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Nations who fail to curb fossil fuels could be ordered to pay reparations, top UN court rules
Landmark opinion says those that fail to prevent climate harm could be liable for compensation and restitutionStates must tackle fossil fuels, the worldโs top court has ruled, and failing to prevent harm to the climate could result in them being ordered to pay reparations.In a landmark advisory opinion published on Wednesday, the international court of justice (ICJ) said countries must prevent harm to the climate...
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:
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Major rule about cooking meat turns out to be wrong
Article URL: https://www.seriouseats.com/meat-resting-science-11776272 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44662757 Points: 180 # Comments: 142
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:Shark Week 2025: How to Stream the All the Splashy Programming
Chomp into 20 hours of new specials.
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:This nifty iPhone case gives your old model a USB-C upgrade to free you from dongle headaches
A new iPhone case gives older Lightning models a USB-C port to help reduce cable clutter and lure you from an unnecessary upgrade.
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:Everything new on Netflix in August 2025: stream 49 movies and 31 TV shows, including Wednesday season 2 and more
These are all the new titles coming to Netflix in August, including Wednesday season two and some old movie favorites.
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:How to increase your surface area for luck
Article URL: https://usefulfictions.substack.com/p/how-to-increase-your-surface-area Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44662690 Points: 150 # Comments: 77
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:โThis is not actionโ: MPs respond to David Lammyโs condemnation of Israel
Keir Starmerโs government struggling to convince MPs and public it is doing enough for civilians starving in GazaWhen David Lammy stood at the dispatch box to deliver a statement condemning Israelโs killing of starving civilians in Gaza on Monday, he was met with anger from MPs.โWe want action, and this is not action,โ thundered one Labour MP. Another questioned: โIs this it?โ A third asked: โAt what point does our...
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:โWe faced hunger before, but never like thisโ: skeletal children fill hospital wards as starvation grips Gaza
For months Israel kept food shipments to Gaza far below starvation rations. Now the death toll is rising rapidlyStarvation in Gaza is destroying communities โ and will leave generational scarsMohammedโs skeletal arms stick out of a romper with a grinning emoji-face and the slogan โsmiley boyโ, which in a Gaza hospital reads as a cruel joke. He spends much of the day crying from hunger, or gnawing at his own emaciated...
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:Trump announces Japan trade deal as doubt cast over future of PM Ishiba
Tokyoโs failure to secure a US deal sooner had caused political unease and economic uncertainty in JapanDonald Trump has announced a trade deal with Japan, potentially resolving weeks of fraught negotiations between the two allies which had caused economic uncertainty in Tokyo and mounting speculation about the future of the prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba.โWe just completed a massive deal with Japan,โ the US president...
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:How Trumpโs war on clean energy is making AI a bigger polluter
At an AI and fossil fuel lovefest in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania last week, President Donald Trump - flanked by cabinet members and executives from major tech and energy giants like Google and ExxonMobil - said that "the most important man of the day" was Environmental Protection Agency head Lee Zeldin. "He's gonna get you a permit [โฆ]
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:Trumpโs AI Action Plan aims to block chip exports to China but lacks key details
The AI Action Plan offers a path, but not a concrete plan, for what the administration is thinking when it comes to chip export restrictions.
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:Show HN: TheProtector โ Linux Bash script for the paranoid admin on a budget
Hi HN,I spent the past year building this in my spare time because I got tired of enterprise security tools that cost $50K/year and don't understand Linux.TheProtector is a comprehensive security monitoring tool that actually runs on the systems we use (Linux) instead of being a Windows-first afterthought. Built it entirely on a $500 laptop because I believe good security shouldn't require unlimited budgets.Features: -...
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:Microsoft fixes three SharePoint zero-day exploits used in series of cyberattacks - how to patch them
Microsoft has pointed the finger at three Chinese nation-state actors for exploiting the SharePoint vulnerabilities. Here's what we know about the security flaws and how to guard against future attacks.
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:Gaza: if the UK wonโt act now, then when? โ podcast
As hundreds of thousands of people face starvation in Gaza, this week the foreign secretary, David Lammy, joined a chorus of global condemnation over Israelโs actions, describing the killing of innocent civilians seeking food and water as grotesque. But when will his words be followed by action? John Harris speaks to the UNโs special rapporteur on Palestine, Francesca Albanese.Plus, will the Tory reshuffle do anything...
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:Bad vibes: How an AI agent coded its way to disaster
First, Replit lied. Then it confessed to the lie. Then it deleted the company's entire database. Will vibe-coding AI ever be ready for serious commercial use by nonprogrammers?
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:Qi2 25W wireless charging is coming to iPhones and 'major Android smartphones'
The newest version of the Qi2 wireless standard is coming to iPhones and some Android handsets. It has also received a snappy, new branding of Qi2 25W, denoting the wireless charging speed, which is miles better than the previous name of Qi2.2. The big hook here is right in the name. Qi2 25W provides up to 25 watts of power delivery to compatible products, which is a 66 percent increase over the pre-existing Qi2...
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:No iOS 26 Public Beta Yet but It Could Land on Your iPhone Soon
The public beta version might be buggy so -- when the time comes -- downloading on a secondary device is recommended.
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:EU and US nearing trade deal that would put 15% tariffs on imports from bloc
Rate would apply to most goods but bloc still hardening retaliatory measures in case Trump does not agree dealThe EU and the US are nearing a trade deal that would place 15% tariffs on most imports from the bloc, it has emerged.The tariff rate, which would mirror a deal struck this week between the US and Japan, would apply to most goods, with some exceptions for products including aircraft and medical devices,...
