Microsoft accused of unfair labor practices by US and Canadian video game unions
Charges filed with the NLRB accuse Xbox of bad faith bargaining.
Trump’s Teleprompter Guy Allegedly Made $100k Betting on the President’s Speeches
The White House press secretary insisted, "there are very strict ethical guidelines here at the White House," on Thursday.
NTSB investigators confirm Tesla driver overrode Full Self-Driving system in fatal crash
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Trump to attend World Cup final on Sunday: White House
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The AMD Ryzen 7 7700X3D chip is now available for $329
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Todd Blanche not fit to serve as U.S. attorney general, Epstein survivor tells Senate panel
Republican Sen. Thom Tillis, a key vote on the Senate's judiciary committee, said Thursday he would not vote to advance President Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general, Todd Blanche, unless he meets with victims of Jeffrey Epstein and their lawyers.
Canada's PM Carney says Gordie Howe bridge tolls won't be split with U.S. until the $6.4B of debt is repaid
Prime Minister Mark Carney has confirmed that Gordie Howe International Bridge tolls won't be split with the United States until the $6.4 billion of Canadian investment is repaid. However, Carney did clarify that the agreement is to split net revenues with the U.S. side for 15 years.
Everyone Thinks They Have the Diarrhea Parasite
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Here’s Why Anthropic Is Pushing States to Regulate AI Faster
The company endorsed landmark AI transparency laws in California and New York last year, but its head of US state and local policy says they may already be outdated.
Google Vids now lets you star in your own AI videos
Google is adding personalized AI avatars to Vids that let users create videos starring a digital version of themselves, alongside Gemini Omni-powered tools for generating and editing videos from promp
‘Reverse Recruiter’ Startup Wants You to Pay If Its AI Agent Finds You a Job
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Alleged Feeding Our Future fraud ringleader extradited from Somalia to face US charges
One of the alleged ringleaders of the massive Feeding Our Future pandemic relief fraud scheme in Minnesota has been brought back to the United States to face charges, authorities said.Abdikerm Abdelahi Eidleh, 42, of Burnsville, Minnesota, was arrested on June 26 in Somalia and extradited back to the U.S. on Thursday, the FBI said.Federal prosecutors allege Eidleh was the mastermind who bilked taxpayers out of $250 million by exploiting federal child nutrition programs meant to feed vulnerable c...
Don't lose sleep over reports of 260 Starlink satellites deorbiting
SpaceX deorbiting satellites isn't a cause for worry, but scientists are still looking into the environmental impacts of frequent satellite deorbits.
JJ Watt goes after MLS squad after social post leaves out wife, a local soccer legend: 'Worth a mention'
A former pro soccer player was stiffed in a social media post, taking a back seat to her relatively more famous husband.Future Pro Football Hall of Famer J.J. Watt is married to Kealia Ohai Watt, a former member of the U.S. Women's National Team who played in the National Women's Soccer League.The couple took in an MLS game on Wednesday night, watching Real Salt Lake take on Burnley F.C., of which the Watts are partial owners, and the team welcomed the couple with an X post.CLICK HERE FOR MORE S...
Sources: Google is months behind schedule on delivering Gemini 3.5 Pro because the company has been trying to improve its capabilities, particularly in coding (Bloomberg)
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Insurance companies put on notice for stranding trans patients who want to reverse surgeries
Rep. Diana Harshbarger, R-Tenn., a lawmaker with a background in pharmacy, is introducing a bill that would require health insurance companies that provide transgender procedures to also pay for detransitions and adverse effects.Harshbarger fears that under many current plans, transitioners who consider reversing their sex-reassignment procedures are stuck with what is effectively a financial one-way door."It's outrageous that a health plan can cover sex-rejecting procedures but refuse to cover ...
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White House teleprompter operator ‘made $171k betting on Trump’s speeches’
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Beehiiv launches Community, which lets subscribers chat with each other, adds programmatic ads and an AI tool that helps creators manage their audiences
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The First Trailer For ‘Cocoon—One Summer of Girlhood’ is Ready to Make You Cry
Studio Ghibli alumni SASAYURI's debut anime feature, based on Machiko Kyo's josei manga, hits theaters on September 4.
