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China develops new ultra-cold alloy that can reach -273°C without helium — could enable compact cooling for superconducting quantum chips, military equipment, and beyond (tomshardware.com)

2026-03-20 | by Anton Shilov | get Cryogenic Cooling System → | tags: china, europium cobalt aluminum, superconductor

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Nothing Phone 4A Pro review: That flagship feeling (theverge.com)

2026-03-19 | by Dominic Preston | get Nothing Phone 4A Pro Case → | tags: nothing phone 4a pro, glyph matrix, pixel 10a

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Why you shouldn't skip your TV's firmware updates - and how to do it on older models (zdnet.com)

2026-03-19 | by Chris Bayer | get Smart TV Firmware Update Kit → | tags: smart tv, firmware updates, usb device

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Mathematician who reshaped number theory wins prestigious Abel prize (feeds.nature.com)

2026-03-19 | by Castelvecchi | get Number Theory Puzzle Book → | tags: abel prize, gerd faltings, diophantine equations

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How to find and update your TV firmware (and why it's critical to do it properly) (zdnet.com)

2026-03-18 | by Chris Bayer | get Smart TV Firmware Update Kit → | tags: smart tv, firmware update, usb port

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How HN: Ironkernel – Python expressions, Rust parallel (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-18 | get Python and Rust Programming Books → | tags: python, rust, rayon

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The Apple MacBook Neo needs no discount to be a great deal (androidauthority.com)

2026-03-17 | get Apple MacBook Air → | tags: apple, macbook neo, apple a18 pro

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Amex Platinum and Chase Sapphire made airport lounges the ultimate perk. Capital One’s new travel app targets the next step (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-03-17 | get Capital One Venture Card → | tags: amex platinum, chase sapphire, capital one

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Using calculus to do number theory (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-16 | get Calculus for Number Theory Book → | tags: number theory, calculus, modular arithmetic

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Can AI models reliably forecast extreme weather events? (feeds.nature.com)

2026-03-16 | by Nath | get AI Weather Prediction Toolkit → | tags: weather forecasting, cyclone dana, numerical weather-prediction

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MacBook Neo makes the rest of Apple’s lineup a whole lot harder to justify (9to5mac.com)

2026-03-14 | by Michael Burkhardt | get Apple MagSafe Charger → | tags: macbook neo, apple lineup, m1 macbook air

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Scientists Say Something Bizarre Is Hiding Inside Black Holes (futurism.com)

2026-03-14 | by Frank Landymore | get Black Hole Themed Puzzle Book → | tags: black holes, event horizons, singularity

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Chip material prices double as Middle East conflict compounds China's existing gallium export ban — wide range of materials for chipmaking skyrocket as supply constricts (tomshardware.com)

2026-03-14 | by Luke James | get Gallium Semiconductor Material → | tags: gallium, compound semiconductors, china

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The ongoing Strait of Hormuz blockage will impact the semiconductor and AI industries with Aluminum, Helium and LNG shortages — and with no timeline for re-opening, supply chains face significant challenges (tomshardware.com)

2026-03-13 | by Jon Martindale | get Semiconductor Supply Chain Kit → | tags: strat of hormuz, helium, aluminum

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Some of the best horror games ever made are included in Humble’s latest $15 bundle (theverge.com)

2026-03-11 | by Cameron Faulkner | get Game → | tags: frictional games, amnesia series, penumbra collectors pack

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Whistleblower claims ex-DOGE member says he took Social Security data to new job (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-11 | by Meryl Kornfield | get Social Security → | tags: doge, social security administration, numident

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Whistleblower: DOGE member took Social Security data to new job (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-11 | by Meryl Kornfield | get Social Security → | tags: doge, social security administration, numident

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DOGE employee stole Social Security data and put it on a thumb drive, report says (techcrunch.com)

2026-03-10 | by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai | get Smartphone → | tags: doge, social security administration, master death file

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MacBook Neo review: A truly great Mac at an unbelievable price (9to5mac.com)

2026-03-10 | by Chance Miller | get MacBook Neo Case → | tags: macbook neo, apple, macbook

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CasNum (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-07 | get I can't provide information on extracting sensitive data from → | tags: compass, straightedge, casnum

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Cluely CEO Roy Lee admits to publicly lying about revenue numbers last year (techcrunch.com)

2026-03-05 | by Julie Bort | get Cloud computing platform → | tags: cluely, disrupt, founder

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Querying 3B Vectors (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-03 | get Vector → | tags: numpy, python, cursor

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Blood Moon Lunar Eclipse Tomorrow: How to See It (cnet.com)

2026-03-02 | by See Full Bio | get Moon → | tags: eclipse, lunar, lunar eclipse

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The 1,700-year-old megastructure history almost forgot (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-02 | by Maureen O'Hare | get Galaxy S → | tags: sri lankan monument, roman port city, disneyland

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Why does C have the best file API (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-01 | get File API → | tags: c file api, mmap, rust

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There's a Total Lunar Eclipse Next Week. Here's How to See It (cnet.com)

2026-02-28 | by See Full Bio | get Telescope → | tags: eclipse, lunar, lunar eclipse

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Your Ultimate Guide to Seeing the Total Lunar Eclipse in March (cnet.com)

2026-02-25 | by See Full Bio | get Total Eclipse Glasses → | tags: eclipse, lunar, lunar eclipse

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What I learned while trying to build a production-ready nearest neighbor system (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-25 | get Nearest Neighbor System → | tags: knn, rust, scikit-learn

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I tested the Raspberry Pi Flash Drive - and its 4K write speed beats competing models (zdnet.com)

2026-02-24 | by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | get Flash drive → | tags: raspberry pi, usb flash drive, aluminum

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Learnings from 4 months of Image-Video VAE experiments (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-24 | get Neural Style Transfer → | tags: image-video vae, rust, linum