According to Customs data, the surplus was boosted by trade gains in December, with exports climbing 6.6% from the year before, better than economists’ estimates and higher than November’s 5.9% year-o...
Hi HN, In most codebases I’ve worked on, temporary hacks (“TODO: remove later”, “just for this release”) slowly become permanent. Nobody remembers why they exist, but they keep shipping to production....
Rising numbers of older people across the continent are straining budgets and making for some difficult political decisions...
The Bavarian state is to give over €1 million to a man who spent 13 years in jail on murder charges that were overturned. Prosecutors had previously called for him to pay for board and lodgings in jai...
Article URL: https://www.wsj.com/us-news/education/vanderbilt-san-francisco-cca-california-college-arts-expansion-lurie-8b6528b0 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46611017 Points: 5 #...
3I/ATLAS is heading away from the sun on an escape trajectory from our solar system....
Bungie is putting an official date on Marathon today, its delayed extraction shooter. The slick-looking shooter from the makers of Halo and Destiny was originally set to release in September, but will...
Hey HN! Wanted to show our open source agent harness called Gambit. If you’re not familiar, agent harnesses are sort of like an operating system for an agent... they handle tool calling, planning, con...
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Microsoft is getting ready to show the first gameplay of Forza Horizon 6 next week , and it might also be ready to put a date on its release, too. X poster Xbox Infinite claims they received a Forza H...
A Chinese phone application called “dead or alive” that helps users check in daily has become a top-ranked app, reflecting the trend of solo living among the country’s young people. The Sileme app, or...
Senegal’s football team are champions of Africa but fans from the country are banned from going to the US for the World Cup. They aren't the only ones, with Donald Trump's hostility and FIFA's ticket ...
As globalisation and technological advancements continue to reshape the way we live and work, educational institutions must also evolve to help equip students with the right mindset and skills to tack...
That free cafe WiFi can look mighty tempting, but it could also be a trap. Here's what to look out for....
Article URL: https://www.qu8n.com/posts/most-important-software-engineering-skill-2026 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46667572 Points: 10 # Comments: 4...
Donald Trump plans to boost US military spending to $1.5 trillion in 2027. His plan to pay for it does not add up....
Article URL: https://eclecticlight.co/2026/01/16/can-you-disable-spotlight-and-siri-in-macos-tahoe/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46646958 Points: 5 # Comments: 1...
Investigation into Federal Reserve chair’s testimony raises questions around the independence of the country’s judicial arm...
The European Union is contemplating more sanctions against Iran amid a deadly crackdown on anti-government protests that has killed thousands. But could the bloc apply more pressure on the Islamic Rep...
A water main burst and gushed into the sky in a manner reminiscent of a geyser in San Diego, California on Monday....