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Voters will judge Trump on the economy - how is it doing?
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Voters will judge Trump on the economy - how is it doing?

How much Donald Trump can do with the time he has left as president will depend massively on the cost of living.

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The Iran war has strengthened Ukraine in surprising ways. Could a ceasefire with Russia be closer?
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world
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The Iran war has strengthened Ukraine in surprising ways. Could a ceasefire with Russia be closer?

President Zelensky has been visiting the Gulf to demonstrate his country's military nous.

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The clandestine network smuggling Starlink tech into Iran to beat internet blackout
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world
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The clandestine network smuggling Starlink tech into Iran to beat internet blackout

Sahand tells the BBC World Service he sends satellite internet terminals into Iran to help show "the real picture".

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Laufey on making jazz cool again (and the fish that brought out her inner rage)
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world
about 1 hour ago

Laufey on making jazz cool again (and the fish that brought out her inner rage)

The Icelandic star reflects on a phenomenal year, and the music video that let her go "primal".

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HN
technology
about 2 hours ago

Tesla owner won $10k in court for Tesla's FSD lies. Tesla is still fighting him

Article URL: https://electrek.co/2026/05/02/this-tesla-owner-won-10k-in-court-for-teslas-fsd-lies-tesla-is-still-fighting-him/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47991350 Points: 64 # Comments: 12

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technology
about 2 hours ago

The Claude Delusion: Richard Dawkins believes his AI chatbot is conscious

Article URL: https://www.dailygrail.com/2026/05/the-claude-delusion-richard-dawkins-believes-his-female-ai-chatbot-is-conscious/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47991340 Points: 27 # Comments: 4

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Dragonflies in distress: Scientists sound alarm in India's ecological hotspot
BBC
world
about 2 hours ago

Dragonflies in distress: Scientists sound alarm in India's ecological hotspot

A new study reveals a decline in dragonfly and damselfly species in India's Western Ghats.

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TechCrunch
technology
about 3 hours ago

AI-generated actors and scripts are now ineligible for Oscars

Bad news for Tilly Norwood.

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Airlines can cancel flights in advance over fuel shortages, under new plans
BBC
business
about 3 hours ago

Airlines can cancel flights in advance over fuel shortages, under new plans

Ministers hope move would help avoid last-minute flight cancellations for passengers this summer over Middle East fuel supplies.

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HN
technology
about 3 hours ago

The agent harness belongs outside the sandbox

Article URL: https://www.mendral.com/blog/agent-harness-belongs-outside-sandbox Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47990675 Points: 51 # Comments: 35

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technology
about 3 hours ago

Six Years Perfecting Maps on WatchOS

Article URL: https://www.david-smith.org/blog/2026/04/29/maps-on-watchos/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47990606 Points: 118 # Comments: 23

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TechCrunch
technology
about 3 hours ago

Farewell, Jeeves: Ask.com shuts down

Owner IAC says it's discontinuing its search business.

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HN
technology
about 4 hours ago

This Month in Ladybird - April 2026

Article URL: https://ladybird.org/newsletter/2026-04-30/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47990318 Points: 109 # Comments: 16

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HN
technology
about 4 hours ago

Neanderthals ran 'fat factories' 125,000 years ago

Article URL: https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2025/07/neanderthals-ran-fat-factories-125000-years-ago Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47990284 Points: 78 # Comments: 16

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technology
about 5 hours ago

VS Code inserting 'Co-Authored-by Copilot' into commits regardless of usage

Article URL: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/pull/310226 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47989883 Points: 587 # Comments: 259

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technology
about 5 hours ago

Canonical Under Attack

Article URL: https://status.canonical.com Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47989372 Points: 50 # Comments: 16

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technology
about 6 hours ago

Unsigned Sizes: A Five Year Mistake

Article URL: https://c3-lang.org/blog/unsigned-sizes-a-five-year-mistake/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47989154 Points: 65 # Comments: 71

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technology
about 6 hours ago

NetHack 5.0.0

Article URL: https://nethack.org/v500/release.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47988776 Points: 351 # Comments: 101

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HN
technology
about 7 hours ago

California to begin ticketing driverless cars that violate traffic laws

Article URL: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clypjx3rg2go Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47988742 Points: 220 # Comments: 239

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Concern for jailed Iranian Nobel laureate as family say health deteriorating
BBC
world
about 7 hours ago

Concern for jailed Iranian Nobel laureate as family say health deteriorating

On Friday her family said the 54-year-old had been taken from prison to a local hospital after a sharp deterioration in her health.

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Oil tanker hijacked off coast of Yemen and taken towards Somalia
BBC
world
about 7 hours ago

Oil tanker hijacked off coast of Yemen and taken towards Somalia

It is the second time an oil tanker has been hijacked in the area in the past 10 days.

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HN
technology
about 7 hours ago

Do_not_track

Article URL: https://donottrack.sh/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47988592 Points: 175 # Comments: 59

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HN
technology
about 7 hours ago

Dav2d

Article URL: https://code.videolan.org/videolan/dav2d Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47988504 Points: 304 # Comments: 99

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HN
technology
about 7 hours ago

Flue is a TypeScript framework for building the next generation of agents

Article URL: https://flueframework.com/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47988501 Points: 80 # Comments: 44

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HN
technology
about 7 hours ago

Ask HN: Is the Job Market Actually Bad?

I’m not trying to brag, I am just genuinely confused. I got laid off recently and I had a new job within a week because I constantly get contacted by recruiters both through LinkedIn and directly by email. I’ve never sent an application to anyone and I’ve had dozens of interviews in the past year wh

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technology
about 7 hours ago

Roblox shares plummet 18% as child safety measures weigh on bookings

Article URL: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/01/roblox-rblx-stock-child-safety-earnings.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47988261 Points: 170 # Comments: 110

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TechCrunch
technology
about 7 hours ago

Netflix delays Greta Gerwig’s ‘Narnia’ movie for big theatrical push in 2027

"The Magician's Nephew" looks like a big next step in Netflix's thawing relationship with movie theaters.

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Taiwan president visits Eswatini days after blaming China for cancelled trip
BBC
world
about 7 hours ago

Taiwan president visits Eswatini days after blaming China for cancelled trip

It is unclear how he reached Eswatini. China described his visit as a "stowaway-style escape farce".

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HN
technology
about 8 hours ago

Modern C++ Programming: Busato

Article URL: https://github.com/federico-busato/Modern-CPP-Programming Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47987931 Points: 52 # Comments: 5

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Germany says US troop withdrawal 'foreseeable' as Nato seeks clarification
BBC
world
about 8 hours ago

Germany says US troop withdrawal 'foreseeable' as Nato seeks clarification

In the US, two senior Republicans voice concern over President Trump's decision to pull out 5,000 troops.

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