A blaze on an Indonesian passenger ferry leaves at least 5 dead and dozens missing
SURABAYA, Indonesia (AP) — An Indonesian ferry carrying 271 people caught fire in waters off the main island of Java…
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SpaceXAI says it will remove all 69 of its unpermitted turbine power generators, but expects process to take a year — trailer-mounted generators to be replaced by 1.2GW power plant
These turbines have been the center of a lawsuit involving permits and pollution. While this is good news for the community, it will still take quite some time before they're fully removed from the…
Deep Read: "The race has not yet been run" - Digital Minister Wildberger believes in Europe's AI catch-up race
Myth, Kimi K3, GPT-5.6 Sol: The AI world elite is changing on a weekly basis - Europe remains on the outside. Are there still any hopeful candidates?
IT industry not creating new jobs, funds diverted to AI, data centre costs: Sridhar Vembu
In a post on social media platform X, Vembu noted that while the IT industry, including Zoho, has avoided large-scale layoffs, it has failed to generate significant new employment opportunities in…
Greek Mega-Fire Spreads, Forcing Evacuations in Its Path
A massive fire in Greece spread deeper into the country’s Attica region overnight and into Sunday, fanned by strong winds and forcing evacuations of villages and communities in its path.
Centre steps up dengue surveillance as monsoon raises outbreak risk
The health ministry has asked states to strengthen testing, mosquito control and hospital preparedness, while warning that developing El Niño conditions could influence disease transmission.
Greek Mega-Fire Spreads, Forcing Evacuations in Its Path
A massive fire in Greece spread deeper into the country’s Attica region overnight and into Sunday, fanned by strong winds and forcing evacuations of villages and communities in its path.
Indigenous territory maintains ecological stability amid agricultural expansion in the Brazilian savanna
"An island of biodiversity in a sea of monoculture": This is how a recent study characterized the Pimentel Barbosa Indigenous Territory (TIPB), located in the northeastern part of Mato Grosso state in…
Explosion of explosives: Moscow: Authorities keep mum after "terrorist attack"
In an explosion at a Moscow restaurant, people have been killed. The mayor is talking about terror. However, there is only speculation about the background so far. Was a general in the restaurant?
Moscow restaurant blast a 'brutal terror attack,' mayor says
The deadly explosion outside an upscale Moscow restaurant at Kudrinskaya Square was a "brutal terror attack," Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said, promising the perpetrators would be punished.
Indonesia ferry fire: Five dead, 41 missing — 225 rescued as search op continues off Madura island
Basarnas, Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency, said that some passengers who jumped into the sea were picked up by a nearby ship.
Gold, silver seen range-bound as focus shifts to US job numbers, Fed cues: Analysts
On the domestic front, gold futures for August delivery fell by ₹1,595, or 1.1%, during the last week to close at ₹1.41 lakh per 10 grams
Opec+ agrees output rise in September amid uneasy pause in Iran war
Opec+ has agreed to increase crude oil output for a sixth consecutive month in September, as the Middle East teeters on the verge of an all-out war, and Houthi rebel attacks on Red Sea shipping compound threats to global energy supplies.
Are Return-to-Office Mandates Killing Workers' Trust in Workplaces?
The Hill published the thoughts of Gleb Tsipursky, Ph.D., who serves as the CEO of the future-of-work consultancy Disaster Avoidance Experts: A recent EnhancV survey of 1,000 full-time U.S. workers subject to new or stricter return-to-office policies found that 72% suspect these mandates are really a voluntary attrition strategy — a…
Who is Jean DeWolff? Spider-Man: Brand New Day's best Easter egg is a brutal comics throwback
The life, death, and afterlife of Jean DeWolff, Spider-Man's favorite cop
I'm running AI on my NAS at 5 tokens per second, and it's surprisingly useful
I ran a local AI model on my NAS with no GPU at about 5 tokens per second. It’s painfully slow, but far more useful than I expected.
RTX 5060 Ti survives car crash after being bent in half — short PCB saves the day, single memory chip resolder restore full performance
What happens when a graphics card gets in a car crash? If you're lucky, the damage is limited to just cosmetic scars that can go away over time with no serious damage under-the-hood.
‘It’s really not for the faint of heart’: This 29-year-old CEO became a business owner, doubled revenue in 3 years, and learned what car not to drive
Lucas Philips became a CEO at 26 and now finds himself getting up at 4:30 am to commute from Manhattan to Newark. He doesn't have a foosball table.
A Battle Over Rock Climbing Exposes a Bigger Crisis in America’s Wilderness
This story was originally published by High Country News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. A decades-long debate over how to manage wilderness climbing may be nearing a close.
