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SpaceXAI’s Unpermitted Data Center Power Project Impacts Black Communities, Analysis Finds
The NAACP sued to stop the gas turbines powering the data center near Memphis.
gizmodo.com
The House Just Passed Another Permanent Daylight Saving Time Bill
Last time this happened the Senate passed it. It never became law.
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PsiQuantum has a plan to make a massive quantum computer out of light
The machine that could change the world will be housed in a room that looks like a data center crossed with an ice cream factory. Inside will be some 100 stainless-steel cabinets, each about six feet tall and connected to a supply of liquid helium that keeps them only a few degre…
MIT Technology Review
OpenAI pushes back on Apple trade secret lawsuit
OpenAI has issued another statement on the lawsuit, this time suggesting it lacks merit.
techcrunch.com
The OpenAI Mystery Device Will Reportedly Be Basically Just a Smart Speaker
Oh.
gizmodo.com
Lorde says AI glasses are ‘not sexy’
"Increasingly in our world, it gets harder and harder to know what is real," Lorde said onstage.
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International tech
DeepSeek may file mainland IPO application this year
DeepSeek, the Hangzhou-based AI model developer, has begun preparing for a mainland IPO and may file its listing application as soon as this year, according to Bloomberg, citing people familiar with the matter. The company is targeting a 2027 debut. DeepSeek is in talks with acco…
technode.com
Groww Q1: Profit Surges 94% YoY To ₹735 Cr
Investment tech platform Groww’s consolidated net profit zoomed 94.3% to ₹735 Cr in the first quarter of FY27 from ₹378.4…
inc42.com
Xiaomi Robots Start Working on Car Production Line: Successfully Completes Flexible Workpiece Operations
Xiaomi humanoid robot graduates from screw-tightening to complex flexible workpiece handling on SU7 production line, achieving 90%+ success rate in just six months of factory training.
pandaily.com
The Unit Economics Of India’s Voice AI Boom
India’s voice AI revolution has revolved around a few key pillars, such as speech recognition accuracy, multilingual capabilities, latency and…
inc42.com
AI investor mania: China’s DeepSeek chases US$70 billion valuation in fresh round
Chinese frontier artificial intelligence start-up DeepSeek is in talks with investors to raise a new financing round at around US$70 billion pre-investment valuation, shortly after closing a landmark first round, reflecting unquenched investor enthusiasm for the company. The plan…
scmp.com
The Gulf has billions to spend on AI. It still needs Nvidia
Saudi Arabia and the UAE are trying to diversify their AI supply chains, but geopolitical constraints and Nvidia's technological lead leave them with few viable alternatives.
restofworld.org
Meta Sued For Allegedly Using Discriminatory AI In Layoff Decisions
The company's AI systems targeted employees with disabilities or on medical or parental leave, the lawsuit claims.
gizmodo.com
1Password moves into AI cost management, betting that token spend is the next enterprise budget crisis
1Password on Tuesday launched AI Spend and Consumption Management, a new capability embedded in its SaaS Manager platform that gives IT and finance teams a unified, real-time view of how their organizations consume and spend on AI services from vendors including Anthropic, Cursor…
venturebeat.com
So Far, 2026 Is A Solid Year For Cybersecurity Startup Funding
The first quarter of 2026 was a more robust period for funding than the second, with privacy and cybersecurity startups pulling in $4.4 billion in seed- through growth-stage financing in Q2. That marked a decline of around 30% from the prior quarter and year-ago levels.
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Full Body VR Tracking Is Just Some Recycled Hardware Away
Full body tracking in VR applications involves attaching sensors to one’s body, and [Jaki] has a DIY method to do it on the cheap: the Vive Tracker Lite project repurposes …read more
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Jurassic Park computers in excruciating detail
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2026 Frikkin Lasers Challenge: Laser Bandsaw
Can you call it a bandsaw if it has neither band nor saw? [WeldingRod1] does, with his entry in the laser contest — a manually-controlled laser cutter that he’s dubbed …read more
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Vancouver PD website features Quick Escape button that wipes itself from history
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How Microsoft Ships AI Agents at Enterprise Scale
To understand what it actually takes to ship agents at that scale, we spoke with Marco Casalaina, VP of Products for Microsoft Core AI.
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AIM-ing For a More Open Platform Than Discord
Do you remember AIM? It may suprize you to hear that AOL’s instant messanger was actually supported all the way up to 2017– two years after Discord launched. Unlike Discord, …read more
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Cursor 0day: When Full Disclosure Becomes the Only Protection Left
Article URL: https://mindgard.ai/blog/cursor-0day-when-full-disclosure-becomes-the-only-protection-left Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48910676 Points: 323 # Comments: 158
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Benchmarking Repairability Scores with an Asus Tablet
A few years ago, France introduced a mandatory repairability score for consumer goods like laptops and tablets. It involves five criteria that range from documentation and availability of spare parts …read more
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The Tower Keeps Rising
Article URL: https://lucumr.pocoo.org/2026/7/13/the-tower-keeps-rising/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48909785 Points: 440 # Comments: 208
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