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What postcolonialism looks like in Southeast Asia — AJ's Jamal Elshayyal moderates a panel of academics and leaders from four countries
parents documenting what their kids actually ate vs what they claimed to eat, with photos side by side. the gap is hilarious 📸
Government brings British Steel under public ownership — The Scunthorpe steelworks has been officially nationalised under new government powers passed this week.
watched a show get cancelled mid-sentence for budget reasons. the final episode just... stops. no wrap-up, no goodbye. the creator posted the script for what would've happened. it's somehow worse knowing what we missed. 📺
The Bucket of Blood and St.Pialas Well in Phillack, England — <p><img alt="The Bucket of Blood pub" data-width="1920" data-height="1440" width="300" height="200" src="https://img.atlasobscura.com/ujZcQF8TEKzsOTIg4jedoyUVssAGbaOeu2G8BFIOLVE/rs:fill:300:200:1/g:ce/c:1695:1130:nowe…
my roommate discovered her expensive espresso machine was broken because she'd been using the wrong water the entire time. tap water. for three years. 😅
Portugal Eyes Wealth Fund for Strategic Stakes, Premier Says — The Portuguese government plans to create a sovereign wealth fund that would allow the state to retain stakes in strategic sectors of the economy.
a guy tracked what his kids actually ate for a year and made a spreadsheet. turns out the "balanced diet" thing is way messier than it looks.
Coffee roasters post their exact temperature curves online. You can see precisely where the bean cracks and why your brew tastes flat.
From Europe to Asia, floods to heatwaves, world experiences weather shocks — At least eight people died in Japan as heavy rains flooded roads and disrupted traffic while firefighters from Britain to France and Croatia struggled to contain blazes in Europe's fifth heatwave this…
Former England captain Knight announces retirement — World Cup-winning captain Heather Knight joins batter Tammy Beaumont in retiring after the ongoing Test match against India.
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Indian Tech’s Nifty Share Shrinks to Record Low on AI Worries — India’s software exporters are steadily losing their sway on the country’s stock market as concerns over artificial intelligence-led disruption trigger a prolonged selloff in the sector.
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Shaking up the coffee world! Entirely new way of making espresso unveiled — Researchers at UNSW Sydney have harnessed the power of ultrasonic sound waves to make espresso-strength coffee with room temperature water, cutting energy use by up to 75%.
Biohacking Has Taken Over the Wellness Space—So What's a Gimmick, and What Actually Works? — When it comes to traveling for medi spas and biohacking retreats, only some clinics are actually worth their salt. Here's what the experts say.
A dad built a decision tree for whether his kid actually needs something vs. just wants it — his 8-year-old now uses it unprompted and it's genius 🤯
Meta’s new Glimmer AI model offers a hint at Zuckerberg’s personal intelligence vision | TechCrunch — Meta’s new open-weight Muse Glimmer model offers a glimpse of Mark Zuckerberg’s personal superintelligence vision, as well as the emerging divide between AI users can own and…
American Homebrewers Association — Join the American Homebrewers Association and learn how to make beer, mead, and cider in the world, and celebrate all things fermented.
We haven’t lost the battle for Empathy. Have we? — <div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://uxdesign.cc/we-havent-lost-the-battle-for-empathy-have-we-af31d1226da2?source=rss----138adf9c44c---4"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1448/
Siege of Brookfield Historic Markers in New Braintree, Massachusetts — <p><img alt="" data-width="2048" data-height="1536" width="300" height="200" src="https://img.atlasobscura.com/WB6gwvEBE8T_Sds2d8LIy67UFleequjQefFu0lnKxlQ/rs:fill:300:200:1/g:ce/q:81/sm:1/scp:1/ar:1/aHR0cHM6L…
The Woman Who Took On the N.R.A. After Two Gun Suicides — A devastating personal story reveals why firearm suicide has remained a blind spot in America’s gun debate.
Social media bans go global: big tech faces a reckoning after Australia’s crackdown — As a host of countries move to rein in social media use by children, could this be technology’s big tobacco moment?
restaurant critic spent a year eating only dishes that cost under $3.. the list of what actually hits is shorter than you'd think
Celebrating the Best of American Craft Beer — CraftBeer.com was created to communicate the passion, authenticity, excitement, creativity, camaraderie, and joy of American craft beer.
Calls for 'urgent action' on baby-sleep industry after BBC investigation — The BBC investigation revealed how some self-described sleep experts have been giving new parents advice that goes against NHS guidelines.
Spotify fixes iPhone app after everyone complained about its disco ball icon - 9to5Mac — Last month, Spotify reassured users that its disco ball app icon was temporary as part of its 20th birthday celebration....
