Wearable health devices could generate a million tons of e-waste by 2050
The most surprising part is that the plastic isn’t the biggest problem.
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High-Performance GPU Cuckoo Filter
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A viral Reddit post alleging fraud from a food delivery app turned out to be AI-generated
When fake content goes viral, the damage has already been done, even if the post is debunked.
Grok Is Pushing AI ‘Undressing’ Mainstream
Paid tools that “strip” clothes from photos have been available on the darker corners of the internet for years. Elon Musk’s X is now removing barriers to entry—and making the results public.
With GeForce Super GPUs missing in action, Nvidia focuses on software upgrades
For the first time in years, Nvidia declined to introduce new GeForce graphics card models at CES. CEO Jensen Huang’s characteristically sprawling and under-rehearsed 90-minute keynote focused almost entirely on the company’s dominant AI business, relegating the company’s gaming-related announcements…
CES 2026: Taking the Lids Off AMD’s Venice and MI400 SoCs
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Laylo (YC S20) – Head of Growth (Organic and Partners and Loops and AI) – Remote US
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Influencer content is fuel for an internet-obsessed administration
Just a day after publishing a 40-minute video alleging fraud at Minnesota daycare centers, Nick Shirley had the vice president’s attention. In Shirley’s video, he and another man identified only as “David” roam Minneapolis with cameras and microphones, demanding entrance…
Comparing AI agents to cybersecurity professionals in real-world pen testing
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Letting prisons jam contraband phones is a bad idea, phone companies tell FCC
A Federal Communications Commission proposal to let state and local prisons jam contraband cell phones has support from Republican attorneys general and prison phone companies but faces opposition from wireless carriers that say it would disrupt lawful communications. Groups dedicated…