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Amazon Has Cut This iRobot Vacuum and Mop’s Price 4 Times in 24 Hours of Prime Day

gizmodo.com Gizmodo Deals 2026-02-02 12:50:00

In just 24 hours of Prime Day, Amazon has seen a whirlwind of deals especially for home tech. If you’re looking for a robot vacuum that also mops and doesn’t break the bank, the search can be tough as most models still hover around $500 or more. That’s what makes today’s deal on the iRobot Roomba Robot Vacuum and Mop Combo (Y0140 mode) so impressive: The price has dropped yet again this morning and now sits at $139, a 49% discount from its usual $274. This is the lowest price ever for this mode

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Surfing on a Matchbox (1999)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-31 06:05:32

It is one tenth the size of a Palm Pilot and dwarfed by a typical desktop computer, which is 3,000 times larger. The matchbox-sized server was built from standard components by Professor Vaughan Pratt, a computer scientist at Stanford University, California. "It's basically a powerful little computer and we could have set it up for a number of different uses," he said. "But, because most people think of servers as mysterious boxes, located in dark basements, I thought making it into a web serv

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RFK Jr. barred registered Democrats from being vaccine advisors, lawsuit says

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-02-02 21:53:55

After US health secretary and hardline anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fired all 17 highly respected vaccine experts from the federal Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) last month, he vetted their replacements not by medical and scientific expertise, but by their political leanings, according to a lawsuit filed by medical organizations Monday. Under Kennedy, to qualify to be on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's nationally influential and historically

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Best Vacuum for Hardwood Floors in 2025

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-03 02:20:00

Roomba J7 Plus (Out of stock): Roomba may still be the most recognized name in robot vacuums, and that's not only because it was a pioneer in the space, but because it continues to make very good robot vacuums. The Roomba J7 Plus may not be the newest model on the block from iRobot, but it still offers solid performance. During our lab tests, the Roomba J7 Plus swept up all the sand in our hardwood floor testing. It also does so efficiently with its RGB camera and 3D sensor for navigation and ob

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Why Buy 6 Appliances When This Ninja Blender Does It All, Feels Practically Free on Prime Day

gizmodo.com Brittany Vincent 2026-02-03 12:05:27

No one wants to have to fill their kitchen with multiple appliances if they don’t have to. That’s why it’s so easy when you get appliances that can do a variety of things at once. They have a much smaller footprint and they can help you get through the day faster because of it. And if you’re ready to take the plunge with one, namely a blender and food processor that you can get a lot done with, now’s the time to invest. Head to Amazon to get the Ninja Blender & Food Processor Combo for just $16

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Waymo introduces teen accounts for the first time in Phoenix

theverge.com Andrew J. Hawkins 2026-02-03 22:00:00

is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News and City & State. Waymo is opening up its robotaxi service to younger riders with the launch of teen accounts in Phoenix. Teenagers aged 14–17 can now sign up for an account on Waymo One, the company’s ridehail service. The account will be linked to their parent or guardian, but approved teens will be allowed to ride independently without an

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WebAssembly: Yes, but for What?

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-04 11:34:43

June 30, 2025 Volume 23, issue 3 PDF WebAssembly: Yes, but for What? The keys to a successful Wasm deployment Andy Wingo WebAssembly (Wasm) turns 10 this year, which, in software terms, just about brings it to the age of majority. It has been polished, prepared, explored, and deployed, but in the language of American speculative fiction author William Gibson, we are now as ever in the unevenly distributed future: WebAssembly has found a niche but not yet filled its habitable space. This ar

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Pick up this Roomba combo robot vacuum and mop for nearly half off during Amazon Prime Day

engadget.com Unknown 2026-02-05 08:01:26

Engadget has been testing and reviewing consumer tech since 2004. Our stories may include affiliate links; if you buy something through a link, we may earn a commission. Read more about how we evaluate products . It's that time of year again when Amazon is hosting deals on everything from wireless earbuds to air fryers. Prime Day this year will run for four days with deep price cuts on smart home gadgets, including the Roomba Robot Vacuum and Mop Combo from iRobot that drops down to an all-time

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Walmart Plus membership is 50% off, and has something Amazon doesn't: the Nintendo Switch 2

zdnet.com Kayla Solino 2026-02-05 12:38:00

With Prime Day kicking off, consumers are flocking to Amazon for all the best deals. But one of the best things about Prime Day is all the other major retailers looking to cash in on the shopping palooza, offering similar (or better) deals on top products -- and even membership opportunities. Also: The best Prime Day deals live now Right now, Walmart is discounting its Walmart+ membership program by 50% ahead of its Walmart Deals event, starting on July 7 for Walmart+ members. To sweeten the d

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Why don't we trust technology in sport?

