Tuesday, December 31, 2024

Puerto Rico may enter new year in darkness after sudden blackout

More than 1.3 million households - most of the island's population - has been left in the dark.

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Monday, December 30, 2024

Focusing on Healthcare's Administrative Costs Is Misguided

Article URL: https://www.cremieux.xyz/p/focusing-on-healthcares-administrative

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42552137

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US to hold national day of mourning for Jimmy Carter

The 39th president of the United States will be remembered in a state funeral in Washington and ceremonies in Atlanta.

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Share Covid data, World Health Organization tells China

Marking five years since Covid emerged, the WHO says China should share data as "a moral and scientific imperative".

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Banned driver hit garden wall after 90mph chase

Liam Woods ran red lights at up to 70mph and drove towards oncoming traffic during a police pursuit.

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Sunday, December 29, 2024

Why new dressers suck at storing stuff [video]

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Forest lend retro feel to table - here's why they can stay the course

As the Premier League table adopts a retro feel, BBC Sport looks at five reasons Nottingham Forest can finish in the top four.

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Saturday, December 28, 2024

Tuesday, December 24, 2024

Watch: Pope opens Holy Door to kick off special jubilee year

More than 30 million Catholic pilgrims are expected to head to Rome for the jubilee, which takes place once every 25 years.

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Sudan slides deeper into famine, experts say

Famine has spread to five areas in the war-hit country, a UN-backed group says.

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Monday, December 23, 2024

Show HN: rtrvr.ai – AI Web Agent for Automating Workflows and Data Extraction

Hey HN,

I'm excited to share rtrvr.ai, a Chrome extension that brings the power of AI agents to your everyday web browsing. It's designed to automate complex web tasks, extract structured data from any website, and integrate with your favorite tools as you browse using AI Function Calling [ie: “Send this page summary as Slack message”].

The core idea is to let anyone, even non-developers, leverage the power of web automation and data extraction using natural language. Imagine being able to:

Automate lead generation: Extract hundreds of LinkedIn profiles to Google Sheets, complete with AI-generated, personalized intro emails.

Process PDFs in bulk: Pull data like revenue, expenses, and totals from hundreds of local or online PDFs directly into your spreadsheets.

Navigate and extract from paginated lists: Tell rtrvr.ai, "For each YC Partner, go to their LinkedIn profile and retrieve their name, headline, job, and college," and it'll do it.

Automate workflows across multiple tabs: For example, fill out job applications on Careers tab using information from the LinkedIn tab.

Function Calling: Integrate with APIs like Snowflake and Slack directly from your prompts using simple @ notation or letting the AI infer what tool to use with natural language.

GraphBot: Generate charts and visualizations from website data with natural language commands.

Recordings: Ground the agent with site interactions recordings to ensure accurate and repeatable task execution.

Sheet Context: Use Google Sheets data as context for your web tasks.

Scheduling: Run automations on a schedule in the background.

Sheets Workflow: You can feed a Google Sheet with a column of URLs (like LinkedIn profiles), and it will open each url as a tab, extract data, and even generate content (like intro emails) back into the sheet. It can handle multi-step workflows with prior output dependencies, effectively representing a DAG.

I see rtrvr.ai as a step towards a more intelligent and interactive web. I believe this tool can be a game-changer for marketers, sales professionals, SMBs, and anyone who needs to extract information from the web efficiently. Would love to hear your feedback, suggestions, and any use cases you can think of!

Website: rtrvr.ai Chrome Store Listing: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/rtrvrai/jldogdgepmc... Youtube Intro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wajCM6208cc


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Rioter who featured in viral bricking video jailed

Brian Spencer, 40, featured in a viral video of him being hit in the crotch and head by "wayward" bricks during a riot.

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Amorim questions 'choices' of Rashford's advisors

Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim questions the "choices" of people close to forward Marcus Rashford after he said he was ready for a "new challenge".

