Berliner CDU-FördergeldaffÀre: Guter Jude, schlechter Jude
Die Kulturverwaltung rĂ€umt weitere Fehler in der Fördergeld-AffĂ€re ein. Eine Antisemitismus-Fachjury soll zudem als âzu linksâ abgelehnt worden sein. mehr⊠â Read more
Africa Finally Has Its Own Drug-Regulation Agency
After more than a decade of planning, the launch of the African Medicines Agency (AMA) is being celebrated in Mombasa, Kenya, this week at the Seventh Biennial Scientific Conference on Medical Products Regulation in Africa. From a report: The agencyâs establishment marks a pivotal moment in Africaâs public health, at a time when the need for biomedical research conducted i ⊠â Read more
Neubau-Anhörung im Bundestag: Bauturbo in der Praxis
Der Bauturbo wird begleitet von einem Umsetzungslabor. Kommunen und Zivilgesellschaft sollen sich ĂŒber Probleme in der Praxis austauschen können. mehr⊠â Read more
Long lunches, Swiss bank accounts and a kangaroo scrotum: My decades pursuing Graham Richardson
For a reporter whose career has been spent uncovering crime and corruption, the Labor senator was the one who got away. â Read more
1500 homes, towers up to 39 storeys: Plans for northern Sydney shopping centre site revealed
Turning Brookvale into a retail and housing hub is on the agenda for Northern Beaches Council. â Read more
Paleo Pete sells retreat, home to âbitcoin and wellnessâ gatherings
The former My Kitchen Rules host turned MAGA enthusiast is said to have sold his property near Byron Bay. â Read more
I went to a rental inspection. There was a surprise
When does a âstudio apartmentâ come with extras? Like a person in his underwear? â Read more
âBeyond end-of-lifeâ: $8b rebuild urged for Melbourne hospitals
They provide some of the most specialised healthcare in the state. But three of Victoriaâs busiest hospitals have been waiting for major infrastructure refreshes for close to a decade. â Read more
RĂŒckzug von Sahra Wagenknecht: Das Momentum ist vorbei
Das âBĂŒndnis Sahra Wagenknechtâ steht vor einer ungewissen Zukunft. Die Partei zehrte von der Strahlkraft ihrer Galionsfigur. Das geht nun nicht mehr. mehr⊠â Read more
Czechs Fund One Flamingo Missile for UkraineâGet Two After Manufacturer Doubles the Deal â Read more
The Algorithm Failed Music
An anonymous reader shares a report: Spotify is the most popular music streaming service in the world. While its algorithmic recommendations arenât necessarily the reason, its reach has meant that hundreds of millions of people are being fed a steady diet of music curated by a machine. Spotifyâs goal is to keep you listening no matter what. In her book Mood Machine, journalist Liz Pelly recounts a story told to ⊠â Read more
SPD-Mitgliederbegehren: Wenn das Unbehagen laut wird
Ein SPD-Mitgliederbegehren gegen die VerschĂ€rfungen beim BĂŒrgergeld dĂŒrfte scheitern. UngemĂŒtlich wĂŒrde es fĂŒr die SPD-Spitze trotzdem werden. mehr⊠â Read more
Unruhen in Sambia: Das nĂ€chste Ziel fĂŒr Afrikas Gen Z?
