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Xbox goes down. You can't play games you own on disc (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-04 | tags: xbox, microsoft, playstation

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EON wants to move the data superhighway from ocean fiber to space lasers (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-04 | by Tim Fernholz | tags: eon, undersea fiber, space lasers

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Mini retirements: like a sabbatical, but much smaller (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-04 | by Simon Späti | tags: sabbaticals, mini retirements, steve jobs

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Plans for World’s First Octopus Farm Scrapped Over Ethical Concerns and Regulatory Hurdles (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-04 | tags: octopus farm, spanish seafood company, regulatory hurdles

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Google Health just made sharing medical records much easier (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-04 | tags: google health, smart health links, apple health

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Privacy risks from medical AI tools are not shared equally (feeds.nature.com)

2026-08-04 | by Zhang | tags: medical ai, privacy risks, machine learning

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Europe can become a bioengineering powerhouse with these three changes (feeds.nature.com)

2026-08-04 | by Ntziachristos | tags: bioengineering, europe, artificial intelligence

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How scientists can tackle the paradox of political polarization (feeds.nature.com)

2026-08-04 | by Calow | tags: nature.com, css, internet explorer

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The System That Turned Paper Charts Into Digital Medical Records (spectrum.ieee.org)

2026-08-03 | by Joanna Goodrich | tags: medical information system, el camino hospital, lockheed martin

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This unassuming New Hampshire refinery could help the U.S. break free from China’s hold on minerals (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-03 | tags: phoenix tailings, new hampshire, critical minerals

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Galaxy S27 Ultra may get a slimmer camera thanks to this hidden upgrade (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-03 | tags: galaxy s27 ultra, samsung, inkjet lens process

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South Korea Records Its Highest Ever Temperature (slashdot.org)

2026-08-03 | tags: korea meteorological administration, yangsan, heatwave alerts

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Identifying the Root Cause of Electronics Failures With Simulation Apps (spectrum.ieee.org)

2026-08-03 | by Joseph Carew | tags: comsol, high-voltage electronics, electrochemical migration

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Want to get more from AI? Treat every prompt like an experiment (feeds.nature.com)

2026-08-03 | by Dewar | tags: biomedical, vanderbilt university, prompt engineering

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Author Correction: Maturation and circuit integration of transplanted human cortical organoids (feeds.nature.com)

2026-08-03 | by Revah | tags: human cortical organoids, creative commons, open access

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The Computational Theory of Mind (2015) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-02 | by Rescorla | tags: computational theory of mind, cognitive science, neurophysiological description

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New Spinning Drone Hides In Plain Sight (slashdot.org)

2026-08-02 | by Posted | tags: northwestern university, motion blur, artificial intelligence

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Rust All Hands 2026 Retrospective (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-02 | by July | tags: rust, rustaceans, rustweek

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The Prospects for 128 Bit Processors ( John Mashey SGI 1995) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-02 | tags: sgi, 128-bit, drams

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Diátaxis (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-01 | by Daniele Procida | tags: diátaxis, technical documentation, tutorials

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Sony doubles down on axing physical game discs — CFO reiterates 'we’re going to cautiously move this forward' (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-01 | by Zhiye Liu | tags: playstation, sony, physical discs

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In a Warming World, Air Conditioning Is a Necessary Evil. Or Is it? (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-01 | tags: passive cooling, air conditioning, climate change

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Sony’s Plan to Kill Physical PlayStation Discs Faces Gamer Backlash (cnet.com)

2026-07-31 | by Ajay Kumar | tags: playstation, sony, physical discs

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Is AI reasoning right for the wrong reasons? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-31 | by John Pavlus | tags: large reasoning models, openai, apple

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Is AI Reasoning Right for the Wrong Reasons? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-31 | by John Pavlus | tags: large reasoning models, openai, apple

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Streaming QR codes at 60 FPS achieves nearly 190 KB/s data rate in phone-to-phone tests — browser-based method requires no app, no networking, no pairing, and no permissions beyond camera access (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-31 | by Mark Tyson | tags: qr codes, browser-based transfer, decimen optical transfer

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The Maxwell Conjecture Is False (GPT 5.6 Sol) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: maxwell conjecture, gpt 5.6, artificial intelligence

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A third of physical PS5 games and half of Xbox Series discs need downloads to work properly, report shows (techspot.com)

2026-07-31 | by Rob Thubron | tags: ps5, xbox series, physical discs

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Google Health could soon make your medical lab results much easier to understand (androidauthority.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: google health, medical record infographic, lab reports

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Is it time for the B-school case study to die? (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: flexner report, surgical simulators, medical education