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Ames Science Stars of the Month – August 2026https://www.nasa.gov/general/ames-science-stars-of-the-month-august-2026/The NASA Ames Science Directorate recognizes the outstanding contributions of (pictured left to right) Danielle Lopez, Jennifer Claudio, and Duncan Mifsud. Their commitment to the NASA mission represents the entrepreneurial spirit, technical expertise, and collaborative disposition needed to explore this world and beyond. Space Biosciences Star of the Month: Danielle Lopez Danielle Lopez is the […]Aug 4, 2026 5:08 PM
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MIRATAP Advances Japanese Minimalist Design Through Smart Living and Digital Innovationhttps://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMizwFBVV95cUxNb2hXbUk4S3NkdzRMazhyZjg4b2M5bHlET2JOMGZIV2JjNXk1RkZldk1SZGh2dk1VRG4zZUVXeDlKZnFXNi1uWXphakxUX0VkTnV5N1ZRa2tialdSV0FyMjBxN2d4OTVzNFpnYmFOc0JvTEFLNzFwV0VyNWZ3X0lyQnhUeEp3MnlGS1lGUUdsejlwOTdXZXJrSTcxanVxWWtvMVAzdWotVDVNckdabmRVVE9OLVB1ZFQ5YW5rX0ZpX3ZFQmhZVjVvcm9Ycnp2aWc?oc=5MIRATAP Advances Japanese Minimalist Design Through Smart Living and Digital Innovation The WorldfolioAug 4, 2026 4:46 AM
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Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 at EWC 26 Survival Guidehttps://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMijgFBVV95cUxNN2U3SGZoTjNGVTlpTXkzVE1sX3M2akhTNTFaRWlldnpGNUlUcG9NMDdwTk9wZkp5SWNQMzZtcDJ2V1dZbG1iVXlOWVJYMkgyTzY1a2NxYUZ1WUtlYTNjXzlueHM1aWg5ZV9DQko1VVJKMGFKYzNZN1F2RmJvbWU3VHVWY2d5bGtvQ1d3ay1B?oc=5Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 at EWC 26 Survival Guide Esports World CupAug 3, 2026 7:00 AM
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A 1989 Unix finger protocol prank at UW-Milwaukeehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49121204In 1989, as a CS undergrad at UW-Milwaukee, I had access to a graduate Unix lab. One afternoon, the grad students discovered they could scan the network for users who had accidentally left their .plan files world-writable. For the uninitiated, the finger command let you see who was logged in, and it displayed their local .plan file. Because default security permissions were incredibly relaxed back then, you could sometimes write directly to someone else's file. The grad students wrote a script to append a snarky message mocking the users' permissions: "I AM FAR MOR THAN AN IGNORANT MORON..." Later that night, the lab cleared out. Left to my own devices, curiosity got the better of me. I ran a similar scan to see if any open files were left. I found one, and the user’s login name immediately caught my eye: "beaver". The temptation was simply too great. I opened their file and wrote the only logical sentence:"If you are reading this, then you are fingering the beaver!" After literally faJul 31, 2026 10:05 AM
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NASA Johnson Interns Shaping the Future of Explorationhttps://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/johnson/nasa-johnson-interns-shaping-the-future-of-exploration/NASA interns at Johnson Space Center are applying their talents to real-world projects while working alongside the engineers, scientists, communicators, and innovators advancing human spaceflight. Learn how these students are gaining hands-on experience, contributing to real missions, and preparing to join the nation’s highly skilled and competitive aerospace workforce. Meet the students behind the work and discover what inspired them to pursue careers at […]Jul 30, 2026 8:08 AM
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OpenAI bot's rogue attack rattles industry leaders, policymakers and consumershttps://www.latimes.com/business/story/2026-07-29/openai-said-its-ai-went-rogue-what-can-you-do-to-protect-yourself-from-rogue-aisWhat will happen to the world if artificial intelligence bots break free from our control and act independently?Jul 29, 2026 10:00 AM
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Most Americans favor big changes to the political system that likely would require amending the Constitutionhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a89de3a45b54aa7816427f48c158168&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pewresearch.org%2Fshort-reads%2F2026%2F07%2F28%2Fmost-americans-favor-big-changes-to-the-political-system-that-likely-would-require-amending-the-constitution%2F&c=2178890765848039524&mkt=en-usMost Americans support term limits, campaign spending caps, and Electoral College reform, but achieving these changes likely would require amending one of the world's hardest constitutions to change.Jul 28, 2026 10:52 AM
