Innovation, AI & Digital Frontier
I do agree that the public has a negative view of AI (and that this is a big problem), but I don’t think it is primarily caused by me or any other AI leader warning about AI’s risks. I think it is fu...
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If there’s one defining factor about 3D printing you have to account for when you’re making a design, it’s probably layer adhesion. Sure, there are a lot of factors to…read more
Dario Amodei is pushing back against the idea that he's been painting an overly pessimistic picture of AI.
An anonymous reader shared this report from TechCrunch: According to data from digital intelligence provider Similarweb, Bluesky's mobile app had 10.4 million monthly active users worldwide in June 2...
Big Tech Amazon How to lease an iPhone instead of buying one The new Apple Upgrade program makes the monthly cost of an iPhone even cheaper than before. By Deven McClure Aug. 16, 2026 12:30 pm EST pho...
ChatGPT's desktop app on macOS has a new feature called Computer History that turns your actions into training data, learning how you work, suggesting automations, and even picking up tasks you left h...
Article URL:https://www.science.org/content/article/nih-ending-key-grant-budding-clinical-researchersComments URL:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49321353Points: 4# Comments: 0
Unlike biological systems, which can use muscles, robots that try to imitate them don’t have particularly fast, powerful, compact linear actuators available. This puts walking robots at a particular d...
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Saturday Disneyland announced a special Star Wars-themed collaboration with third-person shooter game Fortnite — including a slick new trailer for its Star Wars: Smuggler's Gambit quest. Visitors to ...
Let's look at how to use the Retro app, whether it's free and whether it can compete with other social media apps.
Article URL:https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/aug/16/the-weekend-is-100-years-old-skiveday-fridays-and-hybrid-working-ruined-itComments URL:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49320984Points: 6#...
Science Daily reports: Researchers showed that unencrypted signals routinely exchanged between WiFi devices and routers can be used to create radio-based images of people and recognize them within se...
News Computing Laptops Is the MacBook Pro M5 still worth buying after the price hike? It could be wise to wait, or settle for a cheaper model. By Christine Persaud Aug. 16, 2026 10:30 am EST Apple Mac...
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Article URL:https://www.newyorker.com/news/annals-of-inquiry/gps-and-the-lost-art-of-getting-lostComments URL:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49320673Points: 3# Comments: 2
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Gaming Nintendo Nintendo GameCube discs were small for a reason The format remains unique in console history. By Dave Meikleham Aug. 16, 2026 9:30 am EST Cromatoki/Shutterstock The GameCube is one of ...