Rivian’s R2 beat its own climate goals four years early
Rivian always planned for its all-important R2 vehicle to be less expensive than its pricey R1 predecessors, but also…
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Can gzip be a language model?
Article URL: https://nathan.rs/posts/gzip-lm/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49797323 Points: 263 #…
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‘Trump TV’ is just reruns of the president on YouTube
The White House is now airing reruns of President Donald Trump's speeches, bill signings, and other moments on a…
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The Beats 360 are what I’d bring to the gym if I hated earbuds
Everyone has seen someone at the gym or running around their neighborhood wearing headphones that were never designed…
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Activision is taking over Halo as part of a massive Xbox shake-up
Microsoft is announcing a massive restructuring of its Xbox studios today, months after laying off 1,600 Xbox employees…
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Microsoft is laying off 268 Xbox staffers and Ninja Theory may close
Microsoft is laying off around 260 Xbox employees today, as part of an ongoing "reset" of its gaming business. 1,600…
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Xbox is merging its Forza developers into a single studio
Microsoft is uniting its two Forza developers into a single studio today, as part of a massive restructuring of Xbox.…
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AI Models Built From Rat Brains Just Got Closer to Reality
The Biological Computing Company is bringing its AI tools to Amazon Web Services in a major boost for a once-fringe…
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Waymo is offering transit discounts again, this time with Visa
Waymo has made several attempts over the years at offering transit discounts to its customers in the hopes of getting…
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These discreet hearing aid glasses now have better voice boosting and battery life
EssilorLuxottica, the company that Meta partnered with for its Ray-Ban smart glasses, announced a new version of its…
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Adobe Premiere, One of the iPhone’s Best Video-Editing Apps, Is Now on Android
The Android version of Premiere has unique layouts on candy bar phones and foldable devices. It’s free to use and…
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Viture’s Vonder Glasses Are Meant to Map Your Mind
No cameras? No problem. Viture’s first display-free smart glasses have bone-conduction microphones to privately record…
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Is a Home Security System Subscription Worth It? (2026)
Just about every home security system has paid options, but with a little effort and a focus on local storage, you can…
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Everything You Know About Political Violence Is Probably Wrong
Public disagreement about whether political violence is rising and who is responsible for it stems not from ideology…
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Don’t be fooled by this summer of AI hype
It’s been a busy few months for AI hype. At the end of April, Anthropic claimed that its model Claude Mythos is better…
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A New Chatbot Wants to Unlock the Secrets in Tattered Ancient Greek Records
In the hope of uncovering new details about ancient life, researchers have developed a large language model that fills…
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Transformers Explained Visually
Article URL: https://poloclub.github.io/transformer-explainer/ Comments URL:…
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Spymarks, Not Watermarks
Article URL: https://brand.io/article/spymarks/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49794615 Points: 269…
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Review: Neagley is a worthy spinoff to megahit Reacher
It's a bit uneven in execution but still delivers as fast-paced, entertaining escapist fare.
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Grab an Xbox controller and a $50 Xbox gift card together for just $80
Newegg is hosting a bundle that includes Microsoft’s wireless Xbox controller (in black) and a $50 digital Xbox gift…
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Here’s the iFixit Repairability Rating for the iPhone 18 Pro
It’s actually pretty good for an iPhone, given Apple’s long-standing reticence to make its products repairable.
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Kev: Tiny Jev-like family of decision models built on top of Qwen3.5
Article URL: https://github.com/jaredpalmer/kev/tree/main Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49783999…
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Disney+: New user agreement allows ads before movies in all subscriptions
Article URL: https://consumerrights.wiki/w/Disney%2B_ad_policy_change Comments URL:…
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Googlebooks launch October 4 starting at $899—here are the five models you can preorder today
Googlebooks offer premium hardware and deep smartphone integration, but you may not like the price.