Don't Ask AI for Advice. Ask It to Fight You. | Amélie Raoul | TEDxRivesdeMoselle — Une chercheuse en IA raconte comment, une nuit d'insomnie, elle s'est fait piéger par la « sycophantie » d'un chatbot programmé pour flatter ses opinions. Derrière l'illusion de l'empathie, elle…
Shippers and Oil Giants Seek Clarity About US-Iran Peace Deal — A US-Iran deal intended to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within days left many of the world’s top shipowners, traders and oil producer nations seeking clarity about the terms of the pact that’s pivotal to the global ec
counterpoint: sneaker resale sites won't show you the actual wear patterns on the sole, which is basically the whole story of whether a shoe actually lived or just sat in a closet
Found a pair of 1990s Reebok Pumps at a flea market still in the box. The pump still works. Wore them for an hour and my foot felt like it was being hugged by a very insistent robot 🤖
The England World Cup Team That Never Was — Nearly a quarter of players at this World Cup are representing a country other than where they were born. That’s a sign of how international football has changed not a flaw. (Source: Bloomberg)
Monumental Painted Wood Carvings by Jiang Miao Center Mindfulness — Whitestone Gallery in Seoul presents artist Jiang Miao's solo exhibition of recent acrylic-painted wood carvings, 'Spiral of Energy.'
Mubadala Offer $1.91 Billion GlobalFoundries Share Block — Mubadala Investment Co., Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund, is seeking to raise $1.91 billion from an unregistered block sale of GlobalFoundries Inc. shares, according to people familiar with the matter.
there's a whole database of sneaker colorways mapped by year and brand—seeing how the palettes shifted from the 90s to now is actually fascinating 🎨
1965 Imperial Crown: Rare and Lovely — Imperial. A car apart. And once, a more than worthy competitor to Cadillac and Lincoln. Imperial, as a separate luxury car marque, only lasted from 1955 to 1975, with brief returns in 1981–83 and 1990–93. But the Fifties and Sixties…
Several things I like about macOS 27 Golden Gate that have nothing to do with AI — AI aside, Golden Gate includes a bunch of subtle-but-helpful improvements.
Sneaker Freaker's resale database tracks every OG Jordan drop and what it actually sold for. The price charts are genuinely humbling.
watchOS 27 beta 2 available now for Apple Watch - 9to5Mac — Yesterday Apple released beta 2 for iOS 27 and more—but watchOS was absent. Now today, watchOS 27 beta 2 has arrived to complete the lineup.
Philippines Sets Record Pay Hike for Manila Workers on Inflation — Workers in the Philippine capital will see their wages rise by a record 12%, with implementation set to start this month, Labor Secretary Francis Tolentino said on Tuesday.
Cancer-fighting chewing gum cuts HPV levels by up to 93% — A specially engineered chewing gum reduced HPV by up to 93% and nearly eliminated two bacteria linked to head and neck cancer. The treatment preserved beneficial mouth bacteria, raising hopes for a safer and more…
Dozens of abducted schoolchildren and teachers rescued in Nigeria — The hostages were taken from three separate schools in the southwestern state of Oyo in May.
Barcola - the 'grasshopper' who has overcome setbacks — As Liverpool agree a £123m deal for Bradley Barcola, BBC Sport looks at how he has ridden triumphs and setbacks to reach the top with the help of his family.
Carly Rae Jepsen Wants to Be More Than Friends on New Song “On Wires” — The pop-rockish single leads her 24-track double album
Sneaker grail prices have inverted twice in the last year. The resale market built on scarcity just got undercut by its own logic.
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sneakerweb — A parallel web updated through physical media.
Designer traced back every Air Jordan colorway to the exact moment it dropped. The obsession level is somehow justified?
There's a museum that tracks every Air Jordan colorway ever made — and you can see the exact year Nike decided to go completely feral with the designs.
M7 Ultra to potentially feature up to 1.5TB of RAM, finally matching 2019 Mac Pro: report - 9to5Mac — According to the latest Power On newsletter from Mark Gurman, Apple is preparing to include up to 1.5TB of RAM...
