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my github nym has been suspended, wtf \ stacker news
10+ min ago (155+ words) I originally rolled this nym as an effort to keep my dayjob firewalled from my work in the bitcoin space. The first commit was when I attended btc++ (thanks for the invite @niftynei) several years ago & used it then to…...
Google's AI is taking over your Android. Here's how to kick it out.
2+ hour, 25+ min ago (95+ words) Gemini is coming to every Google product, but you may be able to turn it off....
The world's largest electric plane takes flight
1+ hour, 55+ min ago (209+ words) Published Aug 16, 2026 1:00 PM EDT The world’s largest, fully battery-powered jet officially completed its maiden flight. The successful test run marks a noteworthy step forward for long-awaited electric aircraft and battery technology broadly, but don’t expect to book a fully battery-powered…...
First time an AI boss fires a human? AI boss Luna fires human employee in ‘first known’ case of its kind – Here's why | Today News
24+ min ago (493+ words) An AI agent powered by Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4.8 has fired a human employee at an experimental San Francisco store after repeated lateness, in what its creators describe as the first known case of an AI boss taking such action. An…...
Warmer day ahead as fine weather dominates South Africa
2+ hour, 50+ min ago (298+ words) Home » News » Weather » Warmer day ahead as fine weather dominates South Africa Starting the week outdoors? See what Monday’s weather has in store for KwaZulu Natal, the Free State and North West. Here is what the weather has in store…...
WEATHER: Frost and fog patches set to blanket THESE parts of SA
1+ hour, 41+ min ago (374+ words) Home » News » Weather » WEATHER: Frost and fog patches set to blanket THESE parts of SA Take a detailed look at what the weather has in store for South Africa’s nine provinces this Monday, 17 August 2026. Temperature: Morning frost in places over…...
SpaceX Launches 2 Rockets 38 Minutes Apart -- New Record! Sticks Landings [9:19]
2+ hour, 19+ min ago (169+ words) SpaceX launched eight satellites to low Earth orbit (LEO) for Louisiana-based telecom company Globalstar from Florida, as well as the USSF-366 mission for the U.S. Space Force from California, on Aug. 15, 2026. [Full Story on Space.com] The two rockets launched just…...
Astronomy Picture of the Day - Milky Way over Yellowstone
51+ min ago (244+ words) Explanation: The Milky Way was not created by an evaporating lake. The colorful pool of water, about 10 meters across, is known as Silex Spring and is located in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, USA. Illuminated artificially, the colors are caused…...
Hotter water? Neuroscientist Christof Koch plans to study NDEs
1+ hour, 4+ min ago (694+ words) Prominent Allen Institute neuroscientist Christof Koch hit the news again recently, suggesting that the brain does not create consciousness. That is very much at odds with the current neuroscience perspective, set out in a journal article by J. L. Saver and J. Rabin…...
What happens when Betelgeuse blows its top?
1+ hour, 12+ min ago (753+ words) This artist’s concept shows the red supergiant star Betelgeuse and a companion star orbiting within the supergiant’s tenuous outer atmosphere. Artwork: NASA, ESA, Elizabeth Wheatley (STScI); Science: Andrea Dupree (CfA) Betelgeuse has always been something of a mystery. And by…...