Duolingo shuts down for two weeks every winter, and its CEO says the cost is worth it for real rest. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Duolingo gives its staff two weeks off over the holidays, allowing emplo...
Article URL: https://news.sky.com/story/ftse-100-bosses-pay-overtakes-typical-workers-annual-salary-in-less-than-three-days-of-2026-13490984 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46514830...
William Lawrence, a professor at American University, says France should pay reparations to Algeria for crimes committed...
Protests sparked by economic hardship have spread across Iran, in the biggest wave of dissent in three years....
Protests sparked by economic hardship have spread across Iran, in the biggest wave of dissent in three years....
📋 Key Facts ✓ Prime Minister Starmer lacks a coherent social mobility plan according to a top government adviser. ✓ The chair of the So...
Ron Telemarque Ron Telemarque Ron Telemarque had 11 days to decide: accept severance or return to the office full time. He shared how he decided whether to stay at Paramount — and whether he reg...
Alix Earle, who rose to social media fame at the University of Miami, at a Miami event. Udo Salters Photography/Getty Images Miami has become a creator hot spot, punching above its weight among social...
Move to free locals and foreigners comes after decade of harsh repression by Maduro regime...
Article URL: https://www.nprillinois.org/illinois/2026-01-06/health-care-data-breach-affects-600-000-patients-illinois-agency-says Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46528353 Points: 6...
Israel will enforce a ban on 37 international NGOs in the Gaza Strip, citing failure to meet security and transparency standards....
Getty Images; Alyssa Powell/BI A few times a week, Jonathan Freidin, a medical malpractice attorney in Miami, says he'll notice that people will fill out his firm's client contact sheet with text litt...
Getty Images; Tyler Le/BI In 2026, quitting smoking and joining a gym are no longer enough for a new year's resolution. Young adults, addicted to their phones and exhausted with dating apps , are reso...
Getty Images; Tyler Le/BI This past weekend, the internet was set ablaze by a post on r/Confessions claiming to be from a software engineer-turned-whistleblower working at a food delivery app . "I...
"Michael was and will always remain a beloved husband, father, and grandpa," his family said in a statement....
Article URL: https://reason.com/2025/12/31/dhs-says-real-id-which-dhs-certifies-is-too-unreliable-to-confirm-u-s-citizenship/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46455223 Points: 11 # C...
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...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Resident doctors in England went on a five-day strike. ✓ The strike was over ongoing pay disputes. ✓ ...
Sen. Mark Kelly, who was censured on Monday by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, appeared on "Good Morning America" on Tuesday....
First fatalities follow days of demonstrations over economic distress...