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I built an interactive which recreates one of James Clerk Maxwellโs lesser-known color experiments that helped discover the trichromatic theoryโremarkably accurate, even by todayโs standards.Please do let me know if you have any additional questions or feedback about my interactive! Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44408484 Points: 4 # Comments: 0
Published on: June 28, 2025 | Source:Seven-year-old girl dies in hospital after incident at Chalkwell park in Southend-on-Sea involving five childrenA young girl has died and another is in a critical condition after a tree fell in a seaside park in Essex on Saturday.The girls, aged seven and six, suffered serious injuries and were taken to hospital. Police said the seven-year-old girl died in hospital. Continue reading...
Published on: June 28, 2025 | Source:An open letter from authors including Lauren Groff, Lev Grossman, R.F. Kuang, Dennis Lehane, and Geoffrey Maguire calls on book publishers to pledge to limit their use of AI tools, for example by committing to only hire human audiobook narrators.
Published on: June 28, 2025 | Source:Police assessing video footage of rap trioโs performance to โdetermine if any offences may have been committedโKneecap began a politically charged set at Glastonbury on Saturday afternoon, leading the crowds in chants of โFuck Keir Starmer!โThe Irish rap act took to the stage at 4pm for their controversial set, which had been criticised by the UK prime minister as not โappropriateโ. Continue reading...
Published on: June 28, 2025 | Source:Felipe Orduna-Torres and Armando Gonzales-Garcia abandoned locked truckload of people in summer heat with no AC in 2022Two men face spending the rest of their lives in prison after a federal judge sentenced them on Friday for their roles in the deaths of 53 people โ including six children โ who were found dead in an abandoned tractor-trailer in Texas in 2022.A federal jury in Texas had found the two men, Felipe...
Published on: June 28, 2025 | Source:Here's when you can catch up with #MomTok.
Published on: June 28, 2025 | Source:Governor Tim Walz eulogizes Melissa Hortman, killed with husband, as โmost consequential speakerโ in stateโs historyKilled ex-Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman lies in state alongside husband and dogDemocratic former Minnesota state house speaker Melissa Hortman was honored for her legislative accomplishments and her humanity during a funeral on Saturday that was attended by Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.The former...
Published on: June 28, 2025 | Source:Report in the Times alleges George Freeman was paid by company that helped him write questions to governmentA Conservative MP has referred himself to the parliamentary watchdog after it was alleged he was paid by a company that helped him write questions to government.Former minister George Freeman submitted queries to Labour ministers about the sector the firm operates in, the Times reported. Continue reading...
Published on: June 28, 2025 | Source:Article URL: https://getvet.sh Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44407661 Points: 36 # Comments: 8
Published on: June 28, 2025 | Source:Article URL: https://www.desktoponfire.com/haiku_inc/782/the-great-illusion-when-we-believed-beos-would-save-the-world-and-maybe-it-was-right/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44407640 Points: 25 # Comments: 28
Published on: June 28, 2025 | Source:Womanโs injuries were not life-threatening, and officials were unable to find the likely young sand tiger sharkA 20-year-old woman was likely bitten by a juvenile shark while waist-deep in the surf at a suburban New York beach, according to state officials.The unidentified woman suffered minor lacerations to her left leg and foot after being bitten Wednesday at Jones Beach state park on Long Island. She was treated for...
Published on: June 28, 2025 | Source:Meta CEO reportedly to offer pay packages worth up to $100m, a gambit OpenAIโs Sam Altman calls โcrazyโMark Zuckerberg reportedly spent months putting together a list of the top AI engineers and researchers across the globe, preparing to offer potential recruits lucrative compensation packages in Metaโs attempt to poach AI talent from key competitors.Silicon Valley has been talking for weeks about the Meta CEOโs quest...
Published on: June 28, 2025 | Source:The AI startup Runway, which recently partnered with AMC Networks, is now trying to break into the gaming industry. The company has plans to launch its latest platform, called Game Worlds, next week, according to The Verge. The new tool lets Runway users create something akin to an interactive text-based game that can generate text and images from AI. Even though Game Worlds can only produce basic designs for now, the...
Published on: June 28, 2025 | Source:I paired my Oura ring with Dexcom's Stelo AI-powered CGM to track my glucose and got these three important things about my eating habits.
Published on: June 28, 2025 | Source:Appleโs Reminders has come on leaps and bounds in recent years, and it might finally be the time to make the jump.
Published on: June 28, 2025 | Source:Article URL: https://www.ubicloud.com/blog/life-of-an-inference-request-vllm-v1 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44407058 Points: 68 # Comments: 3
Published on: June 28, 2025 | Source:Looks like Meta isnโt done poaching talent from OpenAI.
