The Download: reward hacking explained, and suspected Iranian cyberattacks
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going…
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Robot Sourcing Index — Article Archive (Page 39)
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Big Walk is like co-op Breath of the Wild
Untitled Goose Game is a tough act to follow. It was a silly experience that captured what I imagine it would feel like…
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How headlights got brighter, whiter, and more blinding after dark
Automotive lights are better than they've ever been, but there's a trade-off.
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Alienware 27 QD-OLED (AW2726DM) Review: A $350 Winner
We’ve come a long way since exclusively $1,000+ OLED gaming monitors. Alienware’s latest display brings the price down…
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People Are Ghosting Long-Term Partners. Some Don’t Regret It
The communication-free form of breaking up has become ubiquitous. “I no longer had to bear her energy,” a man who…
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The Delicate Art of Making a 1907 House Smarter
I tested modern locks, lights, climate controls, and more in a historic home that I very much wanted to keep historic.
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The Best Audio Players for Kids: Yoto, Toniebox, and More
Whether you want an audio player that’ll grow with your kid or one that your toddler can operate independently, I have…
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F*: A general-purpose proof-oriented programming language
Article URL: https://fstar-lang.org/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49143925 Points: 179 #…
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More German than many Germans
Article URL: https://mertbulan.com/more-german-than-many-germans/ Comments URL:…
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Nothing Ear (3a) Wireless Earbuds Review: Style Meets Value
The $100 earbuds look and sound better than earbuds nearly twice the price—as long as you can stomach just average…
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The ‘Guardrail Guy’ Went Viral for Posting About Flock Cameras. Then Someone Destroyed Them
Steve Elmers, also known as the “Guardrail Guy,” is done calling out license plate readers after two that appeared in…
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ICE Collected Nearly 1 Million People’s DNA Last Year—Including Young Children
Internal documents show ICE's DNA collection has skyrocketed in the second Trump administration. Now hundreds of…
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AI Conquered Coding. Fast Food Is Next
Your next drive-thru order might be taken by a bot. And you might not even notice.
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A Marc Benioff-backed startup thinks AI can solve the AI deployment problem
June emerged from stealth today with a $20 million pre-seed round to make AI adoption simpler.
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SwiftUI After 7 Years
Article URL: https://ykvm.com/2026/07/swiftui-a-story-of-mediocrity/ Comments URL:…
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Show HN: Isopolis – Isometric pixel map of SF
Article URL: https://sf.isopolis.city/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49149966 Points: 190 #…
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Don't be a meat proxy
Article URL: https://gruhn.me/blog/2026-08-03/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49151933 Points: 179…
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EU Age Verification Project Mandates Hardware-Bound Attestation
Article URL: https://linuxiac.com/eu-age-verification-project-mandates-hardware-bound-attestation/ Comments URL:…
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Qwen3.8-Max: A New Bar for Coding and Cowork
Article URL: https://qwen.ai/blog?id=qwen3.8 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49150470 Points: 307 #…
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'Crush this lady': how eBay harassment campaign led to $56M payout
Article URL: https://www.ft.com/content/06ec1b03-d4af-40cf-b12a-4ba5a410f6d2 Comments URL:…
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Show HN: Kakehashi – Experimental userspace to run macOS binaries on Linux ARM
Article URL: https://github.com/wie-project/kakehashi Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49145937…
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Show HN: Bor – Open-source policy management for Linux desktops
Hi HN! I've been working on Bor, an open-source system for centralized Linux desktop management.Bor consists of a…
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Meshdiff – visually compare two STL versions in the browser, client-side
Article URL: https://meshdiff.com/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49143479 Points: 165 # Comments:…