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EPA says it will eliminate its scientific research arm

news.ycombinator.com Lisa Friedman 2025-07-19 19:00:56

The Environmental Protection Agency said on Friday that it would eliminate its scientific research arm and begin firing hundreds of chemists, biologists, toxicologists and other scientists, after denying for months that it intended to do so. The move underscores how the Trump administration is forging ahead with efforts to slash the federal work force and dismantle federal agencies after the Supreme Court allowed these plans to proceed while legal challenges unfold. Government scientists have b

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EPA says it will eliminate its scientific reseach arm

news.ycombinator.com Lisa Friedman 2025-07-20 10:00:56

The Environmental Protection Agency said on Friday that it would eliminate its scientific research arm and begin firing hundreds of chemists, biologists, toxicologists and other scientists, after denying for months that it intended to do so. The move underscores how the Trump administration is forging ahead with efforts to slash the federal work force and dismantle federal agencies after the Supreme Court allowed these plans to proceed while legal challenges unfold. Government scientists have b

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Bitcoin flies to new all-time highs, briefly topping $118,000 as institutions pile into ETFs

cnbc.com Tanaya Macheel 2025-08-01 06:15:03

In this article BTC.CM= Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT watch now Bitcoin extended its rally on Friday, rising to new records overnight after bitcoin ETFs saw their biggest day of inflows of the year. The price of the flagship cryptocurrency was last higher by 4% at $117,955.25, according to Coin Metrics. Earlier, it rose as high as $118,872.85. Ether rose 6%, crossing back above the $3,000 level for the first time since February. On Thursday, bitcoin ETFs logged their biggest

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Pa. House passes 'click-to-cancel' subscription bills

news.ycombinator.com Zack Hoopes 2025-08-01 22:19:13

The state House has passed a pair of bills aimed at tamping down on dubious subscription services — just as a federal court moved to throw out similar rules proposed by federal regulators. Earlier this month, the House approved a bill cracking down on so-called “negative option” agreements in which consumers are automatically enrolled in a service unless they opt out. This week, the chamber also cleared a second bill requiring that subscriptions or memberships made online must also be able to b

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Bitcoin flies to new all-time highs, topping $118,000 as institutions pile into ETFs

cnbc.com Tanaya Macheel 2025-08-02 23:19:15

On Thursday, bitcoin ETFs logged their biggest day of inflows of 2025 at $1.18 billion. Ether ETFs recorded their second-biggest day of inflows ever at $383.1 million, according to SoSoValue. The price of the flagship cryptocurrency was last higher by 4% at $118,396.01, according to Coin Metrics. Earlier, it rose as high as $118,872.85. Ether rose nearly 7% to trade back above the $3,000 level for the first time since February. Bitcoin extended its rally on Friday, rising to new records overni

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Knox lands $6.5M to compete with Palantir in the federal compliance market

techcrunch.com Marina Temkin 2025-08-04 18:15:00

While highly sought after, federal software contracts frequently come with a hidden cost: Achieving government SaaS security compliance, known as FedRAMP, can take years and require substantial resources. Achieving this certification typically takes up to three years and costs more than $3 million, covering everything from security operations engineer salaries to security audits, according to Irina Denisenko, CEO of Knox. Denisenko (pictured above, second from left) launched Knox, a federal ma

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This Is DOGE 2.0

wired.com Makena Kelly 2025-08-05 06:30:00

On Monday, June 23, Edward “Big Balls” Coristine, one of the first young, inexperienced technologists to join Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), disappeared from the internal directory of the General Services Administration (GSA). Less than a month before, centibillionaire Elon Musk and other DOGE leaders had announced their departure from government. After months of slashing through the federal government, it seemed like the end for DOGE was in sight. But later t

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July Mortgage Forecast: Will Interest Rates Budge This Summer?

