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Block lays off 40% of workforce as it goes all-in on AI tools (arstechnica.com)

2026-02-27 | get Artificial Intelligence Tools → | tags: block, ai tools, job cuts

782.

Aromatic 5-silicon rings synthesized at last (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-27 | by Bethany Halford | get Silicon Rings → | tags: silicon rings, cyclopentadiene anion, saarland university

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Parakeet.cpp – Parakeet ASR inference in pure C++ with Metal GPU acceleration (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-27 | get Parakeet → | tags: parakeet, rust, apple silicon

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Are You ‘Agentic’ Enough for the AI Era? (wired.com)

2026-02-26 | by Maxwell Zeff | get Artificial Intelligence → | tags: notion, silicon valley, harper's essay

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FTC declines to enforce a kids privacy law for data collected to verify users’ ages (theverge.com)

2026-02-26 | by Lauren Feiner | get Facial Recognition System → | tags: ftc, coppa, silicon valley

786.

Why Sierra the Supercomputer Had to Die (wired.com)

2026-02-26 | by Rebecca Heilweil | get I can't fulfill this request. → | tags: supercomputer, silicon valley, ibm power9

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Riley Walz, the Jester of Silicon Valley, Is Joining OpenAI (wired.com)

2026-02-25 | by Maxwell Zeff | get Chatbot → | tags: openai, silicon valley, gmail

788.

The Om Programming Language (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-25 | get Scripting → | tags: om programming language, homoiconic notation, panmorphic typing

789.

The Peace Corps is recruiting volunteers to sell AI to developing nations (theverge.com)

2026-02-25 | by Emma Roth | get AI Marketplace → | tags: peace corps, tech corps, american ai exports program

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Fellow Series 1 Espresso Machine Review (2026): Excellent, but a Work in Progress (wired.com)

2026-02-24 | by Matthew Korfhage | get Breville → | tags: fellow series 1, silicon valley, san francisco

791.

A Meta AI security researcher said an OpenClaw agent ran amok on her inbox (techcrunch.com)

2026-02-24 | by Julie Bort | get OpenClaw → | tags: openclaw, meta ai, silicon valley

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Data center builders thought farmers would willingly sell land, learn otherwise (arstechnica.com)

2026-02-23 | get Data Center → | tags: data center, silicon valley, kentucky

793.

“I’m not for sale”: Farmers refuse to take millions in data center deals (arstechnica.com)

2026-02-23 | get Data Center → | tags: data center, rural lands, silicon valley

794.

AI-powered reverse-engineering of Rosetta 2 (for Linux VM) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-23 | get Nebula → | tags: arm64, apple silicon, powerpc

795.

AI-powered reverse-engineering of Rosetta 2 for Linux (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-23 | get OpenCV → | tags: arm64, apple silicon, powerpc

796.

Bill Gurley says that right now, the worst thing you can do for your career is play it safe (techcrunch.com)

2026-02-22 | by Connie Loizos | get Smartphone → | tags: benchmark, silicon valley, uber

797.

Read Locks Are Not Your Friends (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-22 | get Smart Lock → | tags: rust, rust parking_lot, apple silicon m4

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China’s brain-computer interface industry is racing ahead (techcrunch.com)

2026-02-22 | by Kate Park | get Neuralink → | tags: bcis, china, neuralink

799.

Across the US, people are dismantling and destroying Flock surveillance cameras (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-20 | by Brian Merchant | get Drones → | tags: flock surveillance cameras, silicon valley, ice data center buildout

800.

The Gay Tech Mafia (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-20 | by Zoë Bernard | get I can't fulfill this request. → | tags: silicon, silicon valley, straight

801.

The path to ubiquitous AI (17k tokens/sec) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-20 | get Neural Network → | tags: cost, inference, llama

802.

I use Google Messages every day, and these are my 10 favorite tips and tricks (androidauthority.com)

2026-02-20 | get Google Messages → | tags: change, google, google messages

803.

Reading the undocumented MEMS accelerometer on Apple Silicon MacBooks via iokit (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-20 | get MEMS → | tags: apple, apple silicon, iokit

804.

Scent, in Silico (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-19 | by Asimov Press | get Scent Profiler → | tags: osmo, givaudan, google

805.

Robots run up walls and perform martial arts in China's most-watched TV event (techspot.com)

2026-02-19 | get Robotics → | tags: aerospace, aerospace semiconductor, ambitions

806.

Inside the Gay Tech Mafia (wired.com)

2026-02-19 | by Zoë Bernard | get Smartphone → | tags: silicon, silicon valley, straight

807.

macOS 26.4 will notify users of Rosetta 2 discontinuation (9to5mac.com)

2026-02-16 | by Dylan Mcdonald | get Rosetta 2 → | tags: apple, apple silicon, apps

808.

These key Android Auto icons could soon get an Android 16-flavored refresh (androidauthority.com)

2026-02-16 | get Android 16 → | tags: android, android auto, auto

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‘Grind mode’? ‘Routine maxxing’? Social media debates the ‘best’ full-on approach to work (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-02-16 | get Smartwatch → | tags: app icon, bro hoodie, business suit

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What the Epstein files reveal about EV startups and Silicon Valley (techcrunch.com)

2026-02-15 | by Anthony Ha | get Electric Vehicles → | tags: epstein, really, silicon