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Uber adds Zipline drones to its Eats delivery network (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-17 | by Sean O'Kane | tags: uber, zipline, drones

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Mexico crackdown on coastal development (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-17 | tags: profepa, yucatán, coastal development

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Mexico Crackdown on Coastal Development Underway (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-17 | tags: profepa, yucatán, coastal development

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Uber partners with Zipline on Eats drone deliveries (theverge.com)

2026-08-17 | by Andrew J. Hawkins | tags: uber, zipline, drone deliveries

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On AI regulation and messaging (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-17 | tags: anthropic, ai regulation, regulatory capture

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On A.I. regulation and messaging (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-17 | tags: anthropic, ai regulation, regulatory capture

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Why AI systems are most useful as designers of new scientific tools (feeds.nature.com)

2026-08-17 | by Evans | tags: pulsar stars, radio telescope, alexander krauss

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Opinion | Geoengineering Will Save Us (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-08-16 | tags: geoengineering, climate change, environment

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This portable, external CD/DVD drive comes with a 2.5-inch SATA and an SD Card slot for just $26 — Save 10% on a modern essential for keeping physical media alive (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-16 | by Hassam Nasir | tags: alronly, sata, usb-c

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Ukraine built a $48,000 long-range drone after covertly snapping Chinese factory photos, clone destroys Russian Tu-95 bomber — attack drone has 2,000 km range, country builds 6,000 flying-wing drones a year (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-16 | by Luke James | tags: mich 2000, tu-95, ztk-150

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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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Ukrainian drone regiment ‘decimates’ 3,500-strong U.S. armored brigade combat team in war game — High drone kill-rate forced continuous 'respawns,' reveals shortcomings in American response as drones easily spotted and destroyed tanks and armored vehicles (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-16 | by Jowi Morales | tags: ukrainian drones, 412 nemesis, us army

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Ask HN: I've quit six systems for tracking my illness. What works? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-15 | tags: askhn, seronegative spondyloarthropathy, google sheets

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Ask HN: Ive quit six systems for tracking my illness. What works? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-15 | tags: seronegative spondyloarthropathy, google sheets, paper journal

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Voltair (YC W26) Is Hiring a Test Flight Engineer (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-15 | tags: voltair, drone, earth observation

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The Airseekers Tron is an impressive mulching robot mower with a couple of frustrating flaws (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-15 | tags: airseekers tron, rtk precision, obstacle avoidance

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France's court just blocked Macron's plan to ban kids from social media (techspot.com)

2026-08-15 | by Daniel Sims | tags: facebook, france, macron

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Printytron – Describe a part, get a printable STL (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-15 | tags: printytron, stl, prusa

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Don’t overlook Elektron’s budget electronic music instruments (theverge.com)

2026-08-15 | by Terrence O'Brien | tags: elektron, digitakt, synth

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US Navy 3D prints combat-ready drones and 1,000+ parts aboard aircraft carrier during exercise — containerized factory fabricated 80-mph FPVs and critical spares despite rough seas and 12-foot waves (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-15 | by Mark Tyson | tags: firestorm labs, xcell platform, 3d printing

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Anti-drone chain gun with 50mm precision-guided ammunition unveiled — Northrop Grumman's Raid Hunter is designed to wipe out drone swarms and cruise missiles (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-15 | by Mark Tyson | tags: northrop grumman, raid hunter, chain gun

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How a Sony Veteran Is Overhauling the Company He Grew Up In (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-08-14 | tags: sony, hiroki totoki, electronics

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PBS Station Fears Losing 50TB of Data After Being Ghosted By Cloud Provider (slashdot.org)

2026-08-14 | tags: iron mountain, cloud provider, data privacy

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PBS station fears losing 50TB of data after being ghosted by cloud storage provider (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-14 | tags: pbs, iron mountain, cloud storage

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Trump Slaps a 100% Tariff On Heavy and 'Sensitive' Drones (slashdot.org)

2026-08-14 | tags: trump, tariffs, drones

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Costco tariff refunds: Warehouse club is one of the few retailers saying it will pay customers back. How and when? (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-14 | tags: costco, tariffs, ron vachris

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Researchers Built a Coin-Sized Device That Can Hack a Boeing 737’s Electronics (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-14 | tags: boeing 737, cybersecurity, hackers

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Trump Declares the Few Drones You Can Still Buy Will Cost Way More (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-14 | tags: trump, drones, u.s.

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‘Lanterns’ Is Really, Really Good—for the Most Part (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-14 | tags: hbo, lanterns, kyle chandler