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<b>Junk plastic turns into high-value commodity with chemistry trick</b> (feeds.nature.com)

2026-08-05 | by Hunsberger | tags: best, best experience, browser

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Elon Musk repeatedly one-upped his execs on SpaceX’s first earnings call (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-04 | by Sean O'Kane | tags: spacex, elon musk, starlink

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Bending Spoons to Buy Airtable For $1.28 Billion (slashdot.org)

2026-08-04 | tags: airtable, bending spoons, evernote

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Gwern reties from fulltime writing to launch Guardian Angel Inc (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-04 | tags: gwern, guardian angel, inc

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SpaceX Revenue Rises 92% in Second Quarter (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-08-04 | tags: spacex, revenue, second quarter

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New DC Studios Show ‘Lanterns’ Is Out This August on HBO Max, Plus New ‘Hard Knocks,’ Conan and More (cnet.com)

2026-08-04 | by Liz Kocan | tags: dc studios, lanterns, hbo max

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Show HN: Maple-Preview – Ternary 20B MoE running at 120 tok/s on a iPhone (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-04 | tags: maple-preview, ternary 20b moe, iphone

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Show HN: Maple-Preview – ternary 20B MoE running at 120 tok/s on a iPhone (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-04 | tags: maple-preview, ternary 20b moe, iphone

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OpenAI Hits Back at Apple, Calls Lawsuit ‘Careless, Aggressive and Oddly Personal’ (cnet.com)

2026-08-04 | by Katelyn Chedraoui | tags: openai, apple, chatgpt

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Launch HN: EdotEnv (YC S26) – Quant Trading RL Envs to Teach LLMs Research (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-04 | tags: edotenv, yc s26, quant trading

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Eric Adams Goes to Wisconsin to Pitch Data Centers, Gets Booed (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-04 | tags: eric adams, wisconsin, data centers

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McDonald’s admits that getting rid of this beloved menu offer was a ‘bad trade,’ as new $3 value menu disappoints (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-04 | tags: mcdonald’s, $3 value menu, fast food

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Opinion | AI Can Empower People, but Only With Some Guardrails (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-08-04 | tags: artificial intelligence, governance, ai access

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Customer Experience Is a Different Game Now. Most Companies Are Still Playing the Old One. (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-04 | by Brad Birnbaum | tags: customer experience, churn risk, revenue function

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Apple Launches Legal Challenge Against UK Demand To Access Encrypted User Data (slashdot.org)

2026-08-04 | tags: apple, enigma2, investigatory powers tribunal

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Business World Stunned That a Restaurant Chain Is Doing Well Without Mindlessly Embracing AI (futurism.com)

2026-08-04 | by Frank Landymore | tags: brinker international, chili’s, anthropic

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SpaceX reports its first financials as a public company today: Here are 4 key details to watch out for (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-04 | tags: spacex, elon musk, rocket

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Most tech revolutions made work worse for employees (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-04 | tags: microsoft, smartphone, internet

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Trump admin "aware" of deaths in explosive diarrhea outbreak, delays reporting (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-04 | tags: cyclospora, foodborne parasite, taylor farms

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Startup Unveils Underwater Living Chamber for Human Dwellers (futurism.com)

2026-08-04 | by Joe Wilkins | tags: deep, vanguard, florida international university

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What Is AI Model Distillation? (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-04 | tags: ai model distillation, model compression, deep learning

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You have no reason not to watch Babylon 5 now that it's free on YouTube (engadget.com)

2026-08-04 | by Daniel Cooper | tags: babylon 5, warner bros, pten

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PC cooling outfit Arctic reverses tariff-era price hikes after US government refund — lowers prices across lineup, including coolers and case fans (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-04 | by Kunal Khullar | tags: arctic, liquid freezer iii pro, us government

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AI Notetaker Lets Hackers Spy on Government, Corporate Video Calls (darkreading.com)

2026-08-04 | tags: google firebase, tl;dv, ai meeting tool

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Purple Carrot Meal Kit Review: Tastier Than Meal Kits With Meat (wired.com)

2026-08-04 | by Matthew Korfhage | tags: purple carrot, meal kit, tofu

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The team behind our favorite PS2 emulator for Android just released a PS1 emulator (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-04 | tags: ps1 emulator, armsx2, retroachievements

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Grab a new Secretlab sit-to-stand desk for $699 — Save $50 as the Magnus Evo receives its first-ever discount (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-04 | by Stewart Bendle | tags: secretlab, magnus evo, sit-to-stand desk

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Plans for World’s First Octopus Farm Scrapped Over Ethical Concerns and Regulatory Hurdles (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-04 | tags: octopus farm, spanish seafood company, regulatory hurdles

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Apple issues new challenge against UK order for access to private user data (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2026-08-04 | by Watch Our Pick Of Standout Clips Across The Bbc | tags: apple, uk government, advanced data protection

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Ray Bradbury's "There Will Come Soft Rains" is set today (2026-08-04) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-04 | tags: ray bradbury, there will come soft rains, allendale california