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Physicists Solve a Muon Mystery. Now, Old Results Don't Add Up

Article URL: https://www.quantamagazine.org/physicists-solve-a-muon-mystery-now-old-results-dont-add-up-20260729/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49111305 Points: 3 # Comments: 0

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Technology Jul 30, 2026

Nscale buys Anyscale as it seeks to own more of the AI compute stack

British AI neocloud Nscale is buying software startup Anyscale, which helps companies scale their AI workloads across da...

Technology Jul 30, 2026

Fusion power darling Commonwealth Fusion Systems raises another $1B

Commonwealth Fusion Systems raised $1 billion as the startup moves toward its first commercial fusion power plant.

Technology Jul 30, 2026

Gemini Robotics 2 brings whole body intelligence to robots

Article URL: https://deepmind.google/blog/gemini-robotics-2-brings-whole-body-intelligence-to-robots/ Comments URL: htt...

Technology Jul 30, 2026

The Economic Benefit of Refactoring

Article URL: https://martinfowler.com/articles/exploring-gen-ai/refactoring-economic-benefit.html Comments URL: https:/...

Technology Jul 30, 2026

Xiaomi’s SkyNomad N90 Max is an extended-range EV with a transforming interior

The SkyNomad N90 Max is the latest electric SUV from Xiaomi and its first extended-range EV, with a claimed range of ove...

Technology Jul 30, 2026

Gemini Robotics 2 Brings Google's AI Into the Physical World

The latest version of Google DeepMind's AI model includes a significant jump into “physical AGI.” But plopping AI in...

Technology Jul 30, 2026

Razer Huntsman V3 HE Review: Jumping on the Bandwagon

Razer has finally caved and made its first Hall Effect gaming keyboard. I dug into its switches, features, and gaming pe...

Technology Jul 30, 2026

Forward-deployed engineers are the AI industry’s latest talent obsession

A new study estimates only 2,000 U.S. engineers have the expertise to deliver meaningful AI ROI, as enterprises race to ...

Technology Jul 30, 2026

Razer’s new keyboards drop the price on powerful gaming features

Razer has insisted that optical keyboard switches are the best choice for competitive esports stars and the sweatiest of...

Technology Jul 30, 2026

Show HN: Claude-account – switch Claude Code accounts without logging in again

I use separate Claude Code accounts for work and personal projects. Having to log out and go through the login flow eve...

Technology Jul 30, 2026

Paging Through a Parquet File in DuckDB: File_row_number or Offset?

Article URL: https://rusty.today/blog/paging-parquet-duckdb-file-row-number-vs-offset/ Comments URL: https://news.ycomb...

Technology Jul 30, 2026

New MCP specification addresses the main barrier to enterprise adoption

Plus, a new deprecation policy ensures features aren't removed suddenly.

Technology Jul 30, 2026

In the Hugging Face breach, OpenAI’s hacker was noisy and fast — but not unstoppable

Cybersecurity experts told TechCrunch that one of the biggest lessons to be taken from the OpenAI hack against HuggingFa...

Technology Jul 30, 2026

SDL_GPU minimal, single-header, high-performance 2D graphics painting library

Article URL: https://github.com/n67094/sdl_gp Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49110655 Points: 3 # C...

Technology Jul 30, 2026

Zoox can now charge for rides in its steering-wheel-free robotaxis

Zoox just got permission to charge for robotaxi rides in its boxy, steering-wheel-less vehicles. On Thursday, the Nation...

Technology Jul 30, 2026

Reversing Abstractions: An Existential Crisis

Article URL: https://www.humprog.org/~stephen/blog/research/recovering-abstraction.html Comments URL: https://news.ycom...

Technology Jul 30, 2026

Trusted URLs via Cryptographic Signatures

Article URL: https://blog.certisfy.com/2026/04/trusted-urls-via-cryptographic.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinat...

Technology Jul 30, 2026

Hacker Public Radio

Article URL: https://hackerpublicradio.org/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49110547 Points: 5 # Com...

Technology Jul 30, 2026

Microsoft’s latest Surface Laptop is hundreds off at Best Buy

If you’re keen on getting a laptop that looks fantastic, feels great to use, and doesn’t cost too much, well, pickin...

Technology Jul 30, 2026

Git worktrees are not an isolation boundary for coding agents

Article URL: https://fletch.sh/blog/git-worktrees-vs-clones-for-ai-agents/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/i...

Technology Jul 30, 2026

Why DNA damage from smoking and UV rays cause cancer in some but not others

Article URL: https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/study-reveals-why-dna-damage-from-smoking-and-uv-rays-may-cause-cancer...

Technology Jul 30, 2026

The Lost Civic Life of Movie Rental Stores

Article URL: https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/the-lost-civic-life-of-movie-rental-stores/ Comments URL: https://news....

Technology Jul 30, 2026

Show HN: I audited my AI leaderboard scale – every score dropped 6-15 points

Article URL: https://agiranker.com/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49110215 Points: 4 # Comments: 1...

Technology Jul 30, 2026

TechCrunch Disrupt 2026’s biggest stage features leaders from Amazon, Replit, Tether, with much more to come 

The Disrupt Stage is where many of the biggest conversations in technology happen, with a legacy that stretches back for...

Technology Jul 30, 2026

Europe's fires are just the start

Article URL: https://economist.com/leaders/2026/07/28/europes-fires-are-just-the-start Comments URL: https://news.ycomb...

Technology Jul 30, 2026

FTC sues Hims & Hers for allegedly sharing patients’ medical data with advertisers Meta and Snap

The U.S. federal consumer watchdog said Hims & Hers, which prescribes for sexual wellness and mental health conditi...

Technology Jul 30, 2026

Launch HN: Prized (YC S26) – Let non-engineer staff build secure internal tools

Hi HN, we're Marinos and Hudson, founders of Prized (https://prized.dev)! Prized lets non-engineer employees describe t...

Technology Jul 30, 2026

Upper stage impacting the moon on 2026 August 5

Article URL: https://www.projectpluto.com/25010d.htm Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49109616 Points...

Technology Jul 30, 2026

DOGE Veterans Are Landing Big Jobs at Prediction Markets

Polymarket and Novig have both recently brought ex-DOGE affiliates onboard as scrutiny of the industry intensifies.