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Saturday, December 21, 2024

Hypermode Knowledge Graph and AI Challenge

Article URL: https://hypermode-knowledge-graph-ai.devpost.com/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42481528

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'This is the time right now' – Why January is huge for Arsenal

Former Manchester United defender Phil Jones and football analyst Statman Dave discuss why January is huge for Arsenal in this season’s title race.

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Friday, December 20, 2024

2012 – The Talented Ms. Hornstein: How Shirls Fooled the Valley

Article URL: https://techcrunch.com/2012/08/28/talented-shirley-hornstein/

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Fully clothed Fury four stone heavier than Usyk

A fully clothed Tyson Fury weighs in four stone heavier than champion Oleksandr Usyk for Saturday's heavyweight world title fight in Saudi Arabia.

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Watch: Four reasons why the relationship between the UK and China is strained

The BBC's Analysis Editor Ros Atkins looks at how relations between the UK and China became so strained.

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Thursday, December 19, 2024

Show HN: ts-error-tuple – Golang-like error handling for TypeScript

I've been writing a lot more Golang recently, and I've come to really appreciate how it does error handling.

While many libraries exist that mimic Rust's `Result`, I haven't seen any in this style. I think this library's approach is more simple and approachable, and I've already seen benefits when using it in my other projects.

Any feedback, PRs, etc is appreciated :)


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Jeremy Bowen: Syria's new ruler is politically astute - but can he keep his promises?

Ahmed al-Sharaa is intelligent, astute and reluctant to say what sort of country he wants.

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Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Grassroots coup could topple RFU chiefs by February

RFU bosses Bill Sweeney and Tom Ilube could face a vote of no confidence, with a motion calling for their dismissal gathering support.

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Tuesday, December 17, 2024

Globetrotting 'hothead' with work 'addiction' - incoming Wolves boss Pereira

As Vitor Pereira agrees to become Wolves manager, BBC Sport takes a closer look at his colourful career.

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Sunday, December 15, 2024

Show HN: Find work in NYC that is convenient

I've been working on a site that helps you find in-person work in NYC that is actually convenient for you.

I cofounded a remote startup in 2021 that I ended up leaving after a few years because I found the remote culture to be very isolating and I didn't feel like it would lead to us building a successful company. I wanted to work closely with people who I could learn from and enjoy the day with.

When I was looking around for my next opportunity, I found it frustrating that I had no way to filter for jobs that were close to where I live. I find restaurants, apartments, and things to do in NYC by looking at a map so why shouldn't I be able to find a job, the place I go to most frequently, on a map as well?

Many companies have started implementing return to office policies that unfortunately don't make sense for a lot of their employees and many early stage startups are only hiring in-person/hybrid roles. I thought that a tool like this would help those companies find talent that wants to work in person and allow job seekers to index on location in a way they haven't able to before.

I recognize that in-person/hybrid work isn't for everybody and I'm not here to claim it's better than remote work. I just wanted to build this site to give people the power to find good jobs, companies, and teams that are convenient for them.

Let me know if you have any feedback or want to see it started in another city!


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'We have Fergie Time and magic happens' - Amorim revels in Man Utd fightback

Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim says he never gave up believing his side could fight back from falling a goal behind against Manchester City.

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Saturday, December 14, 2024

Can exercise make you happy, not as an end result, but while doing it?

Exercise is movement for the sake of movement, because science says, movement in certain ways was healthy.

In other words: run to lose weight, because that's healthy. Lift weights to build muscle, because that's healthy. Move exactly along this line for this amount of repetitions to maximise the amount of muscle you build. Rest for exactly this amount of time. You have no reason to take the stairs other than it being healthy. And on it goes.

Fun is not part of this equation so far, only conscientiousness.


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Body found in search for missing Cairngorms skier

Sam Burns was last in contact with friends on Friday morning ahead of going to ski alone in the Cairngorms.