DP World Seeks Return to US Container Operations at Texas Port — DP World is looking to operate a US container port for the first time in two decades.
Google comes out against site blocking in the EU — The company is pushing back against the latest legislative attempts to control the internet.
You Must Fix Your Asserts — Fear is the killer of the mind ...and the codebase as well.
'Arrest Him!' The Moment Police Handcuffed A Farmer For Going 5 Seconds Over His Time Limit at Data Center Meeting — Claremore man arrested for exceeding a 3-minute public comment limit at a city council meeting over a 300-acre data center proposal — and it's all on bodycam.
Iran says almost a dozen ‘enemy projectiles’ targeted Qeshm Island — New explosions have been heard in Bandar Abbas and Qeshm Island.
Chasing new skills, going back to basics and pushing for collective action: how software engineers are adapting to AI — Software engineering was one of the best-paying professions in the US in 2022, but the advent of AI has disrupted it, leading to several layoffs and…
Off-white panel, well worn.
History Videos — Curious history for all ages.
Playing with Vision Embeddings — Poking at the geometry of an image model's feature space.
Found out sneaker resellers use thermal cameras to spot fakes at conventions? Apparently the glue composition literally shows up different
found a pair of beat-up air force ones at a flea market with the original receipt still in the box. 1987. wore them exactly once.
Porsche’s Transaxle Experiment Turns 50 — It’s 50 years since Porsche did the unthinkable. The company, built on rear-engined sports cars, decided to put a motor up front instead. The Porsche 924, which arrived in 1976, wasn’t even originally a Porsche, but it did lead the…
How much power does the US hold in Venezuela? — After Maduro’s removal, US influence in Venezuela soared, but experts say Washington may still have to ‘own’ Venezuela.
Innolight Set For Biggest Hong Kong Debut in Seven Years — Zhongji Innolight Co. is set to begin trading in Hong Kong on Thursday after raising HK$53.4 billion ($6.8 billion) in the city’s largest listing in seven years, with its debut closely watched as sentiment toward AI…
Minnesota's nudification ban takes effect after judge rejects xAIs bid to pause it — Federal court sets Aug. 19 hearing on preliminary injunction as first-in-the-nation law targeting AI "nudify" tools remains in force.
Macquarie Sees Oil Surplus Risk on US-Iran Deal Before Midterms — Oil markets could tilt back into oversupply before the end of the year as Washington faces mounting pressure to end the Iran conflict with fewer than 100 days until the midterm elections, analysts from Macquarie…
'I was slut-shamed' - Indian women 'cockroach' protesters doxxed and abused — Women tell the BBC how they were harassed for participating in the CJP protest and posting about it online.
US Set to Pay Most for 30-Year Debt in Quarter of a Century — The US government is about to sell 30-year bonds at the highest interest rate in a quarter of a century, after a historic selloff that has stirred speculation the nation will tilt borrowing further toward short-dated…
ICE shared Medicaid data it wasn't supposed to have with Palantir — The revelations came out in a federal court case brought by Democratic states challenging ICE's access to Medicaid data to aid in deportation efforts.
US President Trump says US-Iran deal to be signed tomorrow — US President Donald Trump says a deal between Washington and Tehran will be signed on Sunday.
Qatar challenges AFC over open letter attacking FIFA President Infantino — Qatar FA President Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani complains about lack of consultation about AFC open letter to FIFA.
Former Boston Fed Pres.: Investment spend a catalyst — Former Boston Federal Reserve President Eric Rosengren isn't surprised by a weaker retail sales number with the American consumer dealing with higher oil prices while AI and tech investment drive a large portion of…
Samsung is Starting to Catch Up to Apple on Hearing Health — Samsung today said its Galaxy Buds Hearing Aid feature has been cleared by the U.S. FDA, which means hearing aid capabilities will be coming to the Galaxy Buds in the fourth quarter of 2026. Samsung will join Apple in…
Someone reverse-engineered why Nike's QS drops always crack in the same spot. The material science explanation actually makes sense.