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This algorithm wasn’t supposed to keep people in jail, but it does in Louisiana
A new report from ProPublica published Thursday showed how the Louisiana government is using TIGER (Targeted Interventions to Greater Enhance Re-entry), a computer program developed by Louisiana State University to prevent recidivism, to approve or deny parole applications based on a score calculating their risk of returning to prison. Though the algorithm was initially designed […]
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US House panel drops inquiry into Northwestern’s law school clinics
Move comes after professors sued and alleged investigation violated their constitutional free speech rightsThe US House education and workforce committee withdrew an investigation into Northwestern University’s law school clinics after professors there sued and alleged that the inquiry violated their constitutional free speech rights.The professors secured what amounted to a legal victory for them on Thursday, when the...
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source:Scotland's Lomond School accepts Bitcoin for tuition payments, a first in the UK
The Lomond School in Scotland will accept Bitcoin (BTC) tuition payments beginning in the Autumn semester of 2025, making it the first school in the United Kingdom to do so.Accepting Bitcoin is part of the school's plan to integrate “sound money principles” from the Austrian School of Economics into the curriculum to "prepare students for the uncertain future,” the announcement reads, adding:"Bitcoin is available to...
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source:Public Keys: High Hopes for HOOD, Custody Battle for Coinbase, and Analysts' Favorite Metric
Robinhood and MARA Holdings mark weekly gains, Coinbase gets competition for its custody business, and weighing the upcoming GDP report.
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source:The Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro laptop with 16GB of RAM, 1TB SSD is $400 off
The Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro is on sale with a $400 discount from Samsung itself. The laptop features 16GB of RAM and the Intel Core Ultra 7 Series 2 processor.
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source:A recent study suggests that insects branched out from crustaceans
Article URL: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/you-might-think-of-shrimp-as-bugs-of-the-sea-but-a-remarkable-discovery-shows-the-opposite-bugs-are-actually-shrimp-of-the-land-180986303/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43658093 Points: 56 # Comments: 66
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source:ChatGPT was the world’s most downloaded app last month
ChatGPT’s growth keeps hitting new heights, including last month earning the honor of top downloaded app (not game) in the world per Appfigures—no doubt thanks to Studio Ghibli. more…
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source:YouTube’s new AI tool generates free background music for videos
YouTube is giving creators a new AI tool that can generate instrumental tracks to use in videos for free without worrying about copyright claims, TechCrunch reports. The new feature was demonstrated in a video posted on the company’s Creator Insider channel this week. In the video, the host, Lauren, shows a new tab in the […]
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source:How to get Google's new Pixel 9a for free
Google Fi is practically giving away the Pixel 9a. Here's how you can snag it for free or get a $200 discount, no strings attached.
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source:Will Towing An EV Actually Charge It?
EVs use regenerative braking to recover energy when they slow down or coast downhill. So, can you charge your electric car just by getting it towed?
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source:US stock markets rally as White House says there is ‘great optimism’ in the economy – as it happened
This blog is now closed. You can read our latest full report and explainer here:Trump insists tariff war is ‘doing really well’ as recession fears mountWhat are bonds and why have they spooked Donald Trump?The US dollar slumped on Friday as waning confidence in the US economy prompted investors to ditch US assets to the benefit of safe havens like the Swiss franc, yen and euro, as well as gold.The yellow metal recorded...
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source:Trump insists tariff war is ‘doing really well’ as recession fears mount
S&P 500 and Dow Jones rise sharply after extraordinarily volatile week as experts warn of continued turbulenceDonald Trump insisted his trade war with much of the world was “doing really well” despite mounting fears of recession and as Beijing hit back and again hiked tariffs on US exports to China.As the US president said his aggressive tariffs strategy was “moving along quickly”, a closely watched economic survey...
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source:Weekly Recap: Crypto Emerges From the Tariff War
Plus: Paul Atkins was confirmed and ETH ETF options were approved.
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source:CoinDesk Weekly Recap: Crypto Emerges From the Tariff War
Plus: Paul Atkins was confirmed and ETH ETF options were approved.
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source:Bitcoin Caps Rollercoaster Week Where It Began
On Monday, Bitcoin slipped as low as $74,700.
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source:Social Security Admin Reportedly Moving All Communication to X, the Everything App
Good luck getting your grandparents on X.
