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You Don’t Want Smart Glasses That Record Everything You Say—Trust Me
I tested Xgimi's MemoMind One, and I don't think I ever want to venture down that path again.
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This Hi-Fi Tape Recorder Changed Radio Forever
A German engineer wanted a cheaper cigarette. The popular crooner Bing Crosby wanted a vacation. Satisfying both desires inadvertently led to the invention of the laugh track. Along the way there were Nazis, spoils of war, and more than one accidental encounter. Tying together th…
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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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These App Store hidden gems prove there’s still room for great software in the AI era
Despite predictions that AI agents could make traditional apps obsolete, developers are shipping new software faster than ever. From smarter bookmarking tools and neighborhood marketplaces to digital pen pals and nature journals, here are the latest App Store finds worth adding t…
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Open Channel: What’d You Think of ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day?’
Stay a while and share with us your thoughts of 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day,' won't you?
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No, ‘Alien: Romulus 2’ Didn’t Get Canceled
If you're waiting for the 'Romulus' sequel, stay in line, because it's apparently still on the docket.
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The link between routine and success is stranger than it looks: studies find the people who reach their goals lean less on willpower than on habits that make the right action automatic, so they end up facing far fewer temptations in the first place
Winners don't resist temptation better—they simply avoid encountering it in the first place.
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Indian Startup IPO Tracker 2026
Dalal Street emerged as a founder’s paradise in 2025, with 18 Indian startups listing on the bourses and collectively mopping…
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A 2020 study of Hungarian retirees found that people who chose to retire stayed measurably happier than those pushed out even eight to eleven years later, a gap that time alone never closed
The difference between choosing to leave work and being forced out shapes happiness for years, a chasm that neither time nor circumstance can bridge.
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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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Sarvam’s AI Arsenal
In June, Sarvam AI entered India’s unicorn club, raising $234 Mn (about ₹2,210 Cr) in a $300 Mn Series B…
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Taking responsibility runs against a built-in bias: we tend to claim our successes and blame circumstances for our failures, and the real skill is owning the part we actually controlled, neither none of it nor all of it
Most people claim credit for their wins and blame circumstance for their losses—the real skill is finding the narrow sliver of what you actually controlled.
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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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OpenAI Smuggled the Announcement of Astra, Its Next AI Model, Into a Blog Post About Math
Wanna hear about Connes’s rigidity conjecture? No? Okay, what about a major new AI model?
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TechCrunch Mobility: Two roads diverged — for robotaxis
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, the role AI is playing in it.
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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: 326 # Comments: 364
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A KVM Without the V (Or the M)
Many of us will be used to the idea of a KVM, a device that pipes keyboard, video, and mouse over the network from a remote machine to your own. …read more
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Turning Fruits Into Ethylene and Ethane Refrigerant
One of the best parts about DIY chemistry and physics projects is that you get to decide how early in the supply chain you want to begin, such as with …read more
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Architectural LED Install Shows How To Do It With Style
Anyone can string up some LED string lights in a space with mixed results. However, if you want to create a lighting environment that’s classy and stylish, it takes a …read more
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Hiring: Part Time Instructor, Write Production Grade Code with AI
We’re hiring a part-time instructor for “𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐈”.
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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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Go 1.27 Interactive Tour
Article URL: https://victoriametrics.com/blog/go-1-27/index.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49140218 Points: 313 # Comments: 156
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Wikimedia Foundation refuses union recognition, hires union-busting law firm
Article URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2026-08-02/News_and_notes Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49143414 Points: 284 # Comments: 275
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Show HN: I'm a 15 Year Old Wannabe Engineer, This Is a Cycloidal Gearbox I Built
Article URL: https://github.com/tom-ilan/cycloidal_gearbox Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49140396 Points: 273 # Comments: 91
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