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California's New Bill Requires DOJ-Approved 3D Printers That Report Themselves

Article URL: https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/02/19/californias-new-bill-requires-doj-approved-3d-printers-that-report-on-themselves/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47077844 Points: 70 # Comments: 44

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CTO Says 93% of Developers Use AI, but Productivity Is Still 10%

Article URL: https://shiftmag.dev/this-cto-says-93-of-developers-use-ai-but-productivity-is-still-10-8013/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47077676 Points: 40 # Comments: 37

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Farewell Rust

Article URL: https://yieldcode.blog/post/farewell-rust/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47077383 Points: 35 # Comments: 13

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Archaeologists find possible first direct evidence of Hannibal's war elephants

Article URL: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-unearthed-a-2200-year-old-bone-they-say-it-could-be-the-first-direct-evidence-of-hannibals-legendary-war-elephants-180988185/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=470

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South Korean ex president Yoon Suk Yeol jailed for life for leading insurrection

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/19/yoon-suk-yeol-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-for-leading-insurrection-in-south-korea Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47077163 Points: 189 # Comments: 94

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AI makes you boring

Article URL: https://www.marginalia.nu/log/a_132_ai_bores/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47076966 Points: 322 # Comments: 216

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DOGE Bro's Grant Review Process Was Literally Just Asking ChatGPT 'Is This DEI?'

Article URL: https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/19/doge-bros-grant-review-process-was-literally-just-asking-chatgpt-is-this-dei/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47076826 Points: 98 # Comments: 31

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Reddit is testing a new AI search feature for shopping

A small group of users in the U.S. will start to see search results that include interactive product carousels with pricing, images, and direct where-to-buy links.

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Meta is shutting down Messenger’s standalone website

The move comes a few months after Meta shut down Messenger’s stand-alone desktop apps for Windows and Mac.

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New York hits the brakes on robotaxi expansion plan

The governor of New York pulled a robotaxi expansion proposal that was viewed as a win for Waymo.

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Zuckerberg grilled in court over social media harms on teens

Meta's CEO was questioned over the addictive nature of its social media apps like Instagram, and other teen harms.

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SoftBank to spend an eye-popping $33B to build huge U.S. gas power plant

If completed, the project would be among the largest and most expensive natural gas power plants.

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Google announces Gemini 3.1 Pro, says it's better at complex problem-solving

Google says 3.1 Pro is ready for "your hardest challenges."

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Zero grip, maximum fun: A practical guide to getting into amateur ice racing

Where we're racing, we don't need roads.

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AI Makes You Boring

Article URL: https://www.marginalia.nu/log/a_132_ai_bores/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47076966 Points: 31 # Comments: 4