Hacker News with Generative AI: Power

Abuse of power at Germany's elite research institution [video] (dw.com)
The Max Planck Society is a figurehead of scientific research in Germany: a big name, a stellar reputation, and top-notch facilities. Anyone who makes it to one of its 84 institutes belongs to the elite: an organization that counts 31 Nobel Prize laureates among its ranks.

Science, Germany, Research, Institutions, Power

81 points by Koaisu 17 days ago | 11 comments

John Gray: Trump's soft power grab (newstatesman.com)
In an age of brutality, the vibe shift orchestrated by the Maga regime is the US president’s greatest victory yet.

Politics, United States, Donald Trump, Power

8 points by thinkingemote 21 days ago | 1 comments

Coal's Last Stand? U.S. Power Plants Face a Mass Exodus in 2025 (oilprice.com)
The American coal industry, once the backbone of the nation’s electricity grid, is facing a reckoning in 2025.

Energy, Coal, Climate Change, United States, Power

5 points by toomuchtodo 35 days ago | 1 comments

Broligarchy does not build civilization (ghost.io)
With the new administration taking over in USA, we will see success, improvements and positive change. We will also experience further polarization and division in society. We used to say with great power comes great responsibility. Now the saying will be “with great power comes greater power”. Absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Politics, Society, Power, USA

30 points by saevarom 44 days ago | 32 comments

Ask HN: Why is too much power accumulated in the president? (ycombinator.com)
The US a day ago is going to be totally different from the US a day from now.

Politics, United States, Government, Power

7 points by nothrowaways 73 days ago | 13 comments

Consumer-grade routers on puny power supplies (2024) (apnic.net)
Around a decade ago, I proudly joined the — then still small — ranks of people in New Zealand with a solar photovoltaics system on their roof.

Consumer Electronics, Networking, Power, Sustainability

84 points by fanf2 86 days ago | 55 comments

What are the checks and balances on the power of Elon Musk? (noahpinion.blog)
The U.S. political system was designed by its founders to have a system of checks and balances, so that no individual or institution would have absolute power. But that system was designed with only government leaders and government institutions in mind — although the founders did worry about private individuals controlling the government, this wasn’t their prime focus, and they ultimately ended up declining to put institutions in place specifically to guard against economic power.

Politics, Power, Elon Musk

18 points by paulpauper 100 days ago | 12 comments

This is Where the data to build AI comes from (technologyreview.com)
New findings show how the sources of data are concentrating power in the hands of the most powerful tech companies.

Artificial Intelligence, Data, Technology, Big Tech, Power

14 points by marban 104 days ago | 2 comments

Why the powerful may be more likely to cheat (phys.org)
Being a captain of industry, a politician, or a celebrity won't automatically make you a cheat. But chances of infidelity are significantly higher among the more powerful, according to a recent study published in the Journal of Sex Research.

Social Psychology, Relationships, Power, Infidelity

18 points by PaulHoule 113 days ago | 12 comments

Prediction-Nuclear Pwr Will Be > 30% of New Installed Capacity in 10 Years in US (2-5-10.com)
In 2024 the % of new power coming online is 98% renewable.

Nuclear Energy, Energy, Power, United States

13 points by BIackSwan 129 days ago | 18 comments

Posting Is the Most Powerful Force in the Universe (2023) (infinitescroll.us)
Over the course of several months in 2022, Jack Teixeira threw his life away.

Social Media, Internet Culture, Power, Military, News

30 points by apsec112 192 days ago | 14 comments

Talcott Parsons Theory of Power (triumphias.com)
Parsons regards power as something possessed by society as a whole. As such power is a generalized facility of resources in the society. It is the capacity to mobilize the resources of the society for the attainment of goals for which a general public commitment has been made.

Sociology, Power, Social Theory

8 points by yamrzou 199 days ago | 0 comments

Sam Altman is becoming one of the most powerful people on Earth. Be afraid (theguardian.com)

Sam Altman, Power, Technology, Influence, Concerns

98 points by edward 242 days ago | 66 comments

The Secret Battle for the Future of the Murdoch Empire (nytimes.com)

Media, Business, Family, Power, Succession

7 points by rntn 246 days ago | 1 comments

What Rupert Murdoch Owns, and How He Built His Media Empire (nytimes.com)

Media, Business, News, Power, Influence

38 points by mooreds 251 days ago | 21 comments

How a Network of Tech Billionaires Helped J.D. Vance Leap into Power (nytimes.com)