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Google nixes its Earth AI feature one day after launch, amid criticism it would spread misinformation (techcrunch.com)

2026-07-31 | by Lucas Ropek | tags: google earth, nano banana 2, ai image generator

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Snapchat is cracking down on AI slop in Spotlight (engadget.com)

2026-07-31 | by Karissa Bell | tags: snapchat, spotlight, ai-generated videos

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Google rolls back the needless AI generation tools it added to Google Earth (engadget.com)

2026-07-31 | by Igor Bonifacic | tags: google earth, nano banana, google

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Leaked Motorola Razr renders tease the next blinged-out special edition (androidauthority.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: motorola razr, swarovski edition, foldable phone

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How to Survive an Infestation of Toxic Caterpillars (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-31 | by Ben Crair | tags: oak processionary caterpillar, eichenprozessionsspinner, berlin

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New York sues Kalshi, calling it an ‘illegal gambling operation’ (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: kalshi, new york, prediction market

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Researchers devise a full-color night vision goggle (arstechnica.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: night vision goggles, mercury telluride, infrared spectrum

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See the heat: An infrared imaging system that outputs in color (arstechnica.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: infrared imaging, beijing institute of technology, mercury telluride

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Prices Are Going Up for More AT&T Legacy Plans, Starting Tomorrow (cnet.com)

2026-07-31 | by Jeff Carlson | tags: att, at&t, unlimited plans

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Spotify’s new ‘User Notes’ lets you add personal captions to playlist tracks (9to5mac.com)

2026-07-31 | by Marcus Mendes | tags: spotify, user notes, playlists

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Snapchat no longer rewards fully AI-generated Spotlight content (techcrunch.com)

2026-07-31 | by Lauren Forristal | tags: snapchat, spotlight, ai-generated

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Boeing Claims Its Beleaguered Starliner Spacecraft Is Pretty Much Good to Go (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: boeing, starliner, nasa

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Where .env Went Wrong (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: dotenv, environment variables, secret management

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SpaceX won’t remove all of xAI’s unpermitted turbines for another year (techcrunch.com)

2026-07-31 | by Tim De Chant | tags: spacex, xai, gas turbines

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Kalshi Sued for Running Illegal Gambling Operation (futurism.com)

2026-07-31 | by Victor Tangermann | tags: kalshi, new york, gambling

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The NHTSA is investigating 1.2 million Tesla vehicles over suspension failure reports (theverge.com)

2026-07-31 | by Emma Roth | tags: tesla, nhtsa, model 3

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Let’s Talk About the Ending (and End Credits Scene) of ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: spider-man, tom holland, marvel

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How to fight a data center (engadget.com)

2026-07-31 | by Igor Bonifacic | tags: xai, spacex, data center

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Clockwise/Spiral Rule (1994) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: c programming, c declaration, spiral rule

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The C ``Clockwise/Spiral Rule'' (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: c programming, c declarations, clockwise/spiral rule

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Tom Holland Confirms ‘There’s a Whole Plan’ for Spider-Man Successor in the MCU (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: tom holland, spider-man, mcu

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Tesla reportedly might sell its China business ahead of a SpaceX merger (techcrunch.com)

2026-07-31 | by Sean O'Kane | tags: tesla, spacex, china

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How to safely eat your greens during the cyclospora outbreak, according to an infectious disease expert (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: cyclospora, leafy greens, infectious disease

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Slow downloads? These tweaks could speed up your router (engadget.com)

2026-07-31 | by Adnan Ahmed | tags: speedtest, wifi router, 5ghz band

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Dwindling cash and soaring memory costs: Tech's AI buildout has ballooning price tag (cnbc.com)

2026-07-31 | by Annie Palmer Jordan Novet Lora Kolodny | tags: ai spending, amazon, alphabet

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X settles with advertising group after accusing it of coordinating a boycott (techspot.com)

2026-07-31 | by Skye Jacobs | tags: world federation of advertisers, wfa, elonn musk

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USA Fencing Lunges Into the Hidden Identity Challenge in Amateur Sports (darkreading.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: usa fencing, identity verification, olympic fencing

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Lumentum CEO warns of impending bottleneck on critical material used for silicon photonics — fab and material shortfall already lags 30% below customer needs as co-packaged optics demand skyrockets (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-31 | by Luke James | tags: lumentum, indium phosphide, silicon photonics

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The End of an Era (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-31 | by Hugh Howey | tags: amazon kindle, kasparov, jeopardy

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Increasing the lifespan of a bulb makes it worse in every other way (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: lightbulb, tungsten filament, lifespan