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Sales of UK country houses rise as buyers tempted out by lower prices
Deals for homes worth more than 750,000 are up 7% in June over last year with more properties on marketSales of expensive UK country houses rose in June, signalling a possible recovery in demand as buyers are tempted out by lower prices after an extended slump.The estate agency Knight Frank said the number of exchanges of contract for sales of country houses – defined as a rural home worth more than 750,000 – was up 7%...
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Number of UK job hunters rises at fastest rate since Covid pandemic
Recruitment body blames ‘scar tissue’ left by April tax increases as starting salaries rise only modestly in JuneThe number of people hunting for jobs in Britain surged in June at the fastest rate since the height of the Covid pandemic, industry figures show, amid growing business fears over tax rises and the economic outlook.The snapshot from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and the accountancy firm...
Published on: July 13, 2025 | Source:NYT Wordle today — answer and my hints for game #1486, Monday, July 14
Looking for Wordle hints? I can help. Plus get the answers to Wordle today and yesterday.
Published on: July 13, 2025 | Source:Self-destructing internal SSD goes live with a one-click unstoppable data destruction promise - even if the power supply is cut
Teamgroup P250Q SSD offers fast performance and self-destruct capabilities, but is it too niche?
Published on: July 13, 2025 | Source:Let's Learn x86-64 Assembly Part 0 – Setup and First Steps
Article URL: https://gpfault.net/posts/asm-tut-0.txt.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44554307 Points: 38 # Comments: 10
Published on: July 13, 2025 | Source:Two dead and three injured, including state trooper, in Kentucky shootings
Unidentified shooter wounded trooper near airport in Lexington, then fled to a nearby church and opened fireA suspect shot and wounded a state trooper near a Kentucky airport on Sunday before fleeing to a nearby church, killing two women and wounding two men.At 11.36am ET on Sunday, an unidentified shooter opened fire near Blue Grass airport in Lexington and wounded a state trooper, according to authorities. The...
Published on: July 13, 2025 | Source:Wildfires destroy historic lodge on Grand Canyon’s North Rim, park says
Grand Canyon Lodge consumed by two wildfires that have burned more than 45,000 acres in areaThe historic Grand Canyon Lodge on the monument’s North Rim has been destroyed by a fast-moving wildfire, the park said on Sunday. The blaze has forced officials to close access to that area for the season.The Grand Canyon Lodge, the only lodging inside the park at the North Rim, was consumed by the flames, park superintendent...
Published on: July 13, 2025 | Source:These are the closest-ever images of the sun from Parker Solar Probe's historic flyby
NASA's Parker Solar Probe made history with the closest-ever approach to the sun last December, and we're finally getting a look at some of the images it captured. The space agency released a timelapse of observations made using Parker's Wide-Field Imager for Solar Probe (WISPR) while it passed through the sun's corona (the outer atmosphere) on December 25, 2024, revealing up close how solar wind acts soon after it's...
Published on: July 13, 2025 | Source:Traditional Chinese Medicine Has Not Been Vindicated by Science
Article URL: https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/medical-critical-thinking-health-and-nutrition/no-traditional-chinese-medicine-has-not-been-vindicated-science Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44553949 Points: 60 # Comments: 18
Published on: July 13, 2025 | Source:Rachel Reeves to announce £500m for investment in youth services projects
Funding for social impact bonds to help children facing mental health difficulties, school exclusion or crimeRachel Reeves will announce 500m for charities and civil society organisations to invest in youth services on Monday as the government seeks to combat accusations it is not doing enough to tackle child poverty.The chancellor will launch a new “better futures fund”, which will give money to schemes helping...
Published on: July 13, 2025 | Source:Heavy rain in Texas halts rescue efforts as officials warn of further flooding
State authorities believe more than 160 people could still be missing as flash flood warnings remain in Kerr countyMore heavy rains in Texas on Sunday paused a weeklong search for victims of catastrophic flooding along the Guadalupe River and led to high-water rescues elsewhere as officials warned that the downpours could again cause waterways to surge.It was the first time a new round of severe weather had paused the...
