Digest — 2025-07-18:

The grammar of a god-ocean

the end of an era

The Art of Being Tired, Young, and Emo

trying to be everything. will i become nothing?

Ask Ethan: Could our whole Universe be a black hole’s interior?

The hidden process of becoming a CIA agent, from a former spy

Doris Lessing on How to Read a Book and How to Read the World

3 Ways to Mitigate Executive Turnover

Using Gen AI for Early-Stage Market Research

Next year, “the average person who buys Affordable Care Act insurance will...

“The extreme sports pioneer Felix Baumgartner, famed for a record-breaking 2012 skydive...

Fascism For First Time Founders. “Let’s have a little chat about why...

CBS cancelled the Late Show with Stephen Colbert just days after he...

Contemplative Landscapes by Noah Kalina

Stop animating everything!

On METR’s AI Coding RCT

Why it's hard to make settings for high-stakes control research

Love stays loved (formerly "Skin")

Trying the Obvious Thing

Advancing the industry, part two.

Super Mario Bros is (Computationally) Hard

Kap lang

What are you doing this weekend?

How Go 1.24's Swiss Tables saved us hundreds of gigabytes

When Root Meets Immutable: OpenBSD chflags vs. Log Tampering

How I Fixed Ruby's Most Annoying Problem: 60-Second Gem Installs

Petition: Repeal the Online Safety Act

Shutting down Clear Linux OS

polycode: Encode a binary file as a rational polynomial function

Pimping my Casio: Part Deux

Servo adds support for network inspector devtools

Jsonptr: Using Wuffs’ Memory-Safe, Zero-Allocation JSON Decoder

Engineering the End of Work

The current technology is not ready for proper blending

Async Rust Is A Bad Language

firefox-patch-bin, librewolf-fix-bin and zen-browser-patched-bin AUR packages contain malware

Asynchrony is not Concurrency

NIH Is Far Cheaper Than The Wrong Dependency

Supporting Faster File Load Times with Memory Optimizations in Rust

Forgejo v12

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

New Sea Slug Species or Gummy Candy?

The Inner Lives of Cells

Discovering what we think we know is wrong

Why not to use iframes for embedded dashboards

Cancer DNA is detectable in blood years before diagnosis

Show HN: Molab, a cloud-hosted Marimo notebook workspace

I'm Rebelling Against the Algorithm

Replication of Quantum Factorisation Records with a VIC-20, an Abacus, and a Dog

Show HN: I built library management app for those who outgrew spreadsheets

Mango Health (YC W24) Is Hiring

AI capex is so big that it's affecting economic statistics

The year of peak might and magic

CP/M creator Gary Kildall's memoirs released as free download

Wii U SDBoot1 Exploit “paid the beak”

Multiplatform Matrix Multiplication Kernels

Broadcom to discontinue free Bitnami Helm charts

lsr: ls with io_uring

Meta says it wont sign Europe AI agreement, calling it growth stunting overreach

Valve confirms credit card companies pressured it to delist certain adult games

Ccusage: A CLI tool for analyzing Claude Code usage from local JSONL files

Silence Is a Commons by Ivan Illich (1983)

How to write Rust in the Linux kernel: part 3

Out Run: Amiga Edition – Launch Trailer [video]

Louisiana cancels $3B coastal repair funded by oil spill settlement

Astronomers Discover Rare Distant Object in Sync with Neptune

CBS Canceling 'Late Show with Stephen Colbert' After Next Season

USB-C hubs and my slow descent into madness (2021)

In the hole

How Distillation Makes AI Models Smaller and Cheaper

Building Empathy Through the Sounds of ‘a World in Motion’

Go allocation probe

Tasks and projects

On reading the Terms of Service

How Iran Sees the China-US Trade War

US Solar Manufacturers Seek New Tariffs on Imports From India, Southeast Asia

Philippine President Marcos to Meet with Trump in Washington

FATF is Behind the Curve on Cambodia’s Cyber-scam Compounds

The Arrest of Suspected Bangladeshi Terrorists in Malaysia: Implications for Regional and Global Security

Has Hindutva Peaked in India?

What Underlies High US Tariffs on Bangladesh

Exercise Cope Thunder 2025: Boosting Philippines-US Defense Cooperation

Xinjiang’s Organ Transplant Expansion Sparks Alarm Over Uyghur Forced Organ Harvesting

