24x7TopNews: January 2021

Sunday, 31 January 2021

New top story on Hacker News: Two Sisters Who Changed the Medical Profession

Two Sisters Who Changed the Medical Profession
4 by Hooke | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Amazon’s Ring now reportedly partners with 2k US police and fire departments

Amazon’s Ring now reportedly partners with 2k US police and fire departments
7 by Corrado | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: This is how Google will collapse

This is how Google will collapse
33 by partingshots | 17 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Signal, Telegram rendered useless during Myanmar coup – deauth + SMS offline

Signal, Telegram rendered useless during Myanmar coup – deauth + SMS offline
36 by waffle_ss | 7 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: It Feels Like the Game Is Rigged

It Feels Like the Game Is Rigged
68 by aloukissas | 38 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: The Cloak-and-Dagger Tale Behind an Anticipated Result in Particle Physics

The Cloak-and-Dagger Tale Behind an Anticipated Result in Particle Physics
7 by osamagirl69 | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Why Robinhood disabled buys but not sells

Why Robinhood disabled buys but not sells
584 by stu2b50 | 607 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Myanmar military takes control of country after detaining Aung San Suu Kyi

Myanmar military takes control of country after detaining Aung San Suu Kyi
94 by 7d7n | 23 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: That’s Big Sir to You (SuperDuper, Big Sur)

That’s Big Sir to You (SuperDuper, Big Sur)
5 by zdw | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Semgrep: JavaScript browser security concat bypass not detected

Semgrep: JavaScript browser security concat bypass not detected
9 by pavel_lishin | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Spotify wins patent to surveil users’ emotions to recommend music

Spotify wins patent to surveil users’ emotions to recommend music
19 by walterbell | 8 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: James Baldwin, Here and Elsewhere

James Baldwin, Here and Elsewhere
7 by apollinaire | 0 comments on Hacker News.

Chicago delays school reopenings by a day as teachers edge toward strike.

By BY KATE TAYLOR from NYT World https://ift.tt/2L6IDiJ
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New top story on Hacker News: Show HN: A retrainable subtitle synchronizer you can now build your own

Show HN: A retrainable subtitle synchronizer you can now build your own
9 by icer2020 | 1 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Uf2: USB Flashing Format

Uf2: USB Flashing Format
7 by mmastrac | 1 comments on Hacker News.

Andrew Brooks, who developed a coronavirus spit test, has died at 51.

By BY CLAY RISEN from NYT World https://ift.tt/3ctrf2T
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New best story on Hacker News: GitHub Should Start an App Store

GitHub Should Start an App Store
591 by quaintdev | 220 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: AMD vs. Intel vs. Nvidia: How Users Are Switching

AMD vs. Intel vs. Nvidia: How Users Are Switching
4 by ekianjo | 0 comments on Hacker News.

Coronavirus

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/3owvptj
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Myanmar Leader, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Is Detained Amid Coup Fears

By BY HANNAH BEECH from NYT World https://ift.tt/3aiJWUh
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New top story on Hacker News: Bedrock Linux – a meta Linux distribution

Bedrock Linux – a meta Linux distribution
3 by rhencke | 0 comments on Hacker News.

Captain Tom raised millions for Britain’s coronavirus response. Now he is hospitalized with Covid-19.

By BY MARIE FAZIO from NYT World https://ift.tt/3ouhoME
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Myanmar Leader, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Is Detained Amid Coup Fears

By BY HANNAH BEECH from NYT World https://ift.tt/39ChgGN
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Saturday, 30 January 2021

New top story on Hacker News: Janet Yellen Got $810k to Give Speeches at Citadel

Janet Yellen Got $810k to Give Speeches at Citadel
28 by wombatmobile | 7 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Build your own X, a collection of tutorials (Search engine, Neural Net, etc.)

Build your own X, a collection of tutorials (Search engine, Neural Net, etc.)
13 by jkchu | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: I work on code search at GitHub – what needs to improve?

I work on code search at GitHub – what needs to improve?
22 by softwaredoug | 2 comments on Hacker News.

Federal officials pause plan to vaccinate Guantánamo detainees.

By BY CAROL ROSENBERG from NYT World https://ift.tt/2MiV6Aq
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Protesters disrupt motorists from entering Dodger Stadium vaccination site.

