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As downtown Seattle offices empty, city facing years of 'zombie' towers

As downtown Seattle offices empty, city facing years of 'zombie' towers

https://web.archive.org/web/20260704133227/https://www.seatt... Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48787725 Points: 148 # Comments: 20…
Starring the Computer

Starring the Computer

Article URL: https://www.starringthecomputer.com/computers.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48796093 Points: 153 # Comments: 37…
Reparaible and open source paper printer

Reparaible and open source paper printer

Article URL: https://www.opentools.studio/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48797916 Points: 208 # Comments: 55…
Cannabis users face substantially higher risk of heart attack (2025)

Cannabis users face substantially higher risk of heart attack (2025)

Article URL: https://www.acc.org/about-acc/press-releases/2025/03/17/15/35/cannabis-users-face-substantially-higher-risk Comments URL: https://news.yc…
The future of Flipper Zero development

The future of Flipper Zero development

Article URL: https://blog.flipper.net/future-of-flipper-zero-development/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48796552 Points: 156 # Co…
Some of the nation’s rich are letting AI teach their kids

Some of the nation’s rich are letting AI teach their kids

Most Americans don't trust AI. It's proven that it doesn't know what safe toppings for pizza are. People don't even want to listen to AI music. But no…
It's not about physical vs. digital games, it's about ownership

It's not about physical vs. digital games, it's about ownership

Article URL: https://popcar.bearblog.dev/its-about-ownership/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48794750 Points: 194 # Comments: 149…
Jellyfish can heal wounds in minutes. Scientists want their secrets

Jellyfish can heal wounds in minutes. Scientists want their secrets

Article URL: https://www.mbl.edu/news/jellyfish-can-heal-wounds-minutes-scientists-want-their-secrets Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?…
Mr. Lif’s Emergency Rations EP is post-9/11 hip hop at its most daring

Mr. Lif’s Emergency Rations EP is post-9/11 hip hop at its most daring

There was a period in the early aughts when Definitive Jux (nee: Def Jux) seemed like it was going to be the future of hip hop. While the label featur…
EU Council forces Chat Control via fast-track

EU Council forces Chat Control via fast-track

Article URL: https://www.heise.de/en/news/Chat-Control-1-0-EU-Council-forces-messenger-scans-via-fast-track-11353659.html Comments URL: https://news.y…
Introduction to Compilers and Language Design

Introduction to Compilers and Language Design

Article URL: https://dthain.github.io/books/compiler/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48793454 Points: 192 # Comments: 26…
Amazon will stop accepting new customers for Mechanical Turk

Amazon will stop accepting new customers for Mechanical Turk

These may be the last days of Amazon’s Mechanical Turk.…
“Beyond the limit”: Satellites and mirrors in space pose threat to the night sky

“Beyond the limit”: Satellites and mirrors in space pose threat to the night sky

Article URL: https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso2607/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48787042 Points: 182 # Comments: 290…
Scientists reverse brain aging, with a nasal spray

Scientists reverse brain aging, with a nasal spray

Article URL: https://stories.tamu.edu/news/2026/04/14/scientists-reverse-brain-aging-with-a-nasal-spray/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/it…
Organic Maps

Organic Maps

Article URL: https://organicmaps.app/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48794446 Points: 278 # Comments: 67…
Where to preorder Grand Theft Auto VI

Where to preorder Grand Theft Auto VI

Rockstar's long-awaited Grand Theft Auto VI is launching November 19th, 2026 for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series S/X consoles. The game will be availabl…
Shadcn/UI now defaults to Base UI instead of Radix

Shadcn/UI now defaults to Base UI instead of Radix

Article URL: https://ui.shadcn.com/docs/changelog Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48791328 Points: 195 # Comments: 85…
How Keurig saved — and ruined — your coffee

How Keurig saved — and ruined — your coffee

Before Keurig, the coffee in your office was almost certainly terrible. Old, burned, made by someone who would rather poorly eyeball than properly mea…
The Sourdough Sidekick automates the boring bit of baking

The Sourdough Sidekick automates the boring bit of baking

Baking sourdough bread is inherently old-fashioned, relying on natural fermentation and wild yeast instead of the simple, predictable commercial stuff…
Infuriating Google commercial imagines the founding fathers embracing AI

Infuriating Google commercial imagines the founding fathers embracing AI

"Group project, but make it 1776." That's how a new commercial for Google Workspace opens. And things only get cringier from there. The clip imagines …
The missing 500 million: Cosmic bombardment melted Earth's first crust

The missing 500 million: Cosmic bombardment melted Earth's first crust

The heat of the Hadean may have come from impacts as well as the interior.…
What Are Fish Oil Supplements Good For? Here’s Your Crash Course

What Are Fish Oil Supplements Good For? Here’s Your Crash Course

A large-scale clinical trial has shown that even long-term consumption of DHA—an omega-3 fatty acid found in abundance in oily fish—may not lead to im…
Eight Sleep Pod 5 Review: The Smartest, Nosiest Bed You Can Buy

Eight Sleep Pod 5 Review: The Smartest, Nosiest Bed You Can Buy

Eight Sleep’s Pod 5 is great at its job, but its job is also watching you sleep.…
How to Avoid Spoilers Online and in Chats

How to Avoid Spoilers Online and in Chats

You can minimize the risk of films and shows being spoiled for you by muting comments, conversations, and keywords on various platforms.…
There’s a Global Network of Fungi Under Your Feet. This Is the First Complete Map

There’s a Global Network of Fungi Under Your Feet. This Is the First Complete Map

A new study has succeeded in mapping, on a global scale, the fungal network that supports plant life and helps regulate our planet’s climate.…
GPT-5.5 Codex reasoning-token clustering may be leading to degraded performance

GPT-5.5 Codex reasoning-token clustering may be leading to degraded performance

Article URL: https://github.com/openai/codex/issues/30364 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48789428 Points: 209 # Comments: 73…
Africans Are Turning to Starlink

Africans Are Turning to Starlink

Article URL: https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/07/02/africans-are-turning-to-starlink Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/i…
Astrophysicists Puzzle over Webb’s New Universe

Astrophysicists Puzzle over Webb’s New Universe

Article URL: https://www.quantamagazine.org/astrophysicists-puzzle-over-webbs-new-universe-20260702/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?i…
Meta data center water discharges suspended for contaminating water supply

Meta data center water discharges suspended for contaminating water supply

Article URL: https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/data-centers/cheyenne-suspends-data-center-fill-and-flush-and-closed-loop-discharges-after-met…
Google Books (or similar) all book scans – $200k bounty (2025)

Google Books (or similar) all book scans – $200k bounty (2025)

Article URL: https://software.annas-archive.gl/AnnaArchivist/annas-archive/-/work_items/234 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4878683…