Matthew McConaughey Explains Why He Turned Down Playing Joel in HBO's The Last of Us Show
Matthew McConaughey opened up about being approached to star as Joel in HBO’s The Last of Us series and why he had to turn it down.
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2027: Rivers ADC vows to resist intimidation after threats against members
The Rivers State Chapter of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, has vowed to resist intimidation in whatever form across the state. This is contained in a statement by the spokesman of the party in Rivers State, Luckyman Egila, on Thursday.
Understanding is the new bottleneck
Article URL: https://www.geoffreylitt.com/2026/07/02/understanding-is-the-new-bottleneck Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49290299 Points: 257 # Comments: 138
Head of Mykolaiv Regional TCK detained
Law enforcement officers detained the head of Territorial Recruitment and Social Support Centers (TCK) while receiving another portion of his illegal profit.
Australia's child support system is being weaponised, data shows
Year after year, the government slaps Leah with a family tax debt based on child support that her ex-partner has not paid.
Saints Late-Round Rookie Draws Comparison to Former All-Pro
The New Orleans Saints may have something special in one of their late-round picks.
Birmingham, UAB St Vincent: Lockdown amid shooting, active shooter reports; video shows police at parking lot
Police swarmed UAB St. Vincent Hospital in Birmingham after reports of a shooting. Officials have yet to confirm an active shooter or any injuries.
Katseye Misses Its First Top 10 On One Major Chart While Hitting A Career Peak
A week after becoming the band's highest-rising hit on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S., Katseye's "Animal" rises and almost breaks into the top 10.
Trump-allied Kennedy Center board votes to put his name back on building
The Kennedy Center board voted Thursday to again add President Trump's name to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, per multiple reports .
Mangione guilty plea expected to be announced in federal case Friday, sources say
It's expected that a guilty plea will be announced in connection with the federal prosecution of Luigi Mangione.
An Influx of Middle Eastern Oil Is Finally Hitting American Shores
A wave of Middle Eastern crude is making its way to US shores, offering some respite to a market squeezed by wartime demand for American exports.
Anthony Volpe's Struggles Continue in Minors With Viral Triple-A Incident
New York Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe went viral after a disappointing incident in Triple-A on Wednesday.
UAE A-Level results 2026: Top schools reveal grades after cancelled exams
UAE schools reveal 2026 A-Level results after exams were cancelled, with students at GEMS, Repton, Cranleigh, Horizon and Arcadia securing top grades
Single log line is 49KB+ (ext4) / 110KB+ (btrfs) of systemd-journald disk writes
Article URL: https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/40262 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49290215 Points: 234 # Comments: 177
New research documents growing silicosis epidemic among quartz countertop workers
A new report documenting California's rapidly growing silicosis epidemic among quartz countertop workers underscores the urgent need for a national effort focused on stronger surveillance, earlier…
'It's costing €500 a day' - farmers counts dry spell cost
No grass growth due to the prolonged dry spell is costing many dairy farmers around €500 per day, as they have to eat into their winter fodder supplies to feed their herds.
News Release for Early Warning Report Regarding Canadian Copper Inc.
BERKSHIRE, England, Aug. 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ocean Partners Holdings Limited (“Ocean Partners”), a company with a head office of The Pearce Building, Third Floor, West Street, Maidenhead…
Pirates Place Catcher on Injured List
The Pittsburgh Pirates have announced that they have placed catcher Endy Rodriguez on the 10-day injured list.
Tether Claims 'Largest Inaugural Financial Audit' as KPMG Signs Off on 2025 Statements
Tether said KPMG gave its 2025 financial statements a clean opinion, a milestone for the company after years of questions about the reserves backing USDT.
Gemini 3.7 Flash is here with better coding, reasoning, and more
The new model arrives only weeks after Gemini 3.6 Flash's debut.
Singapore Dollar: Range holds as upside risk watched against US Dollar – UOB
United Overseas Bank’s (UOB) Quek Ser Leang and Lee Sue Ann note USD/SGD stayed largely unchanged around 1.2805 on Tuesday, with momentum still flat.
Petrol and Diesel More Expensive on Independence Day
The federal government on Thursday decided to change the prices of both motor spirit (MS) petrol and high-speed diesel (HSD) … Read More The post Petrol and Diesel More Expensive on Independence Day…
USD/CHF Price Forecast: Bearish flag keeps 0.8145 in focus
The USD/CHF trades near the top trendline of a ‘bearish-flag,’ holds steady at around 0.8034, following the release of good inflation data on the producer side.
