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Show HN: I taught GPT-OSS-120B to see using Google Lens and OpenCV

I built an MCP server that gives any local LLM real Google search and now vision capabilities - no API keys needed. The latest feature: google_lens_detect uses OpenCV to find objects in an image, crops each one, and sends them to Google Lens for iden

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Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish (2005)

Article URL: https://stevejobsarchive.com/stories/stay-hungry-stay-foolish Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46971248 Points: 14 # Comments: 3

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With co-founders leaving and an IPO looming, Elon Musk turns talk to the moon

According to The New York Times, which reports that it heard the meeting, Musk told employees that xAI needs a lunar manufacturing facility, a factory on the moon that will build AI satellites and fling them into space via a giant catapult.

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A simpler way to remove explicit images from Search

Article URL: https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/search/remove-explicit-images/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46970752 Points: 16 # Comments: 9

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YouTube's $60B revenue revealed amid paid subscriber push

Article URL: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crkrkd2xlx6o Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46970174 Points: 17 # Comments: 3

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End of an era for me: no more self-hosted git

Article URL: https://www.kraxel.org/blog/2026/01/thank-you-ai/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46969751 Points: 82 # Comments: 38

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Rivian R2: Electric Mid-Size SUV

Article URL: https://rivian.com/r2 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46969399 Points: 56 # Comments: 62

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How did Windows 95 get permission to put Weezer video 'Buddy Holly' on the CD?

Article URL: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20260210-00/?p=112052 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46965440 Points: 138 # Comments: 106

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OpenAI policy exec who opposed chatbot’s “adult mode” reportedly fired on discrimination claim

The executive has denied the allegation that she engaged in discrimination.

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Okay, now exactly half of xAI’s founding team has left the company

Whatever the cause of the departures, the cumulative impact is alarming. There is a lot of work left to do at xAI, and an IPO will bring more scrutiny than the lab has ever faced before.

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FDA refuses to review Moderna's mRNA flu vaccine

The move comes amid RFK Jr.'s relentless efforts to enact his anti-vaccine agenda.

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Fun With Pinball

Article URL: https://www.funwithpinball.com/exhibits/small-boards Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46969088 Points: 5 # Comments: 0

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Amazon may launch a marketplace where media sites can sell their content to AI companies

A new report claims the e-commerce giant is looking to create a pipeline of licensable content between media publishers and AI companies.

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An ice dance duo skated to AI music at the Olympics

Czech ice dancers Katerina Mrazkova and Daniel Mrazek are learning the hard way that LLMs sometimes spit out straight-up plagiarism.

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SpaceX's next-gen Super Heavy booster aces four days of "cryoproof" testing

The next Starship flight is a key precursor for more ambitious missions.