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1951.

Here’s the problem with putting an AI image generator in Google Earth (theverge.com)

2026-07-31 | by Stevie Bonifield | tags: google earth, nano banana, synthid

1952.

Super Mario Sunshine is the Switch 2's next GameCube addition (engadget.com)

2026-07-31 | by Matt Tate | tags: super mario sunshine, switch 2, gamecube

1953.

The EU's Right to Repair directive kicks in today (engadget.com)

2026-07-31 | by Daniel Cooper | tags: eu right to repair, apple iphone, samsung galaxy

1954.

The major labels propose rules to keep AI slop off the charts (theverge.com)

2026-07-31 | by Terrence O'Brien | tags: generative ai, record charts, music industry

1955.

61-Year-Old Japanese Man Arrested After Decade of Rocking Too Hard (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: japanese man, rock music, police arrest

1956.

A PR Firm Is Using Fake Publicists With AI-Generated Headshots to Spam Journalists With Pitches for Its Clients (futurism.com)

2026-07-31 | by Maggie Harrison Dupré | tags: ai-generated faces, vectorguidehq, riseguide

1957.

We Are Alarmed by This PR Firm Using a Small Army of Fake AI-Powered Publicists to Barrage Journalists With Pitches for Its Clients (futurism.com)

2026-07-31 | by Maggie Harrison Dupré | tags: ai-generated faces, vectorguidehq, riseguide

1958.

Tasklet (YC P26) Is Hiring a Customer Success Engineer (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: tasklet, ai platform, customer success engineer

1959.

The employee benefits paradox (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: kaiser family foundation, employee benefits, organizational productivity

1960.

New York sues Kalshi for allegedly running an ‘illegal gambling operation’ (theverge.com)

2026-07-31 | by Emma Roth | tags: kalshi, prediction markets, new york

1961.

Android phones can now back up documents automatically to Google Drive, here’s how (androidauthority.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: google drive, android phones, google play services

1962.

Files by Google could finally become a better document scanner (androidauthority.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: files by google, google drive, document scanner

1963.

How a Yale AI-cheating dispute became a 13-count federal lawsuit (arstechnica.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: ai-cheating, yale, generative ai

1964.

Modder der8auer builds 110cm 3D-printed chimney to passively cool Ryzen 7 9800X3D without fans, cuts temps by 19C — radically simple PC mod uses the 'stack effect' (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-31 | by Hassam Nasir | tags: der8auer, ryzen 7 9800x3d, chimney cooling

1965.

Qualcomm-powered robot collapses spectacularly on stage during company's keynote — prepared stagehands rush to cloak and then carry off stricken humanoid (updated) (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-31 | by Mark Tyson | tags: qualcomm, neura robotics, dragonwing iq10

1966.

Amazon spent $1.8 million on a failed AI project, and didn't notice the overrun for five months (techspot.com)

2026-07-31 | by Skye Jacobs | tags: amazon, anthropic, claude sonnet

1967.

Electronic Arts says it'll be a private company next week (engadget.com)

2026-07-31 | by Steve Dent | tags: ea sports, battlefield 6, need for speed

1968.

SJY Zeph Open-Back Headphones Review: Music Through Magnets (wired.com)

2026-07-31 | by Martin Cizmar | tags: sjy zeph, open-back headphones, airpods max

1969.

PwC just got caught trying to pass AI slop as authentic research (techspot.com)

2026-07-31 | by Kishalaya Kundu | tags: pwc, ai hallucinations, gptzero

1970.

Progressive Web Components (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-31 | by Ariel Salminen | tags: web components, react server components, elena library

1971.

Startup plans to put nuclear-powered data centers in the sea — modular units could be much faster to deploy, but questions about reliability and longevity remain (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-31 | by Jowi Morales | tags: nuclear-powered data centers, atomarine, floating barges

1972.

Influencers are excited about Meta’s glasses. The rest of the world? Not so much (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: meta, kylie jenner, smart glasses

1973.

When HPE’s Antonio Neri Leaves His Team Alone (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-07-31 | tags: hpe, antonio neri, ceo

1974.

HoverAir's Versa is a pocket gimbal camera and drone mashup (engadget.com)

2026-07-31 | by Steve Dent | tags: hoverair, versa, dji

1975.

I installed these smart window shades in 10 minutes - now I want them all over my house (zdnet.com)

2026-07-31 | by Maria Diaz | tags: smartwings, roller shades, amazon

1976.

Netflix Sued For Losing 'Master Copy' of Unreleased Nicolas Cage Movie (slashdot.org)

2026-07-31 | tags: netflix, nicolas cage, fortitude

1977.

Montana’s new “right to try” law can’t come soon enough for some (technologyreview.com)

2026-07-31 | by Jessica Hamzelou | tags: brain, brody, communicate

1978.

Apple drops 7%, Amazon surges 12% as investors pick AI winners after earnings (cnbc.com)

2026-07-31 | by Arjun Kharpal | tags: apple, amazon, aws

1979.

Qualcomm's humanoid robot demo went hilariously wrong when the machine just dropped dead on stage (techspot.com)

2026-07-31 | by Rob Thubron | tags: qualcomm, neura robotics, dragonwing iq10

1980.

Qualcomm-powered humanoid robot collapses on stage like it was shot during live demo (techspot.com)

2026-07-31 | by Rob Thubron | tags: qualcomm, neura robotics, dragonwing iq10