First Design Engineer Hire – Build Games at Gym Class (YC W22)
https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/gym-class-by-irl-studios/jobs/ywXHGBv-design-engineer-senior-staff-principal
https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/gym-class-by-irl-studios/jobs/ywXHGBv-design-engineer-senior-staff-principal
Y Combinator
Design Engineer (Senior / Staff / Principal) at Gym Class - by IRL Studios | Y Combinator
Role Summary
Gym Class is a top rated social game on Meta Quest - millions of downloads, 79,000+ reviews, and a 4.9-star rating. We’re hiring our founding Design Engineer to drive the development of our upcoming mobile web app (embedded in native), and web…
Gym Class is a top rated social game on Meta Quest - millions of downloads, 79,000+ reviews, and a 4.9-star rating. We’re hiring our founding Design Engineer to drive the development of our upcoming mobile web app (embedded in native), and web…
Poland's energy grid was targeted by never-before-seen wiper malware
https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/01/wiper-malware-targeted-poland-energy-grid-but-failed-to-knock-out-electricity/
https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/01/wiper-malware-targeted-poland-energy-grid-but-failed-to-knock-out-electricity/
Ars Technica
Wiper malware targeted Poland energy grid, but failed to knock out electricity
Destructive payload unleashed on 10-year anniversary of Russia's attack on Ukraine's grid.
Videos Appear to Contradict Federal Account of Killing
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/us/minneapolis-shooting-ice
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/us/minneapolis-shooting-ice
Nytimes
Man Killed by Federal Agents in Minneapolis Was Holding a Phone, Not a Gun
Videos analyzed by The New York Times appear to contradict federal accounts of the shooting. The man, an I.C.U. nurse, was an American citizen with no criminal record, the city police chief said.
Amazon braces for another major round of layoffs, 14,000 jobs at risk
https://mynorthwest.com/local/amazon-layoffs-14000-jobs-at-risk/4192118
https://mynorthwest.com/local/amazon-layoffs-14000-jobs-at-risk/4192118
MyNorthwest
Amazon braces for another major round of layoffs, 14,000 jobs at risk
Amazon is expected to undergo another round of layoffs next week, according to an exclusive report from Reuters.
Europe wants to end its dangerous reliance on US internet technology
https://theconversation.com/europe-wants-to-end-its-dangerous-reliance-on-us-internet-technology-274042
https://theconversation.com/europe-wants-to-end-its-dangerous-reliance-on-us-internet-technology-274042
The Conversation
Europe wants to end its dangerous reliance on US internet technology
As the US increases political pressure on Europe, it’s possible to imagine the continent losing access to key computing services.
Alex Honnold completes Taipei 101 skyscraper climb without ropes or safety net
https://www.cnn.com/sport/live-news/taiwan-alex-honnold-climb-taipei-101-01-25-26-intl-hnk
https://www.cnn.com/sport/live-news/taiwan-alex-honnold-climb-taipei-101-01-25-26-intl-hnk
Why is it legal and ok when big corp. straight tries to scam a user?
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46750577
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46750577
TikTok is officially US-owned for American users, here's what's changing
https://9to5mac.com/2026/01/23/tiktok-is-officially-us-owned-for-american-users-heres-whats-changing/
https://9to5mac.com/2026/01/23/tiktok-is-officially-us-owned-for-american-users-heres-whats-changing/
9to5Mac
TikTok is officially US-owned for American users, here’s what’s changing
TikTok’s future in the US has reached a major milestone today, as the new US-owned spinoff for American users has officially launched.
Palantir has no place in UK public services
https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/zarah-sutlana-palantir-no-place-uk-public-services-ministry-of-defence/
https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/zarah-sutlana-palantir-no-place-uk-public-services-ministry-of-defence/
openDemocracy
Zarah Sultana: Palantir has no place in UK public services
From ICE to Gaza, Palantir is complicit in violent US hegemony. Why do we keep giving it contracts?
Like digging 'your own grave': The translators grappling with losing work to AI
https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/23/tech/translation-language-jobs-ai-automation-intl
https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/23/tech/translation-language-jobs-ai-automation-intl
The coming war on Car Ownership
https://geohot.github.io//blog/jekyll/update/2026/01/25/war-on-car-ownership.html
https://geohot.github.io//blog/jekyll/update/2026/01/25/war-on-car-ownership.html
the singularity is nearer
The coming war on Car Ownership
But George, surely you’ll still be allowed to own a car. They aren’t going to make that illegal. Of course they won’t, but they didn’t make general computation illegal either. And yet, who has root on the computer you are reading this on?
German economists push for gold repatriation from U.S. vaults
https://seekingalpha.com/news/4542254-german-economists-push-for-gold-repatriation-from-us-vaults
https://seekingalpha.com/news/4542254-german-economists-push-for-gold-repatriation-from-us-vaults
Seeking Alpha
German economists push for gold repatriation from U.S. vaults
Germany faces calls to repatriate gold from the Fed as Trump-era uncertainty and geopolitics grow.
This paper has been cited more than 6k times. It's fatally flawed.
https://statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2026/01/22/aking/
https://statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2026/01/22/aking/
Accept_language 2.2 – RFC 7231/4647 compliant Accept-Language parsing for Ruby
https://github.com/cyril/accept_language.rb
https://github.com/cyril/accept_language.rb
GitHub
GitHub - cyril/accept_language.rb: A lightweight, thread-safe Ruby library for parsing Accept-Language HTTP headers as defined…
A lightweight, thread-safe Ruby library for parsing Accept-Language HTTP headers as defined in RFC 2616. - cyril/accept_language.rb
Alarm overload is undermining safety at sea as crews face thousands of alerts
https://www.lr.org/en/knowledge/press-room/press-listing/press-release/2026/alarm-overload-is-undermining-safety-at-sea-as-new-research-shows-crews-face-tens-of-thousands-of-daily-alerts/
https://www.lr.org/en/knowledge/press-room/press-listing/press-release/2026/alarm-overload-is-undermining-safety-at-sea-as-new-research-shows-crews-face-tens-of-thousands-of-daily-alerts/
www.lr.org
Alarm overload is undermining safety at sea as new research shows crews face tens of thousands of daily alerts | LR
Analysis of more than 40 million alarm-related events shows most alarms offer little operational value, disrupt rest and push crews toward risky workarounds.
Iran Protest Death Toll Could Top 30k, According to Local Health Officials
https://time.com/7357635/more-than-30000-killed-in-iran-say-senior-officials/
https://time.com/7357635/more-than-30000-killed-in-iran-say-senior-officials/
TIME
Iran Protest Death Toll Could Top 30,000, According to Local Health Officials
At least 30,000 people were killed on Jan. 8 and 9 alone, senior officials of the country’s Ministry of Health tell TIME.