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Salmonella Is Everywhere

Salmonella Is Everywhere

From granola to guacamole, a wide variety of foods have been recalled lately over salmonella risks. Experts say common-sense precautions go a long way…
LG’s new OLED breakthrough can boost display lifespans

LG’s new OLED breakthrough can boost display lifespans

LG Display has unveiled a new OLED manufacturing method that reportedly results in panels that are brighter, longer-lasting, more efficient, and theor…
Casio F-B100W-1A

Casio F-B100W-1A

Article URL: https://www.casio.com/uk/watches/casio/product.F-B100W-1A/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49362887 Points: 294 # Comm…
Google replaced Git tags for certain source code with obtaining via Google Drive

Google replaced Git tags for certain source code with obtaining via Google Drive

Article URL: https://grapheneos.social/@GrapheneOS/117057099753905023 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49364745 Points: 290 # Commen…
PostgreSQL for Everything

PostgreSQL for Everything

Article URL: https://www.raphaelbauer.com:443/posts/postgresql-everything/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49361279 Points: 284 # C…
NASA calls off mission to rescue Swift gamma-ray observatory

NASA calls off mission to rescue Swift gamma-ray observatory

Without a rescue, NASA's Swift Observatory is expected to reenter the atmosphere later this year.…
Children's stunted lungs show recovery in ultra low emission zone

Children's stunted lungs show recovery in ultra low emission zone

Article URL: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1l1r1zne1ro Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49355105 Points: 378 # Comments: 353…
Go 1.27

Go 1.27

Article URL: https://go.dev/blog/go1.27 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49365405 Points: 327 # Comments: 62…
Cognition CEO denies report that SpaceX tried to acquire the startup

Cognition CEO denies report that SpaceX tried to acquire the startup

SpaceX was reportedly in talks to buy AI coding startup Cognition. SpaceX has already acquired Cursor as it races to catch up to rivals like OpenAI an…
OpenAI seeks to one-up Anthropic with new customer privacy protections

OpenAI seeks to one-up Anthropic with new customer privacy protections

A competition is developing between OpenAI and Anthropic over who can provide the best privacy protections for enterprise customer data.…
Remote workers report the highest well-being in study of 7,700 employees

Remote workers report the highest well-being in study of 7,700 employees

Article URL: https://www.colorado.edu/today/2026/08/12/remote-workers-report-highest-well-being-study-7700-employees Comments URL: https://news.ycombi…
OpenRouter is joining Stripe

OpenRouter is joining Stripe

Previously: Stripe will reportedly acquire OpenRouter for $7B+ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49323381 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.co…
The floodgates are open after another Chinese company lands a reusable rocket

The floodgates are open after another Chinese company lands a reusable rocket

"We will put the booster back into service for another flight as soon as possible."…
Framework responds to complaints that BIOS update bricks Ryzen 7040 laptops

Framework responds to complaints that BIOS update bricks Ryzen 7040 laptops

Framework says it's replacing some out-of-warranty AMD mainboards.…
Nielsen is leaning more on wearables to hear what people are watching

Nielsen is leaning more on wearables to hear what people are watching

In order to beef up its ability to accurately measure viewership data in the streaming era, Nielsen is moving forward with a plan to use more informat…
Researchers say OpenAI revoked their access to limited cyber program

Researchers say OpenAI revoked their access to limited cyber program

Multiple cybersecurity researchers said they suddenly lost access to OpenAI’s Trusted Access for Cyber (TAC) program, which offers models with fewer g…
Google Gemini is getting a dedicated student hub

Google Gemini is getting a dedicated student hub

As we're gearing up for back-to-school season, Google is rolling out a new dedicated student hub in Gemini. It's a one-stop repository for collecting …
Google launches new study tools for students across Search and Gemini

Google launches new study tools for students across Search and Gemini

The launch of the new study features marks Google's latest effort to make Gemini the AI assistant that students turn to when learning and studying, as…
AI was supposed to win people over by now — it hasn’t

AI was supposed to win people over by now — it hasn’t

As AI becomes harder to avoid, consumers are growing more wary of the technology — and Silicon Valley is discovering that widespread adoption doesn’t …
I Saw the Future of AI in a Robot That Can Learn on the Spot: Inside Generalist AI's Toddler-Like Robotic Arm

I Saw the Future of AI in a Robot That Can Learn on the Spot: Inside Generalist AI's Toddler-Like Robotic Arm

During a recent visit to Generalist AI, I watched a robotic arm improvise and use a banana as a tool.…
Geolocating a random island using geometry and CUDA programming

Geolocating a random island using geometry and CUDA programming

Article URL: https://yassa9.github.io/osint/gralhix-004/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49360545 Points: 292 # Comments: 52…
Civic Hygiene – avoid building technologies that could be used by a police state (2013)

Civic Hygiene – avoid building technologies that could be used by a police state (2013)

Article URL: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2013/11/civic-hygiene/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49363433 Points: 341 # Comments: 228…
Watch Valve set up the Steam Frame in its own leaked videos

Watch Valve set up the Steam Frame in its own leaked videos

Valve just leaked several new videos showing the Steam Frame's unboxing, setup process, and various accessories. The videos apparently appeared on the…
Moderna reports first positive Phase 3 for mRNA neoantigen therapy in melanoma

Moderna reports first positive Phase 3 for mRNA neoantigen therapy in melanoma

Article URL: https://twitter.com/NoubarAfeyan/status/2090050162441752787 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49361395 Points: 310 # Com…
Meet the startup helping Wall Street put a price on AI compute

Meet the startup helping Wall Street put a price on AI compute

The AI buildout shows no signs of slowing. And with hundreds of billions of dollars a year going into data centers and GPUs, compu…
Amazon makes its AI-powered Alexa+ free on Fire TV, no Prime required

Amazon makes its AI-powered Alexa+ free on Fire TV, no Prime required

Amazon is making its AI-powered Alexa+ assistant free on all compatible Fire TV devices in the U.S., automatically upgrading users whether or not they…
Amazon Fire TV devices are getting a free Alexa Plus upgrade

Amazon Fire TV devices are getting a free Alexa Plus upgrade

Amazon is bringing Alexa Plus to Fire TV device owners in the US for free. Starting today, users in the US with an Amazon Fire TV Stick, Fire TV Cube,…
This robot vacuum solves my kitchen stool problem

This robot vacuum solves my kitchen stool problem

Robot vacuums are great at keeping your floors clean, but there are a few areas they fall down on the job - stairs being one. Another is chairs and st…
Cerebras CS-4

Cerebras CS-4

Article URL: https://www.cerebras.ai/cs4 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49354949 Points: 295 # Comments: 203…
We Bought a $500 Counterfeit Rolex So Good, Even Rolex Didn’t Spot It

We Bought a $500 Counterfeit Rolex So Good, Even Rolex Didn’t Spot It

The replica watch industry is in its “super clone” era. Following tips from murky internet forums, we bought three budget fakes that were good enough …