Americans Overwhelmingly Support Science, but Some Think the U.S. Is Lagging
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/americans-overwhelmingly-support-science-but-some-think-the-u-s-is-lagging/
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/americans-overwhelmingly-support-science-but-some-think-the-u-s-is-lagging/
Scientific American
Americans Overwhelmingly Support Science, but Some Think the U.S. Is Lagging Behind: Pew
A new report finds that a majority of Americans think the U.S. should be a world leader in science, but Democrats increasingly believe other countries are catching up
Italy's privacy watchdog, scourge of US big tech, hit by corruption probe
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/italys-privacy-watchdog-scourge-us-big-tech-hit-by-corruption-probe-2026-01-15/
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/italys-privacy-watchdog-scourge-us-big-tech-hit-by-corruption-probe-2026-01-15/
Reuters
Italy's privacy watchdog, scourge of US big tech, hit by corruption probe
Italian finance police searched the headquarters of the country's data protection agency on Thursday as part of an investigation into possible corruption and embezzlement, a judicial source said.
Denmark's struggle to break up with Silicon Valley
https://www.politico.eu/article/denmark-declared-war-against-big-tech-digital-sovereignty/
https://www.politico.eu/article/denmark-declared-war-against-big-tech-digital-sovereignty/
POLITICO
Inside Denmark’s struggle to break up with Silicon Valley – POLITICO
From a media blockade to “nationalizing” government software, Denmark has become a laboratory for resisting U.S. Big Tech. But is the price of sovereignty too high?
Ask HN: Anyone have a good solution for modern Mac to legacy SCSI converters?
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46636571
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46636571
Dutch experts warn US takeover of DigiD platform poses security risks
https://nltimes.nl/2026/01/15/dutch-experts-warn-us-takeover-digid-platform-poses-national-security-risks
https://nltimes.nl/2026/01/15/dutch-experts-warn-us-takeover-digid-platform-poses-national-security-risks
NL Times
Dutch experts warn U.S. takeover of DigiD platform poses national security risks
Dutch privacy advocates, legal scholars and technology experts are demanding immediate transparency from the Ministry of Economic Affairs over the planned acquisition of Solvinity, the Dutch company that operates the platform underlying DigiD, by the U.S.…
JuiceFS is a distributed POSIX file system built on top of Redis and S3
https://github.com/juicedata/juicefs
https://github.com/juicedata/juicefs
GitHub
GitHub - juicedata/juicefs: JuiceFS is a distributed POSIX file system built on top of Redis and S3.
JuiceFS is a distributed POSIX file system built on top of Redis and S3. - juicedata/juicefs
Aviator (YC S21) is hiring to build multiplayer AI coding platform
https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/aviator/jobs
https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/aviator/jobs
Y Combinator
Jobs at Aviator | Y Combinator
European troops arrive in Greenland to boost the Arctic island's security
https://www.npr.org/2026/01/15/g-s1-106113/european-troops-arrive-greenland
https://www.npr.org/2026/01/15/g-s1-106113/european-troops-arrive-greenland
NPR
European troops arrive in Greenland to boost the Arctic island's security
Troops from several European countries, including France, Germany, Norway and Sweden, are arriving in Greenland after talks between Denmark, Greenland and the U.S. on Wednesday highlighted disagreement.
Why Senior Engineers Let Bad Projects Fail
https://lalitm.com/post/why-senior-engineers-let-bad-projects-fail/
https://lalitm.com/post/why-senior-engineers-let-bad-projects-fail/
Lalit Maganti
Why Senior Engineers Let Bad Projects Fail
When I was a junior engineer, my manager would occasionally confide his frustrations to me in our weekly 1:1s. He would point out a project another team was working on and say, “I don’t believe that project will go anywhere, they’re solving the wrong problem.”…
Show HN: Gambit, an open-source agent harness for building reliable AI agents
https://github.com/bolt-foundry/gambit
https://github.com/bolt-foundry/gambit
GitHub
GitHub - bolt-foundry/gambit: Agent harness framework for building, running, and verifying LLM workflows
Agent harness framework for building, running, and verifying LLM workflows - bolt-foundry/gambit
SETI Home Flags 100 Signals After Sorting 12B Others
https://news.berkeley.edu/2026/01/12/for-21-years-enthusiasts-used-their-home-computers-to-search-for-et-uc-berkeley-scientists-are-homing-in-on-100-signals-they-found/
https://news.berkeley.edu/2026/01/12/for-21-years-enthusiasts-used-their-home-computers-to-search-for-et-uc-berkeley-scientists-are-homing-in-on-100-signals-they-found/
Berkeley News
For 21 years, enthusiasts used their home computers to search for ET. UC Berkeley scientists are homing in on 100 signals they…
UC Berkeley’s SETI@home, one of the most popular crowd-sourced research projects ever, turned up some 12 billion signals of interest. A lengthy analysis found 100 worth another look.
Cloudflare threatens Italy exit over €14M fine
https://ioplus.nl/en/posts/cloudflare-threatens-italy-exit-over-14m-fine
https://ioplus.nl/en/posts/cloudflare-threatens-italy-exit-over-14m-fine
IO+
Cloudflare threatens Italy exit over €14M fine
A €14 million fine has sparked a showdown, with Cloudflare threatening to exit Italy—revealing Europe’s fragile digital infrastructure.
OpenBSD-current now runs as guest under Apple Hypervisor
https://www.undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20260115203619
https://www.undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20260115203619