Another day, another app from Jack Dorsey. The Twitter co-founder has announced an app called Sun Day just one week after releasing the peer-to-peer messaging app Bitchat.
Discord has begun rolling out its in-app Orbs currency to everyone. In conjunction with the platform's Quest system, users can earn Orbs by watching ads on Discord. You can then use the currency to purchase exclusive drip for your profile, including badges, effects and avatars. It's also possible to exchange Orbs for three-day Nitro credits and anything else you can buy on the Discord Shop.
Sometimes developers will also offer the currency in exchange for simply trying out their game,
Article URL: https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2025/jul/13/happy-20th-birthday-django/
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Article URL: https://hachyderm.io/@simontatham/114846017785770922
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Article URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/26169128
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Article URL: https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2025/07/14/death-by-a-thousand-slops/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44558665
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Buying your own router is an easy way to save on your internet bill. Here's what happened when I tried it. https://www.cnet.com/home/internet/i-saved-nearly-1000-when-i-stopped-renting-my-router-from-xfinity/#ftag=CADf328eec
Cutting your internet costs might be easier than you think. https://www.cnet.com/home/internet/expensive-bills-you-can-save-on-your-internet-bill-with-these-8-simple-tips/#ftag=CADf328eec
Vibration plates are becoming a fitness trend that's said to help people lose weight, but these are the actual benefits and risks you should know about. https://www.cnet.com/health/fitness/can-lose-weight-gain-strength-vibration-plate-consulted-fitness-experts/#ftag=CADf328eec
You can enjoy the sounds of a crackling campfire from the comfort of your home or out at a cafe. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/your-iphone-has-a-white-noise-function-heres-how-to-turn-it-on/#ftag=CADf328eec
You can get directions and contextual travel tips by using Curioso's AI tools, as well as being able to export your travel plans to Google Maps for the latest traffic alerts. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/ai-has-made-my-trip-planning-easier-what-to-know-if-youre-headed-on-a-summer-road-trip/#ftag=CADf328eec
With just a few ChatGPT prompts, I trimmed expenses and boosted my travel savings. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/want-to-travel-on-a-budget-heres-how-chatgpt-helps-you-save-big/#ftag=CADf328eec
Commentary: Samsung's Galaxy Z Flip 7 comes with a welcome overhaul to its design. And I can definitely vouch for the new phone's sturdiness. https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/the-ridiculously-thin-galaxy-z-flip-7-is-sturdy-af-ask-me-how-i-know/#ftag=CADf328eec
DJI makes some excellent gadgets besides drones, and we have more details on two upcoming products.
The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra could have a larger main sensor, while the middle model might have more megapixels in its ultra-wide snapper.
Microsoft is busy trying to reach an agreement with European cloud providers, with a submission is under review.
https://www.techradar.com/pro/microsoft-is-fighting-hard-to-avoid-cloud-antitrust-claims-in-europe
Donkey Kong Bananza's performance issues probably won't be solved for launch, as the team 'prioritized fun and playability'.
Our growing need for data centers is causing them to use more electricity and water, which is increasing climate change concerns.
https://www.techradar.com/pro/many-top-data-center-locations-could-be-at-risk-of-climate-change
For versatile and efficient cooling, an air circulator could be the perfect solution.
https://www.techradar.com/home/air-quality/how-do-air-circulator-fans-work
How SLMs can help businesses overcome challenges associated with LLMs.
Another super-affordable smartwatch from the Nothing sub-brand would seem to be on the way.
I don't like the sound of bugs with overheating, and mouse-related glitches, or problems with other peripherals.
New research demonstrates the potential of Rowhammer attacks, as Nvidia urges users to patch up.
Tesla adds Grok to some US-made vehicles, but its abilities are currently limited.
We’re back to the hot weather again this weekend in the UK, which means it’s that time once again for various outlets to ‘reveal’ the true running costs of a fan, often comparing them to air conditioning. Electricity prices may still be relatively high, but fan running costs are often a misleading and irrelevant metric. [...]
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Since the reveal of the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 on Wednesday, I’ve had it in my pocket as my main phone. And, let me tell you, it's an absolute treat.
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Samsung has been busy launching its latest slew of foldable phones this past week, but even though the latest Flip and Fold haven’t even officially hit shelves yet, talk has already turned to what’s coming next. Specifically, there has started to be some chatter about the upcoming Galaxy S26 series. The most significant of these [...]
