IMAGEEd Markey Defends Transgender Athletes in Massachusetts Senate RaceSenator Ed Markey of Massachusetts has emerged as a vocal defender of transgender rights as he tries to fend off a primary challenge from Representative Seth Moulton.
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IMAGEDisaster Experts Say Nepal Glacier Collapse Was Difficult to PredictGiven the challenges in forecasting and detecting such calamities, researchers advised banning construction on floodplains and marking out clear evacuation routes.
IMAGEJapanese artist Yayoi Kusama dies aged 97Japan's Yayoi Kusama, one of the world's most celebrated contemporary artists, has died aged 97, her company said Thursday, sparking tributes from around the world. The "polka dot queen" channelled hallucinations and battles with mental health into vibrant art featuring her trademark dots, nets and infinity motifs over a career spanning decades and continents.
IMAGENetanyahu focused on reelection as Israeli govt grows 'less concerned' about international isolationAnnette Young is pleased to welcome Dr. Aaron Y. Zelin, Senior Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. He sees Israel’s recent actions in the West Bank and Syria as part of a broader shift in its strategic posture. Since October 7, the Israeli government has become markedly less concerned with international opinion, prioritizing what it defines as its security interests even at the cost of growing diplomatic isolation. Domestic politics matter here. With elections approaching, some recent military activity can also be understood through an electoral lens. But he would distinguish that from Israel’s increasingly confrontational posture toward Turkey, which predates the current election cycle. As Iran and its regional proxy network have been weakened, figures around the Israeli prime minister have increasingly framed Turkey as a potential future strategic challenge.
IMAGERishabh Pant’s Test brilliance refuses to fade, but can he force his way back into India’s 2027 ODI World Cup plans?Rishabh Pant has encountered significant hurdles in his cricketing journey, notably following a challenging IPL season and subsequent exclusion from the ODI squad. Despite these setbacks, he continues to shine as a formidable Test cricketer, recently smashing his 100th Test six. His remarkable ability to shift the game's dynamics was on full display in a recent Test match, sparking discussions abo...
IMAGEShow HN: NinethirtyAI – A US equity research and analysis platformHi HN - I'm Yashu and I've been building Ninethirty for a while.The problem: I do my own research, and a variety of tabs open for screening, charts, financials and so on; and then a chat window where I'd paste numbers for an LLM to reason and analyse them.We built NineThirty to solve a bunch of these problems -* A screener that goes deep and is genuinely customizable - fundamental, technical, news, and event criteria in the same query, not three separate tools. Besides, the problem does not end with screening - (almost) instantly backtest to understand historically what stocks have come up on the screen and their performance.* Company financials, sector views, heatmaps, events, seasonality, etc. the usual stuff* An AI assistant (Dr Market) that sits on top of this curated, processed data layer. Use it to validate a setup and it's working from the actual real time technical indicators, not a plausible-sounding reconstruction. This doesn't eliminate hallucinations. The hope is that when
IMAGE‘Heartstopper’ Star Rhea Norwood, ‘Enola Holmes’ Actor Susan Wokoma, ‘Dear England’ Writer James Graham Join U.K. National Youth Theatre’s 70th Anniversary Show (EXCLUSIVE)The U.K.’s National Youth Theatre has announced a further wave of star names for “Letters to My Younger Future Self,” the one-night performance marking the organization’s 70th anniversary. The show, supported by Netflix, is set for Sept. 20 at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall in London. The new names joining the lineup include chart-topper […]
IMAGE'We weren’t looking to go bonkers': Dhruv Jurel reveals India’s strategy after 460/9 on Day 2Dhruv Jurel's explosive fifty pushed India to 460 for nine wickets, while Devdutt Padikkal showcased his prowess with a remarkable 167 runs. Jurel shared that his intent was to accumulate runs quickly yet wisely, crediting his previous experiences in Sri Lanka for boosting his confidence. To clinch victory, India's bowlers now face the challenge of taking twenty wickets.
IMAGEMark Few Means Everything to Gonzaga UniversityBravo to the commander in chief on officially being inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.
IMAGENew UK cost of living crisis looms with soaring energy bills forecast to lift inflationLatest reading on Wednesday likely to frame scale of challenge for new PM to ease pressures on households amid Iran war fallout British households are facing a renewed cost of living squeeze, with official figures expected to show this week that soaring energy bills drove up inflation in July to close to 3%.As the Iran war continues to send shock waves through global energy markets, economists pre...
IMAGETears, Larry David quips and more: Standout moments from Naismith Hall of Fame speechesOn Saturday, eight individuals and one team achieved basketball immortality. The 2026 Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame class featured Candace Parker, Elena Delle Donne, Chamique Holdsclaw, the USA women’s 1996 Olympic gold medal squad, Amar’e Stoudemire, Mike D’Antoni (coach, contributor), Mark Few (coach), Doc Rivers and Joey Crawford (referee). Each of their induction stories was as distinct as ...
