Digest — 2025-03-27:

How Kerala got rich

Salone love

Walk 5 Miles to One Meal a Day: The Dorsey Way

AI Slop Wins Because Nobody's Watching

100 years ago, Cecilia Payne discovered what the stars are made of

Rebuilding is easy: Rethinking is hard

Seduction of the hottest: How sexual selection shaped birds and human brains

“Taking in the good”: A simple way to offset your brain’s negativity bias

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How One Company Used AI to Broaden Its Customer Base

From 2017, Ron Rosenbaum on the newspaper that fought Hitler. “The paper...

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For his 8th book, What the Dead Can Say, Philip Graham limited...

Two prominent American scholars on fascism & authoritarianism, Timothy Snyder & Jason...

Scaling Laws and the Speed of Animals

A Sublime coding experience

Center on Long-Term Risk: Summer Research Fellowship 2025 - Apply Now

Third-wave AI safety needs sociopolitical thinking

Mistral Large 2 (123B) exhibits alignment faking

Tracing the Thoughts of a Large Language Model

Automated Researchers Can Subtly Sandbag

Steps to build an engineering strategy.

Is this strategy any good?

Tunneling corporate firewalls for developers

Pile of Eternal Rejections: The Cost of Garbage Collection for State Machine Replication – Aleksey Charapko

A Roadmap for a modern Plasma Login Manager

A Shell for the Container Age: Introducing Dagger Shell - Dagger

Take this on-call rotation and shove it

oss-sec: Three bypasses of Ubuntu's unprivileged user namespace restrictions

Tag Proposal: logicprogramming

Piranesi’s Perspective Trick

Atom vs. RSS (2013)

Spade, a hardware description language inspired by modern software languages

Things that go wrong with disk IO

Open Letter to Meta: Support True Messaging Interoperability with XMPP

prepare()-ing for execution: a new API for process creation

How to Write Blog Posts that Developers Read

Europen Union creates Fedora-based Linux distribution for the public sector

Matrix Profiles

Tattoos

The Machine in the Garden

The Biggest Loser

Altadena: Four Stories

The Surprising History of Scientific Ballooning in 11 Missions

There is no one around and I can really breathe

Robotics Meets Runway: Unitree G1's Catwalk Debut at SHFW

George Orwell and me: Richard Blair on life with his extraordinary father

Digital cuneiforms: Updated tool expands access to ancient Hittite texts

Fish odor syndrome – A rare metabolic condition that makes sweat smell like fish

Medical Benchmarks and the Myth of the Universal Patient

XAN: A Modern CSV-Centric Data Manipulation Toolkit for the Terminal

Building a modern durable execution engine from first principles

AI models miss disease in Black and female patients

Banned Books: Analysis of Censorship on Amazon.com (2024)

Clean, a formal verification DSL for ZK circuits in Lean4

I tried making artificial sunlight at home

Asking good questions is harder than giving great answers

Launch HN: Continue (YC S23) – Create custom AI code assistants

Emacs Solo: A Surprise System Crafters Live Demo

I genuinely don't understand why some people are still bullish about LLMs

Learning Theory from First Principles [pdf]

Most promoted and blocked domains on Kagi

How to Use Em Dashes (–), En Dashes (–), and Hyphens (-)

Tracing the thoughts of a large language model

Apple needs a Snow Sequoia

The mysterious flow of fluid in the brain

DJ With Apple Music launches to enable subscribers to mix their own sets

Blender releases their Oscar winning version tool

Does national humiliation explain why wars break out?

The Surprise of Multiple Dependency Graphs

For Modern Foragers, This Map Reveals Urban Abundance

The name doesn’t matter (that much)

The Drone Dilemma: How Unchecked Warfare From Above Threatens the Indo-Pacific

In China, Putting a Roof on a Half-finished Building Is Cause for Celebration

Panama Port Deal Puts Hong Kong Businesses at a Crossroads

Thai Cabinet Approves Second Draft of Contentious Casino Bill

Pro-Marcos Candidates Set to Dominate Philippine Senate Election: Poll

During Ramadan, China’s ‘Muslim Diplomacy’ Unfolds in Indonesia

Will India Join the Squad?

Bangladesh to Seal Deal with Musk’s Starlink

The Authoritarian Roots and Implications of the Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan Border Agreement

How Local Corruption Evolved in China Under Xi Jinping

4 Key Myths That Manufacture an Immigration ‘Crisis’ in Australia

4th Drone Fragment Found in West Kazakhstan on Russian Border

Trump’s Gutting of RFA Hurts Press Freedom – And Helps Its Opponents – Across Asia

In Japan, the Radicalness of Yamamoto Taro Meets the Moment

Is Australia Still the US’ ‘Deputy Sheriff’?

