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Saturday, 15 August 2026
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Medicare's new payment model is built for AI. Most of the tech world has no idea
Article URL: https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/12/medicares-new-payment-model-is-built-for-ai-and-most-of-the-tech-world-has-no-idea/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48127815 Points: 9 # Comments: 2
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Meta won't let you block its AI account on Threads
Article URL: https://www.theverge.com/tech/929091/meta-ai-threads-account-block Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48126981 Points: 40 # Comments: 11
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In-person examinations at Princeton will be proctored starting July 1
Article URL: https://www.dailyprincetonian.com/article/2026/05/princeton-news-adpol-proctoring-in-person-examinations-passed-faculty-133-years-precedent Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48126848 Points: 159 # Comments: 207
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Musk’s xAI is running nearly 50 gas turbines unchecked at its Mississippi data center
Gas turbines at xAI's Colossus 2 data center have drawn a lawsuit over the company's use of "mobile" gas turbines as power plants.
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Anthropic’s Cat Wu says that, in the future, AI will anticipate your needs before you know what they are
The head of product for Claude Code and Cowork says that the next big step for AI is proactivity.
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The physics of how Olympic weightlifters exploit barbell's "whip"
The type of bar matters when it comes to how it bends and recoils, but why is still a mystery.
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NASA provides some details about Artemis III, but hard decisions remain
"NASA also is defining the concept of operations for the mission."
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A new US military wargame series began by simulating a nuclear weapon in orbit
US officials have said a nuclear detonation would render portions of low-Earth orbit useless for up to a year.
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Neanderthals drilled cavities to treat a toothache 59,000 years ago
“Every time I go to the dentist, I think about that guy,” researcher says.
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Altman forced to confront claims at OpenAI trial that he's a prolific liar
"Very painful": Altman relives his Muskian reaction to losing control over OpenAI.
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Princeton mandates proctoring in-person exams, upending 133 years of precedent
Article URL: https://www.dailyprincetonian.com/article/2026/05/princeton-news-adpol-proctoring-in-person-examinations-passed-faculty-133-years-precedent Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48126848 Points: 6 # Comments: 0
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Rars: a Rust RAR implementation, mostly written by LLMs
Article URL: https://bitplane.net/log/2026/05/rars/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48126675 Points: 7 # Comments: 2
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Making the news available at no cost is a victory
Article URL: https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/2026/05/12/just-days-tribune-reporting/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48126156 Points: 56 # Comments: 36
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"Not Medically Necessary": Helping America's Health Insurers Deny Coverage
Article URL: https://www.propublica.org/article/evicore-health-insurance-denials-cigna-unitedhealthcare-aetna-prior-authorizations Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48126000 Points: 36 # Comments: 9
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MacBook Neo Deep Dive: Benchmarks, Wafer Economics, and the 8GB Gamble
Article URL: https://www.jdhodges.com/blog/macbook-neo-benchmarks-analysis/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48125617 Points: 30 # Comments: 9