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UN experts urge Canada to protect threatened Sikh activist
Five United Nations rights experts have urged Canada to take all feasible measures to protect the Sikh activist Moninder Singh, who has been repeatedly warned by the Canadian authorities of credible…
Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers
SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Kor...
Hens moved indoors but free-range label still allowed
The consumer watchdog has relaxed rules on free-range labelling as egg producers move their hens indoors to prevent the spread of bird flu.
Big Walk ignores 'friendslop' trends, and is better for it
A co-op game for friends with attention spans.
Red Sox get All-Star catcher Adley Rutschman from AL East rival Orioles
The Boston Red Sox acquired All-Star catcher Adley Rutschman from the Baltimore Orioles on Monday for a package that…
Padres acquire former Cy Young winner Robbie Ray from Giants for another playoff push
The San Diego Padres acquired veteran left-hander Robbie Ray from the San Francisco Giants on Monday in a deadline trade for two prospects. The Padres (58-54) have won eight of nine…
Astros add center fielder Daulton Varsho from Toronto for righty Spencer Arrighetti
HOUSTON (AP) — AL West-leading Houston acquired center fielder Daulton Varsho from the Toronto Blue Jays, and he was set to be available for the Astros in their game Monday night. The…
Movie-Goers Evacuate Spider-Man: Brand New Day Screening After Viewer Lets 'Rotten' Fart Rip
An audience watching Spider-Man: Brand New Day was forced to flee after one movie-goer’s sour stomach turned the entire theater into a Dutch oven.
"People are pissed": House Democrats mull whether to push Max Miller expulsion
House Democrats are privately mulling whether to force a vote to expel Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) from Congress over domestic abuse allegations, which he denies.
‘Devil Wears Prada 2’ Sashays to More Than 15 Million Viewers in 5 Days on Disney+ and Hulu
It becomes the platforms' biggest live-action movie premiere since "Deadpool & Wolverine" The post ‘Devil Wears Prada 2’ Sashays to More Than 15 Million Viewers in 5 Days on Disney+ and Hulu appeared…
Underground fungal networks come into 3D view without disturbing plant roots
Symbioses between plants and fungi are essential for most plants. Fungal structures known as mycorrhizae extend the area from which plants can draw water and nutrients from the soil. In return, plants supply the fungi with carbohydrates produced through photosynthesis.
Rubin Observatory opens a deep window on a famous cosmic field
A new Vera C. Rubin Observatory image featuring hundreds of thousands of distant galaxies in and around the COSMOS field marks the observatory's first LSST Camera image and catalog release for science.
Five months of war with Iran
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I played with the adorable Lego Pokémon Smart Play Sets and my inner kid is losing its mind
Mashable got to play with the Lego Pokémon Smart Play sets ahead of their Aug. 1 launch. We're officially in love.
Pentagon loses pressure campaign to restrict quantum merger
A top Defense Department official had urged the head of the Federal Trade Commission to put guardrails around the $2 billion acquisition of Skywater, but the antitrust vote failed, people familiar…
Empire of the Sun’s Luke Steele Says AI Can “Empower Artists That Know How to Use It”
He added that artists who are against it will be swallowed up "like a boogie monster at night." Empire of the Sun’s Luke Steele Says AI Can “Empower Artists That Know How to Use It” Eddie Fu
Snap's stock jumps 10% on earnings beat and strong sales forecast
Snap beat analysts' estimates across the board in its second-quarter earnings report.
Amazon becomes the fifth company to reach a $3T market cap, joining Nvidia, Alphabet, Microsoft, and Apple; its stock closed up 4.58% on Monday (Jeran Wittenstein/Bloomberg)
Amazon.com Inc. surpassed $3 trillion in market value for the first time, becoming only the fifth company to ever reach the milestone.
Iran Found a 'More Powerful Weapon Than a Nuclear Bomb'—And It's Working
A former Navy official described Iran's Strait of Hormuz leverage as, "in some ways, a more powerful weapon than a nuclear bomb."
Affordable housing a critical gap in India’s real estate boom
India’s property market has gone from strength to strength. All the main sectors continue to perform extremely well. Last year, take-up of shopping centre and warehouse space reached record highs.
