Hacker News with Generative AI: United States

Ask HN: Thoughts on using American-based cloud vendors in the Trump era? (ycombinator.com)
I think American cloud providers offer state‐of‐the‐art infrastructure but it's fair to question whether the current U.S. political environment—and the unpredictability it sometimes brings—could affect data sovereignty and regulatory stability.
Politics, Cloud Computing, Data Security, United States
9 points by kakoni 5 hours ago | 16 comments
Police search for woman who escaped Panama hotel where US deportees are held (theguardian.com)
Police are searching for a Chinese woman who escaped from a downtown Panama City hotel where she was being held following her deportation from the US under Donald Trump’s intensified campaign against immigrants.
Immigration, Law Enforcement, Panama, United States
5 points by perihelions 10 hours ago | 0 comments
A Sad Moment in American History [video] (youtube.com)
History, United States, Video
9 points by itronitron 10 hours ago | 0 comments
Artic blast to bring in -50F temperatures breaking records in 27 states (dailymail.co.uk)
More than 60 million Americans are bracing for dangerous cold Wednesday through the weekend, bolstering the impact of a cross-country winter storm.
Weather, Cold Weather, Winter Storm, United States
12 points by LinuxBender 19 hours ago | 10 comments
Minuteman III test showcases readiness of U.S. nuclear force's deterrent (stratcom.mil)
A joint team of Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with a single telemetered joint test assembly re-entry vehicle Feb. 19 at 1 a.m. Pacific Time from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.
Military, Nuclear Weapons, United States, Deterrence
54 points by ChrisArchitect 23 hours ago | 107 comments
The irony of Elon Musk's attack on public broadcasters (indexoncensorship.org)
Once lauded as bastions of American patriotism, media outlets such as Radio Free Europe and Voice of America are now being labelled enemies of the state
Media, Politics, Journalism, United States
10 points by robtherobber 1 day ago | 3 comments
Trump's Pivot Toward Putin's Russia Upends Generations of U.S. Policy (nytimes.com)
As peace talks opened in Saudi Arabia, President Trump made clear that the days of isolating Russia are over and suggested that Ukraine was to blame for being invaded.
Politics, International Relations, Russia, Ukraine, United States
50 points by consumer451 2 days ago | 36 comments
US and Russia agree to try to end war without Ukraine at the table (abcnews.go.com)
High-level delegations from the U.S. and Russia held talks in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday over the fate of Ukraine, the negotiations taking place without Kyiv's participation.
International Relations, Politics, Ukraine, Russia, United States
13 points by talldayo 2 days ago | 4 comments
Why US Refiners Won't Ditch Canadian Crude (oilprice.com)
Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum has announced that U.S. tariffs are on hold for one month after she held talks with President Trump and pledged to send 10,000 troops to the border to fight drug trafficking.
Oil, International Relations, Mexico, United States
21 points by PaulHoule 4 days ago | 25 comments
United States Power Outage Map (poweroutage.us)
PowerOutage.us is an ongoing project created to track, record, and aggregate power outages across the United States.
Power Outages, United States, Maps, Data Visualization
316 points by jonbaer 4 days ago | 150 comments
Uncertainty surrounds US participation in WHO flu strain selection meeting (cidrap.umn.edu)
A World Health Organization (WHO)-led advisory committee meeting to recommend the seasonal flu strains to include in the Northern Hemisphere’s 2025-2026 flu season is slated to meet on February 28, but it's unclear if US members will participate following an executive order from President Trump that withdraws the country from the WHO, a top WHO official said yesterday during a WHO briefing on global health issues.
Health, Flu, Politics, United States
18 points by perihelions 4 days ago | 1 comments
Why don't Europeans buy more American cars? (bbc.com)
Donald Trump is threatening to introduce big tariffs on EU car imports, unhappy that Europeans don't buy more American vehicles. But why are US cars, with the notable exception of Tesla, not more popular in Europe?
Auto Industry, International Trade, Europe, United States
7 points by impish9208 5 days ago | 8 comments
Europe will not be part of Ukraine-Russia peace talks, US envoy says (theguardian.com)
Europe will be consulted – but ultimately excluded – from the planned peace talks between Russia, the US and Ukraine, Donald Trump’s special envoy for Ukraine has revealed.
Politics, Ukraine, Russia, United States
29 points by colund 5 days ago | 14 comments
Trump officials fired nuclear staff not realizing they oversee US nuclear arms (cnn.com)
Politics, Nuclear Weapons, United States
66 points by sklargh 6 days ago | 13 comments
Inside the 'unprecedented' crackdown on US consumer watchdog (theguardian.com)
The termination email for a score of employees at the top US consumer watchdog arrived in the late hours of the night.
