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The United States orders passengers on Air Force One to dispose of gifts, pins and burnt phones after the China flight

The United States orders passengers on Air Force One to dispose of gifts, pins and burnt phones after the China flight

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đź’Ą Read this must-read post from TechCrunch đź“– đź“‚ **Category**: Security,China,cybersecurity,Donald Trump,espionage,In Brief,OPSEC,U.S. government,White House đź“Ś **What You’ll Learn**: President Trump and a delegation of US officials left Beijing on Friday after two days of high-level talks with the Chinese government led by President Xi Jinping. Before boarding Air Force One, White House staff and reporters had to turn in several items collected during the flight, including staff cell phones, credential badges, and Chinese-issued lapel pins. Passengers on Air Force One threw the items in a trash can at the bottom of the plane's stairs, according to a journalist in…
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Microscale Thermite Reaction | Harvard Natural Sciences Lecture Demonstrations

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đź’Ą Read this must-read post from Hacker News đź“– đź“‚ **Category**: đź“Ś **What You’ll Learn**: When two rusty iron balls—one wrapped in aluminum foil—are struck together, sparks and light are given off in this small scale thermite reaction. Video of Microscope Thermite Reaction can be found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5VXt0hZOc8 What it Shows This is a much safer, microscale version of the thermite reaction—very fun and easy to perform! The classic thermite reaction is a spectacular oxidation-reduction reaction that takes place when aluminum metal is reacted with rust, Fe2O3. 2Al(s) + Fe2O3(s) → Al2O3(s) + 2Fe(s) + heat In this version, two…
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Energy prices have risen 76% on America’s largest power grid, and the regulator is pointing the finger

Energy prices have risen 76% on America’s largest power grid, and the regulator is pointing the finger

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🚀 Explore this insightful post from TechCrunch đź“– đź“‚ **Category**: Climate,data centers,electrical grid,electricity đź“Ś **What You’ll Learn**: The largest electric grid in the United States, PJM Interconnection, has seen prices nearly double over the past year, according to a report published yesterday by Monitoring Analytics, an independent market watchdog that serves as a kind of watchdog for the PJM grid. The culprit? Data centers. Wholesale prices for one megawatt-hour of electricity rose to $136.53, compared to $77.78 at the same time last year. Crain's Chicago Business was first to report the rise. Monitoring analyzes pointed the finger at data centers…
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Palantir has hired more than 30 senior UK Government officials

Palantir has hired more than 30 senior UK Government officials

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🚀 Explore this must-read post from Hacker News đź“– đź“‚ **Category**: đź“Ś **What You’ll Learn**: An investigation by The Nerve has found that this includes personnel from the NHS, Ministry of Defence (MoD), Department of Health and Social Care, Home Office, Foreign Office, UK Health Security Agency, Crown Commercial Service, secret service and Downing Street. It comes as the controversial tech company has been under scrutiny over its growing list of UK Government contracts, including the NHS, the Ministry of Defence (MoD), the Financial Conduct Authority and 11 police forces. Its services have been used by the Immigration and Customs…
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General Catalyst deployed a taste of VC wrath and it worked, especially on a16z

General Catalyst deployed a taste of VC wrath and it worked, especially on a16z

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🚀 Explore this must-read post from TechCrunch đź“– đź“‚ **Category**: TC,Venture đź’ˇ **What You’ll Learn**: One of the more entertaining moments in venture capital this week was a bit of angry marketing from General Catalyst. In a now-viral post on X that parodies old Mac vs. PC commercials, the venture firm — known as GC — posted a “VC vs GC” video on Wednesday. The venture capitalist was played by a tall actor wearing a baggy T-shirt and jacket with a conspicuously large bald head — an obvious dig at Andreessen Horowitz co-founder Marc Andreessen. (But the real Andreessen never…
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London Police Deploy Facial Recognition at Protest for First Time

London Police Deploy Facial Recognition at Protest for First Time

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✨ Check out this awesome post from Hacker News đź“– đź“‚ **Category**: đź’ˇ **What You’ll Learn**: Tomorrow, the Metropolitan Police will turn biometric surveillance cameras on people attending a political demonstration in London. Live facial recognition will scan the faces of those heading to the “Unite the Kingdom, Unite the West” rally in the borough of Camden, marking the first time the technology has been authorized for use at a protest in the UK. The rally was organized by activist Tommy Robinson who says the rally is for “national unity, free speech and Christian values.” Drones will fly overhead, scanning…
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RJ Scaringe has raised over $12 billion across three startups and investors still want more

RJ Scaringe has raised over $12 billion across three startups and investors still want more

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✨ Discover this awesome post from TechCrunch đź“– đź“‚ **Category**: TC,Transportation,also,EVs,mind robotics,Rivian,RJ Scaringe đź“Ś **What You’ll Learn**: Investors can't seem to get enough of RJ Scaringe or his ideas. In less than a decade, the serial entrepreneur best known for his electric vehicle company Rivian has raised more than $12.3 billion from venture capital firms, as well as strategic and institutional investors for his three startups, and counting. If the recent $400 million raise for his new venture Mind Robotics is any indication, investors are still happily rallying. Large raises for newly started companies have become more common in recent…
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Replacing uMatrix.

Replacing uMatrix.

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đź’Ą Discover this trending post from Hacker News đź“– đź“‚ **Category**: đź’ˇ **What You’ll Learn**: Replacing uMatrix. Introduction There used to be a fantastic chrome extension called uMatrix, written by Raymond Hill, the uBlock Origin developer. uMatrix was an intuitive way to control site permissions and subresource requests. It looked like this: This isn’t something you’ll care about unless you’re a nerd – but it let you limit what third parties could serve subresource requests, and controlled access to features like frames, scripts, video, fonts and so on. You can do some of that manually with browser settings, but uMatrix…
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The hotel check-in system left a million passports and driver’s licenses open for anyone to see

The hotel check-in system left a million passports and driver’s licenses open for anyone to see

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🚀 Check out this trending post from TechCrunch đź“– đź“‚ **Category**: Security,age verification,cybersecurity,data exposure,Exclusive đź“Ś **What You’ll Learn**: A hotel check-in system has left more than a million passports, driver's licenses and customer verification photos online open after a security flaw. The data is now offline after TechCrunch alerted the company responsible. The hotel's check-in system, called Tabiq, is maintained by Japan-based technology startup Reqrea. According to its website, the app is being used in many hotels across Japan and relies on facial recognition and document scanning to check in guests. Independent security researcher Anurag Sen contacted TechCrunch earlier this…
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Waymo recalls 3,800 robotaxis after able ‘drive into standing water’

Waymo recalls 3,800 robotaxis after able ‘drive into standing water’

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🚀 Check out this must-read post from Hacker News đź“– đź“‚ **Category**: âś… **What You’ll Learn**: A Waymo vehicle exits a charging lot on Jan. 15, 2026 in Austin, Texas.Brandon Bell | Getty ImagesWaymo is recalling about 3,800 robotaxis in the U.S. to fix software issues that could allow them to "drive onto a flooded roadway," according to a letter on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's website.The voluntary recall is for Waymo vehicles that use the company's fifth and sixth generation automated driving systems (or ADS), the U.S. auto safety regulator said in the letter posted Tuesday.Waymo autonomous vehicles…
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