryer to frying pans to knife sharpeners anyone can use, these ideas will keep the curious home chef in your life tinkering away.…
Panasonic Japanese Microwave Review (2026): True 1-Button Cooking

Panasonic Japanese Microwave Review (2026): True 1-Button Cooking

The Japanese Microwave measures food temperature directly, and stops cooking when food’s hot. It’s kinda terrific.…
Valve Steam Machine Review: A Compromised Console

Valve Steam Machine Review: A Compromised Console

Great for indie darlings, but Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo remain kings of TV gaming.…
The war on ‘woke science’ comes for space research

The war on ‘woke science’ comes for space research

The Trump administration is waging a culture war on science, and the latest salvo is in the form of a dry, bureaucratic proposal from the Office of Ma…
God Of War TV series is recasting Kratos

God Of War TV series is recasting Kratos

Amazon's upcoming God Of War show has hit a major snag - it's now on the hunt for a new Kratos, after an on-set injury put its current lead actor out …
A $10K Bounty Aims to Make Sony’s PlayStation 5 a Computer Again

A $10K Bounty Aims to Make Sony’s PlayStation 5 a Computer Again

Nice PlayStation you got. Bet it could probably run Linux too.…
A Humanoid Company Backed by Eric Trump Is Preparing Its Robots for War

A Humanoid Company Backed by Eric Trump Is Preparing Its Robots for War

The CEO of Foundation Future Industries, which counts the president’s son as its chief strategy adviser, tells WIRED it’s exploring some “kinetic thin…
The CDC Has a Cyclospora Lab. DOGE Downsized It Last Year

The CDC Has a Cyclospora Lab. DOGE Downsized It Last Year

“Based on simple math, these outbreak responses—which require rapid, timely responses—are going to be greatly diminished,” the former CDC lab director…
The Group Behind ‘2000 Mules’ Is Back With Another Election Conspiracy Film

The Group Behind ‘2000 Mules’ Is Back With Another Election Conspiracy Film

True the Vote is working with a Detroit pastor to produce a new documentary called Trap, based on claims that have already been thrown out in court.…
NotebookLM is now Gemini Notebook

NotebookLM is now Gemini Notebook

Article URL: https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/products/gemini-notebook/notebooklm-gemini-notebook/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/ite…
Pete Hegseth’s Plan for ‘High T’ Troops Is a Junk Science Fever Dream

Pete Hegseth’s Plan for ‘High T’ Troops Is a Junk Science Fever Dream

The defense secretary’s idea of administering testosterone therapy to service members of the US Armed Forces reveals little understanding of the compl…
Now, even Russia's most elite hackers are using Clickfix to infect devices

Now, even Russia's most elite hackers are using Clickfix to infect devices

The social-engineering technique has primarily been a tool of financially motivated criminals.…
Fear of humanoid robots spurs human workers to strike at Hyundai auto factory

Fear of humanoid robots spurs human workers to strike at Hyundai auto factory

Hyundai aims to deploy 25,000 Atlas robots starting with US factories in 2028.…
Sony Deletes a Bunch More Movies from the Accounts of People Who 'Bought' Them

Sony Deletes a Bunch More Movies from the Accounts of People Who 'Bought' Them

Article URL: https://www.techdirt.com/2026/07/15/sony-deletes-a-bunch-more-movies-from-the-accounts-of-people-who-bought-them/ Comments URL: https://n…
Kimi K3 is now live

Kimi K3 is now live

Article URL: https://www.kimi.com/en Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48935342 Points: 259 # Comments: 138…
Could China and Russia really destroy Starlink? Only with a boomerang.

Could China and Russia really destroy Starlink? Only with a boomerang.

"We will likely have similar concerns and discussions when China fields its Starlink-like constellation."…
Codex Micro

Codex Micro

Article URL: https://openai.com/supply/co-lab/work-louder/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48923079 Points: 220 # Comments: 193…
Inkling: Our Open-Weights Model

Inkling: Our Open-Weights Model

Article URL: https://thinkingmachines.ai/news/introducing-inkling/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48924912 Points: 292 # Comments:…
Why I Left Google DeepMind

Why I Left Google DeepMind

Article URL: https://turntrout.com/why-i-left-google-deepmind Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48925271 Points: 239 # Comments: 125…
Here’s the Truth About Whether Meta’s NameTag Face Recognition Tech ‘Exists’

Here’s the Truth About Whether Meta’s NameTag Face Recognition Tech ‘Exists’

Since WIRED reported on Meta’s NameTag face recognition system, company executives have made confusing and conflicting remarks about its very existenc…
Intel Officials Predict the Pentagon’s Bill for the Iran War Will Exceed $100 Billion

Intel Officials Predict the Pentagon’s Bill for the Iran War Will Exceed $100 Billion

The Trump administration has not disclosed its cost estimates for the Iran war.…
Inside Ode with Anthropic, the startup betting AI services are the future of enterprise

Inside Ode with Anthropic, the startup betting AI services are the future of enterprise

Can a handful of engineers really do the work of an army of consultants? That’s the bet behind Ode with Anthropic — the joint venture d…
How to stop Claude from saying load-bearing

How to stop Claude from saying load-bearing

Article URL: https://jola.dev/posts/how-to-stop-claude-from-saying-load-bearing Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48905248 Points: 25…
European "age verification" "app" forcing everyone to use Android or iOS

European "age verification" "app" forcing everyone to use Android or iOS

Article URL: https://github.com/eu-digital-identity-wallet/av-doc-technical-specification/discussions/19 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/it…
DeepMind CEO calls for an independent standards body to regulate frontier AI

DeepMind CEO calls for an independent standards body to regulate frontier AI

DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis is proposing an AI "standards body" modeled after FINRA, to test frontier models and develop best practices for their rele…