Published on: July 13, 2025 | Source:Next-gen PCIe 6.0 SSD to reach 512GB in capacity and 28GBps in performance, almost 2X faster than PCIe 5.0, but I can't see it reaching my desktop PC before 2030
SM8466 PCIe 6.0 SSD controller is built for data centers, not desktops, despite its 28GBps speed and enterprise-grade security features.
Published on: July 13, 2025 | Source:Five companies now control over 90% of the restaurant food delivery market
Article URL: https://marketsaintefficient.substack.com/p/five-companies-now-control-over-90 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44553389 Points: 128 # Comments: 121
Published on: July 13, 2025 | Source:Ask HN: How much of OpenAI code is written by AI?
Amidst the nascent concerns of AI replacing software engineers, it seems a proxy for that might be the amount of code written at OpenAI by the various models they have.If AI is a threat to software engineering, I wouldn't expect many software engineers to actively accelerate that trend. I personally don't view it as a threat, but some people (non engineers?) obviously do.I'd be curious if any OpenAI engineers can share...
Published on: July 13, 2025 | Source:Great, Grok is in cars now too
Just a day after the xAI team issued a comprehensive apology and explanation about why its chatbot was spreading antisemitic rhetoric, Tesla updated its software for its cars to include the supposedly fixed Grok. According to Tesla, all new vehicles delivered on or after July 12 will have Grok available in-car. There's no additional subscription cost, but Tesla is limiting Grok's availability to models in the US for...
Published on: July 13, 2025 | Source:Today's Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for July 14, #1486
Here are hints and the answer for today's Wordle for July 14, No. 1,486.
Published on: July 13, 2025 | Source:Best Internet Providers in Alexandria, Virginia
Alexandria's internet providers offer solid speeds at affordable prices. You can also find multigig options in the city.
Published on: July 13, 2025 | Source:Study warns of ‘significant risks’ in using AI therapy chatbots
Therapy chatbots powered by large language models may stigmatize users with mental health conditions and otherwise respond inappropriately or even dangerously, according to researchers at Stanford University.
Published on: July 13, 2025 | Source:This gorgeous minimalist computer monitor is powered by a single cable — but don't call it a portable monitor
ONE Monitor prioritizes sustainable design and minimalism, but sacrifices flexibility, performance options, and broad device compatibility.
Published on: July 13, 2025 | Source:Species at 30 makes for a great guilty pleasure
Sure, the plot lacks originality, but it's a solid B movie—and H.R. Giger designed the alien life form.
Published on: July 13, 2025 | Source:The Gottorf Globe and its reconstruction
Article URL: https://gottorfer-globus.de/en/the-gottorf-globe Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44552730 Points: 13 # Comments: 2
Published on: July 13, 2025 | Source:Wimbledon 2025 men's final LIVE: watch FREE from anywhere, Sinner vs Alcaraz clash of the titans, full replay
How to watch Wimbledon men's finals live streams free from anywhere as Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner battle it out for the men's singles title.
Published on: July 13, 2025 | Source:Former Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari dies aged 82 in London
Leader who ousted Goodluck Jonathan in 2015 three decades after brief stint as military ruler dies after ‘prolonged illness’Nigeria’s former president Muhammadu Buhari, who led Africa’s most populous country from 2015 to 2023 and was the first Nigerian president to oust an incumbent through the ballot box, died in London on Sunday, a presidential spokesperson has said.President Bola Tinubu’s spokesperson said in a post...
Published on: July 13, 2025 | Source:Chinese vendor launches first workstation PC with Intel's fastest CPU and up to two Arc Pro B60 GPUs, possibly with 48GB of RAM each
MaxSun’s Mini Station is built for creative and AI professionals and combines Intel’s Core Ultra 9 285HX with dual Arc Pro GPUs in a compact case.
