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Sony doubles down on axing physical game discs — CFO reiterates 'we’re going to cautiously move this forward' (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-01 | by Zhiye Liu | tags: playstation, sony, physical discs

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You could be taking way better photos on your phone (theverge.com)

2026-08-01 | by David Imel | tags: iphone 17 pro max, computational photography, smartphone cameras

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EU will mandate labels on authentic-looking AI content starting August 2 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-01 | by Lawrence Bonk | tags: eu ai act, digital watermark, guardian

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India is starting to pay for apps, not just download them (techcrunch.com)

2026-07-31 | by Jagmeet Singh | tags: sensor tower, india, generative ai

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Sony Heard Backlash Over Dropping PlayStation Discs, Plans to Press Ahead (slashdot.org)

2026-07-31 | tags: playstation, digital ownership, lin tao

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Don't stop early: Case-folding source code at memory speed (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-31 | by Alexander Neubeck | tags: github, casefold, rust

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Sony acknowledges backlash, “cautiously” moves ahead with end of PlayStation discs (arstechnica.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: sony playstation, digital downloads, lin tao

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Sony will move forward with its plans to stop making PS5 discs despite backlash (engadget.com)

2026-07-31 | by Matt Tate | tags: ps5, sony, ps6

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EU will mandate labels on authentic-looking AI content starting August 2 (engadget.com)

2026-07-31 | by Lawrence Bonk | tags: eu ai act, digital watermark, guardian

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

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

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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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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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Sony pushes forward with ditching discs, despite backlash (theverge.com)

2026-07-31 | by Jess Weatherbed | tags: playstation, sony, digitalization

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Stacked PRs are now live on GitHub (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-30 | tags: github, stacked pr, next.js

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Xbox tech boss says 'unacceptable' outage should not have affected disc games (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2026-07-30 | by Watch Our Pick Of Standout Clips Across The Bbc | tags: xbox, playstation, licensing

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Gamers compress 80TB map of Minecraft's oldest anarchy server down to a 15TB download — custom .zvcr compression format and 28 bots map 1 million blocks on infamous 2b2t server (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-30 | by Zhiye Liu | tags: minecraft, 2b2t, zvcr compression

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ChatGPT and Roblox will reportedly be subject to tighter rules in the EU (engadget.com)

2026-07-30 | by Mariella Moon | tags: chatgpt, roblox, european union

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Europe is preparing to hit Roblox and ChatGPT with its strictest platform rules (techspot.com)

2026-07-30 | by Rob Thubron | tags: roblox, chatgpt, european union

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Roblox and ChatGPT face strict new EU rules that could force both platforms to clean up their act (techspot.com)

2026-07-30 | by Rob Thubron | tags: roblox, chatgpt, european union

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Show HN: A local merge queue for parallel Claude Code agents (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-30 | tags: claude code, merge queue, parallel agents

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Microsoft Says Workers Are Now Using Copilot AI as Much as Teams and Outlook (cnet.com)

2026-07-29 | by Katelyn Chedraoui | tags: microsoft, copilot ai, azure

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GitHub is the wrong shape for this new world (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-29 | tags: github, software engineering, ci/cd

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The Cold Email (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-29 | by Zach Holman | tags: carnegie mellon, github, ruby

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Microsoft confirms Copilot ‘super app’ coming this year (theverge.com)

2026-07-29 | by Emma Roth | tags: microsoft, copilot, github

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Your Cold Outreach Keeps Getting Deleted for These 5 Reasons (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-29 | by Boris Dzhingarov | tags: cold outreach, email marketing, backlinko

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Keychron announces first open-source firmware for gaming mice (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-29 | by Digital Foundry | tags: keychron, zgm firmware, gaming mice

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You can stream local TV channels for free — here's how (engadget.com)

2026-07-29 | by Alec Hively | tags: fcc, ota, digital tuner

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Cesium DevCon 2026 talks are up, including a keynote from SQLite's creator (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-29 | tags: cesium, sqlite, star long

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Anatomy of a frontier-lab agent intrusion (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-29 | tags: frontier-lab, openai, hugging face