USAID Cuts Devastating to Central Asia Programs

USAGM Reverses Course on RFE/RL and OTF Grant Terminations

[notes] Downie + Overcast

[photos] Watership Down

10 Must-read books to add to your April 2025 reading list

Alibaba & BMW Partner to Boost AI in Chinese Automobiles

11 Powerful habits that put you in the top 1% club

Beyond credit scores: Digital solutions transforming India’s credit underwriting

Inflection Point Ventures reports 14 exits in 2024

Govt to launch Sahkar Taxi to challenge private cab-hailing apps

Finance app Abound grabs $14M in seed funding led by NEAR Foundation

Startup news and updates: Daily roundup (March 27, 2025)

Singularity AMC’s SGOF II oversubscribed at Rs 1,800 Cr, poised for final close

2am VC launches second fund; to invest in consumer tech, fintech and AI

A roadmap to scale: Leaders share challenges and solutions at Oracle roundtable

5 lessons to learn from the book The Simple Path to Wealth

Why leveraging business travel data is key to better employee experiences

Milk and grocery startup Country Delight to secure $25M from Temasek

Why Rajasthan IT Day 2025 is the perfect launchpad for innovation and startup success

10 life paradoxes that redefine success and happiness

Hyderabad-based Equal is simplifying financial data sharing with consent-based solutions

Meesho’s in-house logistics boost; FirstCry eyes global expansion

Online retail to grow on the back of quick commerce, hyper-value commerce: Bain & Co report

World Bank's IFC backs Alteria Capital’s short-term Venture Debt fund

NuVentures unveils $75M fund to back AI startups with India connect

Our money is all fake 😱

You Won’t Believe How This Foot Artist Paints Lord Shiva! 🎨🔥| MFPA | Pralay Dey

Live CEOing Ep 877: Language Design in Wolfram Language [Engine Connectivity Engineering]

Telugu Fan Girl Moment💓😂 #vikkals #shorts

IPL ticket vanga ivlo poratama 😂😂 #vikkals #comedy

Partial Solar Eclipse in March 2025 - What it will look like? See a map

Blastoff! China’s Long March 3B launches Tianlian II-04 data relay satellite

Chewing Coca Leaves In Bolivia

How Not to Market Your Language Features

How Snitch is killing ZARA and H&M in India? Snitch founder | Indian business podcast

How Men Think!

Reviews can build your Brand!

ZARA is dead?

'China isn’t panicking about the US, it's looking at new EV markets for world dominance'

'Immigration and Foreigners Bill should be sent to joint select committee': TMC’s Sougata Ray

'If Trump presses tariffs on India on 2 April, what would be our govt's response?'—P.’ Chidambaram

'If an American is caught, will he be sent back to the US in handcuffs & shackles?': Rajeev Rai

Why Urdu newspaper 'Pratap' was shut within 12 days of its launch in March 1919

LIVE: Lok Sabha | Home Minister Amit Shah's reply on Immigration and Foreigners Bill

US intel chief Tulsi Gabbard faces tough questions from Congress on Yemen war chat leak| Highlights

LIVE: Rajya Sabha | Parliament Budget session 2025

'Putin hasn't given up his ambition, Russia will remain the most significant threat to our security'

Indian Army conducts a Tri-Service Integrated Multi-Domain Warfare Exercise in the Eastern Theatre

‘India ensures safety of minorities, refugees’: Amit Shah on Immigration and Foreigners Bill

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee plays 'Purano Sei Diner Kotha' on a piano in the University of Oxford

‘We wanted to use this opportunity to show our respect for Indian taxpayer,’ says FM in Parliament

Meet Mehwish Salman Ali, the woman who made Pakistan’s first AI chatbot- Zahanat AI

BJP Govt to take over Dhirendra Brahmachari’s ashram, a look at Indira-era ‘Rasputin’ & his clout

Day 5 - VIBE CODING A GAME IN 7 DAYS

Senior Journalist Dilwar Mozumder Granted Bail Amid Protests Over Arrest

Ground Report: कैसी चल रही है कन्हैया की "नौकरी दो पलायन रोको यात्रा"

“Justice Varma Should Have Been Arrested and Interrogated in Custody”: Dushyant Dave

Comedy Club Destroyed, a Burning Issue of Justice, Crushing the RTI | The Wire Wrap

Why Has Delimitation Become a Burning Political Debate?

A step back in time at the Royal Institution - with David Philips

Nicole Kidman learns Ryan Gosling's saddest story 😢

You spin me right round: Europe’s populists reckon with Trumpism

Is therapy in prison the answer?

