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Doge Is Trying to Gift Itself a $500M Building

wired.com

The DOGE-affiliated acting president of the United States Institute of Peace, a Congressionally funded, independent think...
The DOGE-affiliated acting president of the United States Institute of Peace, a Congressionally funded, independent think tank, has moved to transfer the agency’s $500 million headquarters building to the General Services Administration free of charge, according to court documents revealed in a recently filed lawsui...
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Donkey Kong champion wins defamation case against Australian YouTuber Karl Jobst

theguardian.com

A professional YouTuber in Queensland has been ordered to pay $350,000 plus interest and costs to...
A professional YouTuber in Queensland has been ordered to pay $350,000 plus interest and costs to the former world record score holder for Donkey Kong, after the Brisbane district court found the YouTuber had defamed him “recklessly” with false claims of a link between a lawsuit and another YouTuber’s suicide.Willia...
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The Colors of Her Coat

astralcodexten.com

I.In Ballad of the White Horse, G.K. Chesterton describes the Virgin Mary:Her face was like an...
I.In Ballad of the White Horse, G.K. Chesterton describes the Virgin Mary:Her face was like an open wordWhen brave men speak and choose,The very colours of her coatWere better than good news.Why the colors of her coat?The medievals took their dyes very seriously. This was before modern chemistry, so you had to try h...
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Ask HN: Why hasn't AMD made a viable CUDA alternative?

ycombinator.com
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Over 200M Records Allegedly Belonging to X Leaked Online

safetydetectives.com

SafetyDetectives Cybersecurity Team Updated on: March 30, 2025 SafetyDetectives Cybersecurity Team SafetyDetectives’ Cybersecurity Team stumbled upon...
SafetyDetectives Cybersecurity Team Updated on: March 30, 2025 SafetyDetectives Cybersecurity Team SafetyDetectives’ Cybersecurity Team stumbled upon a clear web forum post where a threat actor published a .CSV file allegedly containing over 200 million records from X users. What Is X? Formerly known as Twitter, X i...
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I made a show shuffler that shuffles shows in order

tgwil.net
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CERN scientists find evidence of quantum entanglement in sheep

home.cern

The findings could help to explain the species’ fascinating flocking behaviour The CERN flock of sheep...
The findings could help to explain the species’ fascinating flocking behaviour The CERN flock of sheep on site in 2017. (Image: CERN) Quantum entanglement is a fascinating phenomenon where two particles’ states are tied to each other, no matter how far apart the particles are. In 2022, the Nobel Prize in Physics was...

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Globe Gores

loc.gov

The Geography and Map Division holds a variety of printed globe gores in a variety of...
The Geography and Map Division holds a variety of printed globe gores in a variety of sizes and configurations ranging from some of the earliest examples in the 16th century to more modern examples in the 20th century. Globe gores are strips of paper containing printed maps in the sizes and shapes needed for globe c...
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Bletchley code breaker Betty Webb dies aged 101

bbc.com

Aida FofanaBBC News, West MidlandsBBCBletchley Park code breaker Betty Webb has died at the age of...
Aida FofanaBBC News, West MidlandsBBCBletchley Park code breaker Betty Webb has died at the age of 101A decorated World War Two code breaker who spent her youth deciphering enemy messages at Bletchley Park has died at the age of 101.Charlotte "Betty" Webb MBE - who was among the last surviving Bletchley code breaker...
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Xiaomi Car with Driver Assistance Crashes, Three Reported Dead

bloomberg.com
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MCP: The new "USB-C for AI" that's bringing fierce rivals together

arstechnica.com

Other notable examples include servers that connect AI models to home automation systems, real-time weather data,...
Other notable examples include servers that connect AI models to home automation systems, real-time weather data, e-commerce platforms, and music streaming services. Some implementations allow AI assistants to interact with gaming engines, 3D modeling software, and IoT devices. What is “context” anyway? To fully app...
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Electron Band Structure in Germanium, My Ass

wisc.edu
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Why F#?

batsov.com
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AWS S3 sync does not sync all the files

github.com
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White House says it's 'case closed' on the Signal group chat review

npr.org

The White House has concluded its review of how Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg was inadvertently included...
The White House has concluded its review of how Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg was inadvertently included on a Signal message group chat of high-ranking officials discussing impending strikes in Yemen. The Atlantic story, published one week ago, stunned Washington because of the sensitive nature of the information...
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An e-bike that charges off USB-C

theverge.com

Ampler made one of the first modern e-bikes I ever tested, and now it’s selling the...
Ampler made one of the first modern e-bikes I ever tested, and now it’s selling the first commercial electric bikes — the Nova and Nova Pro — I’m aware of that can be charged over a USB-C port integrated right into the frame. Hell, that same jack will even charge your gadgets in a pinch, but not in the US because th...
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The April Fools joke that might have got me fired

oldvcr.blogspot.com

Everyone should pull one great practical joke in their lifetimes. This one was mine, and I...
Everyone should pull one great practical joke in their lifetimes. This one was mine, and I think it's past the statute of limitations. The story is true. Only the names are redacted to protect the guilty. My first job out of college was a database programmer, even though my undergraduate degree had nothing to do wit...
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Ukrainian Soldiers Unearth Ancient Greek Burial

archaeology.org
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Self-Hosting like it's 2025

kiranet.org

In recent years, self-hosting has emerged as a popular alternative to data-collecting, big-brother services. For a...
In recent years, self-hosting has emerged as a popular alternative to data-collecting, big-brother services. For a time, I must admit, I was almost addicted to trying out new software, building dashboards, and adding applications I didn't really need. Now that my setup has remained largely the same for over a year, ...
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Interactive article about heart arrhythmias

jenevoldsen.com
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US accidentally sent Maryland father to Salvadorian prison, can't get him back

independent.co.uk

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when...
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights,...
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Experimental Tauri Verso Integration

tauri.app

So first off, what is Verso? Verso is a browser based on Servo, a web browser...
So first off, what is Verso? Verso is a browser based on Servo, a web browser rendering engine written in Rust Why using Verso instead of Servo directly? I believe there’re quite a lot of people having thought about using Servo but got intimidated by the complex APIs and just gave up, which frankly I was one of them...
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'A hostile state': Why some travellers are avoiding the US

bbc.com

Getty Images(Credit: Getty Images)As the list of nations issuing travel warnings to the US grows, some...
Getty Images(Credit: Getty Images)As the list of nations issuing travel warnings to the US grows, some visitors are opting to boycott it entirely. Here's why many foreigners are changing their travel plans and what this could mean for Americans.The cold shoulder has been particularly noticeable from the US's norther...
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Jargonic: Industry-Tunable ASR Model

aiola.ai

Home / Our Blog / Introducing Jargonic: The World’s Most Accurate Industry-Tuned ASR Model Automatic Speech...
Home / Our Blog / Introducing Jargonic: The World’s Most Accurate Industry-Tuned ASR Model Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) has made significant strides over the last decade, but most ASR models on the market offer general-purpose transcription. They perform well in clean, controlled environments but break down wh...
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