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9001.

Postmortem of a British Startup: Tract (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-19 | tags: tract, british startup, land promotion

9002.

Zilog Z80 turns 50 as an open-source replacement heads to drop-in DIP40 silicon — iconic 8-bit CPU launched in July 1976 and was discontinued in 2024 (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-19 | by Luke James | tags: zilog z80, open-source replacement, intel 8080

9003.

Clever hacker fits 537,000 domains in a $5 ESP32 ad-blocking dongle (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-19 | by Zak Killian | tags: esp32, pi-hole, dns filtering

9004.

Computing’s Top 30: Achyut Sarma Boggaram (computer.org)

2026-07-19 | tags: ieee computer society, achyut sarma boggaram, computing top 30

9005.

Nonprofit Current AI is racing to build the World Wide Web of AI, free for all (techcrunch.com)

2026-07-19 | by Kate Park | tags: current ai, open-source ai, india ai summit

9006.

Memory chip boss admits RAM prices are 'abnormally high' — SK Group chairman considering building a semiconductor plant in the US to expand supply, calm ‘chipflation’ (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-19 | by Jowi Morales | tags: sk hynix, memory chips, chipflation

9007.

I hate that I don’t hate this song made with Suno (theverge.com)

2026-07-19 | by Terrence O'Brien | tags: suno, holly herndon, benja

9008.

Anker Solix S2000 Review: The Little 2kWh Battery That Could (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-19 | tags: anker, solix s2000, battery

9009.

Bananas sprout in Rayleigh Garden UK after 15 years (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-19 | by Henry Godfrey-Evans | tags: rayleigh, maricopa county, heat deaths

9010.

‘Phantom Twist’ drone spins so fast that it is nearly invisible — flying device adds motion blur to the real world (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-19 | by Mark Tyson | tags: northwestern university, phantom twist, drone

9011.

OpenStreetMap: Admin_level for All Countries (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-19 | tags: openstreetmap, admin_level, boundary

9012.

Big Blue Blues (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-07-19 | tags: ibm, passwords, tech executives

9013.

What We’re Expecting at Samsung’s July Galaxy Unpacked 2026 (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-19 | tags: samsung, galaxy unpacked, foldable

9014.

MemoryPack: Zero encoding extreme performance binary serializer for C# (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-19 | tags: memorypack, protobuf-net, unity

9015.

Russian drones spotted using screwed-on magnetic compasses as navigation aids — the on-board camera can occasionally tilt down to check bearings if satellite comms are lost (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-19 | by Jowi Morales | tags: molniya drones, starlink, expresslrs

9016.

I burned all my tokens researching how to save tokens (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-19 | by Bartosz Kotrys | tags: quesma, claude max, tokenomics

9017.

5 things Gemini still can’t do that keep me paying for ChatGPT (androidauthority.com)

2026-07-19 | tags: google, gemini, chatgpt

9018.

Are There Cybersecurity Risks in Over-the-Air Tech Used in Autos? (slashdot.org)

2026-07-19 | by Posted | tags: over-the-air, automotive cybersecurity, ruter

9019.

We’re Underestimating the Power of ‘One-in-a-Thousand-Year’ Solar Storms, NASA Warns (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-19 | tags: nasa, solar storms, geophysical research

9020.

Orchid is a delightfully retro and approachable hipster synth (theverge.com)

2026-07-19 | by Terrence O'Brien | tags: orchid, telepathic instruments, magnus

9021.

I joined the IndieWeb, here's what I learned (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-19 | by Rel | tags: indieweb, mastodon, protocols

9022.

I asked ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini to pick the best smartphone — I didn’t expect the results (androidauthority.com)

2026-07-19 | tags: chatgpt, google, android authority

9023.

Thinking Machines is coming for Anthropic’s intellectual vibe (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-19 | tags: thinking machines, anthropic, inkling

9024.

How to Disable Music Videos in Spotify (wired.com)

2026-07-19 | by Justin Pot | tags: spotify, music videos, user interface

9025.

Birdfy’s solar-powered smart feeder is down to one of its best prices (theverge.com)

2026-07-19 | by Sheena Vasani | tags: birdfy, netvue, ai-powered smart feeder

9026.

The death and rebirth of my home server (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-19 | tags: nixos, raspberry pi, smb

9027.

What I learned selling 2,500 MIDI recorders: Hardware is not so hard (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-19 | tags: midi recorders, jamcorder, electronics design

9028.

The 10 Best Electrolyte Powders (We Tested Over 20) (wired.com)

2026-07-19 | by Louryn Strampe | tags: electrolyte powders, sodium, magnesium

9029.

Android 17’s best feature isn’t out yet — here are 3 ways you can replicate it right now (androidauthority.com)

2026-07-19 | tags: android 17, google io, pixel phones

9030.

Hackers abuse ViPNet software to target Russian govt agencies (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-07-19 | tags: vipnet, hellonet, infotecs