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Top UN legal investigators conclude Israel is guilty of genocide in Gaza

news.ycombinator.com Sondos Asem 2025-09-20 17:24:22

The UN’s top investigative body on Palestine and Israel ruled on Tuesday that Israel is guilty of the crime of genocide in Gaza, in the most authoritative pronouncement to date. The 72-page report by the UN commission of inquiry on Palestine and Israel finds Israel has committed four of the five acts prohibited under the 1948 Genocide Convention, and that Israeli leaders had the intent to destroy Palestinians in Gaza as a group. The finding echoes reports by Palestinian, Israeli and internatio

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Get into the cockpit as new crop of “Top Gun” pilots get their wings

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-24 15:00:51

It's constant corrections that you're doing. It is very much an eye scan. You have to be looking at certain things. Where is your lead indicator coming from? If you wait for the airspeed to fall off, it's probably a little bit too late to tell you that you're underpowered. You need to look for some of the other cues that you have available to you. That's why there's so many different sensors and systems and numbers. We're teaching them not to look at one number, but to look at a handful of numbe

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Head of UK's Turing AI Institute resigns after funding threat

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2025-10-10 15:44:29

Head of UK's Turing AI Institute resigns after funding threat 19 minutes ago Share Save Graham Fraser Technology reporter Share Save PA Dr Jean Innes (left) pictured with Foreign Secretary David Lammy (centre) and his French counterpart Jean-Noel Barrot at a meeting in London The chief executive of the UK's national institute for artificial intelligence (AI) has resigned following staff unrest and a warning the charity was at risk of collapse. Dr Jean Innes said she was stepping down from the

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Colleges see significant drop in international students as fall semester begins

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-21 05:31:23

NPR > Education Classes began this week for students at the University at Buffalo, a public research university in western New York, but there were about 750 fewer international students on campus than expected. The new students who did make it gathered for a welcome from the school's dean of students. "We know you have had to overcome hurdles to be here – especially this summer, with visas," Tomás Aguirre told the assembled students, representing more than 100 countries. "And I just wanted yo

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Trump admin issues stop-work order for offshore wind project

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-10-26 14:53:41

The Trump administration on Friday issued an order to stop work on a nearly complete offshore wind energy project, the latest step in the Trump administration’s crackdown on wind power. In a letter to Orsted, the Danish company developing Revolution Wind, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management said its order is tied to concerns about “the protection of national security interests of the United States and prevention of interference with reasonable uses of the exclusive economic zone, the high sea

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Meta used National PTA to promote child safety efforts, report finds

cnbc.com Zach Vallese 2025-10-26 18:19:22

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg tries on Orion AR glasses at the Meta Connect annual event at the company's headquarters in Menlo Park, California, on Sept. 25, 2024. Since losing her 15-year-old son Riley to suicide following a sextortion scheme through Meta's Messenger app, Mary Rodee has worked with advocacy groups to push for stronger protections for children online. "I hold them solely responsible," Rodee said about Meta in an interview with CNBC. "They have a responsibility for the safety of th

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Senator castigates federal judiciary for ignoring “basic cybersecurity”

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-10-27 17:58:07

US Senator Ron Wyden accused the federal judiciary of “negligence and incompetence” following a recent hack, reportedly by hackers with ties to the Russian government, that exposed confidential court documents. The breach of the judiciary’s electronic case filing system first came to light in a report by Politico three weeks ago, which went on to say that the vulnerabilities exploited in the hack were known since 2020. The New York Times, citing people familiar with the intrusion, said that Rus

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They’re trying to make deep-sea mining happen

theverge.com Justine Calma 2025-10-29 03:00:00

is a senior science reporter covering energy and the environment with more than a decade of experience. She is also the host of Hell or High Water: When Disaster Hits Home , a podcast from Vox Media and Audible Originals. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on deep-sea mining and critical minerals, follow Justine Calma. The Stepback arriv

