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• Hacker News1Kagi added a setting for removing paywalled links from search resultsThis is a changelog page for Kagi Search showing updates from August 2026. The latest update introduced a revamped Stocks widget with price charts and animations, a setting to exclude paywalled websites, and improvements to Kagi Assistant including richer message formatting with Markdown and LaTeX support, enhanced search functionality across threads, and updated settings. Additional bug fixes and improvements were made across both Kagi Search and Assistant platforms.Kagi's AI assistant quality and effectiveness:Users praise Kagi's AI Assistant for providing factual, research-based answers with good citations, comparing it favorably to Claude and ChatGPT. Many find it superior for search tasks due to its focus on verifiable data rather than generating speculative content.Journalism economics and micropayments:Discussion centers on the broken journalism model, with users debating micropayments as a solution. Technical challenges include credit card fees making small transactions unviable, while publishers prefer subscriptions over per-article payments.Reddit access restrictions and workarounds:Users report Reddit blocking old.reddit.com access without accounts, discussing Kagi's redirect features and alternative front-ends like redlib as solutions to maintain anonymous browsing of Reddit content.
• Reddit science1Using scented products indoors changes the chemistry of the air, producing as much air pollution as car exhaust does outside, according to a new study. Researchers say that breathing in these nanosized particles could have serious health implications.Using scented products indoors, such as flame-free candles and wax melts, can create significant indoor air pollution comparable to car exhaust. Research by Purdue University found these products release nanosized particles that can penetrate deep into lungs and potentially enter the bloodstream, posing serious respiratory health risks.Misleading title scope:Discussion about how study only focused on wax melts but title suggests all scented products, with debate about whether findings could logically extend to other scented itemsHealth concerns from chemist:A chemist's perspective against using scented products leads to sharing of personal health impact stories, from COPD to cancer cases, and debate about necessity of artificial scentsAir purification solutions:Discussion of HEPA filters and other air purification methods as solutions, with debate about effectiveness against different types of pollutants like VOCs and nanoparticles
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