Thread: Global military spending hits record in 2024, sharpest rise since Cold War

Global military spending hits record in 2024, sharpest rise since Cold War (france24.com)

HN 5 pts 0 comments by geox Apr 28, 2025 thread

As it joins NATO, Finland recorded its highest year-on-year increase in military spending since 1962 – global military spending rose by 3.7% in real terms (independent.co.uk)

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US savings rate hits record 33% as coronavirus causes Americans to stockpile cash, curb spending (cnbc.com)

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Postage (fast PGAdmin replacement) hits new user record! (workflowproducts.com)

L -1 pts 1 comments by justintocci Jul 31, 2017 databases Data / Databases / Infrastructure thread

We don't usually get traction over at Hacker News but we did Saturday and it looks like we might hit 400 new users in one month--a new record for us! https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14884183 We've also gotten six new issues on Github. What a great weekend!

Global pilot shortage hits Australia, with cancelled regional routes just the beginning (abc.net.au)

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My Health Record: Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt bows to pressure and extends opt-out deadline as website hits issues (abc.net.au)

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Global DNS Hijacking Campaign: DNS Record Manipulation at Scale (fireeye.com)

L 1 pts 0 comments by calvin Jan 11, 2019 networkingsecurity Data / Databases / Infrastructure Security / Privacy thread

ASX 200 share index hits a record high, finally beating pre-financial crisis levels (abc.net.au)

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Billie Eilish's 'Bad Guy' hits no. 1 on Billboard Hot 100, dethroning Lil Nas X's 'Old Town Road' after record nineteen weeks on top (billboard.com)

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Global condemnation of 'appalling' coup in Bolivia as military forces socialist president Evo Morales to resign (commondreams.org)

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Norway wealth fund lost record $113 billion in stock slump – fund faces first forced asset sales for crisis fiscal spending (bloomberg.com)

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US states are suspending public records access due to COVID-19 (themarkup.org)

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Sweden will increase military spending by around 40% in the next five years and double the number of people conscripted into the army amid growing tensions with Russia (theguardian.com)

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‘Super Mario Bros’ hits high scores: Record opening for animated pic at $377M+ worldwide, 5-day US record $204M+ (deadline.com)

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'Could be a world record': South Florida ocean temperature hits 101.1°F (commondreams.org)

~ 21 pts 1 comments by unknown Jul 26, 2023 ~enviro Science / Math / Physics thread

UN Chief proclaims 'era of global boiling' as July set to be hottest month ever recorded (commondreams.org)

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Bernie Sanders 'disappointed, but not surprised,' as US Senate rejects 10% military spending cut (commondreams.org)

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Global Tech Outage Grounds Flights and Hits Businesses (nytimes.com)

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Nuclear fusion experiment hits new record for magnet strength (techcrunch.com)

HN 5 pts 0 comments by gladwindos Jul 19, 2024 thread

Global IT outage hits payroll systems risking late wages for millions (globalpayrollassociation.com)

HN 1 pts 1 comments by belter Jul 21, 2024 thread

Oxford Ionics breaks global quantum performance records (oxionics.com)

HN 2 pts 0 comments by taubek Jul 21, 2024 Science / Math / Physics thread

New record daily global average temperature reached in July 2024 (climate.copernicus.eu)

HN 3 pts 1 comments by perfunctory Jul 24, 2024 thread

CrowdStrike Hits Back in Heated Spat with Delta over Global Tech Outage (nytimes.com)

HN 5 pts 2 comments by matrix Aug 5, 2024 thread

July ends 13-month streak of global heat records, experts warn against relief (theguardian.com)

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‘Alien: Romulus’ $41.5m scores record openings for Fede Alvarez and Cailee Spaeny; second best for franchise; global launch at $108.2m (deadline.com)

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Concern over housing costs hits record high across rich nations (ft.com)

HN 15 pts 6 comments by cs702 Sep 3, 2024 thread

Russian Military Cyber Actors Target US and Global Critical Infrastructure (cisa.gov)

HN 3 pts 0 comments by 2OEH8eoCRo0 Sep 5, 2024 Data / Databases / Infrastructure thread

Russian Military Cyber Actors Target U.S. and Global Critical Infrastructure (verfassungsschutz.de)

HN 4 pts 0 comments by doener Sep 9, 2024 Data / Databases / Infrastructure thread

Concern over housing costs hits record high across rich nations (ft.com)

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Russian Military Cyber Actors Target U.S. and Global Critical Inf [pdf] (ic3.gov)

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