Sambias PrĂ€sident Hichilema hat sich mit Tansanias umstrittener PrĂ€sidentin solidarisiert. Nun gerĂ€t er im eigenen Land unter Druck unzufriedener Jugendlicher. mehr⊠â Read more
Streit um Heizungsförderung: Schneider will sie, Söder nicht
Die Koalition streitet ĂŒber ZuschĂŒsse fĂŒr den Heizungstausch. Das Wirtschaftsministerium arbeitet mit Hochdruck an einem entsprechenden Gesetzentwurf. mehr⊠â Read more
Fluchtgrund Klimakrise: 250 Millionen BinnenflĂŒchtlinge wegen des Klimas
Im vergangenen Jahrzehnt haben Extremwetterereignisse wie Fluten oder DĂŒrren viele Menschen vertrieben. Oft blieben sie nah an ihrem Heimatort. mehr⊠â Read more
My mom got our kitty a bowtie :) â Read more
Ukrainian Robot Boats Hit Russian Black Sea Oil Terminal â Read more
Streit um Gedenken zum 9. November: âLeute im Publikum haben mich angeschrienâ
Der US-Philosoph Jason Stanley sollte in der JĂŒdischen Gemeinde Frankfurt eine Rede halten. Sie wurde abgebrochen. Stanely ist schockiert. mehr⊠â Read more
Streit um das Heizungsgesetz: Bezeichnend fĂŒr die Regierung
Union und SPD sind sich uneins ĂŒber die Zukunft des Heizungsgesetzes. Das Gezerre ist Gift fĂŒr Investitionsentscheidungen, auch von Privatleuten. mehr⊠â Read more
Google Cloud N4D Delivers Great VM Performance & Value Powered By AMD EPYC Turin
Google Cloud today is rolling out their N4D compute instances that are optimized for cost/price-performance and geared for general purpose workloads. The N4D instances are powered by 5th Gen AMD EPYC âTurinâ processors and offer very nice performance and value over their prior-generation general purpose VMs. â Read more
DHH Talks to Lunduke
David Heinemeier Hansson (aka âDHHâ, the creator of Ruby on Rails & Omarchy Linux), talks with Lunduke about Linux âselling outâ, what a âdistroâ is, & the attacks from activists within Open Source. â Read more
Data Centers in Nvidiaâs Hometown Stand Empty Awaiting Power
Two of the worldâs biggest data center developers have projects in Nvidiaâs hometown that may sit empty for years because the local utility isnât ready to supply electricity. From a report: In Santa Clara, California, where the worldâs biggest supplier of artificial-intelligence chips is based, Digital Realty Trust applied in 2019 to build a data cent ⊠â Read more
Repression in Tansania: Verhaftungswelle statt Staatstrauer
Infolge der blutigen tansanischen Wahlproteste hĂ€ufen sich Verhaftungen im Land. Nun traf es auch den Vize-GeneralsekretĂ€r der letzten Oppositionspartei. mehr⊠â Read more
Adopted these stray mama cat and her kitten đŸ â Read more
Tim Berners-Lee Says AI Will Not Destroy the Web
Tim Berners-Lee thinks AI will help the web, not destroy it. The inventor of the World Wide Web has spent years warning about platform concentration and social mediaâs corrosive effects, but he views AI differently. AI has accomplished what his Semantic Web project could not. The technology extracts structured data from websites regardless of how the information was formatted. ⊠â Read more
Bundeshaushalt 2026: Hilfsorganisationen fordern mehr Geld fĂŒr Entwicklung
Zuletzt wurde bei humanitĂ€rer Hilfe und Entwicklungszusammenarbeit stetig gekĂŒrzt. Das will auch die aktuelle Regierung nicht rĂŒckgĂ€ngig machen. mehr⊠â Read more
Unexpected things that are people
Article URL: https://bengoldhaber.substack.com/p/unexpected-things-that-are-people
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45877257
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Situation in der Ostukraine: Vorboten russischer Besetzung
Im ostukrainischen Donbas wird die Lage fĂŒr die verbliebenen Bewohner immer gefĂ€hrlicher. Die russische Armee rĂŒckt nĂ€her, die Luftangriffe nehmen zu. mehr⊠â Read more
Why giving up on goals is good for you, and how to know which to ditch
