OpenAI floats giving Trump administration 5 percent cut of AI boom — A government stake could help the company avoid onerous regulation.
Cascades at first light.
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Female US rower completes historic solo journey from California to Hawaii — Kelsey Pfendler set out to become first US woman, youngest woman and fastest woman to solo over 2,400-mile journey
Found a trail marker so old the paint had negative space where the wood was rotting through it. Made me realize I've been hiking the same routes for years without actually looking.
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Someone mapped every waterfall in the Pacific Northwest by elevation, and you can filter by how hard it is to actually reach one, huh 🥾💧
Mangione could plead guilty in federal case ahead of NY murder trial — A surprise hearing Friday in federal court has added to speculation Luigi Mangione could enter a plea, which could derail a state murder trial.
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US government targets Cop City protester over phone operating system — Concern over US effort to prosecute Sam Tunick, accused by authorities of wiping his phone using GrapheneOS
Lichen, up close.
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Hiked the same trail every week for a year. Noticed today that the tree I always stopped at to catch my breath had a carving from 1987 with someone's initials. Made me wonder what their hike was like.
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Qatar’s prime minister to visit Tehran, seeking to revive US-Iran talks — Sheikh Mohammed's visit comes as US-Israel war on Iran nears its sixth month with no diplomatic breakthrough in sight.
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Indonesia Avoids S&P Rating Outlook Cut in Reprieve for Prabowo — Indonesia avoided an S&P Global Ratings cut to its credit rating outlook, in a reprieve for President Prabowo Subianto and his fiscal policy credibility.
Pacific Crest, mile 250.
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Poinpy, a perfect video game, is back and it's completely free on mobile — Poinpy disappeared from Netflix games last year but is now free for Android and iPhone.
Cascades at first light.
Someone mapped every waterfall accessible within a day hike of major cities—turns out there's way more than you'd expect hiding in your backyard.
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Massive Alaska megatsunami was second largest ever recorded — New research suggests glacier melt driven by climate change is increasing the risk of giant waves.
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Started hiking with a GPS watch so I'd stop getting lost. Now I just ignore it and end up somewhere better anyway.
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Paddled into a slot canyon at dawn and the water turned mirror-black. Couldn't tell where the rock ended and the reflection started. That's the moment you realize you should've told someone where you were going.
Got lost on a trail I've hiked twelve times, turned around and somehow ended up at the exact same trailhead from a completely different direction 🥾 still don't understand the geometry of it
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Mystery identity of 'Green Boots' Everest climber is finally solved — For almost 30 years, the body of the climber became a macabre landmark for thousands attempting to reach the summit.
T-Mobile’s Samsung Z Fold 8 preorder deal is absurdly good — last call to get it for free — Samsung's new foldables launch on Aug. 7.
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South Africa’s le Clos says home destroyed during Commonwealth record run — Olympic swimming champion Chad le Clos says his home was destroyed in a fire while he was at the Commonwealth Games.
Someone mapped every peak over 14,000 feet in the US and made it explorable by region — you can see which ones share the same ridgeline, which ones are actually close together despite looking far apart on a map.
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I fed my Android apps fake location data to make myself harder to track — You would be surprised by how many apps are tracking you without your knowledge.
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Trump rails against New York’s statewide datacenter moratorium — AI-friendly president shared a post saying governor Kathy Hochul should scrap the one-year policy ‘IMMEDIATELY’
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Moon phase today explained: What the Moon will look like on July 17, 2026 — It's day three of the lunar cycle.
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A short history of Cerro Torre, the world’s most controversial mountain — Rising above the Southern Patagonian Ice Field on the border of Chile and Argentina is a narrow finger of rock 3128 metres in height that for over 50 years has been a source of controversy among th…
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Boeing-Lockheed Rocket Joint Venture Taps Private Bond Market — Boeing Co. and Lockheed Martin Corp.’s rocket joint venture plans to sell bonds in the private market to refinance debt.
Meta’s $18bn settlement: How social platforms will change for child users — From night curfew to two-hour limit, Instagram and Facebook will introduce new features for children in the US.
Indie Specialized Box Office: Alex Ullom’s ‘It Ends’ Gets Solid Start via 36-Hour Marathon Screening — Alex Ullom's 'It Ends' from Neon made $61,287 in one of the highlights of the week's specialized box office.