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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 .

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.

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."

Time Is Running Out For ‘Barbie 2’ to Happen

This Barbie could get a sequel if Warner Bros. is willing to accept the terms of the talent's deals.

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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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

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…

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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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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A 2014 study of 585 people found that switching from I to your own name in self-talk improved performance under stress, while the actual words used made almost no measurable difference

A subtle grammar shift—using your name instead of "I"—turns out to be more powerful than any positive mantra.

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The 5am morning routine gets sold as the habit that separates successful people from everyone else, but a genetic study of nearly 700,000 people suggests whether you are a morning person is largely written into your biology

Your chronotype might matter more than your willpower—new genetic research suggests the early-bird advantage is largely inherited, not earned.

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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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‘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.

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.

On Tim Cook’s Final Earnings Call, He Said Apple May Charge for Siri

A price may come into play "when people use it a lot," he said.

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The Silicon Valley Founder Meat Grinder

Article URL: https://zaksa.zip/blog/silicon-valley-founder-meat-grinder/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49138045 Points: 202 # Comments: 138

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

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

Bike Trainers as Video Game Controllers

While we’ve largely settled on analog sticks and digital buttons for controlling video games, there’s all sorts of projects to create truly esoteric controllers that allow playing games in unique …read more

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: 255 # Comments: 181

Commercialization and Innovation

The last year or two has seen relatively affordable multi-material printers hit the market, and the question that [Tom Nardi] and I were kicking around when he was writing up …read more

How Google helped destroy adoption of RSS feeds (2023)

Article URL: https://openrss.org/blog/how-google-helped-destroy-adoption-of-rss-feeds Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49136821 Points: 401 # Comments: 141

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

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: 309 # Comments: 141

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Article URL: https://blog.netbsd.org/tnf/entry/netbsd_11_0_released Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49136736 Points: 218 # Comments: 93