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Google might launch a ‘Pixel Tag’

Google is seemingly working on an item tracker that might compete with Apple's AirTag. 9to5Google obtained an image of something called a "Google Pixel Tag" that has a small oval shape. The publicatio...

The Verge • Jul 31, 2026 • Jay Peters
Technology Jul 31, 2026

June in Servo: real world compat, media queries, SharedWorker, and more

Article URL: https://servo.org/blog/2026/07/31/june-in-servo/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=491267...

Technology Jul 31, 2026

Chinese AI Researchers Are Finding Their Voice on X

As OpenAI and Anthropic employees grow quieter online, researchers at Chinese AI labs are flocking to X to explain their...

Technology Jul 31, 2026

How to Survive an Infestation of Toxic Caterpillars

Article URL: https://www.newyorker.com/science/elements/how-to-survive-an-infestation-of-toxic-caterpillars Comments UR...

Technology Jul 31, 2026

High school defends staying silent while boys made AI nudes of 59 classmates

Gaps in laws may help Pennsylvania high school escape AI nudes scandal.

Technology Jul 31, 2026

Everyone is building LLM routers, we deprecated ours

Article URL: https://manifest.build/blog/why-we-deprecated-our-llm-router/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/i...

Technology Jul 31, 2026

qm

Article URL: https://github.com/yc-software/qm Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49126604 Points: 4 # ...

Technology Jul 31, 2026

Researchers devise a full-color night vision goggle

Wavelength and intensity in the infrared are translated into colors in the visible. ...

Technology Jul 31, 2026

AFC Stands in Solidarity with UEFA and Concacaf to Protect the FIFA World Cup

Article URL: https://www.the-afc.com/en/more/afc_news.html/news/afc-stands-in-solidarity-with-uefa-and-concacaf-to-prot...

Technology Jul 31, 2026

The ban on robot vacuums won’t make them safer, only worse

No other gadget knows as much about your home as a robot vacuum. They map your space, learn your routines, and many now ...

Technology Jul 31, 2026

China could supply EV manufacturing boom with recycled EVs

Look at chemistry of batteries and motors shows big opportunity for recycling. ...

Technology Jul 31, 2026

Sam Altman isn’t the only one who wants to pump the brakes on AI

After years of pushing full speed ahead on AI, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says maybe it’s time for the ...

Technology Jul 31, 2026

Severance

Article URL: https://lcamtuf.substack.com/p/severance Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49125971 Point...

Technology Jul 31, 2026

Show HN: Slope remade in HTML5 to load instantly on any browser, any device

A whole free daily game served in under 100kb with no ads, lags or logins. The URL will serve a new track every day, fo...

Technology Jul 31, 2026

Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream is a quirky life sim that’s worth buying at this discount

Looking to start your own island paradise full of Miis based on family, friends, and celebrities, but don’t feel like ...

Technology Jul 31, 2026

Sony acknowledges backlash, “cautiously” moves ahead with end of PlayStation discs

Sony doesn't think the move will hurt it financially.

Technology Jul 31, 2026

Here’s the problem with putting an AI image generator in Google Earth

Now a text prompt is all it takes to generate reality-warping images using Google Earth's satellite, aerial, and 3D imag...

Technology Jul 31, 2026

Miso (YC S16) is hiring for U.S. expansion

Article URL: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/miso/jobs/g2uAlMG-founding-business-lead-u-s-expansion Comments URL:...

Technology Jul 31, 2026

Snapchat no longer rewards fully AI-generated Spotlight content

Snapchat has adjusted it recommendation systems to ensure that only videos created by real people are eligible for Spotl...

Technology Jul 31, 2026

The major labels propose rules to keep AI slop off the charts

Several record labels, including the big three - Universal Music Group, Sony Music, and Warner Music Group - have propos...

Technology Jul 31, 2026

The great wealth transfer reality check

Article URL: https://usa.visa.com/partner-with-us/visa-consulting-analytics/economic-insights/great-wealth-transfer-rea...

Technology Jul 31, 2026

Dario Amodei's stance on open weights is self-serving and short-sighted

Article URL: https://janilowski.pl/en/blog/2026/amodei-memo/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4912518...

Technology Jul 31, 2026

Man invested $45M in a Nicolas Cage movie. It got stolen off Netflix’s desk.

Filmmaker sues Netflix over stolen screener of unreleased Nicolas Cage movie. ...

Technology Jul 31, 2026

Getting 25 Gbps Thunderbolt Ethernet on My Mac Studio

Article URL: https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2026/getting-25g-ethernet-mac-thunderbolt/ Comments URL: https://news.yc...

Technology Jul 31, 2026

Can Republicans Actually Send Anthony Fauci to Jail?

MAGA is loudly calling for the former White House chief medical adviser to end up in prison. WIRED asked legal experts t...

Technology Jul 31, 2026

Siri AI could come with a paywall for power users

Apple CEO Tim Cook envisions users being able to buy more compute for Siri AI via Apple's existing iCloud+ subscriptions...

Technology Jul 31, 2026

Online Friends Are Real Friends

Article URL: https://toska.bearblog.dev/re-online-friends-are-real-friends/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/...

Technology Jul 31, 2026

Big Food vs. the People

Article URL: https://www.lighthousereports.com/investigation/big-food-vs-the-people/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombin...

Technology Jul 31, 2026

US Government lists fictional nation Wakanda as trade partner

Article URL: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-50849559 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49124...

Technology Jul 31, 2026

Dubious research tied to Red Bull has shaped energy drink policy

Article URL: https://www.theexamination.org/articles/red-bull-funded-research-energy-drinks-alcohol Comments URL: https...