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DOGE overstated savings, government watchdog says (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: doge, doge overstated, government

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How I survive summer without AC: My top hot weather coping tips, tricks, and gadgets (zdnet.com)

2026-08-07 | by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | tags: cool, fans, heat

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The Gargantuan Lie That Is Collapsing the Climate (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-07 | by Adam Mckay | tags: climate, lies, warming

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Quake turns 30, and it just got two surprise expansions in one week (techspot.com)

2026-08-07 | by Zo Ahmed | tags: game, machine, machinegames

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Sonic Pi v5 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: sonic pi, version 5, music programming

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Claude Opus 5 mistakenly deletes dev’s entire profile directory during routine backup, responds with 'Sorry, typo' — AI tool mistakes user's home directory as temporary backup, proceeds to wipe everything to undo the error (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-07 | by Jowi Morales | tags: backup, entire, rm rf

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

2026-08-07 | by Gear Team | tags: discounts, gaming, products

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OpenAI’s first AI smart speaker reportedly won’t just talk, it’ll move too (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: apple, device, hardware

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OpenAI’s new AI smart speaker will reportedly sell for between $300 and $400 (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-06 | by Lucas Ropek | tags: bloomberg, device, hardware

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OpenAI’s new AI smart speaker will reportedly sell for between $300-$400 (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-06 | by Lucas Ropek | tags: bloomberg, device, hardware

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Show HN: Pokémon Emerald Ported to Raspberry Pi Pico 2 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-06 | tags: build, code, game

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OpenAI's ring-shaped smart speaker will reportedly cost between $300 and $400 (engadget.com)

2026-08-06 | by Anna Washenko | tags: device, expect, gurman

253.

What is a product? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-06 | tags: create, create software, days

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China-linked LightSpy spyware caught targeting victims in 13 countries, including the US (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-06 | by Zack Whittaker | tags: lightspy, researchers, researchers said

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Can you reverse engineer an ASIC? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-06 | tags: chip, circuit, hardware

256.

This tiny new charging pad is perfect for my nightstand (engadget.com)

2026-08-06 | by Nathan Ingraham | tags: charging, model, usb port

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Meta AI Hacked External Systems During Cybersecurity Testing (slashdot.org)

2026-08-06 | tags: adam, adam walinsky, diminishes

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Gen Z dating apps like Ditto ditch swiping in favor of AI matchmaking (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-06 | by Amanda Silberling | tags: date, ditto, just

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After severe 76% electricity price hikes due to AI data centers, Virginia requires firms to pay for all dedicated upstream electrical infrastructure — state regulators crack down, governor says move will save civilians ‘hundreds of millions of dollars’ (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-06 | by Jowi Morales | tags: centers, data centers, power

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Almost no skill required to cook a steak (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-06 | by Yurii Sydorets | tags: actually, build, good

261.

The End of No Code (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-06 | tags: agent, airtable, code

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Thousands of server motherboards are vulnerable to controller flaws that could give attackers hardware-level control (techspot.com)

2026-08-06 | by Skye Jacobs | tags: attackers, authentication, bmcs

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Apple raises trade-in values for most iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch models (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-06 | by Marcus Mendes | tags: apple, apple watch, iphone

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Viture’s New XR Glasses Are Sharper, Brighter, and Way Less Expensive (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-06 | tags: generation, generation way, improve

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Ex-Spotify employees raise $10M to bring the AI behind its recommendations to e-commerce (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-06 | by Lauren Forristal | tags: customer, intent, malachyte

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The 1-Minute Microwave Egg Trick That Changed My Mornings Forever (cnet.com)

2026-08-06 | by David Watsky | tags: cnet, microwave, poached

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‘Freizeitstress’: Why leaders struggle to switch off—and how to truly rest this summer (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-06 | tags: away, away psychologically, begun

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Uber is spending $10 billion to deploy 120,000 robotaxis across 15 cities (techspot.com)

2026-08-06 | by Skye Jacobs | tags: autonomous, driving, uber

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This robot vacuum cleaner comes with dual RGB cameras and a self-cleaning mop (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-06 | tags: baby, cleaning, freo

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HBO Max Promo Code: 50% Off | August 2026 (wired.com)

2026-08-06 | by Molly Higgins | tags: best, hbo max, watch