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The first video I saw of the Minneapolis shooting was bad enough. Shortly after I saw it, I had the terrible realization that there were multiple people in the clip holding their phones up - another a...
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The first video I saw of the Minneapolis shooting was bad enough. Shortly after I saw it, I had the terrible realization that there were multiple people in the clip holding their phones up - another a...
The successes and setbacks of 2025 show why international cooperation matters more than ever....
More and more Middle Eastern women thrive as comedians. Could their success on stage, in the film industry, at comedy festivals and on social media foster empowerment for the next generation of girls?...
With ties between the two Koreas at rock bottom, South Korea's Lee Jae Myung is advancing several initiatives aimed to build bridges with the Kim Jong Un regime — including one focusing on the martial...
Tunisian communities are increasingly frustrated that access to drinking water is still not a given, particulalry for rural communities. Hundreds of thousands of people are thought not to be connected...
Hi HN, I’m building Corviont, a self-hosted offline maps appliance (tiles + routing + search) for edge/on-prem devices. Hosted demo (no install): https://demo.corviont.com/ Self-host (Docker Compose r...
Belkin’s Charging Case Pro makes some thoughtful tweaks to its previous battery-equipped model, and it’s launching in mid-January. | Image: Belkin News coming out of CES 2026 might be slowing down, bu...
Here's how to send your questions and curiosities to the NPR team covering the Winter Olympics in Milan. (Image credit: Mattia Ozbot)...
President Trump wants more U.S. oil companies to "go in" to Venezuela. But there are economic, historical, and climate reasons that may not be easy. Here's what you need to know about oil in Venezuela...
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav turned "HBO Max" into "Max. Now he's saying goodbye to the new name and hello to the old one. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Warner Bros. Discovery spur...
Author here! Some context: I published this 48 hours ago and it was auto-listed on MCPMarket (the MCP tools directory). Got 700+ organic downloads with zero marketing—developers were actively searchin...
HeyGen CTO Rong Yan advises against focusing solely on promotions in tech careers. Illustration by Mateusz Slodkowski/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images HeyGen CTO Rong Yan says you shouldn't fo...
Sephora uses AI to recommend skincare products. Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images Major retailers, such as Walmart and Target, are integrating AI into their shopping experiences. Retailers have partn...
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...
Nancy Green. Beyond Yoga This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Nancy Green, the CEO of Beyond Yoga, who's based in the San Francisco Bay Area. It's been edited for length and clarity. ...
The Defense Department is investigating Sen. Mark Kelly for a video he made with fellow Democratic lawmakers. Kelly has said troops have the right to disobey an unlawful order. Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call...
Andrew Huberman, a Stanford neuroscientist and host of the "Huberman Lab" podcast, swears by this simple morning habit for maintaining his health. NBC/Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty Images Andrew ...
Mark Zuckerberg dropped out of college to focus on Facebook. Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Meta acquired Manus , a startup that has created a "general-purpose" AI agent to do tasks autonomously. One o...
"Bluey" is consistently one of the most viewed shows on Disney+, though the streamer's viewership share has leveled off. Disney Disney's streaming subscriber count has grown, but its US viewer...
Major US airports report major delays and cancellations the day after Christmas due to weather conditions. Jim Vondruska/Getty Images Major US airports are reporting more than 1,029 delays and 351 can...