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iPhone 17 keynote likely set for week of September 8, claims a typically reliable industry analyst. In his latest Power On newsletter, Apple analyst and reporter Mark Gurman from Bloomberg has offered insight into the anticipated launch of the iPhone 17, aligning with previous assessments regarding its timing. Gurman reckons Apple will hold the inevitable [...]
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A security researcher recently played a guessing game with OpenAI's ChatGPT-4, tricking it into generating Windows 10 product keys by saying "I give up."
The Restart Project says Microsoft's conditional year of Windows 10 security updates will only postpone the impending issue.
Germany's data protection commissioner has reported DeepSeek AI to Google and Apple as "illegal content" in a move that could lead to a ban.
https://www.windowscentral.com/artificial-intelligence/germany-wants-google-apple-to-ban-deepseek
Microsoft and ASUS are gearing up to launch the Xbox Ally PC gaming handheld later this year, and the biggest questions remain fixed on price. Do we have our first answer?
https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/the-xbox-ally-and-xbox-ally-x-prices-may-have-leaked
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A recent research paper, 'inspired by the natural filtration abilities of mucus-coated nasal hairs,' might have some answers for improved PC air filtration.
AWS is in prime position to power the AI revolution, rather than win it.
TensorWave has built North America's largest AMD AI cluster with 8,192 liquid-cooled MI325X GPUs, delivering 21 exaFLOPS of FP8 throughput. It’s a bold move against NVIDIA’s dominance and marks ROCm’s first major public cloud-scale deployment for general-purpose AI training.
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/tensorwave-just-deployed-the-largest
Someone just built a fully functional CPU from scratch using old memory chips and logic parts from the 8-bit era. Spanning four perfboards and over a kilometer of wire, it runs real code, handles interrupts, and even plays The Matrix—all using logic simulated entirely through EPROMs.
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/passionate-enthusiast-build
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This is Adil, Salman and Jose and and we’re behind archgw [1]. An intelligent proxy server designed as an edge and AI gateway for agents - one that natively know how to handle prompts, not just network traffic. We’ve made several sweeping changes so sharing the project again.
A bit of background on why we’ve built this project. Building AI agent demos is easy, but to create something production-ready there is a lot of repeat low-level plumbing work that everyone is doing. You’re
Article URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/11/telefnica_germany_shifts_vmware_support/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44557757
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Article URL: https://www.ft.com/content/1d4c5942-7190-45e1-9167-a5eacfd93982
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44557916
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Article URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-025-02527-3
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44558034
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Multiple important refinance rates climbed this week, but refinancing could be still make sense for other reasons. https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/mortgages/refi-rates-ride-high-mortgage-refinance-rates-on-july-14-2025/#ftag=CADf328eec
Don't expect sustained declines in mortgage interest rates until after the summer. https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/mortgages/mortgage-rates-go-up-for-homeseekers-current-mortgage-interest-rates-on-july-14-2025/#ftag=CADf328eec
How AI and automation settle analytics ROI questions.
https://www.techradar.com/pro/ai-and-automation-are-here-to-settle-roi-questions-of-analytics
Nearly 90 percent of enterprise data remains unstructured.
https://www.techradar.com/pro/transforming-dark-data-into-ai-driven-business-value
Popeyes made an ad with AI to mock McDonald's, and the result is hilarious.
The iPhone 17 might launch in the week of September 8, according to a new report.
Monitor Audio is not the only loudspeaker company that’s revisiting its back catalogue (or playing the greatest hits) when it comes to new models – and given that the Studio range was the company’s most aspirational (and most expensive) range back in the day, it is at least dealing from a position of strength. [...]
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A truly lovely and unique keyboard.
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Article URL: https://refine.sh
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44556684
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Article URL: https://evanhahn.com/how-i-build-software-quickly/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44557115
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Here are hints and the answers for the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for July 14, No. 294 https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/todays-nyt-connections-sports-edition-hints-and-answers-for-july-14-294/#ftag=CADf328eec
Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for July 14. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/todays-nyt-mini-crossword-answers-for-monday-july-14/#ftag=CADf328eec
Article URL: https://asia.nikkei.com/static/vdata/infographics/myanmar-scam-centers/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44556406
Points: 28
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Article URL: https://www.marksimonson.com/notebook/view/the-scourge-of-arial/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44555317
Points: 13
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Dyson, a company best known for its vacuums and hair dryers, has unveiled a new rotating farm design that aims to make food production more local, sustainable and dependable. https://www.cnet.com/videos/dyson-reveals-futuristic-farming-vision/#ftag=CADf328eec
Dyson, a company best known for its vacuums and hair dryers, has unveiled a new rotating farm design that aims to make food production more local, sustainable and dependable. https://www.cnet.com/science/biology/dyson-reveals-futuristic-farming-vision/#ftag=CADf328eec
Article URL: https://blog.ivnj.org/post/function-coloring-is-inevitable
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44551318
Points: 29
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Article URL: https://blog.johnluttig.com/p/hypercapitalism-and-the-ai-talent
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44553257
Points: 22
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Amidst the nascent concerns of AI replacing software engineers, it seems a proxy for that might be the amount of code written at OpenAI by the various models they have.
