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Leeds close in on Nice defender Bard — Leeds United are closing in on an initial loan move with option for Nice defender Melvin Bard.
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Microsoft Office 2019 for Mac Will Soon Stop Letting You Edit Documents — Microsoft will prevent Office 2019 for Mac owners from editing their documents from July 13, a restriction the company is attributing to the productivity suite's expiring digital certificate. The Office 201
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Europe’s Wealth Managers Are Turning Their Backs on Stock Rally — More European wealth managers have turned pessimistic on the region’s stocks, taking the view that this year’s rally is likely to falter while markets in the US and developing countries power ahead.
Inside The Manufacture: Making A Tudor: A Behind-The-Scenes Look, From Raw Material To Finished Product [Video] — In this video, we spend multiple days inside Tudor's Swiss manufacturing network, watching the case, dial, and movement of a single watch come together.
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BBC World Service - CrowdScience, Why does paper fold so well? — Origami is the art of folding paper, but what makes paper remember its creases?
‘The Basics of Philosophy’ Review: Paul Schrader’s Lurid Study of a Predatory Intellectual Is Quietly Explosive, but Not Dangerous Enough — Jack Huston plays a philosophy professor reliving his past sins in Paul Schrader's 'The Basics of Philosophy.' Review.
AI is splitting Linux and nobody wants to say it out loud — Distro leaders draw stark AI lines from outright bans to cautious embrace, upending contributor norms and trust networks.
Popular navigation apps unlikely to ditch Mercator maps despite UN resolution — UN-backed Equal Earth map has educational value but won’t alter navigation apps.
DJI Osmo Pocket 3 hits record-low price at Amazon — act fast to save $130 — It has everything you need to create high-quality content.
He was dragged 60ft under a bus - now he's fighting for a UFC contract — Liam McCracken will compete for a UFC contract on Dana White's Contender Series on Tuesday, three years after he was left fighting for his life when he was hit by a bus.
Why I left my book untitled | J Shameenkhan | TEDxKGCAS — You don't finish something. You hand it to someone else to finish. I am J. Shameenkhan, an Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Engineering student at KGISL Institute of Technology, Coimbatore, an author of…
20 Best A-Frame Cabins Across the US and Canada — These adorable rentals are the perfect weekend escape.
Apple’s global F1 ambitions hit roadblock as Sky extends U.K. and Italy rights - 9to5Mac — As Comcast-owned Sky moves early to lock down its F1 media rights in the U.K. and Italy, Apple may be facing an even more competitive path to expanding its deal beyond the U.S.
I stopped using Raspberry Pis for my homelab, and you should too — Why mini PCs have completely replaced the Raspberry Pi for serious homelabs
Bickerstaff: Nori's contract with Portland a 'slap in the face' — J.B. Bickerstaff, coach of the Pistons and president of the National Basketball Coaches Association, calls the structure of new Trail Blazers coach Micah Nori's contract a "slap in the face to our value."
Rashford returns as AC Milan highlight issues facing Carrick — Manchester United finish their pre-season campaign with a 4-2 defeat by Ruben Amorim's AC Milan in Poland, as Marcus Rashford returns to Red Devils action.
Norway's royal family gathers at King Harald's bedside as his condition worsens — The 89-year-old has been in hospital for over a week receiving treatment for a rare blood condition.
White House press secretary leaving — Karoline Leavitt will continue to be an outside adviser, Trump said
Indie Specialized Box Office: Chefs, Slashers, Girl Scouts, and Cats Lead Stellar Week for Limited Releases — 'Tony,' 'Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma,' 'Cookie Queens,' and the annual CatVideoFest all opened strong even as 'Spider-Man' broke records.
JPMorgan Shops 15% Yield Debt for Trump-Boosted Oil Driller — JPMorgan Chase & Co. is in talks with investors to refinance a nearly $1 billion loan at a 15% interest rate for Sable Offshore Corp., a Trump administration-supported oil driller, according to people familiar with
Paramount CEO may remove operations from California over stalled merger — Paramount's CEO David Ellison warns of a California exit if the US state does not agree to talks, according to reports.
Five police officers, 13 year-old boy killed in Israeli attack on Gaza — Attack on a police post in northern Gaza comes as dozens of people were wounded in Israeli attacks in the past 48 hours.
CachyOS is closing the one gap that used to keep me on Windows — It might finally be the time to say goodbye to the blue squares.
PBS station fears losing 50TB of data after being ghosted by cloud storage provider — We don't have access to the data on the hardware/servers," Iron Mountain told Ars.
Notable Knot Index — The best of practical knots in rope
3 surprising HBO Max shows you can binge this week (August 10-16) — Kitchen chaos, stop-motion mayhem, and a slow-burn kidnapping thriller—HBO Max has a little of everything this week.
Usain Bolt’s 100m record broken at World Humanoid Robot Games — Chinese robot reaches peak speed of 14.5 metres per second to beat Bolt's 100m record in Beijing, says state media.
The Verge Guide to Pets — The gadgets that feed, entertain, and care for our furry friends.