Palantir's Karp renews attacks on frontier AI labs that are 'trying to drug addict us'
Karp said Chinese models can't be blamed for distilling U.S. models when the frontier labs "distilled all the value of IP, everywhere."
Sea’s MariBank wants to export its Singapore digital banking playbook: First stop, the Philippines
MariBank launched in 2023 as a wholly owned subsidiary of Sea, Southeast Asia’s largest tech firm and No. 12 on the Fortune Southeast Asia 500.
The Republican resistance to Todd Blanche was never serious
For a brief moment late last week, it looked like acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s bid to get the word “acting” removed from his job title was in serious trouble.
Someone just made the world's most elaborate Train Simulator controller — and it even includes real dashboard components from 'Class 80x' UK trains
Think your train simulator is impressive? This custom-made UK Class 80x cabin recreation uses real train parts for next-level accuracy.
The OnePlus US exit is now feeling very real as remaining stock evaporates
OnePlus has nearly sold its last US phone, with its own store empty and Amazon only offering third-party options.
Sony's Spider-Man Spinoff Universe Might Be Dead as Company Confirms It Has No Movies in Active Development
It looks like Sony's Spider-Man spinoff universe may have come to an end after films like Madame Web, Morbius, and Kraven the Hunter failed to satisfy audiences.
Dave Bautista In Talks to Star in Prime Video’s God of War Show
The Guardians of the Galaxy star would replace the injured Ryan Hurst as Kratos. Dave Bautista In Talks to Star in Prime Video’s God of War Show Liz Shannon Miller
Familiar face detection is broken on Walmart Onn cameras — but there’s a fix on the way
Paying for Google Home Premium but missing familiar faces? Your Onn camera may be why.
This full-frame camera doesn’t just photograph the stars – it tells you what stars you’re looking at from a removable magnetic LCD screen
The ArcBlue C24 is a dedicated astrophotography rig for photographing (and IDing) the stars – and it works with existing lenses and telescopes
Zac Brown Band surprises 37,000 Fenway Park concert fans with free cruises
Zac Brown Band celebrated their 15th straight sold-out concert at Fenway Park in Boston by giving everyone a free vacation on a cruise ship.
Trump's Golf Trips Top $100M After Bedminster Victory. How Obama Compares
Trump's golf habits have long been compared with Obama’s, whom Trump criticized for spending time on the course as president.
The Asus ROG Flow Z13 Gaming Laptop is More Powerful Than the Xbox Ally X and Only a Pound Heavier
Best Buy is taking $900 off the most highly recommended configuration for this week only,
Trump administration finalizes AI framework, official says
The order asks AI companies to share previews of powerful new models with the government before they are released to the public.
Former U.S. envoy urges U.S. to ease N.K. travel ban, citing its impact on aid workers
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 (Yonhap) -- A former U.S. envoy for North Korean human rights...
Pollen movement tracked from ground to sky with new modeling method
Plant biologists and engineers have extended their studies to the skies to track airborne pollen once it leaves a crop. In a new study, published in Environmental Monitoring and Assessment…
Apple and Bynario agree GPT-5.5 found a real macOS bug. They disagree on the report cap.
Apple now caps how many security reports some researchers can have open at once. And once they hit that cap, The post Apple and Bynario agree GPT-5.5 found a real macOS bug.
Twenty years of Pandoc
John MacFarlane has published a lengthy retrospective to commemorate twenty years of the Pandoc document converter. On August 3, 2006, I uploaded the first version of pandoc to my website, releasing…
Two People Have Died in the Cyclospora Outbreak
Two people in Michigan “with significant underlying health conditions” died from complications of cyclosporiasis, state officials said.
OpenAI hosted influencers at a luxury retreat with beekeeping. The internet backlash was swift.
Over the weekend, influencers posted optimistic videos of AI after attending an OpenAI-led content creator retreat.
The Batopilas story: 50 years in a Mexican silver mine
In the early 20th century, even reaching Batopilas, Chihuahua, was an adventure. Then there was its historic silver mine, writes John Pint of the remote town, which was located deep in the canyons of…
NFL Reacts: Balancing play time in the preseason
It is officially injury season in the NFL. Just as fans around the league get their first glimpse of the new team, the players who make up that team start to fall by the wayside.
