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Explorative modeling: Train on the best of K guesses (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-01 | by Alexi Gladstone | tags: explorative modeling, generative models, diffusion

2552.

Ask HN: Any tips for a college freshman enrolled in computer science? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-01 | tags: college, computer science, job market

2553.

Score the ultimate AMD AM4 starter pack with a six-core CPU and 16GB RAM for only $280 — kickstart your next PC build with $138 in savings (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-01 | by Hassam Nasir | tags: amd, ryzen 5 5500, b550m motherboard

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Uber is building an autonomous vehicle empire, and here’s every company it’s using to do it (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-01 | by Kirsten Korosec | tags: uber, autonomous vehicles, uber advanced technologies group

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Google Briefly Turned Google Earth Into an AI Slop Factory (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-01 | tags: google earth, google, google products

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Google Plans To Exempt Sanctioned Nations From Android Developer Verification (slashdot.org)

2026-08-01 | tags: google, android, sanctioned nations

2557.

Archaeologists Find Ancient Glyphs in the Amazon (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-01 | tags: archaeology, amazon, glyphs

2558.

‘Dungeons & Dragons’ Rolls for ‘Star Wars’ and ‘World of Warcraft’ (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-01 | tags: dungeons & dragons, star wars, world of warcraft

2559.

How To Safely Recycle Your Old USB Cables (engadget.com)

2026-08-01 | by Christine Persaud | tags: usb-c, recycling, copper

2560.

Is this Billboard Hot 100 hit AI slop? (theverge.com)

2026-08-01 | by Terrence O'Brien | tags: billboard hot 100, ai-generated music, shoreline mafia

2561.

A Surveillance Treaty in Disguise: Canada Signs UN Cybercrime Convention (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-01 | by Michael Geist | tags: un cybercrime convention, canada, un general assembly

2562.

Trump Media's new paid data service goes live, giving clients faster access to Trump’s posts (cnbc.com)

2026-08-01 | by Cj Haddad | tags: truth social, trump media, truth api

2563.

I tried this vibecoded firewood splitting simulator, and I can’t stop playing it (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-01 | tags: vibecoded, firewood splitter, android authority

2564.

OpenAI’s Escaped Models Were Allegedly Rampaging More Extensively Than Previously Reported (futurism.com)

2026-08-01 | by Victor Tangermann | tags: openai, hugging face, ai models

2565.

5 of the best new Android apps you need to try this August (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-01 | tags: android apps, samsung messages, google messages

2566.

The Past and Future of IEEE Transactions on Services Computing: A Retrospective (computer.org)

2026-08-01 | tags: ieee transactions, services computing, ieee computer society

2567.

What is a silicon carbon battery and is it the answer to smartphone battery life issues? (engadget.com)

2026-08-01 | by Daniel Cooper | tags: silicon carbon, samsung, lithium-ion

2568.

Apps that help you break free from doomscrolling and get active (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-01 | by Lauren Forristal | tags: digital carrot, apple watch, tik tok

2569.

SpaceX Agrees to Remove Temporary Gas Turbines at Colossus Data Center By 2027 (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-01 | tags: spacex, elon musk, colossus data center

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From boiling lead and black art: The history of mathematical typography (2017) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-01 | tags: chalkdust, latex, mathematical typography

2571.

This $10 bundle of 100+ DRM-free games means to support laid-off game developers (techspot.com)

2026-08-01 | by Daniel Sims | tags: itch.io, game industry layoffs, drm-free games

2572.

Does Spider-Man Make the Most of His Brand New Day? (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-01 | tags: spider-man, peter parker, brand new day

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Spider-Man: Brand New Day leak racks up millions of views (theverge.com)

2026-08-01 | by Terrence O'Brien | tags: spider-man, disney, sony

2574.

Engadget review recap: Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8, Meta Glasses and more (engadget.com)

2026-08-01 | by Billy Steele | tags: dji, osmo pocket 4p, samsung galaxy z fold 8

2575.

Charlie Stross – On the non-use of AI in my writing process (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-01 | tags: charlie stross, writing, non-use

2576.

RipGrep musl binaries occasionally segfault during very-large searches (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-01 | tags: ripgrep, musl, segfault

2577.

As Reddit stock falls, CEO questions value of Google's AI Overviews (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-01 | tags: reddit, google ai overviews, steve huffman

2578.

Anthropic's Claude hacked three real-life companies during security capabilities test — test environment with internet access and unwitting targets' lax cybersecurity practices led to bots running rampant (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-01 | by Bruno Ferreira | tags: anthropic, claude, openai

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Astro Loop (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-01 | tags: astro loop, github, gplv3

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From a Fed decision to Big Tech earnings: What drove last week's volatile market (cnbc.com)

2026-08-01 | by Alexa Lomonaco | tags: federal reserve, big tech earnings, nasdaq