Ward: Technology

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Canadians give Liberals 4th mandate as Carney leads party to minority win

Article URL: https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/article/canadians-give-liberals-4th-mandate-as-carney-leads-party-to-minority-win/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43830632
Points: 24
# Comments: 0

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'Why hit a single when you can hit six?' - the making of a teen IPL star

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The story of Vaibhav Suryavanshi's journey from a small village in India to hitting the IPL's second-fastest century, aged just 14.

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Heart disease deaths worldwide linked to chemical widely used in plastics

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Article URL: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-04-heart-disease-deaths-worldwide-linked.html
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43831142
Points: 10
# Comments: 0

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Temperatures to reach 29C in warmest start to May on record

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Temperatures are likely to pass the 24.5C recorded in London on Monday and peak on Thursday.

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Uber raises in-office requirement to 3 days, claws back remote workers

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Article URL: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/28/uber-raises-in-office-requirement-to-3-days-claws-back-remote-workers.html
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43831767
Points: 6
# Comments: 2

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Show HN: Memex is a Claude Code alternative built on Rust+Tauri for vibe coding

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Hi HN,TL;DR Memex is a cross-platform desktop app for vibe coding. Think ChatGPT + Claude Code rolled into one.Why we built it: We love chat tools like Perplexity and ChatGPT. We also love coding agents, like in Cursor and Windsurf. We don’t like that web-based app builders are opinionated about tec…

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Adidas Warns Sneakers Will Cost More in the U.S. as Trump’s Tariffs Take Effect

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The chief of the German sportswear giant said that unpredictability surrounding the tariffs prevented the company from issuing a full-year forecast, but he predicted a price increase for American consumers.

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After 53 Years, a Failed Soviet Venus Spacecraft Is Crashing Back to Earth

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Article URL: https://gizmodo.com/after-53-years-a-failed-soviet-venus-spacecraft-is-crashing-back-to-earth-2000595234
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43831602
Points: 5
# Comments: 0

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Men accused of chopping down Sycamore Gap tree kept wedge as trophy, court hears

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Prosecutors say two men deliberately felled the iconic and much-loved tree on Hadrian's Wall.

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G.M. Withdraws Profit Forecast as Trump Tariffs Take a Toll

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General Motors also said its profit in the first three months of the year fell 7 percent from a year earlier.

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Trump Travels to Michigan to Mark 100 Days in Office

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President Trump is trying to show his commitment to U.S. manufacturing at a moment when many are growing dissatisfied with his economic agenda.

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Detained on verge of U.S. citizenship, Mohsen Mahdawi speaks from Vermont prison

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Speaking to NPR in his first media interview since his detention, lawful permanent U.S. resident Mohsen Mahdawi finds peace in meditation and hopes "America will fulfill its promise."

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Student Loan Debt Collections Restart on May 5. Here’s What to Know.

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More than five million borrowers are in default, and millions of others are projected to be on the precipice.

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Ask HN: AI Replacing Engineers – Firsthand Stories?

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I keep reading about many companies moving to a model where they stop recruiting and replace human engineers with AI. Is anyone part of such a company that wants to share some firsthand experience? What changed significantly in your workflow? On top of the "clasic" GitHub Copilot and/or Cursor, any …

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Zelensky Calls Putin’s 72-Hour Truce Pledge in Russia-Ukraine War ‘Manipulation’

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Russian forces launched 100 attack drones across Ukraine overnight, hours after President Vladimir V. Putin ordered a unilateral three-day cease-fire starting on May 8.

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'Build, baby, build': Five things Carney has pledged to do as PM

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The election winner wants to double Canada's home-building rate, cut some taxes and boost car-making.

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Vibe Coding: Developer Slot Machines (Cursor, Windsurf)

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Article URL: https://prototypr.io/note/vibe-coding-cursor-windsurf-slot-machine
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43830198
Points: 7
# Comments: 0

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Spain and Portugal power outage: what caused it, and was there a cyber-attack?

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Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/apr/28/spain-and-portugal-power-outage-cause-cyber-attack-electricity
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43830946
Points: 7
# Comments: 1

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In order to have conversations -- start by singing

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To foster equity and community, people gather several times a year to sing together in Portland, Oregon. The woman behind this effort has twice been nominated for a Grammy in music education.

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No criminal charges over death of ice hockey player

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Adam Johnson died after suffering a neck injury from a skate during a collision in a match.