GoKawiil - Tech News

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The Download: Google’s AI shake-up and Meta’s rogue model (technologyreview.com)

2026-08-06 | by Thomas Macaulay | tags: mit technology, openai, review

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The Download: NASA’s new telescope and Chinese tech import curbs (technologyreview.com)

2026-08-05 | by Charlotte Jee | tags: mit technology, review, spacex

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Police departments are told to call license plate readers "county resources" instead of naming them (techspot.com)

2026-08-05 | by Daniel Sims | tags: license plate readers, flock cameras, police surveillance

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Opinion | Learning to Live With AI (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-08-04 | tags: students, technology, adaptation

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Waymo Opens Up to All Riders in Dallas (cnet.com)

2026-08-04 | by Abrar Al-Heeti | tags: waymo, jaguar i-pace, autonomous ride

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Stephen Wolfram's Wife Has Died (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-04 | tags: stephen wolfram, wife, death

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CMF announces its first pair of open-ear earbuds for under $100 (engadget.com)

2026-08-04 | by Matt Tate | tags: cmf, nothing, clip pro

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EON wants to move the data superhighway from ocean fiber to space lasers (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-04 | by Tim Fernholz | tags: eon, undersea fiber, space lasers

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Samsung experience shows Apple’s timing for the iPhone Ultra couldn’t be better (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-04 | by Ben Lovejoy | tags: samsung, galaxy z fold 8, iphone ultra

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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

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Flock’s AI Cameras May Have Misread Over 70% of License Plates, Creating New Headaches for Cities (cnet.com)

2026-08-04 | by Tyler Lacoma | tags: flock safety, ai cameras, license plates

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Apple is getting this wrong (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-04 | tags: apple, apple inc, ios

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Why did we wait so long for the bicycle? (2019) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-03 | tags: bicycle, metalworking, vulcanized rubber

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How headlights got brighter, whiter, and more blinding after dark (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-03 | tags: headlights, lumens, automotive lighting

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Apple’s Glasses Are Reportedly Being Developed as Fitness Devices Like the Apple Watch (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-03 | tags: apple glasses, apple watch, fitness devices

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Opinion | Does AI Have a Fiduciary Duty? (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-08-02 | tags: common law, regulation, fiduciary duty

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A Rant About “Technology” (2005) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-02 | tags: changing planes, le guin, science fiction

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Judge refuses xAI's request to stop a Minnesota law banning 'nudify' apps (engadget.com)

2026-08-01 | by Mariella Moon | tags: xai, minnesota law, nudify apps

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Scientists built night vision that shows full color instead of just green (techspot.com)

2026-08-01 | by Skye Jacobs | tags: beijing institute of technology, mercury telluride quantum dots, night vision

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Looking inside a 1970s PROM chip that stores data in microscopic fuses (2019) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-01 | tags: prom chip, data storage, microscopic fuses

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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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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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CISA warns of cyberattacks disrupting U.S. water utilities (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: cisa, water utilities, programmable logic controllers

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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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AI Will Make a Perfect CEO One Day (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-30 | tags: openai, chatbot, ceo

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This AI Assistant Won’t Make Him a Good Boyfriend. But It Might Help You Believe He Is (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-30 | tags: ai assistant, boyfriend, belief

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DJI’s cinematic Osmo Pocket 4P finally goes global after months of waiting (androidauthority.com)

2026-07-30 | tags: dji, osmo pocket 4p, cine lens

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AI's top startups are barely publishing their research (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-29 | tags: startups, research, publishing