By BY ALLYSON WALLER AND MANNY FERNANDEZ from NYT World https://ift.tt/3cnI5QI
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New top story on Hacker News: CDC website built by Deloitte at a cost of $44M is abandoned due to bugs

CDC website built by Deloitte at a cost of $44M is abandoned due to bugs
53 by donsupreme | 9 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Dodger Stadium vaccination site shut down amid protest

Dodger Stadium vaccination site shut down amid protest
29 by anigbrowl | 11 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: RV64X: A Free, open-source GPU for RISC-V

RV64X: A Free, open-source GPU for RISC-V
10 by mardiyah | 2 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: MDMA Solo – A practical guide for healing your self [pdf]

MDMA Solo – A practical guide for healing your self [pdf]
54 by cstaikos | 11 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Statement of SEC Regarding Recent Market Volatility

Statement of SEC Regarding Recent Market Volatility
563 by TeMPOraL | 847 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Robinhood, in Need of Cash, Raises $1B from Its Investors

Robinhood, in Need of Cash, Raises $1B from Its Investors
631 by coloneltcb | 459 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Robinhood Play Store listing went from 329K reviews to 180K in few hours

Robinhood Play Store listing went from 329K reviews to 180K in few hours
693 by rvnx | 560 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Robinhood is said to draw on bank credit lines amid tumult

Robinhood is said to draw on bank credit lines amid tumult
727 by kypro | 464 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Losing faith in UX

Losing faith in UX
552 by duck | 313 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Protocols, Not Platforms: A Technological Approach to Free Speech (2019)

Protocols, Not Platforms: A Technological Approach to Free Speech (2019)
638 by ege_erdogan | 264 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: ‘Meme stock’ rally rescues AMC theaters from $600M debt

‘Meme stock’ rally rescues AMC theaters from $600M debt
27 by Borlands | 4 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Airwindows – Free VST Plugins for Mac, Windows and Linux

Airwindows – Free VST Plugins for Mac, Windows and Linux
9 by dijksterhuis | 5 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: My 90s TV: Browse 90s Television

My 90s TV: Browse 90s Television
7 by optimalsolver | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Fixing 200 broken raspberry Pis to prevent e-waste and donating the money raised

Fixing 200 broken raspberry Pis to prevent e-waste and donating the money raised
28 by technlogger | 1 comments on Hacker News.

Friday, 29 January 2021

New top story on Hacker News: Element (Matrix chat app) suspended from the Google Play Store

Element (Matrix chat app) suspended from the Google Play Store
184 by redsolver | 152 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Moonstruck Sleep: Synchronization of Human Sleep with the Moon Cycle [pdf]

Moonstruck Sleep: Synchronization of Human Sleep with the Moon Cycle [pdf]
3 by wslh | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Turbo Pascal: A Great Choice for Programming Under CP/M (2013)

Turbo Pascal: A Great Choice for Programming Under CP/M (2013)
6 by elvis70 | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Element Was Suspended from the Playstore

Element Was Suspended from the Playstore
25 by lousken | 4 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Creating my awesome Windows 10 dev setup

Creating my awesome Windows 10 dev setup
15 by indigodaddy | 8 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: A dedicated licence for open-source hardware: CERN OHL approved by OSI

A dedicated licence for open-source hardware: CERN OHL approved by OSI
5 by icot | 0 comments on Hacker News.

‘It’s numbing’: Nine retired nuns in Michigan died of Covid-19.

By BY CHRISTINE HAUSER AND CONCEPCIÓN DE LEÓN from NYT World https://ift.tt/3pK55NP
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New top story on Hacker News: siliconpr0n: High Resolution Chip Maps

siliconpr0n: High Resolution Chip Maps
43 by lelf | 8 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Keyboard that shocks you if you type with incorrect technique [video]

Keyboard that shocks you if you type with incorrect technique [video]
5 by zdw | 1 comments on Hacker News.

After Newness Fades, Canada Settles Down to Legal Marijuana

By BY IAN AUSTEN from NYT World https://ift.tt/2MAIUuz
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Health Providers Worldwide Welcome Biden Reversal of Anti-Abortion Rule

By BY BHADRA SHARMA, RUTH MACLEAN, OSCAR LOPEZ AND RICK GLADSTONE from NYT World https://ift.tt/3thjuTR
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Cardinal Dolan, the leader of New York’s Catholic Church, is in quarantine.

By BY LIAM STACK from NYT World https://ift.tt/2YqdklN
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New top story on Hacker News: Apple Silicon M1 supports “billion of colors” a.k.a. HDR 10-bit output

Apple Silicon M1 supports “billion of colors” a.k.a. HDR 10-bit output
29 by singhkays | 13 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Fresh from Ganymede (2020)

Fresh from Ganymede (2020)
5 by benbreen | 0 comments on Hacker News.