Repressive Laws Are Increasingly Being Used to Silence Activists Across Asia

Rare Earths Are the Key to Winning the China-US Trade War

Beyond the Miracle: Inequality in South Korea’s New Economy

The Great Wall Between China and the EU

Where Climate Fits in China-EU Engagement During Trump 2.0

Gas Pains: Why Australia Must Reset Its Energy Ties With Japan and South Korea

South Koreans Show Increasing Support for President Lee Jae-myung

EY India, Taxmann launch AI-powered platform for tax, legal professionals

Cleanliness survey: Indore retains top ranking for 8th time

Squid Game S3, Sirens drive Netflix’s 16% Q2 revenue growth

Stop stalling: Break free from productive procrastination

Deshpande Startups: Empowering Bharat’s Entrepreneurial Heartland

IPO-bound udaan acquires retail-tech startup ShopKirana

Discover Shukan: Japan’s secret to calm, daily balance

Startup news and updates: daily roundup (July 18, 2025)

FixMyTax simplifies tax compliance with secure, user-friendly solutions

5 Non-fiction books that will put your screen time on hold

[Weekly funding roundup July 11-18] Startups see another quiet week as VC momentum eases

The Myth of the Unicorn: Why sustainable startups are the new darling of investors

No dark stores, no fleets: Shiprocket’s decentralised quick commerce play

Zoho trots out its Zia LLM; Healthcare dealmaking slows

Future of Science and Technology Q&A (July 18, 2025)

Trump's Epstein 180 betrays a key MAGA belief #shorts

எதுக்கு இந்த மானக்கெட்ட பொழப்பு😂😂 #vikkals #shorts

Creation of a new solar system observed using the ALMA telescope

NASA’s X-59 supersonic aircraft rolled out for taxi tests

Beats of Benin | I'll Rise

Frames of Morocco | I'll Rise

The Power She Wears | I’ll Rise

MG Select Inaugurate Their 2nd Showroom — Now In Delhi!

Maruti Ertiga Gets 2025 Model Year Update w/ New Features & Grows In Length!

WHERE AM I? India’s Only Village With Two Two Aadhaar Cards | Bharat Ek Khoj

Why You’re Still Earning ₹4 LPA

Vedanta, Viceroy, 'Violations': U.S. short-seller's 87-page report on Anil Agarwal business

NSG conducts mock drill to test anti-terror preparedness ahead of Independence Day

LIVE: PM Narendra Modi addresses poll rally in Motihari, Bihar

Martyrs’ Day row has reopened Kashmir’s deepest wounds

Setback for Pakistan as US designates TRF as a 'foreign terrorist organisation' for Pahalgam attack

Decoding Turkey’s grand strategy: Erdogan’s ambitions, defence deals in India's neighbourhood

‘I fight RSS & Communist Party of India (Marxist) ideologically, fight them in the realm of ideas’

How a 1994 case led to landmark SC ruling upholding inheritance rights of tribal women

Watch AK-203 assault rifles in action and the roadmap ahead

What's behind fresh violence in Syria & why Israel got involved,& details of UK-Germany defence pact

US calls TRF a Lashkar proxy & terror organisation for Pahalgam attack: Why it’s a blow to Pakistan

'Shooting is my childhood passion'-Meet IPS officer Ingit Pratap Singh who is chasing olympic dream

AI Makes you Dumb and Slow

Now ‘Kanwar Yatra’ Has Come in Handy to Deepen Hindu-Muslim Divide | Lucknow Central

Will AI outsmart human intelligence? - with 'Godfather of AI' Geoffrey Hinton

The Graham Norton Show - Series 19 Episode 11 | Salma Hayek, Kelsey Grammer, Tamsin Greig

Why is America’s bond market so volatile?

Puppy No One Wanted Gets Rescued From The Rain | The Dodo

How Dogs Communicate Without Words | The Pack

Raegan Revord Goes On A Dodo Dream Date | The Dodo

Raegan Revord Goes On A Dodo Dream Date | The Dodo

A Shortlist Of Raegan Revord's Pet's Nicknames | The Dodo

Terrified Pittie Rescued From Cold Just Wants To Play Now | The Dodo

The Real Reason Raegan Revord Went On A Dodo Dream Date | The Dodo

Puppy No One Wanted Gets Rescued From The Rain | The Dodo

Guy Rescues Salamander Eggs And Watches Them Grow Up | The Dodo

Reggie Watts – Comedy as Community, Improvising & Being “AI Positive” | The Daily Show

Ever Wondered Where Cab Drivers Go to the Bathroom? Josh Johnson Has | The Daily Show

Trump, king of conspiracy theories, is begging MAGA not to dwell on a conspiracy theory

What did Jerome Powell do to make Trump so angry? Get caught at a Coldplay concert with Melania?

Just a taste of Desi trying to Foxsplain the Epstein files #trump #epsteinlist #dailyshow

Trump complained about the Federal Reserve "palace" while sitting in his gold-bedazzled Oval Office

Desi Lydic Foxsplains the Epstein Files | The Daily Show

Trump Targets Fed Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, Who Says, “Come at Me, B*tch!” | The Daily Show

Why Don't Liquids Splash In a Vacuum?

