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Games at the press of a button: The Rip-O-Bot (1989) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-02 | tags: bubble bobble, fukio mitsuji, game design

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My personal AI benchmark: “Generate an SVG of a frog with a Habsburg jaw” (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-02 | by Frogs Is A Public Dataset | tags: svg, habsburg, ai model

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My personal AI benchmark: "Generate an SVG of a frog with a Habsburg jaw." (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-02 | by Digest Written Anthropic The Month'S | tags: svg, habsburg, royal regalia

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How to sideload Android APKs on your Chromebook (engadget.com)

2026-08-02 | by Kris Holt | tags: chromebook, android apk, google play store

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How the words we teach English language learners changed (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-02 | by The Pudding | tags: general service list, new general service list, english language learners

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Which USB adapters should you actually keep in 2026? (engadget.com)

2026-08-02 | by Ben Stegner | tags: usb adapters, usb serial bus, cross-device compatibility

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A Coldcard firmware flaw let hackers drain $70 million in Bitcoin in 41 minutes, with losses now topping $88 million (techspot.com)

2026-08-02 | by Skye Jacobs | tags: coldcard, coinkite, bitcoin

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Your Samsung phone already has something better than Android 17 App Bubbles — here’s how to use it (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-02 | tags: samsung, android 17, pop-up view

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The time filter in Google Search broke a few days ago (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-02 | tags: google search, time filter, search bug

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Hamburg Is Replacing a Bridge In One Huge Piece (slashdot.org)

2026-08-01 | by Posted | tags: hamburg, bridge replacement, slashdot

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This $10 bundle of 100+ DRM-free games means to support laid-off game developers (techspot.com)

2026-08-01 | by Daniel Sims | tags: itch.io, game industry layoffs, drm-free games

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To keep growing, incoming Best Buy CEO says he first wants to go smaller (cnbc.com)

2026-08-01 | by Laya Neelakandan | tags: best buy, jason bonfig, artificial intelligence

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Defcon's new badge is a security key you can see inside (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-01 | tags: defcon, baochip, hardware security

134.

How fruit flies chase invisible ribbons of smell to get to their source (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-01 | tags: rockefeller university, olfactory navigation, fruit flies

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Squarespace Promo Codes: 20% Off in August 2026 (wired.com)

2026-08-01 | by Molly Higgins | tags: squarespace, website builder, ecommerce

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46% of Business Owners Are Invisible to AI. Over Three Years, That’s Millions in Lost Revenue. Here’s How to Get Seen. (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-31 | by Jimi Gibson | tags: business owners, entity recognition, third-party sources

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Today’s Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for Aug. 1, #1869 (cnet.com)

2026-07-31 | by Gael Cooper | tags: wordle, slush, puzzle

138.

Predictive Speculative KV Replication for Bursty LLM Inference (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: kv replication, large language models, bursty inference

139.

Meet the Pixel Tag, Google’s answer to the AirTag (androidauthority.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: pixel tag, google, pixel watch

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This new robot centaur designed to save lives is pure nightmare fuel (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: satyress, threehalves, robotics startup

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Looking for a new budget phone? This Motorola model is just $100, but only for a limited time (zdnet.com)

2026-07-31 | by Cesar Cadenas | tags: motorola, zdnet, smartphone

142.

The great wealth transfer reality check (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: wealth transfer, baby boomers, visa business

143.

Dubious research tied to Red Bull has shaped energy drink policy (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: red bull, joris verster, energy drinks

144.

Captain America Popcorn Bucket and Fantastic Four Cups Recalled (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: captain america, fantastic four, popcorn bucket

145.

Another Big Brand Is Getting Into Clip-Style Earbuds (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: clip-style earbuds, big brand, earbuds

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U.S. lawmakers request information from DoorDash on use of Chinese AI models (cnbc.com)

2026-07-31 | by Kai Nicol-Schwarz | tags: door dash, chinese ai models, us lawmakers

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WhatsApp is testing a new folder for messages from large businesses (techcrunch.com)

2026-07-31 | by Ivan Mehta | tags: whatsapp, meta, whatsapp business platform

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Cro – elegant reactive services in Raku (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: cro, raku, reactive systems

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AI scammers outperform humans when it comes to building trust (arstechnica.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: ai chatbots, pig butchering, crypto scams

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Nothing’s next big bet reportedly puts smartphones on the back burner (androidauthority.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: nothing, earbuds, smartwatches