GoKawiil - Tech News

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Here's how engineers plan to save the satellite sent to save NASA's Swift mission (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-01 | tags: nasa, swift gamma-ray observatory, katalyst space technologies

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How Google helped destroy adoption of RSS feeds (2023) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-01 | tags: google, rss feeds, chromium

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‘Blade’ (2019-2026) Is Officially Dead, So Now What? (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-01 | tags: marvel, blade, daywalker

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A Tech Founder Wanted to Start a New Country. An Actual Country Got in the Way. (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-08-01 | tags: balaji srinivasan, america, new country

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Scope of Hacks on U.S. Water Supply Widens as Evidence Points to Iran (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-01 | tags: water supply, iran, hacking

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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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Explorative modeling: Train on the best of K guesses (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-01 | by Alexi Gladstone | tags: explorative modeling, generative models, diffusion

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Score the ultimate AMD AM4 starter pack with a six-core CPU and 16GB RAM for only $280 — kickstart your next PC build with $138 in savings (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-01 | by Hassam Nasir | tags: amd, ryzen 5 5500, b550m motherboard

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Uber is building an autonomous vehicle empire, and here’s every company it’s using to do it (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-01 | by Kirsten Korosec | tags: uber, autonomous vehicles, uber advanced technologies group

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Google Briefly Turned Google Earth Into an AI Slop Factory (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-01 | tags: google earth, google, google products

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Microsoft vows to make Windows 11 fly on 8GB RAM amid memory shortage — optimizations to reduce OS memory footprint have begun (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-01 | by Jowi Morales | tags: windows 11, microsoft, ram

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‘Dungeons & Dragons’ Rolls for ‘Star Wars’ and ‘World of Warcraft’ (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-01 | tags: dungeons & dragons, star wars, world of warcraft

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A Surveillance Treaty in Disguise: Canada Signs UN Cybercrime Convention (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-01 | by Michael Geist | tags: un cybercrime convention, canada, un general assembly

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I tried this vibecoded firewood splitting simulator, and I can’t stop playing it (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-01 | tags: vibecoded, firewood splitter, android authority

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The Art of 64-bit Assembly (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-01 | tags: masm, x86, windows

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Apps that help you break free from doomscrolling and get active (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-01 | by Lauren Forristal | tags: digital carrot, apple watch, tik tok

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What’s the best handheld mini fan? (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-01 | by Amanda Silberling | tags: dyson, shark, handheld fan

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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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Does Spider-Man Make the Most of His Brand New Day? (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-01 | tags: spider-man, peter parker, brand new day

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Charlie Stross – On the non-use of AI in my writing process (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-01 | tags: charlie stross, writing, non-use

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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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Kontigo (YC S24) Is Hiring (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-01 | tags: next.js, react native, supabase

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Fridays With Bob (spectrum.ieee.org)

2026-08-01 | by Harry Goldstein | tags: ieee, spectrum, software engineering

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Cyberattacks hit water facilities in seven states across the US (engadget.com)

2026-08-01 | by Mariella Moon | tags: fbi, programmable logic controllers, water facilities

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Best Organic Mattresses (2026): Certified Nontoxic, Natural Sleep (wired.com)

2026-08-01 | by Scott Gilbertson | tags: organic mattresses, natural latex, wool

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After noise complaints, judge orders Waymo to stop overnight charging in Santa Monica (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-01 | tags: waymo, santa monica, autonomous vehicles

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Trump blames Tim Walz for water hacks even though it’s probably Iran (theverge.com)

2026-08-01 | by Terrence O'Brien | tags: fbi, cyberattacks, iran

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Drones Offer Alternative to Balloons For Weather Research (slashdot.org)

2026-08-01 | tags: drones, weather research, balloons

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Why legendary sneaker designer D’Wayne Edwards won’t give up his morning routine (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-01 | tags: nike, d’wayne edwards, pensole lewis college

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Why your Windows installation files keep getting bigger - AI is filling up smaller drives (zdnet.com)

2026-08-01 | by Ed Bott | tags: windows, microsoft, copilot