Why western carmakers' retreat from electric risks dooming them to irrelevance
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/21/west-carmakers-retreat-electric-vehicle-risks-irrelevance-iran-war-evs-china
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/21/west-carmakers-retreat-electric-vehicle-risks-irrelevance-iran-war-evs-china
the Guardian
‘It’s stupid’: why western carmakers’ retreat from electric risks dooming them to irrelevance
Iran war should be wake-up call about costs of not going full throttle towards EVs as Chinese have done, experts say
Major leap towards reanimation after death as mammal's brain preserved
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2520204-major-leap-towards-reanimation-after-death-as-mammals-brain-preserved/
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2520204-major-leap-towards-reanimation-after-death-as-mammals-brain-preserved/
New Scientist
Major leap towards reanimation after death as mammal's brain preserved
A pig's brain has been frozen with its cellular activity locked in place and minimal damage. Some believe the same could be done with the brains of people with a terminal illness, so their mind can be reconstructed and they can "continue with their life"
Thinking Fast, Slow, and Artificial: How AI Is Reshaping Human Reasoning
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=6097646
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=6097646
Ssrn
Thinking—Fast, Slow, and Artificial: How AI is Reshaping Human Reasoning and the Rise of Cognitive Surrender
People increasingly consult generative artificial intelligence (AI) while reasoning. As AI becomes embedded in daily thought, what becomes of human judgment? We
Passengers who refuse to use headphones can now be kicked off United flights
https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/21/travel/travel-news-happiest-countries
https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/21/travel/travel-news-happiest-countries
CNN
Passengers who refuse to use headphones can now be kicked off United flights | CNN
The world’s happiest countries for 2026, what travelers can expect in terms of rising air fares, plus United Airlines cracks down on noisy passengers. Here’s what’s happening in travel.
Former FBI Director Robert Mueller Has Died
https://apnews.com/article/robert-mueller-fbi-director-trump-russia-investigation-7aca939dc25d4652815376f73e0f9aaf
https://apnews.com/article/robert-mueller-fbi-director-trump-russia-investigation-7aca939dc25d4652815376f73e0f9aaf
AP News
Former FBI Director Robert Mueller, who investigated Russia-Trump campaign ties, dies
Robert S. Mueller III, the FBI director who transformed the nation’s premier law enforcement agency into a terrorism-fighting force after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and who later became special counsel in charge of investigating ties between Russia and Donald…
No evidence cannabis helps anxiety, depression, or PTSD
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/03/260319044656.htm
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/03/260319044656.htm
ScienceDaily
Huge study finds no evidence cannabis helps anxiety, depression, or PTSD
The largest review of medicinal cannabis to date found it doesn’t effectively treat anxiety, depression, or PTSD—despite millions using it for those reasons. Researchers warn it could even make mental health worse, raising risks like psychosis and addiction…
Do Not Turn Child Protection into Internet Access Control
https://news.dyne.org/child-protection-is-not-access-control/
https://news.dyne.org/child-protection-is-not-access-control/
News From Dyne
Do Not Turn Child Protection Into Internet Access Control
Age verification turns the open internet into a permission system and pushes control away from families, schools, and users.
Revert "userdb: add birthDate field to JSON user records
https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/41179
https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/41179
GitHub
Revert "userdb: add birthDate field to JSON user records (#40954)" by paramazo · Pull Request #41179 · systemd/systemd
This reverts commit acb6624, reversing changes made to ba1caf0.
Revert "userdb: add birthDate field to JSON user records (#40954)"
After extensive community discussion, legal revi...
Revert "userdb: add birthDate field to JSON user records (#40954)"
After extensive community discussion, legal revi...
Attempts to post the latest Trivy security incident have been marked [dead]
https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=github.com%2Faquasecurity
https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=github.com%2Faquasecurity
Storing 2 bytes of data in your Logitech mouse
https://www.timwehrle.de/blog/what-if-i-stored-data-in-my-mouse/
https://www.timwehrle.de/blog/what-if-i-stored-data-in-my-mouse/
www.timwehrle.de
What if I stored data in my mouse
Words from me as developer, student and human.
Profiling Hacker News users based on their comments
https://simonwillison.net/2026/Mar/21/profiling-hacker-news-users/
https://simonwillison.net/2026/Mar/21/profiling-hacker-news-users/
Simon Willison’s Weblog
Profiling Hacker News users based on their comments
Here’s a mildly dystopian prompt I’ve been experimenting with recently: “Profile this user”, accompanied by a copy of their last 1,000 comments on Hacker News. Obtaining those comments is easy. …
Cuba rejects US embassy's 'shameless' request for diesel
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5794480-us-embassy-cuba-diesel-fuel-iran-conflict/
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5794480-us-embassy-cuba-diesel-fuel-iran-conflict/
The Hill
Cuba rejects US embassy’s ‘shameless’ request for diesel
The Cuban government rejected a request from the U.S. Embassy in Havana to import diesel for its generators, as the island grapples with a fuel shortage due to a blockade imposed by the Trump admin…
Why craft-lovers are losing their craft
https://writings.hongminhee.org/2026/03/craft-alienation-llm/
https://writings.hongminhee.org/2026/03/craft-alienation-llm/
Hong Minhee on Things
Why craft-lovers are losing their craft
Les Orchard made a quiet observation recently that I haven't been able to shake. Before LLM coding assistants arrived, the split between developers was…