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Iowa county adopts strict zoning rules for data centers, but residents still worry

Though the rules are among the strictest in the US, locals say they aren't enough.

Ars Technica Mar 2, 2026 Anika Jane Beamer, Inside Climate News
Technology Mar 2, 2026

A married founder duo’s company, 14.ai, is replacing customer support teams at startups

14.ai also launched a consumer brand to understand how much AI can handle customer support tasks.

Technology Mar 2, 2026

Apple speeds up the iPad Air with an M4 upgrade, starting at $599

Apple refreshes the iPad Air with the M4 chip and more memory to make it better for AI use cases.

Technology Mar 2, 2026

$599 M4 iPad Air is a lot like the old one, but with a substantial RAM boost

Unexpected RAM upgrade is the highlight of an otherwise straightforward refresh. ...

Technology Mar 2, 2026

Investigating the 61-pound machine that eats plastic and spits out bricks

As a kid, I went door to door collecting cans to earn some pocket change. Today, I still take pride in recycling. I slic...

Technology Mar 2, 2026

Zillow’s CEO on growing the company during a housing crisis

Today, I’m talking with Zillow CEO Jeremy Wacksman. Zillow is one of those apps that really exemplifies what you might...

Technology Mar 2, 2026

First-ever in-utero stem cell therapy for fetal spina bifida repair is safe

Article URL: https://health.ucdavis.edu/news/headlines/first-ever-in-utero-stem-cell-therapy-for-fetal-spina-bifida-rep...

Technology Mar 2, 2026

Apple bakes in AI smarts into its new $599 iPhone 17e

The base model comes with 256 GB of storage, which Apple says is twice the entry storage from the previous generation at...

Technology Mar 2, 2026

A bit of fluid mechanics from scratch not from scratch

Article URL: https://tsvibt.blogspot.com/2026/02/a-bit-of-fluid-mechanics-from-scratch.html Comments URL: https://news....

Technology Mar 2, 2026

Research roundup: Six cool science stories we almost missed

Smart underwear measures farts, brain cells play Doom, and AI discovers rules of an ancient gam...

Technology Mar 2, 2026

19th century silent film that first captured a robot attack

Article URL: https://www.npr.org/2026/02/28/nx-s1-5730373/georges-melies-robot-film-1897-library-of-congress-gugusse-au...

Technology Mar 2, 2026

Apple Gives the iPad Air a Small Power Boost

The iPad Air enjoys a relatively modest update with the M4 chip and 12 gigabytes of RAM.

Technology Mar 2, 2026

Apple's new iPhone 17e has an A19 chip, MagSafe, and 256GB of storage for $599

New just-the-basics phone replaces the year-old iPhone 16e at the same price. ...

Technology Mar 2, 2026

Judge finalizes order for Greenpeace to pay $345M in ND oil pipeline case

Article URL: https://northdakotamonitor.com/2026/02/27/judge-finalizes-order-for-greenpeace-to-pay-345-million-in-north...

Technology Mar 2, 2026

Parallel coding agents with tmux and Markdown specs

Article URL: https://schipper.ai/posts/parallel-coding-agents/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47218...

Technology Mar 2, 2026

How OpenAI caved to the Pentagon on AI surveillance

On Friday evening, amidst fallout from a standoff between the Department of Defense and Anthropic, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman...

Technology Mar 2, 2026

Anthropic Cowork feature creates 10GB VM bundle on macOS without warning

Article URL: https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/22543 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=...

Technology Mar 2, 2026

Plastic is made from milk and it vanishes in 13 weeks

Article URL: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/02/260227071922.htm Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/...

Technology Mar 2, 2026

Hackers and internet outages hit Iran amid U.S. air strikes

Users of a popular Iranian prayer app were flooded with phone notifications as U.S. air strikes hit Iran's biggest citie...

Technology Mar 2, 2026

An Interesting Find: STM32 RDP1 Decryptor

Article URL: https://carlossless.io/stm32-rdp1-decryptor/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47218188 P...

Technology Mar 2, 2026

Apple introduces the new iPad Air, powered by M4

Article URL: https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/03/apple-introduces-the-new-ipad-air-powered-by-m4/ Comments URL: http...

Technology Mar 2, 2026

Apple iPhone 17e: Specs, Features, Release Date, Price

Building on the iPhone 16e from 2025, Apple's latest iPhone has a few noteworthy upgrades with the same $599 price.

Technology Mar 2, 2026

Apple announces the iPhone 17E

Apple has taken the wraps off the iPhone 17E, its latest entry-level smartphone. The iPhone 17E starts at $599 for 256GB...

Technology Mar 2, 2026

Why Go Can't Try

Article URL: https://niketpatel.com/essays/why-go-cant-try Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47218090 ...

Technology Mar 2, 2026

iPhone 17e

https://www.apple.com/iphone-17e/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47218084 Points: 95 # Comments: 6...

Technology Mar 2, 2026

It's almost a station wagon: The 2026 Subaru Trailseeker, driven

Despite the Toyota platform, there's plenty of Subaru DNA in this one.

Technology Mar 2, 2026

Apple launches a new iPad Air with an upgraded M4 processor

After updating its mid-level tablets last year, Apple has announced a new version of the iPad Air today now powered by t...

Technology Mar 2, 2026

MyFitnessPal has acquired Cal AI, the viral calorie app built by teens

After wooing Cal AI for months, MyFitnessPal has successfully acquired its up-and-coming rival, Cal AI, the app built by...

Technology Mar 2, 2026

Parade’s Cami Tellez announces new creator economy marketing platform, $4M in funding

Cami Tellez announces launch of new company, $4 million raise.

Technology Mar 2, 2026

Pico’s Project Swan XR Headset Wants to Go Where the Apple Vision Pro Failed

The ByteDance company wants to make the case that XR is “not just for gaming” anymore by giving you a digital office...