White House posts ‘American justice’ video days after Iran school attack
The White House is facing criticism for posting a video montage mixing footage from the Iran war with cartoons.
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India PC shipments surpass pandemic peak as first-time users upgrade
Pandemic-driven lockdowns exposed many people in India to PCs for the first time, expanding the country's PC userbase and creating demand for upgrades as those...
Russia is helping Iran to target US military assets in Middle East
Tehran using intelligence shared by Moscow to launch retaliatory drone and missile attacks
Robotics
Brightline Florida Cut Deeper Into Junk on Restructuring Risk
Thinning reserves and negative cash flows will likely lead Brightline Trains Florida LLC to restructure its debt within the next six months, according to S&P...
Keir Starmer accused of ‘mimicking Trump’ with Middle East crisis TikTok post
PM justifies position on US-Israel war on Iran in social media post using the Dire Straits song Money for NothingKeir Starmer has been accused of...
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Most Saharan dust is generated by ‘hidden thunderstorms’ high above the desert
muratart / shutterstockWhen Saharan dust reaches the UK and Europe, as a huge country-sized cloud did over the past few days, it can transform the...
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Climate & Environment
Tech employment now significantly worse than the 2008 or 2020 recessions
Article URL: https://twitter.com/JosephPolitano/status/2029916364664611242 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47278426 Points: 52 # Comments: 26
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‘If they don’t stop, Tehran will turn into Gaza’: Iranians describe night of terror
People tell of scenes of panic during airstrikes on Iran’s capital, with several saying they feared they would dieMiddle East crisis – live updatesSleeplessness, fear...
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Energy
This Danish biotech’s new weight-loss drug disappointed investors, and its stock is tumbling
Zealand Pharma obesity drug showed disappointing weight loss in a Phase 2 trial.
Biotechnology
Technology
‘The memories stay behind’: hundreds of thousands flee the Israeli bombs in Beirut
The normally vibrant southern suburbs are a ghost town, their throngs of people replaced by rubble and firesThe ding of half a million phones, a...
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US preparing system to process refunds on billions in illegal Trump tariffs
Top official at customs agency says total sum held in relation to tariffs is estimated to be about $166bnThe US customs agency is preparing a...
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Software
Peruvian state responsible for mother’s death in forced sterilisation, court rules
Landmark ruling in Celia Ramos case finds 310,000 women, most Indigenous, were targeted in brutal 1990s campaignThe highest human rights court in Latin America condemned...
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Starting point for a COVID drug is the 5000th protein structure decoded at BESSY II
Many proteins have a complex architecture that enables biological functions. Molecules can bind to specific sites on a protein and alter its function. A team...
Biology
Engineering
Starting point for a COVID drug is the 5000th protein structure decoded at BESSY II
Many proteins have a complex architecture that enables biological functions. Molecules can bind to specific sites on a protein and alter its function. A team...
Biology
Engineering
Can we observe Earth-like exoplanets from our own planet?
Finding Earth-like planets orbiting sun-like stars and identifying signs of life such as oxygen or water is a major goal in astronomy and a key...
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Can we observe Earth-like exoplanets from our own planet?
Finding Earth-like planets orbiting sun-like stars and identifying signs of life such as oxygen or water is a major goal in astronomy and a key...
Astronomy
Psychology
The weight of stress: Helping parents may protect children from obesity
In recent years, rates of childhood obesity have been rising, with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control estimating in 2024 that approximately one in five...
Medicine & Health
Health
Supermarkets hit by falling demand for nitrite-cured bacon due to cancer fears
Sales of products made the traditional way dropped 7% in three months to 25 January while nitrite-free sales rose 20%UK supermarkets have been hit by...
Chemistry
Business
Only Nine Empty Oil Supertankers Are Visible in the Persian Gulf
The tally of ships able to store oil from the big Middle East producers is dwindling fast, with just nine empty very large crude carriers...
Energy
Greece boosts Bulgaria’s defenses
ATHENS — Greece said today it would deploy a Patriot missile defense system and troops to bolster Bulgaria’s defense capabilities against possible aerial attacks. Greek...
Robotics
Energy
Tim Sweeney Signed Away His Right to Criticize Google’s Play Store Until 2032
Sean Hollister, writing for The Verge: But Google has finally muzzled Tim Sweeney. It’s right there in a binding term sheet for his settlement with...
Apple & Mac
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'Everyone loves Bukele for it,' El Salvador's VP Ulloa defends mass crackdown of gangs
Félix Ulloa says Europe does not understand what he describes as 'the miracle of Bukele' after a radical crackdown on gang violence. While crime has...
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MacBook Neo proves Apple can build a $599 laptop without cheapening the Mac
Apple's industrial design chief says the MacBook Neo was created to bring the Mac into a much lower price tier without sacrificing the materials and...
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Subscription burnout has made Gen Z fall in love with all things physical. ‘Amazon’s not going to come into your house and take your DVD’
For the average 20-something in 2026, morning rituals might involve coffee, eggs, and an ever-spiraling digital “pit of despair.” That’s how James Dutton, a 24-year-old...
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