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‘This is your victory’: Churchill’s VE Day radio address to be broadcast by Timothy Spall

Actor joins four days of national events including concerts, church services and a military procession in LondonEighty years after Winston Churchill addressed the nation from Downing Street with the words “This is your victory!” a recitation of his famous VE Day speech will be broadcast as the nation commemorates the day the Allies formally accepted Germany’s surrender in 1945.Events across four days of national UK...

Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source: The Guardian World News favicon The Guardian World News

Meta and Shopify urged to act as scale of ‘ghost stores’ preying on Australian online shoppers revealed

Exclusive: Consumer advocates call for crackdown on ‘fraudulent players’ as Guardian Australia finds scores of sites masquerading as local businessesElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastThere have been more than 140 “ghost” stores operating online in Australia falsely marketing themselves as local brands and selling everything...

Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source: The Guardian World News favicon The Guardian World News

Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for May 4, #693

Hints and answers for Connections for May 4, #693.

Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source: CNET favicon CNET

Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for May 4, #427

Here are hints and answers for the NYT Strands puzzle No. 427 for May 4.

Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source: CNET favicon CNET

Today's Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for May 4, #1415

Here are hints and the answer for today's Wordle No. 1,415 for May 4.

Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source: CNET favicon CNET

How to calculate the true cost of your mobile bill on all major carriers

It’s still largely unknown how potentially rising tariffs will affect the cost of future smartphones. Will companies like Apple pass on expected rising production costs to consumers, or will they absorb the costs themselves? Will President Donald J. Trump blink and there will be no new tariffs? One thing that remains certain is that the […]

Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source: Digital Trends favicon Digital Trends

Warren Buffett announces retirement from leading Berkshire Hathaway

Billionaire shocked audience of investors with disclosure and said his vice-chair, Greg Abel, should take overWarren Buffett, the billionaire investor and philanthropist, has announced his intention to retire at the end of this year. He is 94 years old.Buffett, the fifth-richest person in the world, shocked an arena full of shareholders on Saturday when he announced that he would step down as the CEO and chair of the...

Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source: The Guardian World News favicon The Guardian World News

Police disband pro-Palestinian camp at Swarthmore College and arrest nine activists

Some students were also temporarily suspended as other colleges respond with disciplinary action to protestsOn the morning of 3 May, the Swarthmore borough police department disbanded a four-day pro-Palestinian encampment on Swarthmore College’s campus and arrested nine activists. One current and one former Swarthmore College student were among the arrested, while the rest were from outside of the college community,...

Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source: The Guardian World News favicon The Guardian World News

Warren Buffett will step down as Berkshire Hathaway CEO

Legendary investor Warren Buffett announced today that he will ask the Berkshire Hathaway board to have Greg Abel replace him as CEO at the end of 2025. “I think the time has arrived where Greg should become the chief executive officer of the company at year end,” Buffett said at the end of the company’s […]

Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source: TechCrunch favicon TechCrunch

Doctor Who ‘Lucky Day’ review: Pete, I owe you an apology

Spoilers for “Lucky Day.” When the writers for this season of Doctor Who were announced, one name in the roster put me instantly on edge. Pete McTighe may have a distinguished filmography but, in this house, he’s known as the person who wrote “Kerblam.” That’s the Chibnall-era episode summed up as “Space Amazon is great and the people protesting poor working conditions and mass-layoffs are the real villains.” Imagine...

Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source: Engadget favicon Engadget

'The Righteous Gemstones' Is Ending: When to Watch the Emotional Series Finale

The first eight episodes of the final season are streaming now.

Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source: CNET favicon CNET

Driver arrested after four people injured in two collisions in Rochdale

Man detained on suspicion of attempted murder following two incidents about two miles apartA driver has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after four people were injured in two separate collisions in Rochdale, police have said.A woman was airlifted to hospital with potentially life-threatening injuries after she was hit by a car in Whitworth Road and three pedestrians, including a child, were injured in...

Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source: The Guardian World News favicon The Guardian World News

Half-Life 3 is reportedly playable in its entirety and could be announced this year

Cue a new batch of “Half-Life 3 confirmed” memes. The latest rumor surrounding Valve’s long-awaited next installment in the Half-Life series claims that the game is currently “playable, end-to-end” and could even be announced in the summer, followed by a release in winter of this year. The speculation comes from Tyler McVicker, who’s known for reporting on Valve rumors, during his latest Q&A livestream. According...

Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source: Engadget favicon Engadget

Deadly Screwworm Parasite's Comeback Threatens Texas Cattle, US Beef Supply

Article URL: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-05-02/deadly-screwworm-parasite-s-comeback-threatens-texas-cattle-us-beef-supply Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43881065 Points: 98 # Comments: 126

Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source: Hacker News favicon Hacker News

Singapore ruling party wins election in landslide

People’s Action party retains majority, with sample counts showing it winning all but 10 seats in 97-seat legislatureSingapore’s ruling party has notched a resounding win in general elections, official results have shown, giving the prime minister, Lawrence Wong, the clear mandate he sought from voters.Wong’s long-ruling People’s Action party crossed the threshold of 49 seats early on Sunday to form a majority...

Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source: The Guardian World News favicon The Guardian World News

Apple may stagger next year’s iPhones to make way for a foldable

Apple is planning to shuffle its iPhone release schedule next year as it releases the first foldable iPhone to make things more manageable, reports The Information. The plan is for the foldable to come out with the iPhone 18 Pro and “Air” models, while the standard iPhone 18 gets shunted back to the spring of […]

Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source: The Verge favicon The Verge

We fell out of love with Next.js and back in love with Ruby on Rails

Article URL: https://hardcover.app/blog/part-1-how-we-fell-out-of-love-with-next-js-and-back-in-love-with-ruby-on-rails-inertia-js Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43881035 Points: 251 # Comments: 231

Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source: Hacker News favicon Hacker News

Show HN: Free, in-browser PDF editor

Add text, input boxes, pictures, signatures, delete pages, merge PDFs and password protect them. All happening in the browser, 100% free and no sign-up. Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43880962 Points: 277 # Comments: 72

Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source: Hacker News favicon Hacker News

Prime minister of Yemen’s government announces resignation

Ahmad bin Mubarak says he was not able to take the decisions he needed to or to fully exercise his powersAhmad bin Mubarak, the premier of Yemen’s internationally recognised government, has announced his resignation saying he was unable to fully exercise his powers.Bin Mubarak had been entangled in bitter disputes for months with Rashad al-Alimi, who heads the Saudi-backed Presidential Leadership Council (PLC), two...

Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source: The Guardian World News favicon The Guardian World News

Thunderbolts* starts strong at the box office, but Sinners remains 2025s biggest success story

"Thunderbolts*" raked in $31.5 million on its opening day, while "Sinners" took in $9.5 million heading into its third weekend.

Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source: Mashable favicon Mashable

Wi-Fi? More like Wow-Fi - researchers transmit almost 2 million Netflix HD streams simultaneously using a single beam of infrared light

Researchers demonstrate potential of optical wireless for faster, more flexible network deployments.

Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source: TechRadar favicon TechRadar

Germany hits back at Marco Rubio after he panned labeling of AfD as ‘extremist’

Far-right German party was labeled a ‘confirmed rightwing extremist group’ by country’s domestic intelligence serviceGermany’s foreign ministry has hit back at the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, following his criticism of Germany’s decision to label the far-right Alternative für Deutschland party as a “confirmed rightwing extremist group”.On Thursday, Rubio took to X and wrote: “Germany just gave its spy agency...

Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source: The Guardian World News favicon The Guardian World News

Trump’s 2026 NASA budget would slash ISS crew and allocate more money for Elon

The Trump administration has released a proposal to cut about a quarter of NASA’s 2026 budget, slashing both International Space Station crew sizes and the amount of research done there. At the same time, it sets up new funding that would likely benefit Elon Musk’s SpaceX by prioritizing human missions to Mars, and refocuses on […]

Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source: The Verge favicon The Verge

Burning Mao

Article URL: https://granta.com/burning-mao/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43880560 Points: 49 # Comments: 39

Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source: Hacker News favicon Hacker News

Week in Review: Apple won’t raise prices — yet

Welcome back to Week in Review! We’ve got lots of news for you today: Amazon earnings, Apple earnings, ChatGPT sycophancy, Alibaba’s AI models, and much more. Let’s get to it! Well? During Apple’s earnings call yesterday, Tim Cook revealed that the company paid $900 million in tariffs last quarter. But despite this, the CEO didn’t […]

Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source: TechCrunch favicon TechCrunch

4 features Gemini and ChatGPT should steal from each other

Gemini Advanced and ChatGPT are powerful, but each lack key features. Here are four essential upgrades they should borrow from each other.

Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source: Digital Trends favicon Digital Trends

La Liga Soccer Livestream: How to Watch Real Valladolid vs. Barcelona From Anywhere

Hansi Flick's league leaders go in search of a win against the relegated Pucela.

Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source: CNET favicon CNET

MP calls for trials of lifting drinking ban in English football stands

Labour’s Luke Charters says allowing alcohol in the top five tiers of the men’s game would be the ‘modern approach’A Labour MP has called for trials to assess the impact of lifting a decades-long ban on drinking alcohol in football stands.York Outer MP Luke Charters said football needs to take a “modern approach” to the issue in a debate on the football governance bill earlier this week. Continue reading...

Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source: The Guardian World News favicon The Guardian World News

Google’s Gemini has beaten Pokémon Blue (with a little help)

Google’s most expensive AI model seems to have crossed a major milestone: Beating a 29-year-old video game. Last night, Google CEO Sundar Pichai posted triumphantly on X, “What a finish! Gemini 2.5 Pro just completed Pokémon Blue!” To be clear, the Gemini Plays Pokemon livestream was created by (in his own words) “a 30 year […]

Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source: TechCrunch favicon TechCrunch

Kids under 13 will soon get supervised access to Google Gemini

Google Gemini is adding nannying to its chatbot skillset. According to a New York Times report, Google will make Gemini available to users under 13, so long as they’re under a parent-managed Google account using Family Link. In an email sent to parents, Google said that kids will get access to Gemini to “ask questions, get homework help and make up stories.” This expanded availability will come with guardrails for its...

Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source: Engadget favicon Engadget

‘What is left of our democracy?’: freed Palestinian human rights advocate warns of US authoritarian rule

Mohsen Mahdawi, student detained by Ice last month, pens blistering attack on Trump’s deportation policiesMohsen Mahdawi, the Palestinian green-card holder and Columbia University student freed on Wednesday after more than two weeks in immigration detention, has issued a stark warning about the US’s descent into authoritarianism.“Once the repression of dissent, in the name of security, becomes a key objective of a...

Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source: The Guardian World News favicon The Guardian World News

MacBooks are now legitimate gaming machines – and the future looks promising

Think MacBooks suck at gaming? Think again – I’ve been genuinely surprised .

Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source: TechRadar favicon TechRadar

Bandai releases Tamagotchi Paradise comic for Free Comic Book Day, and it may hint at the next device

It’s the first Saturday of May, which means Free Comic Book Day is here, and this year, even Tamagotchi is getting in on the fun. Bandai has released a limited edition comic for the event, and it sports the new moniker that’s been fueling fan speculation for months: Tamagotchi Paradise. The comic will only be available in physical form, so if you want one, you’ll have to take a trip to your local comic store to pick it...

Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source: Engadget favicon Engadget

RIP the DJI Phantom, the drone that started it all – and got me into aerial photography

DJI has officially withdrawn support for the Phantom 4 Pro and Advanced, effectively retiring its venerable – and pioneering – Phantom range for good.

Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source: TechRadar favicon TechRadar

The inexplicable indie Garn47 just received another major update

Garn47 is a small indie title that's part 3D platforming, part exploration, and part weird.

Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source: Digital Trends favicon Digital Trends