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Tesla wants to build a $10B solar factory in Texas
Tesla wants to build a massive solar factory in Texas, but first it wants the state to chip in to defray the costs.
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Form Energy raises $750M to build more 100-hour batteries for the grid
Form Energy has landed Google and Crusoe as customers. Now, it has raised $750 million to expand manufacturing to deliver its massive, 100-hour batteries.
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Lovable confirms new $13.3B valuation, raises another $400M
This new funding comes after Lovable hit $500 million in annualized run rate revenue in June, the startup told TechCrunch.
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Facebook officially rolls out its standalone Creator Studio app with AI tools for creators
The new app launches with Facebook's AI creator assistant built into it, providing creators with personalized recommendations based on their content style, performance, audience engagement, and goals.
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How a $250 million acquisition collapsed into allegations of fraud and forged signatures
Investors are still waiting for their share of the $250 million windfall, and VideoVerse co-founder Vinayak Shrivastav is now at the center of multiple legal cases.
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After Microsoft threatened legal action, a security researcher publishes a new Windows zero-day bug
This is the latest zero-day released by security researcher Nightmare Eclipse, despite Microsoft publicly threatening to take legal action against them.
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Silkroad Innovation Hub’s Road to Battlefield competition continues
The Road to Battlefield competition is now in its second year, and its purpose is to give founders across Central Eurasia a direct route to Startup Battlefield
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Everything announced at Made by Google ’26: Pixel 11, Pixel Watch 5, Pixel Tag, and tons of Gemini features
From the Pixel 11 series and a brand new competitor to Apple’s AirTag, here are all the announcements from the Made by Google 2026 event.
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Google’s Pixel 11 lineup offers fewer hardware changes, but much more Gemini
The Google Pixel 11 series starts $100 costlier than the last year, but offers 256GB base storage.
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Booksellers suspect AI firms are buying and then destroying rare books
AI firms quietly bulk buying rare books face resistance from booksellers.
Grok 4.6
Article URL: https://x.ai/news/grok-4-6 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49274027 Points: 85 # Comments: 68
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Qwen/Qwen3.8-2.4T-A95B
Article URL: https://huggingface.co/Qwen/Qwen3.8-2.4T-A95B Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49273478 Points: 94 # Comments: 26
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GiveCampus (YC S15) Is Hiring Engineering Managers
Article URL: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/givecampus/jobs/4112793009 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49273395 Points: 0 # Comments: 0
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Hax – a minimalist, terminal-native coding agent written in C
Article URL: https://usehax.dev/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49273175 Points: 12 # Comments: 3
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License plate reader searches should require a warrant
Article URL: https://andrewpwheeler.com/2026/08/12/license-plate-reader-searches-should-require-a-warrant/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49273165 Points: 222 # Comments: 128