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US poet laureate Arthur Sze on slowing down to translate poetry across cultures

When Arthur Sze translates classical Tang dynasty poetry into English, he writes Chinese characters by hand, slowing himself to the pace of brush strokes and gaps. This deliberate resistance to speed ...

Jan 2South China Morning Postculture

I'm 57, and I took a $3,000 AI strategy course to ensure I don't get replaced by someone younger

Dave Baxter took an AI course in his free time to better understand the technology after concluding that his career depended on it. Justin Obney Dave Baxter is a sales executive who recently completed...

Jan 1Business InsiderTechnologyImpact

Show HN: Rocket Launch and Orbit Simulator

I (17y/o) have been developing a rocket launch simulation that allows the user to explore what it's like launching a rocket from earth and putting it into orbit. This idea originally started as an edu...

2dHacker NewsTechnologyImpact

Meet the 13-year-old and his teen sister vibe coding and competing in Cursor's 24-hour hackathon

13-year-old student Usman Asif learned vibe coding and competed in Cursor's 24-hour hackathon in Singapore. Lee Chong Ming/Business Insider A 13-year-old and his 18-year-old sister learned vibe coding...

Jan 1Business InsiderTechnologyImpact

Show HN: My app just won best iOS Japanese learning tool of 2025 award

Article URL: https://skerritt.blog/best-japanese-learning-tools-2025-award-show/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46415819 Points: 8 # Comments: 1...

Dec 29Hacker NewsTechnologyImpact

Blackstone CTO says entry-level engineers are more talented — but have fewer opportunities to learn on the job

Blackstone CTO John Stecher said the software engineering landscape looks different than when he graduated in 2001. Blackstone Blackstone CTO John Stecher said there's been a shift in entry-level soft...

5dBusiness InsiderTechnologyImpact

Ancient eyes on the skies: Early astronomers quiz

Long before modern telescopes, early astronomers mapped the heavens with math, myth, and sheer curiosity. This crossword quiz celebrates the minds who first charted the cosmos....

Dec 25Space.comScience

Silicon Valley is raising billions to develop wearable AI products. These 15-year-olds built theirs for under $100.

Akhil Nagori, Evann Sun, and Lucas Shengwen Yen at the Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge. Society for Science Three California teenagers created text-to-speech smart glasses powered...

Dec 27Business InsiderTechnologyImpact

Adolescence Star Reflects on Netflix Hit to GCSEs Year

📋 Key Facts ✓ The teenager starred in the Netflix drama Adolescence. ✓ Adolescence sparked a national debate. ✓ ...

Dec 22BBC NewsEntertainment

Over 800,000 student-loan borrowers will enter the new year still waiting to get their cheaper payments and debt relief approved

Thousands of student-loan borrowers are waiting for their income-driven repayment applications to be approved. nirat/Getty Images Over 800,000 student-loan borrowers are waiting for their income-drive...

Dec 25Business InsidereducationImpact

Five things to know about NSF’s new rules on merit review

Fewer outsiders, less feedback, and an uncertain fate for a new science board report...

Dec 24Science MagazineScience

New winter storm heads for Midwest, Northeast with 40 million people on alert

More than 40 million are on alert as the next winter storm is forecast to bring inclement weather from the Dakotas into northern New England over the coming days....

Dec 28ABC NewsPolitics

Rippling's product chief says this is why he deliberately understaffs every project

Rippling's CPO said he prefers to understaff than overstaff all his projects. Illustration by Thomas Fuller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Rippling's product chief Matt MacInnis says he deli...

Dec 29Business InsiderPoliticsImpact

My 12-year-old couldn't read, and even as an educator, I had no idea why. It turned out he had dyslexia.

The author had no idea how far behind her son was in reading. Courtesy of the author I'm a mom and an educator, and I didn't know how to teach him to read. My son's reading struggles were wrongly attr...

Jan 2Business InsiderHealthImpact

We're raising our kids to speak three languages, and it's not as hard as people think.

The author is raising her kids to speak German, Dutch, and English. Courtesy of the author I grew up fascinated by different cultures and languages. My husband and I raise our children in three langua...

Dec 25Business InsiderlifestyleImpact

I asked 4 people how to break into AI, from a Microsoft PM to a Meta senior director. They shared the same, simple piece of advice.

In 2025, I interviewed four tech industry professionals about how to break into AI. Courtesy of Mostofa Shakib; Patrick Leung; Sophia Sun AI jobs are hot right now, and some in the tech industry are p...

Dec 28Business InsiderTechnologyImpact

I am a mom and a longtime writing teacher. My kids' slang shows me how fast language is changing.