Has Turkey become an autocracy

She Rescued a Puppy Left in a Box During Her Scooter Ride | The Dodo

She Rescued a Puppy Left in a Box During Her Scooter Ride | The Dodo

This Is The Comfiest Bed For Dogs | The Pack

Abandoned Dog Transforms Into a Princess After Finding a Loving Home | The Dodo

Abandoned Dog Transforms Into a Princess After Finding a Loving Home | The Dodo

Woman Stays Up All Night to Help Pregnant Dog Deliver Her Puppies | The Dodo

Woman Stays Up All Night to Help Pregnant Dog Deliver Her Puppies | The Dodo

When Your Foster Dog Instantly Becomes Family | The Dodo

Steve Coogan - “The Penguin Lessons” | The Daily Show

Chris Distefano Finds a Solution for Trump Tariffs, Canada & Even DOGE | The Daily Show

Trump is protecting free speech by purging "woke" words, which is why "women" and "sex" had to go

What even is a "war plan?" What is any of this, man?

America’s unsolvable immigration problem? Chris Distefano just solved it

Republicans Play "War Plan" Semantics As More Damning Texts Released | The Daily Show

The murderous medieval king who inspired "Macbeth" - Benjamin Hudson

How do TED Talks get made? All 3 episodes of My Big Idea are out NOW #MyBigIdea #TEDTalk

What is the Kessler Syndrome?

How MUCH Space Junk is in Low Earth Orbit? 🛰️

Suffering In Silence-Nick

Cuckold Couple Sarai and Dakota (follow up)

ECKHART TOLLE'S NEW WORLD ll எக்கார்ட் டோலே விளக்கும் ஒளி உலகம் ll பேரா.இரா.முரளி

#ARR Club Mix | Rock On with Rahman 🤘🤘

Humans Lost The Emu War

How does heat affect the speed of a ball? ⚾

US Military Wants to Grow Biological Structures in Space

Hans Zimmer: Communicating With The Director #hanszimmer #filmscore #piano #shorts 

My Advise For Washington D.C.

Ancient birds may have been smart, but clumsy

Comedy பண்ணிக்கிட்டு இருந்தா வாழ்க்கை சிரிப்பா சிரிச்சு போய்டும் | Parithabangal #shorts

न सब्जी, न नाश्ता - इन गर्मियों में बनाएं बैंगन से बनी ये अनोखी रेसिपी | Summer Special Baingan

COOL ORIGAMI BASS GUITAR TUTORIAL | HOW TO MAKE ORIGAMI BASS GUITAR EASY STEP BY STEP

ORIGAMI FOX FOR BEGINNERS EASY ORIGAMI WORLD TUTORIAL | HOW TO FOLD ORIGAMI FOX EASY

Pot calling the kettle black?

Digital Personal Data Protection Act के बहाने सरकार का RTI पर एक और हमला | Report

'औरंगज़ेब की कब्र को हटाया नहीं पकाया जाएगा' #nlcharcha

Upamanyu Chatterjee on poking fun at bureaucracy, perpetual ‘bad moods’, & new novellas | Interview

Chitra Subramaniam on journalism, patriotism, and the 'foreign hand' boogeyman

Gemstone Collector's Small Japanese Inspired Condo, Bangkok 32sqm/344sqft

Never underestimate the power of food to spark emotion #NoTasteLikeHomewithAntoniPorowski

Spend 33 seconds with @LewisPugh: endurance swimmer, ocean advocate, and #NatGeo33 honoree

Just sit back, relax, and listen to the sounds of bugs. 🪲 #ARealBugsLife

Facilitative Leadership in the Public Sector (Trailer)

Dastan-e-Askari & Colonel Ki Zindagi ⚔️ | Moin Akhtar | Anwar Maqsood | Loose Talk

Gaali de sakta hun? 😂😭 #comedy #loosetalk #moinakhtar

Favorite Singer 😂 #comedy #loosetalk #moinakhtar

How to get 5 star service in the court.

Bird Flu Simulator #shorts

You are the rest of mankind | Krishnamurti

Me first, you second | Krishnamurti

Zindagi Tab Samajh Mein Aati Hai | Nidhi Narwal on Life & Adulthood | Hindi Poetry | Spoken Fest

We all think life will make sense one day—until we realize, it never really does. #nidhinarwal

Buddha Dariya vs. Satluj River: A Shocking Comparison!

SP Leader’s Charge Against Mewar King Rana Sanga Triggers a Storm | InFocus Episode 21 | Jist

Smart Drawers

I’m doing Photography wrong.

