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How to reserve and change your WhatsApp username

WhatsApp now lets users reserve usernames ahead of the feature’s full rollout, making it possible to connect without sharing a phone number once usernames go live.

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Station F ramps up as a launchpad for Europe’s hottest AI startups

Station F, a Paris-based startup hub founded by French billionaire Xavier Niel, is gearing up for a new edition of its F/ai accelerator program in a bid to strengthen its positioning as a stepping stone for promising AI startups.

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Aluminum Foil

Article URL: https://dernocua.github.io/notes/aluminum-foil.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48804297 Points: 19 # Comments: 1

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Regression to the Mean: on LLMs and the quiet death of the new

Article URL: https://rruxandra.github.io/regression-to-the-mean.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48804219 Points: 51 # Comments: 47

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Real time map of France's rail network

Article URL: https://carto.tchoo.net/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48804218 Points: 13 # Comments: 1

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Nintendo announces new product revisions in Europe with replaceable batteries

Article URL: https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Support/Nintendo-Switch-2/Information-about-upcoming-battery-related-revisions-to-some-Nintendo-products-3132901.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48804193 Points: 26 # Comments: 15

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Show HN: Scan your AI agents for dangerous capabilities

Article URL: https://github.com/makerchecker/MakerChecker Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48804182 Points: 14 # Comments: 7

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The Fear of Dying Before You Become Yourself

Article URL: https://www.dailicle.com/read/the-fear-of-dying-before-you-become-yourself Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48804176 Points: 17 # Comments: 12

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Why low-latency Java still requires discipline?

Article URL: https://chronicle.software/insights/blogs/why-low-latency-java-still-requires-discipline Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48804017 Points: 14 # Comments: 1

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Workers Cache

Article URL: https://blog.cloudflare.com/workers-cache/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48804014 Points: 91 # Comments: 23

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Show HN: Pet Reminder – A macOS reminder app with a desktop pet

Article URL: https://reminder.w3cub.com/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48804000 Points: 12 # Comments: 3

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Amazon will stop accepting new customers for Mechanical Turk on July 30

Article URL: https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/05/amazon-will-stop-accepting-new-customers-for-mechanical-turk/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48803886 Points: 17 # Comments: 3

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Fable 5 On Vending-Bench: Misbehaving, With Plausible Deniability

Article URL: https://andonlabs.com/blog/fable5-vending-bench Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48803762 Points: 23 # Comments: 3

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Anthropic's Method to Losing Goodwill in a Few Easy Steps

Article URL: https://raheeljunaid.com/blog/anthropics-method-to-losing-goodwill-in-a-few-easy-steps/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48803751 Points: 76 # Comments: 30

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The AI Marketing Backlash: Why 'AI-First' Brands Are Starting to Fall Flat

Article URL: https://www.breef.com/breefingroom/articles/the-ai-marketing-backlash-why-ai-first-brands-are-starting-to-fall-flat Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48803711 Points: 44 # Comments: 24

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