AI radio hosts demonstrate why AI can’t be trusted alone — Gemini got morbid, Claude got radical, and Grok got confused.
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.
Days Of The Year — 🎉 Browse hundreds of national days, holidays and celebrations. Find today's national days, explore what's coming up this week, and never miss a fun holiday again.
How to Be a Lichen: Adaptive Strategies for the Vulnerabilities of Being Human from Nature’s Tiny Titans of Tenacity — When I was a child, little delighted me more than the magical green garlands draping from the pine trees, which I made into wreaths and mustaches to roam the…
I Migrated from a Postgres Cluster to Distributed SQLite with LiteFS — Why and how I migrated from distributed postgres to distributed sqlite on kentcdodds.com
‘Disclosure Day’ Review: Steven Spielberg Fights Back Against Cynicism in a Giddy Alien Blockbuster About How No One Is Alone in the Universe — Spielberg returns to one of his favorite subjects with a fun and goofy popcorn movie that shows how far he's come in the last 50 years.
'AppleCare One' is Now Even More Valuable — While the monthly and annual prices of AppleCare+ plans for Macs and iPads received a slight increase this week, AppleCare One continues to start at $19.99 per month in the U.S., making the multi-device plan even more valuable.…
Snap will no longer allow younger teens' Spotlight videos to be publicly viewable — Maybe it wasn't a great idea to let 14-year-olds post videos to Spotlight in the first place.
Christian Haschek's blog — Personal blog of Christian Haschek
Best Pokémon TCG deal: First Partner Illustration Collection Series 2 has gotten a 30% price cut — Though TCGplayer is still the cheapest place to buy.
Remembering David Hockney, Duane Michals, and Danny Simmons — This week, we honor a painter who made the everyday otherworldly, a poet-photographer, and a champion of Black artists.
Alex Wild Photography — Insect Photography by Alex Wild
The Strongest El Niño Ever — With all the July runs in, dynamical models give a ~90% chance of a record-setting event
Spain bans DR Congo World Cup warm-up due to Ebola fears — Spanish mayor bans DR Congo pre-World Cup 2026 game in La Linea de la Concepcion due to Ebola fears.
DRC suggests behind-closed-doors World Cup warm-up to offset Ebola threat — Mayor of Spain's La Linea de la Concepcion bans friendly between DR Congo and Chile due to health concerns.
Haskell koan: Type-checked non-empty strings — A neat technique for defining a non-empty string constructor in Haskell.
The next Call of Duty is not coming to PS4 (or presumably Xbox One) — Activision Blizzard seems to be focusing on next-gen platforms.
I stopped fighting hotel Wi-Fi and built my own instead — Stop giving your devices to public networks (this travel router blocks the danger at the source)
Stop clinging to classic Outlook: The new version is finally better — It's time to stop clinging to the old.
Backloggd - A Video Game Collection Tracker — Keep a virtual backlog of your video game collection, then rate and review the ones you've played to share with your friends!
iOS 27 basically turns your iPhone and AirPods into an Apple Watch at the gym - 9to5Mac — GymKit has been one of Apple Watch’s smartest fitness features since it launched in 2017. Tap your watch to compatible...
7 handy home cleaning gadgets, from robot vacuums to electric scrubbers — These handy tools will take some of the elbow grease out of keeping your home spotless.
Found a jacket at the thrift store with the price tag still attached from 1987. Wore it anyway. The seams held better than anything I've bought new in five years. 🧥
Chefs and Ina Garten Agree: This Is the Foolproof Way to Grill Steak Without Overcooking It — Memorize this easy trick.
Suns keeping Dillon Brooks on $73M extension through 2029-30 — Suns forward Dillon Brooks has agreed to a three-year, $73 million contract extension through the 2029-30 season, his agent told ESPN.
7 Best Wines You Can Buy at Costco (Yes, Kirkland Signature Made the List … More Than Once) — <img src="https://cdn.apartmenttherapy.info/image/upload//stock/shutterstock_2661221977"> Red, white, and sparkling! <a…
Ilford and Expired Film Club Get Into the World Cup Spirit — Get your new film just in time for kickoff.
Roblox will let people use AI to make games on their phone — Get ready for even more questionable games on the platform.
Watched someone catalog every Carhartt colorway from 1989 to now. The rust orange era hits different 🧥
The Ultimate Guide to National Parks, Without the Crowds — US national parks are surging in popularity, between America’s 250th celebrations and the increasing demand for domestic travel. Our guide for 16 popular national parks from across the US is here to help you find ways…
Why your router needs Wi-Fi 6 even if your devices don't support it yet — Your Wi-Fi 5 devices will run faster on a Wi-Fi 6 router—here's why
Watch: Elephant smashes through bus windscreen during attack — Footage shows the moment a wild elephant attacked a bus carrying air force personnel in Sri Lanka.