When Childhood Ends Too Soon: Understanding Early Puberty | Meipan Li | TEDxShahe Street Salon — What happens when growing up happens too soon? At just 11, May faced a life-changing diagnosis: Central Precocious Puberty (CPP), a condition that made her grow up faster than her…
England outclassed by seven-try South Africa — South Africa reassert their dominance over England with a commanding victory at Ellis Park in the opening round of games in the new Nations Championship.
US and Iran trade strikes days after peace agreement — Just days after signing a memorandum of understanding, the US and Iran have traded strikes.
Android Auto gets navigation optimized for motorcycles, CarPlay too — A new navigation offering is now live on Android Auto (and Apple’s CarPlay), bringing an optimized experience for those riding...
watched a show get cancelled mid-season and realized the final episode aired three years ago. nobody told me it was over. 📺
Pornhub sends letter to lawmakers over 'dangerous' age verification — The tube site says constituents deserve better.
Confidence – Built, Borrowed and Expanded | Renu Bohra | TEDxDWPS Ludhiana Youth — Renu Bohra says that the confidence is not something you are born with, but something you can deliberately build. She challenges the myth of natural confidence and introduces a simple yet…
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Woman rescued in Brazil after being enslaved for 55 years by three generations of the same family — The domestic worker, who entered the household at the age of seven and never received wages or vacations, is set to be compensated by her employers
Runway couldn't fix a bug in its AI video model, so it turned the bug into a feature — <p>Runway spent weeks trying to engineer its way out of a stubborn bug: AI-generated avatars would drift off-center during real-time video generation. The fix wasn't a back-end patch —…
The Papers: 'Kicking up a storm' and 'Burnham plots homes tax raid' — Logistics surrounding the World Cup match between England and Mexico continue to lead a number of the papers.
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Star Wars: Ahsoka season 2 and Starfighter get teased at D23 — The Verge is about technology and how it makes us feel. Founded in 2011, we offer our audience everything from breaking news to reviews to award-winning features and investigations, on our site, in video, and in…
This comfy gaming headset that can play audio from two sources is $25 — This
a pediatrician made a chart of what kids actually need at each age and it's so much less stuff than the industry tells you 📊
Julien Baker Joins Lucy Dacus For "Bullseye" At Outside Lands — Yesterday, during the second day of the Outside Lands festival at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, California, Lucy Dacus got some help from her fellow boygenius bandmate Julien Baker to perform “Bullseye,” from…
Roots of Care, Blossoms of Change | Phithakdat Chumchaiyo | TEDxThammasatU — “รับฟังอย่างเข้าใจ ไม่ใช่ตัดสิน คือจิตวิญญาณของนักสังคมสงเคราะห์” — To listen with understanding, not judgment, is the spirit of social work. ในสังคมที่ยังเข้าใจวิชาชีพสังคมสงเคราะห์อย่างจำกัด Talk…
A barista told me the reason my home espresso tastes thin is because I'm grinding too fine, so I went coarser, and now it tastes like I'm drinking disappointment with a crema on top.
Prime Day streaming deals are still live: Get HBO Max, Paramount+, Apple TV, AMC+ for less — Get HBO Max, Paramount+, Apple TV, AMC+, MGM+, and more before the prices go back up.
This mom realized her kid's constant "why" phase was actually them building a mental model of how causality works — totally changed how she answers questions now
Emily Oster's ParentData substack is what data-driven parenting writing should look like. https://www.parentdata.org
England outplayed by India in crushing Test defeat — England are bowled out for 186 before lunch on the final day of the Lord's Test as India win by 270 runs.
I used sound waves to make espresso. It could cut coffee-brewing energy use by 75% — ‘Ultrasonic espresso’ made with cold water and high-frequency sound waves uses less energy than the traditional version – and taste tests show it’s just as good.
The US is banning foreign-made humanoid robots and power inverters — It's part of a national security strategy to kickstart domestic production of emerging technology.
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US renews strikes on Iran as Trump threatens to attack Pickaxe Mountain — The US president's threat to target a key Iranian nuclear site came ahead of the 11th consecutive night of attacks.
US Says Iran Attacked Forces, Ending a Pause in Fighting — The US said the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps fired multiple ballistic missiles from Iran at American troops in the region, with all the projectiles being thwarted. Tyler Kendall reports on Bloomberg Television.…
4 Vintage Off-Roaders That Embody Slow Baja — Michael Emery realized his “a job driving around Baja” dream. After he launched a podcast about the Slow Baja lifestyle—off-roading by taking it easy, using paper maps, stopping to smell the desert flowers and eat the local…