As Wisconsin cities flee Flock, its shared camera network loses value
"Network effect" can run in reverse.
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The Moon's shadow raced across the heart of Spain, and I was there to see it
Here's what it was like watching a total solar eclipse 90 minutes north of Madrid.
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ABC’s livestreamed news show is powered by trending topics
ABC News has officially introduced Searched, a livestreamed show that highlights stories people are discussing on…
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AI automation startup Relay shuts down, staff joins Google’s Chrome team
Relay, which offered businesses workflow automation, will stop operating next month. Its CEO and some of its staff plan…
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What Is El Niño? Here’s What It Means for Weather, Water, and Global Economy
This year’s El Niño is shaping up to be the strongest on record. This is what impacts to expect and how bad it could…
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Petlibro accused of “gaslighting” users over smart pet feeder outage
Petlibro says feeders perform scheduled feedings offline. Users report otherwise.
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Supreme Court rejects Verizon bid for $47 million refund of FCC fine
Despite loss, carriers still claim selling device-location data isn't illegal.
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This R-Rated Film Studio Wants to Be the HBO of AI
Rogue Studios, a new cinematic adult AI-generator, is betting big on the future of “sophisticated” spicy content.
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Apple's App Tracking Transparency treated its own apps better than rivals
Article URL: https://www.bundeskartellamt.de/SharedDocs/Meldung/EN/Pressemitteilungen/2026/08_17_2026_Apple_ATTF.html…
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AI-Generated GitHub Copilot “Autofix” Allowed Compromise of Snowflake's Jira
Article URL: https://www.wiz.io/blog/red-agent-snowflake-copilot-cicd-bug Comments URL:…
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This compact Glorious mechanical keyboard is just $35
Are you curious about custom mechanical keyboards, but don’t want to spend hundreds just to get started without being…
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Wordle meets Clippy in this new word game
Like many of us, Sam Rosenthal plays games like Wordle every day, chasing after good scores and sharing the results…
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Hidden Airtag reveals Amazon is trashing rare books to train AI
Amazon’s team uses a T. rex preparing to devour a book as its logo.
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Reticulum – Decentralized Mesh Network
Article URL: https://reticulum.network/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49325061 Points: 190 #…
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A Preview of DuckDB v2.0
Article URL: https://duckdb.org/2026/08/17/duckdb-20-highlights Comments URL:…
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Groq raises $350M to fuel its pivot from AI chips to neocloud
Groq raised $350 million at a $3.5 billion valuation as the former AI chipmaker pivots to a neocloud business and…
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Trump’s dumb border wall
About 22 miles south of the former mining town of Patagonia, Arizona, down a winding, unpaved mountain road that passes…
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On A.I. regulation and messaging
https://xcancel.com/DarioAmodei/status/2088758816376807762 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49325789…
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GitHub down again? no PR access
Githubstatus.com currently says everything is working, but it isn't Comments URL:…
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Nvidia discloses $21B stake in SpaceX
Filing comes after Elon Musk announced exclusive arrangement to kit out its data centers.
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This sub-$7,000 sportscar might be just what the future needs
The Gasolini AR1 uses 2-cylinder Honda bike engine, and an EV is underway, too.
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Apple ordered to stop scaring iPhone and iPad users away from third-party apps
Apple's changing its rules for data collection consent prompts after Germany's Federal Cartel Office accused Apple of…
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Nvidia investing $1.5B in SoftBank data center developer behind OpenAI project
Nvidia's investment in SoftBank's data center developer will guarantee its chips power an OpenAI data center.
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WiiM’s capable HomePod-esque smart speaker is almost $50 off
The smart speaker market is more or less dominated by major tech companies: Apple, Google, Sonos, and Amazon. But…