Alberta separatists 'frustrated and flummoxed' over fundraising tallies from pro-Canada group
Some separatist groups are “frustrated and flummoxed” over Elections Alberta’s third-party advertising rules ahead of the Oct. 19 referendum.
GOP's $95B defense package survives critical hurdle amid fiscal hawk revolt
House GOP leaders narrowly avoided a major setback Thursday as they race to pass a third party-line megabill, but fiscal hawks are still threatening to derail the effort.The first test came Thursday at a critical House Budget Committee markup, during which the panel approved a $95 billion budget reconciliation framework along party lines in a vote of 20-14.But House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is likely to face trouble on the House floor next week since some conservatives sharply criticized the...
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WHO reveals Ebola is spreading ‘faster than any previous outbreak’
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Michelle Obama accuses media of weaponizing fashion to 'diminish' her as a campaign threat
Former first lady Michelle Obama claimed America was "struggling enough" to accept a Black first family, revealing earlier this month that she intentionally avoided wearing her hair in braids while in the White House to prevent political distraction.Speaking at Essence Festival in New Orleans July 3, Obama detailed the calculations behind her appearance, accusing the media and political rivals of weaponizing fashion coverage during the 2008 election cycle to "diminish" her status as a growing ca...
All the Times Trump Has Falsely Claimed Something Is AI
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Meta's Oversight Board says top AI models may be restricting free expression in its first evaluation of LLMs, as it seeks to expand its influence beyond Meta
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Veteran Dem breaks party line as Jack Smith spying scandal grips Capitol Hill
Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., told Fox News Digital his Republican colleagues are right to be troubled that the Justice Department spied on lawmakers to aid former special counsel Jack Smith’s investigations."I think we need to have more facts. Look into it. Republicans are rightly concerned about the possible breach of norms and improper access to email," Blumenthal told Fox News Digital Wednesday.The GOP-led Senate Judiciary Committee released a trove of documents Tuesday showing that Smit...
Feds Misused Crowd-Control Weapons Over 400 Times During Immigration Protests, Doctors Report
A physicians’ group has documented over 100 injuries caused by federal agents deploying nonlethal weapons in ways that violated manufacturer guidance and their own agency’s policies.
Why the U.K. is crying foul over Argentina's semifinal World Cup celebration
While celebrating their victory over England, Argentine players held a banner reading "Las Malvinas son Argentinas" asserting in Spanish that the disputed Falkland Islands, over which the U.K. and Argentina once fought a war, are Argentine. London is crying foul.
Blue Angels flyover ignites social media; Hegseth, Eric Trump respond
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and other Trump allies took to social media on Thursday after the Navy's Blue Angels drew widespread attention with a flyover above a Florida beach.Video shared online showed beachgoers cheering as two Blue Angels jets with the flight demonstration team made a low pass over Pensacola Beach on Wednesday. Social media reactions varied, from those who praised the flyover and wished they could have seen it in person, to those who criticized the stunt.Hegseth, however, p...
Max Verstappen keeps it blunt, yet cryptic when asked about future with Red Bull
Formula 1 is at Spa-Francorchamps this weekend, a fan and driver favorite, for the Belgian Grand Prix. We’re in the midst of a great title battle between Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli and George Russell and Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton.However, much of the focus this weekend is on Red Bull's Max Verstappen. It's been a tough season for the four-time champ, who currently sits down in P7 in the standings, and that's because the rumor mill has been churning about his future with the team.Verstappen has not ...
Sonos brings tab navigation, speaker sorting and more to its app
Sonos has added some handy quality-of-life updates to its mobile app.
Corus confirms unspecified number of layoffs at Global News
Corus Entertainment, owner of the Global Television Network, has confirmed plans for an unspecified number of layoffs. The company says the changes are an effort to “strengthen and sustain” its news divisions.
Fox News surges 29% in unique visitors during Q2 while CNN posts its weakest digital audience since 2015
Fox News Digital led all news brands and broadcast networks among total digital multiplatform unique visitors, multiplatform views and multiplatform minutes during the second quarter of 2026, according to Comscore.During the news-packed quarter, Fox News Digital drove an average of 178 million total digital multiplatform unique visitors, to finish with a 29% increase in the critical category compared to 2025. Fox News Digital also had 4.6 billion multiplatform views and 9.7 billion multiplatform...
