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Congo boat disaster death toll rises to 148, with more than 100 still missing
Fire broke out during onboard cooking before wooden vessel capsized with 500 passengers aboardThe death toll from a boat fire and capsizing in the Democratic Republic of Congo earlier this week has risen to 148 with more than 100 people still missing, officials said on Friday.About 500 passengers were on board the wooden boat when it capsized on Tuesday after catching fire on the Congo River in the country’s...
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:
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Wife of Kilmar Ábrego García speaks as White House defiant over US return
Jennifer Vasquez Sura relieved husband is alive but Trump officials say in mocking X post he is ‘never coming back’Jennifer Vasquez Sura, the wife of Kilmar Ábrego García, the man the Trump administration has admitted it mistakenly deported, expressed relief to learn he is alive after a Democratic US senator managed to meet with him in El Salvador – as the White House posted on social media that Ábrego García is “never...
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:I passionately hate hype, especially the AI hype
Article URL: https://unixdigest.com/articles/i-passionately-hate-hype-especially-the-ai-hype.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43732047 Points: 5 # Comments: 0
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Pubs in England and Wales allowed to stay open later for VE Day anniversary
Venues to remain open until 1am as PM urges UK to come together to mark 80th anniversary on 8 May Pubs will be allowed to stay open until 1am to celebrate the 80th anniversary of VE Day, the UK prime minister has announced.The government will allow pubs in England and Wales to close at 1am on 9 May to allow drinkers to continue celebrating into the early hours. Continue reading...
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Martha Stewart Joins Those Joking About All-Female Blue Origin Travelers
The lifestyle legend quoted Katy Perry's song "Firework" as she shared video of her own 2007 zero-gravity flight.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Trump to reclassify wide swaths of federal workers to allow for more firings
President announces more employees under ‘Schedule F’ can be hired or fired based on their allegiance to himDonald Trump on Friday said his administration is implementing a move that will allow far more firings of federal employees and will make significantly more roles into politically appointed positions beholden to the president.The office of personnel management (OPM) on Friday published a new rule that invokes “...
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Show HN: Too Many Business Ideas? stop choosing, launch all of them, FAST&FREE
Hey HN,If you're like me, you have more startup ideas than free time, but turning those ideas into actual products often feels impossible. Coming up with a name, validating the idea, making a logo, and building even a basic landing page can take weeks of work...for just one idea.I built StarterPilot to fix that. It's an AI-powered tool that drastically shrinks the time from idea to launch, so you can test all your...
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:OpenAI’s new reasoning AI models hallucinate more
OpenAI’s recently launched o3 and o4-mini AI models are state-of-the-art in many respects. However, the new models still hallucinate, or make things up — in fact, they hallucinate more than several of OpenAI’s older models. Hallucinations have proven to be one of the biggest and most difficult problems to solve in AI, impacting even today’s […]
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Blizzard explains hero bans ahead of their introduction in competitive Overwatch
Blizzard has finally shared how hero bans will work in competitive Overwatch 2. The new step will let teams ban heroes they think are overpowered or annoying to play against, without letting them game out who their opposing team might want to play. The feature is a common part of other competitive games like League of Legends, and is a meta-game in its own right. For Overwatch 2, Blizzard hopes to use the "Ban Phase"...
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Video Game Prices Might Increase This Year. Here's Why I Don't Mind Paying More
You're probably thinking game prices will go up due to tariffs, but that's not the only reason.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Google adds YouTube Music feature to end annoying volume shifts
Automatic audio leveling is coming to YouTube Music.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Scores killed in US strikes on Yemen fuel port of Ras Isa, Houthi officials say
Death toll reportedly hits 80 with 150 wounded in deadliest attack since Washington launched its campaign US military strikes on Yemen’s Ras Isa fuel port have killed at least 80 people including civilians and rescue workers, according to the Houthi-run health ministry, in the deadliest attack since Washington launched its campaign against the Iran-backed militants.The rebels’ Al-Masirah TV, citing local officials,...
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Hextraction, a free and open source board game
Article URL: https://www.playhextraction.com/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43731746 Points: 25 # Comments: 4
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:These Groceries Are the Most Likely to Be Affected by Tariffs
We asked an agricultural and economics expert about where consumers can expect food price hikes in the future.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Everything we know about the new Motorola Razr: Leaks, launch date, price
Motorola's next foldable Razr phone is allegedly just days away from making its debut. What's new about it?
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:What Are the Best Wireless Earbuds Right Now?
