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6301.

Maker packs an opinionated, googly-eyed AI chatbot into a mobile suitcase, powered by an Nvidia Jetson — entirely local machine entity runs Gemma 4 E4B and can respond in 200ms (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-17 | by Mark Tyson | get Nvidia Jetson Developer Kit → | tags: nvidia jetson, gemma 4 e4b, sparky robot

6302.

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

6303.

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

6304.

ElliQ is a surprisingly helpful companion robot for older adults (theverge.com)

2026-05-17 | by Sheena Vasani | tags: companion robot, intuition robotics, elliq

6305.

Fujifilm’s X Half is even more whimsical with a $300 price cut (theverge.com)

2026-05-17 | by Cameron Faulkner | get Fujifilm X-H2 Camera → | tags: fujifilm, x half, san disk

6306.

When can the C++ compiler devirtualize a call? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-17 | by Arthur O Dwyer | get C devirtualization tools → | tags: c++ devirtualization, compiler optimizations, apple

6307.

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

6308.

Scientists Say $600,000 Lab-Grown “T-Rex Leather” Handbag Is Actually Something Laughable (futurism.com)

2026-05-17 | by Joe Wilkins | get T-Rex Leather Handbag → | tags: lab-grown t-rex, enfin levé, dinosaur leather

6309.

Gene Therapy Causes Patient to Grow Alarming Tumor (futurism.com)

2026-05-17 | by Krystle Vermes | get Gene Therapy Research Kit → | tags: gene therapy, adeno-associated virus, hurler syndrome

6310.

Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Sunday, May 17 (cnet.com)

2026-05-17 | by See Full Bio | tags: cnet, gael cooper, pudding pops

6311.

Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for May 17, #601 (cnet.com)

2026-05-17 | by See Full Bio | get Sports Trivia Card Game → | tags: cnet, gael cooper, pudding pops

6312.

AI Chip Mania Sows Seeds of Its Own Destruction (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-05-17 | get AI Development Kit → | tags: nvidia, chip industry, investors

6313.

Some Datacenters Divert Power from Homes. Will It Drive Homeowners to Solar and Batteries? (slashdot.org)

2026-05-17 | by Posted | get Tesla Powerwall Home Battery → | tags: datacenters, solar, batteries

6314.

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

6315.

An Entire Wikipedia That's 100% AI Hallucinations (slashdot.org)

2026-05-16 | by Posted | get AI-Generated Wikipedia Book → | tags: halupedia, bartåomiej strama, large language model

6316.

Zerostack – A Unix-inspired coding agent written in pure Rust (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-16 | get Rust Programming Book → | tags: zerostack, unix, rust

6317.

Ask HN: When did computers stop being fun? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-16 | get Raspberry Pi 4 Kit → | tags: computers, coding, project management

6318.

The haves and have-nots of the AI gold rush (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-16 | by Anthony Ha | get AI Gold Rush Book → | tags: openai, nvidia, anthropic

6319.

The haves and have nots of the AI gold rush (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-16 | by Anthony Ha | get AI Development Kit → | tags: openai, nvidia, anthropic

6320.

Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for May 17, #1071 (cnet.com)

2026-05-16 | by See Full Bio | tags: cnet, gael cooper, pudding pops

6321.

Indie App Spotlight: ‘Cats Lock’ is a fun Mac app that solves cat keyboard spam (9to5mac.com)

2026-05-16 | by Michael Burkhardt | get Mac Keyboard Protector → | tags: cats lock, mac app store, 9to5mac

6322.

Marketing operating system Nectar Social raises $30M Series A led by Menlo (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-16 | by Dominic-Madori Davis | get Nectar Social Marketing Tool → | tags: nectar social, menlo ventures, meta

6323.

Research repository ArXiv will ban authors for a year if they let AI do all the work (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-16 | by Anthony Ha | get AI Content Detection Tool → | tags: arxiv, large language models, cornell

6324.

‘The Batman Part II’ Turned to Social Media to Reassure Its Fans (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-16 | get Batman Movie Collectible Figure → | tags: the batman, matt reeves, social media

6325.

The Search for the Next 'James Bond' Actor Has Begun (slashdot.org)

2026-05-16 | by Posted | tags: amazon mgm studios, denis villeneuve, james bond

6326.

Turn your Android phone into a ham radio transceiver (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-16 | get BaoFeng UV-5R Ham Radio → | tags: kv4p, android, ham radio

6327.

How to remove your personal data from the internet (and why you can’t afford to wait) (9to5mac.com)

2026-05-16 | by Sponsored Post | get Privacy.com Virtual Card → | tags: data brokers, apple, incogni

6328.

PART Telescopes – Bringing radio astronomy within reach of rural schools (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-16 | get Beginner Radio Telescope Kit → | tags: rtl-sdr, radio telescopes, science mentors

6329.

How an Australian Teen Team Is Making Radio Astronomy Affordable for Schools (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-16 | get Radio Astronomy Starter Kit → | tags: radio astronomy, australian teen team, schools

6330.

College Kid Shuts Down High Speed Trains With a Laptop and a Radio (futurism.com)

2026-05-16 | by Joe Wilkins | get RF Signal Jammer Kit → | tags: taiwan high speed rail, software-defined radio, cryptographic keys