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Gloves are off: US and Iran exchange blows in rekindled Middle East war
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Wildfire Smoke Causes Unhealthy Air Conditions in New York
Air quality levels were predicted to worsen through at least Thursday evening as smoke drifted south from Canada. The mayor urged people to stay inside to avoid negative health effects.
The AI compute gap: Enterprises are buying infrastructure faster than they can measure what it costs
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Goldman Slashes Global PC Shipment Forecast As Memory Chip Crunch Derails Upgrade Cycle
Goldman Slashes Global PC Shipment Forecast As Memory Chip Crunch Derails Upgrade Cycle The global PC market is facing mounting pressure as a worsening memory-chip crunch, limited product availability, and consumers balking at higher prices threaten to deepen the downturn. These headwinds prompted Goldman analysts to "further trim" their PC shipment forecasts for this year and next. "We further trim our global PC shipment estimates for 2026-27E, considering the near-term pressures...
Baltimore beat-down: Video shows group of teens pummeling elderly man outside 7-Eleven as police hunt suspects
Police are searching for a group of suspects accused of beating up an elderly man and attempting to rob him outside a gas station in Baltimore.Surveillance video shows the group run up to the man outside a 7-Eleven and proceed to attack him and display weapons.The six unknown suspects wearing hooded sweatshirts appear to have knocked the man to the ground several times while also throwing various objects at him.FLORIDA MEN INDICTED IN ARMED HOME INVASION WHERE SUSPECT POSED AS UTILITY WORKER, 13...
Elderly Florida woman goes viral after getting hilariously crude license plate
A nearly 77-year-old South Florida woman drew viral attention on Wednesday after a license plate she believed carried an inappropriate message was mailed to her Pompano Beach home.The plate Nancy Dello Stritto received from the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (DMV) read, "SQZ A55.""I can handle it if I get a few honks here and there. Actually, being over 70, I might like a few honks," Dello Stritto said, according to 10 Tampa Bay News.Dello Stritto, who will turn 77 next ...
Google rebrands NotebookLM as Gemini Notebook and opens its search app to third-party integration
Google is renaming NotebookLM to Gemini Notebook and integrating the tool more deeply into its ecosystem. A new feature gives each notebook its own cloud computer that can write and run code, initiall
Meteorite That Crashed Into New Jersey Home Contains Rare Ingredients of Life
An analysis of the space rock traced its origin to a primitive asteroid from the early solar system.
Google says users in the US can now link to and interact with some apps in AI Mode, including Instacart, Canva, and YouTube Music
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Republicans blast Canada over wildfire smoke, air quality in northern U.S.
Republican members of U.S. Congress are slamming Canada's federal and provincial governments over what they claim is inaction in preventing the wildfires currently spreading smoke and poor air quality across much of the northeastern U.S., in addition to Central Canada.
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The country that hands you a one-year tourist visa at the airport
Most countries give tourists a 30- or 90-day stamp and start counting the days. The Republic of Georgia gives you a whole year, no application required. In his travel newsletter Nomadico, Tim Leffel calls it the best tourist visa in the world land in Tbilisi, get a stamp, and you can legally stay for 365 days. Read the rest The post The country that hands you a one-year tourist visa at the airport appeared first on Boing Boing.
A raunchy joke by ESPYs host about DJ Khaled somehow flew right by the Disney censors
What a Mickey Mouse operation.During Wednesday night's ESPYs show on ABC, Saturday Night Live star Marcello Hernandez slipped a dirty joke about DJ Khaled's sex life right by Disney's standards and practices team with ease."Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome three guys who simply refuse to go down: Jake Paul, Mike Tyson and DJ Khaled," Hernandez said while laughing at his own joke.MARCELLO HERNÁNDEZ ROASTS JAKE PAUL, TIGER WOODS AND BILL BELICHICK IN ESPYS MONOLOGUEWhat's so funny? If you go b...
