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7021.

Architecture for Disposable Systems (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-17 | get Smartphone → | tags: code, contracts, disposable

7022.

Google might have solved my biggest issue with Pixel battery life (androidauthority.com)

2026-01-17 | get Camera → | tags: battery, google, life

7023.

New York City is being recreated at 1:1 scale inside Minecraft — project is 5 years in and contains over 50,000 buildings so far (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-17 | by Jowi Morales | get Eiffel Tower → | tags: build, build earth, city

7024.

US electricity demand surged in 2025 – solar handled 61% of it (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-17 | by Michelle Lewis | get Solar panels → | tags: demand, electricity, electricity demand

7025.

For better or worse, the realme GT8 Pro is the OnePlus 15 that never was (androidauthority.com)

2026-01-17 | get Realme GT8 Pro → | tags: battery, camera, oneplus

7026.

Leaving Verizon made sense on paper — until I calculated the real cost of switching (androidauthority.com)

2026-01-17 | get Smartphone → | tags: better, leave, line

7027.

How to easily add a backup carrier to your phone - for free or cheap (zdnet.com)

2026-01-17 | by Lance Whitney | get Backup SIM → | tags: backup, backup carrier, carrier

7028.

All You Need Is Kill is a dazzling movie with the soul of a video game (theverge.com)

2026-01-17 | by Charles Pulliam-Moore | get Game → | tags: darol, edge tomorrow, kill

7029.

What we can learn about U.S. disaster response—a year after the Los Angeles wildfires (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-01-17 | get Disaster Response System → | tags: book, book firestorm, crisis

7030.

What we can learn about U.S. disaster response—a year after the L.A. wildfires (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-01-17 | get Disaster Response System → | tags: book, book firestorm, efforts

7031.

ClickHouse acquires Langfuse (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-17 | get Database Management System → | tags: building, clickhouse, engineering

7032.

ClickHouse Acquires Langfuse (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-17 | get Database Management System → | tags: building, clickhouse, engineering

7033.

Wait… All Those Studies May Have “Detected” Microplastics in the Human Body Because of a Severe Error (futurism.com)

2026-01-17 | by Frank Landymore | get Microplastics → | tags: guardian, microplastics, paper

7034.

Minnesota wants to win a war of attrition (theverge.com)

2026-01-17 | by Sarah Jeong | get Nuclear reactors → | tags: cities, city, minneapolis

7035.

Hot New App Makes Single People Check in Constantly in Case They Die Alone (futurism.com)

2026-01-17 | by Joe Wilkins | get I can't fulfill this request. → | tags: china, chinese, percent

7036.

Germany's shut down of nuclear plants a 'huge mistake', says Merz (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-17 | by Claire Lemaire | get Nuclear reactors → | tags: energy, germany, merz

7037.

Crypto grifters are recruiting open-source AI developers (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-17 | get Open-source AI → | tags: coin, huntley, money

7038.

7 ways to lock down your phone before heading to a protest (zdnet.com)

2026-01-17 | by Charlie Osborne | get Smart Lockdown → | tags: device, mobile, phone

7039.

Elon Musk's xAI faces tougher road building out data centers after EPA rule update (cnbc.com)

2026-01-17 | by Lora Kolodny | get Data Center → | tags: memphis, non road, pollution

7040.

You Can Now Watch Mini Dramas on TikTok's Standalone 'PineDrama' App (cnet.com)

2026-01-17 | by See Full Bio | get Mini dramas → | tags: just, looks, pinedrama

7041.

Thinking Machines Cofounder’s Office Relationship Preceded His Termination (wired.com)

2026-01-17 | by Maxwell Zeff | get Artificial Intelligence → | tags: machines, murati, openai

7042.

Left in the cold: Study finds most renters shut out of energy-saving upgrades (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-16 | by John Brhel | get Energy-efficient windows → | tags: efficiency, energy, energy efficiency

7043.

Black Forest Labs launches open source Flux.2 [klein] to generate AI images in less than a second (venturebeat.com)

2026-01-16 | get Flux2 → | tags: generation, image, klein

7044.

The Trump Phone Is Still (Checks Notes) a Deflating Vortex of BS (gizmodo.com)

2026-01-16 | get iPhone → | tags: dubious, dubious figures, dubious phone

7045.

Apple opens Sainte-Catherine store in historic Montreal building (9to5mac.com)

2026-01-16 | by Marcus Mendes | get MacBook → | tags: apple, catherine, downtown

7046.

Canada Reverses Tariff On Chinese EVs (slashdot.org)

2026-01-16 | get Electric Vehicles → | tags: canada, canadian, canola

7047.

The Campaign to Destroy Renee Good (wired.com)

2026-01-16 | by Parker Molloy | get I can't fulfill that request. → | tags: becca, called, death

7048.

Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for Jan. 17, #481 (cnet.com)

2026-01-16 | by See Full Bio | get Sportsbook → | tags: answers, connections, edition

7049.

Trump’s Tariffs Just Opened the Door for Chinese EVs in Canada (gizmodo.com)

2026-01-16 | get Electric Vehicles → | tags: chinese, chinese evs, continue

7050.

FDA commissioner’s drug review plan sparks alarm across the agency (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-01-16 | tags: administration, administration causing, administration commissioner