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What AI did to stackoverflow in a graph

What AI did to stackoverflow in a graph

Article URL: https://data.stackexchange.com/stackoverflow/query/1953768#graph Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48956949 Points: 206 …
GPT-5.6 used a prompt to close a 30-year gap in convex optimization

GPT-5.6 used a prompt to close a 30-year gap in convex optimization

Article URL: https://old.reddit.com/r/math/comments/1uxj3cy/after_openais_cdc_proof_announcement_gpt56_used_a/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.…
The Guardian’s Carter Sherman fondly remembers being terrified by Ocarina of Time

The Guardian’s Carter Sherman fondly remembers being terrified by Ocarina of Time

Carter Sherman has been covering sex, gender, and the complex personal and national politics that accompany them for years. She was a senior reporter …
Surprise! Facial recognition smart locks are actually good

Surprise! Facial recognition smart locks are actually good

Hands-free unlocking is the future of smart locks. The best smart home tech removes friction, and having your door unlock for you as you walk up is as…
LG monitors silently install software through Windows Update without consent

LG monitors silently install software through Windows Update without consent

Article URL: https://videocardz.com/newz/lg-monitors-silently-install-software-through-windows-update-without-user-consent Comments URL: https://news.…
Why do AI company logos look like buttholes?

Why do AI company logos look like buttholes?

Article URL: https://velvetshark.com/ai-company-logos-that-look-like-buttholes Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48956924 Points: 225…
Sony’s flagship RGB LED TV is incredible

Sony’s flagship RGB LED TV is incredible

The Sony Bravia 9 II is the most anticipated new TV in years. It's an amazing RGB LED TV. I watched Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves on the…
More games should be on rails (literally)

More games should be on rails (literally)

It's been a good few weeks for games on rails. Nintendo's Star Fox remake wisely kept the tightly scripted, action-packed levels from Star Fox 64 larg…
The apps, gadgets, and tools every reader needs

The apps, gadgets, and tools every reader needs

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 136, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, hope your neighborh…
Balmuda NatureWind Studio Review: A Better Breeze

Balmuda NatureWind Studio Review: A Better Breeze

Balmuda has engineered a remarkably pleasant breeze with its new NatureWind Studio, but is it worth hundreds more than its competition?…
FIFA Doesn’t Have a Plan to Deal With Climate Change

FIFA Doesn’t Have a Plan to Deal With Climate Change

This year’s World Cup has faced sweltering heat and humidity. Now it may need to deal with wildfire smoke.…
How Google’s New Gemini Rates Work and How to Track Your Usage

How Google’s New Gemini Rates Work and How to Track Your Usage

Now that Google has changed how its usage quotas are tallied, you might not get as many AI responses as you did before.…
Regressive JPEGs

Regressive JPEGs

Article URL: https://maurycyz.com/projects/bad_jpeg/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48954851 Points: 278 # Comments: 19…
The Best Tech for Back to School

The Best Tech for Back to School

Get ready to crush your coursework or scoot to class in style with these back-to-school gear picks.…
The Zilog Z80 has turned 50

The Zilog Z80 has turned 50

Article URL: https://goliath32.com/blog/z80.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48951461 Points: 209 # Comments: 68…
Fine, electric mountain bikes don’t suck

Fine, electric mountain bikes don’t suck

Cheater, I'd grumble between huffs as yet another e-bike rider casually skittered past me on a steep ascent. It's this purist attitude that, for years…
Learning a few things about running SQLite

Learning a few things about running SQLite

Article URL: https://jvns.ca/blog/2026/07/17/learning-about-running-sqlite/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48950122 Points: 207 # …
SteelSeries Coupon Codes: 15% Off in July 2026

SteelSeries Coupon Codes: 15% Off in July 2026

Find the best SteelSeries coupon codes, promo codes, and discount codes for May 2026. Get deals on headsets, keyboards, and mice, including first-orde…
Three ways people respond to a problem (other than solving it)

Three ways people respond to a problem (other than solving it)

Article URL: https://improvesomething.today/responses-to-problems/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48947490 Points: 214 # Comments:…
Thanks HN for 15 years of support and helping me find my life's work

Thanks HN for 15 years of support and helping me find my life's work

Tomorrow is the 15th anniversary of the first day of the Recurse Center (https://www.recurse.com/)My cofounders and I did YC all the way back in the S…
Kaiser nurses say AI, workplace surveillance are making their jobs, care worse

Kaiser nurses say AI, workplace surveillance are making their jobs, care worse

Article URL: https://localnewsmatters.org/2026/07/15/kaiser-nurses-say-ai-workplace-surveillance-are-making-their-jobs-and-patient-care-worse/ Comment…
Taco Bell iceberg lettuce identified as source of cyclosporiasis in 5 states

Taco Bell iceberg lettuce identified as source of cyclosporiasis in 5 states

Don't eat Taco Bell lettuce in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, or West Virginia.…
Pebble founder Eric Migicovsky says his 30-day warranty is all about trust

Pebble founder Eric Migicovsky says his 30-day warranty is all about trust

Pebble founder Eric Migicovsky says buyers of its new e-paper smartwatches should know what they're signing up for and trust Pebble to make things rig…
TikTok is testing an AI likeness detection tool

TikTok is testing an AI likeness detection tool

TikTok is starting to test an opt-in tool that scans for AI likenesses and lets creators report them to the company, as spotted by social media consul…
Google-backed satellites for wildfire detection launch as smoke chokes US, Canada

Google-backed satellites for wildfire detection launch as smoke chokes US, Canada

The FireSat program can spot wildfires that other satellites miss.…
Shark’s versatile ChillPill cooling system is back to its best price

Shark’s versatile ChillPill cooling system is back to its best price

Portable fans are one of the easiest ways to stay cool during the summer, and you don’t have to spend much to find a decent one. If you’re…
Mozilla: The state of open source AI

Mozilla: The state of open source AI

Article URL: https://stateofopensource.ai/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48947825 Points: 252 # Comments: 173…
How Has Roman Concrete Lasted for Millennia? 1,900-Year-Old Latrine Offers Clues

How Has Roman Concrete Lasted for Millennia? 1,900-Year-Old Latrine Offers Clues

Article URL: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/how-has-roman-concrete-lasted-for-millennia-a-1900-year-old-latrine-offers-new-clues-about-the-…
Pebble Mega Update – July 2026

Pebble Mega Update – July 2026

Article URL: https://repebble.com/blog/pebble-mega-update-july-2026 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48943174 Points: 231 # Comments…
Apple Music is getting a price hike

Apple Music is getting a price hike

Apple Music is more expensive now. In the US, an individual plan now costs $11.99 per month, a $1 bump up from the previous $10.99 price. A family pla…