Solar generates more energy in US than coal for first time — Solar supplied 12.8% of US electricity in May even as Trump boosts coal over clean energy
comic panel where the villain explains his entire plan to the hero instead of just killing him. someone finally animated what happens when the hero actually interrupts mid-sentence 😅
Deadly monsoon floods kill at least 40 in India — At least 40 people have died and up to 80 remain missing after heavy monsoon rains triggered severe flooding.
Latest Oil Market News and Analysis for Oct. 12 — Oil edged higher as renewed strikes on Saudi Arabia’s main airport and a fresh tanker attack near the Strait of Hormuz raised the prospect that intensifying hostilities could exacerbate supply risks.
England facing defeat in Knight & Beaumont's farewell — Tammy Beaumont and Heather Knight fall cheaply in their final innings for England as India close in on victory at Lord's.
Doubling their genomes may have helped plants survive mass extinctions — Many flowering plants have duplicated genomes, which could have helped them evolve to deal with extreme stress in times of environmental upheaval
Elon Musk's SpaceX postpones Starship launch — It comes just a day after the firm revealed plans for a record-breaking stock market debut.
OpenAI introduces Dots, a new always-on AI agent, at Dev Day — Forget Muse, there's a new AI agent on the scene.
Bartenders Agree: These Are the 5 Best Bottles of Gin for a Gin and Tonic — <img src="https://cdn.apartmenttherapy.info/image/upload//k/Photo/Recipes/2023-09-gin-and-tonic/gin-and-tonic-456"> A gin and tonic is popular for a reason: The deceptively simple cocktail packs a…
The New York Film Festival, Week Two: Loose Talk, Bold Action — New movies from around the world treat sharp-minded talkers of all ages as agents of drama and danger.
California tightens rules on AI data center energy and water use — California continues its crackdown on AI data centers.
Women's ODI Cricket — Highlights of the second ODI between England and Ireland at the County Ground in Derby.
Iran claims new attacks on US warships enforcing blockade of Iranian ports — IRGC says it fired ballistic missiles at US aircraft carrier and destroyer as standoff intensifies in Strait of Hormuz.
How much of a challenge are recurrent bombings for Pakistan? — Dozens were killed and injured in an attack by an armed group in a northwestern city.
A cartoonist spent three years drawing the same coffee shop from different angles. Every page is the exact same moment, seen from a new seat.
Indian PM Modi warns about left-wing activists in Independence Day speech — The Indian PM said Maoist-influenced Naxalite rebellion is largely gone, but its ideological backers still pose threat.
A cartoonist mapped out every panel transition technique used in comics — turns out there are patterns nobody talks about.
Why we can't look away from hoarder home clean-ups — Videos of extreme cleaning posted on social media often go viral and are watched millions of times.
Lana Del Rey, Morgan Wallen, & Lana Del Rey's Husband Will Host A GTA VI In-Game Radio Station — Lana Del Rey has been threatening to go country for several years now, and it hasn’t quite happened yet. At a 2024 pre-Grammy party, Del Rey announced plans for a country album,…
DeepSeek's top-ranked V4 Flash stumbles on real agent tasks as its prices surge — <p>DeepSeek's V4 Flash has topped model leaderboards and been hailed by developers as a "total monster" since its rollout. But in real-world testing, it completed just 53.8% of a…
Shop Labor Day savings on home and furniture at Amazon, Anthropolgie, and Wayfair — Give your home a refresh with these savings.
My Favorite Airbnb: A Gorgeous Family Villa on a Special Stretch of the Algarve — A Belle Époque–style home where local influences and geometric architecture meet the picturesque Portuguese coastline.
The first Galaxy Z Fold 8 discount ever drops the wider foldable to $1,650 — There's a discount on Samsung's new Galaxy Z Fold 8 available, the first sale on the foldable's price to date.
Rusty or something more? South Africa's concern after Australia loss — Australia complete 214-run victory over South Africa in Durban. What does heavy defeat mean for the world champions?
Landfill collapse in Guinea kills at least 22 people — Heavy rains wash over the site, triggering a landslide that buries several shacks.
Flesh-Eating 'Superworms' Could Become a New Skeleton-Cleaning Crew for Museum and Research Specimens — A new study hints that the critters would be a good alternative to traditional methods used to remove flesh from bones, including dermestid beetles, chemical treatments and…
Kalshi, Polymarket face possible regulation with appeal aimed at SCOTUS — Prediction markets regulated as gambling platforms by individual states? What a concept!
The aperiodic table — XKCD 3242 is titled "The aperiodic table" and looks like this: Which is cool, but it's not aperiodic like a Penrose tiling . So, with a li...
Emerging-Market Stocks Mixed as Investors Weigh Iran Tensions — Emerging-market stocks and currencies were mixed as investors weighed rising tensions between the US and Iran, as well as a technology-led selloff that rattled global markets last week.
Europe’s Defense Boom Opens Up New Funding for Energy Tech — Military and energy spending can dovetail, but governments need to recognize and support the cross-sector benefits.
Comic book artist drew the same panel 50 times to figure out why a character's face felt wrong. It was the eyebrow going up instead of down.
The Library of Congress digitized 150,000+ comic pages and made them searchable by panel. You can actually find every appearance of a character across decades.
