New top story on Hacker News: The Case for Challenging Music

The Case for Challenging Music
8 by tintinnabula | 2 comments on Hacker News.

Booking.com hackers increase attacks on customers

Researchers say cyber-criminals are offering big sums for hotels' log-in details to target holidaymakers.

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Sticky Vicky: Legendary Benidorm dancer dies aged 80

The X-rated performer had a legendary status among Brits travelling to the Spanish resort on holiday.

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New top story on Hacker News: Inspired by aircraft IFF interrogator antennas, I decided to build my own array

Inspired by aircraft IFF interrogator antennas, I decided to build my own array
11 by luu | 0 comments on Hacker News.

Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: Rescuers free 41 trapped workers

The workers were stuck for two weeks after a part of a tunnel they were working in collapsed.

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Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: How the 17-day India rescue unfolded

Forty-one construction workers were freed after over two weeks trapped in a tunnel.

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James Cleverly issues Commons apology for 'inappropriate language'

Home secretary admits using "inappropriate language" to describe Labour MP - but not Stockton North.

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New top story on Hacker News: AI is a weapon to surpass Metal Gear

AI is a weapon to surpass Metal Gear
34 by xena | 30 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: My Toddler Loves Planes, So I Built Her a Radar

My Toddler Loves Planes, So I Built Her a Radar
58 by jakey_bakey | 8 comments on Hacker News.

Britain's Got Talent: David Walliams reaches 'amicable resolution' in privacy case

The comic was suing the production company after private comments he made were leaked to the media.

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New top story on Hacker News: PipeWire 1.0.0

PipeWire 1.0.0
19 by shallow-mind | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Titled Tuesday [Chess] Cheating

Titled Tuesday [Chess] Cheating
9 by surprisetalk | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: San Francisco Streets with Andrew Callaghan [video]

San Francisco Streets with Andrew Callaghan [video]
6 by pkdpic | 1 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Wallace and Gromit studio Aardman Animations running out of clay

Wallace and Gromit studio Aardman Animations running out of clay
15 by Rant423 | 4 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Your Brain on Books

Your Brain on Books
19 by Caiero | 1 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Adapting WozMon for the breadboard 6502 [video]

Adapting WozMon for the breadboard 6502 [video]
8 by surprisetalk | 1 comments on Hacker News.

What is behind Alex Salmond's new legal fight with the Scottish government?

The ex-first minister is believed to be seeking damages of up to £3m over events which go back five years.

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Pakistan charging refugees $830 to leave

Pakistan is charging undocumented refugees an $830 exit fee to leave the country if they arrived without a visa.

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New top story on Hacker News: Researchers Develop a Flat Metalens That Can Change Its Focal Length

Researchers Develop a Flat Metalens That Can Change Its Focal Length
8 by bookofjoe | 0 comments on Hacker News.

Covid inquiry: Van-Tam family received 'unexpected' death threats

Former medical adviser tells the UK Covid inquiry he considered stepping down over safety fears.

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New top story on Hacker News: Streamlining CI/CD Pipelines with Code: A Developer's Guide

Streamlining CI/CD Pipelines with Code: A Developer's Guide
4 by shykes | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: What's the Best City for Techies in 2024?

What's the Best City for Techies in 2024?
19 by gsaines | 13 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Joyce Carol Oates's Relentless, Prolific Search for a Self

Joyce Carol Oates's Relentless, Prolific Search for a Self
6 by samclemens | 1 comments on Hacker News.

Can writing a diary protect your mental health?

Sir Patrick Vallance's "brain dumps" morphed into damning public critiques - but are diaries therapeutic?

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New top story on Hacker News: Animals Whose Blood Isn't Red

Animals Whose Blood Isn't Red
13 by warrenm | 1 comments on Hacker News.

Benjamin Mendy to take former club Manchester City to employment tribunal

Benjamin Mendy is taking former club Manchester City to an employment tribunal over millions of pounds he claims he is owed in unauthorised wage deductions.

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Barton House residents cannot return 'for two to three weeks'

Further "complex and intrusive" surveys are needed after Tuesday's mass evacuation of Barton House.

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Heathrow passengers facing delays after staff shortages and strong winds

Limits on how many planes can take off have now been lifted, after a day of delays and cancellations.

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Imelda Mounfield, wife of Stone Roses bassist Mani, dies from cancer

Tributes are paid to Imelda Mounfield, who raised thousands for charity after her diagnosis.

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Man Utd 1-3 Man City: Visitors win Manchester derby to boost WSL title hopes

Manchester City bounce back from successive defeats to beat rivals Manchester United at Old Trafford and put their Women's Super League title challenge back on track.

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New top story on Hacker News: The Past and Future of Genomics

The Past and Future of Genomics
11 by proposal | 1 comments on Hacker News.

Leonid meteor shower: When, where and how to catch a glimpse of the shooting stars

The best chance of catching a glimpse is in the early hours of Sunday.

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New top story on Hacker News: Red flag questions to ask in a Linux interview

Red flag questions to ask in a Linux interview
18 by arcza | 27 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: IBM pauses advertising on X after ads show up next to antisemitic content

IBM pauses advertising on X after ads show up next to antisemitic content
37 by gslin | 11 comments on Hacker News.

Gaza: Gillian Keegan says school protests 'unacceptable'

Hundreds of school children around the UK joined protests on Friday calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.

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The Beatles' hits albums denied number one (again)

The Fab Four's hopes of correcting a historic blip in their chart record are dashed by Taylor Swift.

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New top story on Hacker News: std::source_location Is Broken

std::source_location Is Broken
19 by jandeboevrie | 6 comments on Hacker News.

