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2731.

Long-term editing of brain circuits using an engineered electrical synapse (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-17 | by Ransey | get Optogenetics Neural Stimulation Kit → | tags: connexins, cx26, cx34.7

2732.

Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for May 18, #1072 (cnet.com)

2026-05-17 | by See Full Bio | tags: nyt, connections, wordle

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Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for May 18 #806 (cnet.com)

2026-05-17 | by See Full Bio | tags: nyt, strands, puzzles

2734.

Spotify confirms disco ball app icon is temporary and regular logo will return (9to5mac.com)

2026-05-17 | by Zac Hall | get Spotify Logo Mug → | tags: spotify, disco ball, app icon

2735.

The occasional ECONNRESET (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-17 | get Network Troubleshooting Ethernet Adapter → | tags: tcp, socket, econnreset

2736.

Tool mapping 90 companies in the photonics and CPO supply chain (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-17 | by Leonardo Boquillón | get Photonics Industry Map Poster → | tags: co-packaged optics, silicon photonics, inp laser

2737.

ASML to equip India’s first commercial chip fab — $11 billion Dholera project targets 50,000 wafers a month (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-17 | by Luke James | get ASML EUV Lithography Machine → | tags: asml, tata electronics, dholera fab

2738.

University of Arizona students boo Eric Schmidt’s AI cheerleading during commencement (theverge.com)

2026-05-17 | by Terrence O'Brien | get AI Enthusiast T-Shirt → | tags: google, eric schmidt, university of arizona

2739.

Russia’s Mikron is selling framed test wafers with up to 120,000 processors as souvenirs — 12 designs, priced around $170 each, sold alongside $2 vials of cleanroom air (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-17 | by Mark Tyson | get Processor Test Wafer Souvenir → | tags: mikron, amur mik32, risc-v

2740.

Apple Silicon costs more than OpenRouter (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-17 | get Apple Silicon MacBook → | tags: apple silicon, openrouter, m5 macbookpro

2741.

Taiwan declares itself 'sovereign and independent' after Trump questions US defense commitment — comments come after Trump said he opposes Taiwan independence (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-17 | by Luke James | get Taiwan Independence Flag Sticker → | tags: taiwan, xi jinping, us defense

2742.

The First Atomic Bomb Test in 1945 Created an Entirely New Material (wired.com)

2026-05-17 | by Marta Musso | get Atomic Bomb Model Kit → | tags: trinity nuclear test, clathrates, calcium copper silicon

2743.

An Experiment Put LLMs in Charge of Radio Stations. You’ll Never Guess How It Went (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-17 | get AI Radio DJ Console → | tags: llms, radio stations, experiment

2744.

Gaza Is Rebuilding With Lego-Like Bricks Made From Rubble (wired.com)

2026-05-17 | by Hassan Herzallah | get LEGO Architecture Skyline Collection → | tags: lego-like bricks, green rock, israeli blockade

2745.

Porting my 3D points renderer on a ZX Spectrum 48K (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-17 | get ZX Spectrum 48K Emulator → | tags: zx spectrum, z88dk, 3d rendering

2746.

Researchers built a switch 1,000 times faster than today's AI chips, and it barely generates any heat (techspot.com)

2026-05-17 | get Quantum Computing Starter Kit → | tags: ai chips, science, nature

2747.

Being a Crappy Boss to AI Chatbots Pushes Them Toward Spouting Marxist Rhetoric and Organizing With Their Compatriots, Researchers Find (futurism.com)

2026-05-17 | by Joe Wilkins | get AI Chatbot Developer Kit → | tags: ai chatbots, stanford university, marxist theories

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These are the best new MacBook deals right now: May 2026 Buyer’s Guide (9to5mac.com)

2026-05-17 | by Michael Burkhardt | get MacBook Air M2 → | tags: apple silicon, macbook neo, macbook air

2749.

Hosting a website on an 8-bit microcontroller (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-17 | get Microcontroller Web Server Kit → | tags: avr microcontroller, arduino, ethernet chip

2750.

Self-Distillation Enables Continual Learning [pdf] (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-17 | get Self-Distillation Machine Learning Kit → | tags: self-distillation, continual learning, deep learning

2751.

Twilight of the Velocipede: Typesetting Races Before the Age of Linotype (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-16 | get Vintage Bicycle Typing Kit → | tags: linotype, women printers, typesetting

2752.

The Fil-C Optimized Calling Convention (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-16 | tags: fil-c, calling convention, memory safety

2753.

Perseverance checks in from Mars with a selfie, the mounting pollution from satellite launches, and more science stories (engadget.com)

2026-05-16 | by Cheyenne Macdonald | get Mars Rover Model Kit → | tags: perseverance, mars, nasa

2754.

$60B AI chip darling Cerebras almost died early on, burning $8M a month (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-16 | by Julie Bort | get Cerebras Wafer-Scale AI Chip → | tags: cerebras systems, ai chips, openai

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AI data centers trigger massive 'irreversible' 76% electricity price spike in largest US region — federal watchdog demands tech giants pay for their own power infrastructure (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-16 | by Jowi Morales | get AI Data Center Power Supply → | tags: pjm interconnection, data centers, electricity prices

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Creator content made the main stage at TV's 'upfront' pitches — and not just for YouTube (cnbc.com)

2026-05-16 | by Lillian Rizzo | get Ring Light for Creators → | tags: youtube, nfl, creator content

2757.

Under Trump, Chinese Firms Have Abandoned Billions in US Clean Energy Projects (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-16 | get Chinese Energy Investment Report → | tags: trump, chinese firms, us solar

2758.

Cybercriminal Twins Caught After They Forgot to Turn Off Microsoft Teams Recording (wired.com)

2026-05-16 | by Andy Greenberg | get Microsoft Teams Recording Device → | tags: microsoft teams, foxconn, nitrogen ransomware

2759.

What are AI tarpits? Understanding the tools people are using to poison LLMs (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-16 | get AI Safety and Security Book → | tags: llms, ai tarpits, data scraping

2760.

5 ways constraints boost productivity and creativity at work (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-16 | get Productivity and Creativity Book → | tags: constraints, david epstein, inside the box