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‘Blade’ (2019-2026) Is Officially Dead, So Now What?
Pour some blood out for Marvel's daywalker as everything comes up suck for him this year in the most frustrating ways.
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Judge denies xAI’s request to block Minnesota ban on ‘nudify’ apps
Despite a lawsuit from xAI, a Minnesota ban on apps that allow users to “nudify” images can move forward.
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Begun, the ‘Nightmare on Elm Street’ War Has
Hollywood ain't big enough for two 'Nightmare on Elm Street' revivals, and WB and Paramount are fighting over who can make it.
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Sam Altman is still making the case for parenting via ChatGPT
OpenAI's CEO seemed excited to share a "cool use case" for parents.
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Fridays With Bob
When I started at Spectrum 25 years ago, a senior editor suggested that I find a “rabbi,” by which he meant someone who could mentor me in how EEs approach problems and evaluate potential solutions. I didn’t find one right away. Then in 2005 we decided to do a special report, fo…
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The Apple Upgrade Situation
Michael Lopp, at Rands in Repose: I have felt since it was announced that the Apple iPhone Upgrade Program has not just been a deal, but a steal. The specifics: You apply for a loan for a full-price iPhone at 0%. If approved, your payments are split over 24 months. Pay for 24 mon…
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International tech
A 2014 study had adults in their sixties learn quilting or digital photography for 16 hours a week, and found real memory gains that a large music-training meta-analysis could not replicate in children
Decades of research promised music lessons would boost children's minds—but the most rigorous studies suggest the benefit may be largely illusion.
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Shadowfax Leads New-Age Tech Stocks This Week, Pine Labs Slides On Q1 Earnings
With the Q1 FY27 earnings season in full swing, quarterly results remained the biggest driver of investor sentiment for listed…
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First impressions count as Chinese buyers open their homes to UBTech’s consumer humanoids
When 39-year-old Beijing investor Song shelled out 159,800 yuan (US$23,680) for a companion robot, he knew it would not be cooking meals or scrubbing floors. For him, becoming one of China’s first owners of a consumer humanoid was more about embracing the cutting edge. “The happi…
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Indian Listed New-Age Tech Company Tracker: Market Cap, Revenue & More
For years, we at Inc42 have tracked the Indian tech startup ecosystem and seen it grow from a kid to…
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[Update] Zepto Confirms IPO Pause, Plans Pre-IPO Fundraise
Update | Aug 1, 19:47 IST Quick commerce startup Zepto officially confirmed that it has paused its IPO, saying it…
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FY26 Financial Tracker: Tracking The Financial Performance Of Indian Startups
The Indian startup ecosystem continued to mature in FY26, with 22 new-age tech companies making their public market debut as…
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Apple Q3 2026 Results
Jason Snell: On Thursday, Apple announced record third-quarter earnings, with total revenue of $109.4B, up 16 percent from the year-ago quarter. iPhone revenue was up 22%, Mac revenue was up 10.4%, Services revenue was up 12%, and Wearables revenue was up 6%. iPad revenue was dow…
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Should you still buy your next smartphone — or subscribe to it instead?
Apple's new Upgrade program is the latest sign that smartphone ownership is changing.
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Inside the London hacker house taking a stand against founder burnout
How one founder house is betting work-life balance can beat burnout .
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UV Printer? 3D Printer? HeyGears says “Why Not Both”?
There’s a new contender in the prosumer UV printer world up on Kickstarter, the HeyGears G1. This one’s particularly interesting as they’re explicitly marketing it as being able to produce …read more
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AI financial advice is surprisingly good, especially if you ask right questions
Article URL: https://mitsloan.mit.edu/ideas-made-to-matter/ai-financial-advice-surprisingly-good-especially-if-you-ask-right-questions Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49139102 Points: 289 # Comments: 255
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Bike Trainers as Video Game Controllers
While we’ve largely settled on analog sticks and digital buttons for controlling video games, there’s all sorts of projects to create truly esoteric controllers that allow playing games in unique …read more
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The Silicon Valley Founder Meat Grinder
Article URL: https://zaksa.zip/blog/silicon-valley-founder-meat-grinder/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49138045 Points: 221 # Comments: 147
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Stewart Platform Walker Gains Feeling In Legs From Resistors
Stewy is a very interesting robot, with some slightly odd kinematics. Its head is a Stewart platform, which is a common-enough 6-DOF actuated plate normally used with a fixed base. …read more
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Google has abandoned Google News?
Article URL: https://elgan.com/google-news-is-just-forrest-gumps-shrimp-boat-now Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49137681 Points: 268 # Comments: 193
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Open Source Stream Deck Targets Flexibility
Stream decks are very useful when you’re live on camera and you need to hit some complicated macro at a glance. However, there is sometimes a perception that commercial options …read more
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Seedance 2.5
Article URL: https://seed.bytedance.com/en/blog/one-take-creation-flexible-referencing-introducing-seedance-2-5 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49138302 Points: 311 # Comments: 159
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A Detailed Guide to Idempotency, Delivery Semantics, and Deduplication
What happens when a service sends a request to charge a customer, but the request times out with no response?
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