Want to find the best true-wireless earbuds? Start here with CNET's various top earbuds lists, curated by style, price and use case.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Rick Dalton’s return? Leo’s rumored offer for Once Upon A Time in Hollywood sequel
With a Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood sequel in development, will Leonardo DiCaprio reunite with Brad Pitt? Find out Leo's rumored offer to return.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Full Text Search of US Court records
Article URL: https://www.judyrecords.com/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43731552 Points: 115 # Comments: 21
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:What a boob: Texas school district bans Virginia state flag and seal over naked breast
Students in Lamar can no longer learn about the state of Virginia on their online research database due to the banVirginia’s state flag and seal, depicting the Roman goddess Virtus standing over a slain tyrant, her drooping toga exposing her left breast, has been banned from younger students in a Texas school district.The district, Lamar consolidated independent school district, near Houston, took action against the...
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Luxury watch brand Movado has a smart watch — it’s over $350 below retail price today
The Movado Bold Motion is a minimalist's smartwatch with a classic, luxury design. It's just $442 today.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Bluesky may soon add blue check verification
Bluesky may soon get a new blue checkmark verification system, according to changes to the app’s public GitHub repository spotted Friday by reverse engineer alice.mosphere.at. The blue checks may have a similar look to the system pioneered by Twitter, now X, but Bluesky’s version seems like it will work quite differently. Bluesky’s blue check system […]
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Trump ousts IRS chief days after appointment amid Musk-Bessent feud
Treasury secretary Scott Bessent reportedly complained that Gary Shapley had been chosen without his knowledgeDonald Trump is replacing the acting commissioner of the US Internal Revenue Service after treasury secretary Scott Bessent reportedly complained to the president that the agency head had been appointed without his knowledge and under the instruction of Doge leader Elon Musk.According to a report from the New...
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:TechCrunch Mobility: Lyft buys its way into Europe, Kodiak SPACs, and how China’s new ADAS rules might affect Tesla
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! Enough with my typical small talk. Let’s jump into the news right away this week. And there’s plenty of it, including Lyft’s entry into Europe, AV startup […]
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:JBL Flip 7 vs. Sonos Roam 2: Which portable speaker fits your style?
The Roam 2 is equally comfortable at home and on the road, but does that make it the right choice for a portable Bluetooth speaker?
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Today's Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for April 19, #1400
Here are hints -- and the answer -- for today's Wordle No. 1,400 for April 19.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:White House replaces covid.gov website with ‘lab leak’ theory
The government-run website covid.gov used to host information about COVID-19 vaccines, testing, and treatment. Now, under President Trump’s purview, the page redirects to a White House website espousing the unproven theory that COVID-19 originated in a Chinese laboratory. The theory, which has been opposed by many virologists, was espoused in a report by House Republicans […]
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Trump official to Katy Perry and Bezos’ fiancée: “You cannot identify as an astronaut”
It turns out the FAA now takes no role in identifying who is an astronaut.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Google is trying to get college students hooked on AI with a free year of Gemini Advanced
Under no circumstances should you let AI do your schoolwork for you, but Google has decided to make that option a little bit easier for the next year. The company is offering a free year of it's Google One AI Premium plan, which includes Gemini Advanced, access to the AI assistant in the Google Workspace and things like Gemini Live, to any college student willing to sign up. The offer gives you a sample platter of...
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Microsoft’s “1‑bit” AI model runs on a CPU only, while matching larger systems
Future AI might not need supercomputers thanks to models like BitNet b1.58 2B4T.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:My favorite Apple Watch for tracking my workouts is 32% off at major retailers
I love the Apple Watch SE (2nd Gen) for its basic features and fair price, and it's 32% off at several major retailers now.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:New YouTube Music shortcut lets you quickly control volume levels
YouTube Music just rolled out a small but surprisingly useful change that makes it way easier to manage your listening experience, especially if you’re someone who’s constantly adjusting the volume between tracks. As part of its latest update, the app now lets you double-tap the “Volume normalizer” setting directly from the Now Playing screen instead […]
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Here are the coolest cars at New York International Auto Show 2025
This year marks the 125th anniversary of the New York International Auto Show (NYIAS), and despite concerns over tariffs, there are still a lot of manufacturers here showing off new models including a handful of US and global debuts. So without further ado, here are some of the most intriguing cars on display at the 2025 NYIAS. If you are in the area and want to see some of these for yourself, the event is open to the...
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:The Best Budgeting Apps to Help You Manage Your Money
Monitor your spending, boost your savings and make your money work for you with free or subscription-based apps.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:UML diagram for the DDD example in Evans' book
This project uses UML diagrams to illustrate the structure and behavior of the DDD example—a cargo shipping system—from Eric Evans' book (Domain-Driven Design: Tackling Complexity in the Heart of Software). Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43731250 Points: 47 # Comments: 25
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:The JBL Charge 6 is out, so the Charge 5 is on sale
The JBL Charge 5 Bluetooth Speaker is on sale for $130 today. Purchase at Walmart to take advantage of this offer.
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