Gritt exits stealth with $34 million for robots to build solar plants—then, everything else
Gritt is coming out of stealth with $34 million and plan to automate the hardest tasks on construction sites.
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Stop Saying Kids Can’t Read
Everyone is talking about the reading crisis. But inside the “Mississippi Miracle,” it’s all about comprehension.
A Device Hidden in Cars Across the US Leaves Them Vulnerable to Hacking and Paralysis. Patch It Now
Dealerships installed alarms in millions of vehicles—and left them in even if the buyer didn’t want them. Now researchers warn…
The Army Is Burning Through Its AI Tokens
Members of the Army received an email informing them that they were rapidly depleting their AI tokens, and needed to…
Judge approves Anthropic’s record-breaking $1.5 billion settlement for AI copyright lawsuit
A federal judge has approved the $1.5 billion settlement between Anthropic and a group of authors who sued the company…
Etsy Is In Its Flop Era, and Sellers Are Fleeing
Once a quirky bastion of amateur vulva jewelry and pet portraits, Etsy is now deluged with mass-produced goods and AI…
Qwen-Image-3.0: Rich Content, Authentic Details, Deep Knowledge
Article URL: https://qwen.ai/blog?id=qwen-image-3.0 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48989701 Points: 9 # Comments: 1
Linux kernel will support $ORIGIN, sort of
Article URL: https://fzakaria.com/2026/07/20/linux-kernel-will-support-origin-sort-of Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48988793 Points: 4 # Comments: 2
FCC plans to ban companies selling DJI products under other brands
Several companies suspected of selling DJI products under their own brands might soon be banned in the US.
Reverse-engineering is cheap now
Article URL: https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jul/20/cheap-reverse-engineering/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48988265 Points: 6 # Comments: 2
Do we just want slaves?
Article URL: https://www.yashthapliyal.com/blog/do-we-just-want-slaves Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48988196 Points: 5 # Comments: 1
Zoom is now Chrome only
Article URL: https://zoom.us/test Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48988189 Points: 5 # Comments: 5