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2026-02-05 22:15:57

For a few minutes on Sunday afternoon, Wimbledon's Centre Court became the perfect encapsulation of the current tensions between humans and machines. When Britain's Sonay Kartal hit a backhand long on a crucial point, her opponent Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova knew it had landed out. She said the umpire did too. Television replays proved it. But the electronic line-calling system - which means humans have been fully replaced this year following earlier trials - remained silent. Minutes ticked by.

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This 1-Year Sam’s Club Membership (Auto-Renew) Drops to Nearly Free, a Cheap Alternative If Costco Is Too Far

gizmodo.com Jason Coles 2026-02-05 22:25:08

Life is pretty darn expensive. In fact, it’s getting pricier by the day at the moment, at least for a lot of us, and that means that it’s really important to find ways to not only save money on luxuries that help keep us all sane, but also on daily essentials. That can be a lot harder to do though, but there are some really easy ways to get those savings going, and one of those is with a good warehouse membership. See at StackSocial Sam’s Club is a membership-only retailer that stocks a huge n

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ASUS 14″ Laptop (8GB RAM, 128GB SSD) Nearly 50% Off for Best Buy’s Black Friday in July, Prime Day Isn’t Alone

gizmodo.com Joe Tilleli 2026-02-06 03:50:37

The smartphone spent the last decade and a half slowly taking over the world to the point now where it is now the primary way most folks “go online,” whether that’s checking their email, staying up to date with their friends through social media, or accessing the internet for all sorts of various needs. I even know some folks who opt to not own a computer at all because they can get it all done with their phone. Though, there are still some tasks that are just way less of a hassle when using a l

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This Cough Syrup Ingredient Might Actually Slow Dementia

gizmodo.com Ed Cara 2026-02-06 22:46:39

Today’s cough syrup could turn into tomorrow’s treatment for Parkinson’s disease. Recent research in the U.K. is the latest to suggest that a common ingredient in cough syrup, ambroxol, might be able to slow down the progression of Parkinson’s. Scientists at St. Joseph’s Health Care London conducted the year-long small study, which involved 55 patients with Parkinson’s-related dementia. The drug was safely tolerated and may have stabilized people’s symptoms, particularly people more genetically

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Oldest wooden tools in East Asia may have come from any of three species

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-02-06 22:05:05

Someone made very sophisticated wooden tools in China 300,000 years ago, and it might have been Denisovans or even Homo erectus. The digging sticks, curved root-slicers, and a handful of somewhat puzzling implements were all found at a lakeshore site called Gantangqing. They are the oldest wooden tools from East Asia so far. All the previous Pleistocene tools found in the area were made from harder material like stone, bone, or antler. But logic suggests that hominins must have prepared and use

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This iRobot Vacuum and Mop with AutoWash Dock Is 50% Off, Amazon Clears Out Stock at a Loss

gizmodo.com Gizmodo Deals 2026-02-07 22:23:21

iRobot and its Roomba line have been the benchmark for robot vacuums. When it comes to the top of home cleaning luxury, the Roomba Plus 405 combo robot vacuum and mop (including a a cleaning dock) is a real reference point. This product has only just been released and, up until now, has never been discounted. For (early) Prime Day, Amazon has an amazing 50% discount and brings the price down to $399 from its usual price of $799. Looks like Amazon is clearing out stock with no margin left, make

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Here are 33 of our favorite deals from Amazon’s early Prime Day sale

theverge.com Brandt Ranj 2026-02-07 23:22:35

Amazon’s next Prime Day event hasn’t officially kicked off yet, but as usual, the retailer has already dropped a selection of early deals ahead of the four-day shopping event. While steeper discounts are surely to arrive when things kick off on July 8th, many of the current offers are already worth considering, especially if you’re a Prime member looking to score a deal on one of Amazon’s own devices or services. Most of these offers are exclusive to Prime members; however, some retailers are pr