The AI context gap: Enterprise AI organizations have a trust problem, not a retrieval problem and most are still building the fix
Across 101 enterprises, the infrastructure that feeds AI agents their business context is being built faster than it can be trusted. Retrieval-augmented generation is already the default context sourc
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Deflationary Money Hits Different: Losing Half Its Price And Winning Anyway
Deflationary Money Hits Different: Losing Half Its Price And Winning Anyway Authored by Bryan Lutz, Contributor at The Sovereign Capitalist: The FUD is back, baby. Bitcoin is down nearly half from its 2025 high. And now, the obituaries are out of cold storage and back in heavy rotation. Sentiment surveys are scraping levels we haven’t seen since the 2022 crypto-winter, and the financial press has rediscovered its favorite genre: the Bitcoin post-mortem. And this time they’ve go...
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Cuba's surviving Trump's oil embargo with solar powered tuk-tuks
Anyone who's spent a lot of time in second-or third-world nations will tell you that tuk-tuks are definitely a thing. They're inexpensive to operate, compared to a car or truck, and serve in almost every capacity that you can imagine. From colectivos where public transport isn't available to makeshift dump trucks hauling supplies to a construction site. Read the rest The post Cuba's surviving Trump's oil embargo with solar powered tuk-tuks appeared first on Boing Boing.
Tim Scott says he'd 'love to see' Fox News host replace Lindsey Graham
The Republican in charge of funding and backing candidates for the Senate has two people in mind to replace late Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., has been fielding calls from former and current members of Congress all interested in jumping into the Aug. 11 special election to replace the late lawmaker, but there’s only one he’s been calling consistently, former Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C.Scott said during an event remembering his colleague Graham on Wednesday, "You probably will be...
Tesla helped save a driver; is your car ready?
A medical emergency behind the wheel is terrifying because every second suddenly feels bigger. You are trying to stay calm, stay safe and get help before things spiral.That is why John Brandt's story is getting so much attention. His Tesla Model Y helped keep him moving during a heart attack, while his son used the Tesla app to reroute the car to a nearby emergency room.The bigger takeaway isn’t that your car can replace 911. It cannot. The lesson is that connected-car settings, trusted app acce...
Finally, a Brutally Honest Anime About the Forbidden Love of Fighting Games
'Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games' is chock full of johns, pop offs, scrublord-worthy quotes, and demure girls hopping on some good-ass 'Street Fighter 6.'
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The Newest Complete Carl Barks Library volume has Donald Duck lost beneath the sea
Fantagraphics Books is nearing completion of its ambitious mission to publish the entirety of master cartoonist Carl Barks's 1942-1966 run of Donald Duck comics for Western Publishing. Comics fans (full disclosure: including me) and historians generally consider it one of the best, if not the best, comic book runs of all time. Read the rest The post The Newest Complete Carl Barks Library volume has Donald Duck lost beneath the sea appeared first on Boing Boing.
OnePlus Will Continue Software Updates After US and Europe Exit
OnePlus has confirmed that it will exit the North American and European markets, consolidating its operations under parent company Oppo. Existing customers will continue to receive "software updates, security patches, and applicable support," but OxygenOS will be replaced by Oppo's ColorOS. 9to5Google reports: As a part of its shutdown in global regions, OnePlus has confirmed that its flavor of Android, OxygenOS, is going away. Instead, all active OnePlus devices will be moving over to Oppo's Co...
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New documentary explores the astonishing legacy of manga pioneer Osamu Tezuka
Osamu Tezuka's influence on comics and animation is monumental. Before Akira, Ghost in the Shell, Chainsaw Man, and countless other manga and anime that found devoted audiences across the world, there was Osamu Tezuka. His storytelling, cinematic page layouts, and seemingly inexhaustible imagination helped invent the modern language of manga and influenced comics far more broadly. Read the rest The post New documentary explores the astonishing legacy of manga pioneer Osamu Tezuka appeared first...
Jim Jordan says House weighing criminal referral of Jack Smith for allegedly lying to Congress
Former special counsel Jack Smith is being considered for a criminal referral to the Justice Department, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, said Wednesday, as Republicans examine whether Smith misled lawmakers during testimony about his investigation into President Donald Trump."We're already looking at that," Jordan told "Hannity" when asked about the potential criminal referral."Do we need to refer him to the Justice Department, to Attorney General Blanche, for them to go a...
Mexican authorities arrest Quebec fugitive linked to Desjardins data breach, police say
Quebec provincial police have confirmed the arrest by Mexican authorities of Maxime Paquette, who had been wanted since June 2024 in connection with investigations into the massive Desjardins data breach.
