If you’ve ever permanently lost a checked bag, your stuff probably ended up for sale at a store in Scottsboro, Alabama.

Ingenuity packed more computing power than all other NASA deep space missions combined.

You can make a DIY air purifier in 30s. To test if it works, I generated smoke, and measured how well it removes tiny particles.

Scientists document the first-ever transmitted Alzheimer’s cases, tied to a no-longer-used medical procedure.

When last we checked in with Hewlett Packard (HP), the company had just been sued (for the second time) for crippling customer printers if owners attempt to use cheaper, third-party printer cartrid…

Weeks after it was clear that Donald Trump lost the 2020 election, you could still make pennies on the dollar betting Joe Biden would win. Why doesn’t smart money drive out dumb money in election markets?

A guide to the fundamental concepts that underlie message queues, and how they apply to popular queueing systems available today.

Google recaptcha 2024 price changs, Google significantly reduces recaptcha free tier, introduces new pricing models

A historical analysis of what the earliest electrical and great applied R&D labs can teach Answer.AI, and potential pitfalls

The first human received an implant from @Neuralink yesterday and is recovering well.

Initial results show promising neuron spike detection.

The outspoken magician/comedian/writer talks to Cracked about leaving behind Libertarianism, why he’s worried about the future and how Trump is even worse than you think

The most famous dark theme for Hacker News and an ever-growing selection of apps! 🦇

Integer linear programming can help find the answer to a variety of real-world problems. Now researchers have found a much faster way to do it.

Officials give details of how Kaitlin Armstrong, convicted over murder of Anna Wilson in 2022, was arrested in Costa Rica

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