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Quantum error correction can constantly recalibrate a processor

Reinforcement learning uses error information to adjust control algorithms.

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Microsoft Reports a Massive 25 Percent Jump in Emissions

Data centers are driving up the company’s use of electricity—and carbon pollution.

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Meta turns off the Instagram feature that let users make AI deepfakes of public accounts

Following significant backlash, Meta is turning off the feature it announced this week that let users generate AI…

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Meta removes controversial AI feature on Instagram after backlash

Meta told Dylan Byers, of Puck News, that it had nixed the feature after backlash from its user base.

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No, Flock isn’t threatening people for debating surveillance

On Thursday, the Instagram account for a lecture series in Newport Beach, CA posted a photo of what appeared to be a…

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GPT-5.6 Sol Ultra produces proof of the Cycle Double Cover Conjecture [pdf]

Article URL: https://cdn.openai.com/pdf/04d1d1e4-bc75-476a-97cf-49055cd98d31/cdc_proof.pdf Comments URL:…

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The FCC is cracking down on DJI tech that dodged the foreign drone ban

Last year, we told you about Xtra, the company that lets DJI sneak its popular cameras into the US, and Skyrover, a…

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China recovered its first reusable rocket and showed a new way to do it

"Clearly, they admire the work that's being done by SpaceX and are trying to replicate it."

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Apple sues OpenAI over alleged trade secret theft

Apple alleges the misconduct was directed by OpenAi's senior leadership, including a long-time former employee.

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AI-generated videos to maximally drive a target brain region

Article URL: https://nevo-project.epfl.ch/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48856904 Points: 243 #…

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Good Tools Are Invisible

Article URL: https://www.gingerbill.org/article/2026/07/10/good-tools-are-invisible/ Comments URL:…

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Late Bronze Age Collapse

Article URL: https://acoup.blog/2026/01/30/collections-the-late-bronze-age-collapse-a-very-brief-introduction/ Comments…

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QuadRF can spot drones and see WiFi through my wall

Article URL: https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2026/quadrf-can-spot-drones-and-see-wifi-through-my-wall/ Comments URL:…

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A decade later, Pokémon Go finally made good on its original promise

When Niantic dropped the first Pokémon Go trailer in 2015, it was hard to grasp how a bunch of players could work…

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An orbiting disco ball gave Einstein’s theory its most precise test yet

The Earth may not be that massive, but it still distorts space-time.

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Firmware update bricks Hue Bridge Pro devices; Philips gives free replacements

Affected users will have to configure their lights and settings all over again.

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Valve's new Steam Machine verification system is silent on these Steam Deck-busters

Dozens of titles too taxing for Steam Deck are still unrated for the new hardware.

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Open source AI matters more than ever, according to Hugging Face’s Clem Delangue

Open source AI is booming, according to Hugging Face CEO Clem Delangue. The company has grown into…

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ICE is threatening to deport witnesses of its latest shooting

Advocates are demanding that the Department of Homeland Security release bodycam footage of the fatal shooting of…

Jul 11, 2026

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Hugging Face’s CEO on why companies are done renting their AI

Open source AI is booming, according to Hugging Face CEO Clem Delangue. The company has grown into…

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Write code like a human will maintain it

Article URL: https://unstack.io/write-code-like-a-human-will-maintain-it Comments URL:…

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Meet the Battery Startup Taking on China’s Giants

Solid-state batteries are safer and more capable—but harder to mass-produce. They also represent an opportunity for…

Jul 11, 2026

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SK Hynix raises $26.5B in the biggest foreign IPO in US history, is urged to build new US fabs

The AI chip boom just produced its biggest Wall Street moment yet. Now SK Hynix and Samsung are being asked to build US…

Jul 11, 2026

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Nvidia’s biggest RAM supplier just had a trillion-dollar debut on Wall Street

As the AI boom boosts demand for RAM, SK Hynix - one of the world's biggest suppliers of memory chips - launched on…

Jul 11, 2026