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Article URL: https://zaksa.zip/blog/silicon-valley-founder-meat-grinder/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49138045 Points: 239 # Comments: 152

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 good for the world."

Article URL: https://elgan.com/google-news-is-just-forrest-gumps-shrimp-boat-now Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49137681 Points: 283 # Comments: 207

Apple's new Upgrade program is the latest sign that smartphone ownership is changing.

"We believe that a capture of Swift, an attempted capture of Swift, is very much in the cards."

Article URL: https://openrss.org/blog/how-google-helped-destroy-adoption-of-rss-feeds Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49136821 Points: 623 # Comments: 235

Article URL: https://blog.netbsd.org/tnf/entry/netbsd_11_0_released Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49136736 Points: 314 # Comments: 159

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An attacker drained 1,196 Bitcoin addresses in 41 minutes on July 30, taking 1,082.65 BTC worth about $70.2 million at the time. Galaxy Research mapped the sweep and tied it to a firmware flaw in Coldcard, the Bitcoin-only hardware wallet made by Canadian firm Coinkite. A March 2021 firmware integration error routed seed generation to a deterministic software pseudorandom number generator (PRNG

This isn’t the first time a tech CEO has promised that AI can shield users — and specifically users’ morning commutes — from the messiness and inefficiency of human experience.

Billionaire Michael Dell reminisced about the early days of his company, sharing an early quarterly earnings report that showed the then-startup making nearly $135,000 in just three months. Dell says that that document changed his life, as it convinced his parents that he no longer needed to go back to college and pursue his degree.

Article URL: https://andrewshell.org/2026/07/i-%e2%99%a5-rss/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49136063 Points: 176 # Comments: 91

This $9 NFC key requires you to physically scan it to unlock distracting apps on your phone.

Article URL: https://www.seriouseats.com/30-minute-pressure-cooker-pho-ga-recipe Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49135426 Points: 162 # Comments: 92

Article URL: https://forum.cursor.com/t/usage-page-to-token-amount-what/167153 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49135257 Points: 336 # Comments: 153

Christopher Nolan's impressionistic remix of Homer's epic poem finds the man behind the myth.

If you've been hesitating to upgrade to a modern platform because of the state of the PC hardware industry, this combo deal might be the one for you.

Uber has partnered with — and in some cases made direct investments in — about 30 autonomous vehicle companies over the past two years. Here's the list and the latest on the partnerships.

While the company's minimum OS specifications officially say 4GB, most PC builders know that 16GB is the bare minimum for a smooth experience on Windows 11. However, the memory chip shortage and the resurgence of 8GB laptops are likely forcing Microsoft to optimize Windows.

Article URL: https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/07/a-surveillance-treaty-in-disguise-the-trouble-with-canadas-quiet-decision-to-sign-the-un-cybercrime-convention/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49134694 Points: 309 # Comments: 162

Trump Media and Technology Group's new paid data service launched Aug. 1, selling faster access to top Truth Social posts from President Donald Trump and more.

Article URL: https://nostarch.com/art-64-bit-assembly-v2 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49134599 Points: 233 # Comments: 116

Malaysia may soon conduct trials of Starlink’s Direct-to-Cell (D2C) satellite technology, which aims to extend mobile coverage to areas without existing telco towers. Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil revealed that Starlink representatives have informed him of their intention to conduct a Direct-to-Cell trial in Malaysia. The technology is seen as a potential solution to mobile dead […]

If you’re looking to cut back on screen time and get a little more active, here’s a roundup of the apps that might help.

From premium Shark and Dyson offerings to random Amazon devices, these mini fans will make your sweaty summer a little more managable.