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2701.

I Watched a Floor Washing Robot Mothership Deploy a Roomba Using a Mechnical Arm (cnet.com)

2026-09-04 | by Ajay Kumar | get iRobot Roomba Combo j9 → | tags: irobot, roomba, ifa berlin

2702.

Audacity 4 is a complete revamp of the ‘world’s most popular’ audio editor (theverge.com)

2026-09-04 | by Terrence O'Brien | get Audio-Technica AT2020USB cardioid condenser microphone → | tags: audacity, verge, non-destructive editing

2703.

Once popular for attacking AI, ASCII smuggling is embraced by spammers (arstechnica.com)

2026-09-04 | get Not with a Bug But with a Sticker book → | tags: ascii smuggling, prompt injections, microsoft defender

2704.

Show HN: Open-Source eInk Bike Computer (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-04 | get Garmin Edge 540 bike computer → | tags: eink bike computer, open-source, device

2705.

Google Messages’ new chat wallpaper feature is stumbling out of the gate (androidauthority.com)

2026-09-04 | get Google Pixel 9 → | tags: google messages, chat themes, pixel 6 pro

2706.

“Next-token predictor” is the wrong mental model for LLMs (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-04 | by Garrin Mcgoldrick | get Build a Large Language Model From Scratch Raschka → | tags: llm, transformer, openai

2707.

"Next-token predictor" is the wrong mental model for LLMs (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-04 | by Garrin Mcgoldrick | get Build a Large Language Model From Scratch Raschka → | tags: llm, transformer, autoregressive

2708.

Stop Thinking of LLMs as Next-Token Predictors (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-04 | by Garrin Mcgoldrick | get Build a Large Language Model From Scratch Raschka → | tags: llm, transformer, autoregressive

2709.

Grab a new 3D printer for as low as $229 right now in Creality's Labor Day flash sale, with up to 50% off —big sale discounts also include resin and filament bundles, along with 3D scanners and toolkits (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-04 | by Ben Stockton | get Creality Ender 3 V3 Plus 3D printer → | tags: creality, 3d printing, creality k1

2710.

Why Coding Agents Work and Go-to-Market Agents Don’t (Yet) (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-09-04 | by Henry Schuck | tags: coding agents, go-to-market agents, large language models

2711.

Adult Film Producer Unmasks Prolific 'John DOE' Torrent Pirate as Meta Executive (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-04 | tags: meta, reality labs, bittorrent

2712.

A ratings board wouldn't let Valve release a trailer. It "leaked" it instead. (arstechnica.com)

2026-09-04 | get Steam gift card → | tags: valve, left 4 dead 2, esrb

2713.

Microsoft unveils distraction-free Windows for developers, but anyone can replicate it (techspot.com)

2026-09-04 | by Daniel Sims | get Keychron K2 wireless mechanical keyboard → | tags: windows 11 pro, visual studio code, github copilot

2714.

Will Apple Bring Back ‘One More Thing’ Tomorrow? Here’s What CNET Readers Think Will Go Down (cnet.com)

2026-09-04 | by Dashia Milden | tags: apple, foldable iphone, john ternus

2715.

A Mysterious Tick Disease Has Been Spotted in New York (gizmodo.com)

2026-09-04 | get Sawyer permethrin clothing insect repellent spray → | tags: tick-borne disease, southern tick, rash illness

2716.

Second complete map of a fruit fly brain completed (arstechnica.com)

2026-09-04 | get AmScope compound microscope 40x-2500x LED → | tags: drosophila, connectome, janelia research campus

2717.

Another swarm of OpenAI agents reached the open internet without the frontier lab’s knowledge (techcrunch.com)

2026-09-04 | by Tim Fernholz | tags: openai, hugging face, dsewiki

2718.

Minisforum launches local AI solutions at IFA 2026 — AI Agent NAS N5 and AI Mini Workstation MS-S1 use AMD Ryzen AI Max+ Pro 495 processors designed to run models locally (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-04 | by Jowi Morales | get Seagate IronWolf Pro 20TB NAS hard drive → | tags: minisforum, ifa 2026, ryzen ai max+ pro 495

2719.

Will the iPhone 18 Pro’s biggest upgrade really deliver? (9to5mac.com)

2026-09-04 | by Ben Lovejoy | get Apple iPhone 17 Pro → | tags: iphone 18 pro, variable aperture, apple

2720.

Can a $499 AI Toothbrush Finally Make You Forget About Flossing? (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-09-04 | get Oral-B iO Series 10 electric toothbrush → | tags: apple, er design, data-center

2721.

OpenAI Denies Coverup After Rogue Swarm of Agents Reportedly Targeted a Second Site From Hugging Face (futurism.com)

2026-09-04 | by Maggie Harrison Dupré | get The Alignment Problem Brian Christian book → | tags: openai, hugging face, rogue agents

2722.

How to set project boundaries as a solopreneur (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-09-04 | get Full Focus Planner → | tags: crm, google drive, project boundaries

2723.

deSEC – Free Secure DNS (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-04 | get GL.iNet GL-AXT1800 Slate AX travel router → | tags: desec, dns hosting, sse

2724.

Nintendo just announced two Direct livestream events for next week (engadget.com)

2026-09-04 | by Lawrence Bonk | get Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller → | tags: nintendo, zelda, ocarina of time

2725.

Last day to save up to $900 in the Best Buy Labor Day sale on tech, with huge discounts on gaming PCs, laptops and monitors — secure an upgrade fast to beat rising hardware costs (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-04 | by Ben Stockton | get Gigabyte Gaming A16 RTX 5060 gaming laptop → | tags: best buy, labor day sale, gaming laptops

2726.

Save up to $900 in the Best Buy Labor Day sale on tech, with huge discounts on gaming PCs, laptops and monitors — secure an upgrade fast to beat rising hardware costs (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-04 | by Ben Stockton | get ASUS ROG Ally handheld gaming PC → | tags: best buy, labor day sale, gaming laptops

2727.

Deals: AirPods, Apple 2026 Studio Displays up to $500 off, M5 MacBook Air $150 off, new Dark Cherry chargers, more (9to5mac.com)

2026-09-04 | by Justin Kahn | get Apple AirPods Pro 3 → | tags: airpods pro 3, apple studio display, macbook air m5

2728.

Frontier AI faces pricing reckoning as token volume explodes 25-fold — mid-tier models deliver 90% of flagship capability at one-sixth the cost (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-04 | by Jon Martindale | get AI prompt engineering book → | tags: anthropic, claude opus, jevons paradox

2729.

Tennis influencers are causing disruptions at the US Open (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-09-04 | get Wilson US Open extra duty tennis balls → | tags: us open, tennis, content creators

2730.

GMails custom domain "send as" discontinues January 2027 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-04 | get Google Workspace subscription → | tags: gmail, google workspace, send as