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151.

1 kilobyte is precisely 1000 bytes? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-03 | get 1 byte → | tags: binary, bytes, decimal

152.

Kilobyte is precisely 1000 bytes (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-03 | get Byte → | tags: binary, bytes, decimal

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Researcher builds bizarre 128-byte USB drive the size of a dinner plate using ancient pre-semiconductor magnetic core memory technology — data disappears once it is read, requiring special handling (tomshardware.com)

2026-02-01 | by Mark Tyson | get Magnetic Core Memory → | tags: core, core memory, magnetic

154.

California will investigate TikTok's alleged censorship of anti-Trump posts (engadget.com)

2026-01-27 | get Byte (Social Media) → | tags: bytedance, california, entity

155.

Handling Long Branches (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-26 | get Cable Management System → | tags: branch, branches, bytes

156.

Memory layout in Zig with formulas (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-24 | get Memory → | tags: alignment, alignof, bytes

157.

TikTok deal is done; Trump wants praise while users fear MAGA tweaks (arstechnica.com)

2026-01-23 | get Instagram → | tags: americans, bytedance, deal

158.

TikTok Finally Has a Deal. Here's Who Just Bought 80% of the App. (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-01-23 | by Jonathan Small | get Instagram → | tags: bytedance, concerns, deal

159.

TikTok Finalizes Deal To Form New American Entity (slashdot.org)

2026-01-23 | get Byte → | tags: algorithm, american, bytedance

160.

TikTok seals deal forming new joint American venture with major investors (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-01-23 | get Byte → | tags: algorithm, bytedance, deal

161.

TikTok closes deal to split US app from global business (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2026-01-23 | get Byte → | tags: algorithm, american, bytedance

162.

TikTok finalizes deal for its US entity (engadget.com)

2026-01-23 | get Byte → | tags: bytedance, deal, entity

163.

Extracting a UART Password via SPI Flash Instruction Tracing (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-22 | by Dominik Zürner | get UART → | tags: addr, bytes, code

164.

Why does SSH send 100 packets per keystroke? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-22 | get OpenSSH → | tags: bytes, client, game

165.

x86 prefixes and escape opcodes flowchart (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-20 | get Intel Prefixes → | tags: byte, extends, instructions

166.

Drone Hacking Part 1: Dumping Firmware and Bruteforcing ECC (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-17 | get Smartphone → | tags: bytes, chip, polynomial

167.

Poking holes into bytecode with peephole optimisations (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-15 | get Peephole Optimizations → | tags: optimisation, peephole, registerallocator

168.

Fabrice Bellard's TS Zip (2024) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-12 | get Smartwatch → | tags: bytes, bytes bpb, compression

169.

How to store a chess position in 26 bytes (2022) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-09 | get Chessboard → | tags: continue, enable, enable javascript

170.

How to store a chess position in 26 bytes (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-09 | get Chessboard → | tags: continue, enable, enable javascript

171.

China expected to approve H200 imports in early 2026, report claims — tech giants Alibaba and ByteDance reportedly ready to order over 200,000 Nvidia chips each if green-lit by Beijing (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-08 | by Jowi Morales | get Nvidia Chips → | tags: china, chips, homegrown

172.

Gemini Protocol Deployment Statistics (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-06 | get Gemini → | tags: bytes, capsules, domains

173.

So, you want to chunk really fast? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-05 | get Nanoparticles → | tags: byte, bytes, chunk

174.

Show HN: I built a "Do not disturb" Device for my home office (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-03 | get Smartphone → | tags: byte, camera, camerastatus

175.

Python numbers every programmer should know (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-01 | get Python programming language → | tags: bytes, json, list

176.

Python Numbers Every Programmer Should Know (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-01 | get NumPy → | tags: bytes, json, list

177.

TikTok owner ByteDance to reportedly purchase $14 billion worth of Nvidia AI GPUs in 2026 — Company betting on Beijing's approval following Trump admin's ease on AI export controls (tomshardware.com)

2025-12-31 | by Hassam Nasir | tags: billion, bytedance, china

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Chinese firms Bytedance and Tencent reportedly offer massive 150% pay increases and 35% bonuses to entice AI talent — salaries and increases also expected to balloon in 2026 (tomshardware.com)

2025-12-30 | by Jowi Morales | get Byte → | tags: bonuses, jobs, salaries

179.

Here’s what you should know about the US TikTok deal (techcrunch.com)

2025-12-30 | by Lauren Forristal | get Byte → | tags: bytedance, oracle, president

180.

Unix "find" expressions compiled to bytecode (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-12-26 | get Findbin → | tags: action, braf, compiler