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AI code-testing startup Blacksmith’s valuation jumps almost 10x in less than a year (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-12 | by Jagmeet Singh | tags: blacksmith, openai codex, peak xv partners

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The great scramble to build AI compute you can actually own (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-30 | tags: microsoft, ai compute, international criminal court

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This 83-Year-Old Entrepreneur Is Rejecting a $400 Million Payday: ‘I Don’t Need a 200-Foot Yacht’ (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-29 | by Sherin Shibu | tags: grady-white, fishing boats, eddie smith jr

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The First Transatlantic Telegraph Cable Was a Bold, Beautiful Failure (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-29 | by Allison Marsh | tags: transatlantic cable, samuel morse, cyrus w. field

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From pizza joint bus boy to Yahoo CEO: Jim Lanzone on how to do hard things and not to be afraid of them (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-24 | tags: yahoo, jim lanzone, smith barney

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The Search for Another Earth-Like Planet Just Took a Big Step Forward (wired.com)

2026-07-19 | by Jorge Garay | tags: exoplanet, lhs 1140 b, habitable zone

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AI is turning the Smithsonian into an illuminated fever dream (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-17 | tags: refik anadol, smithsonian, ai installation

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23 Best Gifts for Cooks (2026): Vitamix, Frying Pans, Air Fryers (wired.com)

2026-07-17 | by Matthew Korfhage | tags: vitamix, frying pans, air fryers

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Solo GP Ashley Smith announces second $25M fund to back startups in AI, security and more (techcrunch.com)

2026-07-08 | by Dominic-Madori Davis | tags: firm, founders, fund

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Visiting the stars (and planets, and telescopes) in VR (arstechnica.com)

2026-07-03 | get VR Telescope Viewer → | tags: htc vive focus 3, smithsonian starstruck, black hole

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Global review confirms mRNA vaccines are safe, effective and full of promise (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-02 | by Brett Goldhawk | get mRNA Vaccine Safety Guide → | tags: mrna vaccines, university of british columbia, the lancet

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A space history mystery: What happened to the Viking arm used 50 years ago? (arstechnica.com)

2026-07-01 | get NASA Viking Mars Rover Model → | tags: viking arm, national air and space museum, michael collins

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The ‘House of the Dragon’ Cast Breaks Down Episode 2’s Most Pivotal Moments (gizmodo.com)

2026-06-30 | get Game of Thrones Mug → | tags: house of the dragon, matt smith, queen's landing

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The Taser CEO Who Says AI Is the Future of Policing (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-06-28 | get Taser Self-Defense Device → | tags: tasers, axon, rick smith

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How the Fifth Lateran Council unlocked financial theory (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-20 | tags: fifth lateran council, joseph schumpeter, salamancans

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Challenging the Narrative of European Decline (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-18 | by Paul Krugman | get European Tech Innovation Kit → | tags: european economy, us-europe comparison, noah smith

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How a 20-Year-Old Convinced a Billion-Dollar Ice Cream Brand to Take a Chance On Him (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-06-16 | by Shawn P. Walchef | get Ice Cream Maker Starter Kit → | tags: häagen-dazs, baltimore, atlas restaurant group

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Pink Cosmo berries a hit in their trial season (2023) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-14 | get Pink Cosmo Berry Seeds → | tags: pink cosmo blueberries, california berry genetics, g&m farms

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Microsoft president says AI backlash at graduation events should be wake-up call for the tech industry (techspot.com)

2026-06-13 | by Alfonso Maruccia | get AI Safety Awareness Book → | tags: microsoft, ai backlash, brad smith

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Microsoft, like, totally gets why students are booing AI-pilled graduation speakers (theverge.com)

2026-06-10 | by Mia Sato | get AI Graduation Speech Generator → | tags: booing, graduates, microsoft

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Surprise, pay $1000 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-09 | by Allen Pike | tags: blacksmith, card, credit

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Surprise, Pay $1000 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-09 | by Allen Pike | tags: blacksmith, card, credit

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Want Someone’s Attention? Just Use These Three Magic Phrases from Master Negotiators (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-06-02 | by Jason Feifer | get Negotiation Mastery Book → | tags: negotiation, fbi, voss

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I finally bought the Transmit MacOS app, and that 16x faster transfer speed is just the beginning (zdnet.com)

2026-06-02 | by Jack Wallen | get Transmit File Transfer App → | tags: transmit, sftp, amazon s3

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Why I happily paid for the Transmit MacOS app - and it's not just the 16x faster file transfer speed (zdnet.com)

2026-06-01 | by Jack Wallen | get Transmit MacOS File Transfer → | tags: transmit, macos, sftp

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‘Stranger Things’ Has One More Place to Go: The Smithsonian (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-24 | get Stranger Things Official Poster → | tags: stranger things, smithsonian, costume

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The man behind the legendary MPC, Roger Linn, stays focused with a single browser tab (theverge.com)

2026-05-23 | by Terrence O'Brien | get Roger Linn MPC Controller → | tags: mpc, akai, linnstrument

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Before it comes down, what should be saved from the International Space Station? (arstechnica.com)

2026-05-22 | get NASA International Space Station Model → | tags: international space station, nasa, artemis

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Plex Triples Lifetime Subscription Cost To $750 (slashdot.org)

2026-05-19 | get Plex Lifetime Subscription Card → | tags: plex, lifetime subscription, locksmiths

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Discord enables end-to-end encrypted voice and video calling for every user (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-19 | by Zack Whittaker | get Discord Nitro Subscription → | tags: discord, end-to-end encryption, voice calling