Published on: July 13, 2025 | Source:GLP-1s Are Breaking Life Insurance
Article URL: https://www.glp1digest.com/p/how-glp-1s-are-breaking-life-insurance Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44552414 Points: 217 # Comments: 255
Published on: July 13, 2025 | Source:Summer Games Done Quick 2025 raises $2.4 million for Doctors Without Borders
Another weeklong round-the-clock spree of speedrunning video games has come to a close, with Summer Games Done Quick raising $2,436,614 for Doctors Without Borders. Held in Minneapolis, the event saw 37,776 donations, with the highest contribution being a solo $61,200 donation. This year, 2,600 in-person attendees got to experience a hectic relay race pitting two teams of four against each other to complete a Super...
Published on: July 13, 2025 | Source:‘Humanitarian city’ would be concentration camp for Palestinians, says former Israeli PM
Ehud Olmert says forcing people into camp would be ethnic cleansing, and anger at Israel over Gaza war is not all down to antisemitismThe “humanitarian city” Israel’s defence minister has proposed building on the ruins of Rafah would be a concentration camp, and forcing Palestinians inside would be ethnic cleansing, Israel’s former prime minister Ehud Olmert has told the Guardian.Israel was already committing war...
Published on: July 13, 2025 | Source:How to install the iPadOS 26 beta on your iPad (and which models support it)
Your iPad is set to get several new features with iPadOS 26 this fall, but you can try them early by downloading the developer beta now - and soon, the public beta. Here's how.
Published on: July 13, 2025 | Source:Does showing seconds in the system tray actually use more power?
Article URL: https://www.lttlabs.com/blog/2025/07/11/does-showing-seconds-in-the-system-tray-actually-use-more-power Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44551913 Points: 121 # Comments: 108
Published on: July 13, 2025 | Source:Subscriptions are overrated — own Microsoft Office Professional for life for just A$61
Say goodbye to subscription fees with Microsoft Office Professional 2021 for Windows. Access premium apps for life with a one-time payment of A$61.
Published on: July 13, 2025 | Source:Show HN: A Raycast-compatible launcher for Linux
Hey HN!I'm a huge fan of Raycast, but as a Linux user, I was always disappointed it wasn't available on my main OS. This summer, I decided to just build it myself. This project has the goal of being interoperable with Raycast itself, including a majority of the extensions.It's built with Tauri and Rust on the backend, with a Svelte frontend. The biggest challenge was getting it to run existing Raycast extensions, which...
Published on: July 13, 2025 | Source:EA is reportedly hitting the brakes on the Need for Speed franchise
The Need for Speed franchise could be making its last laps — at least for the time being. Matthew Everingham, a photographer who frequently contributed to car culture website Speedhunters, said in social media posts that Electronic Arts has "shelved Need for Speed" and is "quietly parking" the series. Speedhunters, which was funded by EA and was last updated in April of this year, will also reportedly cease operations...
Published on: July 13, 2025 | Source:Trump wants to ‘remake’ Fema, not eliminate it, Kristi Noem says
Noem says president’s response to Texas floods shows how he wants to change US disaster relief agency to help statesKristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, said on Sunday that Donald Trump wants to have the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) “remade” instead of eradicated entirely.In a new interview on Sunday with NBC, Noem defended the Trump administration’s response to the deadly Texas floods that have...
Published on: July 13, 2025 | Source:As well as the Galaxy Ring 2, Samsung is also looking at smart earrings, necklaces, and other wearables
A Samsung executive has given us a hint about the next generation of wearables we can expect.
Published on: July 13, 2025 | Source:Ukraine must get ready for future in which there is no ceasefire with Russia
Recognising Putin is not serious about peace is first step towards ‘strategic neutralisation’ proposed by ex-ministerWhile Donald Trump – and other western leaders – are taking their time to catch up with reality, it is obvious that Vladimir Putin has no apparent desire to halt the war in Ukraine. A realistic future military and diplomatic strategy for Kyiv has to accept that fact – and formulate a new approach.The...
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