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news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-30 04:00:58

Slow What problems can human beings only solve over a very long period of time? And how can we build institutions that solve those problems? Below is a list of marvellous projects which human beings have undertaken over an exceptionally long time. Many examples contributed by people on Twitter. The focus is on goal-directed projects (e.g., a scientific experiment or a building), less on more decentralized or unplanned changes (e.g., languages, domestication of livestock, cities, religions). O

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How Not to Study a Disease (2023)

news.ycombinator.com Written By 2025-08-30 16:03:16

Image credit: @ionut.stefan.92ish Română In today’s post, I’d like to draw your attention to an absolutely amazing book on the topic of Alzheimer’s disease. Written by Prof. Karl Herrup, professor of neurobiology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, “How Not to Study a Disease – The Story of Alzheimer’s” takes the reader on a journey of Alzheimer’s research from its inception by Alois Alzheimer to the contemporary understanding of this devastating condition. This is not just an

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Trump suspends trade loophole for cheap online retailers globally

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-08-30 16:09:45

E-commerce giants everywhere felt the sting Wednesday when President Donald Trump announced that the US will be "suspending duty-free de minimis treatment for low-value shipments" worth $800 or less from anywhere in the world. Americans will likely soon feel the crunch, with one recent study estimating that the cost of eliminating the trade loophole overall to US consumers could fall between $10.9 billion and $13 billion while "disproportionately" hurting "lower-income and minority consumers" w

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‘Dune 3’ Will Feature the Return of Smooth Faced Jason Momoa

gizmodo.com Sabina Graves 2025-08-30 19:45:25

As shooting gets underway on Dune: Part 3, the adaptation of Frank Herbert’s Dune Messiah, returning cast member Jason Momoa is prepping to come back, but not exactly as who you’d think he’d be… or looking the way you’d expect. An Instagram post shows Momoa shaving to mark his return to the Dune franchise, a journey he began six years ago. It’s a stunt to celebrate the anniversary, which began at the same time as his collaboration with environmentally friendly aluminum water bottle purveyors Ma

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Catch the Perseids Meteor Shower This Week, and See Bright Fireballs in the Skies

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-31 07:15:03

Skygazers have had a lot to look at recently. A couple of dueling meteor showers graced the skies earlier this week, but if you missed that then you can still catch perhaps the most popular meteor shower of the year: the Perseids meteor shower. Perseids are known for their bright fireballs and plentiful meteors. The show started on July 17, and will run through Aug. 23. The reason the Perseids meteor shower is so popular is twofold. First, it takes place in the summer, so going outside and wat

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Should You Put Down the Iced Coffee During a Heat Advisory? This Is What Dietitians Say

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-31 07:41:04

With heat advisories popping up all across the US, the Las Vegas National Weather Service recently advised residents in parts of California, Nevada and Arizona to stop drinking caffeine when the heat is extreme. This is to prevent dehydration, which can lead to heat stroke. However, curious if we should all be putting our iced coffees down this summer, I reached out to three dietitians for the tea on caffeine, dehydration and heat safety. Does coffee cause dehydration? "Caffeine, the main acti

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Maintaining Weight Loss

news.ycombinator.com Leigh Peele 2025-09-01 16:05:29

When people hit their weight loss goals, it’s easy to assume the hardest part is behind them. However, maintaining that progress is a skill with its own set of challenges. In fact, sometimes, people are more prepared for the initial grind of weight loss than for the long-term effort required for maintenance. This article aims to provide a collection of skills to manage maintenance more effectively while hopefully making it feel sustainable. Let’s dig in! 1. Really understanding the role of yo

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Google says it never received a UK demand for encryption backdoor, unlike Apple

techspot.com Rob Thubron 2025-09-02 07:22:00

A hot potato: Google says that unlike rival Apple, it has not received a demand from the UK government to build a backdoor in its encrypted services. The tech giant had refused to answer a US Senator's question on the matter, but it has since confirmed it is not subject to a similar order as Apple. In a letter to the Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, Senator Ron Wyden, who serves on the Senate Intelligence Committee, wrote about the UK's "reported secret surveillance demands of

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New report doubles down on iPhone rebound in China, despite overall market decline

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-09-02 16:13:15

A few weeks ago, a report from Counterpoint Research suggested Apple may be turning things around in China. Now, new data from Canalys shows iPhone shipments in mainland China rose during the second quarter of 2025, even as the broader smartphone market declined. Here’s the breakdown. iPhone picks up, but Apple still in fifth Canalys’ numbers show that Apple shipped 10.1 million iPhones in Q2 2025, placing it fifth in China’s smartphone rankings, behind Huawei, vivo, OPPO, and Xiaomi. As note

