the arXiv preprint server logs every physics paper before peer review... 2.4 million uploaded so far. what's the n on papers that never get published?
Today is Tom Stoppard Day in the UK — Today in London a who’s who of the literary world will be observing what may be the inaugural memorial day for the late playwright Tom Stoppard. Celebrations center around the renaming of the Duke …
László Krasznahorkai Writes Because He Fails — The Nobel laureate on his notoriously long sentences, our estrangement from beauty, and why he would “never voluntarily reread” one of his books.
Software tool transforms everyday objects into animated displays — MIT News: https://news.mit.edu/2025/fabobscura-turns-everyday-objects-into-animated-displays-0910 Authors: Ticha Sethapakdi (MIT CSAIL), Jiaji Li (MIT CSAIL), Maxine Perroni-Scharf (MIT CSAIL), Justin Solomon (MIT
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Russia charges Telegram founder Pavel Durov with ‘aiding terrorism’ — Russia's FSB says Telegram has not pulled content used by Ukrainian intelligence and 'terrorist' groups to plan attacks.
there's a podcast where someone just reads reddit posts about people's worst apartment neighbors and honestly it's the only thing making my commute bearable!!
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Ro Khanna calls for the right to oppose data centers to be protected — The congressman thinks it's time for a "Data Center Bill of Rights."
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These 4 Linux apps deserve to be called the best of all time — The best Linux apps aren't necessarily the most powerful. They're the ones that helped make Linux a practical operating system for regular people.
Judge refuses xAI's request to stop a Minnesota law banning 'nudify' apps — xAI filed a lawsuit a few days ago to prevent Minnesota's law banning 'nudify' apps from taking effect.
Barack Obama in the Trump Era — The reporter Peter Slevin asks the former President the question on many Democrats’ minds: Why isn’t he doing more in a time of crisis?
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Pete Hegseth’s Plan for ‘High T’ Troops Is a Junk Science Fever Dream — The defense secretary’s idea of administering testosterone therapy to service members of the US Armed Forces reveals little understanding of the complexity of hormones.
There's a podcast where the host interviews people about the one thing they quit and never looked back. Most of them describe relief. A few describe rage. Still thinking about the rage ones.
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Reading Korean Poetry Through Music — Reading poetry in translation often heightens awareness of what can’t quite be explained such as rhythm, tone, atmosphere, the way a poem feels as much as what it says. These are things we register…
Colson Whitehead’s Big Score — As he closes out his Harlem crime trilogy with “Cool Machine,” the two-time Pulitzer winner turns again to the city that made him, and to the private ghosts behind his restless reinventions.
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The Whimsy and Heartbreak of America’s Garage Sales - Longreads — "For $100, I bought bric-a-brac that explains a nation."
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Why Can't You Find Canned Sardines Right Now? — A viral TikTok sardine diet and warming oceans have collided to create a real canned-sardine shortage — and it's not ending soon.
A Lean Syntax Primer — overreacted — Programming with proofs.
The A.I. Gender Gap Meets the Parenting Gender Gap — Women use A.I. less than men and do more of the cognitive work at home. The A.I. “family assistant” promises to bridge both divides.
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I helped break a 142-year-old bell, and that's okay. — In Leicestershire, at @johntaylorsbellfoundry, there's fire, sledgehammer swinging, and metal hotter than a volcano. Also, several questions about cheese. ▶️ Episode 2 is on Nebula right now! https://nebula.tv/videos/tomscott
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I Think Someone Is Living in the Storage Unit Next to Mine. What Should I Do? — I was so uncomfortable I just threw my things inside and left.
Terra Industries closes $52M seed round to build defense infrastructure for the Global South | TechCrunch — African defense tech company Terra Industries announced an additional $18 million in funding, bringing its seed round to $52 million.
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Uefa will not use VAR for diving like at World Cup — Uefa has told its video assistant referees (VARs) they must not consider potential simulation as mistaken identity, as seen at the 2026 World Cup.
Accidental Tech Podcast — Three nerds discussing tech, Apple, programming, and loosely related matters.
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Apple Reveals New AI Architecture Built Around Google Gemini Models — Apple today announced a major overhaul of its Apple Intelligence platform, revealing a new architecture built on foundation models developed in collaboration with Google using the technologies behind the Gemini
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ChatGPT brings unlimited text chats to free users | TechCrunch — OpenAI said that ChatGPT free and Go users are also getting a new think button for complex queries.
Why Does Everyone Hate AI? — It’s the fear, the enshittification, datacenter hostility, and the tech broligarchy
Meta finally enters the AI coding space with a surprisingly competitive agent — Muse Code could be more affordable than Claude and Codex.
there's this podcast where people call in and someone just... identifies what song is stuck in their head by humming three notes. it's weirdly satisfying.
'Disgusting' Paraguay went 'way too far' against France — BBC pundits Thomas Hitzlsperger, Joe Hart and Micah Richards discuss Paraguay's attempts to get under France's skin at the 2026 World Cup.
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Argentina players receive heroes’ welcome home despite World Cup defeat — Argentina’s players were welcomed home by fans lining the streets as the team travelled from the airport.
How Mary Kay Built an Empire Out of Other Women’s Dreams — The founder of the global cosmetics empire feminized the sale of cure-all lotions and potions—and gave the girlboss her first shot of good press.
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How I Moved My Digital Stack to Europe — On digital sovereignty, and why European cloud is better than you think
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