Show HN: Vest.fyi – equity calculator shows range of outcomes and benchmarksHi everyone,Employees evaluating startup offers or working at startups face some unique challenges in terms of understanding and evaluating their equity. I’ve had to learn this the hard way.I’m building a platform to help employees evaluate their startup equity (offered or accepted). Two current features: 1. A probabilistic outcome model for your equity offer. Loosely based on real public data, the point is to treat it as a framework with which to visualize the possible range of outcomes, rather than a prediction 2. Benchmark your offer against other offers in the same role x company stageIt’s not necessary to submit an offer to use it, and no company or personal info is saved for saved offers - benchmarking is done by role x stage only.My long term vision is to build a community-based platform where user-submitted offers can build a dataset to help employees evaluate their offers.Another long term idea is to incorporate equity tracking over time for employees that are actively working
IMAGEShow HN: Doodlea.day – A daily step-by-step marker drawing lessonSeveral weeks ago, I wanted to draw a cowboy hat for a handmade birthday card, so I used ChatGPT to create a drawing tutorial for me. It was impressive how well the image generation was able to break down the end result into a step-by-step lesson, and this led to the idea of creating a daily AI-generated drawing lesson website.Doodlea.day is that. A fresh drawing lesson published most days.I've had some challenges keeping the lessons cumulative. For example, in the first few steps, a character's eyes might be looking to the right, but then in the last three steps the eyes swap to looking to the left. I've been tweaking the prompt and guidance to the point where most lessons are one-shot these days. All of the steps are generated together in a single contact sheet rather than one image at a time. Each panel has a controlled job, like silhouette, contour, features, detail, and finish, and there is a validation process that identifies and rejects broken lesson panels.The project is at a p
IMAGEShow HN: GlossaryPage – Turn customer questions into knowledge pagesHey HN, I built GlossaryPage after noticing companies have long-tail content opportunities that never get created because they fall between blog posts and documentation.The primary use case is marketing teams building glossaries and learning hubs around these topics. The same workflow also works for support teams creating help centers.GlossaryPage helps teams identify unanswered topics, generate drafts with AI, review content, and publish structured knowledge pages.Here is a demo site: https://glossary.glossarypage.comSome things I have been thinking about while building this:1. How to avoid creating more low-quality content?This is a challenge for anyone building AI content tools, and is something I'm working on. The product is focused on generating drafts, but users are responsible for reviewing and approving what gets published. My guess is that as AI systems improve at evaluating quality, there will be less value in publishing low-quality content.2. Why not just use an existing CMS
IMAGENASA’s Juno Takes Temperature of Jupiter’s Fiery Moon IoNASA’s Juno mission has provided the first measurements of the temperature below the surface of Jupiter’s moon Io, revealing significant heating within the shallow subsurface of the most volcanically active world in the solar system. Collected during two close flybys, the data also shows that most of Io’s surface is remarkably smooth and composed of […]
IMAGENASA Announces Winners for 2026 Human Lander ChallengeNASA has announced the top student-developed solutions for environmental control and life support systems in future crewed lunar landers from participants in the 2026 Human Lander Challenge. The announcement marks the culmination of months of research by university teams working to advance technologies supporting the agency’s Artemis program that will return American astronauts to the […]
IMAGEOQ Technology plans direct-to-smartphone demo with cellular spectrumLuxembourg’s OQ Technology plans to test direct-to-smartphone satellite connectivity next year in Germany using a local telco’s cellular spectrum, setting up a challenge to U.S.-led services in the emerging market. The post OQ Technology plans direct-to-smartphone demo with cellular spectrum appeared first on SpaceNews.
IMAGEHASC NDAA markup challenges Space Force on satellite programsHouse Armed Services Committee seeks to preserve a missile-warning satellite program the Pentagon wants to cancel. It also criticizes a recent tactical communications satellite procurement and GPS oversight The post HASC NDAA markup challenges Space Force on satellite programs appeared first on SpaceNews.
IMAGEAsk HN: How to automate aesthetic photo cropping? (CV/AI)Hi everyone,I am a backend developer currently engineering an in-house automation tool for a K-pop merchandise production company (photocards, postcards, etc.).I have built an MVP using Python (FastAPI) + Libvips + InsightFace to automate the process where designers previously had to manually crop thousands of high-resolution photos using Illustrator.While basic face detection and image quality preservation (CMYK conversion, etc.) are successful, I am hitting a bottleneck in automating the "Designer's Sense (Vibe/Aesthetics)."[Current Stack & Workflow]Tech Stack: Python 3.11, FastAPI, Libvips (Processing), InsightFace (Landmark Detection).Workflow: Bulk Upload $\rightarrow$ Landmark Extraction (InsightFace) $\rightarrow$ Auto-crop based on pre-defined ratios $\rightarrow$ Human-in-the-loop fine-tuning via Web UI.[The Challenges]Mechanical Logic vs. Aesthetic CropSimple centering logic fails to capture the "perfect shot" for K-pop idols who often have dynamic poses or varying camera ang