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Foldables are sort of boring now — and that’s great news for Apple

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Only 8.9% of sites block AI crawlers, but 94.8% are never cited in AI answers

Article URL: https://website-auditor.io/ai-visibility-index Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49143630...

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Meshdiff – visually compare two STL versions in the browser, client-side

Article URL: https://meshdiff.com/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49143479 Points: 20 # Comments: 2...

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8 Best Password Managers (2026), Tested and Reviewed

Keep your logins locked down with our favorite password management apps for PC, Mac, Android, iPhone, and web browsers.

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Wikimedia Foundation refuses union recognition, hires union-busting law firm

Article URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2026-08-02/News_and_notes Comments URL: https:/...

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Technology 2d ago

Show HN: Fuse – statically typed functional programming language

Hi HN! I've been working on the fuse programming language, it's a statically typed purely functional language with high...

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I made a Promise-aware debounce and throttle library for TypeScript

Article URL: https://github.com/nyvexis1/temporize Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49143304 Points: ...

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The James Webb Telescope Is Changing Astronomers’ Understanding of the Ancient Cosmos

From how galaxies form to the beginnings of the universe, the images from the space telescope are giving cosmologists ne...

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Technology 2d ago

US Treasury undertakes historic intervention in yen market

Article URL: https://www.ft.com/content/0f9b2fe7-bde4-4f5f-b49e-93ccb5da9ea8 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com...

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Technology 2d ago

Show HN: Katharos Functional programming and CSP-style concurrency for Python

Article URL: https://github.com/kamalfarahani/katharos Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49143179 Poin...

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Best Car Vacuums (2026): Handheld, Cordless, Shopping Tips

These portable vacuums make quick work of snack crumbs, tracked-in dirt, pet hair, and the mysterious debris beneath you...

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(Rust) All-Hands 2026 Retrospective

Article URL: https://blog.rust-lang.org/inside-rust/2026/07/31/all-hands-2026-retrospective/ Comments URL: https://news...

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There Are 2 Eclipses This August. Here’s How to See Them

Everything you need to know about the solar eclipse and lunar eclipse that will occur in August 2026.

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Is the Industrial Revolution a good precedent for explosive growth today?

Article URL: https://mattsclancy.github.io/2026/07/27/industrial-revolution-growth.html Comments URL: https://news.ycom...

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Technology 2d ago

Artificial Intelligence: Ars Notoria and the Promise of Instant Knowledge

Article URL: https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/ars-notoria/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49143...

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The Best Kids’ Backpacks for the 2026 School Year

Your kid’s little lunch hauler takes a brutal beating every day. These are the backbacks our own kids have tried and l...

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Is It Possible to Make Smart Glasses That Aren’t Creepy?

As more big companies invest in glasses that record audio and video and pack AI on board, privacy concerns are only gett...

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Technology 2d ago

Show HN: Syncular – offline-first SQL sync with TypeScript and Rust cores

Article URL: https://github.com/syncular/syncular Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49142794 Points: 8...

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Technology 2d ago

Show HN: Bor – Open-source policy management for Linux desktops

Hi HN! I've been working on Bor, an open-source system for centralized Linux desktop management.Bor consists of a light...

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Technology 2d ago

YouTube Star AboFlah Made Streaming His Life. He Wants His Kids to Live Offline

AboFlah talks about his new goals, streaming for charity, and when it’s time to log off.

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Technology 2d ago

The time filter in Google Search broke a few days ago

Article URL: https://mastodon.online/@mwichary/117023736804129342 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49...

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Technology 2d ago

Cyberscript

Article URL: https://cyberscript.dev Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49142130 Points: 5 # Comments: ...

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Nerd culture is murdering intellectuals

Article URL: https://www.theintrinsicperspective.com/p/nerd-culture-is-murdering-intellectuals Comments URL: https://ne...

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Mathematics Without Mathematicians

Article URL: https://borretti.me/article/mathematics-without-mathematicians Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/...

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Show HN: Tone Generator

Article URL: https://soundtonegenerator.com/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49142002 Points: 5 # Co...

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Police in the US are making their own true crime podcasts

Article URL: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpw9q0ekd9eo Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49141967...

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IBM i (OS/400) the Database Operating System

Article URL: https://osadmins.com/en/ibm-i-os-400-the-database-operating-system/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator...

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Technology 2d ago

I don't recommend Tailwind CSS

Article URL: https://en.andros.dev/blog/af3ee191/why-i-dont-recommend-tailwind-css/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombina...

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Australia's social media ban has failed

Article URL: https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/australia-defends-teen-social-media-ban-after-study-shows-most-st...

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