ICE takes back into custody man released for violation of rights
https://apnews.com/article/minnesota-immigration-crackdown-25e46910fcc62fbf5ab341905af9891c
https://apnews.com/article/minnesota-immigration-crackdown-25e46910fcc62fbf5ab341905af9891c
AP News
Justice Department investigating whether Minnesota's Walz and Frey impeded immigration enforcement
The Justice Department is investigating whether Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey have impeded federal immigration enforcement through public statements they have made, according to two people familiar with the matter.
Earth from Space: The Fate of a Giant
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2026/01/Earth_from_Space_The_fate_of_a_giant
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2026/01/Earth_from_Space_The_fate_of_a_giant
ESA
Earth from Space: The fate of a giant
This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image over the South Atlantic Ocean features a close-up view of the A23a iceberg, once the world’s largest. The unusually cloud-free image shows the first signs that the iceberg will soon disintegrate completely.
LWN is currently under the heaviest scraper attack seen yet
https://social.kernel.org/notice/B2JlhcxNTfI8oDVoyO
https://social.kernel.org/notice/B2JlhcxNTfI8oDVoyO
social.kernel.org
Jonathan Corbet (@corbet@social.kernel.org)
So @lwn is currently under the heaviest scraper attack seen yet. It is a DDOS attack involving tens of thousands of addresses, and that is affecting the responsiveness of the site, unfortunately. ...
The Engineer to Executive Translation Layer
https://refactoring.fm/p/the-engineer-executive-translation
https://refactoring.fm/p/the-engineer-executive-translation
refactoring.fm
The Engineer → Executive Translation Layer 🔀
A guest article by Anna Shipman
Drawbot: Let's hack something cute (2025)
https://www.atredis.com/blog/2025/9/30/drawbot-lets-hack-something-cute
https://www.atredis.com/blog/2025/9/30/drawbot-lets-hack-something-cute
Atredis Partners
Drawbot: Let’s Hack Something Cute! — Atredis Partners
The Target A few months ago I realized I was overdue for a fun, quirky hardware project. Every so often I like to see what new and interesting electronic children's toys are out there. When looking, I keep in mind the potential attack surface, typically…
Fix the two-party system with proportional representation
https://agrarianparty.org/platform/peoples-act
https://agrarianparty.org/platform/peoples-act
Left in the cold: Study finds most renters shut out of energy-saving upgrades
https://www.binghamton.edu/news/story/6011/left-in-the-cold-study-finds-most-renters-shut-out-of-energy-saving-upgrades
https://www.binghamton.edu/news/story/6011/left-in-the-cold-study-finds-most-renters-shut-out-of-energy-saving-upgrades
Binghamton University
Left in the cold: Study finds most renters shut out of energy-saving upgrades
New research from Binghamton faculty reveals renters nationwide can’t take advantage of energy efficiency efforts.
Plunging US Birth Rate Leaves Too Many Colleges with Too Few Kids
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2026-college-enrollment-cliff/
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2026-college-enrollment-cliff/
Bloomberg.com
Plunging US Birth Rate Pushes Colleges Off Enrollment Cliff
America’s tumbling birthrate is pushing colleges toward a “demographic cliff,” where a declining population in the late teens and early 20s could leave campuses empty
A Calif. teen trusted ChatGPT's drug advice. He died from an overdose
https://www.sfgate.com/tech/article/calif-teen-chatgpt-drug-advice-fatal-overdose-21266718.php
https://www.sfgate.com/tech/article/calif-teen-chatgpt-drug-advice-fatal-overdose-21266718.php
SFGATE
A Calif. teen trusted ChatGPT for drug advice. He died from an overdose.
"Who on earth gives that advice?"
Germany's shut down of nuclear plants a 'huge mistake', says Merz
https://brusselssignal.eu/2026/01/germanys-shut-down-of-nuclear-plants-a-huge-mistake-says-merz/
https://brusselssignal.eu/2026/01/germanys-shut-down-of-nuclear-plants-a-huge-mistake-says-merz/
Brussels Signal
Germany’s shut down of nuclear plants a ‘huge mistake’, says Merz
Germany’s decision to shut down all its nuclear power plants was a “huge mistake” and has come at a high cost to the economy, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said yesterday, speaking to the German Chamber…
The 'untouchable hacker god' behind Finland's biggest ever crime
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/17/vastaamo-hack-finland-therapy-notes
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/17/vastaamo-hack-finland-therapy-notes
the Guardian
He called himself an ‘untouchable hacker god’. But who was behind the biggest crime Finland has ever known?
How would you feel if your therapist’s notes – your darkest thoughts and deepest feelings – were exposed to the world? For 33,000 Finnish people, that became a terrifying reality, with deadly consequences
Office app has changed to copilot and now I can't open files
https://old.reddit.com/r/Office365/comments/1q2b28q/office_app_has_changed_to_copilot_and_now_i_cant
https://old.reddit.com/r/Office365/comments/1q2b28q/office_app_has_changed_to_copilot_and_now_i_cant
Reddit
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US electricity demand surged in 2025 – solar handled 61% of it
https://electrek.co/2026/01/16/us-electricity-demand-surged-in-2025-solar-handled-61-percent/
https://electrek.co/2026/01/16/us-electricity-demand-surged-in-2025-solar-handled-61-percent/
Electrek
US electricity demand surged in 2025 – solar handled 61% of it
Solar supplied 61% of US electricity demand growth in 2025, as rising power needs were met largely by record solar and batteries.
Gut micro-organisms associated with health, nutrition and dietary intervention
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09854-7?lid=t94o71j7gslg
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09854-7?lid=t94o71j7gslg
Nature
Gut micro-organisms associated with health, nutrition and dietary interventions
Nature - Comprehensive large-scale studies of multi-national populations identified microbiome species consistently associated with favourable and unfavourable health markers, informing future...
Architecture for Disposable Systems
https://tuananh.net/2026/01/15/architecture-for-disposable-systems/
https://tuananh.net/2026/01/15/architecture-for-disposable-systems/
tuananh.net
Architecture for Disposable Systems
As coding agents make software cheaper and lower quality, we're moving toward disposable software, and that changes everything about how we architect systems.