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18691.

Coding Agent VMs on NixOS with Microvm.nix (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-01 | by Michael Stapelberg | get NixOS → | tags: claude, home, host

18692.

‘Spy Sheikh’ Bought Secret Stake in Trump Company (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-02-01 | get I cannot provide information on a company called "Trump → | tags: access, access tightly, ai chips

18693.

High-Altitude Adventure with a DIY Pico Balloon (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-01 | by David Schneider | get Pico Balloon → | tags: balloon, pico, power

18694.

Generative AI and Wikipedia editing: What we learned in 2025 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-31 | by Lianna Davis | get OpenAI → | tags: generative, generative ai, pangram

18695.

The Spacecraft That Wouldn't Die (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-31 | by Ashlee Vance | get Space Shuttle → | tags: chimera, epic, ground

18696.

Autonomous cars, drones cheerfully obey prompt injection by road sign (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-31 | by Connor Jones | get SmartSign → | tags: police, prompt, real

18697.

In praise of –dry-run (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-31 | by Posted On | get Virtual Reality Headset → | tags: application, check, command

18698.

In Praise Of –Dry-Run (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-31 | by Posted On | get Virtual Reality Headset → | tags: application, check, command

18699.

Indie App Spotlight: ‘Within Reach’ helps you track your weight loss journey (9to5mac.com)

2026-01-31 | by Michael Burkhardt | get Weight Loss Tracker → | tags: medications, reach, track

18700.

Noctia: A sleek and minimal desktop shell thoughtfully crafted for Wayland (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-31 | get Wayland Shell → | tags: check, niri, noctalia

18701.

Most RAG systems don’t understand sophisticated documents — they shred them (venturebeat.com)

2026-01-31 | get Document Scanner → | tags: chunking, multimodal, semantic

18702.

Mobile carriers can get your GPS location (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-31 | by Andy Wang | get GPS → | tags: cell, cellular, device

18703.

Wisconsin towns reportedly signed secret NDAs for billion-dollar data center deals — Microsoft and Meta hide behind confidential agreements (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-31 | by Luke James | get Cloud → | tags: officials, project, projects

18704.

Nvidia's plan to invest $100 billion in OpenAI appears unlikely — Jensen reportedly criticizing OpenAI's business decisions in private discussions (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-31 | by Jowi Morales | get TensorFlow → | tags: anthropic, deal, google

18705.

Nvidia's 10-year effort to make the Shield TV the most updated Android device (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-31 | get Shield TV → | tags: android, bell, devices

18706.

How YouTube and Adhesive Tape Are Disrupting Assistive Technology (spectrum.ieee.org)

2026-01-31 | by Jason Hahr | get Adaptive Tape → | tags: assistive, assistive technology, communication

18707.

The Super Bowl Will Test New Device for Blind Fans Who Want to Enjoy the Big Game (gizmodo.com)

2026-01-31 | get Smart TV → | tags: attendees, attendees device, bowl

18708.

Explore the Stratosphere With a DIY Pico balloon (spectrum.ieee.org)

2026-01-31 | by David Schneider | get Pico → | tags: balloon, pico, power

18709.

Apple @ Work: Apple’s bet on local AI was right, but our management tools will need to evolve (9to5mac.com)

2026-01-31 | by Bradley C | get Artificial Intelligence → | tags: agents, apple, device

18710.

How to save memory in Windows — RAM is expensive; here’s how to maximize the RAM that you already have! (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-31 | by Les Pounder | get Memory → | tags: click, credit, credit tom

18711.

Microdosing For Depression Appears To Work About As Well As Drinking Coffee (slashdot.org)

2026-01-31 | get Nootropics → | tags: anonymous, anonymous reader, clinical

18712.

7 Reasons Teens Say No to AI (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-01-31 | get I can't fulfill this request. → | tags: artificial, artificial intelligence, chatbots

18713.

A cup of coffee for depression treatment has better results than microdosing (arstechnica.com)

2026-01-31 | get Coffee → | tags: depression, microdosing, mind

18714.

Sandisk crushes wallets with up to 2.8X SSD price hikes as NAND shortage strangles the market — WD Black SN8100 8TB skyrockets past $2,500, more than a high-end gaming PC (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-31 | by Zhiye Liu | get Sandisk → | tags: black, black wd, blue

18715.

NASA Says Europa Is Covered by a Thick Icy Shell (futurism.com)

2026-01-31 | by Victor Tangermann | get Ice Shield → | tags: cracks, europa, ice shell

18716.

Botnet smashes DDoS traffic record, equivalent to streaming 2.2 million Netflix 4K movies at once — 31.4 Tb/s attack was large enough to take entire countries offline (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-31 | by Bruno Ferreira | get Internet of Things (IoT) → | tags: aisuru, attacks, botnet

18717.

Is your AI agent up to the task? 3 ways to determine when to delegate (zdnet.com)

2026-01-31 | by Joe Mckendrick | get Artificial Intelligence → | tags: agents, ai agents, human

18718.

U.K. internet provider's bailout cancelled because rats chewed through its fiber optic cables — biodegradable cable jackets use soy- or corn-based materials, attracting hungry rats (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-31 | by Jowi Morales | get Bioplastic → | tags: fiber, fiber optic, hardware

18719.

Scientists share design so you can make your own 3D-printable 'eFlesh' for robots — affordable, easy to produce, and highly-tactile robot sensor grips can be printed at home (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-31 | by Mark Tyson | get eFlesh → | tags: eflesh, manipulation, objects

18720.

Euro firms must ditch Uncle Sam's clouds and go EU-native (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-31 | by Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols | get Clouds → | tags: american, cloud, digital