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AI Images Are Everywhere. Here’s What They Do to Our Brains, and What We Can Do. (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-08-02 | tags: machine learning, neural networks, feed algorithms

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AMD's upcoming Zen 6 processors could fix microstutters and improve 1% lows in games — Next-gen CPUs tipped to feature per-core optimizations for thermal and power budgets (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-02 | by Hassam Nasir | tags: amd zen 6, ryzen 10000, cpuc performance control

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der8auer tests PC chimney effect, dropping CPU temps by 19°C with a 110cm 3D-printed tower (techspot.com)

2026-08-02 | by Zo Ahmed | tags: pc chimney effect, der8auer, ryzen 7 9800x3d

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Show HN: Katharos Functional programming and CSP-style concurrency for Python (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-02 | tags: python, katharos, concurrency

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Prolific Team Fortress 2 collector is selling his in-game case arsenal for an estimated $100,000 — 1.7 million items collected over 10 years are enough to fund a house purchase (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-02 | by Stephen Warwick | tags: team fortress 2, valve, steam marketplace

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Is the Industrial Revolution a good precedent for explosive growth today? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-02 | by Matt Clancy | tags: industrial revolution, ai growth, uk gdp

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OpenAI Smuggled the Announcement of Astra, Its Next AI Model, Into a Blog Post About Math (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-02 | tags: openai, astra, connes

158.

YouTube Star AboFlah Made Streaming His Life. He Wants His Kids to Live Offline (wired.com)

2026-08-02 | by Carla Sertin | tags: youtube, aboflah, creator economy

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As New York Finalizes New Social Media Rules, US Senate Considers Nationwide 'SCREEN' Act (slashdot.org)

2026-08-02 | by Posted | tags: social media apps, ny social media rules, screen act

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Four Time Scales for Technology Development and Deployment (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-02 | tags: neural networks, deep learning, hinton

161.

The Prospects for 128 Bit Processors ( John Mashey SGI 1995) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-02 | tags: sgi, 128-bit, drams

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The Race to Build an American Alternative to Cheap AI From China (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-08-02 | tags: silicon valley, open models, china

163.

Atom is better than RSS, in ways that matter (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-01 | by Chris Morgan | tags: atom, rss, feed readers

164.

Inside the London hacker house taking a stand against founder burnout (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-01 | by Dominic-Madori Davis | tags: hacker house, london island, applied ai

165.

The Silicon Valley Founder Meat Grinder (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-01 | tags: silicon valley, food delivery app, startup acquisition

166.

Today’s NYT Connections Hints and Answers for Aug. 2, #1148 (cnet.com)

2026-08-01 | by Gael Cooper | tags: nyt, connections, airport codes

167.

Postmortem for Kernel Soundness Bug #14576 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-01 | by Leonardo De Moura | tags: lean kernel, collatz conjecture, nanoda

168.

What Is USB Tethering And How Do You Enable It For Mobile Hotspot? (engadget.com)

2026-08-01 | by Will Shanklin | tags: usb tethering, mobile hotspot, wireless hotspot

169.

How To Safely Recycle Your Old USB Cables (engadget.com)

2026-08-01 | by Christine Persaud | tags: usb-c, recycling, copper

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A Surveillance Treaty in Disguise: Canada Signs UN Cybercrime Convention (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-01 | by Michael Geist | tags: un cybercrime convention, canada, un general assembly

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What is a silicon carbon battery and is it the answer to smartphone battery life issues? (engadget.com)

2026-08-01 | by Daniel Cooper | tags: silicon carbon, samsung, lithium-ion

172.

How long is a new MacBook actually supposed to last? (engadget.com)

2026-08-01 | by Ben Stegner | tags: macbook, apple silicon, macos 14 sonoma

173.

From boiling lead and black art: The history of mathematical typography (2017) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-01 | tags: chalkdust, latex, mathematical typography

174.

As Reddit stock falls, CEO questions value of Google's AI Overviews (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-01 | tags: reddit, google ai overviews, steve huffman

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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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Cyberattacks hit water facilities in seven states across the US (engadget.com)

2026-08-01 | by Mariella Moon | tags: fbi, programmable logic controllers, water facilities

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AI and the Blurring of Reality (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-08-01 | tags: podcast, content, reality

178.

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

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

179.

In a Warming World, Air Conditioning Is a Necessary Evil. Or Is it? (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-01 | tags: passive cooling, air conditioning, climate change

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Lost one-of-a-kind Nintendo DS cartridge hits eBay for $9,100 — PokePark Fishing Contest designed to delete itself after 12 hours, game so rare it was only distributed to theme park attendees in 2005 (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-01 | by Mark Tyson | tags: nintendo ds, pokepark fishing contest, ebay auction