Ex-DP leader Jung wins southeastern party-member primary in leadership race
SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) -- Former Democratic Party (DP) leader Jung Chung-rae won...
5 dead in Indonesia ferry fire, 41 missing
An Indonesian ferry caught fire at sea on Sunday, killing five people and leaving another 41 missing after some jumped overboard, search and rescue officials said.
Moscow mayor calls Saturday’s deadly bomb attack on restaurant a ‘terrorist act’
MOSCOW (AP) — Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin called the bomb attack on a restaurant in the capital a “brutal terrorist act,” but did not say who was responsible.
Japan to announce that Tokyo and Washington took joint action to support the yen, Reuters reports
Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama is likely to stress the two countries' determination to combat what they see as excessive yen declines, sources tell Reuters.
Trump's Iran U-turns feed 'Taco' narrative
US President Donald Trump’s latest move in the Iran conflict has added another chapter to a pattern critics have called “Taco” — short for “Trump always chickens out”. The phrase refers to accusations that the American leader makes sweeping threats before backing down when faced with resistance, diplomatic pressure or market concerns.
BNB Chain pursues legal action after ex-employee’s memecoin launch
BNB Chain said a former employee allegedly used a company tutorial wallet to create a memecoin that the company says it did not authorize or endorse.
Why Andy Burnham’s devolution pledge will be tricky to deliver
Sharing income tax with England’s regional mayors could tackle inequality but many councils are ill-equipped for an enlarged role On the road to Downing Street, Andy Burnham promised to transfer power…
Rains fail to deter Chiikawa fans and big spenders after roundabout cancellation
The return of an exhibition featuring popular Japanese manga series Chiikawa to Hong Kong drew crowds and big spenders on a rainy Sunday afternoon, even though the organiser cancelled a…
Mom Sleep-Training Daughter Checks In on Baby Cam, Shock at What She Hears
A late-night check on a toddler left one exhausted mom doing a double take—and replaying the footage again and again.
A board-certified sleep doctor gave me a 1-week schedule to go from 6 to 7 hours sleep a night — here’s what happened to my Oura ring ‘sleep debt’
My Oura Ring said I got 6 hours of sleep a night and owed 8 hours and 50 minutes in 'sleep debt', so Dr Shelby Harris created a sleep schedule to help me pay it back in a week. Here's what happened...
Beyond the obvious: Rebellious machines – AI out of control
AI needs order and rules, as shown by the AI derailments of summer 2026.
Warehouse automation to humanoids: Addverb bets on India, CEO says physical AI race has begun
Addverb is now betting on what CEO Sangeet Kumar calls the next frontier of robotics -- collaborative robots, quadrupeds and humanoids, as he highlighted that the global race in physical AI has begun and India has a strong opportunity to build globally-competitive companies.
I'm in my 50s, can't find a job, and am already draining my 401k. I've never felt closer to failure.
A middle manager was laid off in 2025 and has struggled to find work since. She is learning new skills to create opportunities and leaning on family.
I'm a 76-year-old baby boomer who has kept up with technology. It's helped me grow in my career and stay relevant.
Throughout my career, I've embraced all technological advancements. As a 76-year-old baby boomer, I'm still exploring new opportunities.
Indonesia urged to play more active role in global climate diplomacy
Opening the Indonesia Net-Zero Summit (INZS) 2026 at Balai Kartini in Jakarta on Saturday (Aug 1), Dino Patti Djalal, Chairman and Founder of the Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia (FPCI), said…
Bodies of Nepalese climber Nirmal Purja, 3 other mountaineers recovered on Broad Peak: Alpine Club
GILGIT: The bodies of celebrated Nepali climber Nirmal Purja and three other mountaineers accompanying him on a summit of the Broad Peak mountain in Gilgit-Baltistan were recovered on Sunday — three…
90% of my searches don’t touch Google anymore — here’s what I use instead
If you haven't tried Brave yet, you should.
As Taiwanese server makers expand in Mexico, the country has become the second-largest supplier of servers to the US, behind Taiwan, with $46.9B in YTD sales (Financial Times)
Factories churning out servers for data centres are pushing exports to record levels
Inside M&S’s Oxford Street swanky revamp, the blueprint for its £700m growth strategy
As boss Stuart Machin unveils a new-look Pantheon the retailer has fashion and overseas challenges ahead On a hot summer’s evening on London’s busy Oxford Street, a crowd of fashion influencers…
Could a couch-to-5k for books get you back into reading?
