Reeves: 'There's not a huge amount of money'

The new chancellor says she has inherited a depleted economy that will create a “challenge” for Labour.

The Rise of October 7th Tourism

"Harrowing “solidarity tours” of Israel are reinscribing American Jews’ sense of victimhood."

AI approach optimizes development of antibody drugs

Proteins have evolved to excel at everything from contracting muscles to digesting food to recognizing viruses. To engineer better proteins, including antibodies, scientists often iteratively mutate the amino acids—the units that are arranged in a sequence to make up

New chemical process separates textile fibers for easier recycling

A combined team of chemical and biomolecular engineers from the University of Delaware, and the Center for Plastics Innovation, both in the U.S., has developed a way to chemically separate fibers in textiles, allowing them to be recycled more quickly and cheaply than

Vox quits Meloni’s ECR and joins Orbán’s ‘Patriots for Europe’

The balance of power in the European Parliament is shifting again, with Spain's far-right party moving from the ECR group led by Meloni's party to a new potential alliance led by Orbán's Fidesz party.

'Vaults' within germ cells offer more than safekeeping

Maternal messenger RNAs (mRNAs), located within the cytoplasm of an immature egg, are crucial for jump starting development. Following fertilization, these mRNAs are passed onto the zygote, the first newly formed cell.

The Voidz – “Overture”

Over the past year-plus, Julian Casablancas and his non-Strokes band the Voidz have released a bunch of tracks: “ Prophecy Of The Dragon ,” “ American Way ,” “ Flexorcist ,” “ All The Same .” Yesterday, they announced plans to release Like All Before You , their first album

UK elections, UN meets Taliban, Turkish mobs attack Syrians

This week the UK election, the UN meeting with the Taliban, and the violent mobs in Turkey that have target Syrian communities.

Scientists visualize magnetic fields at atomic scale with holography electron microscope

A research team from Japan, including scientists from Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE 6501, Hitachi), Kyushu University, RIKEN, and HREM Research Inc. (HREM), has achieved a major breakthrough in the observation of magnetic fields at unimaginably small scales.

Creative caring: Social solutions to elderly welfare in the Netherlands

The Netherlands is regarded as having one of the best systems for elderly care in the world, but it faces many challenges including an increasingly ageing population. Restricted by a severe shortage of care workers the Dutch have come up with innovative solutions, as Hans von

Reformist faces ultraconservative as Iran votes for president

Iranians voted on Friday in a presidential runoff election where the choice is between a reformist advocating improved ties with the West and an ultraconservative former nuclear negotiator. The election, called early after the death of ultraconservative president Ebrahim Raisi

Psychological wounds hard to heal for Gaza war victims

On a floating hospital near Gaza, doctors aren't just treating physical wounds -- they're providing emotional support too for children and adults haunted by months of terrifying war. Child amputees and elderly people in wheelchairs are among the patients on the converted ship

Joe Budden Under Fire For Domestic Violence Comments: 'This Ain't It'

Joe Budden is being dragged online for comments about men experiencing domestic violence, with many bringing up his own history of alleged abuse.

Offshore windfarms: A threat for electro-sensitive sharks?

An ongoing research project into the impact of offshore windfarm electromagnetic fields on shark development reveals that the alternating electric currents produced by underwater windfarm cables seems not to disrupt the growth or survival of sharks. The research was presented

The mischievous history of Elden Ring’s Patches, FromSoftware’s eternal scamp

Image: FromSoftware/Bandai Namco via Polygon FromSoftware’s mischievous heel has been part of the Souls games since the beginning Continue reading…

Analyzing New Game Ideas for Market Success: Strategic Toolkit

A toolbox for approaching the strategic analysis of new game ideas.

Vatican excommunicates Archbishop Viganò for refusing to recognize Pope Francis

In a rare trial, the Vatican acted against Carlo Maria Viganò, a former ambassador to the U.S. and one of Pope Francis’s most vociferous internal critics.

