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OpenAI and Anthropic unite against open-weight AI risks to their bottom line

Article URL: https://www.axios.com/2026/07/22/openai-anthropic-open-models-trump-china Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49020868 Points: 27 # Comments: 7

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The sci-fi movie that imagines AI isn’t so dystopian after all

Imagine you are the parent of an inquisitive seven-year-old who loves his family, playing baseball, and hanging out with...

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Show HN: I simulated closing the Strait of Hormuz on real oil trade data

OP here: I created this visualization tool as the byproduct of a supply chain class I taught at Columbia. The pedagogic...

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Understanding the AI Economy

Article URL: https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/research/understanding-the-ai-economy/ Comments URL: http...

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22 Back-to-School College Dorm Room Essentials (2026)

Deck out your room and make class a cinch with these WIRED-tested favorites.

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The right-wing boomers protesting data centers have a lot in common with the left

On a gray, humid Saturday morning in central Florida, a little under a dozen people gathered outside the Spring Hill Bra...

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The Best Vacuum for Pet Hair—We Tested Many to Find Which Ones Work Best (2026)

Cordless, handheld, robot, and traditional—we tested them all to find the vacuum that’s fantastic for fur.

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White House report says Trump can usher in a "new golden age" of science

The resulting report is a near-random mixture of real problems and grievances. ...

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New Framework Desktop Option with AMD Ryzen AI Max+ Pro 495 and 192GB Memory

Article URL: https://frame.work/desktop?tab=192gb-coming-soon Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=490196...

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Worse on Purpose – How Corporate Greed Killed Product Quality – Worse on Purpose

Article URL: https://www.worseonpurpose.com/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49019647 Points: 8 # Co...

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I wanted a clock that never needed setting. Things escalated.

Sure, maybe your clock has a backup battery, but mine has a deployment pipeline! ...

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The Trump Administration Wants to Change Public Engagement Rules for Polluters

The EPA has proposed a rule change that would let states decide how much input the public has on air pollution permits. ...

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Experts say exploiting Anthropic’s Fable isn’t how Kimi K3 got so good

"I don't think you get a model this strong and this quickly on the heels of Fable doing strictly distillation," one expe...

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America’s Hot Hybrid Summer

Gas prices are up, and US car dealerships are full of hybrids. Customers are going for it.

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Google hit with $1 billion fine for breaking EU antitrust rules

The European Union has fined Google's parent company Alphabet €890 million (about $1 billion) for two separate vio...

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People Are Getting Off to Porn About ICE Raids

MAGA-coded adult content playing off immigration crackdowns, white supremacy, and obeying the “natural order” is fin...

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Code mode yields a 99.2% cost reduction in our systems

Article URL: https://www.agent-swarm.dev/blog/code-mode-token-savings Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?i...

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EU fines Google €890M for competition breaches over search and apps

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/23/eu-fines-google-for-competition-breaches-over-search-an...

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Google Turns a Selfie Video Into Your Account’s Spare Key

The next time you’re locked out of your Google account, you can use your face as part of the account recovery process.

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Banning Social Media for Kids Is a Bad Idea

The risks are real. But banning children from the internet could create new problems without solving the ones that reall...

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Google now lets you sign in to your account using a selfie video

Google announced yet another way to gain access to your account if you get locked out, forget your password, or don't ha...

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My Week of Transparent Living With Apple’s ‘More Clear’ Liquid Glass Setting

I cranked Apple’s iOS 27 beta to maximum transparency on my iPhone and enjoyed every warped second.

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Framework’s premium laptop is shipping with less RAM

RAMageddon has claimed yet another victim, with Framework now announcing a "major and unfortunate" pricing update for it...

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Remember Jibo? Its Successor Is a Wearable That Turns Your Life Into AI Slop

With “blessings” from the original Jibo founders, iKairos is a wearable or desk-mounted “AI journal” that turns ...

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‘The Child Is Terrified’: Measles Doctors Speak Out

Hear from six pediatricians in measles hot spot Utah, as the US faces infection levels not seen in over three decades an...

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ServiceNow bets $40 million on Indian banking software specialist to expand its financial services push

ServiceNow's investment gives BusinessNext a strategic partner to expand its AI-powered banking software globally.

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Cruller: Bun's Zig Runtime, Continued on Zig 0.16

Article URL: https://ziggit.dev/t/cruller-buns-zig-runtime-continued-on-zig-0-16/16734 Comments URL: https://news.ycomb...

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July 23 1985, Commodore introduced its Amiga 1000: 10 years ahead of its time

Article URL: https://dfarq.homeip.net/amiga-1000-ten-years-ahead-of-its-time/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.co...

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Local AI that finds sensitive files on your Mac before attackers do

Article URL: https://www.vaultsort.com/guardian Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49017170 Points: 4 #...

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Orcas team up to ram sunfish until they explode

“We think this may help younger orcas feed more easily, or it could also just be for fun.” ...