Year: 2026

2026 Winter Olympics: Neutral athletes are allowed to attend the closing ceremony

2026 Winter Olympics: Neutral athletes are allowed to attend the closing ceremony

๐Ÿš€ Discover this must-read post from BBC Sport ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: ๐Ÿ“Œ **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: No neutral athlete has ever won an event that would have resulted in the playing of the Olympic anthem and the raising of the Olympic flag in lieu of any national representation.The AIN representative most likely to win gold was Russian figure skating champion Adelia Petrosyan, but the 18-year-old finished sixth after falling during the free skate.Currently, there are no official plans for the IOC to lift its ban on Russian or Belarusian athletes competing under their national flag at future Games.However, some Russians and…
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CERN 2019 WorldWideWeb Rebuild

CERN 2019 WorldWideWeb Rebuild

๐Ÿ’ฅ Discover this insightful post from Hacker News ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: โœ… **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: Hello, World In December 1990, an application called WorldWideWeb was developed on a NeXT machine at The European Organization for Nuclear Research (known as CERN) just outside of Geneva. This programย โ€“ WorldWideWeb โ€” is the antecedent of most of what we consider or know of as "the web" today. In February 2019, in celebration of the thirtieth anniversary of the development of WorldWideWeb, a group of developers and designers convened at CERN to rebuild the original browser within a contemporary browser, allowing users around the…
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D.C. Mayor Bowser declares a state of emergency after a sewage spill into the Potomac River

D.C. Mayor Bowser declares a state of emergency after a sewage spill into the Potomac River

๐Ÿš€ Explore this insightful post from PBS NewsHour - Politics ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: Donald Trump news,muriel bowser,Potomac river,sewage spill ๐Ÿ“Œ **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: WASHINGTON (AP) โ€” Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser declared a state of emergency Wednesday and asked President Donald Trump to provide federal resources to help the city combat a sewer system leak that dumped 250 million gallons of raw sewage into the Potomac River in its early stages. โ€œOur first priority is the region, and we will use all resources, local, federal, provincial, or otherwise, to support the operations of the region and what is best for…
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Champions League: Scottish football faces dire consequences due to European failures

Champions League: Scottish football faces dire consequences due to European failures

๐Ÿ’ฅ Check out this insightful post from BBC Sport ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: โœ… **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: This season's Scottish Premiership runners-up will still enter the Champions League in the second qualifying round. If they win their first qualifying match, they will be guaranteed at least a place in the Europa League.This will change from 2026-27.Second place will only get a place in the second qualifying round of the Conference League. The Scottish Cup carries a place in the Europa League, which will move to runners-up if the winner finishes in the top two.But that will be in the first qualifying…
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‘This shouldn’t be normal’: Developers speak out about bigotry on Steam, the world’s largest PC gaming storefront | steam

‘This shouldn’t be normal’: Developers speak out about bigotry on Steam, the world’s largest PC gaming storefront | steam

๐Ÿ’ฅ Read this must-read post from Culture | The Guardian ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: Steam,PC,Games,Culture,Race,LGBTQ+ rights ๐Ÿ“Œ **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: FOr years, the Steam gaming storefront has allowed abuse and bigotry to slip through its moderation, according to players and developers who use it. The platform now hosts batches of content that violate its own guidelines.According to developers who spoke with The Guardian, abuse โ€” specifically directed toward trans creators โ€” is a fact of life on the platform. โ€œEveryone is fighting each other all the time in reviews, discussions, forums, anywhere you can find them on Steam,โ€ says creator and…
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Peak XV raises $1.3 billion, doubles on AI as global venture capital competition intensifies in India

Peak XV raises $1.3 billion, doubles on AI as global venture capital competition intensifies in India

โœจ Explore this insightful post from TechCrunch ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: AI,Fintech,Startups,Venture,Exclusive,Peak XV,Sequoia Capital,shailendra singh ๐Ÿ’ก **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: Peak XV announced on Friday that it has raised $1.3 billion across new funds focused on India and Asia. The company, which now manages more than $10 billion in assets, is increasing its focus on artificial intelligence and cross-border betting amid intense competition for deals in the region. The capital will be deployed across its seed and venture funds in India as well as its vehicles in the Asia Pacific region. The majority is for India, where the company expects to invest…
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Cameron Menzies is close to quitting darts after being injured punching a table

Cameron Menzies is close to quitting darts after being injured punching a table

๐Ÿš€ Check out this trending post from BBC Sport ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: โœ… **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: Menzies had previously apologized for losing his temper at the World Championship, saying it was a difficult time following the death of his uncle.But the accident made him think about his future in the sport.โ€œIt was great to win [today]. Honestly, I almost quit this weekend. "I'm just not enjoying it right now."The 36-year-old added that surgeons told him he was lucky not to have severed any nerves or tendons, but that he should gradually recover after further treatment."I couldn't feel my fingers for…
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[Bug] Excessive token usage in Claude Code 2.1.1

[Bug] Excessive token usage in Claude Code 2.1.1

๐Ÿ”ฅ Explore this awesome post from Hacker News ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: โœ… **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: Bug DescriptionStarting from today's morning with the updated to CC 2.1.1 - the usage is ridiculous. I am working on the same projects for months, same routines, same time. But today it hits 5h limits like 4+ times faster! Holidays season had 2x usage promot, but current usage is way more then 2x. I am already on MAX and before today - I would usually never hit even 50% weekly cap. Now starting from today this is getting ridiculous. Environment Info Platform: linux Terminal: gnome-terminal…
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Watch: Trump announces 10% global tariff after Supreme Court strikes down his sweeping policy

Watch: Trump announces 10% global tariff after Supreme Court strikes down his sweeping policy

๐Ÿ”ฅ Read this trending post from PBS NewsHour - Politics ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: Donald Trump news,Supreme Court,tariffs ๐Ÿ’ก **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: WASHINGTON (AP) โ€” The Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump's sweeping global tariffs on Friday, handing him a major loss in a case crucial to his economic agenda. Watch Trump's remarks in the video player above. Trump, angry at the defeat, said he would impose a 10% global tariff as an alternative while pressing his trade policies through other means. The new tariffs will come under a law limiting them to 150 days. Read more: What happens now…
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Review of Tony Blair’s story – perhaps it would have been good to do some closer analysis of his time in office | Tony Blair

Review of Tony Blair’s story – perhaps it would have been good to do some closer analysis of his time in office | Tony Blair

๐Ÿ”ฅ Discover this insightful post from Culture | The Guardian ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: Tony Blair,Television,Television & radio,Culture,Documentary,Politics,Factual TV ๐Ÿ’ก **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: eThe first episode of Michael Waldman's new three-part autobiography is subtitled "Who Are You?" In addition to his usual work of collecting archival clips and interviewing his subject's colleagues and rivals to build a picture of past events, Waldman interviewed Tony Blair, his wife Cherie, and several of their children in an attempt to capture the character of the politician who was twice re-elected as Britain's prime minister. The question is: What kind of man is Blair?It's an…
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