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Mercosur delayed by two years as MEPs refer it to top EU court

European Union lawmakers on January 21 to hold up ratification of a major free trade agreement with the Mercosur group of South American countries over concerns about the legality of the deal. The dea...

54mFrance 24PoliticsImpact

Four astronauts exit ISS in first-ever medical evacuation

NASA has ended Crew-11's space stay a few weeks early due to a "lingering risk" to an astronaut's health. The crew is now on its way back to Earth....

6dDeutsche WelleScience

The Supreme Court is about to weigh in on the Fed's independence in a case that goes beyond Jerome Powell

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images; SAUL LOEB/Getty Images; Tom Williams/Getty Images; Tyler Le/BI The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments over whether Trump can fire Fed board member Lisa Cook. The ora...

2dBusiness InsiderPoliticsImpact

How to Watch the Planet of the Apes Movies in Chronological Order

1968's classic and influential sci-fi film, Planet of the Apes (based on French author Pierre Boulle's 1963 novel), spawned a franchise that dominated the first half of the '70s with four more movie s...

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The 3D Software Rendering Technology of 1998's Thief: The Dark Project

Article URL: https://nothings.org/gamedev/thief_rendering.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46630798 Points: 4 # Comments: 1...

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I tested several cases for the Switch 2 and these are the best

Our picks include carrying cases and ones you can leave on during handheld and docked play. | Image: The Verge, Getty Images You might find it kind of sad to put your hard-earned Switch 2 into a prote...

Jan 13The VergeTechnology

Punk'n Heads Is One of the First Must-Read Graphic Novels of 2026

Between the premise and the creative team involved, the new Top Shelf graphic novel Punk'n Heads is immediately on our radar as one of the first must-read graphic novels of 2026. This new book about p...

22hIGNEntertainmentImpact

10 new EVs priced below $50,000 that launch this year

Several lower-cost EVs are coming to the states in 2026. It could help save electric cars from their worst quality: premium luxury prices. Josh Lefkowitz/Getty Images The EV industry has some problems...

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Waymo riders will be getting a new 'spacious' robotaxi later this year

Waymo's Ojai is a modified Zeeker, a Chinese EV Lloyd Lee/BI Waymo has two new vehicle platforms lined up for its sixth-generation AI driver. The company plans to roll out Ojai, a modified Zeekr, for ...

Jan 14Business InsiderTechnologyImpact

2025 was deadliest year for Ukrainian civilians since start of Russia's all-out war, UN says

War-related violence in Ukraine killed 2,514 civilians and injured 12,142 last year, a 31% rise in the number of victims from 2024, a UN monitor said....

Jan 13Euronewsworld_newsImpact

YouTube is reaching a 'tipping point' in convincing advertisers it really is TV

Mr Beast and Rob Gronkowski attended YouTube's 2025 Brandcast event, where it pitched an audience of ad buyers in New York City. Michael Loccisano/Getty Images YouTube's pitch for TV advertising budge...

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Chinese student numbers at Harvard rise despite Trump visa crackdown

Enrolment at Harvard for Chinese students rose in the autumn from a year earlier, even as the Donald Trump administration moved to rein in visas for them and limit foreign enrolment and funding at the...

Jan 13South China Morning PosteducationImpact

Inside the secret world of Japanese snack bars

Article URL: https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20260116-inside-the-secret-world-of-japanese-snack-bars Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46698038 Points: 4 # Comments: 0...

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Giving University Exams in the Age of Chatbots

Article URL: https://ploum.net/2026-01-19-exam-with-chatbots.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46688954 Points: 3 # Comments: 0...

1dHacker NewsTechnologyImpact

Mistaken identity and the psychology of human recognition

Nature, Published online: 20 January 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00190-y The accuracy of eyewitness evidence is questioned, and a fossil collection examined when a geological society moves its London...

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The Microstructure of Wealth Transfer in Prediction Markets

Article URL: https://www.jbecker.dev/research/prediction-market-microstructure Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46680515 Points: 9 # Comments: 1...

1dHacker NewseconomicsImpact

The human cost of wildlife conservation in Tanzania

Trophy hunting interests are turning the screw on northern Tanzania's Maasai communities and wildlife paradise. Meanwhile, well-funded conservation efforts are attracting scrutiny amid rising Maasai e...

2dDeutsche WelleenvironmentImpact

The coming industrialisation of exploit generation with LLMs

Article URL: https://sean.heelan.io/2026/01/18/on-the-coming-industrialisation-of-exploit-generation-with-llms/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46676081 Points: 64 # Comments: 51...

2dHacker NewsTechnologyImpact

The Top 10 Movie Sequels of All Time

Flying in the face of the old adage that “wanting more” is how any worthwhile entertainer should “leave ‘em,” Hollywood has never been shy about churning out a sequel. And so, in the ever-present mids...

4dIGNEntertainment

Earth from Space: The Fate of a Giant

Article URL: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2026/01/Earth_from_Space_The_fate_of_a_giant Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46649813 Points: 3 # Comments: 0...

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