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source:38 consumer startup founders lobby over Trump tariffs: One faces a surprise $200K bill
Small businesses could be crushed under President Trump’s increased tariffs, according to an open letter by 38 female consumer product founders. While Trump paused his tariff increases for 90 days for various countries — setting the rate at 10% for now— China’s was raised to 145%, which includes the previous 20% levy. In the letter, […]
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source:Researcher uncovers network of risky Chrome extensions with over 4 million installs
John Tucker, founder of browser security firm Secure Annex, discovered the suspicious extensions while assisting a client who had installed one or more for security monitoring. The first red flag: two of the 132 extensions he analyzed were unlisted, meaning they don't appear in web searches or the Chrome Web...Read Entire Article
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source:Senators reintroduce legislation to tighten rules on crypto custody
US Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and John Hickenlooper (D-CO) have reintroduced a legislative measure to prevent digital asset custodians from co-mingling customer funds with institutional or proprietary capital. The bill, dubbed the Proving Reserves of Others Funds (PROOF) Act, also mandates monthly third-party inspections of custodial reserves, building on standards already used informally across the […] The post...
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source:Today's Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for April 12, #1393
Here are hints and the answer for today's Wordle No. 1,393 for April 12.
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source:This ASUS ProArt laptop is a creative powerhouse and $300 off for a limited time
Its beautiful OLED screen makes it one of the best laptops for digital artists, too.
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source:Crypto Biz: Ripple’s ‘defining moment,’ Binance’s ongoing purge
Ripple made headlines this week when it became the first crypto-native company to acquire a multi-asset prime broker, potentially setting the stage for wider adoption of its XRP Ledger technology.The acquisition of Hidden Road didn’t come cheap, either, as Ripple doled out $1.25 billion for the brokerage. It was a price Ripple CEO Brad Garlinhouse was happy to pay as the company set its sights on global expansion....
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source:Got vinyl, will travel: Toshiba’s new Bluetooth record player lets you do just that
If you're looking for a way to play your vinyl records on the go, Toshiba has announced the AX-RP10, a portable Bluetooth turntable.
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source:OpenAI is retiring GPT-4 from ChatGPT
OpenAI is officially retiring GPT-4 and making GPT-4o the default ChatGPT model.
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source:Top electronics to buy (and skip) at Costco and Sam’s Club
I went into this thinking that Costco and Sam's Club would be clear winners across every product category. Here's why I was wrong.
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source:US Fed 'absolutely' ready to step in if liquidity dries up — Voting member
The US Federal Reserve is prepared to use its vast arsenal of monetary policy tools to prevent financial and economic conditions from deteriorating rapidly but will do so only if liquidity dries up or markets become disorderly, a top central banker said.In an interview with the Financial Times, Boston Fed President Susan Collins said the central bank “would absolutely be prepared” to backstop markets if needed.Source:...
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source:Sneak Preview of Trump’s 2026 NASA Budget Is a Science-Killing Horror Show
The White House's drafted budget for NASA slashes research into the cosmos.
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source:Spanish Police End Crypto Scam Ring That Used AI to Swipe $21 Million From Investors
Hundreds of people were collectively conned out of $21 million in a crypto investment scam driven by AI impersonations, police said.
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source:TechCrunch Mobility: Jeff Bezos backs a secretive EV startup and Lucid snaps up Nikola’s assets
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! Tariffs, tariffs, tariffs. If there is one certainty in this uncertain moment, it’s this: U.S. tariff policy is likely to change again. As of Friday morning, there […]
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source:Bitcoin price preparing for 'up only mode' as US bonds suffer worst selloff since 2019
Bitcoin (BTC) is entering what former BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes calls “up only mode,” as a deepening crisis in the US bond market potentially drives investors away from traditional haven assets and toward alternative stores of value.Loss of confidence in US policy boosts Bitcoin’s upside prospectsOn April 11, the benchmark US 10-year Treasury yield surged above 4.59%—its highest level in two months.US 10-year Treasury...
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source:Paper Werewolf Threat Actor Targets Flash Drives With New Malware
The threat actor, also known as Goffee, has been active since at least 2022 and has changed its tactics and techniques over the years while targeting Russian organizations.
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source:The rights for Tequila Works's games are up for auction after insolvency filing
Tequila Works, the Spanish developer that created games like Rimeand Gylt and published games like The Sexy Brutale, is auctioning off its intellectual property (via VGC). The studio filed for insolvency in 2024 after "prolonged market conditions" made it financially-difficult to stay above water. The games and IP rights available to bid on at auction site Escrapalia include Tequila Works' first game Deadlight, Rime...
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source:Michael Cera and Michael Angarano break down the nostalgic wrestling scene from Sacramento
'Sacramento' stars Michael Angarano and Michael Angarano dissect their throwback wrestling scene from the film.
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source:State department staff told to report colleagues for ‘anti-Christian bias’
Department seeks instances of bias, with emphasis on Christianity, that may have occurred under BidenThe state department is ordering staff to report colleagues for instances of “anti-Christian bias” during the Biden administration, part of Donald Trump’s aggressive push to reshape government policy on religious expression in his first months back in office.The internal cable, obtained by the Guardian, establishes a...
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source:The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra is $245 off, if you get it in this color
Save big on what many consider to be the best Android smartphone around.
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