The Cartel That Controls the US Food System(statecraft.beehiiv.com)

180 points by armanhq 3 years ago | 122 comments

Launch HN: Risely (YC S25) – AI Agents for Universities

40 points by danialasif 1 year ago | 18 comments

State capacity and eight parking spaces(brethorsting.com)

37 points by aaronbrethorst 1 year ago | 36 comments

Solar and batteries are going to win, and our thinking needs to adjust(noahpinion.blog)

57 points by jseliger 3 years ago | 58 comments

AI agents are starting to eat SaaS(martinalderson.com)

343 points by jnord 10 months ago | 343 comments

Martin Alderson blog post arguing that AI coding agents are reducing demand for SaaS products as companies can cheaply build their own software.

My development team costs $41.73 a month(philipotoole.com)

32 points by datadrivenangel 1 year ago | 20 comments

How America's universities became debt factories(anandsanwal.me)

388 points by car 2 years ago | 433 comments

Blog post by Anand Sanwal arguing that American universities have become debt factories that saddle students with heavy loans.

California bans legacy admissions at private universities(nytimes.com)

535 points by JumpCrisscross 2 years ago | 563 comments

New York Times article reporting that California has banned legacy admissions preferences at private universities such as Stanford and USC.

Free IRS-run tax filing pilot to be available in 13 states(irs.gov)

823 points by dwynings 3 years ago | 298 comments

IRS news release announcing the Direct File pilot, a free IRS-run tax filing option projected for eligible taxpayers in 13 states for the 2024 season.

Citing 'severe' math deficits, UC faculty demand a return to SAT tests for STEM(latimes.com)

596 points by brandonb 5 months ago | 794 comments

LA Times article reporting that University of California faculty, citing severe math deficits, are demanding a return to SAT requirements for STEM applicants.

US proposes $100k charge for international students to do post-graduate work(nature.com)

41 points by bluenose69 17 days ago | 40 comments

Nature news article on a proposed US rule charging international students $100,000 to do post-graduate work, which specialists say would choke the STEM talent pipeline.

The FTC sues to break up Amazon over an economy-wide “hidden tax”(thebignewsletter.com)

637 points by PaulHoule 3 years ago | 569 comments

Matt Stoller's BIG newsletter post on the FTC and 17 states' antitrust lawsuit seeking to break up Amazon over practices that stop merchants from discounting elsewhere.