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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

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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

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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

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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: 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

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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

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America vs. Singapore: You can't save your way out of economic shocks

Article URL: https://www.governance.fyi/p/america-vs-singapore-you-cant-save Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47074389 Points: 175 # Comments: 240