Trimming your cat’s nails doesn’t have to be a battle! @inabachuru #cats #catlife

The Making of The Mehta Boys w/ Boman Irani | Scene-A-Phile

Ustad Abdul Latif Khan & Ustad Faiyaz Khan On Tabla❣️✨#sarangi #icmtabla #classical #music #shorts

Kathak Dance By Nilopa Maitra ❣️✨ #icmdance #kathak #classical #dance #icmtabla #shorts

Beutifull Classical Singing By Anjali Gayakwad & Nandini Gaikwad❣️✨ #icmvocal #classical #icmtabla

How to Naturally Whiten Your Teeth | Dr. Staci Whitman & Dr. Andrew Huberman

6 Common Credit Card Fees and How to Avoid Them

15 Stocks Impacted due to Trump Tariff!

Groww TV Live | March Expiry: How to Navigate?

Balancing Coupling in Software Design • Vlad Khononov & Sheen Brisals • GOTO 2025

The Bike To Get Dan Back Into Cycling! #gcn #globalcyclingnetwork #gravelbike #adventurebike

Excel Formulas & Functions You Should Know [Full Course]

We're almost there! 😎 #shorts

Gaia leaves for retirement orbit

Panama - Navigating crises at the canal | DW Documentary

Scientists Discover "Unbelievable” Levels of Microplastic in Human Brains

Government to Remove 20% Onion Export Duty: Big Relief for Farmers and Consumers

Deadly Secrets & Buried Treasure! | Mystery at Blind Frog Ranch | Discovery Channel

Hunting Hidden Gold in Australia – Biggest Risk Yet | Gold Rush: Parker’s Trail | Discovery Channel

ரஜினிகாந்த் சிவாஜி கணேசன் அருமையான படம் Tamil Movie | Vadivelu | Goundamani #ddmovies

ரஜினிகாந்த் சிவாஜி கணேசன் அருமையான படம் Tamil Movie | Vadivelu | Goundamani #ddmovies

ரஜினிகாந்த் சிவாஜி கணேசன் அருமையான படம் Tamil Movie | Vadivelu | Goundamani #ddmovies

ரஜினிகாந்த் சிவாஜி கணேசன் அருமையான படம் Tamil Movie | Vadivelu | Goundamani #ddmovies

Learn to play Ti Ri Ki Ta on tabla for beginners | Darbar Academy

Mridangam | Neyveli. B. Venkatesh | Music of India

The Penis Explained: Sex Ed #3

Kavidhai oda oru mersalana Mersal Chicken recipe!✨keka inimai, rusika suvai❤️

Chess AI Battles Nakamura Without Queen in Bullet!

Monsters of Indian Chess 💀🔥 #chess #gukesh #praggnanandhaa

"We have extra pawn, big advantage!" Ali & Pragg vs Liem & Cerulik - Hand & Brain Rapid

Nihal Sarin thought he had already lost but.... | Nihal vs Vidit Gujrathi | Tata Steel Chess India

Story of Most Inspiring Chess Player 🥺♥️ #chess #chessgame

We are celebrating 3 years of our chess club in Mumbai with a Rs.3 lakh event | Phoenix Marketcity

The Gukesh Simul with the Big Believers of HelpChess

GM is GOOD MORNING or GRANDMASTER?

Take the Bishop or the Knight?

Idyll Home | Official Promo #buildofy #architecture #coimbatore #tamilnadu #reels #shorts #home

Easy to Advanced Plank Variations to Stay Fit as You Age

Ethan Siegel: The secret of the multiverse

Is the goal pleasure?

Papua New Guinea : Evicted at Gunpoint to Build a Five Star Hotel

USA | Fatal Medical Errors: the third leading cause of death

1965 : The Year Marines Went to Hell and Back

Why Do Birds Fly in a V Formation?

Donald Trump announces 25% tariffs on car imports to US | BBC News

President Zelensky wants to see his kids walk Ukraine's streets without hiding | BBC News

Why are South Korea's wildfires spreading so quickly? #SouthKorea #Wildfires #BBCNews

Atlantic reporter added to leaked Signal chat speaks to BBC | BBC News

Signal chat journalist speaks to BBC. #Signal #Trump #BBCNews

Thousands of jobs at risk as British Steel threatens closure | BBC News

Analysis: Did Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese change women's basketball? | BBC News

Six dead and 39 rescued after tourist submarine sinks in Red Sea, says Egyptian governor | BBC News

US immigration officials arrest Turkish student. #US #Turkey #BBCNews

UK and France to send defence chiefs to Ukraine | BBC News

Europe's leaders unite in Paris to support Ukraine and President Zelensky | BBC Newscast

King Charles admitted to hospital after suffering side effects of cancer treatment | BBC News

Mother Lizard Cares For Her Eggs | BBC Earth

boyfriend wears my PREGNANCY CLOTHES

Pregnancy BY MYSELF vs with my boyfriend

This Move Belongs in Chess Books!

"One In a Million" || Loek van Wely vs Johan van Mil || NED-chT (1994/95)

The tragic tale of Guillaume Le Gentil