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New court ruling blocks many of the government's anti-renewable policies

Added layers of review singling out renewable energy have little legal basis.

Ars Technica Apr 22, 2026 John Timmer
Technology Apr 22, 2026

USAID Whistleblower Says It Was Even Worse Than People Knew

Political appointees wanted a quiet drawdown, the whistleblower says. DOGE wanted an execution.

Technology Apr 22, 2026

Cathie Woods’ ARK makes its first lead investment in startup Lucra — and it isn’t AI 

Lucra offers corporate loyalty programs reimagined as interactive eSports. But winning ARK as a lead wasn't easy.

Technology Apr 22, 2026

DuckDB 1.5.2 – SQL database that runs on laptop, server, in the browser

Article URL: https://duckdb.org/2026/04/13/announcing-duckdb-152 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=478...

Technology Apr 22, 2026

Show HN submissions tripled and are now mostly vibe-coded

Article URL: https://www.adriankrebs.ch/blog/design-slop/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47864393 P...

Technology Apr 22, 2026

Sony’s PlayStation 5 is $200 off for the first time since December

When the price increases for PlayStation 5 consoles went into effect on April 2nd, we weren’t sure when the next time ...

Technology Apr 22, 2026

Now Meta will track what employees do on their computers to train its AI agents

Meta employees' activity at work is now being used to train the company's AI agents. As reported by Reuters, Meta is ins...

Technology Apr 22, 2026

OpenAI teams up with Infosys to bring AI tools to more businesses

Infosys said the integration will be used to help its clients modernize software development, automate workflows and dep...

Technology Apr 22, 2026

The handmade beauty of Machine Age data visualizations

Article URL: https://resobscura.substack.com/p/the-handmade-beauty-of-machine-age Comments URL: https://news.ycombinato...

Technology Apr 22, 2026

Indian med student rakes in thousands with AI-generated MAGA hottie

"Emily Hart" is a young, AI-created conservative woman who likes to take off her clothes. ...

Technology Apr 22, 2026

UK government says 100 countries have spyware that can hack people’s phones

The U.K.'s cybersecurity chief warned that U.K. businesses and critical infrastructure are underestimating the threat fr...

Technology Apr 22, 2026

Esther and Anne Wojcicki join new healthcare accelerator, fund

Mary Minno launches early-stage startup accelerator program, Treehub, and an early-stage firm, AI Health Fund, aimed at ...

Technology Apr 22, 2026

It’s amazing how good Alienware’s $350 OLED monitor is

I've recommended several OLED gaming monitors to readers over the years, and I've finally taken my own advice to buy one...

Technology Apr 22, 2026

As EV batteries improve, ChargePoint debuts 600 kW fast charger

The new design is cheaper and will even fit in convenience store parking lots. ...

Technology Apr 22, 2026

Call of Duty never made much sense for Xbox Game Pass

Yesterday Microsoft announced some surprising news: at a time when everything in gaming is getting more expensive, Xbox ...

Technology Apr 22, 2026

X makes it more expensive to post links through its API

Posting links on X through its API is now 1,900% more costly

Technology Apr 22, 2026

Treetops glowing during storms captured on film for first time

Article URL: https://www.psu.edu/news/earth-and-mineral-sciences/story/treetops-glowing-during-storms-captured-film-fir...

Technology Apr 22, 2026

Books Are Not Remotely Too Expensive

Article URL: https://www.millersbookreview.com/p/no-books-are-not-remotely-too-expensive Comments URL: https://news.yco...

Technology Apr 22, 2026

Qwen3.6-27B: Flagship-Level Coding in a 27B Dense Model

Article URL: https://qwen.ai/blog?id=qwen3.6-27b Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47863217 Points: 55...

Technology Apr 22, 2026

Amazon Music partners with Bandsintown for concert listings

Users will be able to see live events of an artist on their Amazon Music profile

Technology Apr 22, 2026

Snap Map’s new ‘Place Loyalty’ badges will show the spots you visit most often

If you’re in the top 25% of users who visit a certain place, you’ll see your ranking on the Snap Map and can choose ...

Technology Apr 22, 2026

AI is spitting out more potential drugs than ever. This start-up wants to figure out which ones matter.

10x Science has raised a $4.8 million seed round to help pharmaceutical researchers understand complex molecules.

Technology Apr 22, 2026

The year’s weirdest game is hard to explain and even harder to put down

The first rule of Titanium Court is that you can't explain Titanium Court. Not because we're living under the omerta of ...

Technology Apr 22, 2026

BMW’s flagship 7 Series gets its ‘Neue Klasse’ upgrade

Ever since BMW first announced its "Neue Klasse" next-generation electric vehicle architecture and design language way b...

Technology Apr 22, 2026

Columnar Storage Is Normalization

Article URL: https://buttondown.com/jaffray/archive/columnar-storage-is-normalization/ Comments URL: https://news.ycomb...

Technology Apr 22, 2026

The eighth-generation TPU: An architecture deep dive

Article URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/compute/tpu-8t-and-tpu-8i-technical-deep-dive Comments URL: https:/...

Technology Apr 22, 2026

Our eighth generation TPUs: two chips for the agentic era

Article URL: https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/infrastructure-and-cloud/google-cloud/eighth-generation-tpu-agentic-...

Technology Apr 22, 2026

3.4M Solar Panels

Article URL: https://tech.marksblogg.com/american-solar-farms-v2.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?i...

Technology Apr 22, 2026

Exclusive: Google deepens Thinking Machines Lab ties with new multi-billion-dollar deal

Mira Murati's Thinking Machines Lab has signed a multi-billion-dollar deal with Google Cloud for AI infrastructure power...

Technology Apr 22, 2026

Google Maps is about to get a big dose of AI

Generative AI is being infused into Google's popular feature within Maps.