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Substrate AI Is Hiring Harness Engineers
Article URL: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/substrate/jobs/QJU9023-harness-engineer Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47802016 Points: 0 # Comments: 0
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US Bill Mandates On-Device Age Verification
Article URL: https://reclaimthenet.org/us-bill-mandates-on-device-age-verification Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47801991 Points: 16 # Comments: 0
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Lucasfilm drops The Mandalorian and Grogu final trailer at CinemaCon
"The old protect the young, and then the young protect the old."
Show HN: Spice simulation → oscilloscope → verification with Claude Code
I built MCP servers for my oscilloscope and SPICE simulator so Claude Code can close the loop between simulation and real hardware. Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47801255 Points: 16 # Comments: 2
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George Orwell Predicted the Rise of "AI Slop" in Nineteen Eighty-Four
Article URL: https://www.openculture.com/2026/04/how-george-orwell-predicted-the-rise-of-ai-slop.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47800765 Points: 53 # Comments: 33
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Factory hits $1.5B valuation to build AI coding for enterprises
The three-year-old startup raised $150 million led by Khosla Ventures.
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Intel refreshes non-Ultra Core CPUs with new silicon for the first time
For the first time in a while, the benefits of new Intel tech will trickle down.
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Hospital at centre of child HIV outbreak caught reusing syringes in Pakistan
Article URL: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyrd818gd2o Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47800839 Points: 21 # Comments: 1
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George Orwell Predicted the Rise of "AI Slop" in Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949)
Article URL: https://www.openculture.com/2026/04/how-george-orwell-predicted-the-rise-of-ai-slop.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47800765 Points: 19 # Comments: 8
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New unsealed records reveal Amazon's price-fixing tactics, California AG claims
Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/apr/16/amazon-price-fixing-california-lawsuit Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47800166 Points: 64 # Comments: 11
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The "Passive Income" trap ate a generation of entrepreneurs
Article URL: https://www.joanwestenberg.com/the-passive-income-trap-ate-a-generation-of-entrepreneurs/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47799120 Points: 115 # Comments: 92
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Playdate’s handheld changed how Duke University teaches game design
Article URL: https://news.play.date/news/duke-playdate-education/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47798176 Points: 44 # Comments: 19
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Luma launches AI-powered production studio with faith-focused Wonder Project
The studio's first project will be about Moses and star Academy Award-winner Ben Kingsley, to be released this spring on Prime Video.
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Netflix co-founder and chair Reed Hastings to leave board
Hastings helped to transform the video rental industry — first with physical, then digital, delivery.
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Upscale AI in talks to raise at $2B valuation, says report
AI infrastructure company Upscale AI is reportedly in talks to raise its third funding round since launching just seven months ago.