Robot Sourcing Index (Page 30)

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European researchers want to study social media’s harms but can’t get the data

EU law gives researchers unprecedented rights to scrutinize Big Tech. Researchers say Tik Tok, X, and Meta are still…

Jul 24, 2026

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Trump Endorsed the MyPillow Guy as Minnesota Governor. The State GOP Isn’t Buying It

After Trump publicly backed pillow salesman turned election denier Mike Lindell for governor of Minnesota, the local…

Jul 24, 2026

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Microsoft pressures LG into killing unwanted McAfee ads

Microsoft has intervened to stop Windows 11 users with LG monitors from being bombarded with annoying McAfee trial…

Jul 24, 2026

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Kagi Brings Back Old-School Search, One Human-Made Website at a Time

If you’re tired of sponsored and AI-summarized search results, Kagi gives you a curated—and human-centric—way to find…

Jul 24, 2026

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Show HN: Echo – Fable-level results at 1/3 the cost using open-weight models

I’ve been building Echo (https://echo.tracerml.ai/), an experiment in making one AI system out of a pool of open-weight…

Jul 24, 2026

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98.css

Article URL: https://jdan.github.io/98.css/#status-bar Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49028927…

Jul 24, 2026

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How AI guardrails are impeding the work of offensive cybersecurity researchers

We spoke with several cybersecurity researchers, who look for unknown vulnerabilities and develop tools to exploit…

Jul 24, 2026

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Software rendering in 500 lines of bare C++

Article URL: https://haqr.eu/tinyrenderer/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49022038 Points: 233 #…

Jul 24, 2026

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What happened to TheNumbers.com

Article URL: https://stephenfollows.com/p/what-just-happened-to-thenumberscom-should-worry-us-all Comments URL:…

Jul 24, 2026

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Couple pay >$800k for a gene-editing therapy for their daughter. She died.

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Jul 24, 2026

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Namecheap Gave My Account to an Unverified Third Party Just Because They Asked

I’ve been a NameCheap customer for 13 years. I’ve also helped out an old college club paying for a .com they use (that…

Jul 24, 2026

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An FDA Panel Just Endorsed These Unproven Peptides

Outside experts—some with a vested interest in peptides—recommended adding a number of the amino acids to the FDA's…

Jul 24, 2026

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Alphabet's cash burn raises alarm for Big Tech as AI spending climbs

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Jul 24, 2026

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AI Kill Switch Act would let Trump admin order shutdown of rogue AI systems

Bill would let Homeland Security chief decide when an AI should be shut down.

Jul 24, 2026

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Forgot your Google password? Now you can log in with a selfie.

Google's selfie videos can be used for account access, AI Avatars, and age verification.

Jul 24, 2026

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FDA reports new outbreak of explosive diarrhea with 72 cases identified

The FDA hasn't said where the cases are or how they're linked.

Jul 24, 2026

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The Echo Show 21 is a great smart home hub that’s $80 off

Split between buying a smart calendar, a kitchen TV, a smart home hub, and a smart display? Amazon’s Echo Show 21 is…

Jul 24, 2026

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Microsoft responds to LG monitors installing McAfee ads on Windows

App is installed through Windows Update when certain LG monitors connect to a PC.

Jul 24, 2026

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Alexa Plus is getting an AI update to handle more complicated instructions

Amazon is launching an update to its Alexa Plus assistant that will allow it to connect to smart home devices in new…

Jul 24, 2026

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OpenAI and Anthropic unite against open-weight AI risks to their bottom line

Article URL: https://www.axios.com/2026/07/22/openai-anthropic-open-models-trump-china Comments URL:…

Jul 24, 2026

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FCC Chairman Brendan Carr’s war on the First Amendment

As the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Brendan Carr has authority over the nation’s TV, radio, and…

Jul 24, 2026

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AMD takes on Nvidia with its Helios AI rack scale system

AMD is challenging its chipmaker rival with a new rack-scale system that will start shipping to customers later this…

Jul 24, 2026

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OpenAI’s accidental attack against Hugging Face is science fiction that happened

OpenAI and Hugging Face address security incident during model evaluation -…

Jul 24, 2026

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Startup founders urge U.S. government not to shut off Chinese open weight AI

https://littletech.org/https://static.politico.com/4a/bf/9c4021d8404386b0a311dcccf0... Comments URL:…

Jul 24, 2026