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When Starship Comes to Florida, Expect 2-Hour Flight Delays, FAA Warns

gizmodo.com Ellyn Lapointe 2025-10-29 22:55:05

SpaceX aims to expand its Starship operations to Cape Canaveral, Florida, with a goal of launching 44 super heavy-lift rockets per year. If regulators approve this plan, the uptick in launch activity could result in more ground stops, reroutes, and flight delays at major airports throughout the Sunshine State, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. In a draft environmental impact statement released this month, the FAA states that airports such as Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood Internation

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Apple celebrates National Parks with Apple Pay, Fitness+, and more

9to5mac.com Chance Miller 2025-10-30 22:33:50

Apple has announced a handful of new initiatives to support the National Park Foundation in celebration of its 109th anniversary. This includes donations for Apple Pay purchases, an Apple Watch activity cahllenge, and more. First, from August 22 to 29, Apple says it will donate $10 to the National Park Foundation for every purchase made with Apple Pay at Apple Stores, in the App Store app, or on its website. This represents the ninth straight year of this initiative by Apple. As we reported ea

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Verizon-powered prepaid brands just got a lot more travel-friendly

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-05 16:00:32

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Verizon-powered prepaid providers, Simple Mobile and Total Wireless, are introducing several travel-friendly perks across their plans. The updated plans offer new international calling, texting, and roaming benefits, and in some cases, bundled streaming services. Verizon will soon power new global connectivity options for prepaid customers of Simple Mobile and Total Wireless. Starting August 28, the two no-contract prepaid providers under Verizon’s Va

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A new poverty line shifted the World Bank's poverty data. What changed and why?

news.ycombinator.com Joe Hasell 2025-11-11 23:03:31

$3 a day: A new poverty line has shifted the World Bank’s data on extreme poverty. What changed, and why? In June 2025, the World Bank increased its extreme poverty estimates by 125 million people. This doesn’t mean the world has gotten poorer: it reflects a new, higher International Poverty Line of $3 a day, up from $2.15. To track progress towards ending extreme poverty by 2030, the United Nations relies on the World Bank to estimate the share of people living below a certain threshold, calle

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US national debt reaches a record $37T, the Treasury Department reports

news.ycombinator.com Hussein Reports On The U.S. Treasury Department For The Associated Press. She Covers Tax Policy 2025-11-16 16:31:19

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government’s gross national debt has surpassed $37 trillion, a record number that highlights the accelerating debt on America’s balance sheet and increased cost pressures on taxpayers. The $37 trillion update is found in the latest Treasury Department report issued Tuesday which logs the nation’s daily finances. The national debt eclipsed $37 trillion years sooner than pre-pandemic projections. The Congressional Budget Office’s January 2020 projections had gross fede

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Trump strikes “wild” deal making US firms pay 15% tax on China chip sales

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-11-23 10:31:51

Ahead of an August 12 deadline for a US-China trade deal, Donald Trump's tactics continue to confuse those trying to assess the country's national security priorities regarding its biggest geopolitical rival. For months, Trump has kicked the can down the road regarding a TikTok ban, allowing the app to continue operating despite supposedly urgent national security concerns that China may be using the app to spy on Americans. And now, in the latest baffling move, a US official announced Monday t

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National Academies to fast-track a new climate assessment

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-11-26 10:55:43

The nation’s premier group of scientific advisers announced Thursday that it will conduct an independent, fast-track review of the latest climate science. It will do so with an eye to weighing in on the Trump administration’s planned repeal of the government’s 2009 determination that greenhouse gas emissions harm human health and the environment. The move by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to self-fund the study is a departure from their typical practice of respond

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National Bank of Canada online systems down due to 'technical issue'

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-12-02 00:19:16

National Bank of Canada (Banque Nationale du Canada), the sixth largest commercial bank of Canada is currently experiencing a widespread service outage affecting its online banking and mobile app platforms. Social media reports suggest that the issues began earlier this morning, with customers encountering a "maintenance" message when attempting to access their accounts via online banking on web and banking app. Headquartered in Montreal, NBC (BNC) serves more than 2.4 million personal banking

