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Article URL: https://onekey.so/anzen/coldcard-entropy-failure/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49205595 Points: 5 # Comments: 3
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Hackers Stalked Me by Hijacking a Smartwatch for Kids
Article URL: https://www.wired.com/story/hackers-stalked-me-by-hijacking-a-smartwatch-for-kids/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49204060 Points: 33 # Comments: 9
Scientists discover Kelvin-Helmholtz Instability on the surface of the Sun
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c36d4376nd2o , https://archive.is/YDn6S Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49184355 Points: 175 # Comments: 36
Meta Ordered to Pay $942M to Address Harm to Kids from Social Media
Article URL: https://www.wsj.com/tech/meta-ordered-to-pay-942-million-to-address-harm-to-kids-from-social-media-8ba5aab7 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49204352 Points: 66 # Comments: 29
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Bioengineered chewing gum may offer a way to fight HPV and other microbes
Article URL: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260803080917.htm Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49202716 Points: 58 # Comments: 9
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Tiny black holes may be exploding stars across the Milky Way
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-4357/ae6db7 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49184656 Points: 73 # Comments: 81
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OpenAI’s new AI smart speaker will reportedly sell for between $300 and $400
Additional details about OpenAI's mysterious new AI device make it sound like a pricey smart speaker.
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Organ donation group accused of trying to take living man's organs faces shutdown
The organization, Network for Hope, "strongly disagrees" with Trump admin's decision.
Spin audit of SQD/QSCI quantum-chemistry benchmarks on iron–sulfur clusters
Author here. Background, for anyone who hasn't followed this fight: IBM's iron–sulfur SQD results (Sci. Adv. 2025) are one of the flagship "quantum computers are useful for chemistry now" claims, and a published critique (arXiv:2501.07231) argues the
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Inside vLLM: Anatomy of a High-Throughput LLM Inference System (2025)
Article URL: https://www.aleksagordic.com/blog/vllm Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49202852 Points: 42 # Comments: 3
My phone detects going on a run as “someone snatching my phone and running off”
Article URL: https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@rygorous/117047697255584965 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49200439 Points: 78 # Comments: 137
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Your table awaits: Exhibit at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 to be seen by thousands
Not everyone needs a keynote slot to make noise at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Sometimes the best way to meet investors, customers, and partners is by exhibiting directly on the Expo Hall floor at San Francisco’s Moscone West from October 13-15. That’sÂ
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Vogue just gave another nod of approval to the tech world
Vogue World is coming to San Francisco next year — perhaps another indication that tech bros are now part of the fashion zeitgeist.
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Get up to $400 off your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass until tomorrow
Starting today, you can take an additional $100 off your founder, investor, or attendee TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass, which is a nice bonus on top of our current discounted pricing.
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Explosive drone found hovering near Ukrainian cargo aircraft at German airport
Russian attack? Explosive drone targeted parked aircraft at Leipzig airport.