The last year or two has seen relatively affordable multi-material printers hit the market, and the question that [Tom Nardi] and I were kicking around when he was writing up the 2025 year-in-review article was what it was going to mean for our folks. I don’t think he...

If you’re looking to cut back on screen time and get a little more active, here’s a roundup of the apps that might help.

From premium Shark and Dyson offerings to random Amazon devices, these mini fans will make your sweaty summer a little more managable.

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The funding round was led by SYN Ventures, with participation from existing investors DataTribe and TEDCO. The post Balance Theory Raises $19 Million to Help Enterprises Manage Cybersecurity Investments appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Sitting in the office, scrolling social media, and seeing friends live their best lives on an Italian vacation is not a fun way to spend your summer. Thankfully, there is a remedy. Today (Saturday, August 1) just so happens to be National Spritz Day. Sipping on a...

D’Wayne Edwards, legacy sneaker designer at Nike and president of Pensole Lewis College, has been studying Bruce Lee since he was in high school. “I thought he was this guy who did karate,” says Edwards. “But he was an incredible philosopher.” Having received his...

The flaw can be exploited by unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files and potentially achieve remote code execution (RCE). The post Ruby on Rails Patches Critical Vulnerability appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Cycloidal gearboxes are a recurring theme in the hobbyist space due to the performance their promise in a compact package. They are capable of taking in a high-speed input and reducing it down to a set ratio with very low backlash, which theoretically makes them...

It's not your imagination. Microsoft's ISO downloads for Windows have been creeping up in size. It might even be fair to call them bloated. And you'll never guess where the problem comes from.

The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world it was possible to balance work and parenting over a 10-week summer. Not only do working parents have to scramble through the spring to sign their kids up for appropriate camp or childcare before all...

Laptop manufacturers love showing off gimmicky features - here's what to prioritize, and what to ignore.

Article URL: https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jul/31/deepseek-v4-flash-0731/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49132468 Points: 11 # Comments: 4

Every major technology shift eventually reaches a point where the technology evolves faster than the way organisations are structured to use it. Enterprise AI is reaching that point today. When generative AI first entered the workplace, most organisations focused on...

Six green trades in a row. That’s usually when I start losing money. Not on the sixth trade. On the eighth or ninth — the ones I took because I felt sharp, sized bigger because the last few worked, and held a little longer because, well, I’d earned some room. The...

If you’re just starting out as a writer, a tip that you’re given is that you should get your name out there as much as possible. One way to do this is by writing original articles on several different platforms. There is another strategy you need to think about and...

Professional handcraft is the key to unlocking value from emerging technology and data, suggest Aston Martin Aramco F1 executives and partners.

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