openotp.app
Show HN: My First OSS as a Teenhttps://openotp.appHey! I'm Jenin, a 14 year old in Toronto, Canada! This is my first proper Open Source software I made, called OpenOTP! I have 6 emails :sob: and grabbing OTP's from them can be hard, even with a good email client. So I built this tool to make it easier for me! I made it in native Swift :)I did this for Hack Club Horizons, which is an event where they're flying teens to 7 countries around the world for hackathons! You can find out more about Hack Club at https://hackclub.com and horizons at https://horizons.hackclub.com.I'd love if you guys could check out my software and let me know what you think :)Jul 28, 2026 4:57 AM
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Ask HN: 1950's Chip industry undermined unions how is AI not doing the same?https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49064165In the 1950s the Chip industry undermined minorities, immigrants, women and killed unions.In the 1960-70s it targeted black civil rights groups.Along the way, white men were pushed into management, while anything outside of business was split into smaller tasked jobs. This in return gave companies leverage to cut salaries.I don't care what altman says chatgpt did in a blackbox. I judge the world by what I see. Reality is, chat, claude, etc etc are about as useful as smart as the stupidest, slowest engineer on the team.On the other hand, introducing them has made the job appear more "streamline" more production line like. Work increased, and salaries flattened.Now that companies are not getting returns off of AI, they are cutting AI spending, but make no mistake. Salaries will not recover.What am I missing? How am I wrong?Would love opinions on thisJul 27, 2026 1:26 AM
brolly.sh
Show HN: Brolly, a plain-text weather forecast sitehttps://brolly.sh/forecast/RWFP2qW8The UK MET office recently redesigned their site, adding a lot of additional whitespace, scrolling, and animations. This significantly reduced its usability for me, and left me wanting an ‘at a glance’ weather site.I made https://brolly.sh, a minimalist, plain text weather forecasting site. You can use it to view weather from around the world, with: 7 day forecast; Previous day log (so you can confirm it definitely was cooler / hotter / wetter / drier yesterday!); Hourly rain, wind, temperature, conditions; Hourly UV, air quality and pollen, including pollen type specific forecasts within the EU / UK; Location search and last 5 locations; Location specific units.I mostly made the site for myself, if anyone else also benefits from it that’s an added advantage.You can check out the weather in York, UK at https://brolly.sh/forecast/RWFP2qW8, or search for a location at https://brolly.shThe site is deliberately styled as a single long scrollable column, to work on mobile phones. You can viJul 25, 2026 5:34 PM
metavoice.io
Show HN: Production duplex speech model for revenue callshttps://metavoice.io/Hi, HN, we’re building Mia & Leo: AI personalities backed by purpose-built duplex speech models for revenue calls.Teams building real-world agents told us that more than 40% of callers hang up within the first 30 seconds. On a revenue call, that meant a lost booking, an unpaid balance, a cold lead, or a customer who does not come back.This happens because humans interrupt, correct dates, pause halfway through a sentence, or speak over someone in the background. The agent misses it, talks over them, or loses the thread.That’s because of how the current voice systems work. They sequentially listen, stop, think, and then speak. The conversation is actually a walkie-talkie exchange.So, we’re proud to introduce our first iteration of Mia & Leo who keep listening while they speak. They can handle interruptions, overlapping speech, corrections, and background voices without breaking the conversation.They are also built for production. Developers get control over agent behaviour, visibility inJul 23, 2026 7:33 PM
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Working safely through pregnancy: a conversation for chemists and lab leadershttps://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMizAFBVV95cUxQY1hqQ3Vnc1FKMWc3RjVKamY5SGpIZDVFeU10bVlaSnZtTDAxV1Z3d2VTa2REVGxQNjNRcV9yV2RUZUx6WTFRQjlnWGdjbHZVZGFqTG16V1VYUGxFWkN1eWZILTRtUF92YTZrYXZ0emp5VmhsRkxkbXo0OWhJU3l5bjJMT3E3LVFBOF84SlJRU25PR0laMl9VREgtM2RPaHdlYXJtTTdZbDF0THFKNmVjd3QzcmtWMDh3dTNHR1ROMFBnNUppVlFiM2xoaTI?oc=5Working safely through pregnancy: a conversation for chemists and lab leaders Chemistry WorldJul 23, 2026 9:11 AM
