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The climate tech IPO window could finally be cracking open

Nuclear startup X-energy went public, geothermal startup Fervo is about to. Could this be the moment that climate tech investors have been waiting for?

Xbox’s Big Turnaround Hedges Everything on Gamers’ Nostalgia

The future of Xbox might lie in its roots.

The First Trailer for ‘Strange New Worlds’ Season 4 Teases a Weird and Scary Galaxy

As it prepares to enter its endgame, 'Strange New Worlds' wants to emphasize the boldness in boldly going.

Largest 3D Map of the Universe Is Adding Serious Fuel to the Cosmology Crisis

The conclusion of DESI's first survey marks an important milestone for cosmology, which finds itself in a bind for the best reasons.

Maine’s governor vetoes data center moratorium

L.D. 307 would have imposed the country’s first statewide moratorium on new data centers — lasting, in this case, until November 1, 2027.

OpenAI CEO apologizes to Tumbler Ridge community

In a letter to the residents of Tumbler Ridge, Canada, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said he is “deeply sorry” that his company failed to alert law enforcement about the suspect in a recent mass shooting.

International tech

Groww, BlueStone Surge Amid A Mixed Week For New-Age Tech Stocks

New-age tech stocks saw a mixed week amid uneasy ceasefire in West Asia, Q4 earnings season, and continued selling by…

The people who never ask follow-up questions about their friends’ lives aren’t disinterested. They’re often so used to managing their own internal noise that taking on someone else’s details feels like adding weight to a system already running at capacity

The friends who never circle back to ask about your job, your parent, your bad week aren't cold or self-absorbed. They're often running an internal load so heavy that adding someone else's details feels like the thing that finally tips it over.

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Karnataka Drafting Responsible AI Framework To Embrace ‘I-Governance’: Priyank Kharge

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has arguably become the most consequential technological advancement of our era, percolating not only into high-level business…

Indian Startup IPO Tracker 2026

Dalal Street emerged as a founder’s paradise in 2025, with 18 Indian startups listing on the bourses and collectively mopping…

Psychology says the most resilient people aren’t the ones who never fell apart — they’re the ones who fell apart quietly, rebuilt themselves with no audience, and never mentioned it

They're the ones who sat alone at 2 AM with their demons, rebuilt themselves piece by piece with no witnesses, and emerged stronger without ever posting about their "journey."

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I lost my job to AI (but not in the way that you think)

After watching AI eliminate half my company's graphics department, I never imagined I'd be clearing out my own desk six months later—not because a bot could write better than me, but because of something far more insidious happening in offices everywhere.

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Why Cohere is merging with Aleph Alpha

Canadian AI startup Cohere is taking over Germany-based Aleph Alpha with support from Lidl’s owner, Schwarz Group. With the blessing of their governments, the companies intend to offer a sovereign alternative to enterprises in an AI landscape dominated by American players.

Soundcore Space 2 Review: A Shockingly Stellar Value for Budget ANC Wireless Headphones

At $130, Soundcore's Space 2 punch way above their weight class.

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Slicer Settings for “Indestructible” Battle-Bot Worthy PLA Parts

If you follow [Maker’s Muse] on YouTube, you know he’s as passionate about robot fights these days as he is about the tools he uses to make the robots. Luckily …read more

You Wouldn’t Download a Combustion Engine

Although 3D printing it a great tool for making all sorts of things, the nature of the plastics used in most desktop FDM printers means it isn’t the first tool …read more

Why has there been so little progress on Alzheimer's disease?

Article URL: https://freakonomics.com/podcast/why-has-there-been-so-little-progress-on-alzheimers-disease/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47905984 Points: 263 # Comments: 159

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The Arduino UNO, Basically

If you miss the days when you used Basic on your classic computer or wrote embedded software with a Basic Stamp, then maybe dust off your Arduino UNO or any …read more

Building an IBM PCjr BIOS from Source Using Original Printed Source Code

As unloved as IBM’s PCjr was, with only a one-year production run, it’s hard to complain about the documentation available for it. This includes the x86 assembly listing for the …read more

EU Age Control: The trojan horse for digital IDs

https://web.archive.org/web/20260426040218/https://juraj.bed... Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47907130 Points: 209 # Comments: 109

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EP212: Data Warehouse vs Data Lake vs Data Mesh

Storing data is the easy part. Deciding where and how to organize it is the real challenge.

B-Trees vs LSM Trees: Comparison and Trade-Offs

In this article, we will look at B-Trees and LSM trees in detail, along with the trade-offs associated with each of them.

The West forgot how to make things, now it’s forgetting how to code

Article URL: https://techtrenches.dev/p/the-west-forgot-how-to-make-things Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47907879 Points: 528 # Comments: 307

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