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48 articlesIran War Not an Inflation 'Speed Bump,' JPMorgan's Michele Warns
"I'm still gobsmacked by the Fed's decision," Bob Michele, JPMorgan Asset Management's global head of fixed income, says about the Federal Reserve's decision to leave interest rates unchanged. (Source: Bloomberg)
Here are the five key takeaways from this week's Fed meeting
While no one expected the Fed to cut — much less hike — at this meeting, the market always looks for clues about what's next.
Coal plant forced to stay open due to emergency order isn't even running
Department of Energy's attempts to prop up coal can look pretty pointless.
Never mind Band-Aids, Neanderthals had antiseptic birch tar
Our view of Neanderthal life keeps getting more complex and vibrant.
Nothing CEO Carl Pei says smartphone apps will disappear as AI agents take their place
Nothing CEO Carl Pei says AI agents will eventually replace apps, shifting smartphones toward systems that understand intent and act on a user's behalf.
Vice President Vance to meet with oil industry as White House plans more actions to address fuel prices
Consumers are seeing fuel prices rapidly rise as the Iran war has triggered the biggest oil supply disruption in history.
Nvidia is quietly building a multibillion-dollar behemoth to rival its chips business
Nvidia's networking business raked in $11 billion last quarter despite getting significantly less fanfare than chips and gaming.
Oil nears $110 a barrel after gas field strike
Iran's military warned it would take "decisive action" in response to the strike on its energy infrastructure.
Israel destroys river bridges in southern Lebanon
The health ministry says that 968 people, including more than 100 children, have been killed since 2 March.
Cloudflare appeals Piracy Shield fine, hopes to kill Italy's site-blocking law
Firm says requiring site blocks within 30 minutes breaks core Internet architecture.
The Best Outdoor Deals From the REI Member Days Sale (2026)
REI’s Member Days sale has deals on our favorite tents, backpacks, rain jackets, and more gear to outfit you for summer.
Trump waives Jones Act shipping rules for 60 days to steady oil market
The Trump administration "remains committed to continuing to strengthen our critical supply chains" amid the Iran war, press secretary Karoline Leavitt said.
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4832–4837: Driving the (Contact) Line!
Written by Catherine O’Connell-Cooper, APXS Strategic Planner and Payload Uplink/Downlink Lead, University of New Brunswick, Canada Earth planning date: Friday, March 13, 2026 We are in our final phase of the boxwork campaign, investigating the contacts between the boxwork unit...
FBI is buying location data to track US citizens, director confirms
FBI director Kash Patel told lawmakers that the agency is actively purchasing commercially available location data, which can track Americans without needing a warrant.
Cesar Chavez abused and raped women and girls, NYT investigation says
A New York Times investigation has revealed allegations that the late renowned labor leader abused girls and raped Dolores Huerta, his longtime organizing partner.
One killed as ski gondola crashes down mountain at Swiss resort
Dramatic footage showed the gondola flipping over several times in the snow before coming to a halt in Engelberg.
A mom wrote a kids' book on grief. She was just convicted of her husband's murder
A Utah jury convicted Kouri Richins of fatally spiking her husband's drink with fentanyl in 2022. Prosecutors said she was hoping to collect millions of dollars from multiple life insurance policies.
Why Walmart and OpenAI Are Shaking Up Their Agentic Shopping Deal
After OpenAI’s Instant Checkout feature fell short, Walmart is instead embedding its Sparky chatbot directly into ChatGPT and Google Gemini.
Pardoned Nikola founder Trevor Milton is trying to raise $1B for AI-powered planes
He told the Wall Street Journal he thinks autonomous planes will be "10 times harder than Nikola ever was."
The Best Sonos Bluetooth Speaker Is $40 Off
Add the Sonos Roam 2 to your existing home setup, or take it to go with Bluetooth.
AI coding is gambling
Article URL: https://notes.visaint.space/ai-coding-is-gambling/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47428541 Points: 272 # Comments: 312 ...
Iran's intelligence minister Esmail Khatib killed in air strike
Israel said it had killed Khatib, whose death was confirmed by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Wednesday.
Mamdani put Ramadan at the center of NYC's cultural life, bringing joy -- and a backlash
NYC Mayor Mamdani observed Ramadan publicly at a time when many politicians and activists on the right are voicing hostility and in some cases open bigotry toward American Muslims.
FAA tightens safety rules for helicopters and planes around major airports
Regulators at the Federal Aviation Administration are tightening safety rules in congested airspace around major airports, suspending the use of visual separation between planes and helicopters.