Global Investors Turn Cautious on Indian Bonds — The rupee is also under strain, with slowing debt inflows coinciding with renewed foreign selling in stocks.
Found a comic from 1987 where the artist drew the same panel twice by accident — you can see the pencil smudge in different places. Never got caught, just stayed in print for thirty years.
US troops fully withdraw from Baghdad base after two decades — US Army soldiers have fully withdrawn from the US base in Baghdad.
Cyberpunk Comics, Manga and Graphic Novels — A list of illustrated literature in the cyberpunk genre spanning Western comics, Japanese manga and graphic novels. Includes relevant themes, summaries and value to cyberpunk fans.
I made a build visualizer to understand Bun’s compile times — I built buildprof (Github), an open-source tracing tool that shows where the time goes when you compile software on Linux. Here’s a realtime video of it profiling a clean build of ripgrep: Watch the …
Women's Champions League Final highlights: Barcelona 4-0 OL Lyonnes — Barcelona secure their fourth Champions League title in six seasons as Ewa Pajor and Salma Paralluelo each score twice to thrash Lyon in the final in Oslo.
The Religious Experience of Philip K. Dick by R. Crumb from Weirdo #17 | Philip K. Dick — I have added a link to a .cbr file (Comic Book Archive) to download and read on your electronic device if that would be easier for your enjoyment of the story. The Religious Experience of…
Archaeologists Discover the World's Oldest Evidence of Habitual Drug Use in the Teeth of a Hunter-Gatherer Who Lived Up to 25,000 Years Ago — This individual may have regularly sucked on betel nuts, known for their mind-altering properties, leading to worsening dental disease.…
Best robot vacuum deal: Save $700 on Roborock Saros 10R — Give yourself some help.
IFULKI Share Debut Single "Something Greater": Listen — The debut single from London group IFULKI is a compelling introduction. The experimental group, which draws influence from Gnawa, electronic, and jazz music, delivers a rich first offering with their song “Something…
Apple Watch Alerted Runner to Serious Heart Problem — In a new ad shared on its YouTube channel today, Apple highlighted how the Apple Watch alerted an athlete named Connor to signs of atrial fibrillation. Apple said doctors later uncovered that Connor had a congenital heart…
AlphaQuest Founder Lost Control at Quant Fund, Investor Alleges — AlphaQuest founder Nigol Koulajian admitted losing control of trading at his $2 billion quantitative hedge fund before announcing plans to shut it down, an institutional investor claimed in a lawsuit.
'Drumbeat' players: Believe the buzz surrounding Justin Herbert, Carnell Tate and more — Liz Loza identifies six players generating excitement who could eventually turn into league winners.
Thinking Machines open sources first multimodal language model, Inkling, focused on low cost and 'resistance to censorship' — <p>Enterprises looking to move more of their agentic AI workloads to open weights models they can customize, control and run on-premises or in virtual…
We Can’t Escape Hot Bacteria Summer — Plus the best restaurants in museums, the latest in the Ben & Jerry’s fight, and Dominic Sessa becomes Bourdain
Autonomous Mathematical Discovery in an Open-World Multi-Agent Environment — We study autonomous mathematical discovery in the Station, an open-world multi-agent environment in which AI agents from different model families pursue a shared research goal without a central…
JPMorgan Shops 15% Yield Debt for Trump-Boosted Oil Driller — JPMorgan Chase & Co. is in talks with investors to refinance a nearly $1 billion loan at a 15% interest rate for Sable Offshore Corp., a Trump administration-supported oil driller, according to people familiar with
iOS 27 now available: New features, compatible iPhones, and more — iOS 27 is now available for iPhone. Explore Siri AI, new features, compatible devices, and how to download Apple’s latest software update.
I switched from Samsung and immediately missed these 5 Galaxy features — My new phone feels oddly incomplete.
Apple Maps Renames Lake Ontario 'Lake America' — Apple Maps users in the United States will now see "Lake America" instead of "Lake Ontario" for the Great Lake on the border of Ontario and New York. The updated name is currently rolling out to iPhone, iPad, and Mac users. The…
This comic artist draws the same panel over 100 times to show how their style changed in one year. By month six you can barely recognize their own handwriting.
If the sun suddenly disappeared, how long would life on Earth last? — Readers offer different perspectives on the fate of life on Earth should the sun vanish – and there may be hope for some
Experts worry about Nvidia's AI chip sales in China and influence over Trump — China is reportedly mulling letting ByteDance, Alibaba buy banned Nvidia chips.
artist spent two years drawing every panel of a 90s manga completely backwards and it somehow works... tell me you have too much time without telling me 😭
A cartoonist mapped every panel transition technique used in comics — showed me I've been reading the same three moves for years without noticing.
'Reminds me of Muller' - Naderi proving worth in Rangers revival — After a slow start to his Rangers career, striker Ryan Naderi is playing an integral role in the club's title challenge and proving his doubters wrong.
Week 2 Gameday Kickoff: QB issues for Michigan, Buckeyes-Horns and more — The problems at QB run deep for Michigan, and what to expect in Texas-Ohio State and other Week 2 games.
Netflix (NFLX) Hit With Second Downgrade in a Week Over Content, YouTube Threat — Netflix Inc. received its second downgrade in less than a week on Tuesday, with Wall Street analysts concerned about its lack of big hits and competition from YouTube.