Realistic High-School-Yearbook Inscriptions — “You will read this once this afternoon and not again until you’re in your fifties, but, by that time, I will have already died, alone in my apartment, totally nude, except for my ankle monitor.”
Data centers may face temporary power cuts to prevent blackouts on largest US grid | TechCrunch — The largest grid operator in the U.S. says it will cut power to large data centers to prevent blackouts starting next year.
Trump administration to dismiss Reflecting Pool charges against David Hearn — US Attorney Jeanine Pirro, a Trump appointee, acknowledges that the peeling sealant is result of 'botched installation'.
NASA Award Boosts Space Technology Research Capabilities - NASA — NASA is introducing a new funding opportunity to accelerate academic research and technology development. The Minority University Research and Education
Intro to TLA+ for the LLM Era: Prompt Your Way to Victory — You can go far without writing TLA+ syntax now, but you still need to understand temporal logic.
Enchantment and the Courage of Joy: René Magritte on the Antidote to the Banality of Pessimism — “Life is wasted when we make it more terrifying, precisely because it is so easy to do so.”
Pakistan Slams Interview With Khan’s Sons During Cricket Match — The Pakistan Cricket Board has lodged a complaint with Sky Sports after the broadcaster ran an interview with the sons of former captain Imran Khan, in which they criticized authorities in Islamabad over the…
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A Dialogue With the Facts: On Writing Literary Biography in a Post-Truth Age — Where does the “literariness” in literary biography belong? With the book’s subject—or its author? Traditionally, it’s attached to both, and to a third element too. Literary biography a…
Father, mother, daughter killed in Israeli attack on Gaza home — Palestinians held a funeral for a father, a mother and their six-year-old daughter killed in an Israeli air attack.
Uganda school bus crash kills 20 children and 1 adult — Uganda halts school trips after bus crashes returning from waterfall field trip; at least a dozen also injured.
Pumas Might Be Making Your Drive Home Safer. When the Predators Are Around, Deer Tend to Avoid Roads, Preventing Some Collisions — In Washington’s Olympic Peninsula, the wild cats’ presence corresponded with a 67 percent drop in the likelihood of a deer-vehicle crash and a 76…
A new law in California will clarify 'sell by' dates to reduce food waste — NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Nick Lapis of Californians Against Waste about the new law that standardizes food label "use by" dates and how that reduces consumer confusion and tons of food waste.
Hating AI is good, actually — LinkedIn may be awash with boosters, but shunning AI is the human choice.
It's not just Cape Verde: African soccer is having a World Cup moment — The soccer greats — Brazil, England, Spain — have been giving uneven performances out on the pitch during this World Cup. Meanwhile, team from Africa have been relentless.
Trump says US to ‘substantially reduce’ military drills with South Korea — US president says he's 'not happy' about the drills, citing his 'very good relationship' with North Korea's Kim Jong Un.
Rutte attempts to ease Trump-NATO rift over Iran ahead of annual summit — NATO chief Mark Rutte visited the White House to ease tensions with Trump ahead of next month's NATO summit.
Luigi Mangione's lawyers withdraw plans for psychiatric defense — In a court filing Thursday, Mangione's legal team said they won't file psychiatric evidence in the 28-year-old's state murder case. The move came a day after his lawyers said they planned to pursue a psychiatric…
US-Iran war: Will peace talks resume, and when? — While Trump said the MoU with Iran is 'over', US officials have reaffirmed Washington's commitment to continue talks.
Ukrainian attack on Crimea kills five, Russian officials say — Attacks continue on the ground as Moscow expels Romania’s consul general in a tit-for-tat move.
Prince Harry gets UK trip back on track with hospital visit — The Duke of Sussex visits a children's hospital in Birmingham in a trip to the UK that has had a bumpy start.
Zelensky has 'questions to answer' about corruption in his government, sacked minister says — The sacked former defence minister has also called for elections to be held in Ukraine.
EasyJet rejects £4.7bn takeover offer from US investment firm — The airline describes the latest bid approach from Castlelake as "highly opportunistic".
NASA’s Planet-Hunting TESS Reveals Dazzling Night Sky - NASA Science — NASA’s TESS has released its most complete view of the starry sky to date
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How to Love: Legendary Zen Buddhist Teacher Thich Nhat Hanh on Mastering the Art of “Interbeing” — “To love without knowing how to love wounds the person we love.”
Morning news brief — U.S. and Iran exchange strikes over the weekend, the search for survivors continues after the devastating earthquakes in Venezuela, Trump's immigration agenda gets boost from SCOTUS.
A judge expands a block on U.S. Postal Service work on Trump's mail-in voting order — A federal judge expanded a block on a key part of President Trump's order to restrict mail-in voting for this fall's midterms, banning the Postal Service from carrying out directives in every…
In West Texas, an unlikely alliance stands against extending the border wall — An unusual coalition of people across the political spectrum have banded together to rally against a border wall in the Big Bend.