How to Spot Fake AI Photos | Hany Farid | TED

Table for one? Yes, please. #TEDTalks

Watch gravity bring these two balls together in real time

My Functional Dysfunctional Family-Davauntae

If You're Not Creating, You're Dying

limerence #film #philosophy #podcast #crush #love

limerence 2 #crush #film #philosophy #love #podcast #arthistory #movie

will they love you? #crush #film #philosophy #love #podcast #arthistory

Here’s a little piece of my heart… streaming on all platforms!

Cold Turkey Doesn't Work But Vaccines Might Help You Quit Nicotine

Why Don’t We Have A Vaccine For Lyme Disease?

How Japan Dealt With Their Debt Problem

நான் என்ன கேக்குறேன் நீ என்ன பேசுற | Parithabangal #shorts

Origami Formula 1 Car 🏎️ | Step-by-Step Tutorial (Design by Muneji Fuchimoto) | DIY Origami Car

FORMULA 1 ORIGAMI TUTORIAL | HOW TO MAKE EPIC ORIGAMI FORMULA ONE STEP BY STEP | DIY RACING CAR

ट्रंप के बाद केजरीवाल ने ज़ाहिर की नोबल पुरस्कार की ख़्वाहिश

#KanwarYatra | कांवड़ पथ पर अब ‘आस्था’ के नाम पर चल रही है पहचान की छंटनी

एक्टिंग का सपना, इलाहाबाद की गलियां, मुंबई की दौड़ और ‘प्रह्लाद चा’ जैसा किरदार

"#SIR से सामाजिक बहिष्कार की स्थिति बन सकती है."

Awful and Awesome Ep 390 ft. @SucharitaTyagi⁩ Homebound, Punjab 95, Smriti Irani returns as Tulsi

तीन शब्दों में नफरत का प्रोग्राम: लव जिहाद, लैंड जिहाद, और अब बिजनेस जिहाद

Punjab 95 – The kind of film that forces you to think, question, read.

Smooth Zoom & Pan with Log-Scale Tweens in OpenSeadragon by Ian, Creator of OpenSeadragon

Loading Multiple Images From JSON to Deep Zoom Like a Pro by Ian, Creator of OpenSeadragon

Clever Storage in Small Japanese-Inspired Paris Apartment #nevertoosmall #shorts

Calm Compact Paris Apartment with Unexpected Storage, 40sqm/430sqft

Who else is ready to get on a plane to India? ✋ #IndiaFromAbove

Stanley Tucci's Favorite Restaurant in Milan, Cow Stomachs, & More! | Tucci in Italy | Nat Geo

Mariana van Zeller's toughest questions #TraffickedWithMarianavanZeller

Would you try the fourth stomach of a cow in Florence? #TucciInItaly

2026 OE Global Conference Save the Date Announcement

The Physics Of Dissonance

ABEY!! Baat to karne do.. 😭🙏🏼 | Moin Akhtar | Anwar Maqsood | Loose Talk

Qayamat ki nishani 😭 #comedy #loosetalk #moinakhtar #anwarmaqsood #shorts

Gaana thora cazual hai! 😂 #comedy #loosetalk #moinakhtar #anwarmaqsood #shorts

The Clever Way They Fund Full-Time Travel in a Brilliant Bus Home

Advice for beginner programmers

FIR filed. proof ignored. now what?

Doubt, don't accept | Krishnamurti

Best of #Shabd | #Love #Poetry & #Shayari in #Hindustani | #WaseemBarelvi #NayabMidha #NidhiNarwal

Best of #Shabd | #Love #Poetry & #Shayari in #Hindustani | #WaseemBarelvi #NayabMidha #NidhiNarwal

The electromagnetic spectrum | Middle school physics | Khan Academy

infinite microcosmos 🔬 lofi microbes to relax/study to

Yogendra Yadav ne courtroom ke andar ki saari baatein batayi | Jist

SIR Ka Asli Matlab Kya Hai? | Jist

Lalu's Son Declares He's Bihar CM-In-Waiting After Nitish | The Hotspot ft. Tejashwi Yadav | Jist

Ab Voter Banana Aapki Zimmedaari Hai! | Jist

Do ANYTHING except what they did #couplecomedy

@TumaToonsChannel absolutely nailed the reality of living with a cat.😹 #Cats #CatLife #Lol

Violin Recital By Kamakshi Ambatipudi #violin #classical #music #icmtabla #shorts

Mere Dholna 3.0 By Sonu Nigam Ji #icmvocal #classical #music #icmtabla #shorts

Classical Dance By Aishwarya #icmdance #bharatnatyam #classical #dance #icmtabla #shorts

How Technology Depletes Your Attention | Dr. Marc Berman & Dr. Andrew Huberman

Best way to buy a car on credit card

Small Pull Requests, Big Impact: The Art of Code Reviews • Adrienne Braganza Tacke & Sasa Juric

