OpenAI puts the brakes on a new model because it’s supposedly too powerful — The new model wasn’t involved in the Hugging Face breach, OpenAI says.
Lenovo IFA 2026: New laptops and rollable screens — Lenovo brings bold new laptops, a fanless ThinkBook and another rollable screen to IFA 2026.
Comic book artists used to trace photos and nobody cared. Then one guy got caught doing it in the 1990s and the internet decided it was cheating forever.
Puerto Rico Is Rationing Water. It Could’ve Avoided It by Harvesting Rainwater — The island could capture billions of gallons of water a year if it implemented systems to catch it as it falls from the sky.
Korea to Require Mock Trading for Single-Stock Leveraged ETFs — South Korea will require new investors in single-stock leveraged exchange-traded funds to undergo mock trading exercises, further tightening rules on highly risky products that have amplified market volatility.
Apple TV has beloved comedy returning soon, with Pluribus star added - 9to5Mac — Owen Wilson’s comedy Stick has a lot in common with Ted Lasso, and Apple just announced it’s returning soon for season 2.
Video: At least two killed and hundreds displaced in Israeli attack on Gaza — An Israeli attack on the al-Mawasi camp in Khan Younis has killed several people, including a mother and her child.
Old habits haunt Rangers in early McInnes tenure — Derek McInnes says Rangers were "guilty of beating ourselves" as he bemoaned the loss of cheap goals in the Europa League qualifying first-leg defeat to Jagiellonia Bialystok in Poland.
Is China seeking to copy Iran’s Strait of Hormuz blockade around Taiwan? — Taiwan has long prepared for a Chinese military invasion but wars in Iran and Ukraine expose new potential threats.
Global ocean temperatures hit record high as El Nino intensifies — Copernicus warns of 'unprecedented strain' on world's oceans as El Nino and climate change drive up sea temperatures.
Google signs its biggest rice-methane carbon credit deal with Indian startup Mitti Labs | TechCrunch — The four-year agreement will cover rice farms across three Indian states, reaching about 100,000 hectares at peak delivery.
Neglected Quant Safety Trade Makes a Comeback as AI Risks Rise — As worries build around the artificial intelligence trade, investors are starting to seek shelter in a more pedestrian corner of the stock market: companies with sturdy finances.
15 Important Cars from the 2026 Gooding Christie’s Pebble Beach Auction — Gooding Christie’s conducted its 22nd Pebble Beach auction this year, bringing 167 vehicles ranging from a 1905 Léon Bollée to historic racers to nearly new Porsches, Lamborghinis, and…
The Pebble Time 2 proves smartwatches got worse, not better — They finally make them like they used to
Why suddenly having money (often) goes wrong | Tom Henske | TEDxNaples — We have all heard the story that most lottery winners end up broke. The truth, however, is that it’s a myth. But the problem it points to, Sudden Wealth Syndrome, is very real. From college athletes…
The Discovery Problem — The biggest bottleneck to AI adoption isn't intelligence. It's discovery. The system can do almost anything, but it still requires you to already know what to ask for.
A cartoonist spent three years drawing the same coffee shop from different angles. Every page is the exact same moment, seen from a new seat.
A cartoonist mapped out every panel transition technique used in comics — turns out there are patterns nobody talks about.
William Basinski Returns With Solo Piano Album — Listen to an excerpt of the composer’s first solo LP in six years, Passing the Cup of Sorrows
Jose Ramirez homers to complete Guardians' comeback in ALDS — Jose Ramirez hit the deciding two-run homer to complete the Guardians' comeback from an 0-2 deficit vs. the White Sox in their best-of-five ALDS.
How to use an iPad as a second screen for your Mac or Windows PC — Your iPad can give your Mac or PC some much-needed extra screen space.
How far will the US-Canada trade war go? — Canada and the US risk a full-scale trade war after a breakdown in talks.
What are force-cancelling subwoofers and are they worth it? — The force is weak in this one.
India’s Weak Rupee Fails to Deliver Export Payoff, HSBC Says — India’s exporters are getting little help from a weaker rupee as high tariffs and gaps in domestic manufacturing blunt the benefits, according to HSBC Holdings Plc.
Diego Luna Migrant Drama ‘Ashes’ Sells to Watermelon Pictures Ahead of Toronto Film Festival Premiere — Diego Luna's 'Ashes,' a drama about immigrants in Spain, has sold to Watermelon Pictures.
你越真，命越好！ | 富贵 | TEDxNanshan — 如果生命是一棵树，那你是柠檬还是番茄？ 富贵在演讲中，通过他与合伙人种菜的经历，反思现代生活的“用力过猛”：焦虑、加速、无休止的竞争。他总结出一条简单而深刻的生命哲学：焦虑来自失序，而好命源于顺应自己的生长节奏。 当你慢下来，找到属于自己的节奏，便学会了尊重生命独特的自然进程——该开花时开花，该结果时结果。 科学短视频内容创作者 《狗，且偷生》播客主理人 This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format…
Apple Invites updated with three changes, including a new cohosting feature - 9to5Mac — Apple’s digital event planning app, Invites, is out with three changes today, including a new cohosting feature. Apple Invites adds...
Photos: Large Oslo crowd bids farewell to Norway’s King Harald V — Thousands line streets of Norway's capital as King Harald V is laid to rest during service attended by world leaders.
