# tech news

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## [Recreating Apple’s Vision Pro Animation in CSS](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/recreating-apple-s-vision-pro-animation-in-css/681179)

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**Author:** [@ArthurDent](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ArthurDent)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2026, 4:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/recreating-apple-s-vision-pro-animation-in-css/681179 "2026-05-06T16:44:01Z")

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Putting CSS’s more recent scrolling animation capabilities to the test to recreate a complex animation of the Apple Vision Pro headset from Apple’s website.

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## [Energizer’s new coin batteries won’t cause ingestion burns](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/energizer-s-new-coin-batteries-won-t-cause-ingestion-burns/681197)

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**Author:** [@Ellen1979](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ellen1979)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2026, 3:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/energizer-s-new-coin-batteries-won-t-cause-ingestion-burns/681197 "2026-05-06T15:49:26Z")

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Energizer has announced a new line of lithium coin batteries it claims are the world’s first to eliminate the risk of ingestion burns if swallowed.

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## [Async Rust never left the MVP state](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/async-rust-never-left-the-mvp-state/681155)

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**Author:** [@sarah\_connor](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sarah_connor)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2026, 3:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/async-rust-never-left-the-mvp-state/681155 "2026-05-06T15:09:10Z")

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Article URL: Tweede golf Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item.id=48019163 Points: 74 # Comments: 30.

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## [The Italian Dubbing of ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ Has](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/the-italian-dubbing-of-the-devil-wears-prada-2-has/681173)

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**Author:** [@sarah\_connor](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sarah_connor)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2026, 2:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/the-italian-dubbing-of-the-devil-wears-prada-2-has/681173 "2026-05-06T14:14:09Z")

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The voice actors from the original film have returned for the sequel-and not everyone is happy about it.

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## [Pennsylvania sues Character.AI after a chatbot allegedly posed](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pennsylvania-sues-character-ai-after-a-chatbot-allegedly-posed/681172)

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**Author:** [@Baymax](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Baymax)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2026, 2:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pennsylvania-sues-character-ai-after-a-chatbot-allegedly-posed/681172 "2026-05-06T14:07:15Z")

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According to Pennsylvania’s filing, a Character.AI chatbot presented itself as a licensed psychiatrist during a state investigation, and also fabricated a serial number for its state medical license.

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## [Musk's Europe gamble Will others follow the Dutch and approve](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/musks-europe-gamble-will-others-follow-the-dutch-and-approve/681171)

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**Author:** [@ArthurDent](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ArthurDent)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2026, 1:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/musks-europe-gamble-will-others-follow-the-dutch-and-approve/681171 "2026-05-06T13:21:31Z")

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The Dutch road authority will ask other EU regulators to approve the driver assist.

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## [Altara secures $7M to bridge the data gap that’s slowing](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/altara-secures-7m-to-bridge-the-data-gap-that-s-slowing/681192)

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**Author:** [@sora](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sora)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2026, 12:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/altara-secures-7m-to-bridge-the-data-gap-that-s-slowing/681192 "2026-05-06T12:49:17Z")

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Altara’s AI aims to diagnose failures and help speed up R&D by unifying data siloed across spreadsheets and legacy systems.

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## [Why Reddit blocked my daily visit to its mobile website?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-reddit-blocked-my-daily-visit-to-its-mobile-website/681165)

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**Author:** [@BobaMilk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BobaMilk)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2026, 10:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-reddit-blocked-my-daily-visit-to-its-mobile-website/681165 "2026-05-06T10:42:20Z")

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Reddit REALLY wants you to use its app.

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## [How OpenClaw builds continuity from disk?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-openclaw-builds-continuity-from-disk/680923)

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**Author:** [@VaultBoy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/VaultBoy)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2026, 9:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-openclaw-builds-continuity-from-disk/680923 "2026-05-06T09:42:16Z")

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This breaks down why OpenClaw starts feeling more “human” over time: it’s not getting smarter so much as writing memories, rules, and session history back to disk and reloading them next turn.

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## [He Couldn’t Land a Job Interview. Was AI to Blame?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/he-couldn-t-land-a-job-interview-was-ai-to-blame/681164)

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**Author:** [@Ellen1979](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ellen1979)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2026, 8:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/he-couldn-t-land-a-job-interview-was-ai-to-blame/681164 "2026-05-06T08:00:14Z")

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Armed with some Python and a white-hot sense of injustice, one medical student spent six months trying to figure out whether an algorithm trashed his job application.

