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A woman got a UTI. Two years later, the bacteria had evolved, invaded her brain.

The case provides a novel report of the emergence of heterovirulence.

Ars Technica 3w ago Beth Mole
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What just happened to TheNumbers.com should worry us all

Article URL: https://stephenfollows.com/p/what-just-happened-to-thenumberscom-should-worry-us-all Comments URL: https:/...

Technology 3w ago

The EU Fines Google $1 Billion for Prioritizing Its Own Services in Search

The European Commission claims that Google boosted its own apps and products to the top of search rankings to the detrim...

Technology 3w ago

The arguments against open source AI are bad

Article URL: https://tombedor.dev/arguments-against-open-source-ai-are-very-bad/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator...

Technology 3w ago

Launch HN: Screenpipe (YC S26) – Power your agents by your 24/7 screen recording

Hi Hacker News, I'm Louis. I built Screenpipe (https://screenpipe.com). Screenpipe is an app that records your screen a...

Technology 3w ago

Google hit with $1 billion in fines as EU braces for Trump battle

Google becomes third tech giant to face huge fines under the Digital Markets Act. ...

Technology 3w ago

Amazon puts Luna cloud-streamed games like Fallout 4 inside Prime Video

The new strategy that Amazon gaming exec Jeff Gattis talked to The Verge about last month is getting clearer now that Pr...

Technology 3w ago

Tesla’s robotaxis are moving in reverse

The number of paid robotaxi miles traveled fell 36% in the second quarter, despite expanding to new cities, according to...

Technology 3w ago

Meta launched a new AI optimism ad set to a song about human extinction

David Bowie's song "Five Years," which Meta used in a supposedly inspiring advertisement, is about humans learning that ...

Technology 3w ago

Sony's decision to ditch discs was practically inevitable, data shows

Circana numbers show US gamers overwhelmingly voting with their wallets.

Technology 3w ago

Google just had its first negative cash flow quarter due to massive AI spending

Google continues to report big quarterly revenue, but its AI spending has skyrocketed. ...

Technology 3w ago

Google will now let you sign in to your account with a selfie video

The tech giant says selfie videos give users more options to sign in if they're ever locked out or don't have access to ...

Technology 3w ago

JEP 540: Simple JSON API (Now in Incubator)

Article URL: https://openjdk.org/jeps/540 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49023809 Points: 3 # Comme...

Technology 3w ago

Microsoft is testing free, ad-supported cloud gaming for Xbox Insiders

Xbox Insiders can stream games from their libraries for free in ad-supported streaming sessions starting today. The free...

Technology 3w ago

Free way to get your data out of ChatGPT Business accounts

Article URL: https://github.com/Conradqh/scrapemychats Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49023486 Poin...

Technology 3w ago

Show HN: OneCLI – OSS credential gateway that keeps secrets out of AI agents

hey HN, Jonathan and Guy here, creators of OneCLI (https://onecli.sh/). OneCLI is an open source vault for AI Agents.Tr...

Technology 3w ago

UK households free to install plug-in balcony solar panels from end of August

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/jul/23/uk-households-free-install-plug-in-balcony-solar-panels Comm...

Technology 3w ago

Why Software Factories Fail (or: harness engineering is not enough)

Article URL: https://github.com/humanlayer/advanced-context-engineering-for-coding-agents/blob/main/wsff.md Comments UR...

Technology 3w ago

Startup founders urge Trump not to shut off Chinese open weight AI

https://littletech.org/https://static.politico.com/4a/bf/9c4021d8404386b0a311dcccf0... Comments URL: https://news.ycom...

Technology 3w ago

Ask HN: Is there a website that tracks excessive writes to SSDs in OS/app betas?

If not, why not?That way, people can choose whether they want to install various software betas based on how much SSD w...

Technology 3w ago

Show HN: Palmier Pro – open-source macOS video editor built for AI

Hi HN, we are Marcos and Harrison, cofounders of Palmier (https://palmier.io). We are building Palmier Pro, an open sou...

Technology 3w ago

Writing fingerprint analysis of responses reveals Kimi's similarity to Claude

Article URL: https://typebulb.com/u/lab/you-re-relatively-right/full Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id...

Technology 3w ago

NerdLens: Mirror your computer with cardboard VR

Article URL: https://github.com/ThatXliner/NerdLens Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49022790 Points:...

Technology 3w ago

Nvidia is sending GPUs to the moon

If there's a place in the universe without GPUs, Nvidia is sending them there.

Technology 3w ago

Edtech platform raises $4.5M to help teach students how to vibe code

Imagi announced a $4.5 million seed round, with investors including Brighteye Ventures, Day One Capital, and artist Wil....

Technology 3w ago

AI chip startup Etched defies skeptics, hits $10.3B valuation from big-name investors 

Etched, founded by three Harvard dropouts, has created new chips and memory components that speed up inference on any AI...

Technology 3w ago

Amazon’s best 4K streaming sticks are up to 40 percent off

There’s no shortage of great shows and movies to watch, but discovering something new isn’t always easy. Ama...

Technology 3w ago

The new Halo remake is a reminder of what Xbox used to be

It's impossible to talk about a new Xbox game without also talking about the state of Xbox. Microsoft's gaming division ...

Technology 3w ago

Encryption and Globalization 15 Years Later: E2EE and the "Going Dark" Debate

Article URL: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=6959699 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/ite...

Technology 3w ago

Learn WebGPU for C++

Article URL: https://eliemichel.github.io/LearnWebGPU/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49022663 Poin...