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Samsung shows off new display tech that adds a privacy screen to apps and notifications
The new privacy tech uses different types of pixels to let you block certain apps and notifications from being viewed by others.
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Wearable startup CUDIS launches a new health ring line with an AI-fueled ‘coach’
The wearable incentivizes healthy behavior with points that can be redeemed for health products.
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Kalshi fined a MrBeast editor for insider trading on markets related to the YouTube star
Kalshi fined the MrBeast editor, Artem Kaptur, for over $20,000.
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The public opposition to AI infrastructure is heating up
Public backlash over the data center boom is leading to a variety of draconian policies—including bans on new construction.
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Waymo to begin testing in Chicago and Charlotte
Waymo this week will begin mapping and collecting data in Chicago and Charlotte. The move comes as Waymo announces it is currently operating its robotaxis fully autonomously in 10 US cities.
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Could a vaccine prevent dementia? Shingles shot data only getting stronger.
Latest data hints that benefits seen so far could be underestimates.
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2026 Lexus RZ 550e review: Likable, but it needs improvement
It's not very efficient, and the synthetic gearshifts aren't great, but I liked it?
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RAM now represents 35 percent of bill of materials for HP PCs
RAM represented about 15 to 18 percent of PC costs last quarter, HP said.
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Jimi Hendrix Was a Systems Engineer
Article URL: https://spectrum.ieee.org/jimi-hendrix-systems-engineer Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47157224 Points: 3 # Comments: 0
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Attyx – tiny and fast GPU-accelerated terminal emulator written in Zig
Article URL: https://github.com/semos-labs/attyx Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47155772 Points: 8 # Comments: 4
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Show HN: I ported Tree-sitter to Go
This started as a hard requirement for my TUI-based editor application, it ended up going in a few different directions. A suite of tools that help with semantic code entities: https://github.com/odvcencio/gts-suite A next-gen version control system
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Article URL: https://www.om-language.com/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47154971 Points: 112 # Comments: 26
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Windows 11 Notepad to support Markdown
Article URL: https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2026/01/21/notepad-and-paint-updates-begin-rolling-out-to-windows-insiders/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47154399 Points: 32 # Comments: 83
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I asked Claude for 37,500 random names, and it can't stop saying Marcus
Article URL: https://github.com/benjismith/ai-randomness Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47153675 Points: 40 # Comments: 32
New accounts on HN more likely to use em-dashes
Article URL: https://www.marginalia.nu/weird-ai-crap/hn/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47152085 Points: 444 # Comments: 364