Robot Sourcing Index (Page 65)

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OpenAI says California should strengthen its AI safety bill

OpenAI is calling for California to strengthen SB 53, an AI safety bill that the company previously opposed.

Aug 23, 2026

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Frontier AI labs still won’t say how they’d contain a rogue model

A new study finds leading AI labs have few publicly documented plans for containing rogue models, raising questions…

Aug 23, 2026

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W. Kamau Bell has the most practical ‘most indispensable tool’

W. Kamau Bell is one of those people who has always just seemed to be there. From Totally Biased, to Politically…

Aug 23, 2026

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Scientists release biggest 2D map of the universe

Direct link to Legacy Survey Sky Viewer: https://viewer.legacysurvey.org Comments URL:…

Aug 23, 2026

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Amazon just hiked the prices for Echo, Fire TV, and Kindle products by up to 60 percent

Citing "significant increases in memory and storage component costs," in a statement given to Fortune, Amazon has…

Aug 23, 2026

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Canada suspends trade negotiations with USA and match tariffs dollar for dollar

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Aug 22, 2026

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Dismantling the Roadless Rule threatens to disrupt wildlife and water in US

Lands free of roads are under threat from the Trump administration’s proposed rollback.

Aug 22, 2026

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Putting mice into hibernation causes a major loss of synapses

Hibernation cuts down on synapses, but mice seem to retain memories anyway.

Aug 22, 2026

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Two great new repairable gadgets

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 141, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new…

Aug 22, 2026

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Your Expired Visa Card Could Be ‘Zombified’ to Make Contactless Payments

Plus: Apple sends out an “unprecedented” number of spyware warnings, Ukraine hits a Russian ecommerce giant with cyber…

Aug 22, 2026

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The Best Mattress Toppers I've Tried (2026): Supportive, Plush, Memory Foam

These toppers will transform your mattress into exactly what you need, whether that’s a super-plush pillow top, memory…

Aug 22, 2026

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Set Up a Separate Work Profile on Your Android Phone

It is possible to achieve your desired work-life balance on your smartphone. Just set up separate accounts using this…

Aug 22, 2026

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The 4 Best Monitor Arms to Clear Up Your Desk Space (2026)

Your desk setup needs a monitor arm, and I’ve been testing every one I can get my hands on to find the best.

Aug 22, 2026

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Rust Glancer: Rust LSP using 100x less RAM

https://matklad.github.io/2026/08/21/rust-glancer.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49393052…

Aug 22, 2026

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NASA Cancels Its Rescue Mission for the Aging Swift Telescope

The LINK probe was supposed to use robotic arms to capture Swift and lift it into a safe orbit. Problems with its…

Aug 22, 2026

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There's no reason for software to be slow anymore

Article URL: https://danluu.com/perf-opt/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49395628 Points: 227 #…

Aug 22, 2026

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Claudette: Make Claude stop talking like a BuzzFeed article

Article URL: https://github.com/adnanakil/nobuzz/blob/main/README.md Comments URL:…

Aug 22, 2026

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Small, native web tricks worth remembering

Article URL: https://htmlcat.net/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49385860 Points: 211 # Comments: 54

Aug 22, 2026

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The Unlikely Place at the Center of China’s AI Boom: Why Inner Mongolia Became a Data Center Hub

Cheap energy, abundant land, and proximity to Beijing have turned a city in Inner Mongolia into a crucial hub for data…

Aug 22, 2026

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I'm becoming AI-blind

Article URL: https://cymerys.com/w/im-becoming-ai-blind Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49386699…

Aug 22, 2026

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Felony charges for citizen deleting phone data at US Border

https://archive.ph/SflVChttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2rokxux5cU Comments URL:…

Aug 22, 2026

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Hidden Zillow listings created fake supply shock, raising NYC rents, lawsuit says

Renters say hidden Zillow listings make it harder to afford living in New York City.

Aug 22, 2026

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Thunder + fiber-optic cabling used for seismic imaging

Thunderstorms make seismic waves that can be used to find sub-surface features.

Aug 22, 2026

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Over one million people have clicked LinkedIn’s AI slop button

LinkedIn actually announced a "Seems like AI slop" button on July 30th, and the company says that a lot of people have…

Aug 22, 2026