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-10 04:52:00

Buyers should keep an eye on the possibility of rate cuts in the next few months. Tharon Green/CNET The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage was around 6.7% on Monday, down roughly 0.25% from the previous month, according to Bankrate data. Despite the recent decline in rates, forecasts for the housing market have remained unchanged. Mortgage rates, linked to the bond market, have been stuck in limbo between 6.5% and 7% for months. President Trump's on-and-off-again tariffs, stock market sw

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Tumblr’s move to WordPress and fediverse integration is ‘on hold’

theverge.com Jay Peters 2025-08-22 18:47:13

is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Automattic’s plan to move Tumblr’s backend over to WordPress is now “on hold,” Automattic founder and CEO Matt Mullenweg says in a Decoder episode published today. The company announced the plan to move over the more than half a billion blogs on Tumblr last year, saying that the change would “make it easier to share our work across platforms.” But Mullenweg says on Decoder th

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Mortgage Rate Predictions: Will Military Conflict, Tariffs and the Fed Keep Rates High?

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-24 17:40:56

Buyers should keep an eye on the possibility of rate cuts in the next few months. Tharon Green/CNET The housing market is hardly immune to political and economic volatility, yet mortgage rates have been eerily calm over the last period. Since the spring, the average rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage has moved in a mostly narrow range around 6.8% and 7%. Mortgage rates were expected to gradually improve in 2025. However, the Trump administration's inflationary tariffs, deficit spending and geop

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SpaceX crane collapse in Texas being investigated by OSHA

cnbc.com Lora Kolodny 2025-08-25 17:27:43

The SpaceX Starbase industrial complex and rocket launch facility in Boca Chica, Texas, US, on Thursday, April 17, 2025. A SpaceX crane collapse at the company's Starbase, Texas facility on Tuesday has prompted an investigation by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the federal agency told CNBC in an email. The crane collapse was captured in a livestream by Lab Padre on YouTube, a SpaceX-focused channel. Clips from Lab Padre were widely shared on social media, including on X, wh

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Mortgage Rate Forecast Clouded by War Moves, Tariffs and the Federal Reserve

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-26 01:17:02

Buyers should keep an eye on the possibility of rate cuts in the next few months. Tharon Green/CNET The housing market is hardly immune to political and economic volatility, yet mortgage rates have been eerily calm over the last period. Since the spring, the average rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage has moved in a mostly narrow range around 6.8% and 7%. Mortgage rates were expected to gradually improve in 2025. However, the Trump administration's inflationary tariffs, deficit spending and geop

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Media Matters is suing the FTC to block investigation into X advertiser boycott

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-02 01:45:15

Media Matters for America has sued the US Federal Trade Commission, claiming that the agency is unfairly targeting it in retaliation for past criticisms of the social media platform X in violation of the organization's First Amendment rights. It's the latest move in the ongoing hostilities between the nonprofit media watchdog and X owner Elon Musk. "The Federal Trade Commission seeks to punish Media Matters for its journalism and speech in exposing matters of substantial public concern—includin

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Fed Rate Cuts Unlikely This Summer. Are Lower Mortgage Rates Still Possible?

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-08 12:47:00

The Fed's interest rate decisions impact mortgages, but the relationship isn't straightforward. Tharon Green/CNET There's a wild amount of uncertainty in today's economy, but one thing is clear: The Federal Reserve isn't planning to lower interest rates this summer. Mortgage rates, which have been stuck near 7% for the past several months, are likely to stay higher for longer. On June 18, Fed officials voted to leave borrowing rates unchanged for a fourth consecutive meeting. Holding interest

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June Mortgage Forecast: Will Economic Chaos Fuel Even Higher Rates?

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-09 01:01:00

As the Federal Reserve likely holds interest rates steady, mortgage rates are expected to stay in a narrow range. Tharon Green/CNET The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady for the fourth consecutive time this year at its monetary policy meeting this week. However, rising jobless claims, intensified geopolitical conflict and slowing economic growth could force the central bank to cut rates as early as the fall. As turbulent trade policies pressure financial markets, investors have been w

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Craig Federighi explains why iPad shouldn’t run macOS, more in new interview

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-09-09 10:52:00

iPadOS 26 is in many ways the major update that iPad power users have been asking for. And in a new interview at MacStories, software chief Craig Federighi explains why the iPad shouldn’t run macOS, how iPadOS 26 came to fruition, and more. New interview covers iPadOS 26, macOS on iPad, and more Federico Viticci, who has long pushed the iPad to its limits, sat down with Craig Federighi at WWDC for an interview about all things iPadOS 26. The full interview has been published here as part of a

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CISA warns of attackers exploiting Linux flaw with PoC exploit

