DOGE Bro's Grant Review Process Was Literally Just Asking ChatGPT 'Is This DEI?'
https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/19/doge-bros-grant-review-process-was-literally-just-asking-chatgpt-is-this-dei/
https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/19/doge-bros-grant-review-process-was-literally-just-asking-chatgpt-is-this-dei/
Techdirt
DOGE Bro’s Grant Review Process Was Literally Just Asking ChatGPT ‘Is This DEI?’
Federal grants that had been approved after a full application and review process were terminated by some random inexperienced DOGE bros based on whether ChatGPT could explain—in under 120 characte…
South Korean ex president Yoon Suk Yeol jailed for life for leading insurrection
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/19/yoon-suk-yeol-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-for-leading-insurrection-in-south-korea
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/19/yoon-suk-yeol-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-for-leading-insurrection-in-south-korea
the Guardian
South Korea’s former president Yoon Suk Yeol jailed for life for leading insurrection
Ex-leader sentenced to life imprisonment with hard labour over failed martial law declaration in 2024
Archaeologists find possible first direct evidence of Hannibal's war elephants
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-unearthed-a-2200-year-old-bone-they-say-it-could-be-the-first-direct-evidence-of-hannibals-legendary-war-elephants-180988185/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-unearthed-a-2200-year-old-bone-they-say-it-could-be-the-first-direct-evidence-of-hannibals-legendary-war-elephants-180988185/
Smithsonian Magazine
Archaeologists Unearthed a 2,200-Year-Old Bone. They Say It Could Be the First Direct Evidence of Hannibal's Legendary War Elephants
The Carthaginian general famously used elephants during the Punic Wars. But until now, archaeologists had never found skeletal remains linking the animals to the conflict
CTO Says 93% of Developers Use AI, but Productivity Is Still 10%
https://shiftmag.dev/this-cto-says-93-of-developers-use-ai-but-productivity-is-still-10-8013/
https://shiftmag.dev/this-cto-says-93-of-developers-use-ai-but-productivity-is-still-10-8013/
ShiftMag
93% of Developers Use AI - Productivity Only 10%
AI adoption is skyrocketing among developers, but productivity improvements remain low. Discover the real impact of AI coding assistants.
Micropayments as a reality check for news sites
https://blog.zgp.org/micropayments-as-a-reality-check-for-news-sites/
https://blog.zgp.org/micropayments-as-a-reality-check-for-news-sites/
blog.zgp.org
micropayments as a reality check for news sites
We're no longer attracting top talent: the brain drain killing American science
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/19/trump-science-funding-cuts
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/19/trump-science-funding-cuts
the Guardian
‘We’re no longer attracting top talent’: the brain drain killing American science
As Trump slashes science funding, young researchers flee abroad. Without solid innovation, the US could cease to have the largest biomedical ecosystem in the world
Show HN: Ghostty-based terminal with vertical tabs and notifications
https://github.com/manaflow-ai/cmux
https://github.com/manaflow-ai/cmux
GitHub
GitHub - manaflow-ai/cmux: Ghostty-based macOS terminal with vertical tabs and notifications for AI coding agents
Ghostty-based macOS terminal with vertical tabs and notifications for AI coding agents - manaflow-ai/cmux
HUD proposes rule that would force noncitizens from public housing
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/2026/02/19/hud-public-housing-mixed-status-immigration/03e8908c-0dc4-11f1-8e91-6e1451aab67e_story.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/2026/02/19/hud-public-housing-mixed-status-immigration/03e8908c-0dc4-11f1-8e91-6e1451aab67e_story.html
The Washington Post
HUD proposes rule that would force noncitizens from public housing
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is proposing a rule that would limit public housing mostly to citizens, which advocates fear could lead to tens of thousand of people being evicted
Show HN: A small, simple music theory library in C99
https://github.com/thelowsunoverthemoon/mahler.c
https://github.com/thelowsunoverthemoon/mahler.c
GitHub
GitHub - thelowsunoverthemoon/mahler.c: Western music theory library in C
Western music theory library in C. Contribute to thelowsunoverthemoon/mahler.c development by creating an account on GitHub.
An ARM Homelab Server, or a Minisforum MS-R1 Review
https://sour.coffee/2026/02/20/an-arm-homelab-server-or-a-minisforum-ms-r1-review/
https://sour.coffee/2026/02/20/an-arm-homelab-server-or-a-minisforum-ms-r1-review/
An AI Agent Published a Hit Piece on Me – The Operator Came Forward
https://theshamblog.com/an-ai-agent-wrote-a-hit-piece-on-me-part-4/
https://theshamblog.com/an-ai-agent-wrote-a-hit-piece-on-me-part-4/
The Shamblog
An AI Agent Published a Hit Piece on Me – The Operator Came Forward
Context: An AI agent of unknown ownership autonomously wrote and published a personalized hit piece about me after I rejected its code, attempting to damage my reputation and shame me into acceptin…
Consistency diffusion language models: Up to 14x faster, no quality loss
https://www.together.ai/blog/consistency-diffusion-language-models
https://www.together.ai/blog/consistency-diffusion-language-models
www.together.ai
Consistency diffusion language models: Up to 14x faster inference without sacrificing quality
Standard diffusion language models can't use KV caching and need too many refinement steps to be practical. CDLM fixes both with a post-training recipe that enables exact block-wise KV caching and trajectory-consistent step reduction — delivering up to 14.5x…
Mystery donor gives Japanese city $3.6M in gold bars to fix water system
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3ew5jlqz87o
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3ew5jlqz87o
Bbc
Mystery donor gives Japanese city $3.6m in gold bars to fix water system
Osaka's mayor says he is 'lost for words' and that he has 'nothing but appreciation' for the gesture.
Brave Iranians gather in central Iran to honour those killed in uprising
https://twitter.com/IranIntl_En/status/2024767317893075330
https://twitter.com/IranIntl_En/status/2024767317893075330
X (formerly Twitter)
Iran International English (@IranIntl_En) on X
A crowd gathered in Najafabad in Isfahan province in central Iran on Wednesday evening for a 40th-day memorial for those killed in recent unrest, video posted on social media showed.
SwiftUI Agent Skill: Build Better Views with AI
https://www.avanderlee.com/ai-development/swiftui-agent-skill-build-better-views-with-ai/
https://www.avanderlee.com/ai-development/swiftui-agent-skill-build-better-views-with-ai/
SwiftLee
SwiftUI Agent Skill: Build better views with AI
Explore the SwiftUI Agent Skill that transforms view building and refactoring. Improve your code with this open-source solution.