Hacker News with Generative AI: United States

Trump signs executive orders meant to resurrect US nuclear power (arstechnica.com)
Currently, there are no nuclear power plants scheduled for construction in the US. Everybody with plans to build one hasn't had a reactor design approved, while nobody is planning to use any of the approved designs. This follows a period in which only three new reactors have entered service since 1990. Despite its extremely low carbon footprint, nuclear power appears to be dead in the water.
Nuclear Power, Energy, Politics, United States
12 points by cratermoon 31 days ago | 0 comments
Ask HN: Why that many more US-based companies are hiring "US-only" remote? (ycombinator.com)
I recently got laid off and was going through the latest "Who is hiring".<p>I noticed that about 90% (guessing) of US-based companies that hire remote are hiring "(US only)".<p>I know there are plenty good reasons for a US company to hire US-only, I am only surprised because a few years ago (when I last was searching for a job), that was definitely not the case. "US-only" was the exception, not the rule.
Remote Work, Hiring Trends, United States, Technology
19 points by soneca 31 days ago | 19 comments
U.S. reports cases of new Covid variant NB.1.8.1 behind surge in China (cbsnews.com)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's airport screening program has detected multiple cases of the new COVID-19 variant NB.1.8.1, which has been linked to a large surge of the virus in China.
COVID-19, Health, China, United States
6 points by bookofjoe 33 days ago | 0 comments
There was a time when the US government built homes for working-class Americans (theconversation.com)
In 1918, as World War I intensified overseas, the U.S. government embarked on a radical experiment: It quietly became the nation’s largest housing developer, designing and constructing more than 80 new communities across 26 states in just two years.
History, Housing, Government, United States
86 points by pseudolus 33 days ago | 125 comments
U.S. Coin Circulation: The Path Forward (2022) [pdf] (frbservices.org)
Currency, Economics, Finance, United States
5 points by toomuchtodo 34 days ago | 0 comments
Scientific conferences are leaving the US amid border fears (nature.com)
Several academic and scientific conferences in the United States have been postponed, cancelled or moved elsewhere, as organizers respond to researchers’ growing fears over the country’s immigration crackdown.
Science, Immigration, United States, Conferences
429 points by mdhb 34 days ago | 411 comments
US solar keeps surging, generating more power than hydro in 2025 (arstechnica.com)
In the US, many newly constructed generating facilities are brought online at the end of the year to qualify for tax incentives.
Solar Energy, Renewable Energy, United States, Energy, Hydropower
12 points by rbanffy 34 days ago | 1 comments
U.S. reports cases of new Covid variant NB.1.8.1 behind surge in China (cbsnews.com)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's airport screening program has detected multiple cases of the new COVID-19 variant NB.1.8.1, which has been linked to a large surge of the virus in China.
COVID-19, Health, China, United States, Variants
12 points by tomrod 35 days ago | 0 comments
EU Cyber Resilience Act is about to tell us how to code (berthub.eu)
The EU’s new Cyber Resilience Act is admirable in its goal. And the EU is not alone in thinking something needs to be done about the dreadful state of security online – the Biden administration has just released its National Cybersecurity Strategy that has similar aims.
Cybersecurity, Regulation, Europe, Software Development, United States
11 points by dr_dshiv 35 days ago | 1 comments
Trump calls for 50% tariff on EU, says he's 'not looking for a deal' with bloc (cnbc.com)
Politics, Trade, International Relations, Economics, United States
19 points by consumer451 35 days ago | 6 comments
US solar keeps surging, generating more power than hydro in 2025 (arstechnica.com)
In the US, many newly constructed generating facilities are brought online at the end of the year to qualify for tax incentives. Since much of the US's new generating capacity is solar power, that has led to a boom in solar production to start the year in recent years. With the first three months of data in for 2025, it's clear this year is no exception: Solar power is up a staggering 44 percent compared to the prior year.
Solar Energy, Renewable Energy, United States, Energy Production
15 points by rntn 35 days ago | 3 comments
Sesame Scheme: Unintended Consequences of Allergen Food Labeling (choicesmagazine.org)
An estimated 6.2% of U.S. adults and 5.8% of U.S. children – more than 20 million people – have food allergies (Ng and Boersma, 2023; Zablotsky, Black, and Akinbami, 2023).
Food Allergies, Health, Labeling, Public Health, United States
57 points by hilux 35 days ago | 40 comments
Trump warns of 50% tarriff on EU goods from next month (ft.com)
Trump warns of 50% tariff on EU imports from next month
International Trade, Politics, Economy, Europe, United States
13 points by disgruntledphd2 35 days ago | 4 comments
Trump threatens Apple with a 25% tariff if it doesn't build iPhones in America (cnn.com)
Politics, Trade, Apple, Manufacturing, United States
15 points by speckx 35 days ago | 4 comments
Trump Threatens 25% Tariffs on Apple If iPhones Not Made in US (bloomberg.com)
Apple Inc. faces escalating pressure from President Donald Trump to do what many analysts insist would be nearly impossible: move production of its iconic iPhone to the US from overseas.
