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TikTok now wants to be the place you book the trip you just saw on TikTok

TikTok is systematically converting its discovery engine into a transaction layer, which both deepens user retention and opens entirely new revenue streams for its new owners.

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AI is turning connected cars into pothole-finding machines

Fleet management company Samsara has developed an AI model to detect different kinds of potholes and gauge how fast they're deteriorating.

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Spotify’s launches a Wrapped-style recap of your entire listening history

Spotify's new feature will show you the number of unique songs that you listened to until now

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Amazon employees are "tokenmaxxing" due to pressure to use AI tools

Workers are using an internal AI tool to automate non-essential tasks.

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Data center guzzled 30 million gallons of water, and nobody noticed for months

Can AI save us from the AI industry’s endless thirst for water? Outlook not so good.

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US inflation jumps to 3.8% as energy costs surge from Iran war

Article URL: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c202pgxx89lo Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48108313 Points: 26 # Comments: 3

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Rendering the Sky, Sunsets, and Planets

Article URL: https://blog.maximeheckel.com/posts/on-rendering-the-sky-sunsets-and-planets/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48107997 Points: 29 # Comments: 2

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UnDUNE II

Article URL: https://liquidream.itch.io/undune2 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48107404 Points: 36 # Comments: 8

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AI voice startup Vapi hits $500M valuation after winning Amazon Ring over 40 rivals

Vapi says its enterprise business has grown 10-fold since early 2025 as companies shift customer support and sales calls to AI agents.

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Once again, SpaceX has set a new record for the tallest rocket ever built

SpaceX cleared an important milestone Monday on the road to launching a new version of Starship.

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Text Blaze (YC W21) Is Hiring for a No-AI Summer Internship

Article URL: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/text-blaze/jobs/P4CCN62-the-blaze-no-ai-summer-internship Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48107024 Points: 0 # Comments: 0

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EU to crack down on TikTok, Instagram's 'addictive design' targeting kids

Article URL: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/12/tiktok-instagram-social-media-addictive-eu-crack-down.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48106534 Points: 62 # Comments: 21

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Coursera and Udemy are now one company

Article URL: https://blog.coursera.org/coursera-and-udemy-are-now-one-company-creating-the-worlds-most-comprehensive-skills-platform/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48106367 Points: 45 # Comments: 11

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Yabasic (Yet Another Basic)

Article URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yabasic Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48106345 Points: 11 # Comments: 0

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A HN post with negative points – how?

Article URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48104663 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48106316 Points: 15 # Comments: 11