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Sean Carroll – Preposterous Universe — Sean Carroll on the cosmos.
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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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Defoe leaves Woking after 'eye-opening' first managerial role — Former England and Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe has described his first managerial job as an "eye-opening experience" following his departure from National League side Woking after just four months and nine…
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#725 – The Secret Life of Circuits with lcamtuf / Michał Zalewski | The Amp Hour Electronics Podcast — Michał Zalewski (lcamtuf) is a security researcher, author, electronics enthusiast, and calculator collector. He joins Chris to talk about his new book The Secret Life of Circui
The Humbling of Scott Bessent — Thirty-odd years ago, the Treasury Secretary was one of the speculators who broke the Bank of England in a famous trade. Now he’s on the other side of the markets, struggling to contain rising bond yields.
On Description - Longreads — "If a depiction only distinguishes one thing from another, what else is lost?"
Stop Telling Me To Ask An LLM — I already did.
“Firstborn Immigrant Daughter,” by Taiye Selasi — Your mother doesn’t want her daughter to be happy. Your mother wants her daughter to be impressive. And you tried, o!
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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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.
How Evolution Invented Faith: The Patience of the Penguin and the Art of Withstanding Abandonment — “Let us love this distance which is wholly woven of friendship, for those who do not love each other are not separated,” Simone Weil wrote in her soulful meditation on the paradox
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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
Are Americans Too Old? — In “Gerontocracy in America,” the historian Samuel Moyn argues that the central conflict of our era is between the young and the elderly.
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Earwolf Podcast Network — Earwolf is a comedy podcast network with shows like Comedy Bang! Bang!, Office Ladies, How Did This Get Made?, and more.
Separated by a Common Language — British vs American English nerdery.
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.
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.
RIP Dolly Parton, a gem and a hero. She died today at the age of 80. — RIP Dolly Parton, a gem and a hero. She died today at the age of 80.
UK minister urges social media firms to remove dangerous driving videos — Defence minister Luke Pollard says "there's no place" for social media trend showing people driving the wrong way down roads.
The FPV Drone Footage From Ukraine Is Unprecedented — Haunting and terrifying.
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.
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
Scientists may soon have explanation for pure sulfur discovery on Mars — New studies are working the "puzzling" case.
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.
Fairphone's latest repairable phone is finally available in the US for $650 — Fairphone sells components like the USB port and screen, all swappable with a single torx driver.
Save over $650 on the 2026 Hisense 65-inch U7 Mini LED 4K TV at Amazon — If you need a new TV, this is a hard deal to beat.
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.
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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.
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.
Hacker Public Radio (HPR) ~ The Technology Community Podcast — Hacker Public Radio is a podcast that releases shows every weekday Monday through Friday. Our shows are produced by the community (you) and can be on any topic that is of interest to hackers and hobbyists.
There's a podcast where someone just reads their old LiveJournal entries from 2004 and I came back to this because the secondhand embarrassment somehow feels necessary? 📻
How I Moved My Digital Stack to Europe — On digital sovereignty, and why European cloud is better than you think
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.
I'll send Itauma back to high school - Hrgovic — Filip Hrgovic tells British heavyweight Moses Itauma he will "send him back to high school" when they fight for the vacant IBF heavyweight world title on Saturday.
This American Life — A weekly public radio program and podcast. Each week we choose a theme and put together different kinds of stories on that theme.
Dezeen's top five houses of August 2026 — <p>A stone house embedded into the Greek landscape and a sprawling American home with a retractable roof are among the most popular houses featured on Dezeen this month. Also included in our monthly roundup of our readers'…
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Why Does Everyone Hate AI? — It’s the fear, the enshittification, datacenter hostility, and the tech broligarchy
there's a podcast where someone just reads Wikipedia articles about obscure 19th century inventions. it's genuinely better than anything with a production budget... bombing builds character I guess
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'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.
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?
The Business of Watches Podcast: Geneva Watch Days President And Former CEO Of Bulgari Jean-Christophe Babin — Babin previews this year's Geneva Watch Days and makes the case for what sets the gathering apart from other watch industry events.
Meta finally enters the AI coding space with a surprisingly competitive agent — Muse Code could be more affordable than Claude and Codex.
Engadget review recap: Google's Pixel 11 series and more — A roundup of recent reviews from Engadget.
Improve your Android Auto experience by doing these simple things — Android Auto has several essential features enabled by default, but you may be surprised at how much it can really do.