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The past is an open can of worms: a stimulated-memory exhibition (feeds.nature.com)

2026-07-29 | by Chand | tags: neural mapping, electrostim headband, nature futures

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The Future of Age Verification: Your Face Never Leaves Your Device (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-07-18 | tags: incode technologies, facial age estimation, online safety act

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Billing Software Error Sends Billion-Dollar AWS Estimates (slashdot.org)

2026-07-17 | tags: aws, billing software, cost explorer

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AWS: Inaccurate Estimated Billing Data – $1.7 billion (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-17 | tags: aws, billing, reddit

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There’s a lot of hype around perimenopause. Don’t buy it. (technologyreview.com)

2026-07-17 | by Jessica Hamzelou | tags: perimenopause, hormone replacement therapy, estrogen

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Hinge users can now get friends to hype them up on their profiles (engadget.com)

2026-07-15 | by Kris Holt | tags: friend, hinge, link

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Estimating the heights of New Yorkers from their scuff marks (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-13 | tags: new york, scuff marks, height estimation

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PostgreSQL Benchmark: AWS RDS vs. Self-Hosted on Hetzner (2026) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-07 | tags: hostim, instance, price

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Jensen Huang’s iconic signed leather jacket expected to fetch up to $60,000 in charity auction — Sotheby’s says item was worn at a Foxconn Tech Day in 2023 and the signature has been professionally authenticated (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-03 | by Mark Tyson | tags: estimate, huang, jacket

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Holy Crap, We Were Way Off About How Many Insect Species Live on Earth (gizmodo.com)

2026-06-29 | get Insect Identification Guide → | tags: insect species, earth, new study

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Non-Invasive Stimulation of the Brain Ended Opioid Addiction, Cigarette Craving (slashdot.org)

2026-06-27 | by Posted | get Transcranial Magnetic Stimulator → | tags: brain stimulation, opioid addiction, cigarette craving

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The UK will scan asylum-seekers’ faces for age checks—despite knowing the tech is flawed (arstechnica.com)

2026-06-20 | get Facial Recognition Age Verification → | tags: uk government, facial age estimation, asylum seekers

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The UK Will Scan Asylum-Seekers’ Faces for Age Checks—Despite Knowing the Tech Is Flawed (wired.com)

2026-06-18 | by Matt Burgess | get Facial Recognition Age Verification → | tags: uk government, facial age estimation, lighthouse reports

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How Musicians Can Get Paid for Training AI (spectrum.ieee.org)

2026-06-17 | by Oliver Bown | get AI Music Licensing Platform → | tags: warner music group, sureel, soundverse

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Total Iran Economic Damage Estimate (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-16 | tags: iran, economic, damage

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This New Gadget Uses Custom Scents and AI to Improve Your Sleep (cnet.com)

2026-06-16 | by See Full Bio | get Aromatherapy Sleep Diffuser → | tags: kimba, olfactory stimulation, whoop

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This New Gadget Doesn’t Just Track Sleep, It Uses Custom Scents and AI to Improve It (cnet.com)

2026-06-16 | by See Full Bio | get Aromatherapy Sleep Tracker → | tags: kimba, sleep tracking, olfactory stimulation

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Roblox exec says ticking a box for age verification is ‘not enough anymore’ (theverge.com)

2026-06-15 | by Stevie Bonifield | get Roblox Age Verification Kit → | tags: roblox, facial age estimation, safety policy

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Demystifying Noise Contrastive Estimation (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-15 | by Jack Morris | get Noise Contrastive Estimation Book → | tags: noise contrastive estimation, clip, simclr

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Report on an Unidentified Space Station (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-12 | get NASA Space Station Model → | tags: diameter, estimated, estimated diameter

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Bill Gates to face questions about Jeffrey Epstein from House Oversight panel (cnbc.com)

2026-06-10 | by Dan Mangan | tags: committee, epstein, gates

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Tainted Food Is Killing Far More People Than Previously Thought, WHO Says (gizmodo.com)

2026-06-04 | tags: disease, estimate, estimate global

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Launch HN: Rudus (YC P26) – AI for concrete contractors (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-02 | get Concrete Contractor AI Tool → | tags: rudus, concrete, estimation

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WiFi Time (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-02 | get WiFi Timer Smart Plug → | tags: estimates, loop, minutes

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AI will be used to estimate age of asylum seekers from next year (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-29 | get AI Age Estimation Tool → | tags: asylum seekers, facial estimation, home office

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Memory on trial: the new science of when to trust eyewitness testimony (feeds.nature.com)

2026-05-27 | by Mackenzie | get Eyewitness Testimony Book → | tags: eyewitness testimony, forensic hypnosis, richard childs

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Pentagon Releases Second Batch of UFO Videos, First-Hand Testimony (slashdot.org)

2026-05-23 | get UFO Detection and Analysis Kit → | tags: pentagon, ufo videos, robert firth

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Scientists Say Test Subjects Were Able to Quit Smoking After They Blasted Their Brains With a Huge Magnet (futurism.com)

2026-05-16 | by Krystle Vermes | get Magnetic Brain Stimulation Device → | tags: rtms, nicotine addiction, medical university of south carolina

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Wendy’s store closures 2026: Fast-food chain update on long list of locations shuttered in turnaround plan (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-08 | get Fast Food Chain Closure Kit → | tags: analyst, analyst estimates, beating

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Operation Fake Mustache: Kids Bypass UK's Digital Age Barriers (cnet.com)

2026-05-07 | by See Full Bio | get Kids' Privacy Protection Software → | tags: uk online safety act 2023, internet matters, facial age-estimation