π₯ Explore this trending post from WIRED π π Category: Security,Security / National Security,WIRED World π‘ Hereβs what youβll learn: In 2025, American World leaders were preoccupied with wars in the Middle East. What is even more interesting is that Israel and the United States first bombed Iranian nuclear facilities. Some commentators fear that President Trump's decision to bomb Iran will drag the United States into the "forever wars" in the Middle East that presidential candidate Trump has pledged to avoid. The tragic war in Gaza has become a humanitarian catastrophe. After years of promises to scale back from the…
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Key idea: In Aspinall's absence, his British compatriot Paddy Pimblett steals the British spotlight in mixed martial arts when he faces American Gaethje in the UFC 324 tournament on January 24.The interim bout was made because champion Ilya Topuria will not be fighting while he works through issues in his personal life. Last week, Topuria issued a statement, external He reveals he is facing allegations of domestic violence from his ex-wife - claims the Georgian Spaniard says are untrue.Since Pimblett has yet to record a win over any…
π Read this must-read post from Hacker News π π Category: π‘ Key idea: βI had quite a bit of fun playing hide-and-seek with a squirrel,β he said. βYou know that little round glade with a lone birch in the centre? It was on this tree that a squirrel was hiding from me. As I emerged from a thicket, I saw its snout and two bright little eyes peeping from behind the trunk. I wanted to see the little animal, so I started circling round along the edge of the glade, mindful of keeping the distance in order not to…
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Hereβs what youβll learn: 'forLouie's at home / Oh, it's party time! Consider the 40-man band on Souls of the Underground, the penultimate song on this seventh album, and their fourth since their reunion in 2011. The British four-piece are keen to take us back to the heyday of the early 2000s, a time of Met bar table service, with the ladies having βa little proseccoβ and the gents having a βnice cold beerβ. Musically, this is almost more complex than the (relatively)…
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π₯ Discover this insightful post from BBC Sport π π Category: π Main takeaway: In January 2022, Aston Villa, then coached by Steven Gerrard, realized that they lacked a true midfielder capable of stabilizing the team and allowing others, such as John McGinn, more freedom. Part of the discussion was about how to get the best out of Douglas Luiz and find the perfect pairing in midfield with a No.6 who can use the ball and has positional discipline. Villa took into account how overlooked midfield partnerships are and how balanced they need to be, comparing them to vital centre-back…
π₯ Read this trending post from BBC Sport π π Category: π Main takeaway: Wainwright has made 129 appearances for the Dragons since making his debut in October 2017, winning just 29, with 93 defeats and seven draws. He has rejected further offers in favor of signing a new Dragons deal in January 2024. Wainwright is now expected to decide to try another challenge and link up with fellow Welsh back-rowers Tommy Revell and Ollie Cracknell at Leicester.Wainwright will remain available for Wales as he has won 62 caps. Welsh rugby's rule of 25 caps states that anyone under that…
π₯ Read this must-read post from Hacker News π π Category: π‘ Hereβs what youβll learn: I have an idea to set up a home NAS on FreeBSD. For this purpose, I bought a Lenovo ThinkCentre M720s SFF β itβs quiet, compact, and offers the possibility to install 2 SATA III SSDs plus a separate M.2 slot for an NVMe SSD. What is planned: on NVMe SSD: UFS and FreeBSD on SATA SSDs: ZFS with RAID1 While waiting for the drives to arrive, letβs test how it all works on a virtual machine. We will be installing FreeBSD 14.3, although…
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Key idea: New Year's treat for Taskmaster9pm on Channel 4TV chef Big Zo, former lioness Jill Scott, Eurovision star Sam Ryder, Dictionary Corner's Susie Dent and Strictly winner Rose Ayling-Ellis are the brave contestants vying to win a golden bust of Greg Davies in this two-part special - from goading a dangerous animal to playing the glockenspiel. Plus, which one of them is going to sweat it out on a foot pump for 20 minutes? Holly RichardsonWould I lie to you?7.30pm on…
π₯ Explore this insightful post from TechCrunch π π Category: Startups,Fintech,Commerce,Exclusive,AgriTech,Arya.ag,GEF Capital Partners π Key idea: Arya.ag, an Indian agri-tech company that offers warehousing facilities near farms and provides lending services to hundreds of thousands of farmers, has attracted investor interest and remained profitable even as global crop prices continue to decline in a volatile commodity market. Investor interest has crystallized in GEF Capital Partners' recent all-stock Series D round, totaling $81 million, of which more than 70% is seed capital and the remainder is secondary equity sales, according to the company. Globally, agricultural commodity prices are declining. The World…
