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Bluesky’s AI assistant Attie expands into an open social research tool

Bluesky’s AI assistant Attie expands into an open social research tool

Users can now ask Attie questions about news, trends, and conversations on Bluesky and other apps on the AT Protocol.…
Tesla’s car door defect could lead to tougher rules for everyone

Tesla’s car door defect could lead to tougher rules for everyone

Tesla's electronic door handles that have been linked to several deaths could lead to tougher safety rules for the entire auto industry. In a notice p…
Boox is taking on Xteink with its own tiny e-reader

Boox is taking on Xteink with its own tiny e-reader

Boox's new Tile lineup will take on Xteink's popular e-readers that are small enough to stick on the back of an iPhone with MagSafe. As spotted by Goo…
It's getting harder to focus every day

It's getting harder to focus every day

Article URL: https://glyphack.com/attention/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49032660 Points: 302 # Comments: 151…
OpenAI's New Voice Mode Makes It to the ChatGPT Desktop App

OpenAI's New Voice Mode Makes It to the ChatGPT Desktop App

ChatGPT Voice on desktop can work with both ChatGPT Work and Codex to complete tasks and control agents.…
What I track in a day

What I track in a day

This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and potions that sw…
Robot snakes searched for Venezuela earthquake survivors in collapsed buildings

Robot snakes searched for Venezuela earthquake survivors in collapsed buildings

US robotics researchers flew to Venezuela with snakebots after getting a call.…
The Download: an organ transplant breakthrough, and homegrown Chinese chips

The Download: an organ transplant breakthrough, and homegrown Chinese chips

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. …
Flux 3

Flux 3

Article URL: https://bfl.ai/blog/flux-3 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49031796 Points: 318 # Comments: 81…
Brain-Boosting Toys for Kids of All Ages: A Guide to Play That Builds Skills

Brain-Boosting Toys for Kids of All Ages: A Guide to Play That Builds Skills

From musical instruments and games to play pieces that encourage balance and dexterity, these toys will engage your child’s mind and body.…
What Is Entropy, Really? A Clear Explanation of Thermodynamics and Information Theory

What Is Entropy, Really? A Clear Explanation of Thermodynamics and Information Theory

Never mind the “heat death of the universe.” Entropy is just a bridge between two levels of reality.…
Facebook considers giving up and becoming TikTok

Facebook considers giving up and becoming TikTok

Facebook is planning some big changes to try and keep its users from jumping to rival social platforms like TikTok - changes that sound dubiously simi…
BenQ TK705STi 4K Projector Review: Low-Latency Gaming Meets Average Home Cinema

BenQ TK705STi 4K Projector Review: Low-Latency Gaming Meets Average Home Cinema

The TK705STi’s highly responsive, low-latency performance makes gameplay ultra-realistic. For movies and TV? It’s a purely average home projector.…
Microsoft pressures LG into killing unwanted McAfee ads

Microsoft pressures LG into killing unwanted McAfee ads

Microsoft has intervened to stop Windows 11 users with LG monitors from being bombarded with annoying McAfee trial pop-ups. In response to complaints …
Show HN: Echo – Fable-level results at 1/3 the cost using open-weight models

Show HN: Echo – Fable-level results at 1/3 the cost using open-weight models

I’ve been building Echo (https://echo.tracerml.ai/), an experiment in making one AI system out of a pool of open-weight models rather than choosing a …
Software rendering in 500 lines of bare C++

Software rendering in 500 lines of bare C++

Article URL: https://haqr.eu/tinyrenderer/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49022038 Points: 233 # Comments: 42…
What happened to TheNumbers.com

What happened to TheNumbers.com

Article URL: https://stephenfollows.com/p/what-just-happened-to-thenumberscom-should-worry-us-all Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4…
Couple pay >$800k for a gene-editing therapy for their daughter. She died.

Couple pay >$800k for a gene-editing therapy for their daughter. She died.

Article URL: https://www.science.org/content/article/exclusive-death-girl-chinese-gene-editing-trial-was-never-made-public Comments URL: https://news.…
Namecheap Gave My Account to an Unverified Third Party Just Because They Asked

Namecheap Gave My Account to an Unverified Third Party Just Because They Asked

I’ve been a NameCheap customer for 13 years. I’ve also helped out an old college club paying for a .com they use (that is registered to me under my na…
An FDA Panel Just Endorsed These Unproven Peptides

An FDA Panel Just Endorsed These Unproven Peptides

Outside experts—some with a vested interest in peptides—recommended adding a number of the amino acids to the FDA's bulk list, including the “Wolverin…
Alphabet's cash burn raises alarm for Big Tech as AI spending climbs

Alphabet's cash burn raises alarm for Big Tech as AI spending climbs

Article URL: https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/alphabets-cash-burn-raises-alarm-big-tech-ai-spending-climbs-2026-07-23/ Comments URL: h…
Forgot your Google password? Now you can log in with a selfie.

Forgot your Google password? Now you can log in with a selfie.

Google's selfie videos can be used for account access, AI Avatars, and age verification.…
FDA reports new outbreak of explosive diarrhea with 72 cases identified

FDA reports new outbreak of explosive diarrhea with 72 cases identified

The FDA hasn't said where the cases are or how they're linked.…
The Echo Show 21 is a great smart home hub that’s $80 off

The Echo Show 21 is a great smart home hub that’s $80 off

Split between buying a smart calendar, a kitchen TV, a smart home hub, and a smart display? Amazon’s Echo Show 21 is all of those things in one, with …
Microsoft responds to LG monitors installing McAfee ads on Windows

Microsoft responds to LG monitors installing McAfee ads on Windows

App is installed through Windows Update when certain LG monitors connect to a PC.…
Alexa Plus is getting an AI update to handle more complicated instructions

Alexa Plus is getting an AI update to handle more complicated instructions

Amazon is launching an update to its Alexa Plus assistant that will allow it to connect to smart home devices in new ways. With the update, Alexa Plus…
OpenAI’s accidental attack against Hugging Face is science fiction that happened

OpenAI’s accidental attack against Hugging Face is science fiction that happened

OpenAI and Hugging Face address security incident during model evaluation - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48997548 - July 2026 (1121 comments) …
A woman got a UTI. Two years later, the bacteria had evolved, invaded her brain.

A woman got a UTI. Two years later, the bacteria had evolved, invaded her brain.

The case provides a novel report of the emergence of heterovirulence.…
Final Coyote vs. Acme trailer drops at SDCC

Final Coyote vs. Acme trailer drops at SDCC

Also, the full trailer for Zach Cregger's Resident Evil features a likable everyman.…
For Taylor Swift, Madison Square Garden’s Controversial Cameras Briefly Went Dark

For Taylor Swift, Madison Square Garden’s Controversial Cameras Briefly Went Dark

MSG’s sprawling surveillance system can monitor guests down to the second. Its owners made an exception for the pop star’s rehearsal dinner.…