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151. Clean, Limitless Energy Exists. China Is Going Big in the Race to Harness It
152. Kicking Robots
Humanoids and the tech-­industry hype machine
153. Training LLMs for Honesty via Confessions
Abstract page for arXiv paper 2512.08093: Training LLMs for Honesty via Confessions
154. Rubio stages font coup: Times New Roman ousts Calibri
155. You gotta push if you wanna pull
156. BehindTheMedspeak: A Spinal Tap
157. Israel Used Palantir Technologies in Pager Terrorist Attack in Lebanon
A New Book Quietly Reveals That Israel Used Palantir In It's Terrorist Attack On Lebanon.
158. In letter to tech, 42 AG's target "sycophantic and delusional" AI outputs [pdf]
159. Pop Goes the Population Count?
Compilers can take advantage of some very specific instructions
160. GitHub Actions Has a Package Manager, and It Might Be the Worst
GitHub Actions has a package manager that ignores decades of supply chain security best practices: no lockfile, no integrity verification, no transitive pinning
161. Super Mario 64 for the PS1
A very WIP port of https://www.github.com/n64decomp/sm64 for the PlayStation 1 - malucard/sm64-psx
162. Senator endorses discredited book that claims chemical treats autism, cancer
Wisconsin's Ron Johnson has a history of spreading vaccine misinformation. Now he's giving credence to assertions about the therapeutic powers of chlorine dioxide, a disinfectant and deodorizer. “It is all lunacy," one expert said.
163. GenTabs
Take the web for a fresh spin
164. Show HN: Automated license plate reader coverage in the USA
Analyze ALPR/Flock camera coverage across US counties. See how many routes to essential services pass by surveillance cameras.
165. The stack circuitry of the Intel 8087 floating point chip, reverse-engineered
166. In New York City, Congestion Pricing Leads to Marked Drop in Pollution
167. Super-Emitter of the Most Damaging Greenhouse Gas Found in Germany
Through atmospheric measurements, scientists have identified a chemical factory operated by Solvay in Southern Germany as the source of massive amounts of Sulfur Hexafluoride (SF₆) emissions. Being 24,000 times as bad as CO₂, SF₆ is the most potent known greenhouse gas.
168. Stop Breaking TLS
Rant ahead: I hate TLS “Inspection” software with a burning passion and I wish we collectively as an industry would just knock it the fuck off and stop pretending it’s some great security benefit. Every time I encounter it, in whatever form, it’s a gigantic headache that makes everyone’s life worse off and as far as I am concerned offers next to zero tangible benefits.
169. Tanning beds triple melanoma risk, potentially causing broad DNA damage
Tanning bed use is tied to almost a threefold increase in melanoma risk, and for the first time, scientists have shown how these devices cause melanoma-linked DNA damage across nearly the entire skin surface, reports a new study led by Northwestern Medicine and University of California, San Francisco.
170. Utah Leaders Are Hindering Efforts to Develop Solar Despite Energy Supply Goal
Solar power accounts for two-thirds of the new projects waiting to connect to the state’s power grid. Utah Republicans’ hard turn against solar mirrors President Donald Trump’s hostile approach to the industry.
171. If You're Going to Vibe Code, Why Not Do It in C?
172. How Geometry Is Fundamental for Chess
The development of geometry in humans
173. Amazon pulls AI-powered Fallout recap after getting key story details wrong
Amazon has pulled its AI-powered Fallout Season 1 recap after fans noticed it made significant errors ahead of the launch of Season 2.
174. Immigration Agents Are Using Air Passenger Data for Deportation Effort
175. Meta's New A.I. Superstars Are Chafing Against the Rest of the Company
176. Why the Sanitizer API is just `setHTML()`
Why the Sanitizer API is just setHTML()
177. VCMI: An open-source engine for Heroes III
178. Silicon Valley was consistently 10 years ahead of its time
179. Apple's Slow AI Pace Becomes a Strength as Market Grows Weary of Spending
Through the first six months of 2025, Apple was the second-worst performer among the Magnificent Seven tech giants, as its shares tumbled 18% through the end of June. “It is remarkable how they have kept their heads and are in control of spending, when all of their peers have gone the other direction,” said John Barr, portfolio manager of the Needham Aggressive Growth Fund, which owns Apple shares.
180. New Pebble Device
Meet Pebble Index 01 - External Memory For Your Brain