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At 'AI Coachella,' Stanford Students Line Up to Learn From Silicon Valley Royalty
CS 153 has gone viral on the Palo Alto campus—and on X. Not everyone is happy about it.
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Apr 23, 2026
Middle Eastern News Sites Are U.S. Government Propaganda Ops
Article URL: https://theintercept.com/2026/04/20/pentagon-middle-eastern-news-propaganda-iran/ Comments URL: https://ne...
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Apr 23, 2026
GPT-5.5: Mythos-Like Hacking, Open to All
Article URL: https://xbow.com/blog/mythos-like-hacking-open-to-all Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4...
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Apr 23, 2026
Astronomers Find the Edge of the Milky Way
Article URL: https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/astronomers-find-the-edge-of-the-milky-way/ Comments URL: https...
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Apr 23, 2026
Meta to cut 10% of jobs, or 8,000 employees, report says
According to an internal memo, Meta plans to begin its sweeping layoffs on May 20.
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Apr 23, 2026
RFK Jr.’s rejection of germ theory debunked in Senate hearing
Kennedy falsely argues that vaccines did little to lower childhood deaths.
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Apr 23, 2026
Introducing GPT-5.5
Article URL: https://openai.com/index/introducing-gpt-5-5/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47879092 ...
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Apr 23, 2026
OpenAI says its new GPT-5.5 model is more efficient and better at coding
OpenAI just announced its new GPT-5.5 model, which the company calls its "smartest and most intuitive to use model yet, ...
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Apr 23, 2026
Ikea’s new inflatable chair doesn’t look like an inflatable chair
Ikea shared a sneak preview of three pieces from a new experimental collection, set to be fully revealed at an annual co...
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Apr 23, 2026
An update on recent Claude Code quality reports
Article URL: https://www.anthropic.com/engineering/april-23-postmortem Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?...
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Apr 23, 2026
People Do Not Yearn for Automation
Article URL: https://www.theverge.com/podcast/917029/software-brain-ai-backlash-databases-automation Comments URL: http...
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Apr 23, 2026
Palantir Employees Are Starting to Wonder If They're the Bad Guys
Article URL: https://www.wired.com/story/palantir-employees-are-starting-to-wonder-if-theyre-the-bad-guys/ Comments URL...
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Apr 23, 2026
Great news, the Moto G Stylus is no longer teeming with bloatware
The 2026 edition of Motorola's stylus phone is plenty appealing. My review unit is a charming lilac color, has a pleasan...
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Apr 23, 2026
Microsoft brings Xbox back, scraps Microsoft Gaming
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has had a busy week. Sharma held an internal town hall with Xbox employees today, just days after a...
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Apr 23, 2026
Apple's M4 Mac mini, including the $599 one, is gradually becoming impossible to buy
Pending refresh? RAM shortage? AI agents? There are many possible explanations. ...
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Apr 23, 2026
Keychron’s customizable V1 mechanical keyboard is back down to $45
If you’ve ever wished your laptop keyboard was better tailored to your workflow, the Keychron V1 is a solid upgrade. I...
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Apr 23, 2026
'Hairdryer used to trick weather sensor' to win $34,000 Polymarket bet
Article URL: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/04/23/hairdryer-used-trick-weather-sensor-34000-polymarket-bet/ ...
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Apr 23, 2026
MeshCore development team splits over trademark dispute and AI-generated code
Article URL: https://blog.meshcore.io/2026/04/23/the-split Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47878117 ...
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Apr 23, 2026
US Space Command: Russia is now operationalizing co-orbital ASAT weapons
"They’re putting operational systems up within orbit reach of our high-value satellites." ...
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Apr 23, 2026
Bluesky now supports better quality photos
The max size is now 2MB and max resolution is 4000x4000.
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Apr 23, 2026
X is shutting down Communities because of low usage and lots of spam
Article URL: https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/23/x-is-shutting-down-communities-because-of-low-usage-and-lots-of-spam/ Co...
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Apr 23, 2026
Microsoft offers buyout for up to 7% of U.S. employees
If a worker's years of service at Microsoft plus their age equals 70 or more, they will be eligible for a voluntary reti...
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Apr 23, 2026
Apple stops weirdly storing data that let cops spy on Signal chats
Signal “very happy” Apple fixed bug storing private chats after app was deleted. ...
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Apr 23, 2026
My phone replaced a brass plug
Article URL: https://drobinin.com/posts/my-phone-replaced-a-brass-plug/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item...
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Apr 23, 2026
Eight months early and under budget, the Roman Telescope is ready to launch
Spy satellite hardware has been repurposed to scan the Universe in the infrared. ...
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Apr 23, 2026
Incident with Multple GitHub Services
Article URL: https://www.githubstatus.com/incidents/myrbk7jvvs6p Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=478...
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Apr 23, 2026
If America's So Rich, How'd It Get So Sad?
Article URL: https://www.derekthompson.org/p/if-americas-so-rich-howd-it-get-so Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator....
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Apr 23, 2026
Palantir Employees Are Starting to Wonder if They're the Bad Guys
Interviews with current and former Palantir employees, along with internal Slack messages obtained by WIRED, suggest a w...
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Apr 23, 2026
Meta is revamping its cross-app management system
Meta's Accounts Center will transition to the Meta Account, which is supposed to make it easier to manage your experienc...
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Apr 23, 2026
Era raises $11M to build a software platform for AI gadgets
Era thinks that we will see many form factors of AI hardware, including glasses, rings, and pendants