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Ice Spice and Lil Yachty, Turnstile and Slayyyter: This Week’s Pitchfork Selects Playlist — Our weekly playlist highlights songs that our writers, editors, and contributors are listening to on repeat
Mississippi Chicken — <img src="https://cdn.apartmenttherapy.info/image/upload//tk/photo/2026/03-2026/2026-03-mississippi-chicken/mississippi-chicken-199"> It's the perfect slow cooker meal. <a…
Eight Books That Puncture the Myths of Silicon Valley — These are strange times for Silicon Valley. “Tech” no longer feels like a discrete industry, or a cluster of upstart companies in Palo Alto riding the optimism of the Obama years. It…
There's a database of every panel where Spider-Man's web actually breaks, organized by year and tensile strength, it's weirdly thorough
Rooney, Hart and Richards row down Hudson River — Wayne Rooney rows down the Hudson River with fellow BBC pundits Joe Hart and Micah Richards.
Comic book artist drew the same panel 50 times to figure out why a character's face felt wrong. It was the eyebrow going up instead of down.
Colombia’s Espriella to lead emergency efforts following Bogota earthquake — Colombia’s newly inaugurated president announced to lead emergency rescue efforts in Bogota’s earthquake-struck areas.
Acuerdo de Trump con Venezuela inquieta a petroleras de EE.UU. — El presidente Donald Trump se ha jactado de que su amplio acuerdo petrolero con Venezuela, que en la práctica da a Estados Unidos control sobre gran parte de la riqueza petrolera del país, es posiblemente “el…
Google Cloud announces 'Gemini agent' as ‘universal agent for work’ — At Gemini at Work 2026, Google Cloud today announced the "Gemini agent" for enterprise customers. This is for...
US Stock Futures Rise as Traders Parse Fedspeak, Earnings — US stock futures posted modest gains Thursday as bond yields stabilized near multi-year highs and investors digested latest commentary from Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller. Chip stocks fell after Broadcom…
Anthropic reveals rogue AI agents hate CAPTCHAs, just like you | TechCrunch — Come inside the mind of a bot trying to convince the internet it's human.
Keep politicians on the bus but out of sport’s driving seat, warns Coe — World Athletics' president says political influence in sport must be kept in check with LA Olympics on horizon.
Former DJI Engineers Raise $250,000 for 'World's First Robotic Extreme Zoom Camera' — A robotic camera that tracks wildlife at 2,000mm? Meet RocXZoom.
Dos Santos breaks 400m hurdles world record in Zurich — Brazil's Alison dos Santos breaks the 400m hurdles world record, clocking a time of 45.80 seconds at the Diamond League in Zurich.
Inflation Data Keeps Fed Rate Hike in Play — Joining Bloomberg This Weekend is Renaissance Macro Head of US Economic Research Neil Dutta to say that the upcoming inflation data is critical, arguing that another firm reading could keep a September hike firmly in play despite…
Project Xanadu: Even More Hindsight — Retrospective on Project Xanadu’s success and failure: a lack of design iteration, meaningful use-cases, or practicality stopped a valuable vision from maturing into something useful. (And contrasted with my approach.)
Cyberpunk Comics, Manga and Graphic Novels — A list of illustrated literature in the cyberpunk genre spanning Western comics, Japanese manga and graphic novels. Includes relevant themes, summaries and value to cyberpunk fans.
$100 Best Buy gift cards will be $60 at stores Saturday — Save $40 on almost anything Best Buy sells.
Against Brute Force: D.H. Lawrence on the Superpower of Vulnerability — “Brute force crushes many plants. Yet the plants rise again. The Pyramids will not last a moment compared with the daisy.”
Cameras on Earth and in Space Form the Frontline of Wildfire Defense — <p class="feature-image"><a href="https://petapixel.com/2026/10/12/cameras-on-earth-and-in-space-are-the-frontline-of-wildfire-defense/"><img width="1600" height="840"…
The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction — Here are this week’s Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers for nonfiction, based on sales in hundreds of independent bookstores nationwide, generously provided by the American Booksellers Associatio…
Great Global Rebalancing, Nature Crisis and Cross Border AI Agents | Raúl Hinojosa-Ojeda | TEDxUCLA — Amidst the current geopolitical and environmental strains, Dr. Raúl Hinojosa-Ojeda parse through the top three prompts in humanity’s final exam – Global Rebalancing, Nature…
AirPods 5, Apple Watch Series 12, and Ultra 4 now available on Amazon - 9to5Mac — Apple unveiled its new Apple Watch Ultra 4 and Apple Watch Series 12 lineup yesterday, plus the all-new AirPods 5....
Nvidia Stock Bulls Get Punished in the Run-Up to Earnings — Nvidia has fallen for seven days, its longest run of losses since 2022.
Calvin and Hobbes and the Price of Integrity — How Bill Watterson Stuck to His Guns — and Vanished
The Religious Experience of Philip K. Dick by R. Crumb from Weirdo #17 | Philip K. Dick — I have added a link to a .cbr file (Comic Book Archive) to download and read on your electronic device if that would be easier for your enjoyment of the story. The Religious Experience of…
Dame Esther Rantzen: That's Life! presenter, Childline founder and campaigner for assisted dying — The star presented That's Life! for two decades, set up two national helplines and went on to become a prominent campaigner in support of assisted dying.
Valve open source the Steam Machine e-ink screen so you can make your own — While Valve will not be making and providing their own e-ink display for the Steam Machine, they have opened it up so anyone can now do it.
Isis Heiligtum (Isis and Magna Mater Temple) in Mainz, Germany — <p><img alt="The temple is in the basement of the shopping mall that was built around and above it. It's a free museum." data-width="4284" data-height="5712" width="300" height="200"…
Study to reveal more about Guernsey's wild ferrets — A conservation group has been spending a year studying wild ferrets after securing government funds.
OpenAI reports more incidents of models acting deceptively — The ChatGPT creator says it is introducing a public reporting framework to share unexpected AI behaviour.