France and Germany, alarmed by variants, will restrict incoming travelers.

By BY AURELIEN BREEDEN AND CHRISTOPHER F. SCHUETZE from NYT World https://ift.tt/39tM643
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Coachella music festival is canceled again.

By BY ISABELLA GRULLÓN PAZ from NYT World https://ift.tt/39vrmsG
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Health Providers Worldwide Welcome Biden Reversal of Anti-Abortion Rule

By BY BHADRA SHARMA, RUTH MACLEAN, OSCAR LOPEZ AND RICK GLADSTONE from NYT World https://ift.tt/39totZE
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Germany won’t allow some nonresidents to enter the country, even with a negative test.

By BY CHRISTOPHER F. SCHUETZE from NYT World https://ift.tt/39tLtYf
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France closes its borders to all countries outside the E.U. as cases rise.

By BY AURELIEN BREEDEN from NYT World https://ift.tt/2YrU5Zf
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Fauci calls South Africa-based variant’s resilience a ‘wake-up call.’

By BY SHERYL GAY STOLBERG from NYT World https://ift.tt/3t9NqkI
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New top story on Hacker News: Europe's Vaccine Disaster

Europe's Vaccine Disaster
17 by danielfoster | 2 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: 1938 vs. 1940 (2018)

1938 vs. 1940 (2018)
11 by diodorus | 0 comments on Hacker News.

Shedding Shame and Silence in France

By BY ROGER COHEN from NYT World https://ift.tt/2NNy6Ki
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Thursday, 28 January 2021

New top story on Hacker News: A small, delayed avalanche may have been responsible for the Dyatlov Incident

A small, delayed avalanche may have been responsible for the Dyatlov Incident
16 by indigodaddy | 1 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Quantquake: 2020 and the Revenge Against the Nerds

Quantquake: 2020 and the Revenge Against the Nerds
16 by apsec112 | 1 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: The Evolution of the QEMU Translator

The Evolution of the QEMU Translator
4 by peter_d_sherman | 0 comments on Hacker News.

A ‘bunch of kids’ ran a major vaccination site for Philadelphia. Then the city cut its ties.

By BY LUCY TOMPKINS AND GIULIA MCDONNELL NIETO DEL RIO from NYT World https://ift.tt/3cmyysX
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New top story on Hacker News: A Look at iMessage in iOS 14

A Look at iMessage in iOS 14
37 by kccqzy | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Google Deletes Nearly 100k Negative Reviews of Robinhood App

Google Deletes Nearly 100k Negative Reviews of Robinhood App
91 by exabrial | 38 comments on Hacker News.

My Attempt to Prepare for a Future Without Google

By BY YAN ZHUANG from NYT World https://ift.tt/2Mx4yjx
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New top story on Hacker News: Show HN: Create Chrome Extensions for internal use

Show HN: Create Chrome Extensions for internal use
11 by kkevv | 5 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: The Architecture of My Life

The Architecture of My Life
12 by kiyanwang | 1 comments on Hacker News.

A ‘bunch of kids’ ran a major vaccination site for Philadelphia. Then the city cut its ties.

By BY LUCY TOMPKINS AND GIULIA MCDONNELL NIETO DEL RIO from NYT World https://ift.tt/3t5NmST
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Protests Continue in Poland After Near-Total Abortion Ban

By BY REUTERS from NYT World https://ift.tt/3ptdV2b
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New top story on Hacker News: Transfer Stocks Out of Your Robinhood Account

Transfer Stocks Out of Your Robinhood Account
17 by Alupis | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Facebook shuts popular stock trading group amid GameStop frenzy

Facebook shuts popular stock trading group amid GameStop frenzy
121 by ttt0 | 67 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Unix Programmer's Manual, First Edition (1971)

Unix Programmer's Manual, First Edition (1971)
9 by segfaultbuserr | 1 comments on Hacker News.

Mayor Bill de Blasio wants 5 million New Yorkers vaccinated by June.

By BY EMMA G. FITZSIMMONS from NYT World https://ift.tt/3j47Y9C
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What beloved local business have you lost in the pandemic? We’d like to hear about it.

By BY GILLIAN FRIEDMAN from NYT World https://ift.tt/39qxoec
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New top story on Hacker News: HackerRank (YC S11) Is Hiring a Senior Product designer

HackerRank (YC S11) Is Hiring a Senior Product designer
1 by rvivek | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Habitat 67, Montreal's 'failed dream'

Habitat 67, Montreal's 'failed dream'
22 by rbanffy | 0 comments on Hacker News.

