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‘This is fine’ creator says AI startup stole his art
The ad comes from Artisan, the AI startup behind billboards urging businesses to "stop hiring humans."
techcrunch.com
AI-generated actors and scripts are now ineligible for Oscars
Bad news for Tilly Norwood.
techcrunch.com
In Harvard study, AI offered more accurate emergency room diagnoses than two human doctors
A new study examines how large language models perform in a variety of medical contexts, including real emergency room cases — where at least one model seemed to be more accurate than human doctors.
techcrunch.com
Ask.com Is Dead, and I’m Begging Its Owners Not to Bring AskJeeves Back as a Chatbot
Let AskJeeves recede into the fog of millennial nostalgia. Permanently.
gizmodo.com
Lego’s New ‘Mandalorian & Grogu’ Set Confirms a Very Silly Name Change
So says 'The Mandalorian and Grogu,' this name ain't big enough for a bounty hunter's dog and a dead-ish Inquisitor to share.
gizmodo.com
Under Ternus, Apple Is Reportedly Entering a Spendy New Era
Tim Cook was famous for funneling money directly to shareholders. That could be ending.
gizmodo.com
International tech
How Coratia Technologies Is Protecting Undersea Data Highways With Marine Robots
Can machines come to the rescue when mankind faces a threat to its digital lifeline?   Odisha-based Coratia Technologies is working…
inc42.com
Snabbit’s Micromarket Push
First, groceries arrived in 10 minutes. Now, even house help is going instant. India is seeing the rise of a…
inc42.com
Psychology says the people who thrive in high-pressure environments aren’t the most resilient — they’ve just built better systems for knowing when to stop
The most successful people under pressure have discovered what psychology confirms: knowing exactly when to stop pushing isn't weakness — it's the sophisticated system that separates those who burn out from those who sustain peak performance for decades.
siliconcanals.com
I’m 37 and I was raised in a house with almost no affection, and the hardest part isn’t missing it, it’s that I still don’t know how to receive it now that it’s finally being offered
Despite decades of studying psychology and mindfulness, nothing prepared me for moments when people reach for a hug and my body's first instinct is to freeze—not from lack of love, but because at 37, I'm still learning the language of physical affection that most people master in…
siliconcanals.com
People who can’t stop offering to help carry things, refill drinks, or load the dishwasher at someone else’s house aren’t well-raised, they grew up in homes where being useful was the price of being welcome
Compulsive helpfulness at other people's homes often gets read as good manners. The pattern underneath is usually something else: a childhood lesson that welcome was contingent on being useful, automated decades later in someone else's kitchen.
siliconcanals.com
I noticed I have been saying I am tired for ten years when the more accurate word is unwitnessed, and tired was just the version of the truth that nobody would follow up on
After a decade of defaulting to the word 'tired,' I realised it was never the truth — just the version of the truth nobody would follow up on. On emotional labour, the cost of vague vocabulary, and the word I was actually looking for.
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Mercedes-Benz commits to bringing back physical buttons
Article URL: https://www.drive.com.au/news/mercedes-benz-commits-to-bringing-back-phycial-buttons/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47997418 Points: 505 # Comments: 299
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Specsmaxxing – On overcoming AI psychosis, and why I write specs in YAML
Article URL: https://acai.sh/blog/specsmaxxing Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47994012 Points: 252 # Comments: 265
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Utah to hold websites liable for users who mask their location with VPNs
Article URL: https://www.tomshardware.com/software/vpn/utah-becomes-first-us-state-to-target-vpn-use-with-age-verification-law Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47997358 Points: 202 # Comments: 225
tomshardware.com
Squeezing Fluids With the Right Peristaltic Pump for the Task
Peristaltic pumps are a very simple and effect device for transferring fluids without said fluid ever coming into contact with any part of the pump mechanism. At their core they …read more
hackaday.com
A Tool For Testing CANopen Networks
If you find yourself working with CANopen CC networks, you might find yourself in need of a tool for monitoring what’s happening on the wire. [Michael Fitzmayer] whipped up a …read more
hackaday.com
Maryland to ban A.I.-driven price increases in grocery stores
Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/01/business/surveillance-pricing-groceries-maryland.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47992349 Points: 217 # Comments: 229
New York Times
Kimi K2.6 just beat Claude, GPT-5.5, and Gemini in a coding challenge
Article URL: https://thinkpol.ca/2026/04/30/an-open-weights-chinese-model-just-beat-claude-gpt-5-5-and-gemini-in-a-programming-challenge/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47993235 Points: 349 # Comments: 208
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iPod Nano Gets Three Monitors
Triple monitor workstations are pretty common these days, particularly for those wishing to maximise screen space for greater productivity. [Will It Work?] has put together a sillier take on this …read more
hackaday.com
Three-Axis Camera Slider From 3D Printer Parts
There’s a great reason 3D printers are made with things like extruded aluminum rails and other commodity, off-the-shelf parts. These things are designed not only for ease of construction and …read more
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