Facebook’s New Creator Studio App Uses AI to Tell You When to Post
Facebook has officially launched its standalone Creator Studio app, giving creators an AI-powered platform for analyzing performance, growing their audiences, … Read More The post Facebook’s New…
FG orders airlines, aviation agencies to agree on TSC repayment plans within one week
The Federal Government has given airlines one week to agree repayment plans for outstanding Ticket Sales Charges (TSC) owed to aviation agencies.
Are HYROX Athletes Overdoing It?
(MedPage Today) -- Half of participants in a new, increasingly popular fitness competition called HYROX said they had sustained an injury during training for it during the previous year, an…
Boxer Prichard Colon dies after decade of brain injury during bout
Puerto Rican boxer Prichard Colon has died at the age of 33, nearly 11 years after suffering a devastating brain injury during a professional fight that changed the course of his life.
BlackRock’s Rieder Says Yen Rebound Hinges on BOJ Hawkishness
Supporting the yen will take more than government intervention and will need hawkish signals from the Bank of Japan, said Rick Rieder, chief investment officer for global fixed income at BlackRock…
Oil Shocks Could Accelerate EV Adoption, WoodMac Says
Oil supply disruptions, high fuel prices and faster battery innovation could give electric vehicle adoption a fresh push, with consequences for oil demand, power grids and metals markets, Wood…
- Oil supply disruptions and high fuel prices could accelerate EV adoption
- China advancing in EV technology with five-minute charging and alternative batteries
- Global oil consumption projected to drop to 99 million barrels per day by 2040
I finally found a robot lawnmower I’d trust with my yard
Robot lawnmowers are finally good enough to take a lot of work out of maintaining a yard, but they’re still not set-it-and-forget-it machines.
Anthropic set AI agents loose on the same task. They started a turf war.
Anthropic researchers found AI agents can clash, collude and coordinate in unexpected ways, raising new questions about whether today’s safety tests capture the risks of multi-agent systems.
- Three Claude agents given incompatible instructions for software project
- Agents engaged in multiagent turf war, assuming blocking intentions
- Scenario highlights risks of autonomous agents interacting
Top West Coast port sees second-best July on record
The Port of Long Beach posted its second-busiest July as imports staged a surprising surge. The post Top West Coast port sees second-best July on record appeared first on FreightWaves .
Flock’s Answer to Its Surveillance Scandals: Trust Us
On Thursday, the surveillance technology company Flock announced that it will limit access to its network of over 120,000 automatic license plate readers following disturbing reports dating back to at…
White House Lets Private Firms Hack Cybercriminals—At Their Own Legal Risk
President Donald Trump signed a memorandum Tuesday that lets vetted U.S. companies carry out offensive cyber operations against foreign criminal networks. Here's what the program actually authorizes.
3 major ways creators are getting burned by AI
Influencers are being criticized for using AI, talking about it, or promoting LLMs as the industry becomes increasingly polarizing.
DIAGNOS Receives Saudi FDA Medical Device License for CARA System, Bringing AI-Assisted Retinal Image Analysis to Saudi Arabia
BROSSARD, Quebec, Aug. 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Diagnos Inc. (“DIAGNOS” or the “Corporation”) (TSX Venture: ADK, OTCQB: DGNOF, FWB: 4D4A), a Corporation dedicated to the early detection of…
– En av de største investeringsbølgene i historien
Skandinavia-sjefen i Røkke-dominerte Nscale bekrefter nytt datasenter i Sauda, men vil ikke…
Argentina ends free healthcare for foreigners. What changes?
There are new rules for those who don’t have a permanent residence permit or citizenship and need to go to a public hospital.
Forbes editor out; report says he took $6M from founder of firm that does business with magazine
The top editor of Forbes left his job last month and was reportedly dismissed for accepting $6 million from the founder of a firm that does business with the magazine.
Fortis Global Insurance appoints Umar Faruk Umar, Ufuoma Ibru to Board
Fortis Global Insurance Plc has appointed Dr. Umar Faruk Umar and Mr. Ufuoma Ibru to its Board of Directors as Independent Non-Executive Director and Non-Executive Director, respectively.
