Tech

Sam Altman nuances the impact of AI on the labor market

AI has long been presented as an imminent threat to entry-level white-collar jobs, promising massive and rapid reductions.

2026-05-27 · 19:05 UTC
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Tech

Valve's Steam Deck is back in stock after months, but you won't like it

2026-05-27 · 19:02

Four-year-old handheld is saddled with an unfortunately modern price tag.

Sports

Scotland's McGinn the troublemaker for Brazil - Silva

2026-05-27 · 18:58

Brazil legend Thiago Silva singles out John McGinn as the threat for his country's World Cup hopefuls.

Tech

Germany Law to Force Algorithm Boost for State-Approved News

2026-05-27 · 18:57

Germany's state media regulators are proposing a law that would force social media platforms to algorithmically boost…

Other

Thornton Wilder's Last Play Vanished into Thin Air. Or Did It?

2026-05-27 · 18:56

https://archive.ph/0g4Eu Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48298819 Points: 3 # Comments: 0

World

Trump admin to block Ebola-exposed Americans from US, move them to Kenya

2026-05-27 · 18:52

Trump official asked CDC staff to volunteer to screen travelers at airports.

Crypto

Cash App Now Supports Stablecoins, Despite Bitcoin Maxi Jack Dorsey's 'Gatekeeper' Gripes

2026-05-27 · 18:49

Cash App has begun supporting stablecoin transactions on networks including Ethereum and Solana, pushing past its…

Crypto

Bitcoin Slips to $74,530 as Long Traders Face $106M Wipeout

2026-05-27 · 18:44

Bitcoin trended downward on Wednesday, dropping beneath the $75,000 threshold to trade at $74,570 at the time of writing.

Science

"Little red dot" in early Universe is a naked supermassive black hole

2026-05-27 · 18:37

The black hole accounts for over two-thirds the mass of the object it inhabits.

Sports

Price and Clayton's quest for all-Welsh showdown

2026-05-27 · 18:30

Jonny Clayton and Gerwyn Price are vying to set-up an all-Welsh Premier League darts final amid talk of another showdown…

Crypto

Solana Higher Lows Strengthen Bullish Market Structure

2026-05-27 · 18:30

Solana continued defending higher lows, reinforcing long-term bullish structure despite prolonged consolidation pressure.

Sports

'He flew to Miami without a word' - Davidovich Fokina 'abandoned' by coach mid-French Open

2026-05-27 · 18:29

Spain's Alejandro Davidovich Fokina says his coach abandoned him midway through his French Open campaign and flew to…

Crypto

Price predictions 5/27: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, SOL, DOGE, HYPE, ZEC, ADA, XMR

2026-05-27 · 18:28

Bitcoin briefly lost the $75,000 level after net flows into spot BTC ETFs turned negative.

Sports

New Zealand pair lead fightback against Ireland

2026-05-27 · 18:27

New Zealand recover from a poor start to reach 361-5 on the first day of the four-day Test match against Ireland at…

Crypto

Whale Shorts $16M in Bitcoin and Ether While Going Long on TradFi on Hyperliquid

2026-05-27 · 18:26

Onchain data has flagged a smart money whale running heavily leveraged short positions on bitcoin and ether…

Tech

US Space Force confirms SpaceX will build sensor-to-shooter targeting network

2026-05-27 · 18:19

"We aren’t trading speed for scale; we are demanding both," says the military's program manager.

Crypto

XRP Enters A Critical Capitulation Zone According To Santiment

2026-05-27 · 18:15

XRP is going through a phase of extreme tension.

Sports

Mensik collapses on court as heatwave continues

2026-05-27 · 18:13

Jakub Mensik collapses on court and Novak Djokovic swelters for almost four hours as players are made to work hard on…

Crypto

Mastercard secures New York BitLicense for crypto operations

2026-05-27 · 18:05

The payments giant can now legally conduct digital asset business activity in New York as it deepens its focus on…

Science

Earth from Above author returns with astonishing freshwater images

2026-05-27 · 18:00

From Kenya's Tree of Life to a Svalbard glacier, these stunning photos are taken from a new book by Yann…

Other

Our verdict on Luminous by Silvia Park: a fascinating take on robots

2026-05-27 · 18:00

The New Scientist Book Club read Silvia Park's near-future sci-fi novel Luminous in May, and had lots of good things to…

Science

New Scientist recommends Turi King's expert book about DNA's secrets

2026-05-27 · 18:00

From clearing people convicted of murder to identifying a monarch's remains, Michael Le Page is fascinated by The…

Other

Is there a word for the Wiki page for the Ship of Theseus paradox?

2026-05-27 · 18:00

Feedback has been flooded with answers (both correct and inspired) after wondering if there is a word for something that…

Science

Capitalism has warped our understanding of ecology and life’s origins

2026-05-27 · 18:00

The ideas of survival of the fittest and winning at all costs are closely entwinned with Darwinism, but they shouldn’t…