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The Cold Email

Article URL: https://zachholman.com/posts/cold-email Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49103089 Points: 15 # Comments: 2

Hacker News • Jul 29, 2026 • holman
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Cyberpunk 2077 packs a lot of fun into its discounted $20 price

Over the last few years, CD Projekt Red put a ton of work into fixing Cyberpunk 2077, squashing bugs, polishing content,...

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Winamp aims for a comeback with a new music player powered by Deezer

Winamp is preparing to relaunch with a Deezer-powered premium music service, betting its nostalgic brand and a new a...

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SalesPatriot (YC W25) Is Hiring FDEs

Article URL: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/salespatriot/jobs/M46X6YX-forward-deployed-engineer Comments URL: ht...

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It Looks Like Nothing Can Dent MAGA’s Support for ICE

Despite weeks of renewed press coverage and controversy around ICE, Donald Trump’s supporters appear to be standing by...

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Musk went to “war,” sought jail time for X ad boycotts—but case ends with a whimper

Advertisers agreed to “reset” relationship with X.

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Save Up to $100 on Apple’s Newest AirPods (2026)

Save up to $100 on Apple’s latest AirPods models before prices go back up.

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The coolest use for the Vision Pro

Article URL: https://christianselig.com/2026/07/vision-pro-house/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49...

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Xbox revenue drops 10 percent as Microsoft’s cloud and AI business surges

Xbox is having yet another tough quarter, as revenue from its Game Pass subscription and other services dipped 10 percen...

Technology Jul 29, 2026

Theo Conjecture solves 35-year-old math problem, finds a term no one predicted

Article URL: https://firstprinciples.com/blog-article/ai-system-theo-conjecture-solves-35-year-old-math-conjecture Comm...

Technology Jul 29, 2026

A Trampoline

Article URL: https://dogdogfish.com/blog/2026/07/29/a-trampoline/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49...

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Who wins and who loses after US bans foreign robots?

Government ban on foreign-made robots may hinder instead of help US robotics. ...

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Claude Is Down

Article URL: https://status.claude.com/incidents/q2kg8n613kr3 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=491021...

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The Hugging Face AI break-in, as told through an increasingly committed bear metaphor

Another way to think about the whole thing is to picture a bear at a campsite. (Really, we are going there.)

Technology Jul 29, 2026

Comcast store punished low sales by smashing pies in workers' faces, lawsuit claims

Comcast, accused of negligence, says lawsuit mischaracterized alleged events. ...

Technology Jul 29, 2026

Kimi K3-256k

Article URL: https://www.kimi.com/code/docs/en/kimi-code/models Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4910...

Technology Jul 29, 2026

Balcony Solar: $1.74/watt direct plug-in solar

Article URL: https://www.brightsaver.org/balcony-solar-kits Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49101849...

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Customize Ars your way with an Ars Pro subscription

Ars Pro subscribers get customizable layouts along with no ads and no trackers. ...

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Which of Dyson’s 2026 Vacuum Models Is the Best?

Curious if you should get Dyson’s new 2026 stick vacuums or stick to the older ones? I tested five models, old and new...

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How much can you delegate to agents?

Article URL: https://newsletter.posthog.com/p/agent-autonomy Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4910165...

Technology Jul 29, 2026

Commodification of Intelligence: Good, Bad, and Ugly Circular AI Deals

Article URL: https://www.emergingtrajectories.com/lh/commodification-and-circularity/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombi...

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Austerity Breeds Financial Protectionism

Article URL: https://theloop.ecpr.eu/who-the-welfare-state-protects-shapes-a-countrys-financial-openness/ Comments URL:...

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Claude Opus 5 became downright ruthless when tasked with running a vending machine

Andon Labs' latest vending machine simulation shows Opus 5 lied and colluded its way to become the best AI capitalist ev...

Technology Jul 29, 2026

The motion-sickness cure hidden in iPhone settings

Article URL: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260728-dancing-dots-the-motion-sickness-cure-hidden-in-your-iphone-se...

Technology Jul 29, 2026

The Growing Threat of Docusign Phishing Attacks

Article URL: https://www.darktrace.com/blog/the-growing-threat-of-docusign-phishing-attacks Comments URL: https://news....

Technology Jul 29, 2026

How to Not Die by a Thousand Cuts. Or, How to Think About Software Quality

Article URL: https://www.evalapply.org/posts/how-to-not-die-by-a-thousand-cuts/index.html Comments URL: https://news.yc...

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A field day for Gleam's language server – Gleam v1.18.0 release

Article URL: https://gleam.run/news/a-field-day-for-gleams-language-server/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/...

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What’s the catch with the Apple Upgrade program?

Apple's new Upgrade program is here, allowing you to lease select models of iPhones, iPads, Macs, and Watches with a rel...

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It’s Frighteningly Easy to Jailbreak Some Frontier AI Models

I watched a new tool try to get around the model safeguards of four major frontier companies. You might be surprised by ...

Technology Jul 29, 2026

Turning a Dumb AC Unit Smart (Without Losing My Security Deposit)

Article URL: https://prilik.com/blog/post/automating-ac-nyc/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4910119...