Instagram is testing switching "following" counts to "friends" on user profiles. Nikolas Kokovlis/NurPhoto via Getty Images Instagram is testing out replacing "following" count...
A goalie fight broke out with 14 minutes left in a game Monday night between the Panthers and Sharks that had become increasingly chippy with post-whistle pushing and shoving....
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...
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...
Article URL: https://www.jbecker.dev/research/prediction-market-microstructure Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46680515 Points: 9 # Comments: 1...
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...
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...
Guatemala is in a state of emergency following a weekend of gang-related violence. Gang-affiliated inmates rioted in three prisons. Seven police officers were killed as authorities took action....
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...
Article URL: https://www.doom2.net/doom2/cheating.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46656909 Points: 3 # Comments: 1...
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...
Donald Trump has renewed global focus on Greenland and the Arctic. Who controls this polar region, and why are power, security and resources at stake?...
Germany is cutting its development aid budget. But as development policy is also part of national security, alongside diplomacy and defense, these budget cuts may cause problems....
Disney+ pricing has been a bit all over the place recently. The service raised prices across all of its streaming plans (including Hulu) last October, before offering a pretty solid Cyber Monday deal ...
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The leader of Iran's judiciary has said there will be rapid trials and executions for those arrested in nationwide protests. Washington has threatened military action over the crackdown. DW has the la...
The US State Department hailed Venezuela's interim government for releasing American prisoners, calling it a "step in the right direction."...
Proposed IRS code changes would alter the calculus for SWFs to invest in America...
Hey HN, Got tired of how bloated GitHub became- copilot everywhere, janky JS, slow loads. So I built GitClassic, a read-only GitHub interface that's pure server-rendered HTML, kind of like old.reddit....
Lawsuits seeking damages from Google's illegal ad tech monopoly are piling up following the Justice Department's successful antitrust case . Vox Media, The Verge's parent company, is the latest in a w...