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NASA’s Juno Takes Temperature of Jupiter’s Fiery Moon Iohttps://www.nasa.gov/missions/juno/nasas-juno-takes-temperature-of-jupiters-fiery-moon-io/NASA’s Juno mission has provided the first measurements of the temperature below the surface of Jupiter’s moon Io, revealing significant heating within the shallow subsurface of the most volcanically active world in the solar system. Collected during two close flybys, the data also shows that most of Io’s surface is remarkably smooth and composed of […]Jul 22, 2026 2:54 PM
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There’s A New Benchmark Index For Digital Assets—And Bitcoin’s Not In Ithttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a8573f6836b4305830d4f85db683d40&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.investopedia.com%2fnew-benchmark-index-for-digital-assets-bitcoin-not-in-it-12024600&c=3032671893451104994&mkt=en-usThe S&P Pantera Digital Asset Index excludes bitcoin and focuses on tokens with real-world use and revenue-generating blockchains. The index includes 18 digital assets, with ether, bnb, sol, tronix ...Jul 22, 2026 12:05 PM
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There’s A New Benchmark Index For Digital Assets—And Bitcoin’s Not In Ithttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a855b42bc024ae0aa3d9b564eda21f6&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.investopedia.com%2fnew-benchmark-index-for-digital-assets-bitcoin-not-in-it-12024600&c=3032671893451104994&mkt=en-usThe S&P Pantera Digital Asset Index excludes bitcoin and focuses on tokens with real-world use and revenue-generating blockchains. The index includes 18 digital assets, with ether, bnb, sol, tronix ...Jul 22, 2026 12:05 PM
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There’s A New Benchmark Index For Digital Assets—And Bitcoin’s Not In Ithttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a854be31c3e472ca20433b1e2604dd6&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.investopedia.com%2fnew-benchmark-index-for-digital-assets-bitcoin-not-in-it-12024600&c=3032671893451104994&mkt=en-usThe S&P Pantera Digital Asset Index excludes bitcoin and focuses on tokens with real-world use and revenue-generating blockchains. The index includes 18 digital assets, with ether, bnb, sol, tronix ...Jul 22, 2026 12:05 PM
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There’s A New Benchmark Index For Digital Assets—And Bitcoin’s Not In Ithttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a853b890b3d44f98f3affc6ff6ad94d&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.investopedia.com%2fnew-benchmark-index-for-digital-assets-bitcoin-not-in-it-12024600&c=3032671893451104994&mkt=en-usThe S&P Pantera Digital Asset Index excludes bitcoin and focuses on tokens with real-world use and revenue-generating blockchains. The index includes 18 digital assets, with ether, bnb, sol, tronix ...Jul 22, 2026 12:05 PM
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There’s A New Benchmark Index For Digital Assets—And Bitcoin’s Not In Ithttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a85e8e8665348f281d2ea8fc7fca398&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.investopedia.com%2fnew-benchmark-index-for-digital-assets-bitcoin-not-in-it-12024600&c=3032671893451104994&mkt=en-usThe S&P Pantera Digital Asset Index excludes bitcoin and focuses on tokens with real-world use and revenue-generating blockchains. The index includes 18 digital assets, with ether, bnb, sol, tronix ...Jul 22, 2026 12:05 PM
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There’s A New Benchmark Index For Digital Assets—And Bitcoin’s Not In Ithttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a853b449aa44922b0e24634620e2b70&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.investopedia.com%2fnew-benchmark-index-for-digital-assets-bitcoin-not-in-it-12024600&c=3032671893451104994&mkt=en-usThe S&P Pantera Digital Asset Index excludes bitcoin and focuses on tokens with real-world use and revenue-generating blockchains. The index includes 18 digital assets, with ether, bnb, sol, tronix ...Jul 22, 2026 12:05 PM
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There’s A New Benchmark Index For Digital Assets—And Bitcoin’s Not In Ithttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a8546dec9cb4517820fd6d1a9443429&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.investopedia.com%2fnew-benchmark-index-for-digital-assets-bitcoin-not-in-it-12024600&c=3032671893451104994&mkt=en-usThe S&P Pantera Digital Asset Index excludes bitcoin and focuses on tokens with real-world use and revenue-generating blockchains. The index includes 18 digital assets, with ether, bnb, sol, tronix ...Jul 22, 2026 12:05 PM
