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FCC took pricey gifts from Paramount as the company needed approval for deals
FCC chair has been gifted at least $63,000 worth of tickets by CBS or its parent company.
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Jul 17, 2026
2026 Lucid Gravity Touring review: A strong act 2
Quick, comfortable, roomy, and agile for a large electric SUV.
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Jul 17, 2026
Rocket Report: India's Vikram-1 nears debut flight; AST to become rocket company?
"We have done everything that could be done to test Vikram-1 on ground."
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Jul 17, 2026
Valve Steam Machine Review: A Compromised Console
Great for indie darlings, but Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo remain kings of TV gaming.
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Jul 17, 2026
The war on ‘woke science’ comes for space research
The Trump administration is waging a culture war on science, and the latest salvo is in the form of a dry, bureaucratic ...
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Jul 17, 2026
Ask HN: Any AWS billing issues known? Amazon forecast of 3 billion dollars
I receive an AWS Budgets alert that my budget is exceeding the alert threshold. Threshold is 5$. Forecasted amount is l...
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Jul 17, 2026
Just got an AWS billing alert projecting my monthly cost at $140B
This has to be a bug. My usual monthly S3 bill is only $2–3. Has anyone else received a strange billing estimate toda...
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Jul 17, 2026
Panasonic Japanese Microwave Review (2026): True 1-Button Cooking
The Japanese Microwave measures food temperature directly, and stops cooking when food’s hot. It’s kinda terrific.
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Jul 17, 2026
A $10K Bounty Aims to Make Sony’s PlayStation 5 a Computer Again
Nice PlayStation you got. Bet it could probably run Linux too.
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Jul 17, 2026
God Of War TV series is recasting Kratos
Amazon's upcoming God Of War show has hit a major snag - it's now on the hunt for a new Kratos, after an on-set injury p...
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Jul 17, 2026
San Francisco Demands Apple and Google Delete AI ‘Nudify’ Apps From App Stores
The City Attorney’s Office sent the tech giants cease-and-desist letters this week telling them to stop profiting from...
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Jul 17, 2026
I Owe My Life to the Commodore 64
Article URL: https://www.goto10retro.com/p/i-owe-my-life-to-the-commodore-64 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com...
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Jul 17, 2026
AWS: Inaccurate Estimated Billing Data - $1.7 BILLION
URL already posted: https://health.aws.amazon.com/health/statusI've got an estimated bill for $1.7 BILLION over this mo...
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Jul 17, 2026
The Group Behind ‘2000 Mules’ Is Back With Another Election Conspiracy Film
True the Vote is working with a Detroit pastor to produce a new documentary called Trap, based on claims that have alrea...
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Jul 17, 2026
The CDC Has a Cyclospora Lab. DOGE Downsized It Last Year
“Based on simple math, these outbreak responses—which require rapid, timely responses—are going to be greatly dimi...
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Jul 17, 2026
A Humanoid Company Backed by Eric Trump Is Preparing Its Robots for War
The CEO of Foundation Future Industries, which counts the president’s son as its chief strategy adviser, tells WIRED i...
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Jul 17, 2026
Trump Media to sell instant access to 'market-moving' social posts
Article URL: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c79gw4lj89eo Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48944487...
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Jul 17, 2026
Pushinka
Article URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pushinka Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48944333 Points:...
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Jul 17, 2026
EEG shows brain can simultaneous encode two speech streams
Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3003876 Comments URL: https://news.y...
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Jul 17, 2026
Pebble Mega Update – July 2026
Article URL: https://repebble.com/blog/pebble-mega-update-july-2026 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=...
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Jul 17, 2026
How Has Roman Concrete Lasted for Millennia? 1,900-Year-Old Latrine Offers Clues
Article URL: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/how-has-roman-concrete-lasted-for-millennia-a-1900-year-old-latr...
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Jul 17, 2026
UIUC AI Teaching Assistant
Article URL: https://github.com/Center-for-AI-Innovation/ai-teaching-assistant-uiuc Comments URL: https://news.ycombina...
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Jul 17, 2026
GrapheneOS recommended for domestic abuse victims
Article URL: https://privacypros.com.au/privacy-hub/articles/dv-safe-phone-australia/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombi...
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Jul 17, 2026
Google Kills Custom Search API on Jan 1, 2027
Article URL: https://thenextgennexus.com/2026/05/14/google-kills-custom-search-api-on-jan-1-2027-you-have-9-months/ Com...
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Jul 17, 2026
M 3.9 Experimental Explosion – 147 Km ENE of Ponce Inlet, Florida
Article URL: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000t13l/executive Comments URL: https://news.ycombina...
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Jul 17, 2026
Pete Hegseth’s Plan for ‘High T’ Troops Is a Junk Science Fever Dream
The defense secretary’s idea of administering testosterone therapy to service members of the US Armed Forces reveals l...
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Jul 17, 2026
The Human-in-the-Loop Is Tired
Article URL: https://pydantic.dev/articles/the-human-in-the-loop-is-tired Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/it...
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Jul 17, 2026
Lingbot-map: A 3D foundation model for reconstructing scenes from streaming data
Article URL: https://github.com/Robbyant/lingbot-map Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48941908 Points...
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Jul 17, 2026
SpaceX scrubs Starship launch after some of its engines didn't start
"Now offloading propellant. Next launch attempt hopefully in a few days."
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Jul 16, 2026
San Francisco mayor pushes for tougher rules after the Waymo traffic fiasco
In the wake of a massive hours-long gridlock event, San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie has told state regulators its time ...