The number of new apartments is at a 50-year high, but states expect a slowdown
https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/05/02/the-number-of-new-apartments-is-at-a-50-year-high-but-states-expect-a-slowdown/
https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/05/02/the-number-of-new-apartments-is-at-a-50-year-high-but-states-expect-a-slowdown/
Oregon Capital Chronicle
The number of new apartments is at a 50-year high, but states expect a slowdown
More new apartments were built in 2024, but tariffs and deportations of potential construction workers could slow the boom.
We know a little more about Amazon's super-secret satellites
https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/05/we-finally-know-a-little-more-about-amazons-super-secret-satellites/
https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/05/we-finally-know-a-little-more-about-amazons-super-secret-satellites/
Ars Technica
We finally know a little more about Amazon’s super-secret satellites
Amazon’s Kuiper satellites look nothing like SpaceX’s Starlink.
Show HN: Use Third Party LLM API in JetBrains AI Assistant
https://github.com/Stream29/ProxyAsLocalModel
https://github.com/Stream29/ProxyAsLocalModel
GitHub
GitHub - Stream29/ProxyAsLocalModel: Proxy remote LLM API as Ollama and LM Studio, for using them in JetBrains AI Assistant
Proxy remote LLM API as Ollama and LM Studio, for using them in JetBrains AI Assistant - Stream29/ProxyAsLocalModel
Time saved by AI offset by new work created, study suggests
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/05/time-saved-by-ai-offset-by-new-work-created-study-suggests/
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/05/time-saved-by-ai-offset-by-new-work-created-study-suggests/
Ars Technica
Time saved by AI offset by new work created, study suggests
Survey of 2023–2024 data finds that AI created more tasks for 8.4 percent of workers.
Google Can Train Search AI with Web Content Even with Opt-Out
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-03/google-can-train-search-ai-with-web-content-even-after-opt-out
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-03/google-can-train-search-ai-with-web-content-even-after-opt-out
Bloomberg.com
Google Can Train Search AI With Web Content Even After Opt-Out
Google can train its search-specific AI products, like AI Overviews, on content across the web even when the publishers have chosen to opt out of training Google’s AI products, a vice-president of product at the company testified in court on Friday.
Censorship concerns rise over Texas book bill; Abilene bookstore pushes back
https://www.bigcountryhomepage.com/news/censorship-concerns-rise-over-texas-bill-abilene-bookstore-pushes-back/
https://www.bigcountryhomepage.com/news/censorship-concerns-rise-over-texas-bill-abilene-bookstore-pushes-back/
BigCountryHomepage.com
Censorship concerns rise over Texas bill; Abilene bookstore pushes back
ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – A bill set to be heard by the Judiciary and Jurisprudence Committee at the Texas House is sparking criticism from small business owners across the state. Arlene K…
Where Do Scientists Think This Is All Going?
https://www.quantamagazine.org/where-do-scientists-think-this-is-all-going-20250430/
https://www.quantamagazine.org/where-do-scientists-think-this-is-all-going-20250430/
Quanta Magazine
Where Do Scientists Think This Is All Going? | Quanta Magazine
We asked some of the world’s foremost experts an impossible question. Amazingly, they answered.
Understanding transaction visibility in PostgreSQL clusters with read replicas
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/database/understanding-transaction-visibility-in-postgresql-clusters-with-read-replicas/
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/database/understanding-transaction-visibility-in-postgresql-clusters-with-read-replicas/
Amazon
Understanding transaction visibility in PostgreSQL clusters with read replicas | Amazon Web Services
On April 29, 2025, Jepsen published a report about transaction visibility behavior in Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL Multi-AZ clusters. We appreciate Jepsen’s thorough analysis and would like to provide additional context about this behavior, which exists both…
Warren Buffett to Step Down from Berkshire Hathaway at Year-End
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-03/warren-buffett-to-step-down-from-berkshire-hathaway-at-year-end
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-03/warren-buffett-to-step-down-from-berkshire-hathaway-at-year-end
Bloomberg.com
Buffett to Step Down from Berkshire Hathaway at Year-End
Warren Buffett, who built Berkshire Hathaway Inc. into a business valued at more than $1.16 trillion and himself into a celebrity billionaire renowned for his investing acumen and witticisms, will step down at year-end after six decades atop the conglomerate.
Spain-Portugal blackouts: what happened
https://theconversation.com/spain-portugal-blackouts-what-actually-happened-and-what-can-iberia-and-europe-learn-from-it-255666
https://theconversation.com/spain-portugal-blackouts-what-actually-happened-and-what-can-iberia-and-europe-learn-from-it-255666
The Conversation
Spain-Portugal blackouts: what actually happened, and what can Iberia and Europe learn from it?
By analysing minute-by minute data, we can pinpoint the moment where it all went wrong for Spain’s power grid.
Federal Court Halts Dismantling of Federal Library Agency in ALA Lawsuit
https://www.ala.org/news/2025/05/federal-court-halts-dismantling-federal-library-agency-ala-lawsuit
https://www.ala.org/news/2025/05/federal-court-halts-dismantling-federal-library-agency-ala-lawsuit
ALA
Federal Court Halts Dismantling of Federal Library Agency in ALA Lawsuit
Today, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted a temporary restraining order to block the Trump Administration’s dismantling of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
Ask HN: Anyone else roll eyes at startups that went from "X" to "AI-powered X"?
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43881396
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43881396
Understanding-j: An introduction to the J programming language that gets to the
https://github.com/bugsbugsbux/understanding-j
https://github.com/bugsbugsbux/understanding-j
GitHub
GitHub - bugsbugsbux/understanding-j: An introduction to the J programming language that gets to the point.
An introduction to the J programming language that gets to the point. - bugsbugsbux/understanding-j
Helpcare AI (YC F24) Is Hiring
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScpzOyP_mk3muEpbKrnW8UTZB_yP5SJwjbeT8_6A6fhdvpJCg/viewform?usp=preview
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScpzOyP_mk3muEpbKrnW8UTZB_yP5SJwjbeT8_6A6fhdvpJCg/viewform?usp=preview