Innovation, AI & Digital Frontier
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Article URL:https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/obviously-doge-did-not-save-money/Comments URL:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49204510Points: 11# Comments: 1
AI usage is evident but isn't yet a serious problem
You’ve probably heard of rubidium frequency standards, which are used where you need an extremely accurate time or frequency reference. [IMSAI] guy has a good explainer video about what’s actually…rea...
Google's $15 billion data-center project in Visakhapatnam is facing protests and legal challenges over fears that it will worsen local water shortages and disturb wildlife near the Kambalakonda sanctu...
Additional details about OpenAI's mysterious new AI device make it sound like a pricey smart speaker.
Tomorrow Science Google open-sources an AI model it says can help with earlier hurricane warnings WeatherNext can deliver a 15-day forecast predicting storms’ track and intensity. By Anna Washenko Aug...
The organization, Network for Hope, "strongly disagrees" with Trump admin's decision.
Article URL:https://github.com/Kayvan-Zahiri/asr-age-gapComments URL:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49204388Points: 7# Comments: 1
alternative_right shares a report from The Hill: A federal judge in Mississippi ruled Wednesday that "tower dump" warrants are unconstitutional, declining to reverse a lower court decision refusing th...
Additional details about OpenAI's mysterious new AI device make it sound like a pricey smart speaker.
Big Tech Ro Khanna calls for the right to oppose data centers to be protected The congressman thinks it's time for a "Data Center Bill of Rights." By Ian Carlos Campbell Aug. 6, 2026 6:10 pm EST Alex ...
Russian attack? Explosive drone targeted parked aircraft at Leipzig airport.
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Not everyone needs a keynote slot to make noise at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Sometimes the best way to meet investors, customers, and partners is by exhibiting directly on the Expo Hall floor at San Fr...
Article URL:https://www.wsj.com/tech/meta-ordered-to-pay-942-million-to-address-harm-to-kids-from-social-media-8ba5aab7Comments URL:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49204352Points: 20# Comments: 3
Author here.Background, for anyone who hasn't followed this fight: IBM's iron–sulfur SQD results (Sci. Adv. 2025) are one of the flagship "quantum computers are useful for chemistry now" claims, and a...
Article URL:https://www.githubstatus.com/uptime/br0l2tvcx85dComments URL:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49203184Points: 23# Comments: 2
Article URL:https://www.troyhunt.com/welcoming-the-nepalese-government-to-have-i-been-pwned/Comments URL:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49203105Points: 10# Comments: 1
Pokémon Emerald ported to the RP2350 microcontroller. No emulator, 60 fps HDMI output. Recompiled from ARMv4T to Cortex-M33 and the Game Boy Advance's video hardware is reimplemented in software on th...