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Dual interfacial H-bonding-enhanced deep-blue hybrid copper–iodide LEDs

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-07-17 00:27:58

Solution-processed light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are emerging as a promising technology for advanced solid-state lighting (SSL) and display industries, owing to their energy-efficient, low-cost, and straightforward manufacturing processes1-3. In this realm, lead-halide based perovskites4, organic semiconductors5, and colloidal core–shell quantum dots (QDs)6 have gained recognition as promising candidates. They have been utilized as emitting layers via solution processing and achieved impressive p

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Show HN: Am-I-vibing, detect agentic coding environments

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-07-20 07:07:41

Detect agentic coding environments and AI assistant tools. This library allows CLI tools and Node apps to detect when they're being executed by AI agents. This enables them to adapt by, for example, providing different output formats or logs. Installation Install as library: npm install am-i-vibing Run as CLI tool: npx am-i-vibing import { detectAgenticEnvironment } from "am-i-vibing" ; const result = detectAgenticEnvironment ( ) ; console . log ( `Detected: ${ result . name } ( ${ result

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I Tested the Inmotion V9 EUC, and It's Easily One of the Best Choices for Beginners

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-07-20 07:00:07

Table of Contents I Tested the Inmotion V9 EUC, and It's Easily One of the Best Choices for Beginners The Inmotion V9 is among the best grab-and-go electric unicycles (EUCs) available that I've tested. I say that as someone who's been riding wheels for years now and prefers them to e-bikes. They're not for everyone, but thanks to the V9's size, security features, focus on rider safety and reliable battery risk reduction, it's a fantastic option if you're ready to leave handlebars behind. Plus,

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Why It’s Taking LA So Long to Rebuild After the Wildfires

wired.com Umair Irfan 2025-07-20 07:00:00

This story originally appeared on Vox and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In the wake of the record-breaking wildfires in Los Angeles in January—some of the most expensive and destructive blazes in history—one of the first things California governor Gavin Newsom did was to sign an executive order suspending environmental rules around rebuilding. The idea was that by waiving permitting regulations and reviews under the California Coastal Act and the California Environmental Quality A

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EPA says it will eliminate its scientific research arm

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

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 15:00:56

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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Microsoft stops relying on Chinese engineers for Pentagon cloud support

cnbc.com Jordan Novet 2025-07-20 23:48:05

Microsoft Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella (L) returns to the stage after a pre-recorded interview during the Microsoft Build conference opening keynote in Seattle, Washington on May 19, 2025. Microsoft on Friday revised its practices to ensure that engineers in China no longer provide technical support to U.S. defense clients using the company's cloud services. The company implemented the changes in an effort to reduce national security and cybersecurity risks stemming from

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Show HN: Molab, a cloud-hosted Marimo notebook workspace

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-07-20 20:40:30

Welcome to mo lab 🍃 molab lets you create, run, and share cloud-hosted marimo notebooks — rapidly experiment with Python and SQL in marimo, the next-generation programming environment designed for data and stored as Python.

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Silence Is a Commons by Ivan Illich (1983)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-07-20 23:21:50

Silence is a Commons by Ivan Illich Computers are doing to communication what fences did to pastures and cars did to streets. by Ivan Illich Minna-san, gladly I accept the honour of addressing this forum on Science and Man. The theme that Mr. Tsuru proposes, "The Computer-Managed Society," sounds an alarm. Clearly you foresee that machines which ape people are tending to encroach on every aspect of people's lives, and that such machines force people to behave like machines. The

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We Finally Know How Much Martin Shkreli’s Wu-Tang Album Cost

gizmodo.com Lucas Ropek 2025-07-21 03:35:04

The saga of Once Upon a Time in Shaolin, the one-of-a-kind Wu-Tang Clan album that Martin “pharma bro” Shkreli bought for approximately $2 million in 2015, continues. The album’s contents have always been a highly guarded secret, and it was seized by the U.S. government in 2018 after Shkreli was convicted of securities fraud. For years, it was reported that the government had sold the album directly to PleaserDAO, a crypto collective that specializes in NFTs. However, Bloomberg now reports that

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Chinese hackers breached National Guard to steal network configurations

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-07-20 09:02:57

The Chinese state-sponsored hacking group known as Salt Typhoon breached and remained undetected in a U.S. Army National Guard network for nine months in 2024, stealing network configuration files and administrator credentials that could be used to compromise other government networks. Salt Typhoon is a Chinese state-sponsored hacking group that is believed to be affiliated with China's Ministry of State Security (MSS) intelligence agency. The hacking group has gained notoriety over the past tw

