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AI makes weather prediction better. Can WindBorne make it lucrative? (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-05 | by Tim Fernholz | tags: windborne, weather balloons, ai weather forecasting

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Drones Offer Alternative to Balloons For Weather Research (slashdot.org)

2026-08-01 | tags: drones, weather research, balloons

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Here’s how to avoid being trapped in never-ending Apple Upgrade leases (9to5mac.com)

2026-07-28 | by Ben Lovejoy | tags: apple upgrade, leasing program, macbook pro

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AI Found a New Way to Ruin Memes: Selling Them to Advertisers (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-27 | tags: running away balloon, copyright, advertisers

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Comic-Con 2026 Debuts Trailers for 'Coyote vs Acme' Movie, Plus 'Neuromancer' and 'Blade Runner 2099' Series (slashdot.org)

2026-07-26 | by Posted | tags: looney tunes, neuromancer, apple tv

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32 of 35 Students Caught Using Hilariously Wrong AI-Generated Answers for Professor's Midterm (slashdot.org)

2026-07-26 | by Posted | tags: ai-generated answers, students, midterm

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Did Virginia Regulators Downplay Data Center Health Concerns? (slashdot.org)

2026-07-25 | by Posted | tags: virginia regulators, data center, health concerns

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The Final ‘Coyote vs. Acme’ Trailer Promises an Epic Underdog Fight (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-23 | tags: looney tunes, coyote, acme

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Loonen and the rise of consumer safety as status symbol (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-17 | tags: loon, bottled water, microplastics

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She Spent 6 Months Looking for the Perfect Spring Water. What She Found Changed Her Entire Business. (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-15 | by Jon Bier | tags: glass, loonen, plastic

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Working around dragons with the Lemote Yeeloong laptop and OpenBSD (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-28 | by View My Complete Profile | get OpenBSD Laptop Bundle → | tags: lemote, yeeloong, openbsd

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China’s Loongson launches homegrown 16-core server CPU built on LoongArch architecture — 40W chip with DDR4 ECC and 32 PCIe lanes targets cheap SMB file, database, and web servers (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-28 | by Etiido Uko | get Loongson 16-Core Server CPU → | tags: loongson, loongarch, 3c3000

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This brilliant $11 power button gadget lets you switch your PC on from your desk with ease — perfect desk upgrade means you don't need to bend down to turn your rig on or off anymore, ships with super-durable mechanical keys and RGB lighting (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-24 | by Ben Stockton | get USB Power Button Switch → | tags: sinloon, rgb lighting, pc power button

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14 of the best Android games are down to just $0.10 in Google Play Store’s mega sale (androidauthority.com)

2026-06-23 | get Android Game Bundle → | tags: google play store, bloons td 6, lara croft go

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Geoengineering still faces major practical challenges (technologyreview.com)

2026-06-18 | by Casey Crownhart | get Geoengineering Research Book → | tags: geoengineering, james temple, stratosphere

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Gliderboy Reinvents Humble Weather Balloon with Flight Home (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-15 | get Weather Balloon Kit → | tags: gliderboy, weather balloon, flight home

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Beyond Dexterity: Why Contact May Define the Next Era of Robotics (spectrum.ieee.org)

2026-06-09 | get Robotic Gripper Gloves → | tags: agilink, balloon, balloon dog

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‘Coyote vs. Acme’ Riffs on ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ With a Little Help From Bugs Bunny (gizmodo.com)

2026-06-02 | get Looney Tunes Collectible Mug → | tags: coyote, acme, bugs bunny

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This AI weather startup is out-forecasting government agencies (techcrunch.com)

2026-06-01 | by Tim Fernholz | get AI Weather Forecasting Device → | tags: windborne systems, weathermesh, ecmwf

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George Clooney, Tom Hanks, and Meryl Streep back new ‘Human Consent Standard’ for AI licensing (theverge.com)

2026-05-12 | by Emma Roth | get AI Ethics and Consent Book → | tags: human consent standard, ai licensing, rsl media

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China's next-gen CPUs and GPUs prepare to challenge last-gen Intel and AMD in 2027 — Loongson 3B6600 and 9A1000 aim to match Intel's 12th Gen and AMD's RX 550 (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-12 | by Zhiye Liu | get Loongson 3B6600 CPU → | tags: earnings, graphics, loongson

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Debian must ship reproducible packages (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-10 | get Debian Reproducible Builds Kit → | tags: debian, reproducible builds, binnmus

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Russian-Chinese Irtysh 32-core CPU runs The Witcher 3 at 30+ FPS — heavyweight chip still imposes CPU bottleneck despite impressive specs (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-27 | by Zhiye Liu | tags: irtysh, loongson, tramplin electronics

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The First Trailer for ‘Coyote vs. Acme’ Is Finally Here (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-22 | get Looney Tunes Coyote Plush → | tags: coyote vs acme, looney tunes, will forte

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A Hot-Air Balloon Landed in a California Backyard. The Owner Says It's a 'Very Rare' Event (wired.com)

2026-04-20 | by Brian Barrett | get Hot Air Balloon Model Kit → | tags: hot-air balloon, magical adventures balloon rides, denni barrett

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Apple TV announces new animated series from Academy Award-winning studio Cartoon Saloon (9to5mac.com)

2026-03-17 | by Marcus Mendes | get Apple TV Animated Series Merch → | tags: apple tv, cartoon saloon, minotaur

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11-month old Russian outfit claims it has developed 16-core and 32-core chips, flaunts Cyrillic-badged processors — chips appear to be sanctions-swerving rebadged Chinese Loongson processors (tomshardware.com)

2026-03-13 | by Anton Shilov | get Loongson 3A4000 Processor → | tags: loongson, irtysh processors, loongarch

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Honda scraps three US-built EVs only months ahead of launch, takes $15.7 billion hit (techspot.com)

2026-03-13 | get Honda EV Maintenance Kit → | tags: honda, evs, ces 2025

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Honda scraps three US-built EVs months ahead of launch, warns of $15.7 billion hit (techspot.com)

2026-03-13 | get Honda EV Maintenance Kit → | tags: honda, evs, ces 2025

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China-made Loongson 12-core chip is approximately three times slower than six-core Ryzen 5 9600X — 3B6000 hampered by low clock speeds in Linux benchmarks (tomshardware.com)

2026-02-03 | by Aaron Klotz | get CPU → | tags: architecture, chips, core