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Google is working on a new AI chip designed to make Gemini more efficient
Alphabet, Google's parent company, is reportedly working on a new chip designed to make its Gemini models run much more efficiently.
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AI’s most important protocol is getting a little bit easier to use
Under the new system, the protocol will take a looser, "stateless" approach to session IDs on the server side, similar to how most ordinary websites already work.
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The Space Force is now seeking to buy up to $30 billion in rocket launches
The Trump administration is asking the Space Force to do a lot. This will require more launches.
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AT&T loses key ruling in bid to stop offering basic phone service in California
AT&T suffers setback but will keep asking court and FCC to preempt state rules.
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RIP bargain bin: The price impact of Sony's disc-free PlayStation plan
Used discs are often cheaper than even deep digital discounts.
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Donation Controversy
Article URL: https://mullvad.net/en/blog/donation-controversy Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48985249 Points: 11 # Comments: 4
My falling-out with the rationalist community
Article URL: https://lcamtuf.substack.com/p/my-falling-out-with-the-rationalist Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48985140 Points: 25 # Comments: 3
The creepiest 'sales demo' of all time
Article URL: https://www.appenmedia.com/opinion/letter-to-the-editor-the-creepiest-sales-demo-of-all-time/article_a8f0cc6c-29d3-41f7-8668-8a855f760efb.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48984555 Points: 30 # Comments: 7
I wrote an bash enumerator because I was sick of xargs
Article URL: https://numerlab.org/2025/07/20/bashumerate-enumerator/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48984270 Points: 14 # Comments: 5
Show HN: Immersive Gaussian Splat tour of grace cathedral, San Francisco
Article URL: https://vincentwoo.com/3d/grace_cathedral/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48984254 Points: 15 # Comments: 1
The Power of Awareness: Overcoming Surveillance Capitalism
Article URL: https://www.scottrlarson.com/presentations/overcoming-surveillance-capitalism-with-awareness/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48984231 Points: 23 # Comments: 0
NYC Subway Signals: A Complete Guide (2012)
Article URL: https://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/Subway_Signals%3A_A_Complete_Guide Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48979823 Points: 37 # Comments: 8
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X relaunches a rebuilt Android app after year-long effort
X says the rebuilt version of its Android app is now available globally.
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OpenAI is scared of open-weight models. Should the US be?
Talk of banning Chinese-made open-weight LLMs reveals the challenge of turning AI into a business.
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Natural raises $30M to reinvent payments for AI agents — and take on Stripe
The one-year-old startup aims to reinvent financial architecture for autonomous AI transactions.