FACTFLOW
Tuesday, 11 August 2026
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Global Edition
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Updated 01:25 CST
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90% of crypto's Illinois primary spending failed to achieve its objective
Article URL: https://www.mollywhite.net/micro/entry/202603172318 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47456987 Points: 45 # Comments: 33
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Oregon school cell phone ban: 'Engaged students, joyful teachers'
Article URL: https://portlandtribune.com/2026/03/18/oregon-school-cell-phone-ban-engaged-students-joyful-teachers/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47456153 Points: 211 # Comments: 142
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Having Kids (2019)
Article URL: https://paulgraham.com/kids.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47455489 Points: 97 # Comments: 166
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HP trialed mandatory 15-minute support call wait times (2025)
Article URL: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/02/misguided-hp-customer-support-approach-included-forced-15-minute-call-wait-times/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47454164 Points: 238 # Comments: 146
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Parallel Perl – autoparallelizing interpreter with JIT
Article URL: https://perl.petamem.com/gpw2026/perl-mit-ai-gpw2026.html#/4/1/1 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47424592 Points: 37 # Comments: 18
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U.S. accuses Iran’s government of operating hacktivist group that hacked Stryker
The U.S. Justice Department said an Iranian security ministry operates the fake activist persona known as Handala, which claimed responsibility for the destructive hack targeting medical tech giant Stryker.
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Trump’s AI framework targets state laws, shifts child safety burden to parents
Trump’s AI framework pushes federal preemption of state laws, emphasizes innovation, and shifts responsibility for child safety toward parents while laying out lighter-touch rules for tech companies.
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AI startups are eating the venture industry and the returns, so far, are good
AI startups accounted for 41% of the $128 billion in venture dollars raised by companies on Carta last year — a record-high annual share.
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Cyberattack on vehicle breathalyzer company leaves drivers stranded across the US
A cyberattack on a U.S. car breathalyzer company has left drivers across the United States reportedly stranded and unable to start their vehicles.
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Amazon working on new smartphone with Alexa at its core, report says
The device is being developed by the company's Devices and Services division, and it would feature personalized features aimed at making it easier to use Amazon's suite of apps, including Amazon shopping, Prime Video, and Prime Music, according to Re
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Major SteamOS update adds support for Steam Machine, even more third-party hardware
Both AMD- and Intel-based hardware is getting better support in SteamOS 3.8.
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Monte Verde site gets a new date, but the big picture doesn't change
Stop trying to make "Clovis First" happen; it's not going to happen.
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Jeff Bezos just announced plans for a third megaconstellation—this one for data centers
"Space-based data centers will be a complement to terrestrial infrastructure."
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The US is looking at a year of chaotic weather
Massive Western heat wave, potential El Niño raise concerns about unpredictable, extreme weather.
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Feds say no need to recall Tesla's one-pedal driving despite petition
It's good news, but another federal Tesla defect probe deepened this week.