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3511.

Valve is 30 years old today, and it all began with two former Microsoft employees and a risky bet on games (techspot.com)

2026-08-24 | by Zo Ahmed | get Steam Deck OLED handheld gaming → | tags: valve, gabe newell, half-life

3512.

OCR It – pull text out of un-copyable documents for your LLM (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-24 | get ScanSnap iX1400 document scanner → | tags: ocr, tesseract, chrome extension

3513.

LLM Tool Failures: Only 3 Root Causes – Value, Condition, Intent (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-24 | get AI Engineering Chip Huyen book → | tags: llm, form automation, ai validation

3514.

Sony’s Xperia 10 VIII just leaked ahead of its big reveal (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-24 | get Sony Xperia 10 VII → | tags: sony xperia 10 viii, snapdragon 6 gen 3, sony branding

3515.

Elevated Errors for Multiple Models (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-24 | tags: machine learning, error analysis, model evaluation

3516.

Humanoid robots smash Usain Bolt’s 100-meter record (theverge.com)

2026-08-24 | by Jess Weatherbed | get Robosen K1 Interstellar Scout robot → | tags: humanoid robots, tiangong ultra, world humanoid robot games

3517.

Executable Is a SQLite Database (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-24 | get Using SQLite Kreibich O'Reilly book → | tags: sqlite, elf, nix

3518.

Mourning Steve French (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-24 | by Posted August | tags: steve french, eklektix, linux

3519.

Could Mecha Comet's Linux PC-Phone Hybrid Be the Future of Linux Smartphones? (slashdot.org)

2026-08-24 | by Posted | get Raspberry Pi 5 8GB board → | tags: mecha comet, linux smartphone, kickstarter

3520.

Billion-dollar machine aims to set a fusion-energy record — and study nuclear weapons (feeds.nature.com)

2026-08-24 | by Dinneen | tags: fusion energy, pacific fusion, nuclear weapons

3521.

The exoskeletons are coming (to a store near you) (feeds.nature.com)

2026-08-24 | by Bundell | get Hypershell exoskeleton hiking → | tags: exoskeletons, robotic exoskeletons, consumer gadgets

3522.

The Global Race To Make a Practical Quantum Computer Just Took a Big Leap Forward (slashdot.org)

2026-08-23 | by Posted | get Quantum Computing for Everyone Bernhardt book → | tags: quantinuum, helium system, trapped ions

3523.

I built a low-latency AI companion that plays Skyrim with me (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-23 | by Pantelis Kalogiros | get Skyrim Anniversary Edition PC → | tags: varkos, skyrim, ai companion

3524.

Twitch And Amazon Hit With Lawsuit for Training AI With Streamers' Content (slashdot.org)

2026-08-23 | by Posted | get Elgato Stream Deck MK.2 → | tags: twitch, amazon, streamers

3525.

I were 17, I'd learn how to build LLMs from scratch (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-23 | get Build a Large Language Model From Scratch Raschka → | tags: llms, college, architectures

3526.

Hands-on: Mophie’s new battery banks offer pocketable power, built-in cables at low price (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-23 | by Michael Burkhardt | get Mophie PowerStation Plus 10K power bank built-in USB-C cable → | tags: mophie, powerstation plus, usb-c

3527.

How I find problems to solve as a staff engineer (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-23 | by Lalit Maganti | get The Staff Engineer's Path Tanya Reilly → | tags: staff engineer, lobste.rs, problem-solving

3528.

That Weird ‘Other’ Section in Apple Stores Is Reportedly Being Revamped for a New Line of Home Products (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-23 | get Apple HomePod mini smart speaker → | tags: apple stores, avenues, home products

3529.

Fable and the end of the free lunch (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-23 | by Drew Breunig | get C Concurrency in Action Anthony Williams → | tags: fable, anthropic, glm

3530.

Over 170k Nonprofits Lost All Their Data. Is Microsoft to Blame? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-23 | by Nitish Pahwa | get Samsung T7 portable SSD 1TB → | tags: microsoft, office 365, canopy

3531.

Iran-linked Cyberattackers Shut Down a UK Power Plant for Four Days (slashdot.org)

2026-08-23 | by Posted | get APC Back-UPS Pro 1500VA surge protector → | tags: iran, cyberattackers, uk power plant

3532.

Humanoid robots have beaten Usain Bolt's 100-meter dash record (engadget.com)

2026-08-23 | by Jackson Chen | get Unitree Go2 robot dog → | tags: humanoid robots, honor lightning robot, tiangong ultra

3533.

The Vibe Tax (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-23 | get Keychron K2 wireless mechanical keyboard → | tags: llm, pol, todo app

3534.

Explain it to me like I'm ten (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-23 | get Thing Explainer Randall Munroe → | tags: xkcd, up goer five, saturn v rocket

3535.

My agent.md to improve LLM-assisted code quality (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-23 | get Clean Code Robert Martin book → | tags: llm, rust, vscode

3536.

Twitch and Amazon hit with lawsuit for training AI with streamers' content (engadget.com)

2026-08-23 | by Jackson Chen | get Elgato Stream Deck MK.2 → | tags: twitch, amazon, ai training

3537.

Is it safe to use a USB-C laptop charger on your phone? (engadget.com)

2026-08-23 | by Gabriela Vătu | get Anker Prime 100W USB-C charger 3 port → | tags: usb-c, fast-charging, apple

3538.

The Remote Work Challenge: Lessons from 5 Cities (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-23 | get Logitech MX Master 3S → | tags: remote work, office real estate, new york

3539.

How to use AI to give yourself a head start at a new job (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-23 | get Rocketbook Core reusable smart notebook → | tags: employee handbook, mentorship, learning curve

3540.

Stanford Economist Now Believes an AI Job Apocalypse Is Unlikely (slashdot.org)

2026-08-23 | by Posted | get The Second Machine Age Brynjolfsson McAfee book → | tags: stanford digital economy lab, erik brynjolfsson, ai job apocalypse