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New Defcon Badges Pack a Unique Open-Source Chip That Doubles as a Security Key (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-31 | by Kim Zetter | tags: defcon, baochip, open-source

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Deals: M5 MacBook Air $240 off straight from Apple, AirPods Pro 3, AirTag 2, transparent metal power bank, more (9to5mac.com)

2026-07-31 | by Justin Kahn | tags: apple, macbook air, airpods pro

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This Franchisee Owns 112 Restaurants and Gives Ownership Stakes to His Staff: ‘It Helps Them Know It’s a Team’ (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-31 | by Jonathan Small | tags: domino’s, papa johns, bam-bam pizza

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Is the Apple Watch waterproof? (engadget.com)

2026-07-31 | by Deven Mcclure | tags: apple watch, water resistance, series 2

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Is AI reasoning right for the wrong reasons? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-31 | by John Pavlus | tags: large reasoning models, openai, apple

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Is AI Reasoning Right for the Wrong Reasons? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-31 | by John Pavlus | tags: large reasoning models, openai, apple

4267.

13 Models and 4 Agents on SWE Tasks: Go, Java, Python, Rust, TS (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: java, python, rust

4268.

‘Antizuck’ iOS app that claims to detect nearby smart glasses tops App Store chart (9to5mac.com)

2026-07-31 | by Zac Hall | tags: antizuck, meta, ai glasses

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Admin: Terminally Ill Patients Aren't Exempt from Medicaid Work Requirements (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-31 | by Stephen Prager | tags: medicaid, cms, terminal illness

4270.

Where .env Went Wrong (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: dotenv, environment variables, secret management

4271.

AI Doesn’t Break Where You Think: The Hidden System Failures Behind Modern AI (computer.org)

2026-07-31 | tags: ieee, system failures, model

4272.

Elevators (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: elevator algorithm, elevator scheduling, scan algorithm

4273.

Massively Parallel Postgres Backups (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: postgres, planetscale, wal replay

4274.

SpaceX won’t remove all of xAI’s unpermitted turbines for another year (techcrunch.com)

2026-07-31 | by Tim De Chant | tags: spacex, xai, gas turbines

4275.

30 years of CPUs at Tom’s Hardware — looking back on three decades of processors, from the Pentium II to Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-31 | by Jake Roach | tags: amd, intel, ryzen

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Google Earth’s AI deepfake tool only lasted one day (theverge.com)

2026-07-31 | by Jay Peters | tags: google earth, ai deepfake, nano banana 2

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Kalshi Sued for Running Illegal Gambling Operation (futurism.com)

2026-07-31 | by Victor Tangermann | tags: kalshi, new york, gambling

4278.

Amazon says it got $600 million in Trump tariff refunds and will pass return along to some customers (cnbc.com)

2026-07-31 | by Annie Palmer | tags: amazon, trump tariffs, jeff bezos

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Tom’s Hardware’s 30th Anniversary — From Intel feuds and DIP switches to 30 years of unbiased testing (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-31 | by Paul Alcorn | tags: intel, nvidia, 3dfx

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A big win for Android interoperability (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: android, open home foundation, digital markets act

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The most official water costs $120k a gallon (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-31 | by .Wp-Block-Post-Author Box-Sizing Border-Box Display Flex Flex-Wrap Wrap .Wp-Block-Post-Author__Byline Font-Size Margin-Bottom Margin-Top Width | tags: water isotopes, deuterium, oxygen-18

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Show HN: I built a cross-browser extension that controls fingerprinting surfaces (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-31 | by Tomasz Janusz | tags: privacy thing, fingerprinting, google chrome

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The Google Pixel Watch 4 LTE is down to $349.99 in one of its best Amazon deals yet (androidauthority.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: google pixel watch 4, amazon deal, 4g lte

4284.

Captain America Popcorn Bucket and Fantastic Four Cups Recalled (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: captain america, fantastic four, popcorn bucket

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Software takes center stage in this Pixel 11 series and Pixel Watch 5 leak (androidauthority.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: pixel 11, pixel watch 5, google

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Graphics Cards Could Get Even More Expensive, and It’s Not Just Nvidia (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: nvidia, graphics cards, pc gaming

4287.

Apple CEO Tim Cook says the company is fighting 'a hundred-year flood' on memory pricing — expects to pay even more for memory in September following recent price hikes (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-31 | by Luke James | tags: apple, tim cook, memory pricing

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OpenAI says its new GPT 5.6 models are becoming more cost-efficient (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: openai, gpt-5.6, luna

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Reddit is testing a new way to watch — and listen to — its viral posts (techcrunch.com)

2026-07-31 | by Sarah Perez | tags: reddit, tiktok, steve huffman

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This AI Assistant Wants to Make Up for Your Boyfriend’s Incompetence (wired.com)

2026-07-31 | by Jason Parham | tags: orchid, weaponized incompetence, ai assistant