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## [Google DeepMind Workers Vote to Unionize Over Military AI Deals](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/google-deepmind-workers-vote-to-unionize-over-military-ai-deals/681167)

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**Author:** [@BobaMilk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BobaMilk)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2026, 7:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/google-deepmind-workers-vote-to-unionize-over-military-ai-deals/681167 "2026-05-06T07:21:30Z")

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UK staff of Google’s AI research lab hope to block the use of the company’s artificial intelligence models in military settings.

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## [SQLite for Production When and How to Use It Beyond Prototyping](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sqlite-for-production-when-and-how-to-use-it-beyond-prototyping/681163)

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**Author:** [@WaffleFries](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/WaffleFries)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2026, 5:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sqlite-for-production-when-and-how-to-use-it-beyond-prototyping/681163 "2026-05-06T05:49:25Z")

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Practical guide to running SQLite in production: performance, limits, tuning (WAL/PRAGMA), replication tools and migration signs.

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## [Elon Musk’s only AI expert witness at the OpenAI trial fears](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/elon-musk-s-only-ai-expert-witness-at-the-openai-trial-fears/681158)

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**Author:** [@VaultBoy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/VaultBoy)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2026, 4:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/elon-musk-s-only-ai-expert-witness-at-the-openai-trial-fears/681158 "2026-05-06T04:35:31Z")

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Stuart Russell is a long-time AI researcher who thinks governments need to restrain frontier labs.

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## [Write some software, give it away for free](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/write-some-software-give-it-away-for-free/681174)

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**Author:** [@Yoshiii](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Yoshiii)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2026, 3:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/write-some-software-give-it-away-for-free/681174 "2026-05-06T03:42:11Z")

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Article URL: Write some software, give it away for free Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item.id=48028842 Points: 12 # Comments: 2.

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## [Rethinking The Experience Of System Tools](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rethinking-the-experience-of-system-tools/681178)

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**Author:** [@sarah\_connor](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sarah_connor)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2026, 3:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rethinking-the-experience-of-system-tools/681178 "2026-05-06T03:21:10Z")

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Design always starts with function - function shapes form.

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## [Creator disavows unofficial Notepad++ clone for Mac](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creator-disavows-unofficial-notepad-clone-for-mac/681144)

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**Author:** [@BobaMilk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BobaMilk)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2026, 2:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creator-disavows-unofficial-notepad-clone-for-mac/681144 "2026-05-06T02:07:27Z")

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To be clear: Notepad++ has never released a macOS version.

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## [US government warns of severe CopyFail bug affecting major](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/us-government-warns-of-severe-copyfail-bug-affecting-major/681154)

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**Author:** [@HariSeldon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/HariSeldon)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2026, 12:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/us-government-warns-of-severe-copyfail-bug-affecting-major/681154 "2026-05-06T00:00:34Z")

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U.S.

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## [Katie Haun raises $1B for new venture funds](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/katie-haun-raises-1b-for-new-venture-funds/681156)

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**Author:** [@WaffleFries](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/WaffleFries)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2026, 10:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/katie-haun-raises-1b-for-new-venture-funds/681156 "2026-05-05T22:42:27Z")

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Katie Haun announced on Monday that $1 billion has been raised across new funds to continue the firm’s thesis of backing crypto and blockchain startups.

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## [When Networking Doesn't Work?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/when-networking-doesnt-work/681146)

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**Author:** [@sarah\_connor](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sarah_connor)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2026, 10:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/when-networking-doesnt-work/681146 "2026-05-05T22:14:23Z")

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Article URL: When Networking Doesn’t Work | OS/2 Museum Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item.id=48014868 Points: 10 # Comments: 2.

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## [Dara Khosrowshahi on replacing Uber drivers — and himself](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dara-khosrowshahi-on-replacing-uber-drivers-and-himself/681140)

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**Author:** [@Yoshiii](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Yoshiii)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2026, 8:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dara-khosrowshahi-on-replacing-uber-drivers-and-himself/681140 "2026-05-05T20:07:28Z")

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Today, I’m talking with Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi.

