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PSA: Android 17 QPR2 Beta 3 may mess up your home screen (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-17 | tags: android 17 qpr2, pixel launcher, private space

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7 Best Cheap Laptops to Buy in 2026 (and Some to Avoid) (wired.com)

2026-08-17 | by Luke Larsen | tags: hp omnibook, apple macbook, dell xps

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Alibaba answers Meta’s AI challenge with new laptop-ready model (cnbc.com)

2026-08-17 | by Arjun Kharpal | tags: alibaba, qwen3.8-27b, open-source ai

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Satellite operators are in panic mode due to a worsening launch crisis (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-17 | tags: falcon 9, telesat, ast spacemobile

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Android 17 QPR2 Beta 3 takes cell network security to the next level (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-17 | tags: android 17, qpr2 beta 3, sim security

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Android 17 QPR 2 Beta 3 takes cell network security to the next level (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-17 | tags: android 17, qpr2 beta 3, cell network

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$12B of US ratepayers' money wasted on a modeling mistake in PJM (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-17 | by Robert Boswall | tags: pjm, reserve requirement study, capacity market

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AGI-64 Brings Sierra Adventures to the Commodore 64 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-17 | tags: agi-64, commodore 64, sierra adventures

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Defect passivation and optical management of triple-junction solar cells (feeds.nature.com)

2026-08-17 | by Xu | tags: perovskite, silicon, 4f-poeabr

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Qwen 3.8 27B is excellent, but it defaults to overthinking things (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-16 | by Simon Willison | tags: qwen, alibaba, qwen 3.8 27b

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Stop Turning every purchase into a tip request (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-16 | tags: purchase, purchase tip, request

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Stripe will reportedly acquire AI gateway startup OpenRouter for $7B+ (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-16 | by Anthony Ha | tags: stripe, openrouter, ai models

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Stripe will reportedly acquire OpenRouter for $7B+ (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-16 | by Anthony Ha | tags: stripe, openrouter, ai models

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Stripe Clinches over $7B Deal to Buy AI Firm OpenRouter (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-16 | tags: stripe, openrouter, deal

165.

‘New Warriors’ Star Remembers the Marvel Show That Almost Was (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-16 | tags: marvel, new warriors, squirrel girl

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Red queen hypothesis – A new way forward for self-improving AI (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-16 | tags: red queen hypothesis, self-improving ai, nvidia

167.

Models Are Getting Dumber on Purpose (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-16 | by Walter Van Der Giessen | tags: glm-5.2, qwen3.5, deepseek v4

168.

Bose QuietComfort Headphones (2nd Gen) Review: Still More Quiet and Comfortable Than Most (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-16 | tags: bose, quietcomfort, headphones

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Maker compresses a 2.9MB song by 1000x and prints it on paper as eight QR codes — 21KB song is two minutes long, requires a neural network for playback (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-16 | by Luke James | tags: code, codes, paper

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A recipe for drone racing with reinforcement learning (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-16 | tags: quadcopter, reinforcement learning, mujojo

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3D-printed sound-powered jet engines propel micro drones — fliers are completely silent; researchers use ultrasonic frequencies to drive 12,000-RPM silent hovering fliers (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-16 | by Jowi Morales | tags: epfl, microbiorobotics, ultrasonic frequencies

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3D-printing enthusiast creates ‘Flock Sock’ to blind controversial cameras, shares design — slip-on cover attaches to broom handle to make it easy to put on devices placed on traffic and streetlights (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-16 | by Jowi Morales | tags: flock cameras, 3d printing, privacy

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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 and Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra Review: The Right Shape (wired.com)

2026-08-16 | by Julian Chokkattu | tags: samsung galaxy z fold8, qualcomm snapdragon 8 elite gen 5, foldable smartphones

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These practices improve your well-being and actually stick (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-16 | tags: matt bloom, lasting wellbeing, science-based practices

175.

Falstad Math and Physics Simulations (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-16 | tags: fourier series, digital filters, oscillations

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What is a Bluetooth codec and which one offers the best audio quality? (engadget.com)

2026-08-15 | by Deven Mcclure | tags: bluetooth, ldac, aptx

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VisionQuest trailer kicks off Disney's D23 fan event (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-15 | tags: marvel studios, visionquest, wanda vision

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‘Lilo & Stitch 2’ Is Getting Nostalgic and Thinking Ahead (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-15 | tags: lilo and stitch, disney, animated film

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BriskDB (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-15 | tags: briskdb, sqlite, postgresql

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A controversial Alzheimer's surgery is said to reverse symptoms (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-15 | by Dolgin | tags: alzheimer's disease, qiushi hospital, qingping xie