Rep. Ro Khanna was detained by Israeli settlers in occupied West Bank
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/11/ro-khanna-congressman-detained-israel-settlers-west-bank
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/11/ro-khanna-congressman-detained-israel-settlers-west-bank
the Guardian
US congressman says he was detained by armed Israeli settlers in occupied West Bank
Ro Khanna said settlers were armed with US-made weapons and Israel Defense Forces refused to intervene
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Show HN: Quantum-Qec / Matrix-Free Quantum Homeostatic Engine(Blueprint)
https://github.com/PJHkorea/quantum-mesh-qec
https://github.com/PJHkorea/quantum-mesh-qec
GitHub
GitHub - PJHkorea/quantum-mesh-qec: Blueprint for a decentralized, fault-tolerant Surface Code infrastructure leveraging branchless…
Blueprint for a decentralized, fault-tolerant Surface Code infrastructure leveraging branchless C99 ancilla-syndrome registers, zero-copy C++ binders, and JAX/XLA gradient isolation gates to bypass...
Under federal rule, colleges must leave grads better off or lose financial aid
https://www.npr.org/2026/06/30/nx-s1-5835631/turner-camhi-do-no-harm-college-loans
https://www.npr.org/2026/06/30/nx-s1-5835631/turner-camhi-do-no-harm-college-loans
NPR
Under a new federal rule, colleges must leave grads better off or lose financial aid
If an undergraduate program's graduates don't earn more than workers who never went to college, that program could be cut off from federal student loans. But is a degree just about making more money?
Show HN: Mindwalk – Replay coding-agent sessions on a 3D map of your codebase
https://github.com/cosmtrek/mindwalk
https://github.com/cosmtrek/mindwalk
GitHub
GitHub - cosmtrek/mindwalk: A visualization tool that replays coding-agent sessions on a 3D map of your codebase.
A visualization tool that replays coding-agent sessions on a 3D map of your codebase. - cosmtrek/mindwalk
Death of the Status Update: Why 55% of Americans Stopped Posting on Social Media
https://ca.pcmag.com/social-media/16790/the-death-of-the-status-update-why-55-of-americans-stopped-posting-on-social-media
https://ca.pcmag.com/social-media/16790/the-death-of-the-status-update-why-55-of-americans-stopped-posting-on-social-media
PCMag Canada
The Death of the Status Update: Why 55% of Americans Stopped Posting on Social Media
If scrolling feels more exhausting than entertaining, you're not alone. I feel the same way, and a recent study backs up the sentiment: Social media is losing its fun factor.
Datacentres drive up big tech's carbon emissions to a third of those of France
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/11/microsoft-amazon-google-datacentre-carbon-emissions-france
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/11/microsoft-amazon-google-datacentre-carbon-emissions-france
the Guardian
Datacentres drive up big tech’s carbon emissions to a third of those of France
Microsoft, Amazon and Google say they still aim to achieve net zero output despite construction boom
Woman in Brazil enslaved for 55 years by 3 generations of the same family
https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-07-10/woman-rescued-in-brazil-after-being-enslaved-for-55-years-by-three-generations-of-the-same-family.html
https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-07-10/woman-rescued-in-brazil-after-being-enslaved-for-55-years-by-three-generations-of-the-same-family.html
EL PAÍS English
Woman rescued in Brazil after being enslaved for 55 years by three generations of the same family
The domestic worker, who entered the household at the age of seven and never received wages or vacations, is set to be compensated by her employers
Making Crash Bandicoot (2011)
https://all-things-andy-gavin.com/2011/02/02/making-crash-bandicoot-part-1/
https://all-things-andy-gavin.com/2011/02/02/making-crash-bandicoot-part-1/
All Things Andy Gavin
Making Crash Bandicoot – part 1
In the summer of 1994 Naughty Dog, Inc. was still a two-man company, myself and my longtime partner Jason Rubin. Over the preceding eight years, we had published six games as a lean and mean duo, b…
Show HN: Only 1 of 4,356 reachable MCP servers is ready for the 2026-07-28 spec
https://github.com/Roee-Tsur/mcp-spec-check
https://github.com/Roee-Tsur/mcp-spec-check
GitHub
GitHub - Roee-Tsur/mcp-spec-check
Contribute to Roee-Tsur/mcp-spec-check development by creating an account on GitHub.
AI Boosts Research Careers but Flattens Scientific Discovery
https://spectrum.ieee.org/ai-science-research-flattens-discovery
https://spectrum.ieee.org/ai-science-research-flattens-discovery
IEEE Spectrum
AI Boosts Research Careers but Flattens Scientific Discovery
New analysis suggests AI tools narrow the range of ideas explored
Show HN: Skillscript – A declarative, sandboxed language for tool orchestration
https://github.com/sshwarts/skillscript
https://github.com/sshwarts/skillscript
GitHub
GitHub - sshwarts/skillscript: Skillscript — a small declarative language for authoring agent workflows. Runtime, compiler, and…
Skillscript — a small declarative language for authoring agent workflows. Runtime, compiler, and CLI. - sshwarts/skillscript
Autoresearch, Claude and Constrained Optimization
https://www.elliotcsmith.com/autoresearch-claude-and-constrained-optimization/
https://www.elliotcsmith.com/autoresearch-claude-and-constrained-optimization/
Elliot C Smith
Autoresearch, Claude and Constrained Optimization
Introduction
You don't need to look far to find claims that folks have been using AI to do the work of dozens of people. I tend to be skeptical of any claim that discusses improvements without evidence. I decided to take that skepticism and put it to work.…
You don't need to look far to find claims that folks have been using AI to do the work of dozens of people. I tend to be skeptical of any claim that discusses improvements without evidence. I decided to take that skepticism and put it to work.…
An explanation of our search results
https://web.archive.org/web/20040612082405/https://www.google.com/explanation.html
https://web.archive.org/web/20040612082405/https://www.google.com/explanation.html