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Los Alamos is capturing images of explosions at 7 millionths of a second

news.ycombinator.com Rebecca Mcdonald 2025-12-02 09:47:07

Download a print-friendly version of this article. Los Alamos scientists are good at doing things that seem impossible, like taking a picture of something that happens in less than seven-millionths of a second—such as an explosion. And not just one picture, but a series of images that reveal pivotal data about the material that exploded and the physics of the explosion. This so-called dynamic imaging is essential to the Lab’s stockpile stewardship mission because it helps scientists test and un

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Los Alamos is capturing real-time images of explosions at 7mths of a second

news.ycombinator.com Rebecca Mcdonald 2025-12-04 03:47:07

Download a print-friendly version of this article. Los Alamos scientists are good at doing things that seem impossible, like taking a picture of something that happens in less than seven-millionths of a second—such as an explosion. And not just one picture, but a series of images that reveal pivotal data about the material that exploded and the physics of the explosion. This so-called dynamic imaging is essential to the Lab’s stockpile stewardship mission because it helps scientists test and un

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Los Alamos Is Capturing Real-Time Images of Explosions at 7Mths of a Second

news.ycombinator.com Rebecca Mcdonald 2025-12-04 09:47:07

Download a print-friendly version of this article. Los Alamos scientists are good at doing things that seem impossible, like taking a picture of something that happens in less than seven-millionths of a second—such as an explosion. And not just one picture, but a series of images that reveal pivotal data about the material that exploded and the physics of the explosion. This so-called dynamic imaging is essential to the Lab’s stockpile stewardship mission because it helps scientists test and un

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US Coast Guard Report on Titan Submersible

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-04 09:47:35

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard Marine Board of Investigation (MBI) released its Report of Investigation (ROI) Tuesday on the loss of the Titan submersible, which imploded during a June 2023 dive to the Titanic, killing five people. The more than 300-page ROI outlines key findings and contributing factors in the casualty and includes 17 safety recommendations aimed at strengthening oversight of submersible operations, improving coordination among federal agencies and closing gaps in internati

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Yosemite embodies the long war over US national park privatization

news.ycombinator.com Michael Childers 2025-12-07 21:17:05

The Trump administration’s cuts to the National Park Service’s budget and staffing have raised concerns among park advocates and the public that the administration is aiming to further privatize the national parks. The nation has a long history of similar efforts, including a wildly unpopular 1980 attempt by Reagan administration Interior Secretary James Watt to promote development and expand private concessions in the parks. But debate over using public national park land for private profit da

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Trump will end the de minimis exemption for low-cost global shipments

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-14 05:27:07

President Donald Trump's latest economic move is to halt the de minimis exemption, a provision that made international shipments of low-value items cheaper. When the exemption ends on August 29, shipments valued at or under $800 will be subject to duty fees when sent by any carrier other than the international postal network, no matter what country they are coming from. According to the White House's announcement of this change, shipments will either be assessed with an ad valorem duty equal to

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Minnesota activates National Guard as cyberattack on Saint Paul disrupts public services

techcrunch.com Zack Whittaker 2025-12-15 05:50:47

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has activated the state’s National Guard following a cyberattack on the state’s capital, Saint Paul. City officials have not yet disclosed the nature of the cyberattack, but the July 25 breach continues to disrupt city operations and some public services. Saint Paul is one of the largest cities in the U.S. with more than 300,000 residents, and is the latest in a list of major cities targeted by hackers and ransomware gangs in recent years. In a statement on Tuesday, Wal

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Trump caving on Nvidia H20 export curbs may disrupt his bigger trade war

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-12-16 15:04:07

The next front in Donald Trump's trade war will be chip tariffs—which could come by next month—but national security experts are warning that the president may have already made a huge misstep that threatens to disrupt both US trade and national security. In a letter Monday to Department of Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, 20 policymakers and professionals with a background in national security policy urged Trump to reverse course and block exports of Nvidia's H20 chips to China. In April, t

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Smithsonian Air and Space opens halls for “milestone” and “future” artifacts

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-12-20 15:54:35

The National Air and Space Museum welcomed the public into five more of its renovated galleries on Monday, including two showcasing spaceflight artifacts. The new exhibitions shine modern light on returning displays and restore the museum's almost 50-year-old legacy of adding objects that made history but have yet to become historical. Visitors can again enter through the "Boeing Milestones of Flight Hall," which has been closed for the past three years and has on display some of the museum's m

