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1801.

Score the ultimate AMD AM4 starter pack with a six-core CPU and 16GB RAM for only $280 — kickstart your next PC build with $138 in savings (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-01 | by Hassam Nasir | tags: amd, ryzen 5 5500, b550m motherboard

1802.

Google Briefly Turned Google Earth Into an AI Slop Factory (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-01 | tags: google earth, google, google products

1803.

Google Plans To Exempt Sanctioned Nations From Android Developer Verification (slashdot.org)

2026-08-01 | tags: google, android, sanctioned nations

1804.

Is this Billboard Hot 100 hit AI slop? (theverge.com)

2026-08-01 | by Terrence O'Brien | tags: billboard hot 100, ai-generated music, shoreline mafia

1805.

A Surveillance Treaty in Disguise: Canada Signs UN Cybercrime Convention (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-01 | by Michael Geist | tags: un cybercrime convention, canada, un general assembly

1806.

SpaceX Agrees to Remove Temporary Gas Turbines at Colossus Data Center By 2027 (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-01 | tags: spacex, elon musk, colossus data center

1807.

This $10 bundle of 100+ DRM-free games means to support laid-off game developers (techspot.com)

2026-08-01 | by Daniel Sims | tags: itch.io, game industry layoffs, drm-free games

1808.

Does Spider-Man Make the Most of His Brand New Day? (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-01 | tags: spider-man, peter parker, brand new day

1809.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day leak racks up millions of views (theverge.com)

2026-08-01 | by Terrence O'Brien | tags: spider-man, disney, sony

1810.

Astro Loop (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-01 | tags: astro loop, github, gplv3

1811.

'Nozzlegate' erupts as Prusa CORE One 3D printer kits arrive with soft steel nozzles — Bondtech admits machining flaws with no quick fix (Updated) (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-01 | by Denise Bertacchi | tags: prusa research, prusa core one, bondtech

1812.

'Nozzlegate' erupts as Prusa CORE One 3D printer kits arrive with soft steel nozzles — Bondtech admits machining flaws with no quick fix (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-01 | by Denise Bertacchi | tags: prusa, bondtech, nozzlegate

1813.

Kontigo (YC S24) Is Hiring (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-01 | tags: next.js, react native, supabase

1814.

Fridays With Bob (spectrum.ieee.org)

2026-08-01 | by Harry Goldstein | tags: ieee, spectrum, software engineering

1815.

15 Best Office Chairs of 2026—We Tested 70 to Pick Them (wired.com)

2026-08-01 | by Julian Chokkattu | tags: office chairs, standing desk, ergonomic mouse

1816.

I’ve used the Galaxy Z Flip 8 and Motorola Razr Ultra 2026. Only one deserves your money (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-01 | tags: galaxy z flip 8, motorola razr ultra, samsung

1817.

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

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

1818.

Why legendary sneaker designer D’Wayne Edwards won’t give up his morning routine (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-01 | tags: nike, d’wayne edwards, pensole lewis college

1819.

New York is suing prediction market Kalshi, calling it an illegal gambling operation (techspot.com)

2026-08-01 | by Kishalaya Kundu | tags: kalshi, prediction market, new york

1820.

Rails patches critical Active Storage flaw with RCE potential (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-08-01 | tags: rails, activestorage, libvips

1821.

Defcon's new badge is a security key you can see inside (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-01 | tags: defcon, baochip, hardware security

1822.

You could be taking way better photos on your phone (theverge.com)

2026-08-01 | by David Imel | tags: iphone 17 pro max, computational photography, smartphone cameras

1823.

OnePlus built the perfect Android phone in 2025. The OnePlus 16 is throwing it all away (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-01 | tags: oneplus, android, oneplus 16

1824.

The Mermaid Mask is a perfect vacation murder mystery (theverge.com)

2026-08-01 | by Jay Peters | tags: sfb games, tangle tower, ace attorney

1825.

Lost one-of-a-kind Nintendo DS cartridge hits eBay for $9,100 — PokePark Fishing Contest designed to delete itself after 12 hours, game so rare it was only distributed to theme park attendees in 2005 (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-01 | by Mark Tyson | tags: nintendo ds, pokepark fishing contest, ebay auction

1826.

Tick, tock: It’s time for Apple to improve the iPhone Clock app (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-01 | tags: apple, iphone, clock app

1827.

AI doesn't generate working products, that's still your job (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-01 | by Anuradha Weeraman | tags: openai, api tokens, software engineering

1828.

A Prominent AI Investor Is Now Crumbling, in What Could Be a Sign of Things to Come (futurism.com)

2026-08-01 | by Frank Landymore | tags: ai hedge-fund, openai, sk hynix

1829.

One California town found Flock's license plate cameras were wrong 71% of the time (techspot.com)

2026-08-01 | by Daniel Sims | tags: flock, license plate cameras, machine learning

1830.

Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Saturday, Aug. 1 (cnet.com)

2026-08-01 | by Gael Cooper | tags: claude, cibada, almonds