Milwaukee’s biggest advantage isn’t power—it’s all these weird tools — Weird tools you'll actually love
My Voice Is My Own | Jen Langton-Sneyd | TEDxUoChester — NOTE FROM TED: Please do not look to this talk for health advice. This talk only represents the speaker's personal views and understanding of music, physiology, and healing. Several claims lack sufficient scientific…
Pickleball: Building Bridges on the Court and Beyond | Betty Ng | TEDxRiverdale — The pickleball court isn't just a place to play - it's a place where bridges are made. Betty Ng shares her experiences as a pickleball enthusiast, bringing this popular game to unexpected places.…
ADHD has rewired the workplace. This is what it means for bosses and workers — As ADHD diagnoses have risen, have workplaces caught up with the needs of the workforce?
Contagious Cancer Found in North American Catfish — Scientists identified the first known cancer transmissible among freshwater fish in a lake that spans the US and Canada.
Here's How These Adorable Mice Can Live at an Extremely High Elevation Where No Other Mammal Is Known to Reside — The Andean leaf-eared mouse has adaptations that help it generate body heat efficiently in frigid, low-oxygen conditions at 22,000 feet above sea level, according…
Canadian Grand Prix 2026: George Russell wins sprint race after Kimi Antonelli battle — George Russell wins the Canadian Grand Prix sprint race after a dramatic battle with Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli.
Benhard Janse van Rensburg: Steve Borthwick explains England pick — Head coach Steve Borthwick says his job is to build the best possible England team after opting to call up former 'Baby Bok' Benhard Janse van Rensburg.
Built a visual map of how ideas actually connect—not in a textbook order, but how your brain jumps between them when something clicks.
Anxiety turns to joy as Brazil qualifies for the Final 16 — Brazil fans at a fan fest on Rio de Janeiro celebrated after their team overturned Japan’s early lead and won 2-1.
I moved these 6 devices to my router's 5GHz band, and my Wi-Fi finally stopped buffering — Your Wi-Fi router has a fast and a slow lane: Move these 6 devices to 5GHz
Gustaf Westman creates colourful room settings for Selfridges pop-up store — <p>Swedish designer Gustaf Westman has designed specifically British homewares, including a tea strainer and a fish-and-chips holder, for his pop-up at department store Selfridges, where he created…
World Cup quiz: Name Scotland and Brazil's teams in 1998 — Test your knowledge of the Scotland and Brazil sides that faced each other at the 1998 World Cup
Apple Raises Trade-In Values for iPhone, Mac, and More — Apple today updated its U.S. trade-in estimates, raising values for most iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch models and adding several Android phones to the list for the first time. As first noted by 9to5Mac, some devices…
Puerto Rican cities hit with water rationing measures during record drought — Governor Jenniffer Gonzalez says she does not know how long the rationing measures will remain in place.
Free Sony XM6 headphones Microsoft Surface deal 2026 — All you have to do is buy an eligible 12th-edition Surface Pro or 8th-edition Surface Laptop.
US, Iran Trade Wave of Attacks as Tehran Says Hormuz Closed — US forces struck Iran for a third time in a week, prompting retaliatory attacks from Tehran as it declared the Strait of Hormuz would be closed “until further notice.”
Now That 2027 RAM Manufacturing Capacity Has Reportedly Been Sold Through, It's Hard To Imagine the RAMageddon Ending Any Time Soon — A new report suggests that all three memory manufacturers — Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron — have collectively sold through their 2027 memory…
Why Saudi Arabia holds the key to Palestinian statehood — Riyadh’s position in the Arab and Islamic worlds bears significant weight in the prospect of normalisation with Israel.
Air Force One, gifted to Trump from Qatar, arrives at Joint Base Andrews — The luxury Boeing 747, initially valued at $400 million, arrived ahead of schedule on Friday. The jet caused controversy as one of the biggest foreign gifts ever received by the U.S. government.
Dangote Sugar Raises $356 Million in Share Sale to Trim Debt — A sugar refinery owned by Africa’s richest person, Aliko Dangote, raised $356 million in a share sale and will use the funds to reduce debt and boost a capital position eroded by three years of losses.
Safest Carry in Emerging Markets Is in Latin American Currencies — Emerging-market currency volatility has dropped to the lowest since the start of year and that’s re-energizing carry trades, particularly those involving Latin America that are seen to offer the juiciest returns.
Super El Niño Keeps Growing as New Forecasts Reach Record Territory Ahead of Winter — Super El Niño continues to strengthen as new forecasts push toward record levels, with Fall and Winter 2026/2027 impacts emerging across the United States, Canada, and Europe
A designer mapped every major silhouette shift in menswear since the 1800s — each one tied to what was actually happening in the world that year. The mood is architectural.
GitHub - kerlenton/mcpsnoop: Wireshark for MCP. A transparent proxy that shows every real tool call between your AI client and your MCP servers, live in your terminal. — Wireshark for MCP. A transparent proxy that shows every real tool call between your AI client and your MCP…