Government, Regulation, Consumer Protection, United States
11 points by howard941 6 days ago | 0 comments
75K federal workers accepted 'deferred resignation' offer (nbcnews.com)
About 75,000 federal employees have accepted the White House's "deferred resignation" offer to resign but be paid through September, according to a spokesperson for the Office of Personnel Management.
Government, Politics, Labor, United States
29 points by geox 6 days ago | 63 comments
Google Maps blocks Gulf of America reviews after rename criticism (bbc.com)
Google Maps has blocked reviews for the Gulf of Mexico, after criticism of its decision to label it "Gulf of America" for users in the US.
Google Maps, Geography, Controversy, United States
68 points by chrisjj 6 days ago | 67 comments
US releases Russian cybercriminal as part of exchange for teacher Marc Fogel (theguardian.com)
The Trump administration has released Alexander Vinnik, a cybercriminal who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering, to Russia, as part of an exchange that freed American schoolteacher Marc Fogel on Tuesday.
Politics, Crime, Russia, United States, Prisoner Exchange
7 points by ragu4u 7 days ago | 1 comments
US gov't pushing TSMC and Intel to create joint venture in the US: Report (tomshardware.com)
Semiconductors, Government, Business, Technology, United States
5 points by LorenDB 7 days ago | 0 comments
TSMC faces tough choices amid rumors for Intel foundry collaboration (techsoda.substack.com)
Following a routine board meeting that did not present any surprises to the market, TSMC executives, alongside Taiwan’s Deputy Minister of Economic Affairs, are set to engage in negotiations with the U.S. government, according to industry sources.
Semiconductors, Business, Taiwan, United States, Intel
133 points by walterbell 7 days ago | 159 comments
The Path to American Authoritarianism (foreignaffairs.com)
Donald Trump’s first election to the presidency in 2016 triggered an energetic defense of democracy from the American establishment. But his return to office has been met with striking indifference. Many of the politicians, pundits, media figures, and business leaders who viewed Trump as a threat to democracy eight years ago now treat those concerns as overblown—after all, democracy survived his first stint in office. In 2025, worrying about the fate of American democracy has become almost passé.
Politics, United States, Authoritarianism, Democracy
77 points by pjmlp 8 days ago | 37 comments
Republicans Reveal Trump Tax Plan Will Cost US $4.5T (newsweek.com)
The Republican House Budget resolution out Wednesday reveals the Ways and Means Committee will get $4.5 trillion to lock in tax cuts, one of President Donald Trump's major proposals.
Politics, Economics, Taxation, United States
18 points by enpera 8 days ago | 12 comments
U.S. Is Releasing Russian Cybercriminal to Moscow, Officials Say (nytimes.com)
The Trump administration is preparing to release a Russian cybercriminal as part of a prisoner exchange that led to the release of an American schoolteacher from a Russian prison, three U.S. officials said on Wednesday.
International Relations, Cybercrime, Politics, Russia, United States
10 points by chrtng 8 days ago | 1 comments
South Africans clamor for US resettlement after Trump order (msn.com)
Immigration, Politics, United States, South Africa
10 points by impish9208 8 days ago | 4 comments
Trump administration declares 'most powerful' AI chips will be built in America (tomshardware.com)
Artificial Intelligence, Politics, Technology, United States
4 points by LorenDB 8 days ago | 0 comments
Uline turned to Mexico to staff warehouses, paid them a fraction of US workers (theguardian.com)
Uline, a Wisconsin-based office supply company owned by one of Donald Trump’s biggest financial backers, paid workers it brought from Mexico to work at its US warehouses just a fraction of what their US counterparts were paid, according to four sources who spoke to the Guardian.
Labor, Immigration, Business, Wages, United States
4 points by adrian_mrd 8 days ago | 1 comments
Why Legal Immigration Is Nearly Impossible: US Legal Immigration Rules Explained (cato.org)
Immigration, Law, United States
48 points by zerr 9 days ago | 112 comments
Associated Press Barred from Oval Office for Not Using 'Gulf of America' (theguardian.com)
The Associated Press said it was barred from sending a reporter to Tuesday’s Oval Office executive order signing in an effort to “punish” the agency for its style guidance on upholding the use of the name of the Gulf of Mexico, in lieu of Donald Trump’s preferred name for the geographic landmark as the Gulf of America.
Politics, Journalism, United States
96 points by healsdata 9 days ago | 56 comments
Apple Is Renaming Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America on Maps App (bloomberg.com)
Apple Inc. is renaming the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America on its Maps app, following an executive order signed by US President Donald Trump on his first day in office.
Apple, Maps, Geopolitics, Politics, United States
19 points by nickthegreek 9 days ago | 17 comments
Gulf of America name change in the U.S. (google)
In the U.S., the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) has officially updated “Gulf of Mexico” to “Gulf of America.”
Geography, United States, Naming Conventions, Government
31 points by jnd0 9 days ago | 56 comments