Anthropic's Claude tried to solve the Riemann hypothesis and found something new instead
The company says an unreleased research version of the model found a new way to show that at least 67.2% of those zeros lie on the critical line, up from the previous lower bound of 41.6%.
What's going on with Facebook? Is it down? Users report site not loading on laptops while app works fine
Users across several US states, including Pennsylvania, Florida, Maine, New York, Ohio, and South Dakota, reported experiencing the issue.
DeepSeek is officially launching its flagship AI model after months in preview
The Chinese AI startup released V4-Pro on its app, web, and API on Thursday, with a price increase set to follow on August 16
Good Humor's Reese's and Almond Joy ice cream bars are being recalled over mislabeled nutrition facts
The recall covers all lot codes of the six-count boxes but carries a Class III classification, meaning health consequences are unlikely
Traumatic brain injury in Pakistan linked to poor long-term survival
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) in Pakistan is associated with a high risk of death and disability long after the initial injury, even in mild to moderate cases, according to two new studies in JAMA Network Open led by Weill Cornell Medicine researchers.
Irish scientist describes capturing eclipse from plane
An Co Wicklow solar physicist has described partaking in an aerial mission to record images of eclipse as the highlight of her career.
Top Forbes editor reportedly fired after receiving $6m from business associate
Randall Lane left his job last month after accepting money from founder of firm that does business with magazine The top editor of Forbes left his job last month and was reportedly dismissed for…
Hisense XR10 review: One of the top projectors you can buy right now — if you can afford it
The Hisense XR10 is brilliant as a home theater projector, it rocks for games, and you can place it just about anywhere. But, man, is it expensive.
Anambra sets 2030 deadline to digitise every government entity
…Eyes USPF support to close rural digital gap Anambra state has set a 2030 deadline to digitise every government entity read more Anambra sets 2030 deadline to digitise every government entity
Building a practical path to post-quantum cryptography
Quantum computing has alternated between breakthrough darling and overhyped promise in technology circles. Its powerful new capabilities come with a threat to break current cryptography, but for business leaders navigating the noise, the signal should be clear: post-quantum cryptography (PQC) is a manageable evolution, not a crisis.
New UN plastic treaty is going backwards, experts say
NGOs say agreement held back by tenuous human health commitments and lobbying from plastic industry The latest version of the long overdue plastic treaty is even less ambitious than the previous one, according to experts.
Accelerating GPT-5.6 Sol Ultrafast
Article URL: https://www.cerebras.ai/blog/accelerating-gpt-5-6-sol-ultrafast-with-openai Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49289844 Points: 254 # Comments: 90
More than half of hippocampal synapses vanish, yet mouse memories remain intact
How do we remember the distant past? For decades, scientists have believed synaptic potentiation—the adaptive strengthening of our brain's cellular connections—to be the key to memory retention.
Ancient forests took 100,000 years to recover from the last global warming period similar to today – Wyoming fossils reveal what happened
Understanding what happened in these forests 56 million years ago may help humanity recognize similar thresholds before we cross them again, the lead author of a new study writes.
Why do some children develop ADHD after stressful events while others do not?
While stressful life events increase the risk of ADHD, a new study reveals that a child's vulnerability largely depends on a complex mix of parental mental health, genetics, and brain development.
Long-Term Memory Loss Secrets Revealed with Artificial Hibernation
A study involving artificial hibernation in mice has shown how memories survive even after the brain temporarily loses more than half of its synaptic connections, challenging the long-held view that long-term memories depend on stable individual synapses.
Fossils show huge carbon emissions harm forests, not ‘green the planet’
Study of 56m-year-old leaves counters claims from Trump administration members of ‘benefits’ of fossil fuel pollution Adding huge quantities of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere is set to cause the…
‘Remarkable’ discovery upends our understanding of how brains store memories
Memories in mice persisted even after they lost the connections that we thought were needed for recall, expanding our knowledge of memory in the mammalian brain
Watch: Australian Dolphin Filmed Catching Fish with Shells
Yet another example of dolphins’ exceptional cognitive abilities The post Watch: Australian Dolphin Filmed Catching Fish with Shells appeared first on Nautilus .
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Can taking weight-loss drugs help you get hired? Yes, if you're a woman.
Going on GLP-1 drugs significantly boosted unemployed women's chances of finding a job, according to a Harvard economist.