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Wanton Destruction of CBS Property
“Good night and good luck, motherfuckers.”  ★
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RJ Scaringe has raised more than $12B across three startups and investors still want more
Investors can't seem to get enough of RJ Scaringe or his ideas. Storytelling and communication are one of his superpowers, according to Jiten Behl, who joined Rivian when the company had just a handful of employees.
techcrunch.com
Sam Raimi’s Next Movie Could Be His Creepiest Yet
The horror master will take on the remake of the 1978 cult classic 'Magic,' so start panicking now if you fear ventriloquist dummies.
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Striking New Views of the First Atomic Bomb Test
Editor’s note: If you’d like to pinpoint the instant when the world entered the nuclear age, 5:29:45 a.m. Mountain War Time on 16 July 1945, is an excellent choice. That was the moment when human beings first unleashed the power of the nucleus in an immense, blinding ball of fire…
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Aluminium OS: Google’s ‘Android for PC’ OS for Googlebooks
Update: I originally posted this item thinking the aluminium-os.com website was official. It’s not. And the fact that it’s not is only mentioned in small print in the page footer. My bad, and my apologies for not noticing. No wonder I thought the descriptions were so un-Google-li…
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Google’s Spam Policies Now Apply to Attempts to Manipulate AI
It's a GEO world now, we're just living in it.
gizmodo.com
International tech
BYD in talks with automakers over European factory takeovers
BYD, which has expanded its new energy vehicle exports over the past two years, is considering acquiring factories in Europe from other automakers and has been in talks with several companies, according to sources. An executive in charge of overseas market expansion at BYD reveal…
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Mobavenue AI Q4: PAT Zooms 60% To ₹8.4 Cr, Revenue Increases 42%
Listed adtech company Mobavenue AI Tech’s net profit for the March 2026 quarter (Q4 FY26) jumped 60% to ₹8.4 Cr…
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XbotGo Raises ~RMB 100M Led by Ninebot Capital for AI Sports Cameras
XbotGo (深眸远智), an AI sports imaging startup founded by a Chinese team, raises ~RMB 100M led by Ninebot Capital (Segway-Ninebot) to expand its AI camera business for youth sports markets.
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SpaceX could make Nasdaq debut on June 11, targeting $1.75Tn valuation
SpaceX could be just weeks away from becoming a public company. The… Content originally published on The Tech Portal - Global technology news, latest gadget news and breaking tech news.
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SMIC: AI Boom Drives Power Management Chip Demand, Automotive BCD Platform in High Demand
SMIC (中芯国际) co-CEO Zhao Haijun reports AI boom is boosting demand for power management and data transmission chips, tightening memory supply chains and driving strong orders for the company's automotive-grade analog BCD platform.
pandaily.com
Rapido secures $240Mn in fresh funding led by Prosus at $3Bn valuation
Indian ride-hailing startup Rapido has raised $240 million in a fresh funding… Content originally published on The Tech Portal - Global technology news, latest gadget news and breaking tech news.
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Bun Rust rewrite: "codebase fails basic miri checks, allows for UB in safe rust"
Article URL: https://github.com/oven-sh/bun/issues/30719 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48150900 Points: 343 # Comments: 239
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High Performance Rate Limiting at Databricks
In this article, we look at how Databricks implemented rate limiting at scale, how they shrank the critical path, and the accuracy tradeoff that shrinking usually requires.
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Building A Die Filer From Scratch
A die filer is a useful tool to have if you find yourself filing parts on the regular. It’s basically a machine that reciprocates a file up and down for …read more
hackaday.com
California bill would require patches or refunds when online games shut down
Article URL: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2026/05/bill-to-keep-online-games-playable-clears-key-hurdle-in-california/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48152994 Points: 215 # Comments: 125
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A Guide To Event-Driven Architectural Patterns
Distributed systems are built out of services that need to communicate, and the simplest way to do that is for one service to call another directly and wait for a response.
bytebytego.com
Adding Capabilities to Inexpensive Solar Modules
Solar power has gotten cheap enough that putting up panels is among the cheapest ways of providing energy. This isn’t just the case for bulk electricity on a power grid, …read more
hackaday.com
Mod this IKEA Lamp into Smart Lighting For Not A Lot
The IKEA SKAFTSÄRV is an economical LED accent lamp, but while highly affordable it has only fixed lighting options. [simoneluconi] shows how it can easily be turned into a fully-configurable, …read more
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LAST CALL FOR ENROLLMENT: Become an AI Engineer - Cohort 6
Our 6th cohort of Becoming an AI Engineer starts tomorrow, Saturday, May 16. This is a live, cohort-based course created in collaboration with best-selling author Ali Aminian and published by ByteByteGo.
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Hacking Hard Drive Firmware
You probably flash new firmware on a variety of devices regularly, even though that’s rare for non-technical types. But what about your hard drive firmware? Most of us don’t want …read more
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