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Grok convinced a man it was sentient and that xAI had sent assassins to kill him (techspot.com)

2026-05-08 | get AI Sentience Simulation Kit → | tags: grok, xai, bbc

842.

Nintendo is raising Switch 2 prices (theverge.com)

2026-05-08 | by Jess Weatherbed | get Nintendo Switch Console → | tags: nintendo, switch 2, nintendo switch online

843.

Seeing Birdsong (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-08 | get Birdsong Nature Sound Machine → | tags: birdsong, nature, wildlife

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Briefing Chat: Can’t focus? It’s not your attention span, it’s your notifications (feeds.nature.com)

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845.

Goodbye GDP? 31 ways to replace the world’s favourite measure of economic health (feeds.nature.com)

2026-05-08 | by Lenharo | get Economic Growth Chart → | tags: united nations, gross domestic product, sustainable development goals

846.

Briefing Chat: Can't focus? It's not your attention span, it's your notifications (feeds.nature.com)

2026-05-08 | by Petrić Howe | get Focus Booster Noise-Canceling Headphones → | tags: notifications, internet explorer, css

847.

Surge in fake citations uncovered by audit of 2.5 million biomedical science papers (feeds.nature.com)

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848.

Nonprofit hospitals spend billions on consultants with no clear effect (news.ycombinator.com)

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849.

AI images are getting harder to spot, but physics still gives them away if you know where to look (techspot.com)

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850.

Wait, Do We Actually Want to See a Minions Movie? (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-07 | get Minions Movie Collectible Figurine → | tags: minions, monsters, trailer

851.

OpenAI introduces new ‘Trusted Contact’ safeguard for cases of possible self-harm (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-07 | by Lucas Ropek | get Self-Harm Prevention Kit → | tags: openai, chatgpt, trusted contact

852.

Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for May 8, #1062 (cnet.com)

2026-05-07 | by See Full Bio | tags: nyt, connections, wordle

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Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for May 8 #796 (cnet.com)

2026-05-07 | by See Full Bio | tags: nyt, strands, wordle

854.

Two Home Affairs officials suspended after AI 'hallucinations' found (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-07 | by Jarryd Westerdale | get AI Content Moderation Tool → | tags: home affairs, ai hallucinations, white paper

855.

3 Essential Lessons for First-Time Entrepreneurs — From Someone Who’s Been at It for 2 Decades (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-07 | by Ben Walker | get Entrepreneurship Starter Kit → | tags: entrepreneurship, transcription company, public relations

856.

Natural Language Autoencoders: Turning Claude's Thoughts into Text (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-07 | get Natural Language Processing Book → | tags: claude, autoencoders, neural activity

857.

The Secret to Scaling a Physical Service Business Without Burning Out (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-07 | by Mike Feazel | get Business Productivity Planner → | tags: saas, roof restorations, logistics

858.

The Power Couple Behind Richwife Is Redefining What It Means to Be Rich (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-07 | by Logan Simmons | get Richwife T-Shirt → | tags: richwife, matthew noonan, kaylyn noonan

859.

Startup Battlefield 200 applications close May 27: A shot at VC access, global visibility, TechCrunch coverage, and $100K (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-07 | by Techcrunch Events | get TechCrunch Startup Notebook → | tags: startup battlefield, techcrunch, techcrunch disrupt

860.

Why Operational Excellence Dies When It Stays Trapped in the Founder’s Head (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-07 | by Bidhan Baruah | get Operational Excellence Book → | tags: founder’s head, operational excellence, cross-functional coordination

861.

Valve is fighting Steam Controller scalpers with a new reservations system (theverge.com)

2026-05-07 | by Jay Peters | get Steam Controller Reservation Kit → | tags: steam controller, valve, ebay

862.

2 days left: Get 50% off a second pass to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-07 | by Techcrunch Events | get TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Ticket → | tags: techcrunch, disrupt 2026, startup ecosystem

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China’s Moonshot AI raises $2B at $20B valuation as demand for open source AI skyrockets (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-07 | by Kate Park | get Open Source AI Development Kit → | tags: moonshot ai, kimi k2.6, open source ai

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China’s Moonshot AI raises $2B at $20B valuation as demand for open-source AI skyrockets (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-07 | by Kate Park | get Open-Source AI Development Kit → | tags: moonshot ai, kimi k2.6, open-source ai

865.

You’ll Never Guess Trade Unions’ Position on AI Data Centers (futurism.com)

2026-05-07 | by Joe Wilkins | get AI Data Center Cooling Fan → | tags: trade unions, ai data centers, big tech

866.

Samsung is pulling TVs and appliances from China after losing $138 million to local competition (techspot.com)

2026-05-07 | get Samsung Smart TV → | tags: samsung, china, televisions

867.

Idempotency is easy until the second request is different (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-07 | get Idempotent API Testing Tool → | tags: idempotency, api design, payment processing

868.

The Situation With Richard Dawkins’ AI Girlfriend Just Got Way Weirder (futurism.com)

2026-05-07 | by Frank Landymore | get AI Companion Robot → | tags: anthropic, claude ai, richard dawkins

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AI data center boom squeezes consumer tech’s chip supply—even though they use different chips (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-07 | get Intel Xeon Processor → | tags: nvidia, data center, chip manufacturing

870.

Gen Z is turning subscriptions into short-term rentals for shows, movies, and games (techspot.com)

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