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The FBI Is Reportedly Holding the Missing Footage From Outside Epstein's Cell

futurism.com Unknown 2025-09-02 21:10:45

Despite official insistence to the contrary, insiders say that the US government is in possession of the "missing minute" from the footage outside of Jeffrey Epstein's Manhattan jail cell when the infamous pedophile died. Earlier this month, attorney general Pam Bondi released what the Justice Department referred to as the "full raw" surveillance footage from outside Epstein's cell — a still frame of which is shown above — documenting nearly 11 hours of the outside of the disgraced financier's

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The Making of Dario Amodei

news.ycombinator.com Alex Kantrowitz 2025-09-03 09:36:34

Dario Amodei doesn’t hesitate when I ask what’s gotten into him. The Anthropic CEO has spent 2025 at war, feuding with industry counterparts, members of the government, and the public’s perception of artificial intelligence. In recent months, he’s predicted that AI could soon eliminate 50% of entry-level, white-collar jobs. He’s railed against a ten-year AI regulation moratorium in the pages of the New York Times. And he’s called for semiconductor export controls to China, drawing a public rebu

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Google says UK government has not demanded an encryption backdoor for its users’ data

techcrunch.com Zack Whittaker 2025-09-03 15:50:00

The U.K. government is reportedly backing down from its earlier demand that Apple build a secret backdoor allowing its authorities access to customer data worldwide, following a harsh rebuke from the U.S. government. But one U.S. senator wants to know if other tech giants, like Google, have also received secret backdoor demands from the U.K. government. Google refused to answer the lawmaker’s questions but has since told TechCrunch that the technology giant has not received a backdoor demand, m

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DOJ Has a Copy of the Epstein Jail Video With the ‘Missing Minute’: Report

gizmodo.com Matt Novak 2025-09-04 00:00:24

When the U.S. Department of Justice released a nearly 11-hour video in early July that purported to show the last time Jeffrey Epstein was seen alive, people couldn’t help but notice that there was a full minute missing. Attorney General Pam Bondi insisted there was a simple explanation: That’s just how the jail’s antiquated camera systems work. But a new report claims Bondi isn’t telling the truth. The report from CBS News cites a “government source familiar with the investigation” who told th

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Google won’t say if UK secretly demanded a backdoor for user data

techcrunch.com Zack Whittaker 2025-09-04 04:07:56

The U.K. government is reportedly backing down from its earlier demand that Apple builds a secret backdoor allowing its authorities access to customer data worldwide, following a harsh rebuke from the U.S. government. But one U.S. senator wants to know if other tech giants, like Google, have also received secret backdoor demands from the U.K. government, and Google has so far refused to say. Earlier this year, The Washington Post reported that the U.K. Home Office sought a secret court order i

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‘Thunderbolts’ Director Teases His Take on the ‘Complex’ X-Men

gizmodo.com Cheryl Eddy 2025-09-04 12:16:25

While Marvel basks in the success of The Fantastic Four: First Steps, director Jake Schreier—the guiding hand behind Marvel’s earlier 2025 hit, Thunderbolts—is looking ahead to the studio’s most anticipated movie that doesn’t have the word “Avengers” in the title. Schreier is helming the movie designed to bring the X-Men fully into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, on the heels of Deadpool & Wolverine. As you’d expect, he’s giving his approach to the oft-adapted characters a lot of thought. Speaki

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Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’ Looks Absolutely Stunning

gizmodo.com Germain Lussier 2025-09-04 16:10:33

When Guillermo del Toro finally got the chance to make his dream project, an adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, you just knew it was going to be beautiful. Del Toro’s films are known for a lot of things, and sumptuous production design and costumes are right near the top of the list. So, it almost goes without saying that a group of new images from the film are stunning, but these almost go beyond that. First revealed in an article by Vanity Fair and then released by Netflix, 10 new ima

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FBI seizes $2.4M in Bitcoin from new Chaos ransomware operation

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-09-04 20:52:41

FBI Dallas has seized approximately 20 Bitcoins from a cryptocurrency address belonging to a Chaos ransomware member that is linked to cyberattacks and extortion payments from Texas companies. The crypto was seized on April 15, 2025, and was traced to an affiliate named "Hors," who is suspected of launching the attacks against the companies. "The seized funds were traced to a cryptocurrency address allegedly associated with a member of the Chaos ransomware group, known as 'Hors,' who has been