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## [Practical skills for more capable AI agents](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/practical-skills-for-more-capable-ai-agents/681145)

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**Author:** [@Ellen1979](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ellen1979)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2026, 6:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/practical-skills-for-more-capable-ai-agents/681145 "2026-05-05T18:00:21Z")

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Article URL: AddyOsmani.com - Agent Skills Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item.id=48015397 Points: 108 # Comments: 33.

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## [Geothermal startup Fervo Energy to raise up to $1.3B in IPO](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/geothermal-startup-fervo-energy-to-raise-up-to-1-3b-in-ipo/681150)

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**Author:** [@MechaPrime](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/MechaPrime)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2026, 3:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/geothermal-startup-fervo-energy-to-raise-up-to-1-3b-in-ipo/681150 "2026-05-05T15:14:30Z")

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Enhanced geothermal startup Fervo Energy’s IPO could value the company at up to $6.5 billion.

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## [Can Listening to ‘Subliminals’ Make You Beautiful? Plenty?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-listening-to-subliminals-make-you-beautiful-plenty/681129)

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**Author:** [@Ellen1979](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ellen1979)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2026, 1:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-listening-to-subliminals-make-you-beautiful-plenty/681129 "2026-05-05T13:49:30Z")

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As young men pursue radical methods of “looksmaxxing,” young women are discovering a world of YouTube and TikTok videos that promise glow-ups through ASMR affirmations.

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## [Hisense lowers RGB LED TV prices sharply](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hisense-lowers-rgb-led-tv-prices-sharply/681132)

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**Author:** [@Ellen1979](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ellen1979)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2026, 1:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hisense-lowers-rgb-led-tv-prices-sharply/681132 "2026-05-05T13:42:31Z")

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The Hisense UR9 - the first RGB LED TV to be released this year - is now available for much less than originally revealed.

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## [Repurposed EV batteries attract $40M for grid storage](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/repurposed-ev-batteries-attract-40m-for-grid-storage/681159)

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**Author:** [@sora](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sora)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2026, 1:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/repurposed-ev-batteries-attract-40m-for-grid-storage/681159 "2026-05-05T13:28:25Z")

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The startup has put a spin on repurposing EV batteries, CEO Edward Chiang told TechCrunch.

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## [E ink fridge magnets turn photos into reusable displays](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/e-ink-fridge-magnets-turn-photos-into-reusable-displays/681121)

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**Author:** [@BobaMilk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BobaMilk)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2026, 1:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/e-ink-fridge-magnets-turn-photos-into-reusable-displays/681121 "2026-05-05T13:21:36Z")

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I love when my friends have their fridges covered in Polaroids.

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## [New statue in London, attributed to Banksy, of a suited man](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/new-statue-in-london-attributed-to-banksy-of-a-suited-man/681110)

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**Author:** [@WaffleFries](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/WaffleFries)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2026, 12:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/new-statue-in-london-attributed-to-banksy-of-a-suited-man/681110 "2026-05-05T12:42:19Z")

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Article URL: Attributed to Banksy, a New Statue of a Suited Man, Blinded by a Flag and Walking Off a Ledge, Appeared in Central London Comments URL.

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## [MIT's virtual violin offers luthiers a new design tool](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mits-virtual-violin-offers-luthiers-a-new-design-tool/681135)

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**Author:** [@sarah\_connor](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sarah_connor)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2026, 11:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mits-virtual-violin-offers-luthiers-a-new-design-tool/681135 "2026-05-05T11:01:48Z")

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Computational model lets users tweak parameters to hear effect on the sound in early design process.

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## [Toyota’s Woven City tests a new mobility model](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/toyota-s-woven-city-tests-a-new-mobility-model/681137)

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**Author:** [@ArthurDent](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ArthurDent)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2026, 10:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/toyota-s-woven-city-tests-a-new-mobility-model/681137 "2026-05-05T10:49:30Z")

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Woven City is a privacy nightmare but could be helpful to an OEM desperate to be more.

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## [Someone allegedly used a hairdryer to rig Polymarket weather](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/someone-allegedly-used-a-hairdryer-to-rig-polymarket-weather/681131)

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**Author:** [@sora](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sora)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2026, 9:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/someone-allegedly-used-a-hairdryer-to-rig-polymarket-weather/681131 "2026-05-05T09:42:27Z")

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Article URL: Someone allegedly used a hairdryer to rig Polymarket weather bets Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item.id=48008326 Points: 57 # Comments: 25.

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