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4621.

Claude nukes a developer's 700 GB home directory while testing deletion safeguards; automatic model safety downgrade may have contributed to the screw-up — Anthropic safety harness downgraded model to Opus 4.8 before fatal variable collision (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-28 | by Bruno Ferreira | get Samsung T7 Shield portable SSD → | tags: anthropic, claude, opus 4.8

4622.

There Are So Many Conspiracy Theories About Dolly Parton and Vaccines (wired.com)

2026-08-28 | by David Gilbert | tags: dolly parton, covid vaccine, turbo cancer

4623.

Developer auctions off sticker space on a MacBook he hasn't even bought yet, and it worked (techspot.com)

2026-08-28 | by Zo Ahmed | get Apple MacBook Pro 14 inch → | tags: macbook pro, apple m5 chip, vincent vynsedev

4624.

Developer auctions off sticker space on a MacBook he doesn't own yet to pay for the laptop (techspot.com)

2026-08-28 | by Zo Ahmed | get Apple MacBook Pro 14 inch M4 → | tags: macbook pro, apple m5 chip, vincent vynsedev

4625.

Samsung doesn’t care about the Galaxy S27, and the leaked renders prove it (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-28 | get Samsung Galaxy S25 unlocked → | tags: galaxy s27, samsung, galaxy s26

4626.

Hilariously fast volume computation with the divergence theorem (2018) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-28 | get Div Grad Curl and All That book → | tags: divergence theorem, volume computation, 3d mesh

4627.

Hilariously Fast Volume Computation with the Divergence Theorem (2018) (news.ycombinator.com)

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4628.

Hilariously Fast Volume Computation with the Divergence Theorem (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-28 | get Div Grad Curl and All That Schey → | tags: divergence theorem, 3d mesh, volume computation

4629.

How to sign up for a virtual power plant—and decide whether you should (technologyreview.com)

2026-08-28 | by Eshan Raul | get Google Nest Learning Thermostat → | tags: virtual power plant, energyhub, smart thermostats

4630.

How an Atlanta Suburb Ended Up Sharing Flock Data With More Than 2,000 Organizations (wired.com)

2026-08-28 | by Caroline Haskins | get Mission Darkness Faraday bag phone → | tags: flock safety, license plate data, alpharetta

4631.

X says China used hundreds of bot accounts to amplify fears about AI data centers that many Americans already share (techspot.com)

2026-08-28 | by Rob Thubron | get Emporia Vue 3 home energy monitor → | tags: china, openai, ai data centers

4632.

Apple TV’s sci-fi thriller Dark Matter gets even trippier in season 2 (theverge.com)

2026-08-28 | by Andrew Webster | get Dark Matter Blake Crouch novel → | tags: dark matter, joel edgerton, parallel universes

4633.

New US tariffs threaten to make PCs, game consoles, and data centers more expensive, again (techspot.com)

2026-08-28 | by Daniel Sims | get Crucial Pro DDR5 32GB 6000 desktop memory kit → | tags: us tariffs, semiconductors, pc components

4634.

Toy-making giant Hasbro disclose data breach affecting employees (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-08-28 | get YubiKey 5C NFC security key → | tags: hasbro, transformers, monopoly

4635.

Windows 10 users have just weeks left before Nvidia ends Game Ready driver updates (techspot.com)

2026-08-28 | by Rob Thubron | get NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 graphics card → | tags: nvidia, geforce, windows 10

4636.

Only a Few Days Left to Get Signalis and Big Walk on PlayStation Plus (cnet.com)

2026-08-28 | by Zachary Mcauliffe | get PlayStation Plus 12 month membership → | tags: playstation plus, signalis, big walk

4637.

Show HN: FnScribe – Open-source, offline dictation for macOS (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-28 | get Blue Yeti Nano USB microphone → | tags: macos, fnscribe, apple silicon

4638.

Luanti removed from Google Play due to baseless AI copyright notice (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-28 | get Raspberry Pi 5 starter kit → | tags: google play, microsoft, tracer.ai

4639.

America’s Power Grid Is Under Pressure. Here’s What Business Owners Need to Know. (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-28 | by Arpit Jain | get EcoFlow DELTA 2 portable power station → | tags: power grid, data centers, ev charging

4640.

X claims it found a Chinese bot farm posting anti-AI data center sentiments (engadget.com)

2026-08-28 | by Mariella Moon | get Emporia Vue 3 home energy monitor → | tags: openai, chatgpt, ai data centers

4641.

An iPhone 17 Pro gets dropped from 100,000 feet and survives (techspot.com)

2026-08-28 | by Skye Jacobs | get RhinoShield iPhone 17 Pro case → | tags: iphone 17 pro, rhinoshield, sent into space

4642.

Sovereign Tech Agency invests €500k in Flatpak (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-28 | by Sebastian | get Steam Deck OLED → | tags: flatpak, gnome, sovereign tech agency

4643.

AI is driving an "expertise recession" as people increasingly question professional advice (techspot.com)

2026-08-28 | by Rob Thubron | get Co-Intelligence Ethan Mollick book → | tags: generative ai, use.ai, expertise recession

4644.

AI is driving an "expertise recession" as people increasingly question professional credentials and expert advice (techspot.com)

2026-08-28 | by Rob Thubron | get Co-Intelligence Ethan Mollick book → | tags: generative ai, use.ai, expertise recession

4645.

Hotels.com Coupon Codes for September 2026 (wired.com)

2026-08-28 | by Molly Higgins | get Samsonite Winfield 2 hardside spinner luggage → | tags: hotels.com, onekey rewards, summer sale

4646.

Reebok Discount Code: Save 15%+ in September 2026 (wired.com)

2026-08-28 | by Harry Rabinowitz | get Reebok Nano X4 training shoes → | tags: reebok, adidas, shaquille o’neal

4647.

Uber Eats Promo Codes: $15 Off │September 2026 (wired.com)

2026-08-28 | by Molly Higgins | get Uber Eats gift card → | tags: uber eats, uber, food delivery

4648.

Judge rules that the Pentagon's Anthropic ban was 'illegal and baseless' (engadget.com)

2026-08-28 | by Steve Dent | get The Coming Wave Mustafa Suleyman book → | tags: anthropic, claude, department of defense

4649.

How Nvidia’s Hugging Face deal would reshape the open AI ecosystem (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-28 | get NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB graphics card → | tags: hugging face, open ai, ai chipmaker

4650.

Apple pledges donation following deadly floods in Nepal and Tibet (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-28 | by Marcus Mendes | tags: apple, tim cook, nepal