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Friday, December 13, 2024

Waymo market share just passed Lyft in SF

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Chelsea 'best team in Premier League' - Frank

Chelsea are "maybe the best team in the Premier League right now", says Brentford manager Thomas Frank.

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Thursday, December 12, 2024

Show HN: Typosquat Domain Search

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Stokes admits putting 'too much emphasis' on Ashes

England captain Ben Stokes admits he put "too much emphasis" on next year's Ashes in Australia and will now be "toning down expectations".

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Wednesday, December 11, 2024

Syrian asylum seekers 'terrified' after UK claims paused

The UK government says it is assessing the situation in Syria after the Assad regime's collapse.

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What will Trump do about Syria?

His former national security advisor, John Bolton, gives us his verdict

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Tuesday, December 10, 2024

Nurseries warn of rising fees ahead of childcare expansion

Bosses in the early years sector say the government's uplift in funding will not cover rising costs.

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Ex-lawyer spared jail over false Iraq War claims

He was given a two-year suspended sentence over false claims of abuse made against UK troops in Iraq.

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Monday, December 9, 2024

Fan who flew 10,000 miles for derby meets team

Mackenzie had wanted to take in the final Merseyside derby at Goodison Park before the club's move.

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What Next for Syria?

Crowds gather at notorious Damascus prison, as Assad flees to Russia.

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Sunday, December 8, 2024

Show HN: I made free TikTok hashtag generator

I made free Tiktok hashtag generator. Would love to know your thoughts about it


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Anora or Wicked? Golden Globe nominations to be announced

The Brutalist, Conclave, Sing Sing, Emilia Pérez and Dune: Part Two could also be recognised.

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Saturday, December 7, 2024

New protocol on Bitcoin to name all colors

Article URL: https://colorclaim.org

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Saints cruise past Castres to claim bonus point

Northampton Saints kick-start their Investec Champions Cup campaign with a comfortable bonus-point victory over Castres at a blustery Franklin's Gardens.

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Friday, December 6, 2024

Orcas Hunting Whale Sharks

Article URL: https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/marine-animals/orcas-hunting-whale-sharks-gulf-of-california

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Raducanu begins work with fitness coach Nakamura

Emma Raducanu hopes to exploit her natural athleticism and reduce injury as she hires Maria Sharapova’s former fitness Yutaka Nakamura.

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Thursday, December 5, 2024

Amnesty accuses Israel of genocide against Palestinians in Gaza

Israel denies the accusation, saying it is defending itself against Hamas attacks in accordance with international law.

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Wednesday, December 4, 2024

Unknown flu-like disease kills at least 79 people in DR Congo

Authorities say those infected have symptoms including headaches, fever and a runny nose.

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Armband message one of truth & inclusivity - Guehi

Crystal Palace captain Marc Guehi says his 'Jesus loves you' message on his rainbow armband is one of "truth and love and inclusivity".

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Tuesday, December 3, 2024

Show HN: I built a bot that introduces people who message it privately

If you message my instagram account it will try to match you with other people messaging it. It works by comparing conversations one by one with chatgpt until a match is found. Not very efficient of course but I think I can get better results than a search. And if you can match with a certain quality, I think you can have a kind of recommendation-only social network where you don’t have to broadcast to a bunch of people to get connected.

Would love to hear about similar projects, I’m interested in any kind of “multiplayer” AI, where AI is a kind of mediator. Also open to collaborating! https://www.linkedin.com/in/eliblock


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Russian spies surveilled Ukrainian troops at US base, trial hears

Bulgarian nationals Katrin Ivanova, Vanya Gaberova, and Tihomir Ivanchev, deny a conspiracy to spy.

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Monday, December 2, 2024

Monday Night Club

Mark Chapman and guests debate the weekend's football.

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Show HN: Ridiculously simple way to generate a well-researched blog article

Most of us are busy building. I am too. But your website deserves a blog article. In fact, it needs one. So please generate one for free fro...