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Russian drones spotted using screwed-on magnetic compasses as navigation aids — the on-board camera can occasionally tilt down to check bearings if satellite comms are lost (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-19 | by Jowi Morales | tags: molniya drones, starlink, expresslrs

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We’re Underestimating the Power of ‘One-in-a-Thousand-Year’ Solar Storms, NASA Warns (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-19 | tags: nasa, solar storms, geophysical research

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Orchid is a delightfully retro and approachable hipster synth (theverge.com)

2026-07-19 | by Terrence O'Brien | tags: orchid, telepathic instruments, magnus

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I joined the IndieWeb, here's what I learned (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-19 | by Rel | tags: indieweb, mastodon, protocols

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Claude Code uses Bun written in Rust now (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-19 | by Simon Willison | tags: bun, rust, claude code

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Spotify Doubles Down on AI Slop As It’s Being Flooded With It (futurism.com)

2026-07-19 | by Maggie Harrison Dupré | tags: spotify, ai playlists, spotify dj

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Crazed enthusiast runs PC on 192 AA batteries, successfully boots into Hannah Montana Linux — System is stable during stress testing and even plays FreeDoom (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-19 | by Hassam Nasir | tags: hannah montana linux, aa batteries, uwoslab

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FBI arrests 21-year-old accused of infecting 8,000 PCs with malware through fake Steam games (techspot.com)

2026-07-19 | by Kishalaya Kundu | tags: fbi, steam, malware

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Amazon’s Robotaxi Company Recalls Its Fleet After One of its Cars Got Confused by Heavy Smoke (futurism.com)

2026-07-19 | by Frank Landymore | tags: zoox, amazon, robotaxi

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The Clapper was a bad smart home gadget — and a viral sensation (theverge.com)

2026-07-19 | by David Pierce | tags: clapper, smart home, consumer tech

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Sony Is Paying Out $7.85M in PlayStation Store Credit. How to Claim Part of the Settlement (cnet.com)

2026-07-19 | by See Full Bio | tags: playstation store, sony interactive entertainment, the last of us

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If You’re a Federal Employee, You May Now Install TikTok on Your Work Phone Even Though It’s Illegal (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-19 | tags: tiktok, federal employee, work phone

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It’s Laughably Easy to Poison Open-Weight AI Models, Researcher Finds (futurism.com)

2026-07-19 | by Frank Landymore | tags: open-weight ai models, semgrep, anthropic

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The future of physical games is not looking great (theverge.com)

2026-07-19 | by Jay Peters | tags: nintendo switch, playstation, xbox

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How to deal with failure and stick with hard things (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-19 | tags: steve kamb, how to try again, navigating chaos

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OpenAI reduces Codex Model Context Size from 372k to 272k (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-19 | tags: openai, codex, pull request

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China Is Cracking Down on AI Companions Because Not Enough Babies Are Being Born (futurism.com)

2026-07-19 | by Maggie Harrison Dupré | tags: ai chatbots, china, wall street journal

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The Art of Insight in Science and Engineering – Mastering Complexity(2014) [pdf] (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-19 | tags: science, engineering, complexity

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The grueling, 630-mile road race where the only fuel is sunlight (theverge.com)

2026-07-19 | by Andrew J. Hawkins | tags: solar car challenge, texas, 3d printing

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3 learning habits backed by neuroscience that high performers use (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-19 | tags: neuroscience, high performers, workforce

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The Strait of Hormuz crisis is exposing a hidden food risk. New fertilizer tech could help (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-19 | tags: strait of hormuz, fertilizer, natural gas

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AI Mania Is Eviscerating Global Decision-Making (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-19 | by Published On | tags: hashicorp, ghostty, ai psychosis

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Better and Cheaper Than IPTV (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-19 | tags: castor, chromecast, chrome devtools

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I've been a Google phone diehard for 10 years - here's my 5-part wishlist for Pixel 11 (zdnet.com)

2026-07-19 | by Artie Beaty | tags: google pixel, pixel glow, pixel 11

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Best Smart Speakers for 2026: Big Sound and So Much More (cnet.com)

2026-07-19 | by See Full Bio | tags: sonos, apple homepod, amazon echo

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NYC may require landlords and realtors to disclose the use of AI in listings (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-18 | by Jeremy Gray | tags: ai-generated images, adobe, landlord practices

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Mayor Mamdani Says Landlords Can't Use AI Images to Advertise (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-18 | by Jeremy Gray | tags: ai-generated images, adobe, landlord practices

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Judge a book by its first pages (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-18 | tags: maggie stiefvater, new york times, book samples

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Hardcore IndieWeb: Run your own website 100% independently for only $0.01/day (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-18 | tags: indieweb, adam newbold, self-hosted website

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UnifiedIR for Julia (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-18 | tags: julia, unifiedir, github