A Washington hospital system apologizes after offering vaccines to wealthy donors.

By BY WILL WRIGHT from NYT World https://ift.tt/3qYG7KE
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New top story on Hacker News: Cuffless device delivers clinically accurate blood pressure measurements

Cuffless device delivers clinically accurate blood pressure measurements
4 by WaitWaitWha | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Interest rates have been declining globally for the past 700 years (2020)

Interest rates have been declining globally for the past 700 years (2020)
6 by panax | 2 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Robinhood Play Store listing went from 329K reviews to 180K in few hours

Robinhood Play Store listing went from 329K reviews to 180K in few hours
291 by rvnx | 181 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Show HN: krunvm – Create and run lightweight VMs from OCI images

Show HN: krunvm – Create and run lightweight VMs from OCI images
18 by slpnix | 0 comments on Hacker News.

Wednesday, 27 January 2021

New best story on Hacker News: Discord bans r/WallStreetBets server, subreddit went private for a while

Discord bans r/WallStreetBets server, subreddit went private for a while
637 by icpmacdo | 506 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: CVE-2021-3156: Sudo privilege escalation

CVE-2021-3156: Sudo privilege escalation
17 by wmanley | 1 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: High-Low Frequency Detectors

High-Low Frequency Detectors
8 by hypomnemata | 0 comments on Hacker News.

Virus advisers warn the U.S. will remain vulnerable without the quick passage of a relief bill by Congress.

By BY SHERYL GAY STOLBERG from NYT World https://ift.tt/2M9ICel
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New top story on Hacker News: Long-term study reveals harm in regular cannabis use

Long-term study reveals harm in regular cannabis use
18 by tomcam | 9 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Love and Death: “Quality of life” calculations leave out much that matters

Love and Death: “Quality of life” calculations leave out much that matters
4 by neonate | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Show HN: Open Covid-19 Vaccine Appointments

Show HN: Open Covid-19 Vaccine Appointments
8 by ekatzenstein | 3 comments on Hacker News.

E.U. Border Agency Pulls Out of Hungary Over Rights Abuses

By BY MONIKA PRONCZUK AND BENJAMIN NOVAK from NYT World https://ift.tt/36ejxpt
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‘Tomorrow our fridges will be empty,’ one European health official says as vaccines dwindle.

By BY MATINA STEVIS-GRIDNEFF AND MONIKA PRONCZUK from NYT World https://ift.tt/3r45FpT
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C.D.C. study in rural Wisconsin shows little in-school transmission.

By BY KATE TAYLOR from NYT World https://ift.tt/3a98n6D
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Iran Angles for Advantage on Biden’s Priority List

By BY FARNAZ FASSIHI AND RICK GLADSTONE from NYT World https://ift.tt/3okZ8VL
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Key virus advisers warn the U.S. will remain vulnerable without the quick passage of relief bill by Congress.

By BY SHERYL GAY STOLBERG from NYT World https://ift.tt/39pAcbK
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New top story on Hacker News: How do wombats poop cubes? Scientists get to the bottom of the mystery

How do wombats poop cubes? Scientists get to the bottom of the mystery
15 by sohkamyung | 3 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Where do we go from here and who is going to step up to help us?

Where do we go from here and who is going to step up to help us?
28 by neom | 5 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: More than 100M Americans have diabetes or prediabetes (2017)

More than 100M Americans have diabetes or prediabetes (2017)
15 by LinuxBender | 4 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: GameStop Is Rage Against the Financial Machine

GameStop Is Rage Against the Financial Machine
581 by tempsy | 655 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Discord bans r/WallStreetBets server, subreddit goes private

Discord bans r/WallStreetBets server, subreddit goes private
272 by icpmacdo | 184 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Fix Terminals

Fix Terminals
14 by smartmic | 4 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Opening Up the Samsung Q60 Series Smart TV (2019)

Opening Up the Samsung Q60 Series Smart TV (2019)
61 by wglb | 6 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: The Ghosts of Mark Fisher

The Ghosts of Mark Fisher
6 by miobrien | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Time Series Density Plot

Time Series Density Plot
10 by luu | 6 comments on Hacker News.

Thousands in Poland Protest Against Near-Total Abortion Ban

By BY REUTERS AND THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT World https://ift.tt/3cpuLeq
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Near-Total Abortion Ban Takes Effect in Poland, and Thousands Protest

By BY ISABELLA KWAI, MONIKA PRONCZUK AND ANATOL MAGDZIARZ from NYT World https://ift.tt/36iRoxs
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