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Is the Apple Watch waterproof? (engadget.com)

2026-07-31 | by Deven Mcclure | tags: apple watch, water resistance, series 2

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YouTube and Substack are targeting AI slop (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: youtube, substack, ai assistants

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A big win for Android interoperability (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: android, open home foundation, digital markets act

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This AI Assistant Wants to Make Up for Your Boyfriend’s Incompetence (wired.com)

2026-07-31 | by Jason Parham | tags: orchid, weaponized incompetence, ai assistant

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This AI Assistant Wants to Make Up for Your Boyfriend's Incompetence (wired.com)

2026-07-31 | by Jason Parham | tags: orchid, weaponized incompetence, ai assistant

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Streaming QR codes at 60 FPS achieves nearly 190 KB/s data rate in phone-to-phone tests — browser-based method requires no app, no networking, no pairing, and no permissions beyond camera access (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-31 | by Mark Tyson | tags: qr codes, browser-based transfer, decimen optical transfer

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The Download: Montana’s new experimental drug rules (technologyreview.com)

2026-07-31 | by Charlotte Jee | tags: anthropic, openai, hugging face

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TGI Fridays store closures: See a list of locations that have lost the most restaurants since its bankruptcy (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: tgi fridays, bankruptcy, chapter 11

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Food packaging is entering a new era of scrutiny (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: food packaging, sustainability, carbon emissions

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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

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Modder der8auer builds 110cm 3D-printed chimney to passively cool Ryzen 7 9800X3D without fans, cuts temps by 19C — radically simple PC mod uses the 'stack effect' (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-31 | by Hassam Nasir | tags: der8auer, ryzen 7 9800x3d, chimney cooling

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Fauci Faces a Test to His Legacy (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-07-31 | tags: fauci, ai startup, tattooed job interviews

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US Government Displays AI-Mangled Map of Africa That Gets Every Single Country Wrong (futurism.com)

2026-07-31 | by Frank Landymore | tags: openai, ai hallucination, us state department

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This Android phone maker has created a model with no bezels around the display (androidauthority.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: tecno, ifa 2026, bezel-less display

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Tecno's new concept may be the first truly bezel-less smartphone (engadget.com)

2026-07-31 | by Mat Smith | tags: tecno, bezel-less smartphone, ifa 2026

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Just because a game is on disc doesn't mean it will work in the future (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: playstation 5, xbox series x, doesitplay

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Sony says it has secured enough ram for all the PS5s it expects to sell this year (engadget.com)

2026-07-31 | by Steve Dent | tags: ps5, sony, ramageddon

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Sony pushes forward with ditching discs, despite backlash (theverge.com)

2026-07-31 | by Jess Weatherbed | tags: playstation, sony, digitalization

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Mattress Firm Coupons: Save up to $700 | (wired.com)

2026-07-31 | by Gear Team | tags: mattress firm, sealy, purple

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Flock Cameras Are Being Destroyed Across the US (slashdot.org)

2026-07-31 | tags: flock safety, license plate recognition, pan-tilt-zoom cameras

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D&D Rolls a Natural 20 on Nerd Collabs, Announcing World of Warcraft and Star Wars Sets (cnet.com)

2026-07-31 | by David Lumb | tags: dungeons & dragons, wizards of the coast, world of warcraft

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AI Startup Apologizes for Offering Job Interviews in Exchange for Company Tattoos (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-07-31 | tags: lemonlime, tattoos, startup

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The AI Startup That Guaranteed Job Interviews for People Getting a Tattoo (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-07-31 | tags: ai startup, job interviews, tattoo

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New MCP Specification Addresses the Main Barrier To Enterprise Adoption (slashdot.org)

2026-07-30 | tags: mcp protocol, anthropic, stateless protocol

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Microsoft's Xbox chief lays out plan to pass rivals on margin by 2030 in memo to employees (cnbc.com)

2026-07-30 | by Jordan Novet | tags: xbox, microsoft, game pass

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Startup Founder Apologizes After Offering Interviews to People Who Got Tattoos (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-30 | tags: startup, linkedin, tattoos

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Just because a game is on disc doesn’t mean it will work in the future (arstechnica.com)

2026-07-30 | tags: playstation, sony, xbox series x

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A Y-Combinator startup offered job interviews in exchange for getting a tattoo—because they want employees ‘just as crazy as we are’ (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-30 | tags: y-combinator, lemonlime, tattoo

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Maingear’s Fishbowl PCs Are a Cable-Free Stage for Your Components (and Labubus) (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-30 | tags: maingear, fishbowl pcs, labubus

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Meta is bragging about how its AI keeps people on Instagram, while facing lawsuits over addiction (techspot.com)

2026-07-30 | by Kishalaya Kundu | tags: meta, instagram, reels