Fears for Australian child missing after croc attack
The 12-year-old boy was last seen swimming in a remote creek in the Northern Territory.
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Putin arrives in Kazakhstan for Russia-China dominated SCO summit
Russia's President Vladimir Putin arrived in Kazakhstan on Wednesday for regional security and defence talks, the Kremlin said, as well as a series of bilateral meetings, including with Chinese and Turkish leaders.
'I am not a church boy': RFK Jr responds to sex assault allegation
A magazine article claimed the candidate sexually assaulted a babysitter and joked about eating dog meat in Korea.
'Almost whole island homeless' in Hurricane Beryl's wake
Union Island, which lies off St Vincent and the Grenadines, has been devastated by the powerful hurricane.
The U.S. needs more of this critical metal — and China owns 80% of its supply chain
China dominates the supply chain for many of the world's critical minerals, but so far it's held off on sweeping restrictions on at least one: tungsten.
The Biggest Problem in Mathematics Is Finally a Step Closer to Being Solved
Article URL: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-riemann-hypothesis-the-biggest-problem-in-mathematics-is-a-step-closer/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40861942 Points: 6 # Comments: 2
Harris backs Biden as Democratic nominee, says they'll beat Trump again
Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday doubled down on her support of President Biden amid calls for him to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race after his poor debate performance last week against former President Trump. “Look, Joe Biden is our nominee. We beat Trump once
Neuroscientists must not be afraid to study religion
Article URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-02153-7 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40861913 Points: 8 # Comments: 3
Chinese AI stirs panic at European geoscience society
Article URL: https://www.science.org/content/article/chinese-ai-stirs-panic-european-geoscience-society Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40861894 Points: 8 # Comments: 1
Joke candidates are flooding Tokyo’s governor race
A candidate pays a deposit of 3 million yen, and forfeits it if they fail to get 10 per cent of the vote.
Japan's first new banknotes in 20 years use holograms to defeat counterfeits
Nearly 80 per cent of 2.2 million drink vending machines nationwide will need upgrades.
Xbox Suffers Major Outage
Xbox users have spent the last several hours cut off from the platform’s online features following a major outage. Microsoft confirmed the issues were widespread across Xbox Series X/S accounts but said its investigation into the source of the downtime was taking longer than
A Bugatti car, a first lady and the fake stories aimed at Americans
A former US police officer runs an AI-powered network of misleading news sites turning its sights towards November.
HuggingFace releases support for tool-use and RAG models
Article URL: https://github.com/huggingface/transformers/releases/tag/v4.42.0 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40861822 Points: 21 # Comments: 0
The ex-gangster who has become South Africa's sports minister
The rise of Gayton McKenzie from a former bank robber to a politician in the new unity government.
Shari Redstone reaches preliminary deal to sell controlling stake in Paramount to Skydance Media for $1.75B
The media heiress reached a preliminary agreement to sell her controlling stake in Paramount Global to Skydance Media – just weeks after she walked away from a deal between the two sides, according to multiple reports Tuesday.
Watch The Killers’ Brandon Flowers Join Travis To Cover Aztec Camera In Glasgow
In the past month, the Killers have covered Erasure , the Yeah Yeah Yeahs , the Kinks , and the Stone Roses while celebrating 20 years of Hot Fuss . On Thursday, frontman Brandon Flowers crashed their opener Travis’ performance for a rendition of Aztec Camera’s “Somewhere In My
Biden blames jet lag and travel for poor debate performance
The president said his shaky debate performance came after he flew "around the world a couple of times".
Big Sean Reflects On ‘Full Circle’ Moment With Eminem Following Release Of ‘Tobey’
Big Sean is pinching himself as he appears on a fourth song with Eminem, and sees his fandom come full circle over 20 years later.
Internet Archive Creates Searchable MTV News Database After Paramount Deletes Entire Site
Last year MTV News was shuttered amid layoffs at parent company Paramount. And last week, former MTV News editor (and Stereogum contributor) Patrick Hosken noticed that the music publication’s website had been taken down, erasing decades of celebrated music journalism. Now the
1 in 3 Democrats say Biden should step aside: Poll
Nearly a third of Democrats believe President Biden should end his reelection bid following his lackluster debate performance against former President Trump last week, according to a new poll. A Reuters/Ipsos poll, published Tuesday, found 32 percent of Democrats think Biden
The Go! Team Announce 20th Anniversary Thunder, Lightning, Strike Reissue And Tour
Last year, the Go! Team released their latest album, Get Up Sequences Part Two . Today, the Brighton indie rock crew announced a reissue of their debut Thunder, Lightning, Strike , as well as a tour for its 20th anniversary.
Speed of Sound: F1 Star Charles Leclerc Races to New Partnership With Bang & Olufsen
F1 star Charles Leclerc took home the checkered flag at his native Grand Prix of Monaco earlier this year, but the Ferrari driver is making moves off the track as well, with a new partnership with Bang & Olufsen. The luxury audio company has announced Leclerc as its new Global
Robert Towne, Academy Award-Winning ‘Chinatown’ Screenwriter, Dead at 89
The acclaimed screenwriter also wrote The Last Detail and Shampoo , and directed crime drama Tequila Sunrise
Queensland coalmine fire a ‘disaster’ for climate say environmental groups
The fire at Anglo American’s Grosvenor coalmine in Moranbah broke out after methane ignited Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast Conservation groups say a fire that has been burning
CNN host pushes back on Thompson's defense of Biden debate performance
CNN anchor Jake Tapper on Tuesday rebuked Rep. Bennie Thompson's (D-Miss.) defense of President Biden's poor debate performance, arguing it was more than "just a bad debate." When Tapper asked how concerned he was about Biden's standing in the wake of his disastrous debate
Hungary's Orban urges ceasefire on Kyiv visit
A critic of Western support for Ukraine, he is seen as the European leader closest to Russia's Vladimir Putin.
The Rise of Packet Rate Attacks: When Core Routers Turn Evil
Article URL: https://blog.ovhcloud.com/the-rise-of-packet-rate-attacks-when-core-routers-turn-evil/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40861448 Points: 18 # Comments: 2
Child marriage ban welcomed in Sierra Leone
It is estimated a third of girls are married off before they turn 18 in the West Africa nation.
