'Healey eyes banks and oil tax' and 'X Factor comeback' — As rescue efforts enter their fifth day following the Nepal flash floods, some of today's papers report on the climbing death toll.
Slack wants to drag AI coding out of the terminal and into the group chat — <p><a href="https://slack.com/">Slack</a> wants to drag AI coding out of the terminal and into the group chat.</p><p>The Salesforce-owned messaging platform today announced <a…
The Art of Living Together in Today's Nigeria | Lynda Binos | TEDxBingham University — 'The Art of Living Together in Today's Nigeria' is a thought provoking talk on understanding and navigating Nigerian Culture in today's society. It explores how culture shapes the way people…
Perplexity partners with Nvidia to launch Portable Computer, a fully local AI agent with zero token costs — <p><a href="https://www.perplexity.ai/">Perplexity</a> is launching <a href="https://www.perplexity.ai/hub/products/portable-computer">Portable Computer</a> today, a…
South Africa hold off All Blacks fightback to level series — World champions South Africa deliver a powerful first-half performance as they edge past New Zealand and level 'Rugby's Greatest Rivalry' series at 1-1.
Zara Larsson & PinkPantheress Finally Perform Together For The First Time At All Points East — Earlier this year, PinkPantheress brought out memorable guests at her Coachella set, including Zara Larsson, who took the stage solo to perform her own song “Midnight Sun.” Shortly…
Spotify to distinguish AI artists from real people and block them from some playlists — Music streaming platform creates ‘AI persona’ label that will appear on profiles and track listings in crackdown on fake performers
Matt’s Script Archive: The Scripts That Reshaped The Web — The high schooler who developed everyone’s forums and guestbooks in 1996 didn’t really think about security. But Matt’s Script Archive was more than exploits.
University of California System Offloads $1 Billion of Private Equity Stakes — The University of California system sold $1 billion of private equity stakes to HarbourVest Partners, according to people familiar with the matter.
Best Fire Stick deal: Save $35 on Fire Stick 4K Max — Now is a great time to upgrade your streaming.
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Sabalenka into round four after comfortable win against Ostapenko — Aryna Sabalenka remains on course for her first Wimbledon singles title after she beats Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko in straight sets to reach the last 16 at SW19.
Pixelated 113: Made You (Camera) Look — Welcome to Pixelated episode 113. This week, Damien, Abner, and Will dive into their thoughts and reviews of the Pixel...
Madonna Pays Tribute To Late Producer William Orbit — On Friday (Aug. 7), news broke that producer William Orbit had passed away on July 23 at the age of 69. He’s best known for his work on 1998’s pop classic Ray Of Light, and the singer paid tribute to him in a new social…
Pompeii: Out of Time with Tom Hiddleston | Teaser | National Geographic — Tom Hiddleston, star of Loki and the Avengers, joins National Geographic to tell the story of Pompeii like you’ve never seen before. Over 1000 years after the famed eruption of Mt. Vesuvius buried the city
Don't scan any QR codes until you learn to spot this dangerous scam — QR codes hide one scam that's getting harder to spot.
Steve Rosenberg: Shortage of petrol but not patriotism as Russians feel growing impact of war — Drivers are waiting hours in fuel queues, as Moscow prepares to celebrate Russian Flag Day.
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Venezuela-US Oil Deals Remain Clouded in Secrecy — While companies are signing contracts, the process is opaque and the rules are uncertain.
Derailed Essex to London train leads to travel chaos — It has happened less than 24 hours after a train came off the tracks in East Sussex.
QSB-118: Dom0 arbitrary code execution in qvm-copy-to-vm error reporting — We have published Qubes Security Bulletin (QSB) 118: Dom0 arbitrary code execution in qvm-copy-to-vm error reporting. The text of this QSB and its accompanying cryptographic signatures are reproduced…
The Foods From TONY | Binging with Babish — Thank you Helix Sleep for sponsoring! Visit helixsleep.com/babish to take advantage of their Labor Day Sale and save up to 30% off on select mattresses! On this episode of Binging with Babish, we're making the food from…
How population decline is exposing Germany's old divides — Decades after the fall of the Berlin Wall, a population slump in the east lays bare the existing divisions
These 5 Good Lock tools completely changed how I use my Galaxy phone — Customization tools that break Android's own rules
We Try EVERY Food At Wendy's — We ate EVERYTHING at Wendy's and ranked it on a scale of 1-100. Watch today's GMMORE: https://youtu.be/963kofr6XBk Subscribe and click the bell icon so you'll know when we add a new episode! Sign up for Mythical newsletters to stay up to date on a
The coolest use for the Vision Pro — One day there will hopefully be a house on this land Over the last year, I admittedly haven’t used my Vision Pro a ton, but fairly recently I discovered a super handy use that it’s absolutely incredible at, provided you have the right…
APOD: 2026 August 20 - The Elephant's Trunk in Cepheus - NASA Science — APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 August 20 – The… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different…
Israel raids, shutters UNRWA lifeline for Palestinian refugees — An UNRWA vocational centre in the occupied West Bank has been raided by Israeli forces and ordered to close.
Josh Hokit disparages Michelle Obama at UFC White House event — UFC fighter Josh Hokit targeted Michelle Obama during his postfight comments at Sunday's UFC White House event, saying the former First Lady "is a man."
Russia bars only party opposing war in Ukraine from parliamentary vote — The pro-Kremlin nationalist party Rodina accused the Yabloko party of receiving undeclared campaign support.
