A look at AI-powered tools and apps like Aira Explorer that are helping blind people access visual feedback about their bodies, sometimes for the first time (Milagros Costabel/BBC)
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260126-ai-mirrors-…
The atmosphere of fear surrounding Trump’s cult of personality has kept Republicans from criticizing him
even when they think he’s wrong.
But consider the list of issues on which notable Republican officeholders and influencers are now breaking with Trump,
or at the very least fighting amongst themselves in ways that weaken his movement:
After months of resisting the release of the Epstein files, Trump faced a revolt from his own party in Congress,
where both ho…
Nice, I wanted to write about that topic. And there.. Someone wrote about it already.
That's the reason why I never recorded myself walnut walking into the scene.
Even though it looks really cool,it really disturbs my hiking experience and totally turns into filming.
https://blog.lauram…
If you still develop your software with the “--my-next-gpu-wont-be-nvidia” mindset you’re part of the reason so many people have the “--my-next-os-will-be-windows” mindset.
Stop being a clown and understand that when choosing a GPU people ask themselves about features, performance, quality and price. They don’t ask themselves “will this gpu work with this shitty wm library?”.
Patriots' Robert Kraft: Bill Belichick's 'record and body of work speak for themselves' https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7005003/2026/01/28/robert-kraft-bill-belichick-hall-of-fame-patriots/
I do hope I handled this situation alright.
I will reiterate to this person and everyone else I work with that I’d rather people tell me when they are sick and take time off. We can reassign work or negotiate new deadlines with clients. I don’t want people taking shortcuts and pressure themselves like this.
Every few years, Democrats try to convince themselves they’ve found the one
– a candidate who can finally speak fluent rural, who looks and sounds like the voters they’ve lost.
In 2024, that hope was pinned on #Tim #Walz, the flannel-wearing, “Midwestern nice” governor whose small-town roots were supposed to unlock …
How tech worker activism has grown more cautious as companies crack down and once-privileged workers realize they don't have much leverage (Noam Scheiber/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/busines
Billionaires with $1 salaries
– and other legal tax dodges the ultrawealthy use to keep their riches
Billionaires can enjoy growing wealth entirely free of income tax and reporting
Mark Zuckerberg was the lowest-paid employee at Meta in 2024,
and he made US$1.
But he is not the only very rich person who has collected $1 for a year’s work.
Why would incredibly rich CEOs make only $1 a year when they could pay themselves millions?
The reason is taxes…