Infinite Jeffs is an actual physical book you can buy in which “every one of the ~550,000 words in Infinite Je — Infinite Jeffs is an actual physical book you can buy in which “every one of the ~550,000 words in Infinite Jest [is replaced] with ‘Jeff’ while preserving punc
Open champ Ryan Fox says fast play in golf 'not that difficult' — Ryan Fox took all of 22 seconds to take his winning putt at the Open Championship, becoming the new face of playing quickly in a sport that could use a good example.
Razer’s Bantamweight Viper V4 Pro Mouse Packs a Heavyweight Punch — Small, iterative improvements brings serious performance gains to Razer’s Viper V4 Pro.
The Science Behind Why Soccer Players at the 2026 World Cup Are Cutting Their Socks — Holes in socks have become a curious sight at this year’s World Cup. The reasons why are a weird mix of biomechanics, perception, and player habits.
FOSDEM 2026 - Mercurial, 20 years and counting: how are we still alive and kicking?
Flamingo Gardens and the Wray House in Davie — A time capsule of life in Southern Florida in the 1930s.
A list of Jurassic Park computers in excruciating detail, including an Apple Powerbook 100, a SGI R4000 Indigo — A list of Jurassic Park computers in excruciating detail, including an Apple Powerbook 100, a SGI R4000 Indigo, the Motorola Envoy (PDA), and some Thinking Mach
Google Pixel 11 cameras: Magic Capture and more — Google's Pixel 11 lineup brings bold new camera features and a surprising approach to its camera hardware.
Oil Advances as US-Iran Deal Remains Elusive: Markets Wrap — Oil climbed as tensions remained elevated in the Middle East, with negotiations over a permanent US-Iran ceasefire showing little sign of a breakthrough.
GLM-5.2 - How to Run Locally | Unsloth Documentation — Run the new GLM-5.2 model by Z.ai on local hardware!
Mercury legend Diana Taurasi hopes to join ownership group — Two days before her No. 3 will be retired by the Phoenix Mercury, Diana Taurasi told ESPN that she hopes to join Mercury ownership in the next year or two.
Inside a secretive Ukrainian team launching deep drone strikes at Russia — Ukraine's long-range drones are striking deep inside Russia, up to 1,200 miles away, hitting oil refineries and depots. NPR recently spent time with one of the Ukrainian strike teams launching drones at…
Samsung's plans for free storage upgrades become clearer as Galaxy Z Fold 8 nears launch — It turns out the news isn’t all so bad. New reports from Samsung insiders claim the company might offer free...
Kardigan Files for IPO to Fund Cardiovascular Disease Treatment — Kardigan Inc. filed for a US initial public offering that will help fund three late-stage drugs that target the root cause of cardiovascular diseases.
Three Charts That Sum Up the Big AI Debates Right Now — Capital spend, ROI, and energy.
Lantern Stove #gadgets — Lantern Stove #gadgets
The Science of Unpredictability | Los Alamos National Laboratory — The FPUT problem, chaos theory, and the rise of nonlinear dynamics—how Los Alamos scientists changed how we understand complex systems.
Japan Push for Corporate Growth Over Value Sets Off Skepticism — The Japanese government’s new push to encourage companies to use their cash for longer-term growth is raising concerns it will lead to unprofitable investments and erode corporate value.
A quiet day in Harare after Zimbabwe’s shutdown call — A heavy security presence and cautious businesses reflected tensions over constitutional changes.
Man of his word: Pope Leo speeches declared human-authored by Australian AI detection tool — Maps of Hope has been certified by Proudly Human, a company led by former chief scientist, Dr Alan Finkel
The Number Ones: The Kid Laroi & Justin Bieber's "Stay" — In The Number Ones, I’m reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart’s beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. The column is now biweekly, alternatin
Fitbit Air owners are placing automatic watches on the same strap as the tracker, and it's easy — The Fitbit Air doesn’t replace your analog or digital watch, and that’s one of the biggest reasons it works. Naturally,...
