“This is an interactive story about In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) told from two perspectives: Parent and Child. Select one to continue.”
The Mysterious Redditor Who’s Changing the Way We...
The Mysterious Redditor Who’s Changing the Way We Do Laundry. “Most of the world uses powdered laundry detergent, which allows for more enzyme flexibility; Americans generally prefer liquid, which doesn’t always contain these precious enzymes.”
Defector
• Maitreyi Anantharaman
Former NBPA Head Tamika Tremaglio Discusses The WNBA Labor Battle And The Art Of Bargaining
Vertical Societies
WIRED
• Matthew Korfhage
DoorDash Reservations Scored America's Most Exclusive Restaurants
After the rise (and fall) of reservation scalping, DoorDash and a host of apps are fighting to book you a seat at the country's most exclusive restaurants.
The New Stack | DevOps, Open Source, and Cloud Native News
• Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
Chainguard thinks most DevOps teams are solving container security the hard way

Chainguard OS is great, but what if you want to customize your own Linux? Now, with the Chainguard OS Package,
The post Chainguard thinks most DevOps teams are solving container security the hard way appeared first on The New Stack.
Why Beginners Have a Hard Time With Simple Advice
Fox Sports to Broadcast U.S.-Venezuela World Baseball Classic Final in Immersive 3D — But Not on Vision Pro
Fox Sports, on Twitter/X:
Tonight, watch the WBC Final in a full immersive experience on the Fox Sports XR app for the Galaxy XR headset powered by Android XR!
The Fox Sports app in the App Store is native only on iOS (iPhone and iPad), Apple TV, and Apple Watch. So, unless I’m missing something, not only are they not streaming it immersively on VisionOS, they don’t even have a native VisionOS app.
The New Stack | DevOps, Open Source, and Cloud Native News
• Frederic Lardinois
OpenAI’s GPT-5.4 mini and nano are built for the subagent era

On Tuesday, OpenAI released GPT-5.4 mini and nano, two smaller models designed for tasks that agentic AI systems delegate: codebase searches,
The post OpenAI’s GPT-5.4 mini and nano are built for the subagent era appeared first on The New Stack.
Could the Iran war lead to WWIII?
With the Strait of Hormuz blocked, policy expert Karim Sadjadpour says the war in Iran is becoming increasingly complicated: "I don't think President Trump ... understood what he was getting into." Sadjadpour spoke with Terry Gross about the historical context of the conflict, the four priorities for the U.S. government, and the likelihood of escalation to WWIII.
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• Giri Nathan
I Can’t Get Enough Of The Kaiju Battle Between Aryna Sabalenka And Elena Rybakina
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• Drew Magary
I Can’t Stop Reading Music History Books
Time for your weekly edition of the Defector Funbag. Got something on your mind? Email the Funbag. You can also read Drew over at SFGATE, and buy Drew’s books while you’re at it. Today, we're talking music books, living on the moon, the NCAAs, and more.
Happy Saint Patrick’s Day! I’ll always remember when I called it St. Patty’s Day online and everyone yelled at me that it’s “St. Paddy’s Day” not “Patty’s.” I despise the Irish now.
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404 Media
• Becky Ferreira
Was Life Seeded from Space? ‘Complete Set’ of DNA Ingredients Discovered on Asteroid
“Organic molecules delivered from extraterrestrial materials may have played a key role in supplying building blocks for life on Earth,” said one scientist.
The New Stack | DevOps, Open Source, and Cloud Native News
• David Eastman
WebMCP turns any Chrome web page into an MCP server for AI agents

About two weeks ago, I posted about websites returning Markdown to make life easier for AI agents. While agents are already quite
The post WebMCP turns any Chrome web page into an MCP server for AI agents appeared first on The New Stack.
The New Stack | DevOps, Open Source, and Cloud Native News
• Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
GitHub Copilot’s effect on collaboration has stunned researchers

Generative AI tools like GitHub Copilot are not just speeding up coding; they are quietly rewiring how software developers divide
The post GitHub Copilot’s effect on collaboration has stunned researchers appeared first on The New Stack.
Twin adventurers are cleverly testing modern vs....
Twin adventurers are cleverly testing modern vs. historic gear. “If they went on an expedition, and Ross wore modern kit while Hugo wore historic replicas, any difference in performance…could be attributed solely to the gear, not genetics.”
Federico Viticci blogs about using Android foldables, thinking about the upcoming iPhone foldable:
Anyway, what every foldable has also taught me is that it’s just so nice to realize you can open your phone and be taken into a quasi-tablet environment without having to go grab a separate device. This happens to me all the time: I’m doing some research and realize I want to keep my browser next to, say, ChatGPT; without interrupting what I’m doing, I can open the Z Fold and continue the task, now with two apps shown on screen.
Also I love the name iPhone Duo.
McSweeney’s
• Muireann Kelly
The Script of Every American Movie Set in Ireland
The Brian Lehrer Show
• WNYC
Irish Language Loss And Restoration
For St. Patrick's Day, Nicholas Wolf, associate director for research and publishing initiatives at Glucksman Ireland House, NYU's study of Irish and Irish America, discusses the decades-long effort to restore the Irish language after it rapidly declined under British colonial rule.
Photo: Bilingual Irish-English street name sign, named after St. Patrick, in which 'Port' is the Irish for 'Quay'. Credit: Mucklagh/Wikimedia Commons
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WIRED
• Brad Bourque
These Sonos Over-Ear Headphones Are $100 Off
This super comfortable headset has some top-tier active noise canceling. Unlike other headphones, it also integrates with your existing Sonos gear.