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merricksbon When the future arrived, it felt ordinary

Posted earlier:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42355160

(63 points / 17 hours ago / 61 comments)

merricksbon Night owls have better brain function than morning people, study suggests

Earlier submission:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40933477

merricksbon Depression, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder linked with ancient viral DNA

Discussed previously:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40439379

(117 points/5 days ago/72 comments)

merricksbon Us revokes Intel, Qualcomm licenses to sell chips to Huawei

https://archive.md/CJZzN

merricksbon Do insects have an inner life? Animal consciousness needs a rethink

Different version of the same story discussed earlier:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40092985

(158 points/1 day ago/205 comments)

merricksbon Insects and Other Animals Have Consciousness, Experts Declare

Different version of the same story discussed earlier:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40092985

(118 points/13 hours ago/151 comments)

merricksbon TSMC will build third Arizona fab after winning $6.6B in CHIPS funding

Earlier discussion:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39967707

(107 points/23 hours ago/96 comments)

merricksbon Suno, an AI music generator

Discussed previously:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38743719

(336 points/86 days ago/165 comments)

merricksbon It’s Official, Apple Kills Web Apps in the EU

Previously:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39388218 - Apple confirms it's breaking iPhone web apps in the EU on purpose (techcrunch.com)

(815 points / 1 day ago / 766 comments)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39386244 - Apple confirms iOS 17.4 removes Home Screen web apps in the EU (9to5mac.com)

(112 points / 1 day ago/ 125 comments)

merricksbon 23andMe is reportedly turning the blame back on its customers

Source article on Techcrunch discussed here 3 weeks ago:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38856412

(261 points/20 days ago/371 comments)

merricksbon Self-checkout is a failed experiment, and stores are backpedaling

Earlier discussion of canonical article on BBC:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39011176

(26 points|18 hours ago|88 comments)

merricksbon OpenAI in talks to raise new funding at $100B valuation

Previously:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38739357

(60 points/1 day ago/80 comments)

merricksbon We Now Have More Details on What the Heck Happened at OpenAI

Yep, and already discussed here:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38486394

merricksbon OpenAI Board Being Pressed by Some Investors to Reinstate Altman

Active discussion of article posted over 2 hours ago:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38325552

merricksbon Nothing is bringing iMessage to its Android phone

Earlier discussion:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38271775

merricksbon [dead]

Earlier discussions:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38236701

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38237287

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38262115

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38254096

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38253715

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38255079

merricksbon Bangladesh saved lives by getting lead out of turmeric spice

Discussed 4 months ago:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36481693

(408 points/4 months ago/209 comments)

And another big turmeric/lead post 9 days ago:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38139011

(270 points/9 days ago/191 comments)

merricksbon Cybertruck can't be sold in the first year

Earlier discussion:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38236701

merricksbon Tesla will sue you for $50k if resell your Cybertruck in the first year

Earlier discussion:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38236701

merricksbon Swedish painters trade union to stop all work with Tesla brand cars

Discussed previously:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38190600

merricksbon A person who has had Parkinson's disease for 25 years can now walk again

Discussed previously:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38167604

merricksbon Monsanto hit with $175M verdict against Roundup

Another Roundup damages story in the past day:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38136314

merricksbon Experts criticise EU for certificate proposal that enables spying on HTTPS

Earlier discussions about same topic:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38109494

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38109581

merricksbon Apple supercharges 24‑inch iMac with new M3 chip

Earlier submission (about M3 chip):

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38078063

(483 points/6 hours ago/590 comments)

merricksbon Apple unveils the new MacBook Pro featuring the M3 family of chips

Earlier submission:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38078063

(483 points/6 hours ago/590 comments)

merricksbon Meta sued by 42 AGs for addictive features targeting kids

Earlier discussion:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38000843

merricksbon CA DMV suspends Cruise deployment and driverless testing permits

Slightly earlier submission:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38002752

merricksbon The Techno-Optimist Manifesto

Already on front page (though different URL):

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37899993

merricksbon OpenBSD 7.4

Earlier submission:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37899319