GoKawiil - Tech News

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Writer introduces new AI model and upgraded harness to contain token costs (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-13 | by Russell Brandom | tags: writer, palmyra x6, glm-5.2

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I tried the new ChatGPT Desktop App for Linux - but I'll stick to my browser for now (zdnet.com)

2026-08-13 | by Steven Vaughan-Nichols | tags: openai, chatgpt, linux

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Climate Change Has Unleashed an Entirely New Type of Heatwave: The ‘Snow Eater’ (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-13 | tags: climate change, snow-eater, heatwave

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Global Threat Campaign Hits Critical VMware vCenter Flaw (darkreading.com)

2026-08-13 | tags: vmware, vcenter, cve-2026-59310

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WhatsApp is working on chat themes with animated wallpapers (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-13 | by Marcus Mendes | tags: whatsapp, wabetainfo, ios

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NP-Overrated (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-13 | by Niklas Gruhn | tags: np-hard, dependency resolution, package managers

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Virgin Galactic wants your help naming its new Delta class spaceship (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-13 | tags: virgin galactic, delta-class, spacecraft

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Apple Wallet in iOS 27 adds clever new way to use its many features (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-13 | by Ryan Christoffel | tags: apple wallet, ios 27, apple pay

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Anthropic Could Be Worth $2 Trillion When It Goes Public (slashdot.org)

2026-08-13 | tags: anthropic, claude, spacex

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Companies are charging ahead with AI—even though middle managers are not ready for it (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-13 | tags: paradigm, hr leaders, joelle emerson

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The Worst Advice You’ll Get After a Big Win (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-13 | by Ashley Armstrong | tags: dopamine, cortisol, brain

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World's Largest 106-Foot Electric Plane Takes Maiden Flight In New York (slashdot.org)

2026-08-13 | tags: heart aerospace, x1 aircraft, plattsburgh international airport

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How Compaction Works in Pi (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-13 | tags: compaction, programming, algorithms

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Here's a rapid-fire update on our 32-stock portfolio, including Cramer's 5 favorites to buy (cnbc.com)

2026-08-13 | by Kevin Stankiewicz Morgan Chittum | tags: nvidia, micron, intel

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Mistral OCR 4.1 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-13 | tags: mistral, ocr, document ai

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OpenAI Chief Revenue Officer to Depart After Less Than a Year (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-08-13 | tags: openai, denise dresser, revenue officer

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‘American Horror Story’ Season 13 Shows Off Its Cast in a Ghastly First Teaser (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-13 | tags: american horror story, sarah paulson, evan peters

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Remember the Publisher That Put Fake Writers in Sports Illustrated? It Just Rebranded as an AI Company (futurism.com)

2026-08-13 | by Maggie Harrison Dupré | tags: sports illustrated, arena group, paradium.ai

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AI At Home Part 1: A Box Of Scraps (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-13 | tags: ai data center, nvidia gpu, large language model

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We Have AI at Home Chapter 1: A Box of Scraps (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-13 | tags: ai data center, nvidia gpu, large language model

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Boston Tea Party Relic on Display for Decades Is Something Else Entirely (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-13 | tags: boston tea party, relic, artifact

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Chrome just flagged a hugely popular extension as unsafe (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-13 | tags: chrome, gofullpage, chromium

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Rare Blink Mini Pan-Tilt Camera deal cuts the price to $27.99 (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-13 | tags: blink mini, amazon, pan-tilt camera

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Chatbots argue against election conspiracy theories, then willingly illustrate them (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-13 | tags: chatbots, election conspiracy, brennan center

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The Painful Truth of Exactly How ICE’s New Shock Gloves Work (wired.com)

2026-08-13 | by Jeremy White | tags: ice, glove, compliant technologies

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Mars Meteorite Found in Algeria Dates Back to a Previously Hidden Time (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-13 | tags: mars meteorite, algeria, red planet

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Sony says the 3.5mm headphone jack is still a hit, and its phone sales back it up (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-13 | tags: sony xperia 1, 3.5mm headphone jack, microsd card slot

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The largest battery-electric plane ever made has flown for the first time (engadget.com)

2026-08-13 | by Daniel Cooper | tags: heart aerospace, electric aircraft, es-30

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Scientists Don’t Actually Know How Long Fungi Can Live. The Reasons Are Kind of Weird (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-13 | tags: fungi, science, aging

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University of Michigan Drops First-Semester Grades to 'Curb Mental Health Crisis' (slashdot.org)

2026-08-13 | tags: university of michigan, grade covering, pass/no credit