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Samsung cuts hundreds of US consumer electronics jobs ahead of Texas HQ move — 739 roles affected in New Jersey as chip division posts record profit (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-19 | by Luke James | tags: samsung electronics, texas, new jersey

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Russian drones spotted using screwed-on magnetic compasses as navigation aids — the on-board camera can occasionally tilt down to check bearings if satellite comms are lost (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-19 | by Jowi Morales | tags: molniya drones, starlink, expresslrs

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Coil whine can be musical, demonstrates engineering student — this usually hated noise can make some people happy (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-19 | by Mark Tyson | tags: coil whine, zotac rtx 4080, nvme ssd

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What I learned selling 2,500 MIDI recorders: Hardware is not so hard (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-19 | tags: midi recorders, jamcorder, electronics design

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The 10 Best Electrolyte Powders (We Tested Over 20) (wired.com)

2026-07-19 | by Louryn Strampe | tags: electrolyte powders, sodium, magnesium

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In Light of Overwhelming Backlash, Flock Cancels Creepy Audio Surveillance Feature (futurism.com)

2026-07-19 | by Joe Wilkins | tags: flock, audio surveillance, electronic frontier foundation

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The 'Death of the Stick Shift' is Almost Here for Americans (slashdot.org)

2026-07-18 | by Posted | tags: manual transmission, subaru, automatic drivetrains

158.

Fine, electric mountain bikes don’t suck (theverge.com)

2026-07-18 | by Thomas Ricker | tags: electric mountain bikes, amflow px carbon pro, avinox

159.

Evidence of inconsistencies in evaluation process and selection of winners (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-17 | tags: evaluation process, selection of winners, inconsistencies

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The Group Behind ‘2000 Mules’ Is Back With Another Election Conspiracy Film (wired.com)

2026-07-17 | by David Gilbert | tags: 2000 mules, true the vote, election fraud

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UIUC AI Teaching Assistant (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-17 | tags: uiuc, huggingface, rlhf

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Chevron Will Explore a Pipeline Bypassing the Strait of Hormuz (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-07-16 | tags: chevron, strait of hormuz, trump

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Shared charging is the key to electric trucking’s success (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-16 | tags: shared charging, electric trucking, freight capacity

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2026 Toyota RAV4 plug-in: Big battery means daily drives are all-electric (arstechnica.com)

2026-07-16 | tags: toyota rav4, plug-in hybrid, atkinson cycle

165.

Nul Characters in Strings in SQLite (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-15 | tags: char, character, characters

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Data centers have hiked electricity prices on the public by $23B (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-15 | by Theodore J. Kury | tags: allocated, costs, electricity

167.

These painted e-tattoos could be the future of wearable biosensors (arstechnica.com)

2026-07-14 | tags: applications, conductive, electrode

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Australian energy retailers must offer three hours of free daytime electricity (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-14 | by Donna Wentworth | tags: electricity, free, offer

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Australian energy retailers must provide three hours of free daytime electricity (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-14 | by Donna Wentworth | tags: electricity, free, offer

170.

Temporary Tattoos May One Day Power Your Wearable Medical Devices (cnet.com)

2026-07-13 | by See Full Bio | tags: device, electrodes, penn

171.

Show HN: Hackney – Compare Uber, Lyft, Waymo, and Robotaxi Prices (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-13 | tags: location, saved, saved location

172.

Semi-Trailer Trucks Test Converting Into Plug-In Hybrids (slashdot.org)

2026-07-13 | by Posted | tags: axle, diesel, electric

173.

Irish datacenters now guzzle 23% of the country's electricity (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-12 | by Dan Robinson | tags: consumption, electricity, grid

174.

Microsoft struggles to fulfill its 2030 sustainability promise amid carbon-heavy AI expansions — the company's chief sustainability officer claims the target is still feasible (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-11 | by Etiido Uko | tags: carbon, data centers, electricity

175.

Space Force Has a New Weapon to Blind Enemy Satellites (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-10 | tags: adversary, adversary spacecraft, designed

176.

Air taxi company Beta wraps first test flights in U.S. government's pilot program (cnbc.com)

2026-07-10 | by Samantha Subin | tags: beta, electric, flights

177.

iPhone manufacturing in India gets a tariff boost (9to5mac.com)

2026-07-09 | by Marcus Mendes | tags: electronics, electronics manufacturing, india

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Syria's solar boom is redefining Middle East's energy model (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-09 | by Robin Mills | tags: electricity, grid, panels

179.

What's slowing down the AI buildout (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-09 | by Works In Progress | tags: capacity, demand, electricity

180.

More and More Lampposts in California, New York, and Connecticut Will Soon Charge EVs (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-08 | tags: augment, augment existing, charging