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:Markets rally after Trump announces tariff deal with Japan
US president says Japanese imports will face 15% levy instead of threatened 25%, prompting reports of a similar deal with the EUFinancial markets around the world have rallied after Donald Trump announced a trade deal with Japan and speculation that a similar deal would soon be reached with the European Union.Share prices rose sharply in Tokyo, where the Nikkei index of leading Japanese companies increased by 3.5%....
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:Meta Touts Even More Protections for Teen Users. Here's What's New
Accounts for teenagers using Instagram and Facebook will be getting new protections for direct messages and to help users spot potential scammers.
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:French president and wife sue rightwing US commentator Candace Owens for defamation
Owens has claimed that Franceโs first lady, Brigitte Macron, is a man, and that French president is controlled by CIAThe French president, Emmanuel Macron, and his wife, Brigitte Macron, are suing the rightwing commentator Candace Owens for defamation.In a suit filed on Wednesday in Delaware against Owens and her businesses, the Macrons say Owens has engaged in ongoing defamatory attacks against them in order to...
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:Gaza suffering man-made mass starvation, says WHO chief
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus issues warning, as more than 100 aid groups urge Israel to ease blockadeGaza is suffering man-made mass starvation caused by the blockade of aid into the territory, the head of the World Health Organization has said, as more than 100 agencies urged Israel to let supplies in to alleviate the crisis.โI donโt know what you would call it other than mass starvation, and itโs man-made, and thatโs...
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:M&S advert banned for featuring model who looked โunhealthily thinโ
ASA ruling comes amid fears fashion industry reversing progress in body positivity movementAn advert by high street retailer Marks & Spencer has been banned for featuring an โirresponsibleโ image of a model who appeared โunhealthily thinโ.The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said the modelโs pose, choice of clothing and the camera angle which seemed to tilt downwards all contributed to the impression she was...
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:The FDAs new drug-approving AI chatbot is not helping
Elsa, the FDA's new AI efficiency tool, is being lambasted by employees who allege alarming mistakes and slow adoption across the agency.
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:Starlink-powered โT-Satelliteโ service is now live on T-Mobile
T-Mobileโs satellite service is now available to people across the US โ and not just T-Mobile customers. On Wednesday, T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert announced that the Starlink-powered service is officially out of beta, though it only supports text messaging and location-sharing for now. The new satellite coverage option is called โT-Satellite,โ and itโs currently available [โฆ]
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:EU demands โexplanationsโ on Ukrainian reforms and says there โcannot be a compromiseโ on corruption โ as it happened
Ursula von der Leyen, European Commission president, says that Ukraine, as a candidate country for membership, needs to uphold โfight against corruptionโBack to Russia-Ukraine talks, AFP just reported, quoting a source in the Turkish ministry of foreign affairs, that the negotiations will start at 4pm GMT, so thatโs 5pm London time and 6pm CEST in large parts of Europe.The EU has also confirmed that trade commissioner...
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:Dozens of former UK diplomats urge Starmer to recognise Palestinian state
Letter adds to pressure on prime minister as archbishop of York condemns violence in Gaza as โdepravedโ and โbarbaricโDozens of former UK ambassadors and diplomats have piled pressure on Keir Starmer to recognise a Palestinian state amid growing international revulsion at the harrowing scenes in Gaza.Their letter to the prime minister came as the archbishop of York condemned the dehumanisation of people in Gaza as โ...
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:Trump is bringing back the AI law moratorium
The White House unveiled its long-awaited โAI Action Planโ on Wednesday, and it included a zombie: a resurrected form of the controversial AI law moratorium that died a very public death. The failed congressional moratorium would have stipulated that no state could regulate artificial intelligence systems for a 10-year period, on pain of being barred [โฆ]
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:Ex-marine convicted of killing three people released to US in prisoner swap
Dahud Hanid Ortiz, convicted in Venezuela of triple homicide in Madrid, is one of 10 US nationals flown to TexasA Venezuelan American murderer and ex-US marine, who killed three people in Spain in 2016, was released to the US during last Fridayโs high-profile prisoner swap between the US, El Salvador and Venezuela, according to media and NGO reports.Dahud Hanid Ortiz, who was convicted last year in Venezuela of a...
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:A diverse cast of rocky worlds around a small star revealed by astronomers
Article URL: https://nouvelles.umontreal.ca/en/article/2025/07/22/a-udem-team-confirms-a-fifth-potentially-habitable-planet-around-l-98-59-a-red-dwarf-35-l/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44661862 Points: 67 # Comments: 5
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:CARA โ High precision robot dog using rope
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8s9TjRz01fo Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44661846 Points: 315 # Comments: 64
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:Microsoft backtracks on $80 The Outer Worlds 2 pricing
There's hope that the gaming industry won't follow Nintendo's lead with $80 pricing. (Well, at least not yet.) On Wednesday, Microsoft backtracked on the price increase for The Outer Worlds 2. The game now costs $70, which itself was considered outrageous only a few years ago. Microsoft told Windows Central that those who already pre-ordered Obsidian's shooter at $80 can get refunds at the point of purchase....
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:Grab Lego sets for up to 40% off at Macys Black Friday in July sale
Macy's Black Friday in July event has Lego building sets on sale for as much as 40% off.
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:Dell will have a laptop with 256GB RAM later this year thanks to CAMM2 - Pro Max 18 Plus eschews AMD Ryzen and I can't quite understand why
Dell Pro Max 18 Plus supports 128GB RAM right now, with 256GB option arriving later in 2025.
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:$100 DoorDash gift cards are on sale for just $85 at Target
Through July 25, you can grab a DoorDash gift card for $25, $50, $100, or $150 for 15% off at Target.
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