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Ray Dalio warns of ‘great disorder’ period for world economy, marked by ‘clash of great powers’—just like the 1930s
Picture this: It’s 1933. The League of Nations is struggling for legitimacy as Germany and Japan withdraw, driven by swelling imperial ambitions. The international order...
Policy
World News
Prehistoric fossil poses puzzles in shark research
A newly examined prehistoric shark from the age of dinosaurs provides surprising insights into the early evolution of modern sharks. It cannot be confidently assigned...
Biology
Prehistoric fossil poses puzzles in shark research
A newly examined prehistoric shark from the age of dinosaurs provides surprising insights into the early evolution of modern sharks. It cannot be confidently assigned...
Biology
FCC commissioner condemns ‘censorship’ following Stephen Colbert comments on Talarico interview
A Federal Communications Commission (FCC) member is going after Paramount over the company’s apparent decision to bar CBS late night host Stephen Colbert from airing...
Business
Software
New Mexico lawmakers launching Epstein ranch investigation
Lawmakers in New Mexico unanimously approved new legislation on Monday that authorizes a probe into the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s Zorro Ranch, located 30...
Software
Politics
Show HN: Pg-typesafe – Strongly typed queries for PostgreSQL and TypeScript
Throughout my career, I tried many tools to query PostgreSQL, and in the end, concluded that for what I do, the simplest is almost always...
Energy
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What happens to a car when the company behind its software goes under?
Imagine turning the key or pressing the start button of your car—and nothing happens. Not because the battery is dead or the engine is broken...
Software
Technology
Our adorable, noodle-like ancestor had 4 eyes, half-a-billion-year-old fossils reveal
The earliest recorded vertebrates had four eyes to escape predators in the ancient Cambrian ocean, according to half-a-billion-year-old fossils from China that shed light on...
Policy
Biology
Warner Bros. Reopens Talks as Paramount Signals Higher Bid
Warner Bros Discovery Inc. has agreed to reopen negotiations with rival Hollywood studio Paramount Skydance Corp. after the suitor proposed raising its bid and sweetened other terms of...
Business
Finance
Port of LA Imports Slump as Trump Tariffs Disrupt Trade Flows
Total container traffic though the Port of Los Angeles dropped 12% in January as exports and imports weakened from a year earlier, when shippers rushed...
Economics
State censorship shapes how Chinese chatbots respond to sensitive political topics, study suggests
Chinese chatbots may be censored by the state, according to a study published in PNAS Nexus. China has a robust program of censorship and all...
Politics
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State censorship shapes how Chinese chatbots respond to sensitive political topics, study suggests
Chinese chatbots may be censored by the state, according to a study published in PNAS Nexus. China has a robust program of censorship and all...
Politics
Software
Apple accelerating work on three new AI wearables, per report
According to a new report from Bloomberg, Apple is “accelerating” its development of three new wearable products, including smart glasses, an AI pendant, and camera-equipped...
Apple & Mac
Technology
Chinese Robots Can Now Run Up Walls
While humanoid robots have a long way to go to prove useful in our day-to-day lives, they’ve at least made leaps and bounds in showing...
Hardware
Robotics
The best Presidents Day deals you can still grab
The Sonos Era 100, one of our go-to smart speakers, is still on sale in white for $179. | Photo by Chris Welch / The...
Technology
Hardware
World’s smallest possum may be hiding in South Australia
Weighing less than one pound, the little pygmy possum (Cercartetus lepidus) is one of the smallest mammals in Australia. These miniscule mammals feed on nectar,...
Biology
Environment
Data leak at Abu Dhabi finance summit exposes politicians and business leaders
Personal documents including passports belonging to hundreds of attendees of ADFW found online
Business
Finance
Taking the next shot: GLP-1 research and the new era of weight loss
Soaring in popularity, GLP-1 medications—from weekly injections to newly available pills—are rapidly reshaping how Americans think about weight loss. In fact, a recent poll finds...
Policy
Q&A: What is Lunar New Year?
The new moon on Feb. 17 marks the start of the Lunar New Year, a celebration originating in China that today is celebrated around the...
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Q&A: What is Lunar New Year?
The new moon on Feb. 17 marks the start of the Lunar New Year, a celebration originating in China that today is celebrated around the...
Energy
World News
The good side of a side effect: Brain swelling during Alzheimer's treatment may signal strong response
A new Alzheimer's treatment side effect that results in brain swelling may have an upside, according to a new study from Houston Methodist Research Institute....
Neuroscience
Biology
NBCUniversal is suing Group Black, alleging breach of contract and seeking nearly $36 million
Bonin Bough is one of Group Black's cofounders.John Lamparski/Getty ImagesComcast's NBCUniversal sued Group Black, a firm created to direct ad dollars to Black-owned media.The suit...
Business
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ICE reliance on Microsoft technology surged amid immigration crackdown, documents show
Exclusive: ICE more than tripled the amount of data stored in Microsoft’s cloud at the same time that its arsenal of surveillance technology balloonedImmigration and...
Technology
Software