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Google Search corrects results after prematurely declaring OpenAI CEO Sam Altman dead (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-12 | tags: google search, openai, sam altman

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FlightAware dropped its lawsuit against Kalshi after just one day (engadget.com)

2026-08-12 | by Ian Carlos Campbell | tags: flightaware, kalshi, prediction market

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‘Project Hail Mary’ Author Andy Weir’s Next Project Is a Sci-Fi Audiobook With a Star-Studded Cast (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-12 | tags: andy weir, exoplanet, audible

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AI coding startup Cognition reportedly already in talks to raise at $40B valuation (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-12 | by Julie Bort | tags: cognition, devin, ai coding

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As AI safety concerns mount, three pioneers make the case for staying open (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-12 | by Kate Park | tags: ai safety, open-source models, geoffrey hinton

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Highly rated Anker Prime 3-in-1 foldable Qi2.2 charger gets a 34% price drop (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-12 | tags: anker, qi2.2, magsafe

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Hackers exploit critical Adobe Commerce flaw to hijack customer accounts (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-08-12 | tags: adobe commerce, magento, cve-2026-71362

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Lovable raises $400M Series C (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-12 | tags: lovable, menlo ventures, scalable europe fund

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We just raised $400M in Series C (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-12 | tags: lovable, series c, menlo ventures

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Grok 4.6 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-12 | tags: grok, gpt-5.6 sol, artificial analysis intelligence

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Astronomers Discover a Brand-New Type of Object: Part Black Hole, Part Star (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-12 | tags: black hole, star, astronomers

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Someone is running mass vulnerability scans, spoofing AI bots like ClaudeBot (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-12 | tags: ai agents, claudebot, agentic web index

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Pixel 11 carrier deals: Here’s how you can save on the new Google Pixel (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-12 | tags: pixel, pixel series, purchase

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Google makes Circle to Search easier to use by putting it directly in the Pixel Camera (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-12 | tags: google, pixel 11, circle to search

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Uber Eats Owed This Restaurant Owner $40,000. It Took 8 Months and a News Story to Get Her Paid. (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-12 | by Jonathan Small | tags: uber eats, kyoto teriyaki, seattle

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ShareX is a powerful screenshot tool that can do a lot more (techspot.com)

2026-08-12 | tags: sharex, ffmpeg, scrolling capture

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The Download: our 35 young innovators and the “censorship-industrial complex” (technologyreview.com)

2026-08-12 | by Thomas Macaulay | tags: china, taiwan, open-source

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Meta and Nvidia plant 'very firm flag' in open-weight AI race led by Chinese Labs (cnbc.com)

2026-08-12 | by Jonathan Vanian | tags: meta, nvidia, open-source

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Archaeologists Think a 2,400-Year-Old Grave Belongs to an Ancient Greek Wrestler (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-12 | tags: ancient greek, archaeologists, greek wrestler

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Delphi 13 Community Edition Is Now Available (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-12 | by Marco Cantu | tags: delphi, embarcadero, vcl

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It Seems Like Bill Gates’ Daughter May Be in Serious Legal Trouble (futurism.com)

2026-08-12 | by Victor Tangermann | tags: bill gates, phoebe gates, cookie stuffing

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The Threat Hiding in Your Hiring Process: How Fake Remote Workers Get In (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-08-12 | tags: north korean, phishing, source-code

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Jaguar offers a first look inside the all-electric Type 01 (theverge.com)

2026-08-12 | by Emma Roth | tags: jaguar, type 01, electric architecture

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Chinese tech giant Tencent posts revenue beat on accelerating games sales, AI-driven ads (cnbc.com)

2026-08-12 | by Arjun Kharpal | tags: tencent, wechat, delta force

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8 Great Deals From Patagonia’s Past-Season Sale (wired.com)

2026-08-12 | by Scott Gilbertson | tags: patagonia, yvon chouinard, torrentshell

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Agentic orchestration: Enterprise AI organizations know how to govern agents but still can't meter what they cost (venturebeat.com)

2026-08-12 | tags: microsoft ai foundry, openai agents sdk, anthropic claude platform

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Agentic reliability and evaluations : Enterprises that got burned by a bad eval are the most likely to remove humans from the loop, not the least (venturebeat.com)

2026-08-12 | tags: agentic reliability, enterprise automation, venturebeat pulse research

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India’s Yulu raises $93M as quick-commerce boom fuels e-bike demand (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-12 | by Jagmeet Singh | tags: yulu, electric bikes, quick-commerce

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DARPA heavy lift challenge ends with winner at a 3.84:1 payload to weight ratio (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-12 | by Haye Kesteloo | tags: darpa, avidrone, katana

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Company Offering '100% Human-Written, Never AI' Medical Research Is 100% AI (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-12 | by About The Author | tags: research gold, ai-generated reviewers, prisma 2020