Historic Fury-Usyk fight to take place in February in Saudi Arabia

Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk will contest the undisputed heavyweight title on 17 February in Saudi Arabia.

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Aria Awards: Troye Sivan wins big and Kylie Minogue wins with Padam Padam

Kylie Minogue wins with Padam Padam at the Aria Awards, while Troye Sivan takes home four awards.

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Finland accuses Russia of aiding illegal migrant crossings

Prime Minister Petteri Orpo says Russian officials helped some asylum seekers reach the Finnish border.

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New top story on Hacker News: Sunday Malaise (2015)

Sunday Malaise (2015)
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Brother of Hamas victim fears antisemitism in UK

Colin Cowan's brother Bernard, from Glasgow, was killed by Hamas gunmen in his home on a kibbutz in Israel.

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British-Palestinians ask PM for urgent meeting over Gaza

A group accuses the government of "double standards" in its handling of Palestinians in the UK.

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New top story on Hacker News: The Steam Deck OLED spot ad was made with Steam Deck OLEDs

The Steam Deck OLED spot ad was made with Steam Deck OLEDs
46 by neffo | 3 comments on Hacker News.

Peter Nygard: Fashion mogul guilty of sex assaults

The 82-year-old is still facing a trial in Montreal and extradition to the US.

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New top story on Hacker News: The Mediterranean Iron Omni-Spear

The Mediterranean Iron Omni-Spear
7 by CHB0403085482 | 0 comments on Hacker News.

International mafia bust shows US-Italy crime links still strong

While decades of prosecutions weakened the US and Italian mafia, transatlantic relations remain strong.

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New top story on Hacker News: Texture Healing for Monospace Fonts

Texture Healing for Monospace Fonts
10 by notpushkin | 6 comments on Hacker News.

The Beatles top singles chart 60 years after their first hit

Sir Paul McCartney says their final song Now and Then reaching the top spot has "blown my socks off!"

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Komfo Anokye kola tree: Ghana outrage after 300-year-old tree felled

The famous tree dates back to 17th Century Ghana and was reportedly planted by a renowned priest.

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New top story on Hacker News: Automerge-Repo: A "batteries-included" toolkit for local-first applications

Automerge-Repo: A "batteries-included" toolkit for local-first applications
14 by gklitt | 0 comments on Hacker News.

'A strange, crazy night' - managers reflect on marathon 44-penalty shootout in BetMcLean Cup

Ballymena United manager Jim Ervin and Coleraine counterpart Oran Kearney had contrasting fortunes of agony and ecstasy in a marathon penalty shootout at the Warden Street Showgrounds on Tuesday.

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New top story on Hacker News: Vitess 18

Vitess 18
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George Alagiah's moving words written for his own memorial

A London church thundered with applause as friends and colleagues remembered the BBC newsreader.

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Delay to law on e-scooters criticised

No mention of legislation on e-scooters in the King's Speech but trials will be extended to 2026.

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New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: How do you start a research based company?

Ask HN: How do you start a research based company?
24 by mnky9800n | 14 comments on Hacker News.
Looking around hacker news it seems like everyone everywhere has their new AI company whose main goal is to develop some kind of new algorithm and then find customers later. Where do people get funding for such initiatives? I believe I'm a bit naive but it also seems like this could be a better way of doing research for the time being than continuing on in academia. But how do you get money to start a company whose goal is "make AI and worry about customers later"?

Narges Mohammadi: Jailed Iranian Nobel laureate begins hunger strike

Narges Mohammadi is being denied medical care in jail for refusing to wear a hijab, her family says.

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New top story on Hacker News: Show HN: Sshx, a web-based collaborative terminal

Show HN: Sshx, a web-based collaborative terminal
7 by ekzhang | 2 comments on Hacker News.

Met Police cuts ties with adviser Attiq Malik after chant video emerges

Attiq Malik was recorded in 2021 ending a speech with the chant "from the river to the sea".

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New top story on Hacker News: Scrcpy 2.2 adds Android camera mirroring

Scrcpy 2.2 adds Android camera mirroring
19 by rom1v | 3 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: OpenELA releases redhat source code on github

OpenELA releases redhat source code on github
16 by nolist_policy | 1 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: After decades of dreams, a commercial spaceplane is almost ready to fly

After decades of dreams, a commercial spaceplane is almost ready to fly
14 by danboarder | 11 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Ploopy Adept is an open source, customizable trackball that sells for about $60

Ploopy Adept is an open source, customizable trackball that sells for about $60
11 by edward | 7 comments on Hacker News.

Gaza reporter removes protective vest after learning of colleague's death on air

A journalist working for Palestine TV was killed in a strike on Gaza, his network said.

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New top story on Hacker News: Microsoft is removing Maps and Movies and TV from Windows 11

Microsoft is removing Maps and Movies and TV from Windows 11
30 by thunderbong | 35 comments on Hacker News.

Sainsbury's gains ground in battle with Aldi and Lidl

The supermarket says customers who used to shop only at the discounters are now coming to Sainsbury's too.

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Footballer Díaz's father 'kidnapped by rebels'

Luis Manuel Díaz was seized by armed men at a petrol station on Saturday in his Colombian hometown.

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New top story on Hacker News: The Performance Impact of Session Replay: What We Found

The Performance Impact of Session Replay: What We Found
4 by vadman97 | 0 comments on Hacker News.

Rio Ferdinand racially abused: Staffordshire fan guilty

Jamie Arnold made racist gestures towards the ex-England defender during a Wolves game in May 2021.

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