2025: The Kotaku Review

2025: The Kotaku Review

I guess "NIAMOS! (ChandrilIan Club Mix)" came out this year. That was cool. The post 2025: The <i>Kotaku</i> Review appeared first on Kotaku.

Attacking Iran is key to Netanyahu remaining in power

Attacking Iran is key to Netanyahu remaining in power

When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with President Trump earlier this week, they differed over the next stage of the Gaza ceasefire. But both men did agree to launch a second attack on Iran, should Tehran continue to rearm and reconstitute its nuclear weapons program. Iranian presiden...

Solar Flares and Stellar Flares Hit Different

Sunspots and solar flares go hand in hand. They generally occur in the same region of the Sun around the same time. We've long thought the same would be true for other stars, but a new study finds that isn't the case.

The interstellar comet that's spilling its secrets

The interstellar comet that's spilling its secrets

When 3I/ATLAS swept past the sun in late October 2025, it became only the third confirmed visitor from interstellar space ever detected. Unlike the mysterious 'Oumuamua, which revealed almost nothing about itself during its brief flyby in 2017, or even 2I/Borisov which appeared in 2019, this latest ...

Saudi warplanes kill seven UAE-backed Yemeni separatists

Saudi warplanes kill seven UAE-backed Yemeni separatists

Strikes on Southern Transitional Council in eastern Yemen first fatal coalition attack on group since it seized swathes of Hadramawt and MahraSaudi warplanes targeted separatist fighters in Yemen, killing at least seven in a counterattack against a sweeping advance by the UAE-backed Southern Transit...

Costs pose hurdle for promising new hepatitis C lab test

Costs pose hurdle for promising new hepatitis C lab test

A new rapid test for hepatitis C could help identify many more patients who could be cured of the deadly disease, but its use may be limited unless insurers' reimbursement rises to cover its high cost, according to researchers from the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle.

Creating cells that help the brain keep its cool

Creating cells that help the brain keep its cool

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have created a method that makes it possible to transform the brain's support cells into parvalbumin-positive cells. These cells act as the brain's rapid-braking system and are significantly involved in schizophrenia, epilepsy and other neurological condition...

A "herculean" genetic study just found a new way to treat ADHD

Attention depends on the brain’s ability to filter out distractions, but new research suggests this works best when background brain activity is quieter. Scientists found that lowering certain versions of the Homer1 gene improved focus in mice by calming neural noise. The effect was strongest duri...

Vibe Coding Killed Cursor

Article URL: https://ischemist.com/writings/long-form/how-vibe-coding-killed-cursor Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46465513 Points: 5 # Comments: 0

Mexico reports second screwworm case in two days

Jan 2 - Mexican authorities reported a case of the New World screwworm parasite late on Thursday, the second case reported in two days as Mexico works to contain an outbreak that has kept the U.S.-Mexico border closed to Mexican livestock.

Why do Americans hate A.I.?

Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/briefing/why-do-americans-hate-ai.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46465472 Points: 12 # Comments: 5