The Best Books of 2026 So Far
Our editors and critics review notable new fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.
Death to Scroll Fade
Article URL: https://dbushell.com/2026/01/09/death-to-scroll-fade/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47426932 Points: 309 # Comments: 168 ...
Daily Cartoon: Wednesday, March 18th
A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings.
Lava Flows Down Mayon
The OLI (Operational Land Imager) on Landsat 8 acquired this rare, relatively clear image of  Mayon, the most active volcano in the Philippines, on Feb. 26, 2026. The natural-color scene is overlaid with infrared observations to highlight the lava’s hea...
From Service to Space Systems: A Pathways Journey to NASA
For Corey Elmore, the path to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center did not begin in engineering. It began in service. Today he serves as a NASA Pathways engineering intern in the Technical Processes and Tools Branch (KSC-NE-TA) at Kennedy Space Center. Through the Pathways program, he i...
Confessions of the ICE Agent Whisperer
Federal immigration enforcement agents usually won't talk to the media—but they will talk to independent journalist Karl Loftus.
Despite Doubts, Federal Cyber Experts Approved Microsoft Cloud Service
Article URL: https://www.propublica.org/article/microsoft-cloud-fedramp-cybersecurity-government Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47426057 Points: 402 # Comments: 183 ...
Widely Attended Gatherings (WAGs) Determinations
2026 Maryland Space Business Roundtable (MSBR) 3.26.26 SIA_27th Annual Leadership Dinner 3.23.26 2026 Artemis Suppliers Conference 3.23-25.26 Ansys Government Initiatives Event_AGI 3.19.26 Homeland Security Week 3.17-18.26 Amazon Smithsonian and Space for Humanity Event 3.16.26 H...
Your daily coffee may be protecting your brain, 43-year study finds
Your morning coffee or tea could be quietly supporting your brain health. A long-term study found that moderate consumption of caffeinated coffee or tea was linked to an 18% lower risk of dementia and better cognitive performance over time. The benefits appeared strongest at 2–...
These strange pink rocks just revealed a hidden giant beneath Antarctica
Pink granite boulders sitting mysteriously atop Antarctica’s Hudson Mountains have led scientists to a stunning discovery: a hidden granite mass buried beneath Pine Island Glacier, stretching nearly 100 km wide and 7 km thick. By dating the rocks to the Jurassic period and matc...
These dinosaurs had wings but couldn’t fly
Some feathered dinosaurs may have briefly taken to the skies—only to give it up later. By studying rare fossils with preserved feathers, researchers uncovered a surprising clue hidden in molting patterns, revealing that Anchiornis likely couldn’t fly at all. Instead of the ne...
Why Tech Bros Are Now Obsessed with Taste
In the age of A.I., the term has become as much of a Silicon Valley cliché as “disruption” was in the twenty-tens.
“Judy Blume: A Life” and the Problem of Biography
A new book about the children’s author is conscientious, respectful—and, like any good biography, dedicated to recovering vivid, occasionally unsettling particulars.
Rob Pike’s Rules of Programming (1989)
Article URL: https://www.cs.unc.edu/~stotts/COMP590-059-f24/robsrules.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47423647 Points: 768 # Comments: 383 ...
AI uses as much energy as Iceland but scientists aren’t worried
AI’s growing energy use sounds alarming, but its global climate impact may be far smaller than expected. Researchers found that while AI consumes huge amounts of electricity, it barely moves the needle on overall emissions. The real impact is more localized, especially around d...
Belgian court sends ex-diplomat, 93, to trial over 1961 murder of Congo leader
Family of then PM, Patrice Lumumba, welcome decision to charge Étienne Davignon as ‘beginning of a reckoning’ A former Belgian diplomat, 93, should stand trial over alleged complicity in the 1961 murder of Patrice Lumumba, the first prime minister of what was then the newly ...
At least 23 people killed in suspected suicide attacks in north-eastern Nigeria
More than 100 others injured in bombings targeting post office, market areas and hospital in MaiduguriAt least 23 people have been killed and more than 100 others injured in multiple suspected suicide bombings in the north-eastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, shattering its reputa...
Africa particularly vulnerable as Iran conflict disrupts supply chains, say experts
Food production in many African countries depends heavily on fertiliser imported from the Gulf through the strait of HormuzCountries in Africa, where farmers depend heavily on imported fertiliser and a large share of household income goes on food, are particularly vulnerable to s...