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...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Samson releases early 2026 on PC for $25, with console versions later ✓ Developed by Liquid Swords, team includes former ...
Hi HN, I built a small Linux CLI tool called witr (Why Is This Running?). The idea came from a situation most of us have hit: you log into a machine, see a process or port running, and immediately won...
An OpenAI engineer explains how OpenAI hired her in a week. Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images An OpenAI engineer breaks down OpenAI's fast, "no-nonsense" hiring process. Jerene Yang sai...
Palmer Luckey, founder of defense tech firm Anduril Industries. PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images China hit a number of US defense firms and executives with sanctions on Friday. China's foreign m...
A Virginia family sued Delta and KLM after they say they were bitten by bed bugs on a flight. NurPhoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images A family of four from Virginia sued Delta and KLM, claiming a 'bed bug ...
SANDRINGHAM, NORFOLK - DECEMBER 25: Prince George of Wales, Prince Louis of Wales Prince William, Prince of Wales, Catherine, Princess of Wales and Princess Charlotte of Wales attend the Christmas Mor...
Different cultures celebrate Christmas at different days and time zones are a thing. But it's Christmas here, so: Merry Christmas to everyone. I hope you get some rest and can spend time with people w...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Kia PV5 is a new electric van targeted at fleet buyers. ✓ The PV5 has received a five-star safety rating from European NC...
Article URL: https://oswarld.com/eng/insight/251117_Why-the-global-market-Is-an-Irresponsible-Phrase Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46383344 Points: 3 # Comments: 0...
I made a web game inspired by Geoguessr and Wordle, where you get shown a 3D model of a random human protein each day, and you have to triangulate its gene name using similarity clues. My background i...
Article URL: https://tempblog-psi.vercel.app/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46393262 Points: 3 # Comments: 3...
Article URL: https://loreandordure.com/2025/12/16/jingle-bells/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46344104 Points: 89 # Comments: 34...
Brazil’s jailed former president Jair Bolsonaro used a hospital stay for surgery to formally endorse his son Flavio’s 2026 presidential bid....
Article URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Dec/26/slop-acts-of-kindness/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46394867 Points: 29 # Comments: 5...
FRANCE 24 heads north to the kingdom of Denmark. The Scandinavian country has been in the spotlight this year, holding the rotating presidency of the European Council from July to December and pushing...
Article URL: https://catalinionescu.dev/ai-agent/building-ai-agent-part-1/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46390055 Points: 4 # Comments: 0...
I wanted to share this fun craft activity for the holidays that I've been doing with my family over the last few years. I came up with these while cutting up some cans trying to make an aluminum versi...
Full spoilers follow for Stranger Things: Season 5, Vol. 2, which consists of three of Season 5's eight episodes. Vol. 2 premieres December 25 on Netflix and the series finale debuts December 31. Read...
📋 Key Facts ✓ The author has four kids and a pilot husband with an unpredictable schedule. ✓ Childhood holidays included consistent tra...