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Fable turned reMarkable into Tom Riddle's diary from Harry Potter

Fable turned reMarkable into Tom Riddle's diary from Harry Potter

Article URL: https://github.com/MaximeRivest/Riddle Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48811591 Points: 181 # Comments: 113…
Should DayQuil Be Legal?

Should DayQuil Be Legal?

Article URL: https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/should-dayquil-be-legal Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48806289 Points: 180 # Commen…
A global workspace in language models

A global workspace in language models

Article URL: https://www.anthropic.com/research/global-workspace Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48808002 Points: 190 # Comments: 5…
CoMaps – FOSS Offline Maps

CoMaps – FOSS Offline Maps

Article URL: https://www.comaps.app/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48808928 Points: 203 # Comments: 38…
FCC to end Biden-era rule that forces ISPs to list all their fees

FCC to end Biden-era rule that forces ISPs to list all their fees

FCC to let ISPs stop listing all passthrough fees, give single "up to" price.…
The ‘first’ AI-run ransomware attack still needed a human

The ‘first’ AI-run ransomware attack still needed a human

An AI agent carried out the technical execution of a real-world ransomware attack for the first known time, but new details show a human still chose t…
NRC is (sort of) getting rid of "as low as reasonably achievable" standard

NRC is (sort of) getting rid of "as low as reasonably achievable" standard

Its issues with current nuclear safety standards are termed semantic, not physical.…
Better Models: Worse Tools

Better Models: Worse Tools

Article URL: https://lucumr.pocoo.org/2026/7/4/better-models-worse-tools/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48788599 Points: 198 # Co…
Steam Controller Auto-Charge – pilot to magnetic charging puck using CV

Steam Controller Auto-Charge – pilot to magnetic charging puck using CV

Article URL: https://github.com/FossPrime/Steam-Controller-Auto-Charge Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48780865 Points: 197 # Comme…
Zig: All Package Management Functionality Moved from Compiler to Build System

Zig: All Package Management Functionality Moved from Compiler to Build System

Article URL: https://ziglang.org/devlog/2026/#2026-06-30 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48786638 Points: 210 # Comments: 67…
If you're a button, you have one job

If you're a button, you have one job

Article URL: https://unsung.aresluna.org/if-youre-a-button-you-have-one-job/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48790689 Points: 243 #…
Review: TCL RM9L RGB-Mini LED (2026)

Review: TCL RM9L RGB-Mini LED (2026)

This massive 85-inch model is highly customizable but jaw-droppingly expensive.…
Prediction Markets Let You Bet on Whether a Wildfire Will Burn Down Your Town

Prediction Markets Let You Bet on Whether a Wildfire Will Burn Down Your Town

Wildfire survivors call fire-prediction markets “morally reprehensible” and worry they could increase the risk of arson.…
Chemical accidents rise as Trump administration proposes weakening safety rules

Chemical accidents rise as Trump administration proposes weakening safety rules

Chemicals from accidents that injured or killed people increased by nearly 50 percent in recent years.…
Midjourney wants Hollywood studios to reveal the details of their AI usage

Midjourney wants Hollywood studios to reveal the details of their AI usage

As part of an ongoing legal dispute with three Hollywood studios, Midjourney is seeking to compel those studios to reveal how they use AI themselves.…
White House deletes thousands of web pages about energy conservation as heatwave slams US

White House deletes thousands of web pages about energy conservation as heatwave slams US

The US Department of Energy reportedly deleted about 6,000 pages related to energy conservation as a historic heatwave tears across the country. The d…
Alibaba reportedly bans employees from using Claude Code

Alibaba reportedly bans employees from using Claude Code

Alibaba has reportedly classified Claude Code as high-risk software.…
Scientists Have Identified a New Fossil Species of Axolotl in Mexico

Scientists Have Identified a New Fossil Species of Axolotl in Mexico

Ambystoma quetzalcoatli is the first fossil salamander to be formally identified in Mexico, revealing that axolotls have inhabited the country for mil…
The Best Fourth of July Mattress Sales on Beds We Actually Sleep On (2026)

The Best Fourth of July Mattress Sales on Beds We Actually Sleep On (2026)

From cooling hybrids to organic latex beds, these are the mattresses WIRED reviewers actually sleep on and recommend.…
Factories are just rooms

Factories are just rooms

Article URL: https://interconnected.org/home/2026/07/03/factories Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48776035 Points: 238 # Comments: …
Zuckerberg 'Admits' Meta's Layoffs Were Ineffective

Zuckerberg 'Admits' Meta's Layoffs Were Ineffective

Article URL: https://eshumarneedi.com/2026/07/03/zuckerberg-admits-metas-layoffs-were.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48774454…
60% Fable cost cut by converting code to images and having the model OCR it

60% Fable cost cut by converting code to images and having the model OCR it

Article URL: https://github.com/teamchong/pxpipe Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48776464 Points: 248 # Comments: 87…
Espionage Against the European Parliament

Espionage Against the European Parliament

Article URL: https://citizenlab.ca/research/member-of-committee-investigating-spyware-hacked-with-pegasus/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/…
Exapunks (2018)

Exapunks (2018)

Article URL: https://www.zachtronics.com/exapunks/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48765663 Points: 315 # Comments: 108…
crustc: entirety of `rustc`, translated to C

crustc: entirety of `rustc`, translated to C

Article URL: https://github.com/FractalFir/crustc Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48768464 Points: 334 # Comments: 66…
I finally got my Trump phone

I finally got my Trump phone

Where's the Trump phone? We're going to keep talking about it every week. One year on, our phones have finally arrived. 12 months, 16 days, 21 hours, …
When the Law Kills Your Electric Car Dealership

When the Law Kills Your Electric Car Dealership

Dealers who invested in Polestar won’t be able to sell in the US next year after the federal government denied an authorization that would have allowe…
EU Politicians Investigated Pegasus Spyware. Then It Ended Up on One of Their Phones

EU Politicians Investigated Pegasus Spyware. Then It Ended Up on One of Their Phones

“It is a direct attack on the rule of law,” says one European Parliament member of the new findings from Citizen Lab.…
How Big Is ‘Love Island USA’? More Than 10 Million People Are Already on Its App

How Big Is ‘Love Island USA’? More Than 10 Million People Are Already on Its App

“We have more people voting on the ‘Love Island USA’ app than we do in many political elections taking place across the country,” says the show's exec…
Trump gets OpenAI to offer US 5% stake, far lower than Sanders’ target

Trump gets OpenAI to offer US 5% stake, far lower than Sanders’ target

Insiders say Sam Altman is in active talks with the Trump administration.…