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Germany’s Merz confirmed as chancellor in second vote following first round humiliation – as it happened
This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereFor what it’s worth, multiple German media are now suggesting that there won’t be another round of voting today – exactly because Merz and his team worry about the risk of another hugely embarrassing defeat.Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, …
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Why is Trump ending the ‘de minimis’ tariff loophole on low-value imports?
Goods worth less than $800 will be subject to 120% levy meaning prices on Chinese exports will probably increaseAt one minute past midnight on Friday, eastern time, a US tariff exemption that has fuelled the rise of companies such as Shein and Temu, and stocked the wardrobes of millions of Americans…
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Launch HN: Exa (YC S21) – The web as a database
Hey HN! We’re Will and Jeff from Exa (https://exa.ai). We recently launched Exa Websets, an embeddings-powered search engine designed to return exactly what you’re asking for. You can get precise results for complex queries like “all startups working on open-source developer tools based in SF, found…
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Launch HN: Exa (YC S21) – The web as a database
Hey HN! We’re Will and Jeff from Exa (https://exa.ai). We recently launched Exa Websets, an embeddings-powered search engine designed to return exactly what you’re asking for. You can get precise results for complex queries like “all startups working on open-source developer tools based in SF, found…
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South Korea’s conservatives pick hardline Kim Moon-soo as presidential candidate
People Power party trail in polls in election called after President Yoon Suk Yeol was removed for trying to impose martial lawSouth Korea’s conservative People Power party has picked former labour minister Kim Moon-soo as its candidate for the 3 June presidential election, which was called after th…