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Big Tech Says Generative AI Will Save the Planet. It Doesn't Offer Much Proof (wired.com)

2026-02-18 | by Molly Taft | get Generative AI → | tags: climate, emissions, google

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AMD moves closer to open-source firmware with openSIL test, set to replace AGESA (techspot.com)

2026-02-12 | get OpenSIL → | tags: amd generation, concept, concept stable

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This Acer laptop from last year is proof that you don't need to upgrade in 2026 (zdnet.com)

2026-02-09 | by Cesar Cadenas | get Laptop → | tags: acer, acer swift, edge

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Long-Sought Proof Tames Some of Math's Unruliest Equations (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-09 | by Paulina Rowińska | get Mathematical Equation Solver → | tags: elliptic, lava, mathematicians

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First Proof (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-07 | get Smartwatch → | tags: comments

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‘Today’ host Savannah Guthrie is demanding proof of life for her mother. Deepfakes will make that complicated (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-02-06 | get Deepfake → | tags: family, guthrie, images

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Show HN: Agent Arena – Test How Manipulation-Proof Your AI Agent Is (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-06 | get Agent → | tags: hard, hidden, instructions

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Broken Proofs and Broken Provers (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-04 | get Proofs → | tags: bugs, definitions, isabelle

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I didn't trust the 'dog-proof' USB-C cable claim, so I tried something sharper instead (zdnet.com)

2026-02-03 | by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | get USB → | tags: cable, cables, galvanox

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Banning lead in gas worked. The proof is in our hair (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-03 | by Brian Maffly | get Haircare → | tags: environmental, hair, hair samples

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Initial access hackers switch to Tsundere Bot for ransomware attacks (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-01-28 | get Tsundere Bot → | tags: command, malware, proofpoint

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Show HN: I'm building an AI-proof writing tool. How would you defeat it? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-28 | get AI Tool → | tags: ai assistance, allowed, assistance

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They told me even a dog can't chew through this USB-C cable - so I tested it with something sharper (zdnet.com)

2026-01-27 | by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | get USB-C cutter → | tags: cable, cables, galvanox

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Finally, a USB-C charging cable so indestructible, your dog can't even chew through it (zdnet.com)

2026-01-27 | by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | get USB-C Cable → | tags: cable, cables, galvanox

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Pets chewing through your charging cables? This one's almost indestructible (zdnet.com)

2026-01-26 | by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | get Indestructible cable → | tags: cable, cables, galvanox

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Case study: Creative math – How AI fakes proofs (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-25 | get Mathematica → | tags: check, model, proof

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Proof of Corn (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-23 | by Seth Goldstein | get Nuclear Reactor → | tags: affect, affect physical, ai grow

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Super Savings on This Unique Air Fryer That Cooks Food in Heat-Proof Glass (wired.com)

2026-01-20 | by Brad Bourque | get Air Fryer → | tags: fryer, frying, glass

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600,000 Trump Mobile phones sold? There’s no proof. (theverge.com)

2026-01-16 | by Dominic Preston | get iPhone → | tags: figure, mobile, phone

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Is Starlink authoritarian-proof? (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-01-15 | get Satellite Internet → | tags: amid, amid crackdown, authoritarian

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The Influentists: AI hype without proof (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-14 | get Influencers → | tags: hype, microsoft, programmer

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Lies, Damned Lies and Proofs: Formal Methods Are Not Slopless (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-14 | get Formal Methods → | tags: comments

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How I made my pickpocket-proof tech bag even harder to steal (and a lot easier to recover) (zdnet.com)

2026-01-13 | by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | get Smartphone → | tags: airtag, elevation, elevation lab

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Bolt Graphics claims 10x RTX 5090 path tracing performance, but proof is still pending (techspot.com)

2026-01-10 | get Graphics Card → | tags: card, card display, ces supports

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Gmail now answers your email questions like Google Search — but you’ll have to pay for it (androidauthority.com)

2026-01-08 | get Email → | tags: feature, gmail, google

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2026 will be my year of the Linux desktop (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-03 | get Linux Desktop → | tags: anubis, disable, jshelter

207.

Test, don't just verify (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-12-23 | get Blockchain → | tags: bugs, formal, formal verification

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Test, don't (just) verify (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-12-23 | get Smartwatch → | tags: bugs, formal, formal verification

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Test, Don't (Just) Verify (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-12-23 | get Blockchain → | tags: bugs, formal, formal verification

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Russia has reportedly improved the range of its jam-proof optical drones to over 40 miles — purported Chinese-Russian collaborative production imagery reveals dramatically increased tethered drone range (tomshardware.com)

2025-12-21 | by Mark Tyson | get Optical drones → | tags: drones, fiber, optical