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Haven’t read yet, but here‘s Eric Berger’s take. Mine? He has to be confirmed. He shouldn’t have dodged the question about whether Elon was present, though. It needlessly made him look evasive, and he’s not going to get Markey’s vote regardless of how he answered the question. He clearly separated himself from Elon on both … Continue reading Today’s Hearing →

Meta’s latest whistleblower, Sarah Wynn-Williams, got a warm reception on Capitol Hill Wednesday, as the Careless People author who the company has fought to silence described the company’s chief executive as someone willing to shapeshift into whatever gets him closest to power. The message was one that lawmakers on the Senate Judiciary subcommittee on crime […]

"Trump is back!” they screamed, apparently unaware that the tariffs were his idea in the first place.

April 9, 2025 — NERSC is inviting proposals to conduct high-impact, cutting-edge scientific research using the large-scale capabilities of the Perlmutter supercomputer. This call is seeking submissions for research that is […]

The post NERSC Opens Call for Large-Scale Research Proposals on Perlmutter Supercomputer appeared first on HPCwire.

With billions in grants put on hold, targeted universities will see research crippled.

Long before the stock market ups and downs and the global economic uncertainly caused by President Donald Trump’s ever-changing tariff policies, Seattle-based laser engraver maker Glowforge made a decision to move some of its production back to the U.S. from Mexico. The switch to a production facility in Seattle’s SoDo neighborhood is looking especially smart not just because of the uncertainty around what Trump will do next — on Wednesday he instituted a 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs for most countries. But the 10-year-old startup can now better control how it innovates around manufacturing, including through the use of AI. “An… Read More

Does that mean we’re out of the woods, though, tariff-wise? Hahaha, no. No.

"I expect that the government will follow all the rules and be fair and follow all the laws."

If You Heard What I Heard is a collection of Holocaust stories as told by survivors to their grandchildren. “Our generation is the last to ever hear our grandparents’ stories firsthand, in the same room, over the course of decades, directly from them.” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →

Can't Redmond ask its whizz-bang Copilot AI to fix it?

Those keen to get their Microsoft PCs patched up as soon as possible have been getting an unpleasant shock when they try to get in using Windows Hello.…

Can't Redmond ask its whizz-bang Copilot AI to fix it?

Those keen to get their Microsoft PCs patched up as soon as possible have been getting an unpleasant shock when they try to get in using Windows Hello.…

"There’s angst and an antiestablishment anthem and the sweetest tune I know by Suzanne Vega. All reflect what I hoped to capture in DREAMERS – one family’s fractured idealism, one girl’s longing to break free from her father’s rules, her ferocity, her guts, and her passion."

Scientists created a model of the human pain pathway in a dish by connecting four separate brain organoids. The feat should help them understand sensory disorders like those affecting pain perception.

Editor’s note: Due to a patent dispute with medical device maker Masimo, new Apple Watch Series 9, 10, and Ultra 2 units sold in the US no longer have the blood oxygen feature. Older models are unaffected. You can tell if you have a unit with the blood oxygen feature disabled if the part number […]

Recently, a team of researchers from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) consecutively removed the innermost atom and the outermost electron of a gold nanoparticle—without disturbing its overall structure. This precise manipulation allowed them to probe how the magnetic spin of the material influences its catalytic activity.

From the NYT’s Overlooked obituary series: Katharine McCormick, Force Behind the Birth Control Pill. In the 20s, she smuggled 1000 diaphragms into the US in her luggage and later funded the development of the birth control pill. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →

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It worked for in 2018 with Chris Krebs. Will it work again?

Uncle Sam's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, aka CISA, has been "actively hiding information" about American telecommunications networks' weak security for years, according to Senator Ron Wyden.…

It worked for in 2018 with Chris Krebs. Will it work again?

Uncle Sam's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, aka CISA, has been "actively hiding information" about American telecommunications networks' weak security for years, according to Senator Ron Wyden.…