Australian high schoolers build coding platform to help learners in Sri Lanka
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-21/qld-teenagers-create-coding-app-code-lab-sri-lanka-students/106225842
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-21/qld-teenagers-create-coding-app-code-lab-sri-lanka-students/106225842
www.abc.net.au
The Queensland teenagers taking a new coding language global
Young coding whizzes Neth Dharmasiri and Chinmay Lal believe learning the language behind computer software shouldn't depend on where you were born.
Kyber (YC W23) Is Hiring a Staff Engineer
https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/kyber/jobs/GPJkv5v-staff-engineer-tech-lead
https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/kyber/jobs/GPJkv5v-staff-engineer-tech-lead
Y Combinator
Staff Engineer / Tech Lead at Kyber | Y Combinator
At Kyber, we're building the next-generation document platform for enterprises. Today, our AI-native solution transforms regulatory document workflows, enabling insurance claims organizations to consolidate 80% of their templates, spend 65% less time drafting…
SoftBank in Talks to Invest Up to $30B More in OpenAI
https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/softbank-in-talks-to-invest-up-to-30-billion-more-in-openai-8585dea3
https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/softbank-in-talks-to-invest-up-to-30-billion-more-in-openai-8585dea3
The Wall Street Journal
Exclusive | SoftBank in Talks to Invest Up to $30 Billion More in OpenAI
The Japanese conglomerate is exploring a further investment as part of the startup’s efforts to raise up to $100 billion.
ICE and Palantir: US agents using health data to hunt illegal immigrants
https://www.bmj.com/content/392/bmj.s168
https://www.bmj.com/content/392/bmj.s168
The BMJ
ICE and Palantir: US agents using health data to hunt “illegal immigrants”
US immigration agents are using an app developed by Palantir that draws on the health records of millions of Americans to find and detain people they deem illegal immigrants.
The revelation comes as the US’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) comes…
The revelation comes as the US’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) comes…
Amazon axes 16,000 jobs as it pushes AI and efficiency
https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/amazon-cuts-16000-jobs-globally-broader-restructuring-2026-01-28/
https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/amazon-cuts-16000-jobs-globally-broader-restructuring-2026-01-28/
Will AIs Take All Our Jobs and End Human History–Or Not?
https://writings.stephenwolfram.com/2023/03/will-ais-take-all-our-jobs-and-end-human-history-or-not-well-its-complicated/
https://writings.stephenwolfram.com/2023/03/will-ais-take-all-our-jobs-and-end-human-history-or-not-well-its-complicated/
Stephenwolfram
Will AIs Take All Our Jobs and End Human History—or Not? Well, It’s Complicated…
Stephen Wolfram explores some of the science, technology and philosophy of what we can expect from AIs. From how ChatGPT works to the cycle of technology, to the concept of progress and preparing for an AI world.
Allowlisting some Bash commands is often the same as allowlisting all
https://www.joinformal.com/blog/allowlisting-some-bash-commands-is-often-the-same-as-allowlisting-all-with-claude-code/
https://www.joinformal.com/blog/allowlisting-some-bash-commands-is-often-the-same-as-allowlisting-all-with-claude-code/
Joinformal
Allowlisting Some Bash Commands is Often the Same as Allowlisting All with Claude Code - Formal
Apple to Soon Take Up to 30% Cut from All Patreon Creators in iOS App
https://www.macrumors.com/2026/01/28/patreon-apple-tax/
https://www.macrumors.com/2026/01/28/patreon-apple-tax/
MacRumors
Apple to Soon Take Up to 30% Cut From All Patreon Creators in iOS App
Apple has set a new deadline of November 1, 2026 for all Patreon creators to switch from Patreon's legacy billing system to the App Store's in-app purchase system in the Patreon app on the iPhone and iPad, as reported by TechCrunch. Note: This image has been…
Somebody used spoofed ADSB signals to raster the meme of JD Vance
https://alecmuffett.com/article/143548
https://alecmuffett.com/article/143548
Dropsafe
Somebody used spoofed ADSB signals to raster the meme of JD Vance over Mar-a-Lago using AF2 ICAO identity
This, if it is still visible: Via: Next up, age verification for ADSB?
Bf-Tree: modern read-write-optimized concurrent larger-than-memory range index
https://github.com/microsoft/bf-tree
https://github.com/microsoft/bf-tree
GitHub
GitHub - microsoft/bf-tree: Bf-Tree is a modern read-write-optimized concurrent larger-than-memory range index in Rust from MS…
Bf-Tree is a modern read-write-optimized concurrent larger-than-memory range index in Rust from MS Research. - microsoft/bf-tree
In 6 violent encounters, evidence contradicts immigration officials' narratives
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/evidence-contradicts-trump-immigration-officials-accounts-violent-encounters-2026-01-27/
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/evidence-contradicts-trump-immigration-officials-accounts-violent-encounters-2026-01-27/
Please Don't Say Mean Things about the AI I Just Invested a Billion Dollars In
https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/please-dont-say-mean-things-about-the-ai-that-i-just-invested-a-billion-dollars-in
https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/please-dont-say-mean-things-about-the-ai-that-i-just-invested-a-billion-dollars-in
McSweeney's Internet Tendency
Please Don’t Say Mean Things about the AI That I Just Invested a Billion Dollars In
“[Nvidia CEO] Jensen Huang Is Begging You to Stop Being So Negative About AI” — Headline from Gizmodo - - — Guys, enough is enough. Bullying is a s...