We admire grit and perseverance, but surprising research suggests that giving up on ambitions in the right way can actually improve our physical and mental health â Read more
Ultrasound may boost survival after a stroke by clearing brain debris
The damage of strokes caused by brain bleeds can be mitigated by removing dead blood cells. Scientists have now found a way of doing this non-invasively, with promising results in mice â Read more
Duisburger Filmwoche: Unsichtbares Personal und wĂŒrdiges Sterben
Die Filmwoche in Duisburg zeigt Dokumentarfilme ĂŒber FreirĂ€ume auch unter widrigen UmstĂ€nden und begleitet das Team einer Berliner Palliativklinik. mehr⊠â Read more
Frankreichs Ex-PrÀsident wieder frei: Sarkozy darf wieder nach Hause
Der frĂŒhere Staatschef wird unter strikten Auflagen aus der Untersuchungshaft entlassen. Im MĂ€rz 2026 startet sein Berufungsprozess. mehr⊠â Read more
Museum fĂŒr Benin-Bronzen: Sturm ohne Bilder
Am Eröffnungsabend wird das westafrikanische Kunstmuseum in Benin-Stadt von wĂŒtenden Royalisten gestĂŒrmt und demoliert. Und die Benin-Bronzen? mehr⊠â Read more
Hereâs some more pictures of my favourite neighbour â Read more
Massive Delhi Blast Hours After 2,900 kg Explosives Found In Faridabad. 8 Dead â Read more
Subsea Cable Investment Set To Double As Tech Giants Accelerate AI Buildout
Investment in subsea cable projects is expected to reach around $13 billion between 2025 and 2027, almost twice the amount invested between 2022 and 2024, according to telecommunications data provider TeleGeography. Tech giants Meta, Google, Amazon and Microsoft now represent about 50% of the overall market, up from a neglig ⊠â Read more
Drohsel ĂŒber SPD-Mitgliederbegehren: âDie Stimmung erinnert an die Agenda 2010â
Die ehemalige Juso-Chefin Franziska Drohsel sammelt in der SPD Unterschriften gegen schwarz-roten Sozialabbau. FĂŒr sie weckt das böse Erinnerungen. mehr⊠â Read more
Prince William flies 8,800 kms on a private jet to receive climate award in Brazil. â Read more
Falling asleep isnât a gradual process â it happens all of a sudden
Brain activity from more than 1000 people shows a rapid transition from being awake to being asleep, rather than a slow transition between the two states â Read more
1.356 Tage Krieg in der Ukraine: Zahnarzt auf neuem Posten
Im medizinischen Freiwilligenbataillon Hospitallers arbeiten Ărzte, SanitĂ€ter und Zivilisten temporĂ€r in FrontnĂ€he. Ihr Einsatz ist nicht ohne Risiko. mehr⊠â Read more
Husten, Röcheln und rote Augen: Protest gegen dicke Luft in Delhi
In Indiens Hauptstadt steigt die Feinstaubbelastung zum Jahresende stets auf gefĂ€hrlich hohe Werte. Dagegen haben am Sonntag Hunderte protestiert. mehr⊠â Read more
Punk-Festival in Berlin: Sprengkraft im System
Ein zweitĂ€giges Festival im Tommy-Weisbecker-Haus in Berlin erinnerte an den Punk im Slowenien der frĂŒhen 1980er. mehr⊠â Read more
Supreme Court declines to revisit landmark same-sex marriage precedent â Read more
Microsoft Bets on Influencers To Close the Gap With ChatGPT
An anonymous reader shares a report: Microsoft, eager to boost downloads of its Copilot chatbot, has recruited some of the most popular influencers in America to push a message to young consumers that might be summed up as: Our AI assistant is as cool as ChatGPT. Microsoft could use the help. The company recently said its family of Copilot assistants attracts 1 ⊠â Read more
Dataset reveals the factors affecting retail and charitable food supplies after Hurricane Harvey
Texas and Louisiana withstood the worst of Hurricane Harvey, which unleashed cataclysmic rain in August of 2017 that killed over 100 people from flooding. After the flood, grocery stores and pantries struggled not only to remain open but to keep fresh food on the shelves. â Read more