Spent three hours hand-stitching a patch onto my jeans. It's crooked. I've never been more attached to something I ruined. 🧵
been hand-binding notebooks for months. finally realized i've just been making expensive copies of what costs $3 at target... but i can't stop 😅
Watch: Seven GCSE exams, five months, one determined teenager — Secondary school pupil Patrick McCabe, 16, completed his papers using eye-gazing technology.
Confronting the Other: Violence, Desire, Fantasies of Freedom | Noah Levin | TEDxHaverford College — Noah Levin's talk invites us to reconsider the systems that put our food on the table. He highlights how the food sovereignty framework could serve as a more equitable and…
Move Over, Aaron Judge—the Real Yankees M.V.P. Is George Costanza — After last year’s bobblehead-giveaway frenzy, the team is bringing Jason Alexander’s “Seinfeld” character back—this time, with a calzone.
Odd Lots: What It’s Like to Collaborate With Big Brand Names — In the age of brand collaborations, how do companies work together to benefit from each other's influence? On this episode of the Odd Lots podcast, Fishwife CEO Becca Millstein joins Tracy Alloway and Joe…
Action before Confidence | Michael Haikal | TEDxBentleyU — A talk that reveals the simple truth about facing fear. Just taking action is the first step. Senior Student-Athlete at Bentley University, Graduated with a B.S. in Finance. This talk was given at a TEDx event using…
Sydney Marathon medal mistakenly depicts Munich stadium — Online sleuths detected the error after Sydney Marathon unveiled the double-sided medal.
NYT Connections hints today: Meanings for each word for Sept. 4, 2026 — Looking for a spoiler-free way to find a connection? We have you covered.
Our Toxic Teenage Identity Crisis | Jocelyn Gou | TEDxBISV Youth — Jocelyn explores how modern pressures have taught teenagers to equate their self-worth with pure achievement, resulting in a lost sense of identity. Jocelyn Gou is a freshman at BASIS Independent Silicon Valley,…
Twine / An open-source tool for telling interactive, nonlinear stories — Make interactive fiction, no code.
Israel vows to keep troops in Lebanon, Gaza and Syria — Israeli defence minister Israel Katz has said that Israel “will under no circumstances” withdraw its troops.
Scale Model Addict - Model Tips, Guides, Tools & Tech, Tutorials, and Community — Connect with modeling enthusiasts on scalemodeladdict.com, the friendliest scale model community! Explore discussions on scale model figures, aircraft, automobiles, dioramas, and more in our vibrant
The Anatomy of a Journalism Scandal - Longreads — "The the first time 'The New York Times' had lost a defamation case in over half a century."
AZ Chike and Tyler, the Creator Reenact Napoleon Dynamite, Sinners in New Video — “Look Like My Mama,” a collaborative single from Chike’s forthcoming album, gets a cinematic clip
Why movie tie-in games are rarely sold anymore — Movie-tie in games were huge in the 2000s, but have mostly dried up in the last decade. We still get games tied to existing IP, but in a different manner.
Been hand-binding journals for three months and just realized I've been gluing the spine backwards the entire time. They still work though
Lola Young surprises Reading Festival with final day set — The singer has been slowly returning to performing after taking a break last year to "work on myself".
Long-Term Debt Costs Soar to Highest in Decades as Bonds Slump — Bloomberg Intelligence chief US interest rate strategist Ira Jersey said that part of the reason for the rise in yields for long-term treasuries is that US bonds have to compete with bonds from other countries…
How Orchids Inspired the Groundbreaking Work of Charles Darwin — Nestled within the tarmac lasso around London formed by the M25 motorway but feeling very far in time and space from the city, Charles Darwin’s home, Down House, has a spooky quality: it feels like…
Paper Kawaii - Origami Instructions, Tutorials & Diagrams — Paper Kawaii - origami instructions, diagrams, photo & video tutorials. Origami boxes, envelopes, flowers, books, bows, hearts, animals, stars, & more. ♥
Women’s Day in South Africa turns 70 with equality still out of reach — The 1956 march transformed women’s rights and political power, but millions still cannot fully enjoy those gains.
Loaded dice, card cheaters, and other unethical board game parts you can 3D print — Just because you can make this stuff doesn't mean you should!
Dolly Parton, beloved US country music icon, dies at 80 — Parton won worldwide acclaim for her songwriting, colorful public persona, and reputation for warmth and generosity.
I found a 7-Zip alternative. I'm not going back — Choose the better zipper.
Anthropic's Claude is Coming to CarPlay — Anthropic could soon add CarPlay integration to the Claude iOS app, based on code found in the latest Claude app update. With CarPlay support, Claude users will be able to talk to Claude through their in-car infotainment systems. Apple…
I've been weaving on the same loom for three weeks and just realized the tension knob was backwards the entire time. Everything I made is slightly crooked and I'm keeping all of it.
Valve secretly leaked a Left 4 Dead 2 trailer to dodge the ESRB — I think we can't get in trouble for that now. It's like 20 years ago."