Mamdani sparks fierce backlash for World Cup stunt 'palling around' with Rikers Island convicts
Controversial New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is being torn to shreds for fraternizing with inmates at Rikers Island while they watched the World Cup semifinals on Wednesday afternoon.The Associated Press filmed Mamdani walking into a recreation room where inmates in tan jumpsuits were watching the game between Argentina and England. He sat down at a table and smiled while speaking to the inmates as the audio of the game played in the background.His voice was then dubbed over the video.MAMDAN...
New York Times blasts ‘abusive’ Trump subpoenas targeting reporters’ sources
The New York Times asked a federal court in Manhattan Wednesday to quash Justice Department subpoenas ordering three of its reporters to testify before a grand jury, arguing the Trump administration was retaliating against the newspaper for reporting on security concerns involving the Qatari-donated Air Force One."As we set out in our motion, these subpoenas are brought in bad faith to punish The Times for its coverage," David McCraw, the Times’ senior vice president and deputy general counsel, ...
Florida congressman moves to impeach judge who ordered convicted Cuban plane hijacker freed from ICE
FIRST ON FOX - Republican Congressman Greg Steube from Florida has filed an article of impeachment against Judge John E. Steele, Fox News Digital has learned.House Resolution 1431 accuses Senior U.S. District Judge John E. Steele of the Middle District of Florida of committing "high crimes and misdemeanors" by ordering the release of convicted Cuban plane hijacker Miakel Guerra Morales from ICE custody.Morales, who is an illegal immigrant from Cuba, was released from ICE custody following Judge ...
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Sales sag in all regions, plunge the most in the Midwest, drop to lowest for June in the South. Demand stuck in the deep-freeze.
Vocalinux Turns Your Speech Into Text Without Giving Away Voice Data
An open source, speech-to-text tool for Linux called Vocalinux has just introduced its 0.14 beta release, bringing about a mix of refinements that touch keyboard shortcuts, remote transcription, and Wayland reliability.We kick things off with the most important usability addition. Earlier, users were stuck with the default toggle or push-to-talk bindings for recording audio during transcriptions.Now, it is possible to set keyboard shortcuts via the Settings menu, allowing you to create a diverse...
Fora, which connects travel agents with travelers and offers agents AI tools, raised a $60M Series D at a $1B valuation led by Forerunner and Tactile Ventures
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House Defeats Bid To End Israel Aid While Senate Blocks US-Israel Intel Integration
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Watch the exact moment a stunned Mike Tyson finds out that Shohei Ohtani is a man during the ESPYs
Here's the good news Shohei Ohtani took home an ESPY award Wednesday night for the best single-game performance of the year.Rightfully so, too. The Los Angeles Dodgers star hit three home runs and struck out 10 in Game 4 of the NLDS last fall. That award was always going to go to Ohtani. It was arguably the greatest playoff performance ever. We may never see it again.Anyway, like I said, that's the good news.LEGENDS JUSTIN VERLANDER AND KATE UPTON MAKE ONE LAST ALL-STAR GAME RED CARPET APPEARANC...
The agent evaluation gap: Enterprise AI organizations have a reality-alignment problem, not a coverage problem and most are shipping to production anyway
Across 157 enterprises, organizations are granting AI agents more autonomy while trusting the evaluations meant to gate that autonomy less. Half have already shipped an agent that passed their interna
Bodycam shows Nantucket official slurring, swaying during DUI stop after crashing into sign: police
Newly released video shows a Nantucket official arrested on charges of allegedly being under the influence with alcohol in her car after she crashed into a street sign.Bodycam video from the Yarmouth Police Department shows Nantucket, Massachusetts, town Planning Director Leslie Snell appearing to struggle when asked to perform sobriety tests. Police were responding to the April 20 incident after Snell allegedly crashed into a street sign, according to the Nantucket Current.Snell told the office...
Trinity Rodman says NWSL record-crowd game in NY should not have been played amid poor air
The largest crowd at Citi Field this year has not been for a New York Mets game, but rather for Wednesday night's record-setting contest between Gotham FC and the Washington Spirit of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).A total of 42,175 fans braved the poor air quality in New York stemming from wildfires in Canada, the most ever for a women's sporting event in New York City, but the spectacle, one of the stars on the pitch said, should not have been played."If we have to have a hydration ...