Israeli blockade traps would-be Hajj pilgrim in Gaza — For years, 64-year-old Najia Abu Lehia dreamed of performing Hajj with her husband.
You're Trying to Spot AI-Generated Faces Wrong — The machines are getting better, here's how to fight back.
Hosting provider Namecheap is down after data center cooling failure — Hosting provider Namecheap is down after data center cooling failure.
Sony might be rebooting its 2020 flagship headphones — Sony might turn back the clock and revive an older model to save potential buyers some cash.
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Massachusetts teen accused of killing mother and brother used ChatGPT — District attorney says Arjun Aravind, 17, used internet and AI to search for fantasy stories regarding killing of his family
The drug lenacapavir is a mighty weapon against HIV. Its rollout gets mixed reviews — It's a twice-a-year injection that is remarkably effective in preventing an HIV infection. Distribution is starting. But questions are being raised about getting it to the areas that need it…
The Lego Animal Crossing Blathers set is on sale for its lowest price ever — We're trading fossils for bricks.
From Rules to Intelligence: AI-Powered Governance for Enterprise | Raghunath Loganathan | TEDxSCES — What happens when governance evolves from manual checklists and static policies to intelligent systems capable of monitoring, detecting, and responding in real time? In this…
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Asian Stocks Shrug Off Pressure from Hawkish Fed | The Asia Trade 6/18/2026 — "Bloomberg: The Asia Trade" brings you everything you need to know to get ahead as the trading day begins in Asia. Bloomberg TV is live from Sydney and Singapore with Haidi Stroud-Watts and Avril…
‘Coyote vs. Acme’ Review: Thank Goodness This Clever Comedy About the Evils of Corporate Greed Was Rescued from Corporate Hell — Dave Green's smart & sweet Looney Tunes movie is about underdogs (undercartoons?) fighting deep-pocketed baddies who don't care about actual quality.
Canada marks Gordie Howe bridge opening without US after trade war deepens — Canada cancelled planned cross-border ribbon-cutting ceremony and the milestone opening was only among Canadians.
Why Baby Boomers are turning to retro directories like AdultFriendFinder to skip the swiping games — The over-60 crowd is equally sick of the swipe and older, established dating sites are benefitting.
Ordinary Abundance — A walk through a modern apartment, through the eyes of the people for whom everything in it was new.
NBA HOF week: Mike D'Antoni dishes on Nash, Kobe and Linsanity — The legendary coach, architect of some of the most explosive offenses in NBA history, talks "seven seconds or less,' Madison Square Garden and a "doomed" Lakers tenure.
Trump says the U.S. will reinstate its blockade on Iran and charge a toll on ships — The move comes after the U.S. and Iran exchanged fire for the third weekend in a row, raising the specter of a return to all-out war after a shaky ceasefire took effect in June.
PSG want £145m for Barcola - Monday's gossip — Paris St-Germain want £145m for Bradley Barcola, Real Madrid set Vinicius Jr price and Arsenal to accelerate Bruno Guimaraes talks, plus more.
A Hot CPI Report Causes Problems for Fed, Caron Says — Jim Caron, CIO of portfolio solutions for Morgan Stanley Investment Management, says a hot CPI report on Wednesday could cause problems for the Federal Reserve. Caron says higher nominal growth is driving equity prices…
Kent Jones and His Love of Actors Make ‘Late Fame’ One of the Best Films of 2026 — The film critic turned filmmaker discusses working with actors, adapting Schnitzler with screenwriter Samy Burch, and recreating memories of New York.
Canadian Stocks Whipsaw After US Trade Talks Break Down — Canadian stocks flipped between gains and losses at Monday’s open after the collapse of talks with the US unleashed what threatens to become a widening trade war, with Prime Minister Mark Carney recalling his negotiators…
BlackSun Raises $1 Billion for New Sports and Media Fund — Private equity group BlackSun has raised $1 billion for its inaugural investment vehicle, Mega Fund I, with the target of reaching $7 billion to invest across sports, media, entertainment and technology.
Rearranged my bedroom three times before realizing the real problem was the one corner that never gets natural light. A single white shelf there and suddenly everything feels intentional.
Barbican and Made.com launch homeware collection celebrating iconic London estate — <p>The Barbican Centre shop has launched a homeware collection with online retailer Made.com, which includes furniture and lighting modelled on details of the brutalist housing complex in…
Apple @ Work: What IDC’s latest shipments mean for the MacBook Neo and Air in the enterprise - 9to5Mac — New data from IDC reveals a massive divide in corporate computer procurement, highlighting why the choice between the MacBook Neo and MacBook Air matters for IT fleets.
5 Things That Turn Any Car Into a Maintenance Nightmare — The cool air of a summer night wafts in through the open garage door just as the jack settles your project car onto the jack stands while the radio starts the perfect song to kick off a night of wrenching. Unfortunately,…
How to quit well | Jordyn Brielle Wright | TEDxBessies Creek — We spend our whole lives being told never to quit, but nobody teaches us how to leave something with honesty and intention. This talk offers three questions to help you tell the difference between giving up and…
Israel continues attacks on Syria, Lebanon despite US push for diplomacy — Israeli artillery attacks, air raids and incursions continue as questions grow over US commitment to ending strikes.
We're Seeing a 'K-Shaped Bond Market' Says Guneet Dhingra — Market participants are warning that a lack of predictability when it comes to the US Treasury’s debt management strategy could ultimately portend higher borrowing costs. Guneet Dhingra, Head of US Rates Strategy at…