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Coding After Coders: The End of Computer Programming as We Know It

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/12/m...

12.03.2026 18:31 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Why MAGA brands have been a flop Conservatives are better at trashing businesses than building them

Over the past few years MAGA types have set about building a “parallel economy”.

Yet turning these brands into thriving businesses has proved difficult

10.03.2026 03:00 👍 24 🔁 11 💬 4 📌 2
Real Consequences: Trump’s Bullshit Claim About Tylenol Is Seeing Real World Results There's this insane subset of people who, when they talk about Donald Trump, I'll never understand. It's the ones who claim that taking what Donald Trump says seriously is a mistake that most people are unlikely to make. It's also expressed by the crowd that claims something to the effect of: you shouldn't take Trump literally, but you should take him seriously.

Real Consequences: Trump’s Bullshit Claim About Tylenol Is Seeing Real World Results

There's this insane subset of people who, when they talk about Donald Trump, I'll never understand. It's the ones who claim that taking what Donald Trump says seriously is a mistake that most people are unlikely…

10.03.2026 03:05 👍 25 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 1
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A Trump Order Protected a Weedkiller. And Also a Weapon of War.

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10.03.2026 03:10 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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“It doesn't feel safe”—Many international game developers plan to skip GDC in US Stories of border issues lead to pervasive travel fears across the worldwide industry.

Dozens of developers who spoke to Ars in recent months say they’re wary of traveling to a country that has shown a callous disregard for—or outright hostility toward—the safety of international travelers.

09.03.2026 18:30 👍 110 🔁 31 💬 5 📌 0
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Drip, drip, drip: The indefatigable Julie Brown keeps breaking news about Trump and Epstein The Jeffrey Epstein story is getting weirder, more disturbing and is moving ever closer to Donald Trump. The latest details come from Julie K. Brown of the Miami Herald, who has done more to expose…

Drip, drip, drip: The indefatigable Julie Brown keeps breaking news about Trump and Epstein dankennedy.net/2026/03/09/d...

09.03.2026 18:53 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Kansas City airport evacuated amid possible bomb threat The FBI is on the scene at the Missouri airport, according to a report

BREAKING | Kansas City airport evacuated amid possible bomb threat

08.03.2026 18:18 👍 49 🔁 46 💬 10 📌 8
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Gen Z-Backed Rapper Is on Course to Lead Nepal With Landslide Win A youth-led uprising brought Nepal’s government down last year. Now, a 35-year-old politician demanding change is set to become prime minister.

A youth-led uprising brought Nepal’s government down last year. Now, voters have handed a commanding majority to a party headlined by a 35-year-old politician. Partial results of the election released on Sunday gave the party of Balendra Shah 100 out of 165 directly elected parliamentary seats.

08.03.2026 18:20 👍 83 🔁 19 💬 3 📌 5
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‘We Are Not Expendable’: Southaven Residents Fight xAI Plan for 41 Gas Turbines to Power Musk's Grok Many residents around Southaven, Mississippi, oppose xAI’s data centers and presence in their backyards, fearing for their health and environment.

Constant noise and air pollution have disrupted life in neighborhoods along the Southaven/Memphis border. Despite public health risks, the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality has allowed xAI to forgo permits for the turbines powering its Colossus 2 plant.

08.03.2026 18:24 👍 48 🔁 31 💬 1 📌 2
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Ecuador Expels All Cuban Embassy Staff Ahead of Trump Summit Ecuador expelled the entire staff of the Cuban embassy in the latest rupture between Quito and leftist governments in the region.

Ecuador expelled the entire staff of the Cuban embassy in the latest rupture between Quito and leftist governments in the region

05.03.2026 04:30 👍 17 🔁 9 💬 2 📌 4
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MeidasTouch on Instagram: "@pablo.manriquez: Noem admitted that the $220 million advertising contract was actually a no-bid contract, directly contradicting what she told the Senate yesterday. AOC: I... 6,884 likes, 152 comments - meidastouch on March 4, 2026: "@pablo.manriquez: Noem admitted that the $220 million advertising contract was actually a no-bid contract, directly contradicting what she to...

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05.03.2026 04:31 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Oil Prices Jump 10% After Iran Attack, Pointing to Economic Risks

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01.03.2026 23:20 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Iran's FM says deal with US ‘within reach' if diplomacy ‘given priority’ Foreign Minister Araghchi's remarks on eve of Geneva talks come as second US aircraft carrier heads towards Middle East.

Foreign Minister Araghchi’s remarks on eve of Geneva talks come as second US aircraft carrier heads towards Middle East.

25.02.2026 04:00 👍 20 🔁 13 💬 1 📌 0
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Trump’s Options After the Supreme Court Said His Tariffs Are Illegal President Donald Trump has already leaned on alternative legislation to try to rebuild his tariff wall, after the US Supreme Court ruled that he can’t use a 1977 emergency law to impose import taxes.

President Donald Trump has already tapped one alternative statute to impose tariffs after the Supreme Court said his use of a 1977 emergency law is invalid. Here's what to know about his options

25.02.2026 04:00 👍 14 🔁 6 💬 2 📌 0
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Pro-Trump Paramount execs inch closer to buying owner of HBO and CNN Paramount is reportedly edging closer to a deal to purchase Warner Bros. Discovery, the owner of HBO, CNN, and other media properties.In a statement on Tuesday, Warner Bros. Discovery said Paramount's offer could "reasonably be expected" to lead to a "company superior proposal." Paramount, which lev...

