Learning another language may be one of the best ways to keep your brain healthy
Research suggests that bilingualism can offer cognitive benefits.
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Minimal Phone 2
Article URL: https://minimalcompany.com/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49749369 Points: 271 #…
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Residents Harmed by Oil Drilling May Soon Receive Reparations Under New California Law
While lawmakers iron out the details, advocates hope this approach could serve as a model for addressing histories of…
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6 Best VPN Services (2026), Tested and Reviewed
Every VPN says it’s the best, but only some of them are telling the truth.
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Join the WIRED World Fair in Miami on November 4
For one day only, WIRED is bringing the technologies, people, and cultural forces transforming our world off the page…
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Saving another 100TB of RAM
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Xiaomi Has a Luxury SUV for $31,000 That All Western Brands Should Fear
The SkyNomad—with heated floors, a projector, a pop-up roof, a fridge, swiveling seats, and over 1,000 miles of…
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Inside ZCode: Silently uploading your Git history to the cloud
Article URL: https://blog.ferstar.org/en/posts/zcode-silent-workspace-snapshot-upload/ Comments URL:…
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Flock Offers Employees Buyouts as Customers Flee
As dozens of cities end contracts for its controversial license plate readers, Flock is rolling out a voluntary…
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AI hallucination of Chinese nuclear components almost led to US military attack
But the military's overall use of AI seems to be accelerating.
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Claude Code now reads AGENTS.md if there is no Claude.md
Article URL: https://code.claude.com/docs/en/changelog Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49760187…
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Android 17 is the first since 3.x to add new APIs without releasing to the AOSP
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OpenAI and Microsoft knew they were starting a ‘doom loop’ for the web
Recently unsealed court documents in the New York Times' case against OpenAI and Microsoft are pretty damning. The…
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US Military had close call after using AI for hallucinated intelligence report
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US government website used Chinese model the FBI called "malicious"
The Federal Register website briefly used an open source Chinese AI search tool.
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Finding the cells that put our brain to sleep
Rare cells with widespread connectivity seem to be able to trigger sleep.
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FCC lets Paramount sell 49.5% equity stake to Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Qatar
FCC rejects concerns about repressive governments buying influence over CBS owner.
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FAA tees up $875M AI tool to help manage air traffic congestion
FAA plans for AI tool to help manage DC air traffic before a nationwide rollout.
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Here’s How an AI Slowdown Could Actually Be Enforced
Even if big AI companies agree to a pause, ensuring that nobody tries to sneak ahead could prove tricky.
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Apple Watch Ultra 4 Review: The Series 12 Is Closing the Gap
The Ultra 4 gets smarter about health tracking and lasts longer between charges. But for most people, the Series 12…
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Warren Buffett Steps Down as Berkshire Chairman, Names Son to Replace Him
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Cloudflare Quick Tunnels
Article URL: https://try.cloudflare.com/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49754785 Points: 289 #…
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Disney’s first CTO is Character.AI’s former CEO
You would think that a multimedia conglomerate as large as Disney would have a few chief technology officers by now,…
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How to Write with an LLM
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