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Some Cities in China Are Advertising Exclusive Subsidies for Huawei-Powered Cars

wired.com Zeyi Yang 2025-07-23 07:04:10

In some parts of China, local governments are offering cash subsidies to people who buy electric or plug-in hybrid cars powered by Huawei software. Experts say the deals are fairly unusual. Since May, at least 10 Chinese provincial and municipal governments have announced consumer subsidies ranging from 2,000 to 5,000 RMB (about $280 to $700) per car, according to social media posts collected by WIRED. The exact amount and conditions vary, but they all have one thing in common: The rebates can

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Genmoji in iOS 26: Here’s every new feature coming soon

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-07-24 06:34:58

Genmoji launched last December in iOS 18.2 as a new Apple Intelligence feature for creating custom emoji. And in iOS 26, Apple has upgraded Genmoji with several new capabilities that will hit your iPhone soon. Here’s what’s new. New Genmoji upgrades are on the way in iOS 26 If you’ve used Genmoji much in iOS 18, you’ll know that the feature is both very freeing, but also has its limits. On one hand, Genmoji can expand the number of emoji options on your iPhone almost infinitely. But when it

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DHS Faces New Pressure Over DNA Taken From Immigrant Children

wired.com Dell Cameron 2025-07-26 07:30:00

United States Senator Ron Wyden is pressing the United States departments of Homeland Security and Justice to explain how and why they are collecting DNA from immigrants, including children, on a massive scale. Wyden confronted the agencies with demands this week to explain the scope, legality, and oversight of the government’s DNA collection. In letters to DOJ and DHS, the Oregon Democrat also criticized what he described as a “chilling expansion” of a sprawling and opaque system, accusing Tru

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Apple has now fully paid $16.5B to Ireland in back taxes, closing the matter

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2025-07-27 03:16:36

The nine-year saga between Apple, the Irish government, and the EU ended last year when the final appeal ordered the iPhone maker to pay €13B ($15B) in back tax to the Irish government. That money sat in an escrow account for many years, increasing in value to €14.25B ($16.5B), but has now been paid … The end of a nine-year saga Apple funneled the revenue from all its sales throughout the EU through its European HQ in Ireland. Apple likely chose the location because the country already had an

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US Government announces $200M Grok contract a week after 'MechaHitler'

news.ycombinator.com Lauren Feiner 2025-07-27 23:29:16

A week after Elon Musk’s Grok dubbed itself “MechaHitler” and spewed antisemitic stereotypes, the US government has announced a new contract granting the chatbot’s creator, xAI, up to $200 million to modernize the Defense Department. xAI is one of several leading AI companies to receive the award, alongside Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI. But the timing of the announcement is striking given Grok’s recent high-profile spiral, which drew congressional ire and public pushback. The use of technology

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Chinese firms rush for Nvidia chips as US prepares to lift ban

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-07-27 22:49:04

Chinese firms have begun rushing to order Nvidia's H20 AI chips as the company plans to resume sales to mainland China, Reuters reports. The chip giant expects to receive US government licenses soon so that it can restart shipments of the restricted processors just days after CEO Jensen Huang met with President Donald Trump, potentially generating $15 billion to $20 billion in additional revenue this year. Nvidia said in a statement that it is filing applications with the US government to resum

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Nvidia to resume China AI chip sales after Huang meets Trump

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-07-28 03:49:04

Chinese firms have begun rushing to order Nvidia's H20 AI chips as the company plans to resume sales to mainland China, Reuters reports. The chip giant expects to receive US government licenses soon so that it can restart shipments of the restricted processors just days after CEO Jensen Huang met with President Donald Trump, potentially generating $15 billion to $20 billion in additional revenue this year. Nvidia said in a statement that it is filing applications with the US government to resum

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A Little-Known Microsoft Program Could Expose the Defense Department to Hackers

news.ycombinator.com Renee Dudley 2025-07-29 06:18:16

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Reporting Highlights Chinese Tech Support: Microsoft is using engineers in China to help maintain the Defense Department’s computer systems — with minimal supervision by U.S. personnel. Microsoft is using engineers in China to help maintain the Defense Department’s computer systems — with minimal supervision by U.S. personnel. Skills Gap: Digital escorts of

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Anthropic, Google, OpenAI and XAI Granted Up to $200M from Defense Department

news.ycombinator.com Ashley Capoot 2025-07-30 07:16:19

A view of the Pentagon on December 13, 2024, in Washington, DC. Home to the US Defense Department, the Pentagon is one of the world's largest office buildings. The U.S. Department of Defense on Monday said it's granting contract awards of up to $200 million for artificial intelligence development at Anthropic, Google , OpenAI and xAI. The DoD's Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office said the awards will help the agency accelerate its adoption of "advanced AI capabilities to address c

