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★ Mornings in Cupertino Have the Aroma of Napalm Once Again
‘It Seems You Have a Different Policy’ Ben Thompson, in a subscriber-only Stratechery update Tuesday: I got a fun email from former Apple executive, Nest founder, and one-time Stratechery Interview subject Tony Fadell in response to yesterday’s Update about Apple suing OpenAI (pu…
daringfireball.net
TechCrunch Mobility: The battle over robotaxi rules
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, how AI is playing a part.
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The cleanup trap: Stop asking RAG to fix bad data
The enterprise technology ecosystem is caught in a costly cycle. Over the past two years, millions of dollars have been funneled into generative AI pilots, yet many of these initiatives stall out before ever reaching a live production environment. When a project fails, the immedi…
venturebeat.com
Nonprofit Current AI is racing to build the World Wide Web of AI, free for all
Current AI, a non-profit building AI that leaves no one culture behind, has made remarkable progress across devices, AI chat and more.
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Apple Has Reportedly Started Recording and AI-Summarizing Conversations at the Genius Bar
It's limited in scope; it's opt-in; and managers don't get to see the summaries. Employees are still nervous.
gizmodo.com
New Samsung Layoffs in the U.S. Show Smartphone Arm’s Struggles, Even as It Profits Massively From AI
Roughly 839 Samsung employees are losing their jobs in the U.S.
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International tech
The adults who stay genuinely happy in their 70s and 80s aren’t the ones with the most family nearby — they’re the ones with at least one relationship in which they’re still allowed to be fully honest
My grand-aunt sat at the head of every family table for as long as I knew her. She was the one you cleared the big decisions with, whose opinion could end an argument, the matriarch three generations arranged themselves around. Birthdays happened at her house. News got reported t…
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How Chinese tech giants from Ant to Tencent use AI agents to win over enterprise clients
Chinese tech giants are doubling down on enterprise artificial intelligence agents with new products unveiled at the country’s top AI summit, signalling heightened domestic rivalry to win over business clients as agent-based AI adoption accelerates. At the four-day World Artifici…
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AI Phones Are Not Competing on Models: The Real Battle Is Over the User Entry Point, and Super Apps Hold the Key
WAIC 2026 reveals AI phone industry consensus: the real competition is not model capability but agentic OS entry points, system-level permissions, and who controls service distribution away from super apps.
pandaily.com
BigBasket’s Retreat
“I was in denial of the idea of quick commerce. Back then, if you had asked 100 people whether they…
inc42.com
China MAZU AI Weather System to Reach 30 Countries: Fengyun Satellites, AI Models, and Radar Unite as Meteorological Infrastructure Goes Global
President Xi announces MAZU intelligent early warning system deployment to 30 countries at WAIC 2026 as China exports integrated meteorological infrastructure combining Fengyun satellites, AI, and radar.
pandaily.com
The art of small talk: 10 subtle phrases that make people light up when you first meet them
For years my actual job was to make strangers feel like regulars before the bread hit the table. Restaurants run on it. A guest walks in cold, slightly on guard, half-convinced they’ve overdressed, and you’ve got about ninety seconds to melt all that. You don’t do it with a scrip…
siliconcanals.com
Watch a Mad Scientist YouTuber Make Lightning in a Bottle From Mercury and Neon
Yes, of course it's Styropyro.
gizmodo.com
RIP Joe Caldwell, ‘Dark Shadows’ Writer and Barnabas’ Co-Creator
Caldwell and co-writer Ron Sproat are why 'Dark Shadows' endure to this day and will get an upcoming animated TV series.
gizmodo.com
9to5Mac Uncovers Dozens of Disguised Gambling Apps on the App Store in Brazil
9to5Mac: Brazilian users browsing the App Store rankings in categories such as Navigation, Travel, and Weather have noticed a growing number of poorly made games appearing among the top results, many of them featuring AI-generated illustrations of animals as their app icons. As i…
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MCP vs A2A vs ACP: How AI Agents Actually Talk to Each Other
Agents are capable on their own. Combined with tools and other agents, their capabilities compound.
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Minecraft: Java Edition now uses SDL3
Article URL: https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/minecraft-26-3-snapshot-4 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48967256 Points: 234 # Comments: 152
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Qwen 3.8 Max Preview
Article URL: https://www.qwencloud.com/pricing/token-plan Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48966190 Points: 215 # Comments: 1
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Claude Code uses Bun written in Rust now
Article URL: https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jul/19/claude-code-in-bun-in-rust/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48966569 Points: 339 # Comments: 456
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What I learned selling 2,500 MIDI recorders: Hardware is not so hard
Article URL: https://chipweinberger.com/articles/20260719-hardware-is-not-so-hard Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48966713 Points: 369 # Comments: 174
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QT6 brings BASIC to the Web Browser, or Your Computer
In the old days, you either swore by BASIC or you swore at it — but just about everybody got their start on the educational language. Nowadays, the kids are …read more
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What is the value of one hour of a startup founder's time?
Startup founders undervalue their time. Here's why you should act like it's $1000/hr, and how it changes the decisions you make.
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Recycling Laptops and iMacs Makes PC Building Fun and Affordable Again
Building a PC used to be a fun adventure — what’s the latest, what’s the greatest, what can I afford? Well, that last question seems to have taken over and …read more
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Remembering the Zilog Z80 as it Turns Fifty Years Old
Perhaps the saddest thing about the Zilog Z80 is that this humble 8-bit microprocessor wasn’t allowed to live until its 50th birthday. This, fortunately, doesn’t prevent people like [David Oberhollenzer] …read more
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