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-09-10 02:54:48

CISA has warned U.S. federal agencies about attackers targeting a high-severity vulnerability in the Linux kernel's OverlayFS subsystem that allows them to gain root privileges. This local privilege escalation security flaw (CVE-2023-0386) is caused by a Linux kernel improper ownership management weakness and was patched in January 2023 and publicly disclosed two months later. Multiple proof-of-concept (PoC) exploits were also shared on GitHub starting in May 2023, making exploitation attempts

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Mortgage Rates and the Federal Reserve: Everything to Know Before Today's Decision

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-10 06:15:03

The Fed's interest rate decisions impact mortgages, but the relationship isn't straightforward. Tharon Green/CNET Later today, the Federal Reserve is expected to extend a pause on interest rate cuts for a fourth consecutive time this year. While mortgage rates could see some volatility, many economists expect them to stay relatively flat until the economic picture changes. Average rates are likely to stay in the 6.75% to 7.25% range unless the Fed signals multiple cuts and backs up their polic

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Cybersecurity takes a big hit in new Trump executive order

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-11 02:33:01

Cybersecurity practitioners are voicing concerns over a recent executive order issued by the White House that guts requirements for: securing software the government uses, punishing people who compromise sensitive networks, preparing new encryption schemes that will withstand attacks from quantum computers, and other existing controls. The executive order (EO), issued on June 6, reverses several key cybersecurity orders put in place by President Joe Biden, some as recently as a few days before

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Threads adds dedicated fediverse feed and profile search

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-09-11 10:45:11

After a year of slow, sometimes confusing steps toward fediverse support, Threads is now making it easier for users to actually see and discover content from other platforms. Here’s how it works, and how to enable it. Starting today, if you’ve enabled fediverse sharing in Threads, you’ll get access to a new reverse-chronological feed showing posts from federated accounts you follow on Mastodon, WordPress, Flipboard, or other ActivityPub-based services. What’s more, Threads is also rolling out

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Threads is adding Fediverse content to social feeds

news.ycombinator.com David Pierce 2025-09-11 13:48:53

The Threads team at Meta has spent the past year working on supporting the broader fediverse and social web, and is launching its biggest integrations yet: a new dedicated feed for fediverse posts, and a way to search for fediverse users inside of Threads. Starting today, if you’ve turned on fediverse sharing in Threads, there will be a new section at the top of your Following feed that takes you to a list of posts from folks you follow on Mastodon, Flipboard, or wherever else you’ve connected

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Threads adds new dedicated feed for fediverse content

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-11 18:41:06

Meta’s Threads is deepening its integration with the fediverse , a collection of decentralized social media platforms that includes Mastodon . Starting today, users who have enabled sharing to the fediverse in Threads will be able to see posts from federated accounts that they follow. These posts will now appear in a dedicated feed. From this feed, users can now search for federated users from within Threads. These posts will populate in reverse chronological order, ensuring the newest posts fr

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Threads is adding fediverse content to your social feeds

theverge.com David Pierce 2025-09-11 22:00:00

The Threads team at Meta has spent the past year working on supporting the broader fediverse and social web, and is launching its biggest integrations yet: a new dedicated feed for fediverse posts, and a way to search for fediverse users inside of Threads. Starting today, if you’ve turned on fediverse sharing in Threads, there will be a new section at the top of your Following feed that takes you to a list of posts from folks you follow on Mastodon, Flipboard, or wherever else you’ve connected

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Threads expands open social web integrations with fediverse feed, user profile search

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2025-09-11 22:37:58

Instagram Threads, Meta’s competitor to X, on Tuesday launched two new features as part of its plan to further integrate with the open social web, known as the fediverse. Now, Threads users will be able to see posts from other users on the fediverse within a dedicated feed if they’ve opted in to fediverse sharing on Threads. Plus, people will be able to search for fediverse users directly in Threads. Posts from federated users will be found on the Following tab of the Threads app. They don’t ap

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Mortgage Rates and the Fed: Everything to Know Before Tomorrow's Decision

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-12 02:16:33

The Fed's interest rate decisions impact mortgages, but the relationship isn't straightforward. Tharon Green/CNET On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve is expected to extend a pause on interest rate cuts for a fourth consecutive time this year. Though mortgage rates could see some volatility, many economists expect them to stay somewhat flat until the economic picture drastically changes. Rates will stay in the 6.75% to 7.25% range unless the Fed signals multiple cuts soon and backs it up with dat

