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Increasing the lifespan of a bulb makes it worse in every other way (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: lightbulb, tungsten filament, lifespan

5132.

Florida Saw 36 Leprosy Cases Last Year. The Source May Surprise You (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: florida, leprosy, infectious disease

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New York sues Kalshi for allegedly running an ‘illegal gambling operation’ (theverge.com)

2026-07-31 | by Emma Roth | tags: kalshi, prediction markets, new york

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AMD's new Radeon RX 9050 is roughly 30% slower than the RTX 5050 in games, early testing shows — the cheapest 8GB RDNA 4 GPU comfortably handles 1080p gaming but doesn't impress (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-31 | by Hassam Nasir | tags: amd, radeon rx 9050, nvidia geforce rtx 5050

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A third of physical PS5 games and half of Xbox Series discs need downloads to work properly, report shows (techspot.com)

2026-07-31 | by Rob Thubron | tags: ps5, xbox series, physical discs

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Android phones can now back up documents automatically to Google Drive, here’s how (androidauthority.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: google drive, android phones, google play services

5137.

Files by Google could finally become a better document scanner (androidauthority.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: files by google, google drive, document scanner

5138.

MSI promises an EXPO ULL-like boost for your existing DDR5 memory — High-Efficiency Mode brings low-latency tuning to older RAM (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-31 | by Zhiye Liu | tags: msi, expo ull, amd

5139.

First impressions of smart glasses with a display: the Even Realities G2 (9to5mac.com)

2026-07-31 | by Ben Lovejoy | tags: apple, smart glasses, apple glasses

5140.

Amazon Insiders Horrified at “Catastrophically Expensive” Internal AI Usage (futurism.com)

2026-07-31 | by Frank Landymore | tags: amazon, anthropic, claude

5141.

The Tech Download: Anduril CEO Brian Schimpf talks AI in warfare and manufacturing push (cnbc.com)

2026-07-31 | by Arjun Kharpal Kai Nicol-Schwarz | tags: anduril, autonomous weapons, defense industry

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Save $900 on this RTX 5070 gaming PC from MSI in this limited-time Woot deal, now $1,399 — grab a huge saving on this Codex R2 rig with a 10-core Intel CPU, 32GB DDR5, and a 1TB SSD (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-31 | by Ben Stockton | tags: msi, rtx 5070, nvidia geforce

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Google Health could soon make your medical lab results much easier to understand (androidauthority.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: google health, medical record infographic, lab reports

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How a Yale AI-cheating dispute became a 13-count federal lawsuit (arstechnica.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: ai-cheating, yale, generative ai

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Samsung's fastest SSD is back to Prime Day pricing — only $30 difference between the much faster Gen 5 9100 Pro and Gen 4 990 (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-31 | by Stewart Bendle | tags: samsung, ssds, pcie gen 5

5146.

The Best Gadgets of July 2026 (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: samsung, boox, laptops

5147.

Tom Holland: Sony ‘Never Found the Right Time’ for a Spider-Man/Venom Crossover (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: tom holland, sony, spider-man

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Modder der8auer builds 110cm 3D-printed chimney to passively cool Ryzen 7 9800X3D without fans, cuts temps by 19C — radically simple PC mod uses the 'stack effect' (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-31 | by Hassam Nasir | tags: der8auer, ryzen 7 9800x3d, chimney cooling

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American workers are more disillusioned with AI the more they use it (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: gallup poll, pew research, job losses

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Micro RGB vs. OLED: Can RGB Backlights Dethrone OLED for Picture Quality? (cnet.com)

2026-07-31 | by Geoffrey Morrison | tags: rgb mini-led, samsung micro rgb, oled

5151.

Daisy One Review: Comfy and Tactile Headphones (wired.com)

2026-07-31 | by Boone Ashworth | tags: daisy, jack mulroe, beats by dre

5152.

Qualcomm-powered robot collapses spectacularly on stage during company's keynote — prepared stagehands rush to cloak and then carry off stricken humanoid (updated) (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-31 | by Mark Tyson | tags: qualcomm, neura robotics, dragonwing iq10

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Amazon spent $1.8 million on a failed AI project, and didn't notice the overrun for five months (techspot.com)

2026-07-31 | by Skye Jacobs | tags: amazon, anthropic, claude sonnet

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Electronic Arts says it'll be a private company next week (engadget.com)

2026-07-31 | by Steve Dent | tags: ea sports, battlefield 6, need for speed

5155.

Why I’m excited (and a little uneasy) about Android Halo’s always-on AI (androidauthority.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: google, android halo, gemini spark

5156.

Rocket Report: New launch rule may limit environmental regulations, Falcon 9 to hit Moon (arstechnica.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: rocket lab, spacex, falcon 9

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SJY Zeph Open-Back Headphones Review: Music Through Magnets (wired.com)

2026-07-31 | by Martin Cizmar | tags: sjy zeph, open-back headphones, airpods max

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Keyboard giant Keychron launches Nape Pro wireless trackball mouse — rectangular form factor designed to sit under spacebar gives users six customizable buttons and a control dial (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-31 | by Jowi Morales | tags: keychron, nape pro, wireless trackball

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Ambitious gamer turns fanless Subway menu PCs into gaming rigs — passive Intel Core i3 units manage just 15 fps in GTA V and 25 fps in Minecraft (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-31 | by Mark Tyson | tags: subway mini pcs, intel skylake, advantech ds-081

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If You Own a 3D Printer, You Absolutely Need to Try Hi3D (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-31 | by Layer Van-Ds .Vds-Byline-Block Font-Family Var --Font-Ui-Heading | tags: 3d printing, hi3d, creality