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Massively Parallel Postgres Backups (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: postgres, planetscale, wal replay

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Amazon says it got $600 million in Trump tariff refunds and will pass return along to some customers (cnbc.com)

2026-07-31 | by Annie Palmer | tags: amazon, trump tariffs, jeff bezos

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Apple CEO Tim Cook says the company is fighting 'a hundred-year flood' on memory pricing — expects to pay even more for memory in September following recent price hikes (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-31 | by Luke James | tags: apple, tim cook, memory pricing

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Arch Linux disables AUR package adoption (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-31 | by Posted July | tags: arch linux, aur, malware

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iPhone 18 Pro may launch at $1,399 starting price, per report (9to5mac.com)

2026-07-31 | by Ryan Christoffel | tags: iphone 18 pro, apple, a20 pro chip

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Tesla reportedly might sell its China business ahead of a SpaceX merger (techcrunch.com)

2026-07-31 | by Sean O'Kane | tags: tesla, spacex, china

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New York Alleges Kalshi Is Running Illegal Gambling Operation (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-07-31 | tags: kalshi, prediction market, new york

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When transit passes were designed by hand (2022) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-31 | by Stephen Coles | tags: milwaukee electric railway, transit passes, tobias frere-jones

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When transit passes were designed by hand (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-31 | by Stephen Coles | tags: milwaukee electric railway, transit passes, tobias frere-jones

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Situational Awareness down 67% in July in AI stock rout (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: situational awareness, ai stock, july

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Situational Awareness Down 67% in July in AI Stock Rout (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: situational awareness, ai stock, july

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National Avocado Day 2026: List of all the best freebies and deals, from Chipotle to Qdoba (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: chipotle, qdoba, avocados

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61-Year-Old Japanese Man Arrested After Decade of Rocking Too Hard (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: japanese man, rock music, police arrest

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The End of an Era (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-31 | by Hugh Howey | tags: amazon kindle, kasparov, jeopardy

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The Maxwell Conjecture Is False (GPT 5.6 Sol) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: maxwell conjecture, gpt 5.6, artificial intelligence

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New York sues Kalshi for allegedly running an ‘illegal gambling operation’ (theverge.com)

2026-07-31 | by Emma Roth | tags: kalshi, prediction markets, new york

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Files by Google could finally become a better document scanner (androidauthority.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: files by google, google drive, document scanner

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American workers are more disillusioned with AI the more they use it (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: gallup poll, pew research, job losses

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Daisy One Review: Comfy and Tactile Headphones (wired.com)

2026-07-31 | by Boone Ashworth | tags: daisy, jack mulroe, beats by dre

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Amazon spent $1.8 million on a failed AI project, and didn't notice the overrun for five months (techspot.com)

2026-07-31 | by Skye Jacobs | tags: amazon, anthropic, claude sonnet

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SJY Zeph Open-Back Headphones Review: Music Through Magnets (wired.com)

2026-07-31 | by Martin Cizmar | tags: sjy zeph, open-back headphones, airpods max

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4 reasons why I switched to this underrated Google Maps alternative (androidauthority.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: google maps, herewego, proton suite

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Influencers are excited about Meta’s glasses. The rest of the world? Not so much (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: meta, kylie jenner, smart glasses

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Fauci Faces a Test to His Legacy (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-07-31 | tags: fauci, ai startup, tattooed job interviews

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HoverAir's Versa is a pocket gimbal camera and drone mashup (engadget.com)

2026-07-31 | by Steve Dent | tags: hoverair, versa, dji

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What’s Behind the Heat Wave Scorching Huge Parts of the World (wired.com)

2026-07-31 | by Molly Taft | tags: el niño, jet stream, climate change

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Google fixed more Chrome bugs in June than over the past two years, thanks to AI (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-31 | by Chrome Security Team | tags: chrome, google, deepmind

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Gemini Spark now works with Chrome, because giving your accounts to AI is a good idea (androidauthority.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: gemini spark, google chrome, google ai pro

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Beltrunner: Game Design Postmortem (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: astroids, jinks, beltrunner

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Longevity-obsessed millionaire Bryan Johnson wonders whether his bid to live forever has gone too far (techspot.com)

2026-07-31 | by Rob Thubron | tags: bryan johnson, longevity, plasma therapy