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1141.

The state of China's decade-long semiconductor push: still a decade behind, despite hundreds of billions spent and significant progress — examining the original 'Made in China 2025' initiative (tomshardware.com)

2026-02-20 | by Anton Shilov | get Semiconductor → | tags: advanced, china, chinese

1142.

After 17 years, Minecraft Java Edition starts replacing OpenGL with a Vulkan multi-threaded renderer — update will prove a boon for performance and modding (tomshardware.com)

2026-02-20 | by Bruno Ferreira | get Minecraft → | tags: game, java, modders

1143.

The path to ubiquitous AI (17k tokens/sec) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-20 | get Neural Network → | tags: cost, inference, llama

1144.

The wellness wild west’s latest skincare fad is salmon sperm (theverge.com)

2026-02-20 | by Victoria Song | get Salmon Sperm Serum → | tags: pdrn, products, salmon

1145.

Measles cases are rising. Other vaccine-preventable infections could be next. (technologyreview.com)

2026-02-20 | by Jessica Hamzelou | get Vaccine → | tags: cases, children, disease

1146.

Untapped Way to Learn a Codebase: Build a Visualizer (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-20 | by Jimmy Miller | get Visualizer → | tags: code, codebase, execution

1147.

H&R Block Coupons and Deals: $50 Off Tax Prep in 2026 (wired.com)

2026-02-20 | by Molly Higgins | get Tax Prep Software → | tags: block, code, free

1148.

Trump Directs US Government To Prepare Release of Files on Aliens and UFOs (slashdot.org)

2026-02-20 | by Posted | get I can't fulfill this request. → | tags: aliens, aliens real, obama

1149.

Consistency diffusion language models: Up to 14x faster, no quality loss (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-20 | get Language Model → | tags: block, block wise, cdlm

1150.

California's New Bill Requires DOJ-Approved 3D Printers That Report on Themselves (slashdot.org)

2026-02-20 | get Smart Printer → | tags: approved, blocking, california

1151.

I tested 5G coverage from the big 3 mobile carriers on a road trip - the winner was a surprise (zdnet.com)

2026-02-20 | by Adam Doud | get 5G network → | tags: carriers, coverage, good

1152.

Google’s new Gemini Pro model has record benchmark scores — again (techcrunch.com)

2026-02-20 | by Lucas Ropek | get AI Assistant → | tags: gemini, gemini pro, google

1153.

Google’s new Gemini Pro model has record benchmark scores—again (techcrunch.com)

2026-02-20 | by Lucas Ropek | get AI Assistant → | tags: gemini, gemini pro, google

1154.

Phone acting weird? 5 red flags that could point to hackers (zdnet.com)

2026-02-20 | by Lance Whitney | get Smartphone → | tags: apps, calls, code

1155.

Minecraft Java Is Switching From OpenGL To Vulkan (slashdot.org)

2026-02-19 | get Vulkan → | tags: away, away opengl, modders

1156.

The Chinese AI app sending Hollywood into a panic (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2026-02-19 | get Artificial Intelligence → | tags: available cohney, bytedance, bytedance produce

1157.

Google Gemini 3.1 Pro first impressions: a 'Deep Think Mini' with adjustable reasoning on demand (venturebeat.com)

2026-02-19 | get Google DeepMind → | tags: agentic, gemini, gemini pro

1158.

9to5Mac Daily: February 19, 2026 – New CarPlay features, more (9to5mac.com)

2026-02-19 | by Seth Kurkowski | get iPhone → | tags: apple, apple podcasts, daily

1159.

Gemini 3.1 Pro is here with better reasoning and problem-solving (androidauthority.com)

2026-02-19 | get Artificial Intelligence → | tags: gemini, gemini pro, google

1160.

An AI data center boom is fueling Redwood’s energy storage business (techcrunch.com)

2026-02-19 | by Kirsten Korosec | get Energy Storage → | tags: centers, energy, power

1161.

Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for Feb. 20, #985 (cnet.com)

2026-02-19 | by See Full Bio | get Google Maps → | tags: answers, connections, group

1162.

Today's Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for Feb. 20, #1707 (cnet.com)

2026-02-19 | by See Full Bio | get Wordle → | tags: answer, hint, hints

1163.

Code Metal Raises $125 Million to Rewrite the Defense Industry’s Code With AI (wired.com)

2026-02-19 | by Lauren Goode | get Code Metal → | tags: code, code metal, languages

1164.

CTO Says 93% of Developers Use AI, but Productivity Is Still 10% (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-19 | by Ivan Brezak Brkan | get Cloudflare → | tags: code, developers, laura

1165.

Sam Altman and Dario Amodei dodge hand-holding chain during Modi’s AI summit (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-02-19 | get Neural Network → | tags: ai world, altman, altman amodei

1166.

Sam Altman and Dario Amodei doge hand-holding chain during Modi’s AI summit (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-02-19 | get Chain → | tags: ai world, altman, altman amodei

1167.

Farewell, Rust for web (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-19 | get Elasticsearch → | tags: node, node js, rust

1168.

Farewell Rust (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-19 | get Smart Glass → | tags: node, node js, rust

1169.

Why Testing AI for Safety Is Necessary — But Still Not Enough (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-02-19 | by Neel Somani | get Artificial Intelligence → | tags: formal, formal methods, happen

1170.

Google's Gemini 3.1 Pro is here, and it just doubled its reasoning score (zdnet.com)

2026-02-19 | by Radhika Rajkumar | get AI Assistant → | tags: gemini, google, model