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‘This is fine’ creator says AI startup stole his art
The ad comes from Artisan, the AI startup behind billboards urging businesses to "stop hiring humans."
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Under Ternus, Apple Is Reportedly Entering a Spendy New Era
Tim Cook was famous for funneling money directly to shareholders. That could be ending.
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Open Channel: What Are (Still) Your Favorite Infinity Saga Movies?
The twin anniversaries of 'Thor' and 'Captain America: Civil War' have us curious about the Infinity Saga movies you continue to be fond of.
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In Harvard study, AI offered more accurate emergency room diagnoses than two human doctors
A new study examines how large language models perform in a variety of medical contexts, including real emergency room cases — where at least one model seemed to be more accurate than human doctors.
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Meet the New Mutant Heroes of ‘X-Men ’97’
Looks like there'll be a whole lot of teams in 'X-Men '97' season two. How will the show juggle them all?
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TechCrunch Mobility: How do you issue a ticket to a robotaxi?
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation.
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International tech
Snabbit’s Micromarket Push
First, groceries arrived in 10 minutes. Now, even house help is going instant. India is seeing the rise of a…
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I’m 37 and I was raised in a house with almost no affection, and the hardest part isn’t missing it, it’s that I still don’t know how to receive it now that it’s finally being offered
Despite decades of studying psychology and mindfulness, nothing prepared me for moments when people reach for a hug and my body's first instinct is to freeze—not from lack of love, but because at 37, I'm still learning the language of physical affection that most people master in…
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I noticed I have been saying I am tired for ten years when the more accurate word is unwitnessed, and tired was just the version of the truth that nobody would follow up on
After a decade of defaulting to the word 'tired,' I realised it was never the truth — just the version of the truth nobody would follow up on. On emotional labour, the cost of vague vocabulary, and the word I was actually looking for.
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I stopped offering my opinion in family group chats six months ago, no commentary, no reactions, no jumping in to smooth things over, just to see who would notice my absence, and the silence taught me something I had been working hard not to know for about twenty years
I went silent in my family group chat for six months as a quiet experiment. Two people out of fourteen noticed. Here's what the silence revealed about the difference between being needed and being known.
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People who can’t stop offering to help carry things, refill drinks, or load the dishwasher at someone else’s house aren’t well-raised, they grew up in homes where being useful was the price of being welcome
Compulsive helpfulness at other people's homes often gets read as good manners. The pattern underneath is usually something else: a childhood lesson that welcome was contingent on being useful, automated decades later in someone else's kitchen.
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Who could gain from DeepSeek’s V4 with China chips poised for stronger demand?
DeepSeek’s launch of its latest artificial intelligence model could likely trigger a broad reassessment of stocks across the industry chain from chipmakers to large language model developers, analysts say, with the breakthrough poised to drive demand for computing power and more …
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Three-Axis Camera Slider From 3D Printer Parts
There’s a great reason 3D printers are made with things like extruded aluminum rails and other commodity, off-the-shelf parts. These things are designed not only for ease of construction and …read more
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Statue of a man blinded by a flag put up by Banksy in central London
Article URL: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/attributed-to-banksy-a-new-statue-of-a-suited-man-blinded-by-a-flag-and-walking-off-a-ledge-appeared-in-central-london-180988662/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48000152 Points: 207 # Comments: 171
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Metal Gear Solid 2's source code has been leaked on 4chan
Article URL: https://www.thegamer.com/mgs2-hd-edition-source-code-massive-leak/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47998790 Points: 200 # Comments: 79
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For thirty years I programmed with Phish on, every day
Article URL: https://christophermeiklejohn.com/ai/personal/phish/flow/agents/2026/05/03/rift.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47998225 Points: 201 # Comments: 160
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iPod Nano Gets Three Monitors
Triple monitor workstations are pretty common these days, particularly for those wishing to maximise screen space for greater productivity. [Will It Work?] has put together a sillier take on this …read more
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BYOMesh – New LoRa mesh radio offers 100x the bandwidth
Article URL: https://partyon.xyz/@nullagent/116499715071759135 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47999636 Points: 202 # Comments: 66
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Hackaday Links: May 3, 2026
Software that collects public data from the Internet and uses it to provide half-assed answers to your questions might seem like a modern craze, but today we bid farewell to …read more
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Photographing The ISS With A Thrift Store Lens Is Challenging
There are plenty of photos of the International Space Station out there on the Internet, but taking your own from ground level is a special challenge. [saveitforparts] recently decided to …read more
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Squeezing Fluids With the Right Peristaltic Pump for the Task
Peristaltic pumps are a very simple and effect device for transferring fluids without said fluid ever coming into contact with any part of the pump mechanism. At their core they …read more
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