Can Dan Take The KOM? 🏆

Could cloning and gene editing save biodiversity? | The Freethink Conversation: Ryan Phelan

We are truly in the Hackathon Era – Namanh Kapur interview [Podcast #180]

Racism, hatred and terror - The global network of rightwing extremists | DW Documentary

Ban of #plastic reduce #plasticpollution in a #planet taken over by plastics #ourplanet #ourearth

Multilateralism | Carbon Politics | Episode 01

The Price of Hidden Gold! | Gold Rush S6 E1 | Full Episode | Discovery Channel

When the Waves Hide the Gold! | Bering Sea Gold S12 E6 | Full Episode | Discovery Channel

ரீமா உனக்கு வேற வேலை இல்லையா Psychological Thriller | Gayatri Rema, Prasanth Srinivasan | DD Movies

ரீமா உனக்கு வேற வேலை இல்லையா Psychological Thriller | Gayatri Rema, Prasanth Srinivasan | DD Movies

ரீமா உனக்கு வேற வேலை இல்லையா Psychological Thriller | Gayatri Rema, Prasanth Srinivasan | DD Movies

Manjusha Kulkarni-Patil’s Magical Voice | Ramkali Morning Raga

The First Asteroid Ever Discovered! 👀🪐 #shorts #asteroid #watchandwonder

The Tragic End of the Tasmanian Tiger 🐅🦘 #shorts #deextinction #curiositystream

Thaen mittai, thaen mittai thaan ya!!! 😋💯

Can We FIX Agile for Software Engineers?

This Battery Is Made of Sand

Praggnanandhaa vs Caruana | Freestyle Chess Las Vegas

Arjun vs Praggnanandhaa: Dart Battle | Freestyle Chess Las Vegas

When Magnus Carlsen crushed Vidit Gujrathi | Freestyle Las Vegas 2025

Craziest Match of Praggnanandhaa 😱🔥 #chess #praggnanandhaa

Pragg and Fabi's expressions at the end say it all | Las Vegas Freestyle Blitz tiebreaks

Magnus Carlsen’s SHOCKING Nervous Breakdown😱😱 #chess #magnuscarlsen

The heart thumping Armageddon | Praggnanandhaa vs Caruana | Las Vegas Freestyle Chess 2025

Arjun Erigaisi's classy win over Nodirbek Abdusattorov | Freestyle Las Vegas 2025

Big win for indian chess : 4 women in Worldcup Quarterfinals 🥶✨ #chess

Harika, Humpy, Vaishali & Divya Reach Quarterfinals | Women’s World Cup 2025

Hans Niemann HAPPY after Magnus LOSES the Game 😅😅 #chess #magnuscarlsen #hansniemann

Wholesome WIFE & DAUGHTER Moment in Chess 😭♥️ #chess #magnuscarlsen #freestylechess

Last Moments and Reactions From Hikaru vs. Levon in Freestyle Las Vegas

Bishop vs. Knight

How Many Gambits Can ANNA Name?

FAST Pragg vs Fabi Endgame!

LEVON knocks out MAGNUS & HIKARU!

Cameraman couldn't HANDLE the Eye Contact!

नायाब दाल मखनी | Unique White Dal Makhani recipe | सफेद दाल से Makhani का मज़ा | Chef Ranveer Brar

Simple Squat

How spies are built, not born | Andrew Bustamante: Full Interview

Disaster Capitalism: the dark side of Western aid

What’s ACTUALLY the most venomous animal?

Donald Trump orders officials to release Epstein court documents after mounting pressure | BBC News

Dozens of people evacuated from their homes in central Spain. #Wildfires #Spain #BBCNews

Almost 600 killed in recent south Syria violence, monitoring group says | BBC News

Woman accused of seducing and blackmailing Buddhist monks arrested by Thai police. #BBCNews

German Chancellor says Europe was free-riding on US | BBC News

EU places 'strongest sanctions yet' on Russia | BBC News

Why can’t Donald Trump shake off the Epstein Files? | BBC Americast

BBC Verify investigates Gaza building demolitions | BBC News

Will France derail Trump's Nato weapons plan? | BBC Ukrainecast

Netflix uses AI visual effects for the first time to cut costs. #AI #Netflix #BBCNews

UK sanctions Russian spies accused of assassination attempts, cyber attacks and sabotage | BBC News

Personal details of UK special forces and spies were included in Afghan data breach | BBC News

🔴 LIVE: The Wildlife of Yellowstone | BBC Earth

“Hands Up!" Delhi court's unique punishment for time-wasters

Husband forcing wife to share phone, bank passwords is domestic violence: Chattisgarh HC

My dating TIMELINE with boyfriend

"Is There No One Else?" || Hikaru vs Levon || Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Las Vegas (2025)

“The New Boogeyman of Chess?” || Arjun vs Levon || Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Las Vegas