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Ground News · 334 sources
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A three-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine has begun, though both sides report violations including drone attacks and artillery strikes. At least three civilians killed despite the truce.
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Ground News · 203 sources · Reuters · AP News
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The US disabled two more Iranian tankers in the Strait of Hormuz. A ceasefire appears to be holding but cargo ships have been hit off Qatar's coast, Kuwait intercepted hostile drones, and Aramco profits jumped 25% as pipeline capacity hit maximum.
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Ground News · 305 sources · AP News
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A person was struck and killed by a Frontier Airlines plane taking off at Denver International Airport, forcing an evacuation. Widely covered across the political spectrum.
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NPR · Reuters · AP News
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Keir Starmer's Labour party lost big in UK local elections to Reform and the Greens. Starmer calls his government a "10-year project" and rejects resignation calls.
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Hacker News · 629 points · 604 comments
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Bun's Rust rewrite passes 99.8% of tests on Linux x64 glibc. Massive HN discussion on the implications for the JS runtime ecosystem.
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Hacker News · 659 points · 488 comments · Timothy Gowers
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Mathematician Tim Gowers shares a detailed account of using ChatGPT 5.5 Pro for serious mathematical work. High-score HN discussion on LLM capabilities at the frontier.
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Hacker News · 438 points · 172 comments · arXiv
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New research paper demonstrating that LLM-based document editing introduces systematic corruption — dropped nuance, hallucinated references, and quiet semantic drift. Relevant for anyone using AI assistants for document work.
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Techmeme · NetBlocks · Bloomberg
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NetBlocks confirms Iran's ongoing internet blackout has surpassed 70 days — the longest recorded national shutdown in a connected society. Businesses warn of closures and layoffs.
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Hacker News · 343 points · 239 comments
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A developer's frank account of Apple's notarization, sandboxing, and App Store hoops driving indie Mac devs to despair. Resonated strongly with the HN crowd.
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Ars Technica
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A massive landslide in a Greenland fjord created a 500-meter-high tsunami after a melting glacier failed. It happened early morning so no one was present, but the event highlights growing climate-driven hazards in tourist areas.
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Gleevec's 2001 FDA approval ushered in targeted cancer therapy. NPR looks back at how one drug changed the treatment paradigm for chronic myeloid leukemia and beyond.
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Reason
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George Retes, a US citizen and combat veteran, was tear-gassed, jailed, and falsely accused during an ICE raid. His case illustrates growing due-process concerns around immigration enforcement operations.
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Hacker News · 604 comments
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The 604-comment thread dives deep into JS runtime politics: Is Rust the right choice? What does this mean for Bun's Zig identity? Strong opinions on both sides.
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Hacker News · 488 comments
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Tim Gowers' experience with ChatGPT 5.5 Pro on real math problems sparked intense debate about whether frontier LLMs can do genuine mathematical reasoning or just pattern-match convincingly.
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Hacker News · 470 points · 242 comments
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A developer argues against using query strings in URLs, advocating for cleaner path-based designs. The 242-comment thread debates REST conventions, caching implications, and practical tradeoffs.
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Rock Paper Shotgun · Kotaku · PC Gamer
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Psychonauts developer Double Fine becomes the 14th gaming team at Microsoft to unionize, filing a petition with the NLRB. A growing trend across Microsoft's studio network.
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Eurogamer
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A fresh gameplay teaser for Subnautica 2 just dropped ahead of release. If the first game's underwater survival hooked you, the sequel looks like it's pushing the same buttons with more depth.
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CCP Games has separated from Pearl Abyss, rebranded as Fenris Creations, and entered a "research partnership" with Google DeepMind. Unclear what this means for EVE's famously player-driven economy and politics.
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Ground News · 203 sources · Left 33% · Center 47% · Right 18%
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Covered by 203 sources with a notable skew: Left outlets frame it as escalation of military force, Center outlets focus on strategic necessity and oil market impact, while Right coverage is comparatively sparse — possibly reflecting uncertainty about the administration's foreign policy direction.
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Ground News · 83 sources · Left 31% · Center 55% · Right 13%
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Covered by 83 sources. Left outlets emphasize civilian harm and lack of due process; Center outlets present it as a counter-narcotics operation; Right coverage is notably thin at just 13%, suggesting the story hasn't broken through to conservative media.
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