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Palantir's AI Is Playing a Major Role in Tracking Gaza Aid Deliveries

Article URL: https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/palantir-ai-gaza-humanitarian-aid-cmcc-srs-ngos-banned-israel Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47174777 Points: 62 # Comments: 14

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Netflix backs out of bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, giving studios, HBO, and CNN to Ellison-owned Paramount

In a one-two punch of centibillion-dollar offers, the bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery is over. David Ellison-owned Paramount will acquire Warner Bros. Discovery. Netflix has lost.

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Jack Dorsey just halved the size of Block’s employee base — and he says your company is next

Jack Dorsey has long been an open admirer of Elon Musk. Now, it seems, he may have been taking notes.

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Anthropic CEO stands firm as Pentagon deadline looms

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said Thursday that he "cannot in good conscience accede" to the Pentagon's demands to give the military unrestricted access to its AI systems.

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PayPal might not be looking to sell itself: Report

PayPal may not be in talks to be acquired, sources have told Semafor, after a previous news report that Stripe was sniffing around.

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Neanderthals seemed to have a thing for modern human women

"Neanderthal deserts" in our genomes suggest a strong pattern in matings.

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Perplexity announces "Computer," an AI agent that assigns work to other AI agents

It's also a buttoned-down, ostensibly safer take on the OpenClaw concept.

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xAI spent $7M building wall that barely muffles annoying power plant noise

“Temu sound wall” not enough to quell fury over xAI’s power plant.

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The physics of squeaking sneakers

Geometry of tread patterns determines frequency, so blocks were designed to play Star Wars music.

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Netflix Backs Out of Warner Bros. Bidding, Paramount Set to Win

Article URL: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/netflix-backs-out-warners-deal-paramount-win-1236516763/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47173583 Points: 43 # Comments: 16

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Anthropic says company 'cannot in good conscience accede' to Pentagon's demands

Article URL: https://apnews.com/article/anthropic-ai-pentagon-hegseth-dario-amodei-9b28dda41bdb52b6a378fa9fc80b8fda Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47173559 Points: 35 # Comments: 8

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Statement from Dario Amodei on Our Discussions with the Department of War

Article URL: https://www.anthropic.com/news/statement-department-of-war Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47173121 Points: 443 # Comments: 233

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Hydroph0bia – fixed SecureBoot bypass for UEFI firmware from Insyde H2O (2025)

Article URL: https://coderush.me/hydroph0bia-part3/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47172730 Points: 16 # Comments: 1

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Smartphone Mkt to Decline 13% in '26, Largest Drop Ever Due to Memory Shortage

Article URL: https://www.idc.com/resource-center/press-releases/wwsmartphoneforecast4q25/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47172664 Points: 123 # Comments: 117

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What does " 2>&1 " mean?

Article URL: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/818255/what-does-21-mean Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47171233 Points: 76 # Comments: 58