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Wood Burning Is Reintroducing Lead Pollution Into the Air, Scientists Find (slashdot.org)

2026-05-16 | tags: wood burning, lead pollution, university of massachusetts

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The Messy Courtroom Drama Over AI’s Biggest Breakup (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-05-16 | tags: elon musk, openai, silicon valley

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'No way to prevent this,' says only package manager where this regularly happens (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-16 | by Kevin Patel | tags: npm, node.js, web apps

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I broke AppLovin's mediation cipher protocol (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-16 | tags: applovin, ad-mediation, device fingerprinting

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NYT and Vaping: How to Lie by Saying Only True Things (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-16 | tags: juul, puff bar, fda

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Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for May 16, #600 (cnet.com)

2026-05-15 | by See Full Bio | tags: the athletic, nytimes, nba

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The LiberNovo Maxis ergonomic chair sets a new standard for big and tall users (9to5mac.com)

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Musk v. Altman week 3: Musk and Altman traded blows over each other’s credibility. Now the jury will pick a side. (technologyreview.com)

2026-05-15 | by Michelle Kim | tags: openai, altman, xai

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Russia pressures university students to become wartime drone pilots (arstechnica.com)

2026-05-15 | get Drone Pilot Training Kit → | tags: russian universities, drone pilots, bauman moscow

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Anthropic’s $1.5B copyright settlement is getting messy as judge delays approval (arstechnica.com)

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Authors fight for higher payouts from Anthropic’s $1.5B copyright settlement (arstechnica.com)

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US hantavirus case was false positive; outbreak cases drop from 11 to 10 (arstechnica.com)

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Sam Raimi’s Next Movie Could Be His Creepiest Yet (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-15 | tags: sam raimi, magic, horror

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Bitwarden Scrubs 'Always Free' and 'Inclusion' Values From Its Website (slashdot.org)

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Google’s Spam Policies Now Apply to Attempts to Manipulate AI (gizmodo.com)

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RJ Scaringe has raised more than $12B across three startups and investors still want more (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-15 | by Kirsten Korosec | get Tesla Model S → | tags: rivian, mind robotics, electric vehicle

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RJ Scaringe has raised more than $12 billion across three startups and investors still want more (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-15 | by Kirsten Korosec | get Rivian Electric Vehicle Model → | tags: rivian, rj scaringe, mind robotics

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London Police Deploy Facial Recognition at Protest for First Time (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-15 | by Ken Macon | get Facial Recognition Security Camera → | tags: live facial recognition, metropolitan police, camden

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Cerebras stock falls 10% in first full day of trading after blockbuster debut (cnbc.com)

2026-05-15 | by Sawdah Bhaimiya | get Cerebras Wafer-Scale AI → | tags: cerebras, wafer scale engine 3, ai hardware

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The Era of 15GB Free Gmail Storage Is Ending (slashdot.org)

2026-05-15 | get Gmail 15GB Storage Upgrade → | tags: gmail, google, android

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Missions to Ocean Moons Face a Strange Hazard Scientists Didn’t Expect (gizmodo.com)

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Summer Games Done Quick returns this July, schedule out now (engadget.com)

2026-05-15 | by Will Shanklin | get Gaming Mouse RGB Backlit → | tags: games done quick, sgdq 2026, kirby air riders

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Sony’s new AI camera feature is now a meme: Is the backlash the point? (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-15 | get Sony Alpha a7 IV → | tags: sony, ai camera, artificial intelligence

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Trump touted Palantir on Truth Social after buying the company's stock, records show (cnbc.com)

2026-05-15 | by Samantha Subin | get Palantir Technologies Software → | tags: palantir, truth social, ai software

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What you need to know about Nvidia competitor Cerebras after wild IPO (cnbc.com)

2026-05-15 | by Katie Tarasov | get Cerebras WSE-2 AI Processor → | tags: cerebras systems, nvidia, ai chips

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Xbox is now XBOX (theverge.com)

2026-05-15 | by Tom Warren | get Xbox Series X → | tags: xbox, microsoft, xbox series x

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No Pill Currently Prevents Covid-19. This One Just Might (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-15 | get COVID-19 Antiviral Pills → | tags: covid-19, ensitrelvir, japan

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The Zulip Foundation (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-15 | by Tim Abbott | get Zulip Desktop App → | tags: zulip, kandra labs, open-source

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Power Prices in Eastern U.S. Spike 76% Thanks to AI Data Centers (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-15 | get Smart Power Strip → | tags: power prices, eastern u.s., ai data centers

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An alarming weather pattern is emerging. NOAA doesn’t know what to make of it yet (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-15 | get NOAA Weather Radio → | tags: noaa, el niño, climate prediction