Tech Running 19h
Pulitzer Prize winner warns tech companies are replacing democratic government with rule by algorithms and corporations.
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34 items 640 engagement
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Tech Running 2d
Judge orders additional $567M penalty on top of earlier $375M fine, citing Meta as a "public nuisance" comparable to air pollution.
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33 items 1.1k engagement
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Tech Running 14d
Librarians across the US are teaching people how to disable AI features on their devices, with workshops drawing unprecedented attendance.
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255 items 3.7k engagement
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Tech Running 1d
Cruise ship Wilderness Legacy rescued a stranded skiff near Farragut Bay while Mark Zuckerberg's superyacht Launchpad, which was closer, did not respond.
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40 items 1.4k engagement
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Tech Running 2d
Claude Code users can now have multiple sessions message each other with updates and findings without re-explaining context.
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Tech Running 1d
Tests show Microsoft's built-in Weather app uses over 1GB of RAM—20% of an 8GB system—due to its WebView2 architecture, contradicting the company's efficiency promises.
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39 items 1.2k engagement
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Tech Running 1d
Amazon avoided public scrutiny for a massive Gilroy, California data center by adhering to outdated local zoning rules, locking residents out of comment periods.
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8 items 113 engagement
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Tech Running 1d
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports Apple is rethinking its smartwatch lineup amid competition from Oura Ring and fitness bands.
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Tech Running 2d
Microsoft is ending support for older ad-blocking extensions, forcing users to switch tools or browsers.
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Tech Running 4d
Influencers promoting Meta's recording glasses face public criticism and follower loss over privacy concerns and misuse by pickup artists.
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11 items 127 engagement
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Tech Running 4d
Google will end Android and Wear OS support for its longstanding Assistant, transitioning users to Gemini AI.
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Tech Running 3d
Wetherspoons, theatres and restaurants prohibit Meta's camera-equipped glasses following privacy concerns and documented extortion cases.
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16 items 500 engagement
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Tech Running 1d
X is winding down its existing creator revenue-sharing program and launching a new Original Content Rewards initiative on September 8th.
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Tech Running 19h
Kyle Shanahan disclosed Autopilot was active during his accident but maintains driver responsibility regardless of automation.
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Tech Running 3d
Apple's next flagship is expected in early September with prices rising $200–$300, while DRAM shortages threaten initial availability.
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Tech Running 2d
Google will unveil the Pixel 11 series at its Made by Google event on August 12, with price increases and incremental upgrades generating skepticism.
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Tech Running 2d
Bloomberg reporting details a screenless, donut-shaped ChatGPT speaker designed with Jony Ive's LoveFrom amid an ongoing Apple trade-secrets lawsuit.
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Tech Running 5d
OpenAI calls Apple's allegations meritless and says it has no interest in Apple's confidential information.
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Tech Running 6d
Samsung's new foldable flagship features improved displays, battery, and cameras but lacks stylus support, arriving ahead of Apple's expected foldable iPhone.
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Tech Running 4d
South Korean chipmakers are evaluating equipment from China's AMEC for their Chinese fabs, while AMEC targets 60% of China's advanced chip-tool market within five years.
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Tech Running 1d
A GitHub project resurrects the original 'Opus' codebase of Word for Windows 1.1a, compiling it as a genuine x64 executable rather than emulating it.
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9 items 191 engagement
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Tech Running 21h
Data centers consuming memory chips at scale leave Apple, medical device makers competing for components and seeking government intervention.
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Tech Running 3d
The city becomes the first major U.S. city to route some emergency calls through AI-powered dispatch triage.
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Tech Running 1d
John Gruber fully retracts a post criticizing Apple's rejection of Terry Godier's app, admitting he was misled about its true nature.
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Tech Running 2d
A competitive leaderboard ranks x86 instructions by slowest single-instruction latency, led by fxrstor64 at 198 billion cycles.
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7 items 485 engagement
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Tech Running 1d
Microsoft confirms unintended broad deployment of AI-powered OneDrive Photos app; users report difficulty removing it.
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17 items 4 engagement
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Tech Developing
A routine recurring Ask HN post drew community discussion and cross-platform syndication, with no other notable content.
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Tech Running 14h
Developers explore error-diffusion dithering techniques to embed pictures in QR codes without compromising machine readability.
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Tech Running 1d
Testing reveals manufacturers' specs deviate by up to 10mm, creating compatibility risks for PC builders.
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Tech Running 1d
A developer challenges the narrative that coding is trivial, arguing it reflects misunderstanding of what makes software engineering valuable.
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45 items 1.2k engagement
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Tech Running 6h
The film-tracking social platform experienced widespread login failures starting around 6 a.m. PT, affecting over 1,000 users before service was restored.
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Tech Running 17h
Nvidia invests $3B in Texas power developer; Amazon builds massive gas plant as AI energy demands surge.
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Tech Running 9h
A Parker, Colorado driver attempted to use Full Self-Driving (Supervised) as legal justification for speeding, but police and Tesla's own terms clarify the driver remains responsible.
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Tech Running 3d
The Git-compatible version control system adds tag fetching/pushing capabilities and new features for workspace management and revision processing.
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35 items 324 engagement
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Tech Running 21h
Software engineer explores who should pay for reliable code repository availability as GitHub instability raises concerns.
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