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Massively Parallel Postgres Backups (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: postgres, planetscale, wal replay

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Google Earth’s AI deepfake tool only lasted one day (theverge.com)

2026-07-31 | by Jay Peters | tags: google earth, ai deepfake, nano banana 2

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Tom’s Hardware’s 30th Anniversary — From Intel feuds and DIP switches to 30 years of unbiased testing (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-31 | by Paul Alcorn | tags: intel, nvidia, 3dfx

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A big win for Android interoperability (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: android, open home foundation, digital markets act

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The Films and Shows You Should Be Streaming in August 2026 (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: netflix, hulu, disney+

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Graphics Cards Could Get Even More Expensive, and It’s Not Just Nvidia (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: nvidia, graphics cards, pc gaming

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Reddit is testing a new way to watch — and listen to — its viral posts (techcrunch.com)

2026-07-31 | by Sarah Perez | tags: reddit, tiktok, steve huffman

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This AI Assistant Wants to Make Up for Your Boyfriend’s Incompetence (wired.com)

2026-07-31 | by Jason Parham | tags: orchid, weaponized incompetence, ai assistant

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Another Big Brand Is Getting Into Clip-Style Earbuds (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: clip-style earbuds, big brand, earbuds

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Detect Dark Matter's Mark from Your Backyard (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-31 | by David Schneider | tags: dark matter, discovery dish, horn antenna

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Cro – elegant reactive services in Raku (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: cro, raku, reactive systems

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Let’s Talk About the Ending (and End Credits Scene) of ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: spider-man, tom holland, marvel

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New York Alleges Kalshi Is Running Illegal Gambling Operation (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-07-31 | tags: kalshi, prediction market, new york

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How to safely eat your greens during the cyclospora outbreak, according to an infectious disease expert (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: cyclospora, leafy greens, infectious disease

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The Billionaire Behind Louis Vuitton and Dior Spent Millions Trying to Fix His ‘Ruthless’ Image. A Snarky Tweet Worked Better. (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-31 | by Jonathan Small | tags: lvmh, bernard arnaut, dior

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Dwindling cash and soaring memory costs: Tech's AI buildout has ballooning price tag (cnbc.com)

2026-07-31 | by Annie Palmer Jordan Novet Lora Kolodny | tags: ai spending, amazon, alphabet

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Moonshot’s Kimi uses 20k Nvidia chip cluster from Alibaba (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: moonshot, kimi, nvidia

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Moonshot built on 20k Nvidia chip cluster from Alibaba (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: nvidia, alibaba, moonshot

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Steelseries Arctis Nova Pro Omni Review: For Multisystem Gamers (wired.com)

2026-07-31 | by Brad Bourque | tags: steelseries, arctis nova pro, omni

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DROP Platform Lets Californians Reduce Digital Footprint (darkreading.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: drop platform, california, delete request

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The Great Lakes Are Hiding a Secret Underworld of Tardigrades and Rock-Eating Fungi (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: great lakes, tardigrades, fungi

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X settles with advertising group after accusing it of coordinating a boycott (techspot.com)

2026-07-31 | by Skye Jacobs | tags: world federation of advertisers, wfa, elonn musk

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LinkedIn Introduces a 'Seems Like AI Slop' Button (slashdot.org)

2026-07-31 | tags: linkedin, ai slop, hari srinivasan

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Why memory chip stocks are rallying again: Micron and Sandisk surge as AI optimism returns (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: micron, sandisk, big tech

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Lumentum CEO warns of impending bottleneck on critical material used for silicon photonics — fab and material shortfall already lags 30% below customer needs as co-packaged optics demand skyrockets (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-31 | by Luke James | tags: lumentum, indium phosphide, silicon photonics

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Slate Truck first drive: A minimalist's delight (engadget.com)

2026-07-31 | by Tim Stevens | tags: slate truck, software experience, utility truck

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TGI Fridays store closures: See a list of locations that have lost the most restaurants since its bankruptcy (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: tgi fridays, bankruptcy, chapter 11

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Repeat founder Ryan Williams raises $10M seed for an AI startup for private credit managers (techcrunch.com)

2026-07-31 | by Dominic-Madori Davis | tags: ellis ai, private credit, ai agents

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Single-DIMM DDR5 gaming works better than you probably think — one DDR5 DIMM beats dual-channel DDR4 RAM, AMD's 3D V-Cache chips drop less than 3% with single stick (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-31 | by Jake Roach | tags: ddr5, amd ryzen 7 9800x3d, tom's hardware

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Increasing the lifespan of a bulb makes it worse in every other way (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: lightbulb, tungsten filament, lifespan