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World · Deutsche Welle

Ukraine drones target Russian warehouses and oil sites

Ukrainian drones have struck warehouses, an oil depot and other targets across Russia, killing nine people and injuring over 60 more. Kyiv said its strikes targeted suppliers for Moscow's ongoing invasion of Ukraine.

World · BBC Europe

German politician resigns over surrogacy child controversy

Jens Spahn faced criticism over his use of a surrogate, a ban on which he previously backed.

Products & Consumer Tech · The Verge

GoPro’s discounted Max 2 bundle includes $100 worth of accessories

A 360-degree camera is a great way to ensure you capture every bit of the action, but prices tend to be on the high end for models worth your attention. That’s why it’s notable that the GoPro Max 2 accessory bundle is discounted to $369 at Amazon (a dollar more at Best Buy and GoPro). […]

Cloud & Infrastructure · The New Stack

The bottleneck for AI agents isn’t the model anymore. It’s the context layer.

There’s a pattern I’ve watched repeat for two years. A team builds an agent, hits reliability problems, upgrades the model, The post The bottleneck for AI agents isn’t the model anymore. It’s the context layer. appeared first on The New Stack .

World · The Guardian Ukraine

New footage shows assassination attempt on Ukrainian businessman in Monaco – video

Ukraine's prosecutor general, Ruslan Kravchenko, said investigators have recovered key evidence in the case of the attempted assassination of the Ukrainian businessman Vadym Iermolaiev in Monaco. Specialists from Ukraine's security services restored a surveillance-camera recording that suspects had allegedly attempted to destroy. According to the prosecutor general, the surveillance camera had been installed near the crime scene to obtain confirmation that the alleged contract killing had been carried out. He said the recovered footage was among key pieces of evidence in the investigation. Continue reading...

Products & Consumer Tech · The Verge

The Guardian’s Carter Sherman fondly remembers being terrified by Ocarina of Time

Carter Sherman has been covering sex, gender, and the complex personal and national politics that accompany them for years. She was a senior reporter for Vice and has written for Elle, Ms. magazine, and Los Angeles magazine as well. Along the way, she's garnered a Scripps Howard Award, a National Press Club Journalism Award, and […]

World · Al Jazeera

Iraq signs 48 deals with US companies during PM’s visit to Washington

The deals include rebuilding the long-defunct Iraq-Syria crude oil pipeline, which could bypass the Strait of Hormuz.

Startups & Funding · Hacker News Best

EU ban on destruction of unsold clothes and shoes enters into application

Article URL: https://environment.ec.europa.eu/news/ban-destruction-unsold-clothes-and-shoes-enters-application-2026-07-17_en Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48958269 Points: 277 # Comments: 275

World · Al Jazeera

China warns UK over British Steel nationalisation, demands fair resolution

Jingye seeks compensation after UK's move to fully nationalise loss-making British Steel, citing security risks.

Products & Consumer Tech · The Verge

Surprise! Facial recognition smart locks are actually good

Hands-free unlocking is the future of smart locks. The best smart home tech removes friction, and having your door unlock for you as you walk up is as frictionless as it gets - no passcodes to remember, no need to have a free hand to wave, press, or poke at the lock. One way to […]

Cloud & Infrastructure · The New Stack

Platform engineering’s new job: serving environments at agent speed

Platform engineering has won the argument. Some 90% of organizations have adopted at least one internal platform; golden paths are The post Platform engineering’s new job: serving environments at agent speed appeared first on The New Stack .

World · Al Jazeera

Top German conservative quits after surrogacy sparks backlash within party

Jens Spahn steps down after party criticism over surrogacy, highlighting tensions in Germany's conservative coalition.

World · Deutsche Welle

Why did Jens Spahn's surrogacy spark debate in Germany?

Jens Spahn, a key ally of Chancellor Friedrich Merz, is stepping down amid a controversy surrounding his decision to have a child via a surrogate mother. He had opposed legalizing surrogacy in Germany.

World · Al Jazeera

FIFA World Cup: Spain vs Argentina – What to know ahead of the final

Lamine Yamal and Lionel Messi meet in a clash of generations in Sunday's blockbuster Spain vs Argentina World Cup final.

World · Deutsche Welle

Reproductive medicine laws in Germany 'shockingly unjust'

Infertility affects one in six women in Germany. However, access to reproductive medicine is not available to all. Surrogacy as well as egg donation are banned.

World · Al Jazeera

Death toll from Uganda school bus crash rises to 24

Three more pupils died after Uganda’s school bus crash, raising the death toll to 23 students and one adult.

World · BBC Europe

Russian online retail warehouses hit by deadly Ukrainian strikes

Drones targeted Wildberries facilities near Moscow and in Tambov. Ukraine's leader called them "major logistics facilities" supplying "sanctioned components".

Cloud & Infrastructure · The New Stack

Grok 4.5 vs. Claude Opus 4.8: Costs and what works, not the spec sheet

Can Grok 4.5 really match Opus for a quarter of the tokens? xAI released Grok 4.5 on July 8. It The post Grok 4.5 vs. Claude Opus 4.8: Costs and what works, not the spec sheet appeared first on The New Stack .

Startups & Funding · Hacker News Best

GPT-5.6 used a prompt to close a 30-year gap in convex optimization

Article URL: https://old.reddit.com/r/math/comments/1uxj3cy/after_openais_cdc_proof_announcement_gpt56_used_a/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48957779 Points: 486 # Comments: 315

World · Al Jazeera

Iran accuses US of striking critical infrastructure as war intensifies

The conflict has been escalating since US President Donald Trump declared 10 days ago the peace deal with Iran is over.

World · Al Jazeera

Ukrainian strikes hit Russian logistics center

Ukrainian strikes hit Russian logistics center

World · Deutsche Welle

Key Merz ally steps down over surrogacy controversy

Jens Spahn, a key ally of Chancellor Friedrich Merz, is stepping down amid a controversy surrounding his decision to have a child via a surrogate mother. He had opposed legalizing surrogacy in Germany.

World · Deutsche Welle

Germany: CDU's Jens Spahn resigns amid surrogacy controversy

Surrogacy is not permitted in Germany and the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) opposes its legalization. Spahn and his husband had their child through a surrogate mother in the US.

Products & Consumer Tech · The Verge

Sony’s flagship RGB LED TV is incredible

The Sony Bravia 9 II is the most anticipated new TV in years. It's an amazing RGB LED TV. I watched Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves on the new Bravia with my son, who has been getting into the roleplaying game but had never seen the movie. The landscapes of Faerûn looked natural and […]