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Blackmail Fail (2013) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-04 | tags: pastebin, satoshi nakamoto, genesis block

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NSF rolls out ‘industry PhD’ programme — joining a global trend (feeds.nature.com)

2026-08-04 | by Ahart | tags: nsf, industry phd, university of illinois

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A material in Spanish World Cup star Pedri’s cleats could also repair your colon (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-18 | tags: pedri, adidas predator, nanostrike+

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Rivian raises EV sales forecast as Q2 production ramps up (techcrunch.com)

2026-07-02 | by Sean O'Kane | tags: rivian, r2 suv, edv

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Cargo thieves are now stealing millions in data center hardware, not just GPUs and consoles (techspot.com)

2026-06-30 | get Data Center Security Lock → | tags: data center hardware, illinois, cook county sheriff's office

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Kalshi sues Illinois over new tax on prediction market sports bets (arstechnica.com)

2026-06-29 | get Kalshi Prediction Market Platform → | tags: kalshi, prediction markets, illinois

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Illinois Is Getting Battered by Freak Tornadoes (futurism.com)

2026-06-22 | by Joe Wilkins | get Tornado Safety Emergency Kit → | tags: illinois, tornadoes, weather channel

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Illinois Could Be the First State to Ban Wearing Smart Glasses While Driving (cnet.com)

2026-06-17 | by See Full Bio | get Smart Glasses Driving Safety Kit → | tags: smart glasses, artificial intelligence, illinois

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Smart glasses could be about to face some heavy restrictions for drivers (androidauthority.com)

2026-06-17 | get Smart Glasses Safety Kit → | tags: smart glasses, illinois, legislation

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Illinois Could Become the First State to Ban Drivers From Wearing Smart Glasses (gizmodo.com)

2026-06-17 | get Smart Glasses Privacy Cover → | tags: illinois, smart glasses, drivers

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Quantum computing is growing—in Chicago!—and PsiQuantum keeps racking up wins (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-06-17 | get Quantum Computing Starter Kit → | tags: psiquantum, quantum computing, illinois

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A new way to build chips: Sequentially stacking silicon to extend Moore's Law (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-30 | by Grainger Engineering Office Of Marketing | get 3D Silicon Chip Kit → | tags: moore's law, silicon stacking, 3d chips

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Trump Loses More Control Over AI Regulation As Illinois Passes Landmark Law (slashdot.org)

2026-05-28 | get AI Regulation Guidebook → | tags: ai regulation, openai, anthropic

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Trump loses more control over AI regulation as Illinois passes landmark law (arstechnica.com)

2026-05-28 | get AI Regulation Guidebook → | tags: illinois, ai safety law, openai

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How RecursiveMAS speeds up multi-agent inference by 2.4x and reduces token usage by 75% (venturebeat.com)

2026-05-15 | get RecursiveMAS Multi-Agent Toolkit → | tags: recursivemas, multi-agent ai, university of illinois urbana-champaign

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Canvas got hacked, provost banned exams, professor responded by assigning Hayek (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-11 | get Hayek Economics Book → | tags: canvas, university of illinois, hayek

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Driver accused of DUI tracks missing laptop to Illinois State trooper's house (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-08 | get GPS Car Tracker Device → | tags: macbook, illinois state police, kevin bradley

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Maryland Just Banned Surveillance Pricing on Groceries. Critics Say It’s Basically Toothless (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-01 | get Privacy Screen Protector → | tags: maryland, surveillance pricing, groceries

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Rivian’s revenue is up as R2 production kicks into gear (theverge.com)

2026-04-30 | by Andrew J. Hawkins | get Rivian R2 Model → | tags: rivian, electric vehicle, normal illinois

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IBM CEO Arvind Krishna on his first job and the lessons he learned from it (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-29 | get IBM ThinkPad Laptop → | tags: ibm, arvind krishna, university of illinois

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This Dad’s ‘Horrible’ Smelling Bachelor Pad Inspired His Business. It Hit $12K a Month Fast — Now On Track for $100M a Year. (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-24 | by Amanda Breen | get Smart Home Air Purifier → | tags: azuna, scott dancy, odor-elimination

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This abandoned steel mill is becoming America’s quantum future (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-22 | get Quantum Computing Starter Kit → | tags: illinois quantum, silicon prairie, chicago

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Rivian R2 production has started despite tornado damage to factory (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-22 | by Sean O'Kane | get Rivian R2 Model Kit → | tags: rivian, rivian r1, electric vehicles

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Rivian's Illinois Factory Will Run On Recycled EV Batteries (slashdot.org)

2026-04-15 | get Rivian Battery Recycling Kit → | tags: rivian, illinois factory, recycled ev batteries

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Rivian’s factory will soon be powered partly by old batteries from its own EVs (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-15 | get Rivian Battery Recycling Kit → | tags: rivian, ev batteries, illinois

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The OpenAI-Anthropic Cold War Comes to Illinois (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-14 | get OpenAI Logo Mug → | tags: openai, anthropic, illinois

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OpenAI backs Illinois bill that would limit when AI labs can be held liable (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-10 | by Maxwell Zeff | get AI Liability Compliance Kit → | tags: openai, illinois bill, frontier models

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Scientists Have Made a French Fry Breakthrough (wired.com)

2026-04-03 | by Marta Musso | get French Fry Maker Kit → | tags: university of illinois, food science, microwave heating

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Despite EV headwinds, Rivian’s sales are up (theverge.com)

2026-04-02 | by Andrew J. Hawkins | get Rivian R1T Electric Truck → | tags: rivian, electric suv, ev sales

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Anthony Leggett obituary: physicist who brought quantum theory to the macro world (feeds.nature.com)

2026-03-30 | by Stamp | get Quantum Mechanics T-Shirt → | tags: quantum theory, superfluids, condensed-matter physics