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Streaming QR codes at 60 FPS achieves nearly 190 KB/s data rate in phone-to-phone tests — browser-based method requires no app, no networking, no pairing, and no permissions beyond camera access (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-31 | by Mark Tyson | tags: qr codes, browser-based transfer, decimen optical transfer

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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

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Florida Saw 36 Leprosy Cases Last Year. The Source May Surprise You (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: florida, leprosy, infectious disease

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The Tech Download: Anduril CEO Brian Schimpf talks AI in warfare and manufacturing push (cnbc.com)

2026-07-31 | by Arjun Kharpal Kai Nicol-Schwarz | tags: anduril, autonomous weapons, defense industry

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Modder der8auer builds 110cm 3D-printed chimney to passively cool Ryzen 7 9800X3D without fans, cuts temps by 19C — radically simple PC mod uses the 'stack effect' (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-31 | by Hassam Nasir | tags: der8auer, ryzen 7 9800x3d, chimney cooling

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How France’s wildfires are becoming a national security threat (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: france, wildfires, aerospace

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Exclusive: Here are the Galaxy S26 FE’s camera specs (androidauthority.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: galaxy s26 fe, samsung isocell, omnivision ov08a1

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The surprising operating system behind brave decisions (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: brave decisions, guryan tighe, unmasking fear

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Apple TV’s Cape Fear remake turns it into a paranoid tech thriller (theverge.com)

2026-07-31 | by Andrew Webster | tags: apple tv, cape fear, martin scorsese

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The bond market isn't buying what Fed Chair Warsh is selling (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: fed, bond market, warsh

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Flock Cameras Are Being Destroyed Across the US (slashdot.org)

2026-07-31 | tags: flock safety, license plate recognition, pan-tilt-zoom cameras

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A California aquifer may have crossed the point of no return (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: aquifer, aquifer crossed, california

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Daily Briefing: How smallpox reached the Americas (feeds.nature.com)

2026-07-31 | by Smith | tags: smallpox, europe, lithium

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Reddit CEO says Google's AI Overviews can't replace '10 blue links' for referral traffic (cnbc.com)

2026-07-30 | by Jonathan Vanian | tags: google ai overviews, reddit, blue links

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Samsung Says It’s Launching Galaxy S26 FE and Tab S12 Later This Year (cnet.com)

2026-07-30 | by Alex Valdes | tags: samsung, galaxy s26 fe, tab s12

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Judge says Trump admin still lacks evidence for Anthropic ‘supply-chain risk’ label (techcrunch.com)

2026-07-30 | by Rebecca Bellan | tags: anthropic, department of defense, ai models

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Judge says Trump admin still lacks evidence for Anthropic ‘supply chain risk’ label (techcrunch.com)

2026-07-30 | by Rebecca Bellan | tags: anthropic, supply chain risk, department of defense

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That cringey LinkedIn post? You can now report it as ‘AI slop’ (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-30 | tags: linkedin, artificial intelligence, ai slop

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South Korea fines telco giant KT $39 million for customer data breach (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-07-30 | tags: kt corporation, femtocell, mobile payments

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PSP classic Lumines hits iOS and Android (engadget.com)

2026-07-30 | by Kris Holt | tags: lumines, enhance, ios

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Show HN: Noisegate – a differential-privacy gateway for untrusted AI agents (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-30 | tags: noisegate, differential privacy, ai agents

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SwitchBot’s New Battery-Powered, Tabletop Smart Fan Blows for Days on End (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-30 | tags: switchbot, smart fan, matter

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Toot.community is shutting down (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-30 | tags: mastodon, fediverse, toot.community

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Flock’s Surveillance Cameras May Finally Have a Weak Point: The Poles Holding Them Up (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-30 | tags: flock, surveillance cameras, license plate readers

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Wild Footage Shows Man Blocking Flock Camera With Comically Gigantic Protest Sign (futurism.com)

2026-07-30 | by Joe Wilkins | tags: flock safety, license plate readers, surveillance cameras

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Deals: MacBook Pro $500 off, rare MacBook Air discounts, AirTag 2, charging gear, MagSage Battery, more (9to5mac.com)

2026-07-30 | by Justin Kahn | tags: macbook pro, airtag 2, apple

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Physicists Solve a Muon Mystery. Now, Old Results Don't Add Up (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-30 | by Matt Von Hippel | tags: muon g–2, brookhaven national laboratory, fermilab

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The Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus drops $320 to a near-record-low price (androidauthority.com)

2026-07-30 | tags: samsung, galaxy s25 plus, amazon

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Almost the Entire Country Is Drowning in Cases of Explosive Diarrhea (futurism.com)

2026-07-30 | by Victor Tangermann | tags: cdc, cyclospora, taylor farms

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The lost civic life of movie rental stores (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-30 | tags: civic, civic life, life