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NATO project tests perennial grass to clean Ukraine's war-hit soil

nickcotter — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 15:10:12 +0000

Article URL: https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/nato-project-tests-perennial-grass-to-clean-ukraines-war-hit-soil-568676260

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48748141

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

AI can chart a course to disaster faster than humans can notice

nickcotter — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 03:37:47 +0000

Article URL: https://thebulletin.org/2026/05/ai-can-chart-a-course-to-disaster-faster-than-humans-can-notice/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48365704

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

Google DeepMind workers in UK vote to unionize amid deal with US Military

nickcotter — Wed, 06 May 2026 14:49:29 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/04/google-deepmind-uk-workers-union

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48036938

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

I took an algorithm to court in Sweden. The algorithm won

nickcotter — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 06:30:07 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/30/i-took-an-algorithm-to-court-in-sweden-the-algorithm-won

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47958939

Points: 6

# Comments: 1

Anthropic tests pulling Claude Code from its Pro plan revealing AI pricing truth

nickcotter — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 10:01:50 +0000

Article URL: https://www.europesays.com/ai/13666/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47873911

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

Why mathematicians are boycotting their biggest conference

nickcotter — Sat, 28 Mar 2026 22:29:10 +0000

Article URL: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-mathematicians-are-boycotting-their-biggest-conference/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47558657

Points: 67

# Comments: 29

Latest ChatGPT model uses Elon Musk's Grokipedia as source, tests reveal

nickcotter — Sat, 24 Jan 2026 14:56:35 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/24/latest-chatgpt-model-uses-elon-musks-grokipedia-as-source-tests-reveal

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46744094

Points: 11

# Comments: 2

Opening the AWS European Sovereign Cloud

nickcotter — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 08:38:09 +0000

Article URL: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/opening-the-aws-european-sovereign-cloud/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46629807

Points: 9

# Comments: 10

Fearless frogs feast on deadly hornets

nickcotter — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 10:56:29 +0000

Article URL: https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/news/article/20251204-67323/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46159620

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

Deep-sea mining tests impact over a third of seabed animals

nickcotter — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 10:46:38 +0000

Article URL: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cedx2p8gnx9o

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46159541

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

Deep generative classification of blood cell morphology

nickcotter — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 15:42:04 +0000

Article URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/s42256-025-01122-7

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46148852

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

Satellite megaconstellations will threaten space-based astronomy

nickcotter — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 15:39:21 +0000

Article URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09759-5

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46148829

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

Pornography company fined £1M by Ofcom for not having strong enough age checks

nickcotter — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 15:12:25 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/dec/04/pornography-site-fined-1m-for-not-having-strong-age-checks-required-in-new-uk-law

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46148534

Points: 2

# Comments: 1

Trump: Pro-Crypto or Pro-Crime?

nickcotter — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 08:30:34 +0000

Article URL: https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/trump-pro-crypto-or-pro-crime

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46118974

Points: 5

# Comments: 0

Cultural Death in the Age of the Excessive Choice

nickcotter — Sun, 30 Nov 2025 10:32:02 +0000

Article URL: https://apocalypse-confidential.com/2025/11/24/cultural-death-in-the-age-of-the-excessive-choice/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46095516

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

All schools in England to be given AI-generated pupil attendance targets

nickcotter — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 13:17:59 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/nov/12/all-schools-in-england-to-be-given-ai-generated-pupil-attendance-targets

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45899769

Points: 1

# Comments: 1

As carbon markets collapse, what happens to forests they promised to protect?

nickcotter — Thu, 06 Nov 2025 08:57:25 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/06/carbon-offsetting-market-collapses-what-happens-to-the-forests-they-hoped-to-protect-aoe

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45833015

Points: 3

# Comments: 1

The last voyage of the Scandies Rose

nickcotter — Wed, 22 Oct 2025 05:53:09 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/oct/21/i-knew-in-my-head-we-were-dying-the-last-voyage-of-the-scandies-rose

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45665325

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

AI might be creating underclass, but makers of tech bubble are replaceable

nickcotter — Thu, 16 Oct 2025 06:03:49 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/oct/16/ai-creating-underclass-makers-tech-bubble-replaceable

Hacker News: nickcotter

NATO project tests perennial grass to clean Ukraine's war-hit soil

AI can chart a course to disaster faster than humans can notice

Google DeepMind workers in UK vote to unionize amid deal with US Military

I took an algorithm to court in Sweden. The algorithm won

Anthropic tests pulling Claude Code from its Pro plan revealing AI pricing truth

Why mathematicians are boycotting their biggest conference

Latest ChatGPT model uses Elon Musk's Grokipedia as source, tests reveal

Opening the AWS European Sovereign Cloud

Fearless frogs feast on deadly hornets

Deep-sea mining tests impact over a third of seabed animals

Deep generative classification of blood cell morphology

Satellite megaconstellations will threaten space-based astronomy

Pornography company fined £1M by Ofcom for not having strong enough age checks

Trump: Pro-Crypto or Pro-Crime?

Cultural Death in the Age of the Excessive Choice

All schools in England to be given AI-generated pupil attendance targets

As carbon markets collapse, what happens to forests they promised to protect?

The last voyage of the Scandies Rose

AI might be creating underclass, but makers of tech bubble are replaceable

ICE in Chicago Are Wearing Meta AI Ray-Ban Glasses