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Why these startup CEOs don’t think AI will replace human roles
The CEOs of Read AI and Lucidya told TechCrunch at Web Summit Qatar that they see AI tools replacing tasks, rather than workers.
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YouTube’s latest experiment brings its conversational AI tool to TVs
YouTube is testing conversational AI on smart TVs, allowing viewers to ask the assistant questions related to the video they're watching on the big screen.
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Toyota contracts seven Agility humanoid robots for Canadian factory
The robots will be unloading totes full of auto parts from an automated warehouse tugger.
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Diablo II’s new Warlock is a great excuse to revisit a classic game
New skill tree paths offer a fun twist on some generally familiar mechanics.
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From chickens to humans, animals think "bouba" sounds round
There seems to be a deep-seated association between sounds and shapes.
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F1: Preseason tests show how different 2026 will be
Everyone's trying to get mileage as F1 undergoes huge technical changes.
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Single vaccine could protect against all coughs, colds and flus
Article URL: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2g8rz7yedo Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47080267 Points: 5 # Comments: 0
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Show HN: Ghostty-based terminal with vertical tabs and notifications
I run a lot of Claude Code and Codex sessions in parallel. I was using Ghostty with a bunch of split panes, and relying on native macOS notifications to know when an agent needed me. But Claude Code's notification body is always just "Claude is waiti
A psychedelic medicine performs well against depression
Article URL: https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2026/02/19/a-psychedelic-medicine-performs-well-against-depression Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47079590 Points: 17 # Comments: 7
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We're no longer attracting top talent: the brain drain killing American science
Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/19/trump-science-funding-cuts Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47079222 Points: 100 # Comments: 47
Overall, the colorectal cancer story is encouraging
Article URL: https://www.hankgreen.com/crc Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47078840 Points: 67 # Comments: 56
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AI is not a coworker, it's an exoskeleton
Article URL: https://www.kasava.dev/blog/ai-as-exoskeleton Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47078324 Points: 66 # Comments: 73
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: 190 # Comments: 183
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Farewell, Rust for web
Article URL: https://yieldcode.blog/post/farewell-rust/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47077383 Points: 87 # Comments: 73
Mark Zuckerberg grilled on usage goals and underage users at California trial
Article URL: https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/meta-mark-zuckerberg-social-media-trial-0e9a7fa0 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47075245 Points: 134 # Comments: 74