Liene PixCut S1 review: A compact, crowd-pleasing photo sticker printer and cutter for home and work
The Liene PixCut S1 is an all-in-one dye-sublimation printer, laminator and kiss-cut sticker cutter to turn your photos and images into prints or stickers.
Map Shows Electricity Costs in Every State as AI Data Centers Surge Prices
While AI infrastructure is not the sole cause of rising utility bills, several states are increasingly worried.
Trump says oil companies should cut gas prices after making "too much money"
President Trump said U.S. oil companies made "too much money" from high oil prices. "I'm not happy about it," he added.
Apple September Event Predictions: iPhone 18 Pro and Other Rumors Ranked
Apple's September 2026 event could bring the iPhone 18 Pro, Apple's first foldable iPhone and new Apple Watches. Here's what the most credible rumors suggest.
Here’s why Apple Upgrade requires AT&T, T-Mobile, or Verizon for iPhone
The new Apple Upgrade program has a key piece of fine print: “If you’re leasing an iPhone, you’ll need to connect to AT&T, T-Mobile, or Verizon when you enroll.” In a new post today, John Gruber at…
Morocco denies 'pressure and blackmail' in Ceuta crisis and blames Supreme Court ruling
The Rabat Government blames the migratory exodus on "the deactivation of the deterrent element" of hot expulsion by Spanish justice.
Xbox's disc-to-digital plan could start in August, new leaks say
Recent leaks provide a roadmap of Xbox's apparent disc-to-digital program, and fans could get a confirmation sooner than expected.
'Generative AI is already changing what malicious software packages look like and how threat actors are beginning to probe AI-based code systems': Amazon flags North Korean hacker group as being behind the surge in open source supply chain attacks
Amazon linked a North Korean hacking group to software supply chain attacks while warning generative AI is changing malware development techniques.
The Youth AI Privacy Act’s Privacy Paradox
The Senate Commerce Committee is poised to consider the Youth AI Privacy Act , a bill that would require AI companies to create kids-only privacy rules and implement so-called “safe design features,”…
Trump lashes out at Chevron and Exxon's soaring profits during Iran war
US President Donald Trump on Monday scolded Chevron and Exxon for soaring profits in the second quarter, as oil prices have surged due to the Iran war. “They’re making too much money based on a shortage,” Mr Trump told reporters at the White House.
Liberals Are Ceding Ground to the Far Right on Ceuta Border Crossings
From the New York Times to the EU, liberals defending Spain from far-right fearmongering are regurgitating the right’s anti-immigrant premise. The post Liberals Are Ceding Ground to the Far Right on Ceuta Border Crossings appeared first on The Intercept .
Jordan Klepper, Ronny Chieng Think Satire Is the ‘Responsibility of the American Comedian’
"I always felt that if America couldn't do a daily political satire show, nobody can do it," Chieng says of "The Daily Show" The post Jordan Klepper, Ronny Chieng Think Satire Is the ‘Responsibility…
Insecurity and bad weather batter Sinaloa’s economy in Q1 2026
Among Mexico's 32 federal entities, 20 recorded sequential contractions in the first quarter of the year, but Sinaloa's economic result was easily the worst.
Eric Carle Museum Workers Push for Union Vote
Employees at the Massachusetts museum established by the children’s book artist behind “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” cited poor working conditions and under-staffing in a statement.
How Jake Paul plans to use his social clout to take on the UFC
Jake Paul is combining his promotions company with the Professional Fighters League. Analysts say it'll be tough to match the UFC's advantages in MMA.
God of War TV series casts Dave Bautista as new Kratos
Dave Bautista is reportedly taking over for Ryan Hurst as the new Kratos in Amazon's God of War TV show for Prime Video.
MABUX: Bunker Market Volatility to Persist in August
The global bunker market in July was shaped primarily by geopolitical developments, crude price volatility, regional supply dynamics and logistics constraints.
A Second Qatari LNG Carrier Struck as 22 Chinese Vessels Cross the Red Sea Unharmed
Operational Overview Two parallel escalations are shaping the maritime picture. Iran is tightening its grip on Hormuz. The Houthis are tightening theirs on the Red Sea. Chinese-linked shipping is moving freely through both.