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The ICJ Rules That Failing to Combat Climate Change Could Violate International Law

wired.com Fernanda González 2025-12-25 20:31:18

If a country fails to take decisive action to protect the planet from climate change, it could be breaking international law and be held liable for damages caused to humanity. This is one of the conclusions of an unprecedented advisory opinion issued by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the legal obligations of states in the face of this environmental crisis. The 15 judges that make up the ICJ, the highest judicial body of the United Nations, described the need to address the threat o

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UK to ban public sector orgs from paying ransomware gangs

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-01-01 00:01:02

The United Kingdom's government is planning to ban public sector and critical infrastructure organizations from paying ransoms after ransomware attacks. The list of entities that would have to follow the new proposed legislation includes local councils, schools, and the publicly funded National Health Service (NHS). "Ransomware is estimated to cost the UK economy millions of pounds each year, with recent high-profile ransomware attacks highlighting the severe operational, financial, and even l

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A Treatise for One Network – Anonymous National Deliberation [pdf]

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-30 15:21:20

Authoritarian regimes thrive by systematically dividing their opposition and silencing the populace, creating a crisis where citizens feel isolated and powerless. This paper proposes a technological solution: a new, secure feature within Telegram to bridge these divisions and forge a genuine national consensus. Executive Summary "The protocol is remarkably efficient, capable of distilling the views of a population of 100 million participants down to a core group of 100 in as few as six weeks.

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North America's Oldest Known Pterosaur

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-30 10:02:06

A Smithsonian-led team of researchers have discovered North America’s oldest known pterosaur, the winged reptiles that lived alongside dinosaurs and were the first vertebrates to evolve powered flight. In a paper published today, July 7, in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers led by paleontologist Ben Kligman, a Peter Buck Postdoctoral Fellow at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, present the fossilized jawbone of the new species and describe the sea gu

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As Trump Scrubs Climate Reports, NASA Breaks Its Promise to Save Them

gizmodo.com Ellyn Lapointe 2026-01-12 09:00:40

Since taking office in January, the Trump administration has launched a major effort to limit public access to information about climate change. After the president canned the official government site that hosted the national climate assessments earlier this month, NASA has broken its promise to publish them on its own site. On Monday, July 14, NASA Press Secretary Bethany Stevens told the Associated Press that NASA will not host any data from globalchange.gov, which served as the official webs

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Latest Tech News

Top UN legal investigators conclude Israel is guilty of genocide in Gaza

Get into the cockpit as new crop of “Top Gun” pilots get their wings

Head of UK's Turing AI Institute resigns after funding threat

Colleges see significant drop in international students as fall semester begins

Trump admin issues stop-work order for offshore wind project

Meta used National PTA to promote child safety efforts, report finds

Senator castigates federal judiciary for ignoring “basic cybersecurity”

They’re trying to make deep-sea mining happen

When Starship Comes to Florida, Expect 2-Hour Flight Delays, FAA Warns

Apple celebrates National Parks with Apple Pay, Fitness+, and more

Verizon-powered prepaid brands just got a lot more travel-friendly

A new poverty line shifted the World Bank's poverty data. What changed and why?

US national debt reaches a record $37T, the Treasury Department reports

Trump strikes “wild” deal making US firms pay 15% tax on China chip sales

National Academies to fast-track a new climate assessment

National Bank of Canada online systems down due to 'technical issue'

Los Alamos is capturing images of explosions at 7 millionths of a second

Los Alamos is capturing real-time images of explosions at 7mths of a second

Los Alamos Is Capturing Real-Time Images of Explosions at 7Mths of a Second

US Coast Guard Report on Titan Submersible

Yosemite embodies the long war over US national park privatization

Trump will end the de minimis exemption for low-cost global shipments

Minnesota activates National Guard as cyberattack on Saint Paul disrupts public services

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UK to ban public sector orgs from paying ransomware gangs

A Treatise for One Network – Anonymous National Deliberation [pdf]

North America's Oldest Known Pterosaur

As Trump Scrubs Climate Reports, NASA Breaks Its Promise to Save Them

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