Politics, Trade, Apple, Manufacturing, United States
65 points by impish9208 35 days ago | 33 comments
America is in danger of experiencing an academic brain drain (economist.com)
America is in danger of experiencing an academic brain drain 
Education, Economics, Immigration, United States
64 points by mraniki 36 days ago | 136 comments
What happens if investors lose faith in America? (paulkrugman.substack.com)
I used to be an economics ambulance-chaser — someone who raced around the world to wherever there was an interesting economic calamity. And this international experience probably made me more sensitive than most economists to the way economies that seem to be doing OK can suddenly fall off a cliff into economic crisis.
Economics, United States, Finance, Global Economy
11 points by dxs 36 days ago | 1 comments
DJI drones are everywhere. The U.S. may still ban them (restofworld.org)
Drones from Chinese giant DJI are deeply embedded in American life. With a potential ban looming, the company has until the end of the year to convince U.S. lawmakers it does not pose a national security threat, amid trade tensions between the two countries.
Drones, National Security, China, Trade, United States
8 points by ilamont 36 days ago | 8 comments
It's Far Too Soon to Let Supersonic Flights Rip Across the Country (jalopnik.com)
While Boom Supersonic boasted about there being no audible sonic boom on the ground during the final test flight of its XB-1 demonstrator in February, its prospective airliner still isn't allowed to break the sound barrier over the United States.
Supersonic Flight, Aviation, Technology, Regulation, United States
6 points by rntn 36 days ago | 0 comments
Treasury Yields Soar as Ballooning U.S. Deficit Worries Wall Street (investopedia.com)
Treasury debt continued its wild ride on Wednesday, with yields soaring amid concerns about the U.S. government’s unsustainable deficit spending.
Finance, Economics, Debt, United States
62 points by inverted_flag 37 days ago | 48 comments
Pentagon accepts luxury jet from Qatar to use as Air Force One (abcnews.go.com)
The United States officially accepted a luxury jet to use as Air Force One from Qatar, the Department of Defense confirmed to ABC News on Wednesday.
Politics, Aviation, Military, Qatar, United States
8 points by hbcondo714 37 days ago | 0 comments
RSV vaccine and antibody treatment leads to drop in US hospitalisations (gavi.org)
Data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests that the roll-out of preventive approaches has had an immediate impact on RSV rates.
Health, Vaccines, Disease, Public Health, United States
5 points by bediger4000 38 days ago | 1 comments
South Korea's Digital Regulation Proposal Sparks U.S. Pushback (lawfaremedia.org)
Although the Trump administration’s tariff proposal has sucked much of the wind from U.S.-South Korea trade discussions, a different battle—over South Korea’s proposed online platform regulation—has been brewing for more than a year.
International Relations, Digital Regulation, Government Policy, South Korea, United States
7 points by EA-3167 38 days ago | 0 comments
Chinese exporters offering sweet deals to US businesses, often wrapped in fraud (cnbc.com)
International Trade, Fraud, Business, China, United States
6 points by TMWNN 38 days ago | 1 comments
Why does the U.S. always run a trade deficit? (newyorkfed.org)
The obvious answer to the question of why the United States runs a trade deficit is that its export sales have not kept up with its demand for imports.
Economics, Trade, United States
325 points by jnord 38 days ago | 778 comments
All That Is Solid Bursts into Flame: Capitalism and Fire in the 19th Century US (academic.oup.com)
Industrial capitalism arrived in Europe as great urban fires were already retreating. The United States, however, was generously timbered and far more reliant on wooden construction. As a result, its infernos continued, and even increased, well into its age of capital.
History, Capitalism, United States, Fire, Urban Development
8 points by samclemens 39 days ago | 1 comments
Show HN: Visualization of job openings by US based employers (jobswithgpt.com)
<h1> Job openings for US companies </h1>
Data Visualization, Job Market, United States, Programming, AI
11 points by jobswithgptcom 39 days ago | 3 comments
Why did U.S. wages stagnate for 20 years? (noahpinion.blog)
A week ago I wrote a post arguing that globalization didn’t hollow out the American middle class (as many people believe):
Economics, Globalization, Wages, United States
90 points by paulpauper 39 days ago | 157 comments
The White House, LLC (elpais.com)
Politics, United States, Business
97 points by geox 39 days ago | 46 comments
U.S. Downgraded by Moody's as Trump Pushes Costly Tax Cuts (nytimes.com)
The credit rating of the United States received a potentially costly downgrade on Friday, as the ratings firm Moody’s determined that the government’s rising debt levels stood to grow further if Republicans enact a package of new tax cuts.
Politics, Economics, Finance, United States
16 points by whack 40 days ago | 2 comments