Amazon One palm authentication discontinued
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EU Parliament eyes US trade deal approval with Trump-proof safeguards
BRUSSELS — The European Parliament’s three largest political groups are discussing new safeguards against the unpredictability of President Donald Trump in a bid to break a...
Politics
European Affairs
Show HN: I Built a Sandbox for Agents
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Spinning around: Please don’t – Common problems with spin locks
Article URL: https://www.siliceum.com/en/blog/post/spinning-around/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46797868 Points: 109 # Comments: 43
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Alfvén waves act as the power source behind Earth's auroral displays, research reveals
The dazzling lights of the aurora are created when high-energy particles from space collide with Earth's atmosphere. While scientists have long understood this process, one...
Energy
Physics
Will AIs Take All Our Jobs and End Human History–Or Not?
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Allbirds is closing its last brick-and-mortar store in San Francisco
Once symbolic of a mid-2010s San Francisco tech bro, Allbirds is cutting costs to "support the long-term health of the business."
Technology
Artists and songwriters need updated EU copyright law for AI, parliament committee says
A European Parliament legal committee approved on Wednesday a report on copyright protections and AI — calling for updated laws, transparency in AI training, and...
European Affairs
Software
The Fall of Rojava
After defeat, Kurdish aspirations for autonomy remain.
Study reveals shrinking package sizes hide significant food inflation
A new study led by a University of Massachusetts Amherst economist shows that shrinking package sizes at U.S. grocery stores have played a hidden but...
Economics
AirTag 2 teardown reveals the speaker is now harder to remove
AirTag 2 ships to users’ starting today, and YouTuber Joseph Taylor has already posted an unboxing video and teardown. Here’s what it revealed. more…
Astronomy
Update: Helsing-Drohnen für die Bundeswehr? Fragen zum Milliarden-Deal
Listen on Spotify Apple Music Amazon Music Die Bundeswehr steht vor einer folgenreichen Beschaffungsentscheidung: Für rund 900 Millionen Euro sollen neue Kampf- und Kamikaze-Drohnen angeschafft...
Robotics
Technology
JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America to match $1,000 U.S. contributions to employee 'Trump accounts'
Financial firms dominate the list of companies that are matching contributions for the
Finance
Bowser says she appreciates city’s patience as DC struggles to dig out of snow
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) thanked residents Tuesday for dealing with the District’s response to the major winter storm, which brought about 7 inches...
Software
Policy
Ryzen 9850X3D review: AMD's bragging-rights gaming CPU gets more to brag about
AMD has released three distinct generations of its 3D V-Cache technology, which initially appeared in the Ryzen 7 5800X3D in 2022. The kernel of the...
Technology
Software
Jeff Bezos capped his Amazon salary at $80,000: ‘How could I possibly need more incentive?’
Jeff Bezos is the world’s third-richest man with a current net worth of $266 billion. But the Amazon founder said his actual salary was much...
Finance
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Deals: AirPods Max $119 off, AirPods Pro 3, Apple Watch SE 3 $173, Trail Loop 50% off, more
Your mid-week 9to5Toys Lunch Break deals are ready to roll. Alongside the ongoing Amazon low on AirPods Pro 3 and the 35% price drop on...
Apple & Mac
Software
France presses Capgemini over ICE contract amid international backlash
US subsidiary CGS helps immigration agency locate migrants for deportation
World News
Policy
NASA Telescopes Spot Surprisingly Mature Cluster in Early Universe
X-ray: NASA/CXC/CfA/Á Bogdán; Infrared: NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI; Image Processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/P. Edmonds and L. Frattare X-ray: NASA/CXC/CfA/Á Bogdán; Infrared: NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI; Image Processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/P. Edmonds and L. Frattare A...
Space & Astronomy
Energy
Syrian's al-Sharaa meets Putin in Moscow for second time in four months
Syria’s interim leader arrived in Moscow on January 28for his second visit in less than four months. Moscow has been working to build relations with...
Strength-in-numbers X-ray technique can map previously unattainable atomic structures
For many decades, the method to obtain atomic-level descriptions of chemical compounds and materials—be it a drug, a catalyst, or a commodity chemical—has been X-ray...
Chemistry
Materials Science
NATO countries now see the US as a "possible agressor"
European powers have sought to join forces after US President Donald Trump roiled the transatlantic alliance by threatening to seize strategically-located and mineral-rich Greenland. France's...
European Affairs
Energy
‘As in wartime’: Iranian doctors recount deadly crackdown on protesters
A month after Iran’s security forces unleashed a brutal crackdown on protests, FRANCE 24 gathered testimonies from Iranian doctors who described “apocalyptic” scenes, with injuries resembling...
Health
Cybersecurity
Mexico to Continue its Cuba Oil Aid Despite Trump’s Vow
Mexico will continue sending aid shipments of crude oil to Cuba, in a potential clash with Donald Trump’s pledge to deprive the impoverished island of...
Energy