Boston Bar residents ordered to evacuate as B.C. wildfires intensify
The B.C. Wildfire Service says in a Thursday morning update that the Brunswick complex, made up of the Brunswick Creek and Ainslie Creek fires, is expected to be unstable through the day. Dry lightning and little rain are in the forecast, the service says.
People Lucky Enough to Have 70mm IMAX ‘Odyssey’ Tickets Now Get an Extra Bonus
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Brantley Gilbert slams artists who back out of patriotic shows under heat
Brantley Gilbert isn't mincing words about entertainers who commit to patriotic events only to walk away once public criticism begins.During a recent appearance on the "Net Positive" podcast, the country star said it frustrates him to see fellow artists back out of performances after agreeing to participate, pointing to the backlash he received for performing during Turning Point USA’s "All-American Halftime Show" during the Super Bowl which was headlined by Kid Rock."It is aggravating seeing gu...
Google AI Mode now integrates with Canva, YouTube Music and Instacart
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A memorial turns deadly: What we know about the boat accident near Alcatraz
Authorities are trying to determine the cause of a boat sinking on San Francisco Bay, leaving one person dead and three missing and presumed dead.
Hegseth Mandates Widespread Testosterone Screening for US Troops
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Google renames NotebookLM to Gemini Notebook and rolls out an update giving every notebook a secure cloud computer, letting it write and execute code natively
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Headwinds And Tailwinds: Minding The Market Weather
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AI analysis links pavement conditions to crash risk
A University of Houston professor of civil and environmental engineering is using artificial intelligence to make roads safer by connecting information that is usually analyzed separately. Lu Gao used
An OLED iPad mini could finally arrive this year
Apple will reportedly refresh the iPad mini this fall and the rest of its iPad lineup in the first half of 2027.
Kalshi Is Set to Start Taking Bets on Drug Trials
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Germany puts Google's AI Overviews and Perplexity under media law in first-of-its-kind ruling
German media regulators say Google's AI Overviews are Google's own content, not neutral search results, and that they crowd out regular links. The regulators have issued their first rulings against Go
Florida State head coach Mike Norvell isn't concerned with 'hot seat talk' heading into crucial 2026 season
Day one of ACC Media Days gave fans and reporters plenty to talk about.From perceived quarterback slights to conference rankings, every fanbase had their fair share of talking points to get them through the home stretch of the offseason.Believe it or not, though, the main attraction from the first day of ACC Media Days was none other than Florida State Seminoles head coach Mike Norvell.WHICH HEAD COACH'S SEAT IS HOTTER HEADING INTO 2026 SEASON: SHANE BEAMER OR MIKE NORVELL?Despite his 7-17 recor...
Apple Thinks It’s Time You Care About the iPad mini Again
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Bloomberg calls chargebacks "friendly fraud" but it's often the only option
Americans filed 158 million card-transaction disputes in 2025 up 29% since 2021, according to a Bloomberg Businessweek piece by Amanda Mull. Worldwide, the jump was even steeper, 46%. Bloomberg describes it as "friendly fraud" shoppers disputing charges they know are legitimate, a habit TikTok now teaches with step-by-step tutorials on chargeback-ing your way to free stuff. Read the rest The post Bloomberg calls chargebacks "friendly fraud" but it's often the only option appeared first on Boing...
Lionel Messi will play Lamine Yamal in World Cup final 19 years after viral baby photo
It's been 19 years since Argentina's Lionel Messi took photos for a charity calendar with Spain's Lamine Yamal when Yamal was just a few months old. Now, the two will face off against each other in Sunday's FIFA World Cup final.
Trump admin investigating 75 truck driver schools for fraud, helping non-citizens get licenses
The Trump administration announced Thursday it is investigating 75 entry-level truck driver commercial driver’s license schools across the U.S. that are suspected of fraudulently helping put non-citizen drivers on American highways.The Department of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) are partnering to address fraud regarding the issuance of non-domiciled CDLs to illegal aliens."FMCSA has identifi...
