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Monday.com is the latest tech company to blame AI for layoffs — here are 20 others
A running look — in reverse chronological order — at the bigger tech companies that have announced significant layoffs this year with AI as a stated factor.
techcrunch.com
The ‘Lanterns’ Experience at Comic-Con Was One for the Ages
The 30-minute activation is themed to the upcoming DC show, premiering on August 16.
gizmodo.com
Inside one London founder house rewriting the founder-house rules 
How one founder house is betting work-life balance can beat burnout .
techcrunch.com
Apple TV’s ‘Neuromancer’ Explores an Eerily Timely Future
The streamer's long-awaited adaptation of William Gibson's 'Neuromancer' stars Callum Turner and arrives January 22, 2027.
gizmodo.com
Court Grants SerpApi’s Motion to Dismiss Google Lawsuit
Julien Khaleghy, CEO of SerpApi: The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California granted our motion to dismiss Google’s lawsuit, marking a win not just for SerpApi, but for all who depend on an open internet. We’re pleased that the court rejected Google’s attempts…
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Mike Flanagan Promises His ‘Carrie’ Will Subvert All Your Expectations
The Prime Video series adaptation of Stephen King's 1974 novel arrives on October 7.
gizmodo.com
International tech
Flipkart’s Digital Mall Now Has A Food Court
When Flipkart entered quick commerce last year, many were sceptical of the move, as the ecommerce giant was seen as…
inc42.com
The West is debating AI’s future with half the world absent
On July 13, more than 200 leading economists and AI researchers, including 16 Nobel laureates, signed an open letter organised by the Stanford Digital Economy Lab. Its warning was stark: artificial intelligence may drive an economic transformation “larger than the Industrial Revo…
scmp.com
China First Science Lab Module Wentian Completes Four Years in Orbit: 17.9-Meter Research Platform Enables Over 1,400 Days of Space Science Experiments
China Wentian lab module, launched July 2022, marks four years of stable orbit operation as the nation first dedicated science experiment module supporting 6-crew capacity and external exposure experiments.
pandaily.com
Tencent Robotics X Open-Sources Three Embodied Foundation Models: Chief Scientist Zhang Zhengyou Explains the 3-Layer Brain Architecture Solving Robot Reaction Speed
Tencent open-sources three embodied models at WAIC 2026: VLM for scene understanding, RxBrain cognitive model for planning with visual states, and VLA for continuous action at 500-1000Hz.
pandaily.com
China Swarm Drones Achieve First Full 3D Typhoon Observation: Bee Colony Drone Array Captures Complete Typhoon Landfall Process From Multiple Altitudes Simultaneously
China Meteorological Administration uses bee colony drone swarm for first full-process three-dimensional typhoon observation, deploying coordinated UAV array to capture temperature, humidity, wind, and turbulence data.
pandaily.com
Apple’s biggest-ever leak happened in India. Will firms rethink their China relocations?
When Apple set its sights on India as its next promising market, CEO Tim Cook planned to take a leaf out of the company’s China playbook – a retail and manufacturing strategy that had paid hefty dividends to the US tech giant. “We are, in essence, taking what we learned in China …
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Delta Pen Plotter Draws In Multiple Colors
If you’re building your first plotter, or you just like thinking in right angles, you’d probably consider a Cartesian design for your build. [András Vujovits] went another route with his …read more
hackaday.com
Google Discloses $94.1B in SpaceX Stock, Marking 6% Stake
Article URL: https://www.wsj.com/tech/google-discloses-94-1-billion-in-spacex-stock-marking-6-stake-91655d7c Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49057574 Points: 212 # Comments: 146
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GrapheneOS protections against data extraction from locked devices
Article URL: https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/40700-grapheneos-protections-against-data-extraction-from-locked-devices Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49055169 Points: 275 # Comments: 162
discuss.grapheneos.org
An ESP32 based plane radar for my desk
Article URL: https://blog.ktz.me/esp32-plane-radar/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49054107 Points: 227 # Comments: 47
ktz.me
How Film Industry Data Website The-Numbers.com got Mauled by Bots
A lot has been made about the increase of automated traffic on the Internet, with the past years LLM-related crawlers having quite literally swarmed the picture here. Not only does …read more
hackaday.com
Ruff v0.16.0 – Significant new updates – 413 default rules up from 59
Article URL: https://astral.sh/blog/ruff-v0.16.0 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49056112 Points: 268 # Comments: 163
astral.sh
JetZero
Article URL: https://www.jetzero.aero Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49054224 Points: 239 # Comments: 226
jetzero.aero
Repairing a “for parts” Canon 7D Mark II DSLR
The exciting part of buying a ‘broken, for parts’ off a site like EBay is that you rarely know exactly just how ‘broken’ it truly is. Even if the seller …read more
hackaday.com
Duplicating Parts Using Silicone Molds
[Do As I Do] had a simple task to complete. A couple of small parts needed to be duplicated in some quantity, with good dimensional accuracy and surface finish. There …read more
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