The author says slang is very much alive nowadays with kids. Courtesy of the author Slang's role is shifting as digital culture spreads and dilutes new expressions quickly. Social media and AI have ma...

Dec 31Business InsidercultureImpact

Scientific production in the era of large language models [pdf]

Article URL: https://gwern.net/doc/science/2025-kusumegi.pdf Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46505296 Points: 17 # Comments: 4...

6dHacker NewsTechnologyImpact

My daughters attended Harvard, Yale, and Stanford; they then became the CEOs of YouTube and 23andMe. Letting them fail helped them grow into leaders.

Anne Wojcicki and Susan Wojcicki Andrew Harnik/ Getty Images; Eric Gaillard/ Reuters Esther Wojcicki taught her three daughters that it was OK to fail and try again. She said emphasizing independence ...

Jan 3Business InsiderlifestyleImpact

Student-loan borrowers in public service risk losing access to a major loan forgiveness program in the new year

President Donald Trump's rule to limit the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program is set to go into effect in July 2026. Rattankun Thongbun/Getty Images Changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness...

Dec 25Business InsiderPoliticsImpact

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US poet laureate Arthur Sze on slowing down to translate poetry across cultures

I'm 57, and I took a $3,000 AI strategy course to ensure I don't get replaced by someone younger

Show HN: Rocket Launch and Orbit Simulator

Meet the 13-year-old and his teen sister vibe coding and competing in Cursor's 24-hour hackathon

Show HN: My app just won best iOS Japanese learning tool of 2025 award

Blackstone CTO says entry-level engineers are more talented &mdash; but have fewer opportunities to learn on the job

Ancient eyes on the skies: Early astronomers quiz

Silicon Valley is raising billions to develop wearable AI products. These 15-year-olds built theirs for under $100.

Adolescence Star Reflects on Netflix Hit to GCSEs Year

Over 800,000 student-loan borrowers will enter the new year still waiting to get their cheaper payments and debt relief approved

Five things to know about NSF’s new rules on merit review

New winter storm heads for Midwest, Northeast with 40 million people on alert

Rippling's product chief says this is why he deliberately understaffs every project

My 12-year-old couldn't read, and even as an educator, I had no idea why. It turned out he had dyslexia.

We're raising our kids to speak three languages, and it's not as hard as people think.

I asked 4 people how to break into AI, from a Microsoft PM to a Meta senior director. They shared the same, simple piece of advice.

I am a mom and a longtime writing teacher. My kids' slang shows me how fast language is changing.

Scientific production in the era of large language models [pdf]

My daughters attended Harvard, Yale, and Stanford; they then became the CEOs of YouTube and 23andMe. Letting them fail helped them grow into leaders.

Student-loan borrowers in public service risk losing access to a major loan forgiveness program in the new year

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US poet laureate Arthur Sze on slowing down to translate poetry across cultures

I'm 57, and I took a $3,000 AI strategy course to ensure I don't get replaced by someone younger

Show HN: Rocket Launch and Orbit Simulator

Meet the 13-year-old and his teen sister vibe coding and competing in Cursor's 24-hour hackathon

Show HN: My app just won best iOS Japanese learning tool of 2025 award

Blackstone CTO says entry-level engineers are more talented &mdash; but have fewer opportunities to learn on the job

Ancient eyes on the skies: Early astronomers quiz

Silicon Valley is raising billions to develop wearable AI products. These 15-year-olds built theirs for under $100.

Adolescence Star Reflects on Netflix Hit to GCSEs Year

Over 800,000 student-loan borrowers will enter the new year still waiting to get their cheaper payments and debt relief approved

Five things to know about NSF’s new rules on merit review

New winter storm heads for Midwest, Northeast with 40 million people on alert

Rippling's product chief says this is why he deliberately understaffs every project

My 12-year-old couldn't read, and even as an educator, I had no idea why. It turned out he had dyslexia.

We're raising our kids to speak three languages, and it's not as hard as people think.

I asked 4 people how to break into AI, from a Microsoft PM to a Meta senior director. They shared the same, simple piece of advice.

I am a mom and a longtime writing teacher. My kids' slang shows me how fast language is changing.

Scientific production in the era of large language models [pdf]

My daughters attended Harvard, Yale, and Stanford; they then became the CEOs of YouTube and 23andMe. Letting them fail helped them grow into leaders.

Student-loan borrowers in public service risk losing access to a major loan forgiveness program in the new year

Blackstone CTO says entry-level engineers are more talented — but have fewer opportunities to learn on the job

Blackstone CTO says entry-level engineers are more talented — but have fewer opportunities to learn on the job