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Live Science Jan 30

Hawke Frontier ED X 8x42 review

An award-winning birding binocular with both style and substance at a reasonable price — a must for any nature enthusiast.

The Hill Jan 30

Democrats have no credibility until they replace Cuellar on Appropriations

While the Midwest and East Coast huddled against the snow, American families watched in horror as Border Patrol agents disarmed, tackled and unloaded a full...

Fortune Jan 30

America’s AI regulatory patchwork is crushing startups and helping China

When autonomous driving startup PerceptIn set out to navigate America’s artificial intelligence regulations, it budgeted $10,000 for compliance. The actual bill exceeded $344,000 per deployment project,...

The Hill Jan 30

Trump announces Kevin Warsh as Fed chair nominee

President Trump early Friday nominated former Federal Reserve board member Kevin Warsh to be the central bank’s next chair. “I am pleased to announce that...

Phys.org Jan 30

Why hospitality skills can help all businesses adapt to the AI revolution

The future of work is being rewritten by artificial intelligence (AI)—but technology competence alone will not be enough to empower the workforce of the future....

CNBC Jan 30

Trump nominates Kevin Warsh for Federal Reserve chair to succeed Jerome Powell

Phys.org Jan 30

'Are You Dead?' China's viral app reveals a complex reality of solo living and changing social ties

A Chinese personal safety app called Are You Dead?—recently rebranded as Demumu—has gone viral in recent weeks, attracting widespread media attention.

MarketWatch Jan 30

Here’s what Trump’s pick of Kevin Warsh to run the Fed means for the economy, markets and you

President Donald Trump has selected Kevin Warsh to serve as the next chair of the Federal Reserve, putting a well-known critic of the U.S. central...

Al Jazeera Jan 30

Vonn airlifted to hospital after crash at cancelled final pre-Olympic race

United States skier Lindsey Vonn among three crashes in Crans-Montana in Switzerland with race eventually cancelled.

Euronews Jan 30

Moving on from Holocaust remembrance an affront, Yad Vashem chair tells Euronews

In November, Yad Vashem announced that the World Holocaust Remembrance Centre had established the identites of five of the six million Jews murdered in the...

Hacker News Jan 30

Track Your Routine – Open-source app for task management

Article URL: https://github.com/MSF01/TYR Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46823358 Points: 6 # Comments: 3

Financial Times Jan 30

Trump nominates Kevin Warsh as Federal Reserve chair

President’s decision on successor to Jay Powell comes at pivotal moment for world’s most important central bank

Medical Xpress Jan 30

Innovators removing barriers to health care, accelerating impact on communities in need

Driven by an older, more diverse population and a significant increase in risk factors, at least six in 10 U.S. adults are projected to have...

The Hill Jan 30

Senate to try again on shutdown deal

Trump's Fed chair pick, ICE rollback in Maine, ACA enrollment drop, and Senate deal to avoid government shutdown faces delay.

BBC Politics Jan 30

Greens name Gorton and Denton by-election pick

The Green Party's leader on Trafford Council has also worked as a plumber since she was 16.

BBC World Jan 30

Burkina Faso junta announces ban on all political parties

The multiparty system had been "promoting division among citizens", the country's interior minister said.

Bloomberg Jan 30

Investors Diversifying Away from ‘Scary’ US, Says Euronext CEO | The Pulse 1/30

"The Pulse With Francine Lacqua" is all about conversations with high profile guests in the beating heart of global business, economics, finance and politics. Based...

Phys.org Jan 30

Anatomy of a heat wave: How a cyclone, humid air and atmospheric waves drove brutal heat in southeastern Australia

Australia has always had heat waves. But this week's heat wave in southeastern Australia is something else. Temperatures in some inland towns in South Australia,...

BBC World Jan 30

Inside Syrian camp holding wives and children of suspected IS fighters

Kurdish-run prisons hold about 8,000 suspected IS fighters and around 34,000 of their family members in camps.

MarketWatch Jan 30

This Trump trade returned 29% in six months — but its authors say it’s time for a big change.

Miners and rare earth plays boosted gains for a strategy devised by Ned Davis Research

Phys.org Jan 30

We know how to cool our cities and towns: So why aren't we doing it?

This week, Victoria recorded its hottest day in nearly six years. On Jan. 27, the northwest towns of Walpeup and Hopetoun reached 48.9°C, and the...

Bloomberg Jan 30

Record Reserves Boost India RBI’s Firepower to Shield Rupee

India’s foreign exchange reserves climbed to a record, bolstering the country’s ability to shield the rupee from excessive volatility and speculation.

Fortune Jan 30

$100 million-plus funding rounds used to be incredibly rare. Now, 40% of seed and Series A rounds are clearing that bar

I’ve grown completely numb to AI funding numbers. Ten years ago, even five, an epically large seed round of hundreds of millions was unthinkable. Now,...

Phys.org Jan 30

Filing taxes for someone else? Here's how to do it safely

Filing taxes every year is an important and necessary task in Canada. But for many, tax preparation and filing can be overwhelming. One reason is...