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I am retiring from fulltime writing (& pseudonymity) to launch Guardian Angel (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-04 | tags: guardian angel, pseudonymity, writing

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Gwern reties from fulltime writing to launch Guardian Angel Inc (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-04 | tags: gwern, guardian angel, inc

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Texas halts data center connections to power grid amid overwhelming demand (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-04 | tags: texas, ercot, data centers

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Bingers, a new TV-tracking app from the founder of TV Time, is now available to download (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-04 | by Marcus Mendes | tags: tv time, bingers, whip media

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Open-weight AI models are catching up to the frontier. The safety gap remains. (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-04 | by Rebecca Bellan | tags: open-weight ai, glm-5.2, z.ai

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Palantir stock skyrockets 29%, narrowly missing its best day ever after 'otherworldly' results (cnbc.com)

2026-08-04 | by Sawdah Bhaimiya | tags: palantir, alex karp, ai sovereign tools

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Destin Daniel Cretton Is as Bummed as You Are That ‘Wonder Man’ Isn’t Coming Back (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-04 | tags: destin daniel cretton, wonder man, spider-man

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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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Show HN: Maple-Preview – Ternary 20B MoE running at 120 tok/s on a iPhone (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-04 | tags: maple-preview, ternary 20b moe, iphone

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Show HN: Maple-Preview – ternary 20B MoE running at 120 tok/s on a iPhone (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-04 | tags: maple-preview, ternary 20b moe, iphone

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Play Gears of War: E-Day Before Others With Xbox Game Pass (cnet.com)

2026-08-04 | by Zachary Mcauliffe | tags: gears of war, xbox game pass, xbox series x

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Meet Wrinkles, an app that uncovers the hidden stories of the places around you (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-04 | by Aisha Malik | tags: wrinkles, ai-powered, british museum

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Meet Wrinkles, an AI app that uncovers the hidden stories of the places around you (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-04 | by Aisha Malik | tags: wrinkles, ai app, location-based stories

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Don’t screw this up, Marvel (theverge.com)

2026-08-04 | by Charles Pulliam-Moore | tags: marvel, sony, spider-man

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This Plant Has Been Hiding a Killer Secret. Darwin Called It 150 Years Ago (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-04 | tags: saxifraga, darwin, plants

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Your daily Diet Coke habit could be negatively affecting your brain, new study suggests (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-04 | tags: diet coke, artificial sweeteners, memory decline

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Your daily Diet Coke habit could be negatively affecting your brain, study suggests (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-04 | tags: diet coke, artificial sweeteners, memory decline

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These Apple products are likely getting more expensive next month (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-04 | by Ryan Christoffel | tags: apple, iphone, apple watch

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Trump Begins Selling $100,000 Monthly Subscription Service to Wall Street (slashdot.org)

2026-08-04 | tags: trump, wall street, subscription service

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The Law of Jante (2015) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-04 | by Michael Booth | tags: danes, danish, jante

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In Memory of My Wife, Elise Cawley, with Thanks for 36 Wonderful Years (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-04 | tags: elise cawley, memorial, personal story

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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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Influencers are being dragged for indulging in a luxury New York nature retreat on OpenAI’s dime (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-04 | tags: openai, chatgpt, new york

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NJ antitrust suit accuses Amazon of unlawfully wielding power over delivery contractors (engadget.com)

2026-08-04 | by Kris Holt | tags: amazon, delivery service partner, antitrust lawsuit

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AirPods Pro 3 just got new firmware release in beta, more models too (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-04 | by Ryan Christoffel | tags: airpods pro 3, ios 27, apple

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Eric Adams Goes to Wisconsin to Pitch Data Centers, Gets Booed (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-04 | tags: eric adams, wisconsin, data centers

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Don't use your car's USB ports to charge your laptop — Do this instead (engadget.com)

2026-08-04 | by Will Shanklin | tags: macbook air, usb pd, evs

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Waymo in Dallas (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-04 | by The Waymo Team | tags: waymo, dallas, autonomous vehicles

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Waymo – Dallas Open to All (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-04 | by The Waymo Team | tags: waymo, dallas, autonomous vehicles

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Apple Watch ‘National Fitness Day’ challenge returns this weekend (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-04 | by Zac Hall | tags: apple watch, national fitness day, workout app