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Atomic "Bomb" Ring from KiX, 1947 (2020)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-03 14:24:18

Release date: 1947 | Where to purchase: eBay 1947 | “It’s a seething scientific sensation!” In 1947, General Mills’ KiX cereal brand offered the Atomic “Bomb” Ring as a premium in exchange for 15 cents plus a cereal box top. Also known as the Lone Ranger Atomic Bomb Ring, it was a reflection of the public’s preoccupation with the power and potential of atomic energy at the time. The ring had an adjustable gold-coloured band with lightning-blast explosions on its sides. An aluminum warhead was

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Colombia seizes first unmanned narco-submarine with Starlink antenna

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-07 20:31:21

Photograph released by the Colombian Navy press office showing an unmanned semi-submersible, known as a Low Profile Vessel, between two Colombian Navy vessels, July 2, 2025. The Colombian navy on Wednesday announced its first seizure of an unmanned narco-submarine equipped with a Starlink antenna off its Caribbean coast. The vessel was not carrying drugs, but the Colombian navy and Western security sources based in the region told AFP they believed it was a trial run of an unmanned vessel by a

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Xbox's sci-fi looter-shooter Blackbird was scrapped even after leaving execs 'blown away'

engadget.com Unknown 2026-02-07 16:13:05

Xbox was well on its way to delivering a sci-fi stylized game with plenty of exciting movement mechanics before an abrupt change of heart. The upcoming third-person shooter RPG codenamed Blackbird from ZeniMax Online Studios, which developed The Elder Scrolls Online, has been "shelved indefinitely," according to an exclusive report from Bloomberg. The report added that Xbox execs were "blown away" by the game and had "nothing but complimentary words," according to Bloomberg's sources. The excit

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Atomic "Bomb" Ring from KiX (1947)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-04 02:24:18

Release date: 1947 | Where to purchase: eBay 1947 | “It’s a seething scientific sensation!” In 1947, General Mills’ KiX cereal brand offered the Atomic “Bomb” Ring as a premium in exchange for 15 cents plus a cereal box top. Also known as the Lone Ranger Atomic Bomb Ring, it was a reflection of the public’s preoccupation with the power and potential of atomic energy at the time. The ring had an adjustable gold-coloured band with lightning-blast explosions on its sides. An aluminum warhead was

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The Moat of Low Status

news.ycombinator.com Cate Hall 2026-02-04 03:08:34

This post is an excerpt from my forthcoming book (and builds on a couple paragraphs in my original post on agency). I’ll be running a few excerpts here in the next couple months, in hopes of getting feedback on the kinds of content people are excited to see in the book (which is a signal about what to expand or scale back). Let me know what you think! Fear of being temporarily low in social status stops human beings from living richer lives to an unbelievable degree. It happens on the micro sc

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This Weird Pyramid Always Lands on the Same Face, Confirming 40-Year-Old Theory

gizmodo.com Gayoung Lee 2026-02-07 17:00:57

“Bille” is the first-ever monostable tetrahedron, or a pyramid-like shape with four triangular faces that has one stable resting position. What this means is that Bille, no matter how you throw it and how it lands, will flip back on exactly the same side every single time. In a recent preprint submitted to arXiv, mathematicians revealed the first physical model of Bille, closing a decades-old theory proposed by the renowned British mathematician John Conway. Made of lightweight carbon fiber and

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Prime Day deal: Pick up this Roomba combo robot vacuum and mop while it's nearly 50 percent off

engadget.com Unknown 2026-02-09 03:00:37

Engadget has been testing and reviewing consumer tech since 2004. Our stories may include affiliate links; if you buy something through a link, we may earn a commission. Read more about how we evaluate products . Prime Day 2025 begins soon on July 8, but members can already save on a bunch of tech available on Amazon's site. One such early deal is on the Roomba Robot Vacuum and Mop Combo, which is down to $140 for Prime members right now. That's nearly half off its usual price and a far cry fro