High speed video shows hippos get airborne when running

A pair of evolutionary biomechanics specialists at the University of London's, Royal Veterinary College, has found that when hippos run at full speed, all four of their feet are regularly in the air.

Abigail Disney Says She’s Halting Donations to Democrats ‘Unless and Until’ President Biden Drops Out: ‘The Stakes Are Far Too High’

Filmmaker and philanthropist Abigail Disney called on President Biden to exit the 2024 presidential race — and said she’s not going to not donate to Democrats unless he bows out. Disney, granddaughter of Roy O. Disney, who is the co-founder of the Walt Disney Co. and Walt’s

ChatGPT just (accidentally) shared all of its secret rules

Article URL: https://www.techradar.com/computing/artificial-intelligence/chatgpt-just-accidentally-shared-all-of-its-secret-rules-heres-what-we-learned Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40882259 Points: 21 # Comments: 17

Factorio: Space Age extension to release on October 21st 2024

Article URL: https://factorio.com/blog/post/fff-418 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40882243 Points: 51 # Comments: 6

The Body Shop’s French subsidiary takes a step closer to liquidation

Several other UK high street brands have also gone into administration recently, including Debenhams and Topshop, due to higher interest rates, the cost of living crisis and increasing inflation seen in the UK over the last several months.

US added surprisingly strong 206K jobs last month, unemployment rose to 4.1%

The economy has added a healthy average of 248,000 jobs a month so far in 2024.

Jobs report today: Economy added 206,000 jobs in June, unemployment at 4.1%

U.S. economy added 206,000 jobs in June, unemployment rate rises to 4.1%

Nonfarm payrolls were expected to increase by 200,000 in June, according to economists surveyed by Dow Jones.

Shell takes billion dollar hit as it pauses building of biofuels plant

The firm reveals a write-down mainly associated with it's Rotterdam and Singapore plants and says that trading in its core gas division will decline on the quarter.

Welsh government commits to making lying in politics illegal

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jul/02/welsh-government-commits-to-making-lying-in-politics Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40882149 Points: 15 # Comments: 6

US economy adds 206K jobs in June

The U.S. economy added 206.000 jobs in June, and the unemployment rate rose slightly to 4.1 percent, according to new Labor Department data released Friday. The latest jobs numbers are are largely in line with expectations that the economy would add 190,000 jobs and maintain a

Programming in Unison

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Liz Cheney: Trump 'threatens to unravel our Republic'

Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) said in a post on X Thursday that former President Trump “threatens to unravel our Republic.” “Take a few minutes today to read David McCullough’s speech: ‘The Glorious Cause of America.' For 248 years, our freedom has survived. Now, its defense

The S&P 500 Is Up Over 14% Halfway Through 2024. History Says This Is How It Will Do the Rest of the Year

Nicole Holofcener on Her Leading Ladies and Why You’ll Never Catch Her Yelling on Set

Nicole Holofcener makes films that are about the high drama and inherent comedy in everyday life. The writer-director has long turned what could be seen as a plot point in a larger story — a best friend moving in with a fiancé (Walking and Talking) or a husband lying about

For panicking Democrats, the Electoral College may finally be an asset

Democrats are considering replacing Biden for reelection. The Electoral College gives Democrats vastly more freedom to choose an energetic alternative candidate at the time that works best for them.

Africa: Csir, Environment Ministry Mark Africa Renaissance Day in Accra

[Ghanaian Times] The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), under the auspices of the Ministry of Environment and Science (MESTI), yesterday marked the African Scientific Renaissance Day (ASRD) in Accra.

Japan won its ‘war’ on floppy disks, but its love of archaic tech lingers

Japan has long been known for innovation, but experts say the nation’s lasting embrace of outdated hardware may have deeper roots in culture and practicality.

Bruce Bastian, a Founder of WordPerfect, Is Dead at 76

Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/02/business/bruce-bastian-dead.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40882100 Points: 8 # Comments: 1

So now that Nvidia has far outstripped the market cap of AMD and Intel, …

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