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Flexport sells former freight unicorn Convoy’s tech 2 years after buying it

techcrunch.com Sean O'Kane 2025-09-05 19:49:23

Two years ago, logistics company Flexport bought the assets of Convoy, a former freight tech unicorn that had closed up shop. Now it’s sold that platform and delivered a “massive return on investment for Flexport.” Flexport announced the sale on Monday to DAT Freight & Analytics but declined to disclose terms. “Over the past 18 months, we rebuilt and relaunched the [Convoy] platform as a neutral digital freight execution layer that serves brokers, carriers, and shippers across the market,” Fle

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Flexport sells former freight unicorn Convoy’s tech two years after buying it

techcrunch.com Sean O'Kane 2025-09-06 00:49:23

Two years ago, logistics company Flexport bought the assets of Convoy, a former freight tech unicorn that had closed up shop. Now it’s sold that platform and delivered a “massive return on investment for Flexport.” Flexport announced the sale on Monday to DAT Freight & Analytics, but declined to disclose terms. “Over the past 18 months, we rebuilt and relaunched the [Convoy] platform as a neutral digital freight execution layer that serves brokers, carriers, and shippers across the market,” Fl

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Our Terrifying First Look at Jacob Elordi in Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’ Is Here

gizmodo.com Germain Lussier 2025-09-06 16:00:12

Much like Frankenstein’s monster itself, the monster at the center of Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein is a mash-up of inspirations. There’s Boris Karloff, the original and most famous Frankenstein. There’s artist Bernie Wrightson, whose illustrations of the character greatly impacted del Toro. There’s Mary Shelley, of course, whose novel the film is based on. And then there’s make-up artist Mike Hill and the actor under that make-up, Jacob Elordi, who you see above in the first official image

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Tesla vet says that ‘reviewing real products’ — not mock-ups — is the key to staying innovative

techcrunch.com Tim De Chant 2025-09-04 14:00:00

GM’s EVs have been on a roll lately. After selling just the Chevy Bolt for years, a wave of new models — now up to 17 fully electrified vehicles — has pushed the automaker into second place in the U.S. behind Tesla. How did it get there? With a little help from a Tesla veteran. GM board member Jon McNeill was president of Tesla during the development and introduction of the Model 3, a crucial period of the company’s growth. One of the things he credits for Tesla’s success is how Elon Musk ran

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Wolfenstein video game franchise set for TV adaptation at Amazon MGM

techspot.com Skye Jacobs 2025-09-05 22:11:00

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years.TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust Rumor mill: Amazon MGM Studios is moving forward with a television adaptation of the long-running Wolfenstein video game series, Variety has learned. The project, which unites creative forces behind recent video game-to-TV successes (including the team behind Amazon's acclaimed Fallout series) is being developed under considerable secrecy, with even basic plot details still under wraps. The series

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Huawei reclaims No. 1 smartphone spot in China — and Apple returns to growth

cnbc.com Arjun Kharpal 2025-09-07 16:52:23

The Huawei flagship store and the Apple flagship store at Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street in Shanghai, China, Sept. 2, 2024. Huawei reclaimed the top spot in China's smartphone market in the second quarter of the year, while Apple returned to growth in the country — one of its most critical markets — data released by technology market analyst firm Canalys showed on Monday. Huawei shipped 12.2 million smartphones in China in the three months ended June, a rise of 15% year on year — equating to 1

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Enough AI copilots, we need AI HUDs

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-07 09:51:28

In my opinion, one of the best critiques of modern AI design comes from a 1992 talk by the researcher Mark Weiser where he ranted against “copilot” as a metaphor for AI. This was 33 years ago, but it’s still incredibly relevant for anyone designing with AI. Weiser’s rant Weiser was speaking at an MIT Media Lab event on “interface agents”. They were grappling with many of the same issues we’re discussing in 2025: how to make a personal assistant that automates tasks for you and knows your full

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Book Review: Nixon's Memoirs

news.ycombinator.com Justis Mills 2025-09-03 18:22:38

I’ve had the first volume of Richard Nixon’s memoirs on my shelf since high school. I got them because of a childhood inside joke, and only recently got around to reading them. The volume ends with Nixon’s first term, though there are portentous intimations, occasionally, of what came after. I’ll start with rolling narrative observations, then a grab bag of details that I found fun, then my favorite excerpt to close out. Big Picture Stuff Before reading his memoirs, my basic cartoon of Nixon

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Ageing accelerates around age 50 ― some organs faster than others

news.ycombinator.com Ledford 2025-09-07 09:19:11

Ageing of many tissues accelerates around age 50, according to an analysis of tissues in people ranging from teenagers to individuals in their sixties.Credit: Karen Haibara/AFP/Getty It is a warning that middle-aged people have long offered the young: ageing is not a smooth process. Now, an exhaustive analysis of how proteins change over time in different organs backs up that idea, finding that people experience an inflection point at around 50 years old, after which ageing seems to accelerate.

