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This Menacing Police Robot Perfectly Shaped Like a Soccer Ball Definitely Won’t Be Vandalized by Angry Locals (futurism.com)

2026-08-08 | by Joe Wilkins | tags: according company, hour, police

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China-Free Batteries Made From Salt Are Finally Here (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-08-07 | tags: batteries, batteries problems, cheap

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Baskin-Robbins and MUG Are Launching a Root Beer Float 114,100 Feet Into the Sky. Will the Stunt Settle a Years-Old Internet Debate? (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-06 | by Jonathan Small | tags: baskin, baskin robbins, beer

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Adobe’s new plug-in turns ChatGPT into a Canva rival with a magical twist (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-06 | tags: acrobat, acts creative, adobe

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Launch HN: HyperProbe (YC S26) – Agents that do read-only debugging in prod (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-05 | tags: alert, cause, fires

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Zoox to start charging for robotaxi rides in Las Vegas (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-05 | by Kirsten Korosec | tags: exemption, federal, robotaxi

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Silicon Valley sees AI as the solution – for everyone else (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-05 | by John Naughton | tags: ai probably, buying, buying profitable

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Not hiring junior engineers won't solve the problem you think you have (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-05 | tags: engineer, engineering, engineers

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Uber CEO brushes off reports of a Waymo break-up (theverge.com)

2026-08-05 | by Andrew J. Hawkins | tags: continue, khosrowshahi, model

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Robinhood to list a fund that lets anyone back Y Combinator startups (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-05 | by Julie Bort | tags: robinhood, y combinator, rvii

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Why Erdős Problems Are Falling to AI (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-05 | by Konstantin Kakaes | tags: bloom, latex, math

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Why the Legendary Erdős Problems Are Falling to AI (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-05 | by Konstantin Kakaes | tags: bloom, latex, math

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SpaceX Stock Drops After First Earnings Call as Musk Fails to Woo Investors With AI Goals (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-05 | tags: spacex, musk, moon

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Lucid’s turnaround plan hinges on $1.4B in cash savings, robotaxis (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-04 | by Kirsten Korosec | tags: lucid motors, robotaxis, silvio napoli

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Why some people mow a lawn better than others (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-04 | by The Pudding | tags: coverage path planning, traveling salesman, optimal path

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Phishing service spoofs RingCentral to steal Microsoft 365 accounts (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-08-04 | tags: phishing-as-a-service, ringcentral, microsoft 365

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Waymo opens up robotaxi service in Dallas to everyone (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-04 | by Kirsten Korosec | tags: waymo, robotaxi, self-driving

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Elon Musk spends half his time talking robots and AI on Tesla earnings calls (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-04 | by Sean O'Kane | tags: tesla, elons musk, optimus robot

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The Download: US robot restrictions and ICE’s DNA grab (technologyreview.com)

2026-08-04 | by Charlotte Jee | tags: us robot restrictions, federal trade commission, humanoid robots

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The Download: US robot restrictions, and ICE’s DNA grab (technologyreview.com)

2026-08-04 | by Charlotte Jee | tags: ftc, humanoid robots, federal trade commission

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How One Startup Built a (Mostly) China-Free Robot (wired.com)

2026-08-04 | by Paresh Dave | tags: ati robotics, china ban, humanoid robots

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Ray Bradbury's "There Will Come Soft Rains" is set today (2026-08-04) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-04 | tags: ray bradbury, there will come soft rains, allendale california

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The three-and-beyond-body problem: juggling kids, travel and careers in academia (feeds.nature.com)

2026-08-04 | by Carter | tags: two-body problem, academia, heathrow airport

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Trump’s AI protectionism has come for robotics (technologyreview.com)

2026-08-03 | by James O'Donnell | tags: ftc, humanoids, openai

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DoorDash Sends Drivers to Restaurants Just to Load Food Into Delivery Robots (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-03 | tags: doordash, delivery robots, food delivery

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Fake Roblox Xeno script launcher pushes infostealer, RAT malware (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-08-03 | tags: roblox, xeno executor, malware

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DuckDuckGo anti-AI glasses offer zero cameras and notifications (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-03 | by Ben Lovejoy | tags: duckduckgo, paso robles, knockaround

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Best Robot Lawn Mowers (2026): My Picks After 3 Years of Testing (wired.com)

2026-08-03 | by Simon Hill | tags: robot lawn mowers, sunseeker x7 gen 2, husqvarna aspire r6v

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How to use AI to boost your creativity (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-03 | tags: creativity, problem-solving, experience

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Today’s NYT Connections Hints and Answers for Aug. 3, #1149 (cnet.com)

2026-08-03 | by Gael Cooper | tags: nyt, connections, puzzle