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Thunderstorms make seismic waves that can be used to find sub-surface features.

Two years after the U.S. Department of Justice alleged that TikTok violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, it has reached a $400 million settlement.

Fahrenheit 203, the temperature GPUs stop gorging on literature

Renters say hidden Zillow listings make it harder to afford living in New York City.

The $225 Pebble Time 2 pairs quirky watch faces and apps with physical buttons, an e-paper display, weeks of battery life, and a playful hacker spirit.

https://matklad.github.io/2026/08/21/rust-glancer.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49393052 Points: 415 # Comments: 104

Article URL: https://allaboutcoding.ghinda.com/a-week-of-using-codex-more-than-claude/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49393051 Points: 230 # Comments: 244

Nvidia research shows that AI agents can perform well, and not go off the deep end, through fine-tuning, even if the AI model isn't that great at the task.

The private Android-based OS will expand beyond Pixels next year.

Tesla will voluntarily recall about 3 million of its vehicles in China to address doorhandle safety concerns and deficient driver monitoring systems.

If you’ve been circling around Disrupt, then now’s the best time to lock in your pass and start getting ready to join the rest of the startup community gathering in San Francisco from October 13-15 at Moscone West!

Logitech increased prices by up to 25 percent last year.

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a set of trojanized npm packages that masquerade as working calendar and streak utilities but are engineered to stealthily deliver an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered Linux implant dubbed RedC2 4.0. "When the module loads, it locates the bundled binary, marks it executable, and launches it as a detached background process," TrendAI, Trend Micro's

Direct link to Legacy Survey Sky Viewer: https://viewer.legacysurvey.org Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49392200 Points: 259 # Comments: 67

Tesla's solar roof was an experiment that never really caught on for the company. But does that mean the concept of roof-integrated solar is dead?

Chinese safety regulators have cracked down on doors that don't open in a crash.

The responses to NHTSA's questions so far are redacted entirely, citing "confidential business information."

Article URL: https://matduggan.com/otel-isnt-going-well-and-i-made-a-spreadsheet-about-it/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49391553 Points: 230 # Comments: 117

Andreessen Horowitz has two partners sitting on the boards of companies that now compete with each other: Ben Horowitz at Databricks and Martin Casado at Fivetran. Nothing too scandalous on the surface, except the Department of Justice has reportedly been investigating the arrangement for almost a year, dusting off a 112-year-old antitrust law that’s rarely used against VCs.  Board conflicts aren’t exactly new, and these companies weren’t necessarily direct competitors when a16z first invested […]

Romania blew up drone boat to protect lives of several hundred rig workers.

Keychron’s C2 Pro full-size wired mechanical keyboard hits an all time low of $29.99 at W00t with code KEYCHRON ($24.99 if you’re new to Woot) - QMK programmability, pre-lubed switches, make this a great find while the deal lasts

Some Americans fear the FTC may be thinking about personalized pricing all wrong.

Ukrainian hacktivists exploiting the bugs, but TrueConf's reach stretches well beyond home turf

Article URL: https://bandarlabs.github.io/Cobalt/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49390427 Points: 648 # Comments: 204

Billionaire walks back earnings call optimism as orbital test approaches