With smartphones stealing our attention, we’re picking up fewer books than ever. A novelist shares her eight-week scheme to get you back into the habit Do you feel that it’s harder to read than it…
5 best anime arcs that are 10/10, no notes (#3 is pure shonen excellence)
An excellent anime arc is tense, memorable, and satisfying.
What's behind the $4B cut in federal funding for California's high-speed rail?
Records reveal California twice missed deadlines to buy the trains at the center of a federal funding fight — then quietly dropped its lawsuit weeks after missing its new deadline.
Left-handed university students show higher neuroticism compared to their right-handed peers
A new Austrian study reveals that right-handed students tend to be more extraverted, conscientious, and emotionally stable than left-handers.
How can Hong Kong retirees ease the pain of rising healthcare costs?
Retiree Philip Kong says he realised Hong Kong’s healthcare system needed a wake-up call when he discovered that receiving treatment for his prostate condition in neighbouring Shenzhen could…
Pine bark and sponge compounds could counter drug-resistant malaria and babesiosis
As parasites become increasingly resistant to existing drugs, researchers at the University of California, Riverside, are working to develop a new generation of treatments for two serious infectious…
I enjoyed this video of Oblivion Remastered actor Wes Johnson goofing around in a sound booth dressed as Sheogorath, but a patch for the PC version would be nice too, Bethesda
Bethesda takes a different approach to marketing its Switch 2 launch.
Hubble telescope takes one of the most detailed looks at neighboring Andromeda galaxy ever — Space photo of the week
The most famous giant spiral galaxy in the universe has been revealed not to be the star factory it once was, just as NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is set to unlock even more breathtaking…
He was homeless at 16. Now, he sits on the board of David Beckham’s wellness company and his business is about to hit $1 billion in revenue
Hudson Leogrande, the founder of popular hoodie brand Comfrt, bounced between car sales and chimney telemarketing before hitting his stride as an entrepreneur.
Phillies Boss Sends Bryce Harper Message With Gesture After Brutal Loss
Philadelphia Phillies executive Dave Dombrowski offered an overt signal to the franchise slugger with the trade deadline ahead.
Banks Offload Risk from Leveraged ETFs With Exotic ‘Crash Puts’
Leveraged ETFs that offer the tantalizing prospect of doubling or tripling the daily returns of an individual stock are famously risky for investors who buy them.
A Common Childhood Diet May Hurt Memory Long After You Stop
"I've said for a long time that the gut is the most overlooked thing in modern medicine," a biologist told Newsweek.
The case for turning golf courses into affordable housing
Maybe it was never a great idea to build so many golf courses in the desert. But in the 1990s, when Tiger Woods mania was at its peak, Las Vegas went on a fairway construction spree, dotting the city…
The James Webb Telescope Is Changing Astronomers’ Understanding of the Ancient Cosmos
From how galaxies form to the beginnings of the universe, the images from the space telescope are giving cosmologists new data to explore—and theories to build out.
Gem Mint signed 1983 Steve Jobs business card opens at $70,000 — second signed card from that era after $180,000 record sale
This rare business card is currently on RR Auction, with a previous example going for $180,000 just a couple of years ago. It's graded Gem Mint 10, meaning it's as perfect as it can get.
How to watch 'The Librarians: The Next Chapter' season 2 online from anywhere
How to watch "The Librarians: The Next Chapter" season 2 online, as Vikram and the team find themselves in a whole new world of mind-bending predicaments.
I ignored Reddit and built my own audiophile headphone setup for under $500 — here’s the gear I chose
No Sennheiser, no HIFIMAN.
Taking Care of the Father Who Broke My Heart
I barely knew him. But in the last years of his life, he needed me.
A Rodeo That Reminds Me of Home
Culture and entertainment recommendations including barrel racing in Phoenix, Willie Nelson songs, and more
Is your home safe this summer? Security tech expert Chris Price shows how to expand a single camera into a budget-friendly home defence setup for when you're away on vacation
Sunscreen, beach towel... security camera? Make sure your home is properly protected and enjoy peace of mind when you're sipping cocktails on the beach.
Enhance use of AI to develop 'intelligent military': Xi tells PLA
Xi, who also heads the military, told a Politburo group study session on Thursday that the PLA should "strengthen the military application of unmanned intelligent technologies, deepen the development and application of network information systems, and gradually build an intelligent military system", the state-run Xinhua news agency…
7 face arrest after Inner Mongolia fatal blast report exposes string of failings
A series of failures, including poor maintenance, design and oversight, have been blamed for a deadly explosion at an industrial plant in Baotou in China’s Inner Mongolia region earlier this year. In an official report released on Sunday, the Inner Mongolian emergency management department said the blast at the Baotou Steel Group’s plant…