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Friday July 11, 2025. 04:27 AM
The impact of threatened tariffs from the Trump administration could cause shrinking PC sales, particularly in the US market, and potentially in other regions across the globe as well. This prediction was featured in the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device...
Microsoft is launching a $4 billion initiative to train 20 million people in artificial intelligence skills through a new global program called Elevate. The effort, announced by company President Brad Smith, is part of Microsoft’s commitment to “put people first” as AI ...
A football game played near Nagasaki's atomic ground zero – just months after 80,000 people died there – is the subject of a new PBS documentary that connects past nuclear horrors to present dangers. The Atomic Bowl, premiering July 12, 2025 on PBS, uncovers the startling...
We all have doodles, little bits of forgotten art in the margins of our lives. In the case of Mario Caldato Jr., these were remixes and B-sides that were recorded between larger tracks that he produced for the Beastie Boys. It can be easy to over-fetishize the Beastie...
The good: A legitimate AGI contender Now, before we get to the drama over the “new and improved” Grok (of which, there is MUCH), let’s cover the basics of Grok 4, the “new” model from Elon Musk’s AI company xAI. The launch was peak Elon chaos: Grok 4 was released late las...
Nature hides small wonders in unexpected places — even in common dandelions. When softened by water, dandelion stems can be pressed against a flat surface to create delicate, curling spirals that look more like art than weeds. This spellbinding transformation occurs...
These kids in the 1940s were asked to draw pictures of their dads from memory. In this photo series, each kid poses next to their dad holding up the image of him. Although the drawings aren't realistic, many of them are somehow totally accurate in a hilariously cute way. —...
Tiobe CEO Paul Jansen says Ada, a system programming language whose initial development dates back to the late 1970s, could outlast similarly aged languages like Visual Basic, Perl, and Fortran in the language popularity race. In comments on this month’s Tiobe language...
Thursday July 10, 2025. 11:02 PM
There’s quite a few ways to mess around with home automation, with the most popular communication methods being things like ZigBee, plain Wi-Fi, and so on. One of the more promising new technologies is Thread, and Dennis Schubert decided to try and use it for a new homebrew...
TL;DR: Supermusic AI is an easy-to-use generator of quality songs, on sale for a limited time for $39.97. Looking for the perfect birthday gift for friends and family who have everything? Go personal with the emotional pull of music, using Supermusic AI. — Read the rest The...
To better support you and provide earlier, more consistent access to in-development features, we are announcing a significant evolution in our pre-release program. Moving forward, the Android platform will have a Canary release channel, which will replace the previous...
Writer A.J. Jacobs has transformed a digital picture frame into a philosophical life coach, creating what he calls a 'Wisdom Jukebox' to combat mental fatigue and negative thought patterns. He calls it his 'cure for brain rot' — 'I resent that Mark Zuckerberg has so much...
Old TVs make the coolest drums. In this video, you can see and hear what happens when these TVs are drummed on. This has to be one of the most delightful videos I've seen where something unconventional is repurposed into an instrument. — Read the rest The post This musician...
Birthright citizenship is specified by the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution—'All persons born or naturalized in the United States'—and interpreted plainly by 150 years of Supreme Court precedent. Now that Trump wants rid of it, though, the New York Times is among...
My friend Uri Bram created a deceptively simple party game that challenges players to describe complex ideas using only basic words like 'person,' 'do,' and 'thing.' Called 'Person. Do. Thing.' it transforms ordinary conversation into a mind-bending exercise that's equal...
According to recent polls, a hell of a lot of Americans are considering leaving the United States for life abroad. A Harris poll shows nearly 50% have considered moving abroad within two years; an Expatsi survey found 66% expressing interest in relocation, a 2024 Gallup...
Richard Reid, the British 'shoe bomber' who concealed explosives in his kicks but was subdued before he could detonate them, will spend the rest of his life in prison. But soon travelers will be free after 24 years removing footwear at U.S. — Read the rest The post U.S....
I loved this silicone Apple watch band for its simplicity and its magnets, but I've learned it's durable. When I wrote about this watch band before, I just liked playing with it, and it was easy to clean. It has since withstood hours of wear and tear. — Read the rest The...
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An excellent read, Murderbot has also become fantastic television. Ahead of Murderbot's season 1 finale out July 11th, Apple TV Plus announced today that the show has been renewed for a season 2. In a statement about the renewal, Murderbot co-creators / executive producers...
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