If AI is a threat to software engineering, I wouldn't expect many software engineers to actively accelerate that trend. I personally don't view it as a threat, but some people (non engineers?) obviously do.
I'd be curious if any OpenAI engineers can share a rough estimate of their day to day composition of human generated
Article URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.17424
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44554865
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Teamgroup P250Q SSD offers fast performance and self-destruct capabilities, but is it too niche?
Tým Rhino Linux oznámil partnerství s UBports. Alpine se snaží zjednodušit nároky na údržbu X11. Kancelářský balík LibreOffice pracuje na podpoře jazyka Markdown. Společnost System76 představila novou verzi notebooku Adder WS. https://www.root.cz/clanky/rhino-linux-spolupracuje-s-ubports-alpine-se-snazi-zlepsit-udrzbu-x11/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=rss
Podíváme se do našich luhů a hájů, zaměříme se na phishing parazitující na VZP, na zajímavosti z výroční zprávy BIS, na útok na systémy ministerstva vnitra či Varování NUKIBu před AI DeepSeek. https://www.root.cz/clanky/postrehy-z-bezpecnosti-phishing-s-vzp-a-utok-na-ministerstvo-vnitra/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=rss
NASA's Parker Solar Probe made history with the closest-ever approach to the sun last December, and we're finally getting a look at some of the images it captured. The
Article URL: https://github.com/APKLab/APKLab
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44553747
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Article URL: https://github.com/OpenCut-app/OpenCut
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44553752
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Here are hints and answers for the NYT Strands puzzle for July 14 No. 498. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/todays-nyt-strands-hints-answers-and-help-for-july-14-498/#ftag=CADf328eec
Here are hints and the answer for today's Wordle for July 14, No. 1,486. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/todays-wordle-hints-answer-and-help-for-july-14-1486/#ftag=CADf328eec
Here are some hints and the answers for the NYT Connections puzzle for July 14, #764. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/todays-nyt-connections-hints-answers-and-help-for-july-14-764/#ftag=CADf328eec
ONE Monitor prioritizes sustainable design and minimalism, but sacrifices flexibility, performance options, and broad device compatibility.
SM8466 PCIe 6.0 SSD controller is built for data centers, not desktops, despite its 28GBps speed and enterprise-grade security features.
Just a day after the xAI team issued a comprehensive apology and explanation about why its chatbot was spreading
Article URL: https://howtomarketagame.com/2025/06/03/most-people-who-buy-your-game-wont-play-it/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44552095
Points: 141
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Article URL: https://www.glp1digest.com/p/how-glp-1s-are-breaking-life-insurance
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44552414
Points: 133
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Article URL: https://www.openice.org/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44552966
Points: 114
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Article URL: https://gottorfer-globus.de/en/the-gottorf-globe
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44552730
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Article URL: https://marketsaintefficient.substack.com/p/five-companies-now-control-over-90
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44553389
Points: 7
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https://marketsaintefficient.substack.com/p/five-companies-now-control-over-90
MaxSun’s Mini Station is built for creative and AI professionals and combines Intel’s Core Ultra 9 285HX with dual Arc Pro GPUs in a compact case.
The Need for Speed franchise could be making its last laps — at least for the time being. Matthew Everingham, a photographer who frequently contributed to car culture website Speedhunters, said in social media posts that Electronic Arts has "shelved Need for Speed" and is "
Another weeklong round-the-clock spree of speedrunning video games has come to a close, with Summer Games Done Quick raising $2,436,614 for Doctors Without Borders. Held in Minneapolis, the event saw 37,776 donations, with the highest contribution being a solo $61,200 donation.
This year, 2,600 in-person attendees got to experience a hecti