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From boiling lead and black art: The history of mathematical typography (2017) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-01 | tags: chalkdust, latex, mathematical typography

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As Reddit stock falls, CEO questions value of Google's AI Overviews (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-01 | tags: reddit, google ai overviews, steve huffman

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Ten advances in mathematics and theoretical computer science (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-01 | tags: chatgpt, erdos conjecture, astral model

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Valvoline Coupons and Promo Codes for August 2026 (wired.com)

2026-08-01 | by Kat Merck | tags: valvoline, hybrid suv, synthetic oil

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Doctors took a look at man's painful shoulder—they found the joint was missing (arstechnica.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: milwaukee shoulder syndrome, humerus, new england journal of medicine

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The Odyssey still has people clamoring for IMAX showings—even at 6 in the morning (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: odyssey, imax, christopher nolan

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A London Startup Is Selling Permanent Stick-On Tattoos—and It Wants to Do Mail Order (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: london startup, stick-on tattoos, mail order

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Authorities Investigating Mysterious Deaths of 15 Elephants at Kenyan National Park (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: kenyan national park, elephants, pesticides

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Ubisoft is shutting down its weird NFT game that came out two years after the whole craze died down (engadget.com)

2026-07-31 | by Lawrence Bonk | tags: ubisoft, champions tactics, nft

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This new robot centaur designed to save lives is pure nightmare fuel (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: satyress, threehalves, robotics startup

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Miso (YC S16) is hiring for U.S. expansion (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: miso, robotics, ai labs

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A Rare and Deadly Tick Virus With No Cure Has Taken Hold in New York (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: bourbon virus, stony brook, new york

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Algorithms on billion-scale graph using 10GB RAM: I love DataFusion (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-31 | by Sem Sinchenko | tags: datafusion, page rank, graph analytics

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Shazam launches its first ever sticker pack to celebrate Ariana Grande’s new album (9to5mac.com)

2026-07-31 | by Benjamin Mayo | tags: shazam, ariana grande, apple

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Is AI reasoning right for the wrong reasons? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-31 | by John Pavlus | tags: large reasoning models, openai, apple

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Is AI Reasoning Right for the Wrong Reasons? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-31 | by John Pavlus | tags: large reasoning models, openai, apple

167.

Captain America Popcorn Bucket and Fantastic Four Cups Recalled (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: captain america, fantastic four, popcorn bucket

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Broadband Cables Are Surprisingly Good at Detecting Earthquakes (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: fiber optic cables, earthquake detection, broadband cables

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Fiber-Optic Internet Cables Measure Earthquakes More Accurately Than the Government’s Alert System, Study Finds (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: fiber optic cables, earthquake detection, government alert system

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The Government’s Earthquake Warning System Has a 30% Accuracy Rate. Scientists Found Something Better (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: fiber optic cables, earthquake warning system, government

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Pathogenic review: Damn, it feels good to be a virus (arstechnica.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: aberrant labs, pathogenic game, steam

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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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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 Maxwell Conjecture Is False (GPT 5.6 Sol) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: maxwell conjecture, gpt 5.6, artificial intelligence

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Amazon Insiders Horrified at “Catastrophically Expensive” Internal AI Usage (futurism.com)

2026-07-31 | by Frank Landymore | tags: amazon, anthropic, claude

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Qualcomm-powered robot collapses spectacularly on stage during company's keynote — prepared stagehands rush to cloak and then carry off stricken humanoid (updated) (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-31 | by Mark Tyson | tags: qualcomm, neura robotics, dragonwing iq10

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SJY Zeph Open-Back Headphones Review: Music Through Magnets (wired.com)

2026-07-31 | by Martin Cizmar | tags: sjy zeph, open-back headphones, airpods max

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Qualcomm's humanoid robot demo went hilariously wrong when the machine just dropped dead on stage (techspot.com)

2026-07-31 | by Rob Thubron | tags: qualcomm, neura robotics, dragonwing iq10

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Qualcomm-powered humanoid robot collapses on stage like it was shot during live demo (techspot.com)

2026-07-31 | by Rob Thubron | tags: qualcomm, neura robotics, dragonwing iq10

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

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