Paramount is reportedly edging closer to a deal to purchase Warner Bros. Discovery, the owner of HBO, CNN, and other media properties.

25.02.2026 04:00 👍 13 🔁 13 💬 4 📌 2
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Nikkei set to breach 60,000 milestone by mid-2027 on earnings growth, foreign inflows: Reuters poll Japan's Nikkei share average will probably gain only marginally through June before it pushes past the key psychological 60,000 mark by the middle of next year, a Reuters poll of equity strategists showed.

Nikkei set to breach 60,000 milestone by mid-2027 on earnings growth, foreign inflows: Reuters poll reut.rs/46qqOSc

25.02.2026 04:01 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Trump Administration Makes The Conscious Choice To Make America Less Prepared For The Next Pandemic Way back in the ancient days of the year 2020, the world went through this pandemic thing called COVID-19. For those of you not old enough to remember such ancient history, it was a fairly significant health issue that caused a few disruptions throughout the world, including in these here United States. Trump was president at the time of the wild spread of the pandemic.

Trump Administration Makes The Conscious Choice To Make America Less Prepared For The Next Pandemic

Way back in the ancient days of the year 2020, the world went through this pandemic thing called COVID-19. For those of you not old enough to remember such ancient history, it was a fairly…

25.02.2026 04:01 👍 23 🔁 12 💬 1 📌 1
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President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address on Tuesday night toggled between being remarkably dull and profoundly racist. During a screed against undocumented immigrants, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) shouted at Trump, yelling, “You have killed Americans,” and “You should be ashamed.”

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The Rise of Eyes Began With Just One

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25.02.2026 04:08 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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MAGA lawmaker clashes with CNN anchor over Trump's economy: 'Don't cut me off!' A MAGA lawmaker and staunch ally of President Donald Trump clashed with a CNN anchor Tuesday over his claims that the economy is growing as Americans express their affordability concerns just hours before the president was set to give his State of the Union address.CNN anchor Erica Hill asked Rep. B...

MAGA lawmaker clashes with CNN anchor over Trump's economy: 'Don't cut me off!'

24.02.2026 21:40 👍 23 🔁 13 💬 13 📌 2
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The Rise of Eyes Began With Just One

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24.02.2026 21:46 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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OpenAI resets spending expectations, tells investors compute target is around $600 billion by 2030 OpenAI told investors it's targeting roughly $600 billion in total compute spend by 2030, trying to clarify its plans after touting a $1.4 trillion figure.

OpenAI resets spending expectations, tells investors compute target is around $600 billion by 2030

20.02.2026 22:34 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 2 📌 2
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U.S. economic growth slowed sharply at the end of 2025, dragging down the year The U.S. economy experienced a slowdown in 2025, with the rate of GDP growth dropping due to tariffs and a government shutdown.

U.S. economic growth slowed sharply at the end of 2025, dragging down the year

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20.02.2026 13:41 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Economic Growth Slows in Fourth Quarter, Hurt by Government Shutdown U.S. GDP grew at 1.4% annual rate in 2025’s final quarter.

U.S. economic growth slowed sharply last quarter, weighed down by slower consumer spending and the government shutdown.

20.02.2026 13:38 👍 25 🔁 14 💬 6 📌 2
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Trump admits GOP scheme means 'we'll never lose' President Donald Trump made a startling admission during a speech in Georgia on Thursday. Trump traveled to Rome, Georgia, home of former Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, where he spoke to voters at the Coosa Steel Corporation. Trump brought up a bill currently before Congress, the SAVE Act, ...

President Donald Trump made a startling admission during a speech in Georgia on Thursday.

20.02.2026 13:20 👍 33 🔁 28 💬 10 📌 3
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The flaws in India’s AI plans Despite hosting a global summit, it is a bystander in the race to develop frontier models

Like the rest of the world, India is a bystander in the two-horse race to develop frontier AI models. But the country is embracing the technology enthusiastially

20.02.2026 13:20 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Department Of Education Forced To Back Off Illegal Plan To Be Racist, Sexist Assholes One recurring theme of this era: folks who actually choose to stand up to this bumbling kakistocracy of hateful failsons usually tend to win if they stick together. Those that prematurely bend the knee in abject cowardice (like say, CBS, countless law firms, or numerous university administrators) will hopefully be remembered for it. It happened again this week, when the Department of Education (DOE) was forced to back off of their illegal effort to permanently enshrine intolerance and ignorance across U.S.

Department Of Education Forced To Back Off Illegal Plan To Be Racist, Sexist Assholes

One recurring theme of this era: folks who actually choose to stand up to this bumbling kakistocracy of hateful failsons usually tend to win if they stick together. Those that prematurely bend the knee in abject…

20.02.2026 13:22 👍 49 🔁 19 💬 1 📌 2
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Russia loses 740 soldiers, 245 pieces of military equipment and 1,800 UAVs over past day Ukraine's General Staff has updated data on Russian losses: Russia lost 740 soldiers killed and wounded over the past day.

☠️ Russia loses 740 soldiers, 245 pieces of military equipment and 1,800 UAVs over past day

18.02.2026 07:11 👍 110 🔁 20 💬 2 📌 1
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Moon sighting is a key part of Muslim life – how the lunar cycle determines the start of Ramadan and Eid When Muslims arriving in the UK tried to sight the new crescent Moon, they would often struggle – in part due to a very British problem: the cloudy weather.

When Muslims arriving in the UK tried to sight the new crescent Moon, they would often struggle – in part due to a very British problem: the cloudy weather.

18.02.2026 07:12 👍 8 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1