Technology

Slashdot 7/10 ?

Flock's 'Creepy Cameras' Remain Major Threat to Privacy Despite Small Recent Changes, Warns ACLU

While Flock announced changes for its AI-powered traffic cameras, "Several of the proposed changes Flock is touting are merely retreads of previous ," complains the American Civil Liberties Union. "Fl...

2026-08-16

TechCrunch 7/10 ?

Why people aren’t buying Mark Zuckerberg’s AI future

Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg published a 6,500 word essay this week declaring that “The Future is for Everyone” and painting an optimistic picture of a future po...

2026-08-16

Hacker News 7/10 ?

Stripe Clinches over $7B Deal to Buy AI Firm OpenRouter

Article URL:https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-16/stripe-nears-deal-to-buy-ai-firm-openrouter-for-over-7-billionComments URL:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49323381Points: 199# Comm...

2026-08-16

The Verge 6/10 ?

Open Mike Eagle and Kenny Segal crafted a hip hop breakup masterpiece

"Breakups are… tough." It's the opening lines of an interlude towards the end of DOOMED! Called "It Happens in Every Universe." It's also basically the thesis of the entire record. It's no grand revel...

2026-08-16

Engadget 7/10 ?

Is buying a OnePlus phone in 2026 still a good idea?

News Mobile Smartphones Is buying a OnePlus phone in 2026 still a good idea? If you really want one, you can make it work. By Adnan Ahmed Aug. 16, 2026 4:30 pm EST Adnan Ahmed for Engadget If you've b...

2026-08-16

Hackaday 7/10 ?

Another Radio on a Chip Design

It used to be a rite of passage to build some sort of AM radio receiver. Many people started with a crystal radio, of course, but you’d graduate to maybe…read more

2026-08-16

Slashdot 7/10 ?

Could a Disc-Free PlayStation Actually Lower Game Prices?

"As Sony soldiers ahead with their plans to end hard copies for new PlayStation games, players are fearing a future which will force them to pay more and own less," writes Kotaku. What will prices d...

2026-08-16

Hacker News 7/10 ?

An open-source, candle-only crypto pump detector–looking for ML contributors

Article URL:https://github.com/aleks-ent/pump-dump-crypto-screenerComments URL:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49323256Points: 3# Comments: 0

2026-08-16

The Verge 6/10 ?

Amazon is trying to crush class-action suits before they get started

On Friday, Amazon customers received an email alerting them to an update to the site's terms and conditions. Most notably, it stated that disputes would now be resolved through arbitration and said us...

2026-08-16

Engadget 7/10 ?

Do you really need an antivirus app on your Android?

News Mobile Smartphones Do you really need an antivirus app on your Android? The short answer is probably not, but it depends on how you use your device. By Jack Whitcombe Aug. 16, 2026 4:00 pm EST Ez...

2026-08-16

Hacker News 7/10 ?

Red queen hypothesis – a new way forward for self-improving AI

Article URL:https://www.cst.cam.ac.uk/news/red-queen-hypothesis-new-way-forward-self-improving-aiComments URL:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49323136Points: 11# Comments: 1

2026-08-16

Engadget 7/10 ?

Here's why retro games look better on old CRT TVs

A Super Nintendo or PlayStation looked better on retro TVs than today's ultra-sharp displays, but why is there such a difference?

2026-08-16

Hacker News 7/10 ?

The Trumps' Crypto Project Just Got One Step Closer to Becoming a Bank

Article URL:https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/08/donald-trump-world-liberty-regulatory-approval/Comments URL:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49322979Points: 10# Comments: 5

2026-08-16

Hacker News 7/10 ?

Models Are Getting Dumber on Purpose

Article URL:https://w4g1.dev/blog/models-are-getting-dumber-on-purposeComments URL:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49322695Points: 21# Comments: 0

2026-08-16

Hacker News 7/10 ?

Protobuf has LSP support. You're welcome

Article URL:https://buf.build/blog/protobuf-lspComments URL:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49322573Points: 6# Comments: 1

2026-08-16

Hacker News 7/10 ?

MathCode, Mathematical Coding Agent

Article URL:https://math-ai-org.github.io/mathcode/Comments URL:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49322330Points: 12# Comments: 3

2026-08-16

Hacker News 7/10 ?

I've built a free, open-source local and remote memory system for agentw and CL

Article URL:https://www.lorekit.io/blog/give-your-agent-a-memoryComments URL:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49322206Points: 5# Comments: 1

2026-08-16

Engadget 7/10 ?

You might want to skip Newegg's GPU trade-in program

News Computing You might want to skip Newegg's GPU trade-in program The convenience may be worth it for some. By Husain Parvez Aug. 16, 2026 2:00 pm EST II.studio/Shutterstock Trading in old hardware ...

2026-08-16

Hacker News 7/10 ?

Tell HN: Cloudflare silently injects its analytics when you switch nameservers

A few hours ago I switched my nameservers to Cloudflare in order to enable R2 bucket serving through my own subdomain, and I found out that it silently had injected a JS analytics snippet in my HTML-o...

2026-08-16

Engadget 7/10 ?

Android Auto vs Apple CarPlay: What features set them apart

News EVs and Transportation Android Auto vs Apple CarPlay: What features set them apart The differences between the iPhone and Android show up when you connect them to your car, as well. By Jack Whitc...

2026-08-16