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Scholars solved a 130-year literary mystery and it hinged on one word

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-27 10:40:52

A medieval literary puzzle which has stumped scholars including M.R. James for 130 years has finally been solved. Cambridge scholars now believe the Song of Wade, a long lost treasure of English culture, was a chivalric romance not a monster-filled epic. The discovery solves the most famous mystery in Chaucer's writings and provides rare evidence of a medieval preacher referencing pop culture in a sermon. The breakthrough, detailed on July 15 in The Review of English Studies, involved working o

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Yoni Appelbaum on the real villians behind our housing and mobility problems

news.ycombinator.com Danny Crichton 2026-01-31 16:43:10

Over the past few decades, an astonishing pattern has taken place: Americans no longer migrate. From a peak of roughly one third of the country moving cities in a single year, today, migration rates have declined and are now in line with the Old Continent of Europe. The dynamism of the American economy was predicated on all kinds of people seeking out work and building families, but now that mobility is gone — and we need to find out why. Yoni Appelbaum, a senior editor at The Atlantic, just pu

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Spice Data (YC S19) Is Hiring

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-31 17:31:23

Connect directly with founders of the best YC-funded startups.

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Polymarket Says It’s Coming Back to the U.S.

gizmodo.com Lucas Ropek 2026-01-31 15:55:31

In 2022, the Commodities Futures Trading Commission accused Polymarket of having offered illegal trading services. Since then, as part of its settlement with the government, the site hasn’t operated inside the United States. However, the platform—which lets web users earn or burn cash via bets on anything and everything (from political races to farts)—now appears to be headed back to America, thanks in part to a recent business deal. In a press release published Monday, Polymarket announced tha

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Elon Musk-Founded Brain Implant Startup Says It’s a ‘Disadvantaged’ Business Despite Being Worth $9 Billion

gizmodo.com Lucas Ropek 2026-01-31 17:45:58

Elon Musk, the rightwing culture warrior waging a “civilization-saving” battle against the “woke mind virus,” apparently isn’t above taking advantage of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs when it serves his business purposes. Neuralink, the $9 billion brain implant startup that Musk founded, recently characterized itself as a “small disadvantaged business” in a federal filing with the Small Business Administration. The SBA website notes that Neuralink attested in its filings that i

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Today's Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for July 22, #1494

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-31 16:00:03

Looking for the most recent Wordle answer? Click here for today's Wordle hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles. Today's Wordle puzzle was kind of medium for me. It's a familiar word, but I didn't guess its first letter for some time. If you need a new starter word, check out our list of which letters show up the most in English words. If you need hints and the answer, read on. Today's Wo

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Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for July 22, #772

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-31 16:00:11

Looking for the most recent Connections answers? Click here for today's Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles. Today's NYT Connections puzzle wasn't too terrible. I saw the blue category right away, and the others fell together. Need help? Read on for clues and today's Connections answers. The Times now has a Connections Bot, like the one for Wordle. Go there after you play to rec

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Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for July 22 #506

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-31 16:00:24

Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Today's NYT Strands puzzle is a fun one, especially if you've ever kept a fish tank. Those of us who have should do swimmingly on the puzzle, but if you need hints and answers, read on. I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story. If you're looking for today's

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Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for July 22, #302

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-31 16:00:36

Looking for the most recent regular Connections answers? Click here for today's Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles. As a University of Arkansas graduate, I breezed through the yellow category in today's Connections: Sports Edition. The green category tripped me up though. Keep reading for hints and the answers. Connections: Sports Edition is out of beta now, making its debut on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 9. T

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EPA Employees Still in the Dark as Agency Dismantles Scientific Research Office

wired.com Molly Taft 2026-01-31 17:26:48

Employees of the crucial scientific research arm of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have been left with more questions than answers as the agency moves to officially wind down the office following months of back-and-forth. On Friday evening, the EPA issued a press release announcing a reduction in force at the Office of Research and Development (ORD), citing the move as part of a larger effort to save a purported $748.8 million. On Monday, some employees at ORD, the largest office in