Published on: June 28, 2025 | Source:Pop star brings neon green vibes to the Other Stage at Worthy Farm.
Published on: June 28, 2025 | Source:This might be a bigger deal than the robotaxis. Tesla said it completed its first fully autonomous vehicle delivery from factory to customer. A video posted on X shows the vehicle โ a Tesla Model Y โ leaving the companyโs Austin Gigafactory, driving on the highway, passing through suburban sprawl and residential neighborhoods, before arriving [โฆ]
Published on: June 28, 2025 | Source:Organisers of Budapest Pride said the government was attempting to restrict peaceful protests by targeting themJeff Bezos and Lauren Sรกnchez are preparing for the last party of their three-day wedding festivities in Venice as demonstrators mobilise for a final protest against the coupleโs opulent nuptials in the Italian lagoon city.The Amazon founder, 61, and the former TV journalist, 55, exchanged vows in front of...
Published on: June 28, 2025 | Source:Singer's dispute with the BBC appears to have been resolved, with the broadcaster now set to show the veteran rocker's set live.
Published on: June 28, 2025 | Source:A sudden DDoS wave hit U.S. sectors as hacktivists retaliated for Washingtonโs role in the Israel-Iran conflict, targeting key defense and financial infrastructure.
Published on: June 28, 2025 | Source:Crackdown on Pride is part of effort to curb democratic freedoms ahead of a hotly-contested election next yearTens of thousands of people have taken to the streets of Budapest in defiance of the Hungarian governmentโs ban on Pride, heeding a call by the cityโs mayor to โcome calmly and boldly to stand together for freedom, dignity and equal rightsโ.Jubilant crowds packed into the cityโs streets on Saturday, waving...
Published on: June 28, 2025 | Source:Prime Day falls on July 8-11, but we've already found great deals on WIRED-tested productsโfrom Apple Watches to Amazon Devicesโat some of their lowest prices ever.
Published on: June 28, 2025 | Source:Paetongtarn Shinawatra has angered Thai nationalists, who accuse the Thai leader of kowtowing to CambodiaThousands of protesters have gathered in Bangkok to demand the resignation of Thailandโs prime minister over a leaked phone call with a former Cambodian leader.Paetongtarn Shinawatra has faced growing pressure over her handling of a border dispute with neighbouring Cambodia that flared in May when a Cambodian...
Published on: June 28, 2025 | Source:Welcome back to Week in Review! Lots of news for you this week, including Travis Kalanick's possible return, CoreWeave's CEO is now worth $10 billion, Apple users aren't happy with how the company is promoting its new F1 movie, and much more.
Published on: June 28, 2025 | Source:Article URL: https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/an-indoor-beehive-zbwz1810zsau/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44406178 Points: 27 # Comments: 2
Published on: June 28, 2025 | Source:Enjoy upgraded visuals, built-in apps and superior sound with these Samsung smart monitors -- now for less.
Published on: June 28, 2025 | Source:Article URL: https://scottaaronson.blog/?p=8972 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44406171 Points: 168 # Comments: 117
Published on: June 28, 2025 | Source:Tesla's robotaxi service may have had some early hitches, but the company said it just successfully delivered a car autonomously. Using the same robotaxi technology, Tesla showed the delivery process of a Model Y from its Gigafactory Texas in Austin to a customer with a roughly 30-minute journey as seen in a video posted on X. Unlike the robotaxi service launch last week, the automated delivery had no safety monitor,...
Published on: June 28, 2025 | Source:Vessel that sank in storm off Sicily last year killing seven people is being examined by investigatorsThe first images of the inside of the superyacht Bayesian, which sank in a storm off Sicily last year killing seven people including the tech tycoon Mike Lynch and his teenage daughter, have emerged in Italian media.The hulk of the 56-metre (184ft) vessel was raised from the seabed near Porticello last week and taken...
Published on: June 28, 2025 | Source:Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin is arguing that the digital identification approach being promoted by Sam Altmanโs World project has real privacy risks.
Published on: June 28, 2025 | Source:The Velvet Sundown is raising suspicions of being an AI-generated band, with no online presence, bad lyrics, and odd promo images.
Published on: June 28, 2025 | Source:Anker has issued its second recall this month for several power bank models sold around the world, as MacRumors has reported. If you'll recall, its previous recall that launched earlier this month focused on the Anker PowerCore 10000 power bank model A1263, which were sold between June 1, 2016 and December 31st, 2022 in the United States. The company found that the lithium-ion battery it used for the model has a risk...
Published on: June 28, 2025 | Source:Enzo Maresca's Blues take on the Portuguese giants for a place in the quarterfinals.
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