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Soundcore Nebula P1 (2026) projector review: Compact and portable for indoor and outdoor projection

Soundcore Nebula P1 (2026) projector review: Compact and portable for indoor and outdoor projection

đź’Ą Read this awesome post from WIRED đź“– đź“‚ **Category**: Gear,Gear / Reviews,Gear / Products / Outdoor,Product Review đź’ˇ **What You’ll Learn**: To enhance the sound or picture quality inside your home, you can connect the P1 to an AV receiver or amplifier using a single HDMI port via eARC. But despite this, the P1 can't do much because it doesn't support 4K Ultra resolution, HDR10+ color quality, or even Dolby Atmos Audio using the built-in speakers. The main advantage is portability. (Dolby Atmos worked with an AV receiver connected using a single HDMI eARC port.)Inside and outsidePhoto: John BrandonKnowing…
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calebwin/gitgres: My private GitHub on Postgres · GitHub

calebwin/gitgres: My private GitHub on Postgres · GitHub

🔥 Read this trending post from Hacker News đź“– đź“‚ **Category**: đź’ˇ **What You’ll Learn**: GitGres is a starting point for private reimplementations of GitHub optimizied for individual teams' agent needs. GitHub is a fantastic site for sharing code and it is likely how you're viewing this if you're a human. GitGres exists to solve for a few issues: Trading off cost for uptime. GitHub offers free code storage but less-than-stellar uptime. With GitGres, you have the flexibility to use a Postgres DBMS with tiered storage [1] to tune cost while maintaining uptime. Trading off latency for cost. GitHub puts…
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The Chinese government has just canceled the world’s largest digital rights conference

The Chinese government has just canceled the world’s largest digital rights conference

✨ Check out this insightful post from WIRED đź“– đź“‚ **Category**: Business,Business / Tech Culture,Politics,Politics / Politics News,Access Denied âś… **What You’ll Learn**: RightsCon, the world's largest digital rights conference, was canceled this year due to pressure from the Chinese government, according to the nonprofit that organizes the annual event.In a statement, Access Now says it was "told that diplomats from the People's Republic of China were putting pressure on the government of Zambia because Taiwanese civil society participants were planning to join us in person."The Chinese Embassy in Washington, D.C., and the Office of the United States Economic and…
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Uber Spends Full 2026 AI Budget in 4 Months

Uber Spends Full 2026 AI Budget in 4 Months

🚀 Check out this insightful post from Hacker News đź“– đź“‚ **Category**: đź’ˇ **What You’ll Learn**: Uber spent its entire 2026 AI budget in just four months on Claude Code and Cursor, two tools that became so valuable engineers couldn't stop using them despite skyrocketing costs. The ride-hailing giant's CTO revealed the company burned through its complete annual AI allocation, creating a situation where the tool proved too successful to afford at scale as engineers reported monthly API costs between $500 and $2,000 per person. How Claude Code Took Over Engineering Operations Uber rolled out Claude Code access to its…
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The Pentagon is inking deals with Nvidia, Microsoft, and AWS to deploy AI on classified networks

The Pentagon is inking deals with Nvidia, Microsoft, and AWS to deploy AI on classified networks

đź’Ą Read this awesome post from TechCrunch đź“– đź“‚ **Category**: AI,Government & Policy,AWS,Defense Department,Google,Microsoft,nvidia,OpenAI,SpaceX đź’ˇ **What You’ll Learn**: After striking agreements with Google, SpaceX and OpenAI, the US Department of Defense said on Friday that it had signed deals with Nvidia, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services and Reflection AI that allow them to deploy AI technologies and models on their classified networks for “lawful operational use.” “These agreements accelerate the shift toward establishing the United States Army as an AI-first warfighting force and will enhance our warfighters’ ability to maintain decision-making superiority in all domains of warfare,” the statement said. These…
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Keep things open: it makes things better

Keep things open: it makes things better

🚀 Discover this insightful post from Hacker News đź“– đź“‚ **Category**: 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: Code paid for with public money should be open to the public. This principle is enshrined in the UK Government Design Principles and the NHS Service Standard. It is now being walked back. We are signing this to restate the case. Add your signature → Published 1 May 2026 Status Open for signatures Signatures 23  signatures so far Andrew NesbittSoftware Developer and Researcher (Ecosyste.ms) AnonymousSoftware Engineer (Sainsbury's) Ben GravesSoftware Engineer Cameron BrownSoftware Engineer (Google) Daniel RoeCore team lead (Nuxt) Dr Cory Doctorow (h.c.) Donald HarveySoftware…
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Ubuntu services were hit by an outage after a DDoS attack

Ubuntu services were hit by an outage after a DDoS attack

🚀 Check out this insightful post from TechCrunch đź“– đź“‚ **Category**: Security,cyberattack,cybercrime,cybersecurity,ddos,distributed denial of service,hackers,hacking,infosec,linux,Ubuntu đź’ˇ **What You’ll Learn**: Hackers have claimed responsibility for destroying the public infrastructure of the popular Linux distribution Ubuntu, as well as Canonical, the company that develops and maintains the software. The attack began on Thursday, affecting services that Ubuntu users rely on. "Canonical's web infrastructure is under ongoing cross-border attack and we are working to address it. We will provide more information in our official channels as soon as we are able," the company said on its website. The hackers are believed to have…
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A Letter from Dijkstra on APL

✨ Explore this insightful post from Hacker News đź“– đź“‚ **Category**: âś… **What You’ll Learn**: A Letter from Dijkstra on APLRoger K.W. Hui   Acknowledgments. I would like to thank Bob Bernecky, Nicolas Delcros, Jay Foad, and Eric Iverson for comments on the manuscript.   Nick Nickolov brought to my attention comments by Dijkstra on APL [0] that I had not seen before. I contacted the author of the website and obtained a copy of Dijkstra’s letter, transcribed below:   Burroughs PROF DR EDSGER W DIJKSTRA …
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Do you need aluminum luggage? (2026): Rimowa, Away, Karl Friedrich

Do you need aluminum luggage? (2026): Rimowa, Away, Karl Friedrich

🔥 Discover this awesome post from WIRED đź“– đź“‚ **Category**: Gear,Gear / Products,Gear / Reviews,Gear / Products / Outdoor,AFK đź’ˇ **What You’ll Learn**: Aluminum will not crack like polycarbonate shell. You can step on these bags and stand on them. Don't tell airport security, but my daughter and I have been known to race aluminum carry-on bags through airport lounges, as happens in real life. Mario Kart. When frequent travelers buy luggage, they want structural integrity and reliability. Hard shells with metal frames and sturdy locking latches provide better protection for your belongings and should last a lifetime.Metal rivets, high-quality…
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Rotary Un-Smartphone

đź’Ą Discover this awesome post from Hacker News đź“– đź“‚ **Category**: 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: The Rotary Un-Smartphone is a followup to this personal project. It's a production-ready ground-up design with all new parts (yes, the rotary dial too) and many neat bells and whistles. * THIS IS A KIT, AND IT'S EXPERIMENTAL. SEE NOTE IN RED.* Network Compatibility READ Q: Do I need to know electronics? What skills are required for assembly? Can anyone build it? A: No soldering is required, but it's an advanced build. To get a sense of what's involved, look through the assembly instructions (above).…
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