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The James Webb Telescope Is Changing Astronomers’ Understanding of the Ancient Cosmos

The James Webb Telescope Is Changing Astronomers’ Understanding of the Ancient Cosmos

From how galaxies form to the beginnings of the universe, the images from the space telescope are giving cosmologists new data to explore—and theories…
Ten Ways NAS Is Getting Enshitified

Ten Ways NAS Is Getting Enshitified

Article URL: https://nascompares.com/2026/07/31/the-10-ways-nas-is-getting-enshitified/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49131367 Po…
YouTube Star AboFlah Made Streaming His Life. He Wants His Kids to Live Offline

YouTube Star AboFlah Made Streaming His Life. He Wants His Kids to Live Offline

AboFlah talks about his new goals, streaming for charity, and when it’s time to log off.…
The Art of 64-bit Assembly

The Art of 64-bit Assembly

Article URL: https://nostarch.com/art-64-bit-assembly-v2 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49134599 Points: 214 # Comments: 95…
AI financial advice is surprisingly good, especially if you ask right questions

AI financial advice is surprisingly good, especially if you ask right questions

Article URL: https://mitsloan.mit.edu/ideas-made-to-matter/ai-financial-advice-surprisingly-good-especially-if-you-ask-right-questions Comments URL: h…
Europeans Are About to Find Out How Entrenched AI Is in Their Daily Lives

Europeans Are About to Find Out How Entrenched AI Is in Their Daily Lives

New EU rules stipulate that people must be told when they’re interacting with AI or looking at AI-generated or -edited content, leading to fear of “di…
Diátaxis

Diátaxis

Article URL: https://diataxis.fr/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49138188 Points: 193 # Comments: 29…
Seedance 2.5

Seedance 2.5

Article URL: https://seed.bytedance.com/en/blog/one-take-creation-flexible-referencing-introducing-seedance-2-5 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator…
NetBSD 11.0

NetBSD 11.0

Article URL: https://blog.netbsd.org/tnf/entry/netbsd_11_0_released Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49136736 Points: 212 # Comments…
The Silicon Valley Founder Meat Grinder

The Silicon Valley Founder Meat Grinder

Article URL: https://zaksa.zip/blog/silicon-valley-founder-meat-grinder/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49138045 Points: 197 # Com…
RamenHaus

RamenHaus

Article URL: https://ramen.haus/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49132460 Points: 195 # Comments: 97…
How Google helped destroy adoption of RSS feeds (2023)

How Google helped destroy adoption of RSS feeds (2023)

Article URL: https://openrss.org/blog/how-google-helped-destroy-adoption-of-rss-feeds Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49136821 Poin…
Here's how engineers plan to save the satellite sent to save NASA's Swift mission

Here's how engineers plan to save the satellite sent to save NASA's Swift mission

"We believe that a capture of Swift, an attempted capture of Swift, is very much in the cards."…
Google has abandoned Google News?

Google has abandoned Google News?

Article URL: https://elgan.com/google-news-is-just-forrest-gumps-shrimp-boat-now Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49137681 Points: 1…
YouTuber Hank Green says his AI usage is ‘not healthy’

YouTuber Hank Green says his AI usage is ‘not healthy’

Green offered a remarkable apology, saying that "the level of dopamine that I've been getting from interacting with LLMs ... is not healthy for me or …
Angela Nissel faces down grief with a laugh

Angela Nissel faces down grief with a laugh

Angela Nissel's latest book, Good Grief, Pass the Bread, Mom Is Dead, is my kind of memoir. Sure, it's a deeply emotional tale about caring for a term…
Judge denies xAI’s request to block Minnesota ban on ‘nudify’ apps

Judge denies xAI’s request to block Minnesota ban on ‘nudify’ apps

Despite a lawsuit from xAI, a Minnesota ban on apps that allow users to “nudify” images can move forward.…
Pixel 11 specs and price leak with no surprises

Pixel 11 specs and price leak with no surprises

Android Headlines claims to have the specs and price for the entire Pixel 11 lineup. What the site shared basically lines up with everything else that…
June in Servo: real world compat, media queries, SharedWorker, and more

June in Servo: real world compat, media queries, SharedWorker, and more

Article URL: https://servo.org/blog/2026/07/31/june-in-servo/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49126765 Points: 191 # Comments: 59…
RipGrep musl binaries occasionally segfault during very-large searches

RipGrep musl binaries occasionally segfault during very-large searches

Article URL: https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep/issues/3494 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49133889 Points: 195 # Comments: 134…
Is this Billboard Hot 100 hit AI slop?

Is this Billboard Hot 100 hit AI slop?

Fenix Flexin is best known as a member of Shoreline Mafia, a rap duo from Los Angeles. But he's recently found solo success with the track "Rubberz," …
Spider-Man: Brand New Day leak racks up millions of views

Spider-Man: Brand New Day leak racks up millions of views

A bootleg of Spider-Man: Brand New Day was up on X for over seven hours before eventually being pulled. During that time, it reached over 5.9 million …
The most official water costs $120k a gallon

The most official water costs $120k a gallon

Article URL: https://signoregalilei.com/2026/07/26/the-most-official-water-costs-120000-a-gallon/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4…
AI doesn't generate working products, that's still your job

AI doesn't generate working products, that's still your job

Article URL: https://weeraman.com/the-prototype-isnt-the-product/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49132130 Points: 215 # Comments: …
The Verge’s 2026 back-to-school shopping guide

The Verge’s 2026 back-to-school shopping guide

Knowing exactly what your student needs for the school year ahead is next to impossible. Sure, you'll probably nail the essentials, but there will lik…
The Mermaid Mask is a perfect vacation murder mystery

The Mermaid Mask is a perfect vacation murder mystery

The Mermaid Mask, the next point-and-click game from Tangle Tower developer SFB Games, has everything you could ask for in a great murder mystery. It …
You could be taking way better photos on your phone

You could be taking way better photos on your phone

Your smartphone photos can look way better. If you're willing to put in a little extra work, use third party apps and spend a bit of time editing, it'…
How to Exist

How to Exist

Article URL: https://www.raptitude.com/2026/07/how-to-exist/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49129990 Points: 235 # Comments: 128…
After noise complaints, judge orders Waymo to stop overnight charging in Santa Monica

After noise complaints, judge orders Waymo to stop overnight charging in Santa Monica

Autonomous vehicle giant disturbs residents' sleep.…
The OG reading app just got a big update

The OG reading app just got a big update

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 138, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, happy August, and a…