We need to rethink our math classes | Benji Billman | TEDxCU — Nearly 80% of students take Algebra 2 in the United States, but less than 35% of students take those skills to pass Calculus for their collegiate degrees. What about all of the other students who don’t use those Algeb
Current Obsessions: Escapism — <p>On deck this weekend? Height-of-summer markets, three books we’re eyeing, statuesque flowers for the garden, and more. Read on: Perfect Earth Project’s Edwina von Gal is moderating a panel discussion on how to safely and sustainably…
Why You Might Already Own SpaceX Shares, Siri’s AI Makeover, and Knicks Owner’s Surveillance Machine — Today on Uncanny Valley, we take an early look at the SpaceX IPO and why you might find yourself among the investors without even realizing it.
GitHub - dekart-xyz/geosql: Turn Claude/Codex into geospatial analytics agent. — Turn Claude/Codex into geospatial analytics agent. - dekart-xyz/geosql
Google will allow websites to exclude themselves from AI search results — The company says opting out won't impact placement in regular searches.
As Milei’s Aura Fades, Argentina Starts to Look for a Third Way — Corruption was once Javier Milei’s strongest card against the Peronist movement that dominated Argentine politics for decades. Now it’s just one of several vulnerabilities that are damaging the libertarian…
I Regret Migrating to Codeberg — A brief comment on Codeberg’s new terms, and why a free-software host deciding which projects are welcome worries me more than the bans themselves.
If Vampire Survivors and Spelunky had a baby, it'd be Messhof's Blood Dungeon — Blood Dungeon is the latest project from the studio behind Nidhogg.
Hubble Captures Galaxy Cluster - NASA Science — Hubble captured this scene of galaxy cluster MACS J1141.6-1905 in visible and infrared light. The cluster is around four billion light-years away.
Liverpool target Diomande would prefer to join PSG — Liverpool target Yan Diomande would prefer to join Paris St-Germain, as the French club aim to agree a deal with RB Leipzig for the Ivory Coast winger.
What's next for Serrano, Han and Holm after MVPW-03? — Amanda Serrano tied Christy Martin's KO record, Stephanie Han retained her belt, and Holly Holm showed she still belongs.
Oaktree Capital-Backed ITG Raises $312.2 Million in US IPO — Digital infrastructure services firm ITG Inc. raised $312.2 million in a US initial public offering, pricing its shares below a marketed range.
New library: biff.core — System composition and other interfaces for Biff projects
Ardent — Database branching for coding agents — Create copies of any Postgres database in under 6 seconds. Let coding agents test, clean, and migrate data on isolated branches with zero risk to production.
GitHub - tamnd/kage: Shadow any website for offline viewing, with the JavaScript stripped out — Shadow any website for offline viewing, with the JavaScript stripped out - tamnd/kage
Forget the crossover—this used Audi wagon delivers luxury and practicality for less — Skip the boring crossover, and consider this sleek luxury wagon instead.
Apple fixes a Beats Studio Buds flaw that let hackers listen to conversations — What you need to know about both the flaw and the fix.
There’s a Global Network of Fungi Under Your Feet. This Is the First Complete Map — A new study has succeeded in mapping, on a global scale, the fungal network that supports plant life and helps regulate our planet’s climate.
When everyone has AI and the company still learns nothing — Are people using AI, or is the organization learning from it? What changed because we spent those tokens? And who moves discoveries from individuals to teams to organizational capabilities?
Seven interventions to ancient structures and historic ruins — Our latest roundup looks at sensitively designed additions to historic sites around the world, including the Colosseum in Rome.
Ryanair boss says 'foreign object' may have caused plane window incident — Passenger Ljubisa Karović was partially sucked out of a cabin window on the Boeing aircraft.
Watch: Houses engulfed in flames across Stourbridge — Multiple fires burned across the West Midlands and destroyed homes there.
Common Milkweed 101: Grow this Beautifully Chaotic Native Perennial — <p>What is a chaotic native perennial? The concept of chaos-gardening is trending (think of it as re-wilding, rebranded for 2026). And if you have ever grown common milkweed you are nodding and smiling,…
The Flawless Surface of Yves Saint Laurent — A new exhibition at the International Center of Photography presents the designer precisely as he wanted to be seen.