Herman Miller is rebuilding the Aeron chair from the inside out
When Herman Miller launched the Aeron chair in 1994, almost nothing about it made sense. Unlike other chairs of that era, it wasn’t made of leather or full of plush foam. Instead, its frame was exposed, its mesh was transparent, and it cost double what buyers expected to pay for an office c...
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman makes a lot of predictions. Here’s how they’ve fared so far
Reports of an AI-led “jobs apocalypse” are greatly exaggerated. Or at least that’s what Sam Altman now claims. During the Commonwealth Bank of Australia conference last week, the OpenAI CEO admitted he may have been wrong about some predictions—namely the speed with which articial intelligence...
Adafruit Receives Demand Letter from Fenwick Legal Counsel on Behalf of Flux.ai
Article URL: https://blog.adafruit.com/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48368121 Points: 33 # Comments: 9
Republicans see path forward on reconciliation after administration backs down on anti-weaponization fund
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and other GOP senators see a path for passing the stalled budget reconciliation package funding immigration enforcement operations through Congress after the Trump administration on Monday backed down from a proposal to establish a $1.8 billion “anti-wea...
Trump’s Jan. 6 story becomes GOP’s status quo
President Trump’s narrative about Jan. 6, 2021, has become the dominant one in the Republican Party, as candidates and prominent lawmakers backing his claims about what happened that day have notched wins at the expense of GOP rivals with a different view. The latest round of primaries all but co...
Johnson navigates packed legislative agenda as Republicans return to Washington
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is facing an arduous stretch ahead as Republicans return to Washington this week to confront a tough legislative calendar that promises to splinter the GOP conference just five months from November’s midterms.  Republican leaders are racing to adopt two major leg...
Mullin faces backlash over ‘naive or dumb’ plan to pull CBP from blue-city airports
National security experts and the airline industry are cautioning against Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin’s threat to pull U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) from international hubs, arguing the “shockingly naive or dumb” plan would cause airline chaos for Americans of all stri...
Tense California governor’s race comes to a head: Key primaries to watch Tuesday
Voters in half a dozen states will vote in primaries on Tuesday, with the spotlight on the race to replace California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D). Democrats crowded into the wide-open race, raising concerns that the splintered field could open the door for Republicans. But after controversy squeezed D...
Why Janet? (2023)
Article URL: https://ianthehenry.com/posts/why-janet/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48367907 Points: 103 # Comments: 37
ARKAY Beverages Seeks Social Media Employees to Manage Facebook, X, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn and Global Digital Engagement - The Daily Tribune News
ARKAY Beverages Seeks Social Media Employees to Manage Facebook, X, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn and Global Digital Engagement The Daily Tribune News
Mercedes' unique diffuser design and why it stands out from the rest of the grid
In Canada, Mercedes introduced a substantial package of technical updates. Beyond the work carried out on the front and central sections of the car, new solutions appeared at the rear that had not been seen before in this technical cycle.Mercedes arrived in Canada with the first truly significant...
Anthropic’s IPO march began with a Claude Code breakthrough
Last fall, Anthropic was playing second fiddle to OpenAI. It had a lower valuation, while OpenAI was still drawing much of the attention as the first mover in the generative AI boom. But the dynamic shifted in late November, when Anthropic released Claude Opus 4.5, which gave the company’s Claude...
More Housing, No Gentrification: How Rezoning Gave East New York a New Start
When, a little over 10 years ago, the Mayor Bill de Blasio administration approached East New York City Councilmember Rafael Espinal to win his support for a plan to rezone East New York, many residents of the economically struggling Brooklyn neighborhood feared that a rezoning would lead to gent...
What if it’s us who can learn something from Gen Z about work?
If there were ever a truth about generationalism, it’s this: Every generation has the same complaint about the generation that came after it. Kids these days don’t want to work. They want everything but don’t want to work hard enough to get it. They all want participation trophies. We’ve al...
Stripping U.S. citizenship en masse is harder than Trump vowed
President Trump's vow to revoke citizenship worries immigrant advocates, legal scholars and naturalized Americans — but so far it's proving harder to do than the rhetoric suggests.
Tuesday is a big primary day. Here are key races to watch
Six states — California, Iowa, Montana, New Jersey, South Dakota and New Mexico — hold elections on Tuesday. Here are key races to follow.
For veterans, a place where peace can take root
Iraq war veteran John Follmer leads vet volunteers who are rehabbing a neglected Japanese garden on the West LA Veterans Affairs Campus.
Trump vowed to revoke hundreds of citizenships. It's proving harder to do
President Trump's vow to revoke citizenship worries immigrant advocates, legal scholars and naturalized Americans — but so far it's proving harder to do than the rhetoric suggests.
Political parties once avoided primaries. In many places, that's changed
For years, political parties in most states have avoided getting involved in primary races -- leaving the choice to voters. But in many places, those elections are looking different this year.
Tom Suozzi, D-N.Y., on the DOJ pausing its 'anti-weaponization' fund
NPR's Leila Fadel asks Democratic Rep. Tom Suozzi of New York about the DOJ's statement that it will respect a court ruling temporarily blocking President Trump's "anti-weaponization" fund.
Lewis Hamilton drives custom 1984 Buick Regal as F1 driver explores lowrider culture
Seven-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton has used his time away from the race track to get behind the wheel of an insane car once again. This time, he explored grassroots American lowrider culture in a customised 1984 Buick Regal. As he met the owner of the modified American car, Hamilton adm...
Why Myanmar president's India visit is being closely watched
Myanmar is seeking to broaden diplomatic engagement after years of international criticism and isolation.
A guide to navigating uncertainty head-on
Below, Simone Stolzoff shares five key insights from his new book, How to Not Know: The Value of Uncertainty in a World That Demands Answers. Simone is a journalist. His work has been featured in The New York Times, The Atlantic, and on the TED stage. What’s the big idea? You can’t contr...
AI has an unexpected side effect: It could make high-paying jobs less hostile to women
The conversation about AI and work revolves mostly around jobs being destroyed or new ones emerging, around the workers benefiting and those likely to be left behind. All these debates are legitimate. But there are so many other aspects and consequences that are rarely addressed. For one...
China goes after 'ghost kitchens' to rein in cut-throat food delivery apps
The thousands of "ghost kitchens" - online shops that don't actually exist - have spooked Chinese consumers.
Clashes continue in Lebanon despite Israel and Hezbollah accepting US partial ceasefire plan
A cessation of hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah is seen as crucial to the peace process with Iran.
A New Kind of Nonalcoholic Beverage Is Taking Over Restaurant Wine Lists - Food & Wine
A New Kind of Nonalcoholic Beverage Is Taking Over Restaurant Wine Lists Food & Wine
Not Every Byte Gets a Vote
Article URL: https://mitander.xyz/posts/not-every-byte-gets-a-vote/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48367009 Points: 5 # Comments: 3
AI giant Anthropic plans to sell shares in US as valuation nears $1tn
The AI company behind Claude is set to offer the public the chance to buy and sell shares in the firm later this year.