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Begun, the ‘Nightmare on Elm Street’ War Has
Hollywood ain't big enough for two 'Nightmare on Elm Street' revivals, and WB and Paramount are fighting over who can make it.
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SwitchBot Kata Friends AI Pet Review: Useless if You Don’t Pay Up
This $700 robotic buddy made my kid cry.
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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.
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Apple Q3 2026 Results
Jason Snell: On Thursday, Apple announced record third-quarter earnings, with total revenue of $109.4B, up 16 percent from the year-ago quarter. iPhone revenue was up 22%, Mac revenue was up 10.4%, Services revenue was up 12%, and Wearables revenue was up 6%. iPad revenue was dow…
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You Don’t Want Smart Glasses That Record Everything You Say—Trust Me
I tested Xgimi's MemoMind One, and I don't think I ever want to venture down that path again.
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No, ‘Alien: Romulus 2’ Didn’t Get Canceled
If you're waiting for the 'Romulus' sequel, stay in line, because it's apparently still on the docket.
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International tech
A 2014 study had adults in their sixties learn quilting or digital photography for 16 hours a week, and found real memory gains that a large music-training meta-analysis could not replicate in children
Decades of research promised music lessons would boost children's minds—but the most rigorous studies suggest the benefit may be largely illusion.
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First impressions count as Chinese buyers open their homes to UBTech’s consumer humanoids
When 39-year-old Beijing investor Song shelled out 159,800 yuan (US$23,680) for a companion robot, he knew it would not be cooking meals or scrubbing floors. For him, becoming one of China’s first owners of a consumer humanoid was more about embracing the cutting edge. “The happi…
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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…
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Taking responsibility runs against a built-in bias: we tend to claim our successes and blame circumstances for our failures, and the real skill is owning the part we actually controlled, neither none of it nor all of it
Most people claim credit for their wins and blame circumstance for their losses—the real skill is finding the narrow sliver of what you actually controlled.
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A 2020 study of Hungarian retirees found that people who chose to retire stayed measurably happier than those pushed out even eight to eleven years later, a gap that time alone never closed
The difference between choosing to leave work and being forced out shapes happiness for years, a chasm that neither time nor circumstance can bridge.
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Indian Startup IPO Tracker 2026
Dalal Street emerged as a founder’s paradise in 2025, with 18 Indian startups listing on the bourses and collectively mopping…
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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.
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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 .
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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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Wikimedia Foundation refuses union recognition, hires union-busting law firm
Article URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2026-08-02/News_and_notes Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49143414 Points: 237 # Comments: 199
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A KVM Without the V (Or the M)
Many of us will be used to the idea of a KVM, a device that pipes keyboard, video, and mouse over the network from a remote machine to your own. …read more
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Seedance 2.5
Article URL: https://seed.bytedance.com/en/blog/one-take-creation-flexible-referencing-introducing-seedance-2-5 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49138302 Points: 401 # Comments: 217
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Hiring: Part Time Instructor, Write Production Grade Code with AI
We’re hiring a part-time instructor for “𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐈”.
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Show HN: I'm a 15 Year Old Wannabe Engineer, This Is a Cycloidal Gearbox I Built
Article URL: https://github.com/tom-ilan/cycloidal_gearbox Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49140396 Points: 244 # Comments: 78
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Go 1.27 Interactive Tour
Article URL: https://victoriametrics.com/blog/go-1-27/index.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49140218 Points: 294 # Comments: 144
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Architectural LED Install Shows How To Do It With Style
Anyone can string up some LED string lights in a space with mixed results. However, if you want to create a lighting environment that’s classy and stylish, it takes a …read more
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AI financial advice is surprisingly good, especially if you ask right questions
Article URL: https://mitsloan.mit.edu/ideas-made-to-matter/ai-financial-advice-surprisingly-good-especially-if-you-ask-right-questions Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49139102 Points: 322 # Comments: 356
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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
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