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MariaDB: Promote getting to 10k GitHub stars in server log and client prompt
Article URL: https://github.com/MariaDB/server/pull/4262 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49171068 Points: 6 # Comments: 2
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It's not a fear of "AI communism"; it's a fear of competitive market capitalism
Article URL: http://observationalepidemiology.blogspot.com/2026/07/its-not-fear-of-ai-communism-its-fear.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49169227 Points: 30 # Comments: 15
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Spotify expands AI remix and covers project with Merlin partnership
Spotify says Merlin, which represents more than 30,000 independent labels and distributors, has joined Universal Music Group in backing its upcoming AI-powered remix and covers product. The paid tool will let fans create AI-generated covers and remix
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Texas halts new data centers as governor calls for audits
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has paused new data center development until an audit has been completed.
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Walmart completes its acquisition of TV advertising company Vibe.co
The acquisition, which was first announced in June, brings Vibe.co into Walmart Connect, Walmart's connected TV advertising platform.
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Elon Musk spends half his time talking robots and AI on Tesla earnings calls
An analysis of the last seven years of Tesla earnings calls shows just little attention Musk pays to Tesla's car business.
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2027 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport X proves code is as important as hardware
Chevy's 721-hp hybrid ups the ante with few compromises, but at a steep cost.
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OpenAI says Apple's trade secrets lawsuit is "aggressive and oddly personal"
“We do not have, nor want, any of their trade secrets,” the ChatGPT maker says.
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Show HN: Simple algorithm and color space to generate diverse skin tones
Hello HN! I found that picking out plausible but diverse skin tones for my digital art and game development projects was kind of difficult, and I got curious about if there was a way to define a color space that made it easy. I've built a color picke
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Online ad giant Adform was hacked, proving once again why ad blockers are needed
Article URL: https://this.weekinsecurity.com/online-advertising-giant-adform-was-hacked-proving-once-again-why-ad-blockers-are-necessary/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49170001 Points: 44 # Comments: 6
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Agent skills that bring team coding standards to Claude Code and Codex
Article URL: https://github.com/tikalk/adlc-team-skills Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49169640 Points: 52 # Comments: 25
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Germany Records Historic 12B KWh Solar Feed-In in July 2026
Article URL: https://solarquarter.com/2026/08/03/germany-records-historic-12-billion-kwh-solar-feed-in-in-july-2026/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49168886 Points: 53 # Comments: 21
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"Clean" Code, Horrible Performance (2023)
Article URL: https://www.computerenhance.com/p/clean-code-horrible-performance Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49166331 Points: 68 # Comments: 31
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Apple says more ex-employees may have taken confidential data to OpenAI
Apple says its trade secrets investigation into OpenAI has widened. In a new court filing, Apple claims additional former staff may have retained or accessed confidential information.
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Spotify now has over 300M subscribers
Notably, the company saw its subscriber base swell by 9% in the second quarter despite raising prices in several regions this year.