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Cities want to put the boot on robotaxis
This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on autonomous vehicles, policy, and road rules, follow Andrew J. Hawkins. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers' inboxes at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here. How it started The first state to pass a law [β¦]
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How overhead projectors took over your classroom
It used to be so easy to get away with things in school. The teacher, after all, was always turned around writing at the chalkboard! But then came a bit of technology, previously mostly used for military purposes, called the overhead projector. It would change far more than just the disciplinary record of students everywhere. [β¦]
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The best gadget I bought this year is a milk frother
Back in February, I went to Los Angeles to take in some art and stayed in Koreatown. Down the street from my hotel, there was this little coffee shop - Stagger - that is, I think, best known for its matcha, which is good. But the drink I unexpectedly found myself obsessed with was their [β¦]
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Trump says Google kisses his ass
During a rally on Saturday, October 17th, in Highland Heights, Kentucky, Donald Trump bragged about how much more powerful and influential he was during his second term. While listing off his accomplishments, he mentioned his decision to rename the Gulf of Mexico and Lake Ontario. "This is a much more powerful term. I can do [β¦]
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J Mascis has nothing better to do
Dinosaur Jr. frontman J Mascis is known as something of a slacker guitar god. He stands stoically onstage, barely moving, as he seemingly effortlessly works through deft guitar solos and lopsided riffs. Unfortunately, Mascis has developed a similar reputation as an interview subject, quietly sitting and offering deft nonanswers. That's not to say that Mascis [β¦]
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Lenovoβs fast, comfy SteamOS handheld is hundreds off
The Legion Go S with SteamOS is a pretty solid alternative to the $789 Steam Deck OLED. It runs identical software, but ships in a design with two-stage triggers, a bigger eight-inch IPS screen (1080p and up to 120Hz versus 800p and 90Hz in the Deck OLED), and itβs got double the RAM and storage [β¦]
π Lobsters
It's enough - vibecoding tag crossed from useless to harmful
The vibecoding tag has been getting more and more useless for a while now. It lost the original meaning as the culture of software engineering with LLMs matured a bit. It got silly when posts talking about LLMs in general got tagged. It got useless when posts even mentioning some project created with LLMs in passing got tagged. Now it actually got harmful to the community when tagging posts turns away very valuable members https://lobste.rs/c/vecuxj
I sighed and moved on for a while now as a...
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I've been using an AI agent for a month, and I'm both impressed and terrified
Article URL: https://www.androidauthority.com/using-ai-agent-instinct-one-month-later-impressions-3720825/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50140278
Points: 1
# Comments: 2
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How to Make Your Own Flying Car AI Video (Make a Tesla Roadster AI Video)
Article URL: https://roadster-ai.net/blog/how-to-make-roadster-ai-video
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50140420
Points: 2
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How the AI boom might end: 5 scenarios
Article URL: https://martinalderson.com/posts/how-the-ai-boom-might-really-end/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50140566
Points: 3
# Comments: 7
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What Firecrawl's $75M raise is telling us about the AI stack
Article URL: https://www.enconvert.com/blog/the-real-story-behind-firecrawl-s-75m-raise
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50140816
Points: 1
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In 23 of 24 categories, AI answer engines recommend one brand in every query
Article URL: https://noniner.io/report/state-of-ai-brand-visibility-2026
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50141088
Points: 2
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Software is recursive and AI is the base case
Article URL: https://t3.at/blog/2026-10-06-ai-base-case/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50141312
Points: 1
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Show HN: DocuMemory β Persistent memory and context for AI coding tools
Article URL: https://www.documemory.dev/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50141365
Points: 2
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World Bank says 'small AI' could transform developing countries
Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/oct/18/world-bank-artificial-intelligence-developing-economies
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50141494
Points: 8
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