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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.

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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Inside the London hacker house taking a stand against founder burnout

How one founder house is betting work-life balance can beat burnout .

YouTuber Hank Green says his AI usage is ‘not healthy’

Green offered a remarkable apology, saying that "the level of dopamine that I've been getting from interacting with LLMs ... is not healthy for me or good for the world."

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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Sam Altman is still making the case for parenting via ChatGPT

OpenAI's CEO seemed excited to share a "cool use case" for parents.

International tech

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…

Smartphone Batteries Enter the Silicon-Carbon 10,000mAh Era in 2026: OPPO, Honor, and vivo Lead Capacity Race as AI Power Consumption Drives Energy Density Breakthroughs

OPPO A7 Pro Max joins the 10,000mAh club with spherically structured silicon-carbon, as mainstream Chinese brands race into the 10K era driven by AI inference power and 35% share for 6000mAh-plus phones.

Psychology says adults who never ask anyone for help aren’t unusually strong or independent — many learned early that needing people creates disappointment, so they built an identity around carrying everything alone before anyone gets the chance to let them down

Some adults solve every problem alone. Research on help-seeking suggests that the pattern may protect competence while keeping disappointment and closeness out of view.

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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…

A 2022 study tracking university students’ daily experiences for a week found introversion predicted neither preference for nor enjoyment of solitude, while a separate trait, dispositional autonomy, consistently predicted who found time alone enjoyable

What makes solitude restorative has nothing to do with whether you're an introvert—and everything to do with whether you feel in control of your own time.

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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…

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.

YouTuber Hank Green Is Facing a Fan Revolt Over His AI Use

He says his loved ones don't think his LLM use has been "healthy."

‘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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RipGrep musl binaries occasionally segfault during very-large searches

Article URL: https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep/issues/3494 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49133889 Points: 241 # Comments: 162

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

Hiring: Part Time Instructor, Write Production Grade Code with AI

We’re hiring a part-time instructor for “𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐈”.

Browser-based 3D Editor Covers The Basics While Staying Local

Got an idea and want to make a simple 3D model, but don’t want to install a full-fledged CAD modeling suite and queue up a few hours of tutorial videos? …read more

Testing a 3D Printed Cycloidal Gearbox Design

Cycloidal gearboxes are a recurring theme in the hobbyist space due to the performance they promise in a compact package. They are capable of taking in a high-speed input and …read more

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

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?

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: 234 # Comments: 172

Cursor removed cost information from the usage page and CSV export

Article URL: https://forum.cursor.com/t/usage-page-to-token-amount-what/167153 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49135257 Points: 291 # Comments: 125

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