Hacker News: geox

An island mysteriously appeared – then disappeared – on B.C.'s largest reservoir

geox — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 15:32:23 +0000

Article URL: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/floating-island-williston-lake-bc-9.7324586

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49510971

Points: 3

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Nissan and Honda agree to work together on software for cars

geox — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 09:58:32 +0000

Article URL: https://apnews.com/article/nissan-honda-automakers-japan-software-collaboration-521bc44069a8d73fbd672e0cfd32a5bf

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49507819

Points: 2

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Planetary prediction engine: Automating global models via Earth AI

geox — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 08:05:22 +0000

Article URL: https://research.google/blog/planetary-prediction-engine-automating-global-models-via-earth-ai/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49506917

Points: 3

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Upcoming election could produce modern Germany's first far-right state governor

geox — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 05:33:36 +0000

Article URL: https://apnews.com/article/germany-saxony-anhalt-election-far-right-afd-3162fbdd71e6f745eeb239e294c15548

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49505986

Points: 3

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Google Maps Will Show 'Lake America' in US, Not 'Lake Ontario'

geox — Sun, 30 Aug 2026 20:05:05 +0000

Article URL: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/google-maps-will-show-lake-america-us-not-lake-ontario-2026-08-30/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49502253

Points: 4

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Takeaway cups release microplastics into your coffee

geox — Sun, 30 Aug 2026 15:56:10 +0000

Article URL: https://news.uq.edu.au/2026-08-takeaway-cups-release-microplastics-your-coffee

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49499821

Points: 3

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NASA's Roman Space Telescope: 'Go' for Launch

geox — Sun, 30 Aug 2026 11:50:32 +0000

Article URL: https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/roman/2026/08/30/nasas-roman-space-telescope-go-for-launch-2/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49497874

Points: 2

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Smartphone LED detects hidden cameras with AI

geox — Sun, 30 Aug 2026 06:52:04 +0000

Article URL: https://www.chosun.com/english/industry-en/2026/08/30/SBFXUIJQYZEARKP5T4FBAY25HQ/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49496292

Points: 190

# Comments: 54

Some US cities have begun rewarding careful drivers with fewer red lights

geox — Sat, 29 Aug 2026 21:11:27 +0000

Article URL: https://apnews.com/article/rest-red-reward-drivers-portland-albuquerque-bcec5e0fe91dcaaaeb8f60e866ff7a37

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49493369

Points: 5

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An $18B settlement – and Zuckerberg barely blinked

geox — Sat, 29 Aug 2026 17:27:53 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/28/meta-18bn-settlement-mark-zuckerberg-tech-titans-power-harm

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49491634

Points: 12

# Comments: 2

Tailored surface vibrations to improve aerodynamic performance in passenger jets

geox — Sat, 29 Aug 2026 14:12:23 +0000

Article URL: https://www.colorado.edu/aerospace/tailored-surface-vibrations-improve-aerodynamic-performance-passenger-jets

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49490063

Points: 2

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White House teleprompter operator ordered to pay $172K for insider trading

geox — Sat, 29 Aug 2026 10:55:54 +0000

Article URL: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-teleprompter-operator-ordered-pay-172k-prediction-bets-kalshi-rcna594976

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49488823

Points: 5

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Nepal's flood damage may cost up to a tenth of economy to rebuild

geox — Sat, 29 Aug 2026 08:33:39 +0000

Article URL: https://www.reuters.com/world/china/nepal-needs-least-4-billion-rebuilding-finance-minister-says-2026-08-29/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49488070

Points: 2

# Comments: 1

Juul gets OK to sell vaping device with age-gating technology

geox — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 19:49:35 +0000

Article URL: https://apnews.com/article/juul-vape-update-fda-age-verification-juul2-10c93d78a67bf5e4be25f437528fb416

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49483375

Points: 6

# Comments: 4

Xylitol may increase the risk of cardiovascular events

geox — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 15:34:41 +0000

Article URL: https://www.escardio.org/news/press/press-releases/xylitol-may-increase-the-risk-of-cardiovascular-events/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49480098

Points: 6

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Pulling carbon into seawater using engineered bacteria

geox — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 13:09:34 +0000

Article URL: https://wyss.harvard.edu/news/pulling-carbon-into-seawater-using-engineered-bacteria/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49477958

Points: 4

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TIME100 List of the Most Influential People in AI

geox — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:07:26 +0000

Article URL: https://time.com/article/2026/08/26/time-reveals-the-2026-time100-ai-list-of-the-world-s-most-influential-people-in-artificial-intelligence/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49477350

Points: 3

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Thunderquakes: A new way to image the Earth's subsurface

geox — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 09:07:22 +0000

Article URL: https://www.psu.edu/news/earth-and-mineral-sciences/story/thunderquakes-new-way-image-earths-subsurface

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49476181

Points: 6

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Proposal to rescind 'Roadless Rule' would open national forests to logging

geox — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 20:13:47 +0000

Article URL: https://environmentamerica.org/michigan/center/media-center/release-new-proposal-to-rescind-roadless-rule-would-open-national-forests-in-michigan-across-us-to-logging/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49470579

Points: 2

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Most of U.S. aluminum comes from Canada. Industry says 'good luck' replacing it

geox — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:17:34 +0000

Article URL: https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/2026/08/26/most-us-aluminum-comes-from-canada-as-industry-says-good-luck-to-tariff-threats/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49469010

Points: 4

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