Year: 2026

Spontaneously turned on… by its LED display « Blog

Spontaneously turned on… by its LED display « Blog

✨ Discover this trending post from Hacker News 📖 📂 **Category**: 💡 **What You’ll Learn**: My microwave oven started to malfunction at around five years old. It started to randomly power on the lamp, fan, and turntable. It progressively got worse over several weeks until it was mostly stuck on. The microwave oven is not usable when this happens: It behaves as if the door were open, causing the control panel to ignore button input and to stop cooking if it was cooking. The obvious suspect is a failing door switch, which is a common cause of failure. There are…
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FIFA World Cup: ICE will be an ‘essential part of security’ in the US

FIFA World Cup: ICE will be an ‘essential part of security’ in the US

🔥 Check out this insightful post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: 💡 **What You’ll Learn**: The acting head of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) told a congressional committee that the agency is "an essential part of the overall World Cup security apparatus" when asked if he would cease operations at this summer's tournament.Todd Lyons and other senior officials were questioned by lawmakers on the House Homeland Security Committee after Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents shot and killed two US citizens as part of US President Donald Trump's anti-immigration crackdown in Minneapolis.The deaths of Alex Peretti and Renee Goode…
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The Congressional Budget Office found that the federal deficit and debt will worsen over the next decade

The Congressional Budget Office found that the federal deficit and debt will worsen over the next decade

🔥 Explore this trending post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: congress,congressional budget office,federal debt,federal deficit,inflation,tariffs ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: WASHINGTON (AP) — The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office's 10-year forecast sees the long-term federal deficit widening and debt rising, driven largely by increased spending, particularly on Social Security, Medicare and debt service payments. Compared to the Congressional Budget Office's analysis at this time last year, the fiscal outlook has deteriorated modestly. Read more: What is the Central Bank of Oman? A look at the Budget Office amid the controversy over Trump's big bill Key developments over the past…
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The Beach Boys: We Gotta Groove review – A collection of lost ’70s music that has all the turmoil and talent of Brian Wilson | Beach Boys

The Beach Boys: We Gotta Groove review – A collection of lost ’70s music that has all the turmoil and talent of Brian Wilson | Beach Boys

✨ Check out this insightful post from Culture | The Guardian 📖 📂 **Category**: Beach Boys,Music,Culture,Pop and rock,Brian Wilson 💡 **What You’ll Learn**: We Gotta Groove – The Brother Studios Years, a new 73-track collection, picks up the story of the Beach Boys at a very strange juncture in their career. On the face of it, they are back on top. Their commercial fortunes were revived by the massive success of some timely compilations: in the US, 1974's Endless Summer sold three million copies, while 20 Golden Greats became the second biggest-selling album in Britain in 1976. Their leader Brian…
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How to join a16z’s ultra-competitive Speedrun startup accelerator program

How to join a16z’s ultra-competitive Speedrun startup accelerator program

✨ Check out this trending post from TechCrunch 📖 📂 **Category**: Startups,Venture,a16z,speedrun 💡 **What You’ll Learn**: Without a doubt, one of the hottest new startup accelerators in tech right now is Andreessen Horowitz's Speedrun program. Launched in 2023, the accelerator has an acceptance rate of less than 1%. In a January blog post, the program said more than 19,000 startups pitched their ideas and less than 0.4% were accepted into the final group. The program was focused on gaming startups, then expanded to include entertainment and media, and is now a “horizontal program,” Joshua Lu, general manager of the program…
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Thomas Frank: Inside Tottenham’s eight-month manager’s struggle

Thomas Frank: Inside Tottenham’s eight-month manager’s struggle

🔥 Explore this trending post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: Venkatesham and the club's new leadership team will now be tasked with setting their first appointment.It remains to be seen whether they are looking for an interim boss with a view to making a permanent appointment in the summer or whether they choose to look for a full-time option straight away.There is certainly consideration behind the scenes to make a short-term appointment given how radically the managerial landscape will change in the summer.One option available until the end of the season is John Heitinga, who…
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How Did the FBI Get Nancy Guthrie’s Nest Doorbell Footage?

How Did the FBI Get Nancy Guthrie’s Nest Doorbell Footage?

💥 Read this awesome post from Hacker News 📖 📂 **Category**: 💡 **What You’ll Learn**: Like millions of Americans, I've been watching the news of Nancy Guthrie's disappearance with concern—so I was somewhat relieved when the FBI announced they were releasing new footage of a suspect. Finally, the case had something to go on, even if it was only doorbell video of a masked stranger.When I saw the footage, I assumed this was something the FBI had in their possession since the beginning, and had finally decided to release to the public. But that's not what happened at all. If…
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WATCH: ‘You’re responsible,’ GOP Rep. Massie tells Bondi about Epstein files

WATCH: ‘You’re responsible,’ GOP Rep. Massie tells Bondi about Epstein files

🔥 Check out this must-read post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: congress,epstein files,jeffrey epstein,Pam Bondi,Thomas Massie 💡 **What You’ll Learn**: Rep. Thomas Massie, the Kentucky attorney general, told Attorney General Pam Bondi at a House oversight hearing Wednesday that she is responsible for part of what he calls a cover-up of the investigation into the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Watch the clip in the video player above. Bondi asked Massie why he did not question President Joe Biden's former attorney general, Merrick Garland, in the same way. He watches: Rep. Jayapal asks Bondi…
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T20 World Cup: Harry Brook says England ‘very cautious’ in defeat to West Indies

T20 World Cup: Harry Brook says England ‘very cautious’ in defeat to West Indies

🚀 Explore this trending post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: 💡 **What You’ll Learn**: Brock's assessment is familiar. After England were bowled out for 131 in a one-day international against South Africa last year, he said he could have been "more difficult with the bat".When they lost an international match in New Zealand before Christmas, Brook asked: “Can we try harder?”Against an impressive Windies side, Tom Banton also chipped the ball into extra cover which pushed the drive away from Motie, while Jacob Bethell and Will Jacks were bowled and pinned lbw respectively from the crease.“Chasing close to 200…
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Man and Boy Review – Ratigan’s Mysterious Encounter Staged in Silver Screen Style | National Theater

Man and Boy Review – Ratigan’s Mysterious Encounter Staged in Silver Screen Style | National Theater

🔥 Discover this insightful post from Culture | The Guardian 📖 📂 **Category**: National Theatre,Stage,Culture,Theatre,Terence Rattigan ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: TThe National Theater certainly confuses the two. A writer made her debut on the biggest stage last fall (Nima Taleghani with Pashay). Now there's an established playwright in a space associated with the new and exciting—although fans of Terence Rattigan may not recognize his lesser-performed 1963 play.It charts the downfall of the megalomaniac Romanian financier, Gregor Antonescu (Ben Daniels), and his reunion with his estranged son, Basil Antony (Laurie Kynaston). The latter has changed his name and is trying to…
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