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Anthropic, Google, OpenAI and xAI granted up to $200 million for AI work from Defense Department

cnbc.com Ashley Capoot 2025-07-30 23:36:25

A view of the Pentagon on December 13, 2024, in Washington, DC. Home to the US Defense Department, the Pentagon is one of the world's largest office buildings. The U.S. Department of Defense on Monday said it's granting contract awards of up to $200 million for artificial intelligence development at Anthropic, Google , OpenAI and xAI. The DoD's Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office said the awards will help the agency accelerate its adoption of "advanced AI capabilities to address c

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US government announces $200 million Grok contract a week after ‘MechaHitler’ incident

theverge.com Lauren Feiner 2025-07-30 23:58:16

A week after Elon Musk’s Grok dubbed itself “MechaHitler” and spewed antisemitic stereotypes, the US government has announced a new contract granting the chatbot’s creator, xAI, up to $200 million to modernize the Defense Department. xAI is one of several leading AI companies to receive the award, alongside Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI. But the timing of the announcement is striking given Grok’s recent high-profile spiral, which drew congressional ire and public pushback. The use of technology

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xAI starts offering Grok to US government agencies

engadget.com Unknown 2025-07-31 03:29:53

Just days after apologizing for Grok's recent hard turn toward antisemitism, xAI has announced a suite of AI products for government use. Grok for Government brings together the company's latest commercial products, including Grok 4 and Deep Search, with special considerations given to the needs of federal, state and local agencies. To that end, xAI says it will design custom models for specific national security and research customers. It will also develop specialized AI applications for use i

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Rainmaker partners with Atmo to squeeze more rain from clouds

techcrunch.com Tim De Chant 2025-07-31 03:00:00

Cloud seeding startup Rainmaker is partnering with Atmo, an AI-powered meteorology startup, the companies exclusively told TechCrunch. The two operate on complementary ends of the weather system: Atmo studies atmospheric patterns to forecast weather events, while Rainmaker digests such data in an attempt to squeeze more precipitation out of weather systems. Under the partnership, Atmo will use its deep learning models to help Rainmaker identify clouds that have potential for seeding. The forec

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More Than 2,100 NASA Staff Are Getting Gutted

futurism.com Unknown 2025-08-04 19:10:14

Elon Musk might have been deposed from DOGE, but the government cuts are still coming. As reported by Politico, some 2,145 high-level NASA employees are about to be launched out of the agency as efforts to cut US government spending continues. The employees represent those with G-13, G-14, and G-15 status — typically specialized or managerial roles which start around the six-figure salary range. The workers are part of a group of nearly 2,700 civilian employees who've agreed to leave NASA volu

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This Is DOGE 2.0

wired.com Makena Kelly 2025-08-05 11:30:00

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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A Virginia public library is fighting off a takeover by private equity

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-05 14:05:46

Photo from The Samuels Public Library After being targeted by anti-LGBTQ book banners and having their funding pulled, a local library in Virginia successfully stopped a threatened takeover by a private equity group. The local community rallied around The Samuels Public Library in Front Royal, Virginia, to push back against attacks and the private equity owned Library Systems & Services withdrew their bid to run operations. But with their funding cut for the fiscal year that began this July, th

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Elon Musk's X says Indian government ordered more than 2,000 accounts blocked, including Reuters

cnbc.com Chris Eudaily 2025-08-08 19:18:24

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at the White House to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump on Feb. 13, 2025 in Washington, DC. Elon Musk's X said Tuesday that the Indian government ordered the company to block 2,355 accounts, including Reuters, in the country. "The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology demanded immediate action- within one hour- without providing justification, and required the accounts to remain blocked until further notice," X's global government af

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Elon Musk's X says Indian government ordered over 2,000 accounts blocked, including Reuters

cnbc.com Chris Eudaily 2025-08-09 03:06:02

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at the White House to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump on Feb. 13, 2025 in Washington, DC. Elon Musk's X said Tuesday that the Indian government ordered the company to block 2,355 accounts, including Reuters, in the country. "The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology demanded immediate action- within one hour- without providing justification, and required the accounts to remain blocked until further notice," X's global government af

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X blocked Reuters accounts in India

techcrunch.com Anthony Ha 2025-08-12 04:34:56

The main Reuters news account, as well as the Reuters World account, became inaccessible to X users in India on Saturday evening. Access was subsequently restored on Sunday. Reuters reports that Indian users attempting to view the @Reuters account — which has 25 million followers — instead saw a message stating that the account “has been withheld in IN (India) in response to a legal demand.” However, an Indian government spokesperson told TechCrunch, “There is no requirement from the Governmen

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Anthropic, Google, OpenAI and XAI Granted Up to $200M from Defense Department

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A Virginia public library is fighting off a takeover by private equity

Elon Musk's X says Indian government ordered more than 2,000 accounts blocked, including Reuters

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X blocked Reuters accounts in India

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