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Longtime OpenAI executive Brad Lightcap leaves as shakeup at AI lab continues (cnbc.com)

2026-08-11 | by Ashley Capoot | tags: openai, brad lightcap, ai lab

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Because It's Not Fun Enough: why languages fail (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-10 | tags: c programming, java, perl

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ChatGPT starts blocking direct requests to copy an author's style (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-09 | tags: authors, authors chatgpt, chatgpt

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'Asimov Was Right' About Rules For Robots, Says Ex-US Cyber Director (slashdot.org)

2026-08-07 | tags: asimov, humans, inglis

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Time to Fly: Google Earth Opens Its Secret Flight Simulator to All Users (cnet.com)

2026-08-07 | by Joe Hindy | tags: earth, features, flight

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Biggest backdoor yet found in Chinese routers sold under multiple brand names (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-06 | by Ben Lovejoy | tags: command, control, dsim

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Corsair acquires Trak Racer, adding premium racing cockpits and flight sim gear to its lineup (techspot.com)

2026-08-06 | by Alfonso Maruccia | tags: corsair, fanatec, racer

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Verizon Switches Focus to New Simplicity Phone Plan. Here’s What You’re Paying For (cnet.com)

2026-08-06 | by Jeff Carlson | tags: phone, plan, plans

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The Sims and EA FC maker Electronic Arts sells for $55bn to Saudi-led group (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2026-08-05 | by Watch Our Pick Of Standout Clips Across The Bbc | tags: electronic arts, ea fc, the sims

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Show HN: SIMD Viterbi Decoder in Rust (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-04 | tags: simd, viterbi decoder, fec

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EA is now a private company (theverge.com)

2026-08-04 | by Jay Peters | tags: ea sports fc, battlefield, saudi arabia

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Andy Pavlo joins ClickHouse to establish ClickHouse Labs (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-03 | tags: clickhouse, clickhouse labs, simd

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Andy Pavlo Joins ClickHouse to Establish ClickHouse Labs (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-03 | tags: clickhouse, andypavlo, cplusplus

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Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis is getting a rare full physical release on PC (techspot.com)

2026-08-03 | by Alfonso Maruccia | tags: tomb raider, amazon game studios, blu-ray

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I use this one setting every time I travel, and it saves me a fortune on mobile data (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-03 | tags: android, esim, google

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The Best Kids’ Backpacks for the 2026 School Year (wired.com)

2026-08-02 | by Adrienne So | tags: the north face, chromebooks, simple modern

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5 ways AI could save our democracy (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-02 | tags: beth simone noveck, reboot, democracy

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Chewy Promo Codes: $20 Off August 2026 (wired.com)

2026-08-01 | by Molly Higgins | tags: chewy, hill’s sensitive skin, simparica trio

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The Math Superstar Who’s Terrified of AI—and Just Took a Job at OpenAI (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-08-01 | tags: openai, jacob tsimerman, math

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Kelly Criterion Simulator (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-31 | by Kim Birch | tags: kelly criterion, bankroll simulation, betting strategies

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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

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Train Simulator Controller (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-30 | by Christopher Mitchell | tags: train simulator, class 800, can bus

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Synthetic-user startup Simile raises $200M at $2B valuation 5 months after $100M Series A (techcrunch.com)

2026-07-30 | by Julie Bort | tags: simile, index ventures, greenoaks

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Mark Cuban Predicts This Will Be the ‘Next Great AI Application’ in the Corporate World (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-28 | by Sherin Shibu | tags: mark cuban, job simulator, shark tank

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This SimCity-Like Visualization Turns Tech’s Most Boring Systems Into Fun (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-28 | tags: simcity, visualization, tech

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Google’s AI search is rapidly becoming the default, new data shows (techcrunch.com)

2026-07-27 | by Sarah Perez | tags: google, ai overviews, google ai mode

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PGSimCity - How PostgreSQL Works (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-27 | tags: postgresql, pgsimcity, postgresql engine

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Robotics development made dead simple (open source) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-26 | tags: ros 2, openarm, isaac sim

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Show HN: I made some transistor animations (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-24 | tags: transistor, semiconductor simulator, npn bjt

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Show HN: I simulated closing the Strait of Hormuz on real oil trade data (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-23 | tags: strait of hormuz, oil trade, simulation