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Tesla’s long-delayed retro diner and charging location is finally opening

theverge.com Jay Peters 2026-01-31 17:15:31

is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Tesla’s long-in-the-works 1950s-inspired diner and drive-in Supercharger station in Los Angeles is expected to officially open today – and the company may build more of them down the line. The Tesla Diner lets people grab comfort food like burgers and fries (served in boxes shaped like Cybertrucks) and milkshakes while charging their vehicles. The Diner has giant screens so p

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Citizen will share crime videos with the NYPD

theverge.com Emma Roth 2026-01-31 17:55:12

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Mayor Eric Adams announced over the weekend that New York City will send users real-time public safety alerts based on their specific location through the crime-tracking app Citizen. The city also announced that public safety agencies, like the New York City Police Department, Fire Department, and Emergency Management, will have access to a portal t

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CoreWeave stock rises after company announces $1.5 billion bond sale

cnbc.com Samantha Subin 2026-01-31 22:36:48

Michael Intrator, Founder & CEO of CoreWeave, Inc., Nvidia-backed cloud services provider, reacts during the company's IPO at the Nasdaq Market, in New York City, U.S., March 28, 2025. CoreWeave stock rose more than 1% after the renter of artificial intelligence data centers said it plans to sell $1.5 billion worth of bonds. The company said in a release that the notes, due in 2031, will use the capital for general purposes, such as paying off debt. In May, the company announced a $2 billion

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Block's stock pops on addition to S&P 500

cnbc.com Mackenzie Sigalos 2026-01-31 22:04:05

The logo for the U.S. tech firm Block is displayed and reflected in numerous digital screens in London, England, on March 3, 2023. Block shares jumped 7% on Monday after S&P Global said the company will join the S&P 500, replacing Hess, which was acquired by Chevron's for $54 billion. The stock rose following the announcement late Friday as investors sought to get in ahead of index fund managers, who will need to buy shares to mimic the changes. Square's $48 billion market cap at Monday's clos

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This X-ray view may shed some light on Anker’s recalled power banks

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-31 22:18:42

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR A firm specializing in X-ray CT scans has investigated the recently recalled Anker power banks. The scans show there are a few differences between the recalled models and the ones not recalled. Back in June, Anker recalled over 1 million of its PowerCore 10000 power banks (model A1263). Although the company didn’t go into details about what was wrong with the device, it did mention that units sold between 2016 and 2022 pose a potential fire safety ris

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Google just forced some Pixel 4a holdouts to finally install their battery-nerfing update

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-31 22:30:19

David Imel / Android Authority TL;DR Google’s been dealing with the fallout of bad batteries on the Pixel 4a and Pixel 6a. So far, that’s involved updates that limit charging capacity after a certain number of cycles. While there was a trick to avoid that update on the Pixel 4a, Google seems to have closed the loophole. This year, Google has found itself forced to confront and deal with an awkward problem that’s been casting a shadow across its otherwise largely well-received Pixel smartphon

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OpenAI is getting closer with the UK government

engadget.com Unknown 2026-01-31 20:31:33

The UK government has announced a new strategic partnership with OpenAI that could lead the company to "expand AI security research collaborations, explore investing in UK AI infrastructure like data centers, and find new ways for taxpayer funded services" to use AI. The move follows the introduction of the AI Action Plan in January, which fast-tracks the construction of data centers in certain regions of the UK. In the (entirely voluntary) partnership agreement — technically a Memorandum of Un

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Africa's gigantic $80B dam could transform entire continent

news.ycombinator.com Rafaela Fabris 2026-01-31 22:17:08

At a cost of $80 billion, the Grand Inga Dam will be the world's largest hydroelectric plant, capable of generating 40.000 megawatts and bringing electricity to millions, the megaproject will change economies and connect all of Africa. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is about to embark on one of the largest and most ambitious infrastructure projects ever seen. The construction of the $80 billion Grand Inga Dam promises to transform not only the country’s energy sector, but also the f