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Tesla vet says that ‘reviewing real products’ — not mockups — is the key to staying innovative

techcrunch.com Tim De Chant 2025-09-07 07:00:00

GM’s EVs have been on a roll lately. After selling just the Chevy Bolt for years, a wave of new models — now up to 17 fully electrified vehicles — has pushed the automaker into second place in the U.S. behind Tesla. How did it get there? With a little help from a Tesla veteran. GM board member Jon McNeil was president of Tesla during the development and introduction of the Model 3, a crucial period of the company’s growth. One of the things he credits for Tesla’s success is how Elon Musk ran p

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Do You Need a Barbecue Knife?

wired.com Joe Ray 2025-09-07 08:30:00

A while back at my favorite kitchen-gear trade show, I spotted what appeared to be a trending category: barbecue knives. Their distinguishing characteristics seem to be a fairly tall blade, a shape that encourages a wokka-wokka–style rocking motion, and a target audience that skews heavily toward dudes with beards. Not all of those traits scream “great for grilling,” but I was intrigued. One question immediately stuck in my head: What, if anything, makes a knife grill-friendly? Those I'd come a

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Wolfenstein TV Series in the Works at Amazon

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-07 08:29:29

After a successful first season of the Fallout series, Amazon MGM Studios will adapt another video game. Interestingly enough, this franchise has a story that's similar to the one in Amazon's first popular TV series, The Man in the High Castle. Amazon will begin work on adapting the video game Wolfenstein, according to a report from Variety on Friday. There are few details about the show's plot available other than the tagline "The story of killing Nazis is evergreen." The showrunner of the se

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Ted Lasso’s return could bring three additional new seasons

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-09-08 04:58:46

Ted Lasso season 4 is being filmed right now, and with the start of production has come a strong hint that Apple TV+ and Jason Sudeikis are planning for much more than just one final season for Lasso. Cast for Ted Lasso reportedly signed three-season deals to match Jason Sudeikis’ new planned arc After lots of speculation and rumors since Ted Lasso season 3 ended, it’s now finally official that season 4 is on the way. But as production kicked off this week, we got word that there’s probably a

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Latest Tech News

Slow

How Not to Study a Disease (2023)

Trump suspends trade loophole for cheap online retailers globally

‘Dune 3’ Will Feature the Return of Smooth Faced Jason Momoa

Catch the Perseids Meteor Shower This Week, and See Bright Fireballs in the Skies

Should You Put Down the Iced Coffee During a Heat Advisory? This Is What Dietitians Say

Maintaining Weight Loss

Google says it never received a UK demand for encryption backdoor, unlike Apple

New report doubles down on iPhone rebound in China, despite overall market decline

The FBI Is Reportedly Holding the Missing Footage From Outside Epstein's Cell

The Making of Dario Amodei

Google says UK government has not demanded an encryption backdoor for its users’ data

DOJ Has a Copy of the Epstein Jail Video With the ‘Missing Minute’: Report

Google won’t say if UK secretly demanded a backdoor for user data

‘Thunderbolts’ Director Teases His Take on the ‘Complex’ X-Men

Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’ Looks Absolutely Stunning

FBI seizes $2.4M in Bitcoin from new Chaos ransomware operation

Flexport sells former freight unicorn Convoy’s tech 2 years after buying it

Flexport sells former freight unicorn Convoy’s tech two years after buying it

Our Terrifying First Look at Jacob Elordi in Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’ Is Here

Tesla vet says that ‘reviewing real products’ — not mock-ups — is the key to staying innovative

Wolfenstein video game franchise set for TV adaptation at Amazon MGM

Huawei reclaims No. 1 smartphone spot in China — and Apple returns to growth

Enough AI copilots, we need AI HUDs

Book Review: Nixon's Memoirs

Ageing accelerates around age 50 ― some organs faster than others

Tesla vet says that ‘reviewing real products’ — not mockups — is the key to staying innovative

Do You Need a Barbecue Knife?

Wolfenstein TV Series in the Works at Amazon

Ted Lasso’s return could bring three additional new seasons

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