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In a first, wind and solar generated more power than gas globally in April 2026

Article URL: https://electrek.co/2026/05/20/in-a-first-wind-solar-generated-more-power-than-gas-globally-april-2026/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48399332 Points: 151 # Comments: 131

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Artificial intelligence is not conscious

https://web.archive.org/web/20260603173839/https://www.theat... https://archive.is/bcpZl Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48387270 Points: 614 # Comments: 1006

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Apple touts $1.4 trillion in App Store billings and sales, 90% without a commission

Apple's App Store generated $1.4 trillion in sales, up from $1.3 trillion last year, with $149 billion in sales for digital goods.

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Bitcoin Has Longest Losing Streak Since August in Bruising Week

Article URL: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-04/bitcoin-btc-falls-to-pre-iran-conflict-low-as-crypto-slide-extends Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48398073 Points: 14 # Comments: 11

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VoidZero Is Joining Cloudflare

Article URL: https://blog.cloudflare.com/voidzero-joins-cloudflare/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48398055 Points: 122 # Comments: 61

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Ask HN: So what happened to Facebook "localhost" tracking?

It was discussed a year ago. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44235467 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48397731 Points: 24 # Comments: 19

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Ian's Secure Shoelace Knot

Article URL: https://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/secureknot.htm Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48397028 Points: 61 # Comments: 21

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Oura Ring 5 review: Thinner, lighter, better

The Ring 5, which Oura describes as the world’s smallest smart ring, is 40% smaller than its predecessor and starts at $399.

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Used Waymo robotaxi batteries become backup storage for power grids

Used Waymo batteries will bolster California and Texas energy storage projects.

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AccessOwl (YC S22) is hiring an AI TypeScript Engineer to connect 300 SaaS tools

Article URL: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/accessowl/jobs/hfWAhVp-ai-enabled-senior-software-engineer-typescript-focus Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48397435 Points: 0 # Comments: 0

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French-Iranian author Marjane Satrapi, author of 'Persepolis', dies at 56

Article URL: https://www.france24.com/en/culture/20260604-french-iranian-author-marjane-satrapi-author-of-persepolis-dies-at-56 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48397233 Points: 9 # Comments: 0

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When su replaced login for becoming another Unix login

Article URL: https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/unix/SuAsLoginReplacement Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48397199 Points: 7 # Comments: 0

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Gaussian Point Splatting

Article URL: https://momentsingraphics.de/Siggraph2026.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48396792 Points: 40 # Comments: 23

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Show HN: Uruky (EU-based Kagi alternative) now has Image Search and URL Rewrites

You can get a 2h free trial by solving a proof-of-work captcha when topping up your account for the first time. If you'd like to learn more, an independent interview was posted a couple of weeks ago [1], and the FAQ [2] has a lot of information as we

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UK media fails to disclose defence sector links in nearly 60% of cases

Article URL: https://aoav.org.uk/2026/military-experts-or-arms-industry-insiders-uk-media-fails-to-disclose-defence-sector-links-in-nearly-60-of-cases/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48395938 Points: 76 # Comments: 39