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LinkedIn actually adds a ‘seems like AI slop’ button

A lot of content on LinkedIn might seem like AI slop, and now, you'll be able to report those posts. As part of a series of updates to reduce the volume of AI slop on the platform, LinkedIn is introdu...

The Verge 2w ago Jay Peters
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UEFA and its national associations will not participate in FIFA competitions

Article URL: https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/02a7-213a92896eb0-54dfbf454e3b-1000--statement-on-behalf-of-uefa-and-...

Technology 2w ago

Postgres Queues Actually Scale

Article URL: https://www.dbos.dev/blog/making-postgres-queues-scale Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=...

Technology 2w ago

Florida plans to build air taxi pads using $200M intended for EV chargers

Florida wants to use federal EV charger funds to build an air taxi network connecting golf courses, luxury apartment bui...

Technology 2w ago

What would it mean to see a new color?

Article URL: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/08/03/what-would-it-mean-to-see-a-new-color Comments URL: https://...

Technology 2w ago

So you want to use plants to reduce CO₂

Article URL: https://dynomight.net/plants/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49113801 Points: 8 # Comm...

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Show HN: Distilling DeepSeek into GPT-OSS doesn't transfer censorship. Try it

We recently used DeepSeek V4 Flash as a teacher for finance tasks with GPT-OSS-120B. Distillation works well on this pr...

Technology 2w ago

Show HN: Noisegate – a differential-privacy gateway for untrusted AI agents

Article URL: https://github.com/yashmahajan10/llm-differential-privacy-gateway Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.c...

Technology 2w ago

LinkedIn adds a button to report AI-generated ‘slop’

LinkedIn is introducing new ways to reduce low-quality AI-generated posts, including a “seems like AI slop” reportin...

Technology 2w ago

Govee’s portable smart lamp is down to one of its best prices to date

Buying multiple lamps for different rooms can get expensive. Govee’s rechargeable Table Lamp Classic gives you one lam...

Technology 2w ago

Google reveals Gemini Robotics 2.0, promising improved dexterity and safety

Gemini Robotics 2 includes three models, but only one is publicly available right now. ...

Technology 2w ago

Show HN: Tally – check a spreadsheet's numbers against their source, in-browser

Article URL: https://tally.jiegou.ai/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49113381 Points: 4 # Comments:...

Technology 2w ago

CodePen 2.0

Article URL: https://chriscoyier.net/2026/07/30/codepen-2-0/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4911333...

Technology 2w ago

Nvidia’s Open Source Alliance Snubs OpenAI and Anthropic

This week on Uncanny Valley, we discuss the open vs. closed source debate in AI, key players in White House AI policy, a...

Technology 2w ago

Synthetic-user startup Simile raises $200M at $2B valuation 5 months after $100M Series A

Add another member to the fast-and-furious AI unicorn club: Simile

Technology 2w ago

Back to School Office Chair Deals 2026: $200 and Less

Here are the best back-to-school deals under $200 on comfy, ergonomic chairs for all-nighters and cram sessions

Technology 2w ago

Spotify launches ‘User notes’ to let users add memories to songs

Spotify says the new feature is designed to let users add personal captions to their favorite songs, such as noting why ...

Technology 2w ago

Space Force-backed mission does its best impression of Top Gun in orbit

"Dogfighting in space doesn’t quite have the drama of an aerial dogfight." ...

Technology 2w ago

We Gave GPT 5.6 Sol a Real Business. It Lied, Spammed, and Lost $447

Article URL: https://www.bottlenecklabs.com/blog/autonomously-run-businesses Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com...

Technology 2w ago

NASA’s Curiosity rover found a ‘sea of polygons’ on Mars

The latest discovery from NASA's Curiosity Mars rover is a field of honeycomb-shaped polygons covering a Martian valley ...

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Google DeepMind’s new AI model can control a robot’s entire body

Google DeepMind says the latest version of its Gemini Robotics AI model can "control entire humanoid robots." While the ...

Technology 2w ago

Advancing the price-performance frontier with GPT‑5.6

Article URL: https://openai.com/index/advancing-the-price-performance-frontier-with-gpt-5-6/ Comments URL: https://news...

Technology 2w ago

ABC demands FCC drop its ‘punitive’ early license renewal of its stations

ABC filed its formal opposition to the Federal Communications Commission's effort to force it to submit to an early rene...

Technology 2w ago

For the First Time, Zoox Can Charge People for Rides in Its Steering-Wheel-Free Robotaxis

The temporary exemption from federal safety standards will let Amazon’s Zoox launch a real, paid robotaxi service in L...

Technology 2w ago

Read This Before You Buy That TV Streaming Stick

Article URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/07/read-this-before-you-buy-that-tv-streaming-stick/ Comments URL: https:...

Technology 2w ago

Rise Reforming (YC S26) Is Hiring

Article URL: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/rise-reforming/jobs/wJ9Q9nv-senior-chemical-process-engineer Comment...

Technology 2w ago

Chrome Needs Twice-a-Week Patching Thanks to AI Bug Hunting

The two Chrome updates in June patched more bugs than the 23 updates before them. Now, Google is ramping up its patching...

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Google is working on Chrome updates that don’t require restarts

Google is working on a way to apply Chrome updates without requiring you to restart your browser. In a post on Thursday,...

Technology 2w ago

Pixel 11 Pro Fold design leaks ahead of Google launch event

Weeks ahead of Google's next Pixel hardware event, Leaker Evan Blass has shared what appear to be marketing renders of t...

Technology 2w ago

How Olinia Turns Mexico's EV Ambition into Reality

Article URL: https://spectrum.ieee.org/mexico-olinia-car-electric-vehicle Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/it...