This afternoon I wrote some tips on how to present a new* programming language to HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46608577 . It occurred to me that HN has a tradition of posts called "The {na...
From left: Barbara Face pictured as a teenager when she first started drinking, at the height of her alcoholism, and sober, as she is today. Courtesy of Barbara Face Barbara Face began drinking at 14 ...
Euronews spoke to Ilya Hashemi, a popular online activist whose Telegram channel is a source of reliable news from within Iran, who has been among the few during the ongoing protests to cover and rela...
Anthropic's Claude Cowork AI tool, which has launched as a research preview this week. Anthropic Anthropic employees used Claude to build Cowork, its new agentic tool launched this week. The AI startu...
Havenât you heard? Phones are boring now . And thatâs just fine! Most people buying a new phone just want something familiar that works better than the device theyâre replacing. If thatâs your MO, the...
Figure meets expectations but experts warn of distorted data...
Some Verizon customers are experiencing service outages. Smith Collection/Gado/Gado via Getty Images A service outage on Monday hit tens of thousands of Verizon users. Verizon said the outage is affec...
Zoe Saldaña doing a motion-capture performance to play Neytiri in "Avatar: Fire & Ash." Mark Fellman/20th Century Studios Stars like Tom Cruise, Robert Downey Jr., and Scarlett Johansson have ...
Marine Le Pen's presidential ambitions hang in the balance as the French far-right leader goes to court to appeal against an embezzlement conviction, which barred her from running for office for five ...
Learning app Duolingo has 17 million followers on TikTok where its mascot Duo is a social-media celebrity. Isa Foltin/TikTok via Getty Images Social media is more important than ever for US retail sit...
Screens at the White House display AI-modified videos of House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) that were shared on social media by President...
Peeling back the layers of the ambiguously-regulated US prediction market...
Arturo Holmes/Getty Images In 2026 outlook, Goldman Sachs says US economic and stock market risks are overstated. The firm underscored US strength and projects continued growth. US stocks are in good ...
US Vice President JD Vance is scheduled to meet Denmarkâs foreign minister and Greenlandâs counterpart in Washington this Wednesday to discuss the Arctic island, a semiautonomous territory of Denmark,...
A Ukrainian soldier fires a Javelin anti-tank missile. Dmytro Smolienko via Reuters Connect NATO's secretary general said up to 25,000 Russian soldiers are being killed in Ukraine each month. Mark Rut...
I went to NRF 2026. Jordan Hart/Business Insider AI dominated this week's discussions at Retail's Big Show, a leading industry conference. I attended for the first time and saw retail leaders showcase...
This yearâs CES introduced a bevy of unique headphones, including Fenderâs first set and a pair that roll up to become a Bluetooth speaker when you want to share your music with friends. However, desp...
Analysis finds evidence of the technology hitting wages and employment in certain areas...
Families call for release of political prisoners at the brutal El Helicoide jail...
Hi Everyone, Digital Carrot is a programmable and pluggable app blocker. It lets you block websites and apps on iOS, Mac and Windows until a set of conditions or goal is met. For example you can block...