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Scientists Say Lead in Ink Could Finally Crack Herculaneum’s Burnt Scrolls—So They Baked a Fake One as a Test (gizmodo.com)

2026-09-18 | tags: herculaneum scrolls, lead ink, vesuvius challenge

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AI cracked the Navier–Stokes challenge. What does that mean for physics? (feeds.nature.com)

2026-09-18 | by Jones | tags: navier-stokes equations, openai, millennium prize problem

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How to make a brain: new experiments challenge existing picture (feeds.nature.com)

2026-09-18 | by Peeples | tags: hindbrain, forebrain, midbrain

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Scientists develop new method for deciphering ancient scrolls (arstechnica.com)

2026-09-16 | tags: vesuvius challenge, herculaneum scrolls, digital unwrapping

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Kobe Bryant Gave Him a Challenge. He Turned It Into a Billion-Dollar Business (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-09-15 | by Leo Zevin | get Hyperice Vyper vibrating foam roller → | tags: hyperice, anthony katz, kobe bryant

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The roots of astrology, the mysterious nature of time and more: Books in brief (feeds.nature.com)

2026-09-14 | by Robinson | tags: astrology, galileo galilei, kepler

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Factoring RSA 260 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-09 | get NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 graphics card → | tags: rsa-260, cognition, devin

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The UN challenges five centuries of cartography (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-09 | by Amanda Shendruk | get Equal Earth projection wall map ODT → | tags: mercator projection, united nations, african union

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OpenAI claims GPT-6 Astra is an ethereal 'Alien Mind' with AGI-like qualities — company warns of alignment challenges as new frontier leader emerges (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-09 | by Jon Martindale | tags: openai, gpt-6 astra, jakub pachocki

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The Exploration Company nabs $450 million to challenge SpaceX (techcrunch.com)

2026-09-08 | by Anna Heim | get LEGO NASA Space Shuttle Discovery → | tags: the exploration company, spacex, stoke space

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Rivian's gambit for full autonomy (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-08 | by Lawrence Ulrich | tags: rivian, autonomous driving, r1s

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Rivian's Gambit for Full Autonomy (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-08 | by Lawrence Ulrich | get Anker Roav dash cam → | tags: rivian, autonomous driving, r1s

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Rivian’s Gambit for Full Autonomy (spectrum.ieee.org)

2026-09-08 | by Lawrence Ulrich | get Autonomy The Quest to Build the Driverless Car book → | tags: rivian, autonomy+, rivian r1s

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'The Jobs Apocalypse Is Postponed. An AI Jobs Boom Is Here' (slashdot.org)

2026-09-07 | by Posted | tags: the economist, bureau of labour statistics, ai job cuts

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Solving the Jane Street reverse engineering challenge (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-04 | by Jestoph'S Tech Blog | get The Hardware Hacking Handbook → | tags: jane street, asic, reverse engineering

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Solving the Jane Street Reverse Engineering Challenge (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-04 | by Jestoph'S Tech Blog | get The Hardware Hacking Handbook → | tags: jane street, asic, reverse engineering

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Ada Yonath obituary: Crystallographer who overcame ‘impossible’ challenge of mapping the ribosome (feeds.nature.com)

2026-09-04 | by Ferry | get molecular model kit biochemistry protein structure → | tags: ribosome, x-ray crystallography, ada yonath

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Utah won't enforce VPN age-verification law until legal challenge resolves (engadget.com)

2026-09-03 | by Karissa Bell | get GL.iNet Beryl AX GL-MT3000 travel router → | tags: utah, vpn, sb 73

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HTC challenges Meta for the US smart glasses market with Vive Eagle (androidauthority.com)

2026-09-03 | get Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses → | tags: htc vive eagle, meta smart glasses, qualcomm snapdragon

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5 Growing Pains Every Scaling Business Hits (and How to Get Ahead of Them) (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-09-02 | by Natalie Ruiz | get Scaling Up Verne Harnish book → | tags: amazon web services, salesforce, hiring challenges

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Samsung's $799 Galaxy Book6 challenges the MacBook Neo with a larger screen and claimed 25-hour battery life (techspot.com)

2026-09-02 | by Skye Jacobs | get Samsung Galaxy Book4 14 inch laptop → | tags: samsung, galaxy book6, intel wildcat lake

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Apple enters John Ternus era as AI challenges and memory crunch intensify (cnbc.com)

2026-09-01 | by Kif Leswing | get Apple iPhone 17 Pro → | tags: apple, john ternus, custom chips

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Most Small Businesses Are Using AI. The Real Challenge Is Learning How to Use it Well (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-31 | by Grant Freeman | get Co-Intelligence Living and Working with AI Ethan Mollick book → | tags: small business, thryv, customer management

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WebMCP Challenge – OpenAI (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-26 | get Build a Large Language Model From Scratch Raschka → | tags: openai, webmcp, challenge

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Orchestration is the new challenge for CX in the age of AI agents (venturebeat.com)

2026-08-26 | get Jabra Evolve2 65 wireless headset → | tags: ai agents, tata communications, conversational ai

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Apple’s next chapter: 3 pressing challenges facing Tim Cook’s successor as CEO (cnbc.com)

2026-08-25 | by Morgan Chittum | get Apple iPhone 17 Pro → | tags: apple, tim cook, john ternus

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Two Intel chips break Amazon's top 10 CPUs for the first time in months — Core Ultra 7 270K and Core i7-14700K finally challenge AMD desktop dominance (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-24 | by Zak Killian | get Intel Core Ultra 7 270K → | tags: intel, amd, core ultra 7 270k

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The Remote Work Challenge: Lessons from 5 Cities (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-23 | get Logitech MX Master 3S → | tags: remote work, office real estate, new york

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New Study Challenges Common Assumptions About Screen Time For Kids (slashdot.org)

2026-08-20 | tags: screen time, kids, assumptions

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Exclusive: NSF set to issue lowest number of new grants in four decades (feeds.nature.com)

2026-08-20 | by Garisto | tags: nsf, white house, artificial intelligence