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Trump Expected To Accuse China Of Helping Joe Biden Win 2020 Election
Trump Expected To Accuse China Of Helping Joe Biden Win 2020 Election President Donald Trump is expected to use a prime-time address Thursday night to discuss election integrity and potentially unveil 'four sets' of newly declassified intelligence concerning alleged foreign interference in recent U.S. elections, according to reports. MSNBC; Getty Images Trump is scheduled to address the nation at 9 p.m. ET tonight - only revealing that it would focus on election security and relate...
Kennedy Center disputes Dem whistleblower allegations over Trump renovations, defends $8M flooring contract
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is disputing whistleblower allegations from Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., arguing that critics have mischaracterized Trump-era renovation projects and procurement practices.In a statement to Fox News Digital, Kennedy Center officials say the senator's allegations get key facts wrong, including that an "$8 million flooring contract" has been misrepresented, the center isn't subject to the federal contracting rules cited by critics, and that th...
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Google's AI Mode now lets you link and interact with select apps
With this new update, Google is expanding AI Mode beyond answering questions and into completing tasks across the apps they use regularly.
Google’s AI Mode now lets you link and interact with select apps
With this new update, Google is expanding AI Mode beyond answering questions and into completing tasks across the apps they use regularly.
Why teens deserve access to safe AI
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EU Won't Require User-Replaceable Batteries for Wearables
The European Commission has exempted wearables from upcoming EU rules requiring portable-device batteries to be removable and user-replaceable. The broader Batteries Regulation still takes effect in February 2027 for many consumer products, but the exemption means companies like Apple, Google, Samsung, and Meta won't have to redesign their wearables for the EU. Thurrott reports: Yesterday, the Commission announced that new product categories would be exempted from complying with its Batteries Re...
Google's NotebookLM is now Gemini Notebook
Google already baked NotebookLM into Gemini, now it's changing the name to reflect the tighter integration
Ottawa to spend almost $2B over 4 years to buy 190 Canadian-made armoured vehicles
Canada will spend almost $2 billion over four years on 190 armoured combat support vehicles that will be built by London, Ont.-based General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on Thursday.
Iran calls on Houthis to prepare to cut off Red Sea gateway can the terror group do it?
Iran has reportedly instructed Yemen’s Houthi terrorists to prepare to close a critical Red Sea gateway if the United States attacks Iranian power infrastructure, Reuters reported, a threat experts warn could sharply disrupt global shipping even if the group cannot completely seal the waterway."This threat should be taken seriously," Nadwa Al-Dawsari of the Middle East Institute told Fox News Digital. "With recent escalation and U.S. strikes on Iran, Tehran has already signaled that the Bab al-M...
Todd Blanche roasts Adam Schiff in heated hearing: 'You're a lawyer, you know the rules'
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche came out swinging against Sen. Adam Schiff on Wednesday, denying allegations of self-dealing and intentional refusal-to-recuse in President Donald Trump’s cases, while accusing the California Democrat of lying.Schiff sparred with Blanche over several legal matters he said prove the nominee is unfit for the job of America’s top law enforcement officer, citing what he described as serious conflicts of interest. Blanche denied the allegations while telling Schif...
Building a restaurant telephony AI host with Amazon Bedrock AgentCore and Amazon Nova 2 Sonic
In this post, we show you how to build a voice ordering system that answers a phone number and takes the order from greeting to confirmation. The system uses Amazon Bedrock AgentCore to host and run t
San Diego-based Self Inspection, which uses AI to assess body damage on a car with as little tech as a smartphone camera, raised $10M led by Sheryl Sandberg
Sean O'Kane / TechCrunch: San Diego-based Self Inspection, which uses AI to assess body damage on a car with as little tech as a smartphone camera, raised $10M led by Sheryl Sandberg Sheryl Sandberg
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Global Investments In Nuclear Fusion Surge 69% To $4.5B
Global Investments In Nuclear Fusion Surge 69% To $4.5B Authored by Alex Kimani via OilPrice.com, Private investment in nuclear fusion reached a record $4.48 billion in 2025. Most fusion firms are targeting commercialization in the 2030s. Major tech companies are backing fusion developers, with Microsoft signing a binding power purchase agreement with Helion, while Google, Nvidia, and other investors are funding companies such as Commonwealth Fusion Systems and Proxima ...
