McDonald’s Built a 515-Page Dossier on Me. It Says I’ll Never Stop Eating There
I requested a copy of my data from McDonald’s loyalty program and received an extensive, personalized report that algorithmically predicts my next purchase.
Show HN: Woxi - Open-source Mathematica / Wolfram Language reimplementation
Woxi is an interpreter for the Wolfram Language written in Rust. It comes with Woxi Studio, a Mathematica-like GUI built with iced, but you can also use Woxi through a CLI, Jupyter kernel, Python package, npm package, or WASM module. Compared with wolframscript / Mathematica, the main differences...
Intel CEO hints at return to the memory business — says market is ripe for innovation, hints at stacking memory and CPU
Lip-Bu Tan says he has a pet project related to a new memory architecture.
What sort of maths are LLMs good at?
Article URL: https://gowers.wordpress.com/2026/08/12/what-sort-of-maths-are-llms-good-at/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49270022 Points: 86 # Comments: 21
Save $106 on this 4TB Team Group SSD with Gen 4 speeds, now 10.2 cents per GB — Newegg coupon deal makes this T-Force G50 one of the cheapest PCIe 4.0 drives on sale right now with this amount of storage
Get $106 off this 4TB TeamGroup T-Force G50 SSD, offering Gen 4 speeds and a huge capacity for a price that's hard to rival right now.
Commodore re-releases TAC-2 joystick after 40 years for just $49 — says retro-controller is tougher than ever and now comes in five colorways
After 40 years, Commodore has brought back the 'Totally Accurate Controller' joystick, better known among C64 and Amiga aficionados as the TAC-2.
Google Pixel 11 launch: Live updates as the company unveils new devices, AI features and more
Come hang out with us as we liveblog Google's Pixel 11 launch today. Our comments (not DMs) are open.
Independent bookstores in Europe receive suspicious orders for thousands of books, prompting fears they'll be destroyed to train AI — sellers believe acquisitions are part of AI tech companies’ push to get more data
Bookstores in Europe receive massive online purchases for obscure titles that haven't seen interest in years. They fear that these orders were made by AI firms looking to find more data to train their LLMs.
‘The Worst I’ve Ever Seen’: Cargo Thefts Have Turned Violent in Pursuit of AI Hardware
Experts allege that two recent incidents in California show the extreme lengths that criminal organizations are willing to go to to steal servers and other gear meant for data centers.
Big Tech Wants to Harvest Your Thoughts
Silicon Valley companies are already working on neurotechnology products that track your brain activity. The next privacy frontier might be the things you only think.
FEMA's ‘Shadow Administrator’ Was Paid by a DOGE Member's Startup for Months
Details from recent court filings show that DOGE's influence within government—and potential conflicts of interest—extend further than previously known.
Reservoir raises $8M to make water heaters that people — and the grid — will actually want
Reservoir has built an ultra-efficient water heater that can predict hot water demand, store energy, and detect plumbing leaks throughout a home.
We don't serve pies, but we do like a Pi
What would be your tip for this stricken device?
Facebook is paying controversial creators to produce rage-bait content
Article URL: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-06/ragebait-how-facebook-is-paying-controversial-creators/106940696 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49269818 Points: 151 # Comments: 78
Resourceful gamer shrinks Valve’s Steam Deck into Game Boy, with custom 3D-printed cooling — plans display around 1200x1080, 90Hz AMOLED panel
A Steam Deck enthusiast and modder is close to finalizing their ‘SteamBoy’ design.
You’re Thinking About Online Trends All Wrong
From pessimism around dating to AI reshaping culture, cyber-ethnographer Ruby J. Thelot tells WIRED why people are putting too much stock into things that go viral.
The unreleased Xbox Elite Controller 3 may have ended up in an unsuspecting buyer's hands
An Xbox Elite Controller 3 may have been sold in a marketplace, months after images of the unreleased model were leaked.
Dutch Train Map Simulator
Article URL: https://spoorkaart.zaza.dev Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49269641 Points: 57 # Comments: 37
8 Great Deals From Patagonia’s Past-Season Sale
Summer’s not over yet; pick up some new gear for that last Labor Day trip. Save up to 40 percent on some of our favorite Patagonia items at the company’s past-season sale.
How we picked 35 of the world’s top young scientists and engineers
Next month, on September 8, MIT Technology Review will reveal its 2026 list of Innovators Under 35, recognizing 35 young people from around the world who are doing groundbreaking scientific work and building clever technical fixes for sticky problems. By finding the top young innovators globally...