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The animated version of the iconic "Hello, world" image reveals striking new details
What's going on with those satellites, anyway?
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May 6, 2026
Life During Class Wartime
Article URL: https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2026/05/03/Life-During-Class-Wartime Comments URL: https://news.yc...
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May 6, 2026
Show HN: Hallucinopedia
Article URL: http://halupedia.com/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48038257 Points: 21 # Comments: 2...
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May 6, 2026
Native Instruments Komplete 26 adds weird new synths and experimental piano sounds
The latest version of Native Instruments' Komplete music production bundle is here with 62 new additions, including the ...
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May 6, 2026
The best beauty tech you can still grab in time for Mother’s Day
If you’re looking to indulge mom this Mother’s Day, a gift that makes her feel a little more taken care of is a good...
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May 6, 2026
The Disadvantages of an Elite Education (2008)
Article URL: https://theamericanscholar.org/the-disadvantages-of-an-elite-education/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombin...
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May 6, 2026
Show HN: I built an open-source email builder, alternative to Beefree/Unlayer
Article URL: https://play.templatical.com Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48038019 Points: 6 # Comme...
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May 6, 2026
FDA vaccine studies censored by Trump admin after finding benefits of shots
FDA has suppressed studies on COVID-19 vaccines and Shingrix, a shingles vaccine. ...
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May 6, 2026
Appearing Productive in the Workplace
Article URL: https://nooneshappy.com/article/appearing-productive-in-the-workplace/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombina...
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May 6, 2026
Higher usage limits for Claude and a compute deal with SpaceX
Article URL: https://www.anthropic.com/news/higher-limits-spacex Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=480...
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May 6, 2026
Anthropic's Claude Managed Agents can now "dream," sort of
Also, 5-hour usage limits will double for Pro and Max users of Claude Code. ...
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May 6, 2026
This slim ice cream maker could fit in my already crowded kitchen
For the past few months, I've defiantly walked past the Ninja Creami at Costco as I think about our air fryer, toaster o...
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May 6, 2026
Show HN: Tilde.run – Agent Sandbox with a Transactional, Versioned Filesystem
Article URL: https://tilde.run/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48037724 Points: 18 # Comments: 4
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May 6, 2026
Chrome on Android now supports approximate instead of precise location sharing
The new feature is a small win for Android users, as it gives them more control over how much location data they share w...
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May 6, 2026
Google updates AI search to include ‘expert advice’ from Reddit and other web forums
While citing web forums and discussion boards can help users find answers to more niche queries, this design choice coul...
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May 6, 2026
Cybercriminals Are Complaining About AI Slop Flooding Their Forums
It's not just you. Hackers and other cybercriminals are complaining about “AI shit” flooding platforms where they di...
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May 6, 2026
Khosla-backed robotics startup Genesis AI has gone full-stack, demo shows
Genesis AI, a startup that raised a $105 million seed round to build foundational AI for robotics, has unveiled its firs...
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May 6, 2026
Google's Gemma 4 AI models get 3x speed boost by predicting future tokens
Up to 3x the speed with no loss of quality—is it too good to be true?
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May 6, 2026
Valve releases Steam Controller CAD files under Creative Commons license
Article URL: https://www.digitalfoundry.net/news/2026/05/valve-releases-steam-controller-cad-files-under-creative-commo...
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May 6, 2026
Some kids are bypassing age verification checks with a fake mustache
Article URL: https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/06/some-kids-are-bypassing-age-verification-checks-with-a-fake-mustache/ Co...
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May 6, 2026
Xbox changes continue with new console boot animation
It feels like not a day goes by at the moment without some Xbox news, and today is no different. Xbox CEO Asha Sharma ju...
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May 6, 2026
Here are the fitness trackers I actually recommend
Why do you want a fitness tracker? This is the first question I ask any time I’m asked to recommend a device. Th...
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May 6, 2026
Tinder owner Match Group is slowing hiring to pay for its increased use of AI tools
Match Group said that it's slowing its hiring plans for the rest of the year because AI tools "cost a lot of money."
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May 6, 2026
Our Continuation of MkDocs
Article URL: https://github.com/orgs/ProperDocs/discussions/33 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48037...
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May 6, 2026
Apple to pay $250M to settle lawsuit over Siri’s delayed AI features
Apple has agreed to pay $250 million to settle a class action lawsuit for overpromising the arrival of Siri's AI feature...
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May 6, 2026
Vibe coding and agentic engineering are getting closer than I'd like
Article URL: https://simonwillison.net/2026/May/6/vibe-coding-and-agentic-engineering/ Comments URL: https://news.ycomb...
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May 6, 2026
B.C. residents baffled as shape floats through night sky
Article URL: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/strange-light-british-columbia-9.7189267 Comments URL: htt...
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May 6, 2026
Ethos raises $22.75M from a16z for its expert network with voice onboarding
Ethos says it is onboarding 35,000 experts per week
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May 6, 2026
The Litter-Robot 4 bundle is back down to its best price of the year
Scooping cat litter isn’t hard, but scooping after each and every litter box use can get annoying. The Litter-Robot 4 ...
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May 6, 2026
Aurora lands McLane deal to run driverless truck routes in Texas
Aurora said it plans to expand to new routes between McLane distribution centers across the U.S. Sun Belt by the end of ...