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What the world's oldest telecommunications company looks like today (engadget.com)

2026-08-15 | by Husain Parvez | tags: bt group, electric telegraph, william fothergill cooke

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Disney Snuck In and Overhauled the Millennium Falcon While You Were Sleeping. Here’s Why (cnet.com)

2026-08-15 | by Russell Holly | tags: disney, millennium falcon, star wars

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Have a laugh at AI’s expense by roleplaying as a chatbot (theverge.com)

2026-08-15 | by Terrence O'Brien | tags: chatbot, llm, ms-paint

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Grab this Nvidia RTX 5070 Ti gaming PC for $2,099 before it sells out —prebuilt powerhouse includes a Core Ultra 7 265KF, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-15 | by Zhiye Liu | tags: nvidia, geforce rtx 5070 ti, predator orion 6000

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Inflation moderated as Intel and Nvidia fueled the AI trade in last week's market (cnbc.com)

2026-08-15 | by Alexa Lomonaco | tags: intel, nvidia, wall street

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At-home test for infected ticks could improve Lyme Disease diagnosis (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-15 | by Kristen A. Schmitt | tags: lyme disease, cdc, blacklegged ticks

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The First At-Home Test for Infected Ticks Could Improve Lyme Disease Diagnosis (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-15 | by Kristen A. Schmitt | tags: lyme disease, cdc, blacklegged ticks

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This week on Tom's Hardware Premium: August 14, 2026 — Testing the BC-250, our interview with Intel's Robert Hallock, and a big week for optical (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-15 | by Sayem Ahmed | tags: amd, bc-250, intel

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US Navy 3D prints combat-ready drones and 1,000+ parts aboard aircraft carrier during exercise — containerized factory fabricated 80-mph FPVs and critical spares despite rough seas and 12-foot waves (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-15 | by Mark Tyson | tags: firestorm labs, xcell platform, 3d printing

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Engadget review recap: Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra, Dell XPS 13 and more (engadget.com)

2026-08-15 | by Billy Steele | tags: samsung galaxy z fold 8, dell xps 13, foldables

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So much solar: Digging into the list of every US power plant that went online this year (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-15 | tags: solar, sunzia wind, trumbull energy

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Astronomers Discover a New Kind of Cosmic Object: a Black Hole 'Star' (slashdot.org)

2026-08-15 | tags: james webb space telescope, black hole, cetus constellation

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On ‘Billionaire Bunker,’ Buying a Mansion Is Easy. Getting Into the Club Isn’t. (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-08-15 | tags: ford, billionaire bunker, ibiza

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Working with AI feels more like leadership than coding (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-15 | by Allen Bargi | tags: openai, collaboration, software

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Working with AI Feels More Like Leadership Than Coding (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-15 | by Allen Bargi | tags: leadership, software, prompt engineering

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Data Centers Will Eat 12% of US Electricity by 2030. This Platinum Fuel Cell Fix May Help (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-15 | tags: data centers, hydrogen fuel cells, platinum fuel cell

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Sensing He’s in Deep Trouble, Flock Safety CEO Says It’s All Been a Big Misunderstanding (futurism.com)

2026-08-15 | by Victor Tangermann | tags: flock safety, license plate readers, surveillance towers

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This 1 high school class is worth $100,000—and most students still don’t take it (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-15 | tags: baylor college of medicine, kalshi, polymarket

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Suspecting court of using AI, man injected prompts in filings to try to win case (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-15 | tags: prompt injection, court filings, spader jr

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Frozen 3 Trailer Reveals Anna’s Royal Wedding and A New Icy Magic (cnet.com)

2026-08-15 | by David Lumb | tags: frozen 3, disney, arendelle

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New Dell XPS 13 reviews are in with positive marks and $699 price (techspot.com)

2026-08-15 | by Our Editors Hand-Pick Related Products Using A Variety Of Criteria | tags: dell xps 13, techspot, future plc

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Why stability might be the smartest career move right now (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-15 | tags: gallup, covid-19, american psychological association

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Show HN: ThoughtDAG – An editable context graph for LLM conversations (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-15 | tags: thoughtdag, llm, chat history

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The Incredibles 3 Confirmed as Disney Kicks Off D23 Entertainment Showcase (cnet.com)

2026-08-15 | by David Lumb | tags: disney, pixar, incredibles

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Robots That Walk and Talk Are Coming To Car Factories (slashdot.org)

2026-08-15 | tags: humanoids, bmw, south carolina

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The Ploopy A+ Trackball Is Here (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-15 | tags: ploppy, trackball, hardware

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State Judge to Kalshi: Your Sports Betting Is Obviously Illegal (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-15 | tags: kalshi, washington, sports betting

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Jane Street suffers $15B hit after meltdown at Situational Awareness (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-14 | tags: jane street, situational awareness, $15 billion

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Nvidia Downsizes Plans for $250 Billion Guarantee of OpenAI Data Center (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-08-14 | tags: nvidia, openai, data center

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Stop sending me huge PRs; a rant (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-14 | tags: pull request, code review, ai tools