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Jane Jacobs Got Americans Stuck

news.ycombinator.com Danny Crichton 2026-01-31 22:43:10

Over the past few decades, an astonishing pattern has taken place: Americans no longer migrate. From a peak of roughly one third of the country moving cities in a single year, today, migration rates have declined and are now in line with the Old Continent of Europe. The dynamism of the American economy was predicated on all kinds of people seeking out work and building families, but now that mobility is gone — and we need to find out why. Yoni Appelbaum, a senior editor at The Atlantic, just pu

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Global hack on Microsoft Sharepoint hits U.S., state agencies, researchers say

news.ycombinator.com Ellen Nakashima 2026-01-30 18:58:06

Hackers exploited a major security flaw in widely used Microsoft server software to launch a global attack on government agencies and businesses in the past few days, breaching U.S. federal and state agencies, universities, energy companies and an Asian telecommunications company, according to state officials and private researchers. The U.S. government and partners in Canada and Australia are investigating the compromise of SharePoint servers, which provide a platform for sharing and managing d

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Hidden Sensors Reveal Filthy Truth About Handwashing in Hospital Bathrooms

gizmodo.com Ed Cara 2026-01-31 22:15:51

Here’s something that will make you lose just a bit more faith in humanity—or at least reach for some hand wipes. New research shows that even in hospitals, a substantial number of people aren’t bothering to wash their hands. Scientists from the University of Surrey in England led the study, installing sensors near hospital toilet and sink pipes to keep track of people’s handwashing. Nearly half of toilet users skipped the sink after flushing, they found. The researchers say more effective stra

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Behold the Distressingly Blue Mozzarella Stick Disneyland Will Sell You to Celebrate ‘Fantastic Four: First Steps’

gizmodo.com Cheryl Eddy 2026-01-31 22:15:55

A new movie inevitably means new tie-in food, especially at a theme park operated by a studio hoping to cash in on its latest release. The Fantastic Four: First Steps hits theaters this week and is therefore in its prime time for this kind of marketing. We’ve all seen and/or shuddered at the blue Pop-Tarts, the questionable Little Caesars pizza, and the blue milk—but Disney Parks has just entered the chat with its own color-coordinated munchies. The top image seen here is the most startling ite

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Astronomers Spot Companion Star in Orbit Around Iconic Star Betelgeuse, Confirming Suspicions

gizmodo.com Gayoung Lee 2026-01-31 22:50:48

In 2024, astronomers surmised that Betelgeuse might have a stellar “buddy.” If this hypothetical companion existed, it would help answer some questions about the red supergiant’s strange glowing patterns. As it turns out, these suspicions were correct. After numerous false signals and empty search results, astronomers with NASA’s Ames Research Center have confirmed that Betelgeuse does, in fact, have a tiny buddy star. The young star, with a mass about 1.5 times that of the Sun, likely exerts s

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Ted Lasso Kicks Off Filming for Season 4 in Kansas City. Here's What We Know So Far

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-31 20:24:00

Macy Meyer Writer II Macy Meyer is a North Carolina native who graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill with a BA in English and a second BA in Journalism. Macy is a Writer on the CNET How-To team, covering a variety of topics, including home security, fitness and nutrition, smart home tech and more. In each article, Macy helps readers get the most out of their home, tech and wellness. When Macy isn't writing, she's volunteering, traveling, walking her dog, Holden, or watching sports.

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Grok’s AI companions drove downloads, but its latest model is the one making money

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2026-01-31 16:20:29

Grok’s raunchy, unfiltered AI companions may be making headlines for their unhinged and often NSFW responses, but it’s Grok 4, xAI’s latest model, that’s been driving the app’s revenue of late. Elon Musk’s xAI launched Grok 4 late on July 9, and by Friday, July 11, Grok’s gross revenue on iOS had jumped a whopping 325% to $419,000, up from $99,000 the day before the Grok 4 launch, according to app intelligence firm Appfigures. Image Credits:Appfigures Grok continued to pull in higher-than-usu

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Alarming Video Shows Experimental Fighting Robot Thrashing Uncontrollably

futurism.com Unknown 2026-02-01 00:33:57

"I'm so sorry." Breaking Away A video making the rounds on social media shows a humanoid robot flailing its arms and legs, seemingly trying to break free of a harness. The clip shows the robot causing the crane it's hanging from to collapse to the ground as a nearby human watches in shock, putting his hands on his head as he surveys the damage. "Oh my god, what the f*ck was that?" a female voice, presumably belonging to robot combat company REK CTO Amanda Watson, can be heard saying in the b

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The Krull dimension of the semiring of natural numbers is equal to 2

news.ycombinator.com Antoine Chambert-Loir 2026-01-28 04:48:39

A blog about math (mainly), computer tricks (sometimes) and jazz music.