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You can still get a Walmart Plus membership for 50% off and snag exclusive access to Walmart's anti-Prime Day sale

zdnet.com Kayla Solino 2026-02-09 08:16:32

The summer sale season is here. Plus, with Prime Day (and concurrent sales) kicking off next week, there's no better time to scour the internet for deals, discounts, and top savings at every retailer as they compete for your cash. Also: The best Prime Day deals live now Perhaps the best thing about Prime Day season is that other major retailers are looking to cash in on the shopping palooza, offering similar or better offerings on top products -- and even membership opportunities. Right now, W

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Young, not dumb, and broke? Amazon is giving you 6 months of Prime for free

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-02-10 16:27:41

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Amazon’s new Prime for Young Adults membership is now available with a free six-month trial. Anyone between the ages of 18 and 24 is eligible for membership. The trial offers all the benefits of a Prime membership, including six months of free Prime Video streaming. Amazon’s Prime Day sale is almost here, and it’s already raining deals and offers. Not only has Amazon already started discounting its own devices early, it’s also now offering a very exc

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Y Combinator alum launched a new $34M fund dedicated to YC startups, backed by Garry Tan

techcrunch.com Marina Temkin 2026-02-11 22:00:00

Investing in Y Combinator startups can lead to significant returns to investors. “If you look at the data: 6% of YC companies become unicorns, and of that 6% a quarter become decacorns,” Kulveer Taggar told TechCrunch. Taggar is a two-time YC alum best known for founding Zeus Living, a property management startup that raised over $150 million in funding. Taggar is so confident in the continuing return potential offered by the famed accelerator that he established Phosphor Capital, a venture fi

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Greenworks Electric Pressure Washer Combo Kit for 55% Off Is Listed in Best Buy’s Top Deals for 4th of July

gizmodo.com Brittany Vincent 2026-02-12 08:10:09

If you’re tired of scrubbing your patio furniture by hand, using half a bottle of detergent just to clean your car, or watching mildew slowly take over your driveway, it might be time to bring in some backup. Pressure washers are one of those things that, when you first use one, you see exactly why they’re so useful. But unfortunately, they can also be quite expensive. That’s why if you plan on getting one, you should make sure you can save some significant money. You can get the Greenworks Ele

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Uber drivers in British Columbia, Canada have unionized

engadget.com Unknown 2026-02-12 22:24:34

Uber drivers in British Columbia, Canada have joined a union and are now seeking the first collective deal for ride-share drivers in the country, according to Bloomberg. Drivers from Greater Victoria, in particular, have joined UFCW 1518, the province's largest private sector union, which currently represents over 28,000 workers across multiple sectors. "The organizing victory represents a new chapter for app-based workers, demonstrating that all workers deserve a voice in their working conditio

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A Higgs-Bugson in the Linux Kernel

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-13 00:34:42

We recently ran across a strange higgs-bugson that manifested itself in a critical system that stores and distributes the firm’s trading activity data, called Gord. (A higgs-bugson is a bug that is reported in practice but difficult to reproduce, named for the Higgs boson, a particle which was theorized in the 1960s but only found in 2013.) In this post I’ll walk you through the process I took to debug it. I tried to write down relevant details as they came up, so see if you can guess what the b

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Blizzard is giving up on its Warcraft mobile game amid layoffs

engadget.com Unknown 2026-02-13 22:50:22

It's nearly the end of the road for Warcraft Rumble. Blizzard has announced that it will no longer be developing new content for the free-to-play mobile strategy game, and instead focus on "regular, systemic in-game events and bug fixes." The change comes as the rest of Microsoft's business is in upheaval: The company is laying off as many as 9,000 employees across its global workforce. Blizzard's statement doesn't get into the details of what motivated the decision, but is clear that Warcraft

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Amazon Has Cut This iRobot Vacuum and Mop’s Price 4 Times in 24 Hours of Prime Day

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This iRobot Vacuum and Mop with AutoWash Dock Is 50% Off, Amazon Clears Out Stock at a Loss

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Atomic "Bomb" Ring from KiX, 1947 (2020)

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You can still get a Walmart Plus membership for 50% off and snag exclusive access to Walmart's anti-Prime Day sale

Young, not dumb, and broke? Amazon is giving you 6 months of Prime for free

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