A developer released GlassBox, a Show HN project that runs live in a browser to capture the same fingerprinting signals used by tracking and anti-fraud scripts, then displays them to the user instead of hiding them. Users can also paste a JSON report from another browser or session to compare fingerprints, and GlassBox scores similarity to indicate whether the two reports likely come from the same machine, engine family, or browser.
PicoMQ is a new messaging system that delivers durable, HTTP-accessible streams while storing data on object storage rather than dedicated disks or brokers. It lets developers create a separate stream for each use case instead of consolidating records into shared topics, with each stream independently addressable and able to scale from idle to high throughput.
Formula 1 confirmed on the eve of the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort that Max Verstappen will remain with his current team long-term, ending months of speculation about his future. Williams also announced it is keeping both Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz. Despite the contract news, all three drivers had disappointing race weekends, part of a broader pattern of tense intra-team rivalries seen across the grid.
At the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, the Tiangong Ultra robot ran a preliminary 100-meter heat in 9.39 seconds, beating Honor's Lightning robot (9.47s) and outpacing Usain Bolt's 9.58-second world record. Both robots crashed into padding at the finish line, with some needing human assistance to be carried off, and the event is part of a multi-day competition featuring soccer, table tennis, boxing and other robotic sports through August 26.
Family members W.L. Lyons Brown III and Stuart Brown sent a seven-page letter to over 130 relatives criticizing Brown-Forman's board for rejecting Sazerac's unsolicited $15 billion takeover offer and for pursuing a failed merger with Pernod Ricard instead. Days after the letter circulated, CEO Lawson Whiting announced he would step down, amid a five-year period in which the company's stock has fallen 60%.
Gary Vaynerchuk will deliver a keynote titled 'State of the Union on Attention' at Overcoming Impossible Live, an Entrepreneur Level Up event set for October 23 in Brooklyn. He will discuss how entrepreneurs can sharpen their messaging and stand out in a crowded market to convert attention into paying customers. The one-day event also features Robert Irvine and Megan Thee Stallion offering additional coaching on business growth obstacles.
An Entrepreneur contributor lays out how she turned two podcasts, Creative Entrepreneur and Get Obsessed: With Living Your Best Life, into revenue streams by treating episodes as a product rather than promotional content. She outlines hitting a 5,000-downloads-per-month threshold to unlock programmatic ad insertion, plus pitching sponsors directly and landing partnerships through the BLEAV network.
Unitree Robotics released footage of its headless humanoid, Superman, jumping 6.5 feet and sprinting over 28 mph, both exceeding known human records. Two days later the Hangzhou company debuted on Shanghai's stock exchange, with shares spiking 629% above the offer price and pushing its intraday valuation near $66 billion before settling at $50.8 billion.
Amazon has discounted the Garmin Dash Cam Mini 3 to $99.99, down 33% from its $149.99 list price and below the $117.95 low seen over the past month. The car-key-sized camera records 1080p video with a 140-degree field of view and includes a Clarity polarizer to cut windshield glare, but has no built-in screen, relying instead on Garmin's app for settings and footage review.
Retailers are discounting several Garmin smartwatch models early as part of pre-Labor Day promotions, according to a roundup from ZDNET. The deals target fitness-focused buyers, including those training for marathons, looking to save on GPS running watches before the official holiday sales period begins.
A commentary piece argues that AI coding assistants primarily benefit developers with years of pre-AI experience, since expertise built through manual coding provides the judgment needed to supervise and correct AI output. Newer developers, by contrast, are being pushed to rely on these tools without having built the foundational skills required to use them safely and effectively, creating what the author calls a paradox where novices need expert-level skills to keep pace.
The open Jabber/XMPP protocol is celebrating a quarter-century of existence, having been designed from the start as a federated, non-proprietary alternative to closed messaging platforms. The piece uses this anniversary to argue that digital services should be treated as infrastructure owned collectively, rather than left to corporate or single-nation control.
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