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What went wrong inside recalled Anker PowerCore 10000 power banks?

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-01 02:22:11

Lithium-ion batteries power the many electronic devices that we rely on every day, from EVs to smartphones and laptops. They’re so prevalent, that the average American owns nine lithium battery-powered devices.1 But they carry real risks when quality lapses occur. Overheating and fire hazards can cause property damage, injuries, or worse. With millions of these batteries in circulation, even a single defect can have a ripple effect of consequences for consumer safety and brand reputation. Recen

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Polymarket Says Its Coming Back to the U.S.

gizmodo.com Lucas Ropek 2026-02-01 03:55:31

In 2022, the Commodities Futures Trading Commission accused Polymarket of having offered illegal trading services. Since then, as part of its settlement with the government, the site hasn’t operated inside the United States. However, the platform—which lets web users earn or burn cash via bets on anything and everything (from political races to farts)—now appears to be headed back to America, thanks in part to a recent business deal. In a press release published Monday, Polymarket announced tha

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Ted Lasso Kicks Off Season 4 Filming in Kansas City. Here's What We Know So Far

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-01 02:24:19

Macy Meyer Writer II Macy Meyer is a North Carolina native who graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill with a BA in English and a second BA in Journalism. Macy is a Writer on the CNET How-To team, covering a variety of topics, including home security, fitness and nutrition, smart home tech and more. In each article, Macy helps readers get the most out of their home, tech and wellness. When Macy isn't writing, she's volunteering, traveling, walking her dog, Holden, or watching sports.

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Latest Tech News

Scholars solved a 130-year literary mystery and it hinged on one word

Yoni Appelbaum on the real villians behind our housing and mobility problems

Spice Data (YC S19) Is Hiring

Polymarket Says It’s Coming Back to the U.S.

Elon Musk-Founded Brain Implant Startup Says It’s a ‘Disadvantaged’ Business Despite Being Worth $9 Billion

Today's Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for July 22, #1494

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Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for July 22 #506

Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for July 22, #302

EPA Employees Still in the Dark as Agency Dismantles Scientific Research Office

Tesla’s long-delayed retro diner and charging location is finally opening

Citizen will share crime videos with the NYPD

CoreWeave stock rises after company announces $1.5 billion bond sale

Block's stock pops on addition to S&P 500

This X-ray view may shed some light on Anker’s recalled power banks

Google just forced some Pixel 4a holdouts to finally install their battery-nerfing update

OpenAI is getting closer with the UK government

Africa's gigantic $80B dam could transform entire continent

Jane Jacobs Got Americans Stuck

Global hack on Microsoft Sharepoint hits U.S., state agencies, researchers say

Hidden Sensors Reveal Filthy Truth About Handwashing in Hospital Bathrooms

Behold the Distressingly Blue Mozzarella Stick Disneyland Will Sell You to Celebrate ‘Fantastic Four: First Steps’

Astronomers Spot Companion Star in Orbit Around Iconic Star Betelgeuse, Confirming Suspicions

Ted Lasso Kicks Off Filming for Season 4 in Kansas City. Here's What We Know So Far

Grok’s AI companions drove downloads, but its latest model is the one making money

Alarming Video Shows Experimental Fighting Robot Thrashing Uncontrollably

The Krull dimension of the semiring of natural numbers is equal to 2

What went wrong inside recalled Anker PowerCore 10000 power banks?

Polymarket Says Its Coming Back to the U.S.

Ted Lasso Kicks Off Season 4 Filming in Kansas City. Here's What We Know So Far

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