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Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 9 is $40 off at Costco and comes with over $50 in freebies

The Galaxy Watch 9 launches on August 7th, and not only does Costco have the best preorder incentives we’ve seen so fa...

The Verge Brad Bourque

Technology 5d ago

Google says it fixed more Chrome bugs in June than over the past two years, thanks to AI

As experts have warned for the last two years, some companies — like Microsoft and now Google — are finding and patc...

TechCrunch Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai

Technology 5d ago

LinkedIn actually adds a ‘seems like AI slop’ button

A lot of content on LinkedIn might seem like AI slop, and now, you'll be able to report those posts. As part of a series...

The Verge Jay Peters

Technology 5d ago

UEFA and its national associations will not participate in FIFA competitions

Article URL: https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/02a7-213a92896eb0-54dfbf454e3b-1000--statement-on-behalf-of-uefa-and-...

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Technology 5d ago

Postgres Queues Actually Scale

Article URL: https://www.dbos.dev/blog/making-postgres-queues-scale Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=...

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Technology 5d ago

Florida plans to build air taxi pads using $200M intended for EV chargers

Florida wants to use federal EV charger funds to build an air taxi network connecting golf courses, luxury apartment bui...

TechCrunch Tim De Chant

Technology 5d ago

What would it mean to see a new color?

Article URL: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/08/03/what-would-it-mean-to-see-a-new-color Comments URL: https://...

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Technology 5d ago

So you want to use plants to reduce CO₂

Article URL: https://dynomight.net/plants/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49113801 Points: 8 # Comm...

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Technology 5d ago

Show HN: Distilling DeepSeek into GPT-OSS doesn't transfer censorship. Try it

We recently used DeepSeek V4 Flash as a teacher for finance tasks with GPT-OSS-120B. Distillation works well on this pr...

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Technology 5d ago

Show HN: Noisegate – a differential-privacy gateway for untrusted AI agents

Article URL: https://github.com/yashmahajan10/llm-differential-privacy-gateway Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.c...

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Technology 5d ago

LinkedIn adds a button to report AI-generated ‘slop’

LinkedIn is introducing new ways to reduce low-quality AI-generated posts, including a “seems like AI slop” reportin...

TechCrunch Sarah Perez

Technology 5d ago

Govee’s portable smart lamp is down to one of its best prices to date

Buying multiple lamps for different rooms can get expensive. Govee’s rechargeable Table Lamp Classic gives you one lam...

The Verge Sheena Vasani

Technology 5d ago

Google reveals Gemini Robotics 2.0, promising improved dexterity and safety

Gemini Robotics 2 includes three models, but only one is publicly available right now. ...

Ars Technica Ryan Whitwam

Technology 5d ago

Show HN: Tally – check a spreadsheet's numbers against their source, in-browser

Article URL: https://tally.jiegou.ai/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49113381 Points: 4 # Comments:...

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Technology 5d ago

CodePen 2.0

Article URL: https://chriscoyier.net/2026/07/30/codepen-2-0/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4911333...

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Technology 5d ago

Nvidia’s Open Source Alliance Snubs OpenAI and Anthropic

This week on Uncanny Valley, we discuss the open vs. closed source debate in AI, key players in White House AI policy, a...

Wired Brian Barrett, Zoë Schiffer, Leah Feiger

Technology 5d ago

Synthetic-user startup Simile raises $200M at $2B valuation 5 months after $100M Series A

Add another member to the fast-and-furious AI unicorn club: Simile

TechCrunch Julie Bort

Technology 5d ago

Back to School Office Chair Deals 2026: $200 and Less

Here are the best back-to-school deals under $200 on comfy, ergonomic chairs for all-nighters and cram sessions

Wired Matthew Korfhage

Technology 5d ago

Spotify launches ‘User notes’ to let users add memories to songs

Spotify says the new feature is designed to let users add personal captions to their favorite songs, such as noting why ...

TechCrunch Aisha Malik

Technology 5d ago

Space Force-backed mission does its best impression of Top Gun in orbit

"Dogfighting in space doesn’t quite have the drama of an aerial dogfight." ...

Ars Technica Stephen Clark

Technology 5d ago

We Gave GPT 5.6 Sol a Real Business. It Lied, Spammed, and Lost $447

Article URL: https://www.bottlenecklabs.com/blog/autonomously-run-businesses Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com...

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Technology 5d ago

NASA’s Curiosity rover found a ‘sea of polygons’ on Mars

The latest discovery from NASA's Curiosity Mars rover is a field of honeycomb-shaped polygons covering a Martian valley ...

The Verge Stevie Bonifield

Technology 5d ago

Google DeepMind’s new AI model can control a robot’s entire body

Google DeepMind says the latest version of its Gemini Robotics AI model can "control entire humanoid robots." While the ...

The Verge Emma Roth

Technology 5d ago

Advancing the price-performance frontier with GPT‑5.6

Article URL: https://openai.com/index/advancing-the-price-performance-frontier-with-gpt-5-6/ Comments URL: https://news...

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Technology 5d ago

ABC demands FCC drop its ‘punitive’ early license renewal of its stations

ABC filed its formal opposition to the Federal Communications Commission's effort to force it to submit to an early rene...

The Verge Lauren Feiner

Technology 5d ago

For the First Time, Zoox Can Charge People for Rides in Its Steering-Wheel-Free Robotaxis

The temporary exemption from federal safety standards will let Amazon’s Zoox launch a real, paid robotaxi service in L...

Wired Aarian Marshall

Technology 5d ago

Read This Before You Buy That TV Streaming Stick

Article URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/07/read-this-before-you-buy-that-tv-streaming-stick/ Comments URL: https:...

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Technology 5d ago

Rise Reforming (YC S26) Is Hiring

Article URL: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/rise-reforming/jobs/wJ9Q9nv-senior-chemical-process-engineer Comment...

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Technology 5d ago

Chrome Needs Twice-a-Week Patching Thanks to AI Bug Hunting

The two Chrome updates in June patched more bugs than the 23 updates before them. Now, Google is ramping up its patching...

Wired Lily Hay Newman