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4 Smart Money Moves You Must Make Before Wednesday

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-13 18:00:00

Make the most of the Fed's upcoming decision by taking these steps ASAP. Maria Forbes/Getty Images The Federal Reserve is under pressure to lower interest rates, but that's not going to happen at this week's meeting. With inflation still high and a global trade war raging, experts predict the Fed will pause rates for the fourth time this year at its Federal Open Market Committee meeting on June 17 to 18. That may not sound exciting, but it has a real effect on your wallet. The central bank's a

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Mortgage Rates and the Fed: Everything to Know Before This Week's Meeting

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-14 05:44:30

The Fed's interest rate decisions impact mortgages, but the relationship isn't straightforward. Tharon Green/CNET On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve is expected to extend a pause on interest rate cuts for a fourth consecutive time this year. Though mortgage rates could see some volatility, many economists expect them to stay somewhat flat until the economic picture drastically changes. Rates will stay in the 6.75% to 7.25% range unless the Fed signals multiple cuts soon and backs it up with dat

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Climate Change Is Ruining Cheese, Scientists and Farmers Warn

futurism.com Unknown 2025-09-14 21:00:37

Climate change is making everything worse — including apparently threatening the dairy that makes our precious cheese. In interviews with Science News, veterinary researchers and dairy farmers alike warned that changes to the climate that affect cows are impacting not only affects the nutritional value of the cheeses produced from their milk, but also the color, texture, and even taste. Researchers from the Université Clermont Auvergne, which is located in the mountainous Central France region

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Does Next Week's Fed Meeting Matter for Mortgage Rates? Yes and No

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-14 18:00:05

When interest rate cuts do come, it won't be a cure-all for today's unaffordable housing market. Saifulasmee Chede/Getty Images/CNET If you followed the Federal Reserve's monetary policy decisions last year, you might have been puzzled: The Fed's three interest rate cuts didn't translate into cheaper mortgages. In fact, the average rate for a 30-year fixed home loan has hovered around 6.8% since late fall. On Wednesday, the central bank is expected to extend a pause on interest rate cuts for a

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CBP's Predator Drone Flights Over LA Are a Dangerous Escalation

wired.com Lily Hay Newman 2025-09-16 10:48:50

On Wednesday, United States Customs and Border Protection confirmed to 404 Media that it has been flying Predator drones over Los Angeles amid the LA protests. The military drones, a CBP statement said, “are supporting our federal law enforcement partners in the Greater Los Angeles area, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement, with aerial support of their operations.” State-level law enforcement agencies across the US use various types of drones and other vehicles, like helicopters, to c

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EPA says it will eliminate its scientific research arm

EPA says it will eliminate its scientific reseach arm

Bitcoin flies to new all-time highs, briefly topping $118,000 as institutions pile into ETFs

Pa. House passes 'click-to-cancel' subscription bills

Bitcoin flies to new all-time highs, topping $118,000 as institutions pile into ETFs

Knox lands $6.5M to compete with Palantir in the federal compliance market

This Is DOGE 2.0

July Mortgage Forecast: Will Interest Rates Budge This Summer?

Tumblr’s move to WordPress and fediverse integration is ‘on hold’

Mortgage Rate Predictions: Will Military Conflict, Tariffs and the Fed Keep Rates High?

SpaceX crane collapse in Texas being investigated by OSHA

Mortgage Rate Forecast Clouded by War Moves, Tariffs and the Federal Reserve

Media Matters is suing the FTC to block investigation into X advertiser boycott

Fed Rate Cuts Unlikely This Summer. Are Lower Mortgage Rates Still Possible?

June Mortgage Forecast: Will Economic Chaos Fuel Even Higher Rates?

Craig Federighi explains why iPad shouldn’t run macOS, more in new interview

CISA warns of attackers exploiting Linux flaw with PoC exploit

Mortgage Rates and the Federal Reserve: Everything to Know Before Today's Decision

Cybersecurity takes a big hit in new Trump executive order

Threads adds dedicated fediverse feed and profile search

Threads is adding Fediverse content to social feeds

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Climate Change Is Ruining Cheese, Scientists and Farmers Warn

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