Watch: Dozens of light drones crash into harbour in Sydney — Almost 90 drones fell from the sky over Sydney's Darling Harbour during a popular winter light show.
The third hard problem — It’s not off-by-one errors.
Homes harder to sell as high mortgage rates frustrate buyers — Three in five homes listed for sale since January remain on the market, says property portal Zoopla.
Why is MAGA in meltdown over the Supreme Court birthright ruling? — The US Supreme Court has rejected Trump’s bid to stop the children of some immigrants obtaining US citizenship at birth.
'At what point does it make sense to ditch a gas car for an electric vehicle?' — "At what point does it make sense to ditch a gas car for an EV?" NPR listener Guadalupe Higuera of Phoenix asked this question and worked with Climate Desk reporter Jeff Brady to answer it.
U.S. strikes bridges in Iran, Tehran targets U.S. bases in the Gulf — The U.S. and Iran expanded their targets in the latest round of strikes on Friday, as fighting over the control of the Strait of Hormuz reignites fears of an all-out war.
Four Gaza aid flotilla activists released from Libya detention — Global Sumud Flotilla group says six others remain in detention and are expected to be released within 24 hours.
Patient tested for suspected Ebola virus at Glasgow hospital — It is understood a patient was admitted to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital during the early hours of Tuesday.
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Woman dies trying to rescue dog from sea — The woman, in her 60s, died in hospital after getting into difficulty in the water, police say.
Mali drone strikes kill at least 10 civilians at wedding — Mali's military carries out strikes after attacks last month by al-Qaeda-linked fighters and Tuareg separatists.
Do Kane, Saka, or Pickford have roots near you? Try our postcode lookup — Which World Cup stars have roots near you? Find out with our interactive lookup tool
In the Early Days of Machine Learning, Massive Computers Said George Harrison Was a Woman. A.I. Has Come a Long Way — A Cornell professor designed a room-size network of sensors that represented a single neuron. He claimed it would grow wiser as it gained experience, and it has n
The Four Programming Questions from My 1994 Microsoft Internship Interview — Interestingly enough, at least two of them were specifically about performance!
How worrying is the Ebola outbreak in DR Congo? — An outbreak in DR Congo has been declared a health emergency, with almost 250 suspected cases reported.
APOD: 2026 August 8 - A Messier Moment for Tempel 2 - NASA Science — APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 August 8 – A… 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 image…
What does Khalil al-Hayya’s election win mean for Gaza? — Al-Hayya wins Hamas leadership with a single-vote margin, signalling a focus on Gaza amidst continued Israeli aggression
At least nine killed in explosion at Pakistan market — At least nine people were killed and some 30 injured in a blast at a market in the Pakistani town of Sarai Naurang.
What are Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Pakistan’s joint military capabilities? — The Mecca defence pact combines a top oil exporter, NATO's second-largest army and the only Muslim nuclear arsenal.
Radio 1's Big Weekend: Fatboy Slim lights up first day — The veteran DJ closed out the dance-focused day as the festival landed in Sunderland's Herrington Country Park.
Iran attacks US Gulf allies, causing a fire at Kuwait power plant — Kuwait and Bahrain report several rounds of Iranian missile, drone attacks; sirens reportedly sound in Jordan.
git rebase -i is not that scary — akrm al-hakimi — a guide to interactive rebasing.
The 'constant fear' of living in an overheated home with a baby — Jackson Bylett and his wife, who live in a flat in east London with their baby, fear for the future.
Citadel Securities’ Shah Says Markets Questioning Warsh’s Plans — Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh is creating fresh uncertainty for investors by pledging to rein in inflation without explaining how he intends to do so, according to Citadel Securities.
Football, war and solidarity: Why Gaza fans turned to Spain this World Cup — Football fans in Gaza showed overwhelming support for Spain against Saudi Arabia during Sunday's World Cup clash.
Venus Aerospace raises $90M Series B to build a new kind of rocket engine | TechCrunch — Build a new kind of rocket engine, and the world will beat a path to your door.
I left my wife and twins behind - why this Nigerian man fled South Africa — Nigerian Richard Itoro is one of tens of thousands who have abandoned their lives in South Africa.
GitHub - AntigmaLabs/ante: Ghost in your shell. Ante is a self-contained agent harness with a highly optimized core. It works like Claude Code or Codex, with none of their dependencies or model constraints.
Stronghold of Syrian revolution celebrates Assad’s death sentence — Syrians in Idlib gathered in celebration after a court sentenced ousted President Bashar al-Assad
Hundreds stranded on second day of disruption at Bristol Airport — Flights are restarting with delays and diversions after 14 hours of cancellations.
Against Cultural Flattening: Creative Retreats as the New Way to Travel — <p>This week, we’re sharing projects and ideas from our sibling site, Remodelista, that we wish we had thought to cover ourselves—like this story on creative retreats. This past March, The Wall…