Visa, Mastercard and Coinbase have launched a new global stablecoin

A new stablecoin venture backed by some big financial institutions is launching.

Fufjilm launches special waterproof and black-and-white editions of its retro QuickSnap instant cameras

If you really want to get retro, Fujifilm is making some special editions of its classic instant camera.

Venice AI, which offers access to 200+ AI models while allowing users to retain their privacy, raised a $65M Series A led by Dragonfly at a $1B valuation

Ram Iyer / TechCrunch: Venice AI, which offers access to 200+ AI models while allowing users to retain their privacy, raised a $65M Series A led by Dragonfly at a $1B valuation Concerns over the imp

Messy Subnautica 2 saga ends with Unknown Worlds CEO departing again

Thus ends the messy saga of Subnautica 2.

Meta follows SpaceX's playbook and builds a cloud business to sell its spare AI compute to outside customers

Meta is building its own cloud business to sell spare AI compute to outside customers. With planned AI investments of up to $145 billion this year alone, the same question that came up with xAI now ap

The Films and Shows You Should Be Streaming in July 2026

We've picked out the best horror, sci-fi, and genre titles coming to Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, and beyond.

Anthropic Added a New Security Measure to Get Back Into the Trump Administration’s Good Graces

The government has removed restrictions on Anthropic’s Fable 5 and Mythos 5 AI models—but there were strings attached.

Claude’s Solution to Decades-Long Math Mystery Is ‘Essentially Correct,’ Physicists Say

For years, physicists were stuck in trying to explain an important mathematical problem in physics. The right approach ended up being too simple.

Trump Officially Discloses Massive Crypto Fortune as Investors Lose Out

Of course, not every investor is a loser. It just depends what they're looking for in the art of the deal.

Australian musicians hate AI using their songs, but have little legal protection

Music from Kylie Minogue, John Farnham, INXS, Midnight Oil, AC/DC, Tones and I, Gotye, Ben Frost, Nick Cave, Tame Impala, Parkway Drive, The Living End and Vance Joy has been found in a database of 12

Meta names Chief Marketing Officer Alex Schultz as its first-ever chief data officer, to manage AI analytics across the company; Denise Moreno is named CMO

Sara Fischer / Axios: Meta names Chief Marketing Officer Alex Schultz as its first-ever chief data officer, to manage AI analytics across the company; Denise Moreno is named CMO Meta has named its c

Meta's non-invasive brain-to-text AI is closing the gap with surgical implants

Meta's FAIR AI team uses Brain2Qwerty v2 to translate brain activity into typed sentences, with no implants or surgery required. The system reads magnetic signals outside the skull and reconstructs wh

Amber Alert issued across California after 3-month-old allegedly abducted

An Amber Alert has been issued Wednesday morning for a 3-month-old baby boy believed to have been abducted from Northern California.

NBC anchor forced to explain use of term 'biological male' during coverage of Supreme Court ruling

NBC News issued an on-air explanation Tuesday about quoting the terms "biological male" and "biological female," language drawn directly from the Supreme Court's landmark ruling on transgender athletes in women's sports."Just a quick note here," anchor Craig Melvin said during the morning broadcast. "The terms that we’re using here during our reporting, biological male, biological female, the high court put those terms in quotations in their decision and their dissent.""But just so you know, we’...

Taylor Swift's wedding secrecy went so far some guests still didn't know location days before ceremony: source

NEW YORK Even some invited guests didn’t know the location of the wedding between Taylor Swift and her Super Bowl-winning beau Travis Kelce as recently as Sunday, according to a source with knowledge of the event while New York City authorities are preparing for days of nuptials at Madison Square Garden this week.Details about the wedding remain scarce, but Fox News Digital reported Tuesday that the NYPD is preparing for an event spanning Thursday to the wee hours of Saturday morning and involvi...

Arrests made in 'takedown' of sex trafficking operation on L.A.'s Figueroa corridor

At least nine people were arrested Wednesday, part of what law enforcement officials described as a major "takedown" of a sex trafficking operation in the Figueroa corridor of South Los Angeles.

N.Y.P.D. Memo Outlines Taylor Swift Wedding Events at the Garden

Law enforcement officials in the city are preparing to monitor the pop star’s two-day event at Madison Square Garden, and several streets in the area will be closed.

How 'Obsession' went from a sub-$1M horror film to a $371.2M box office phenomenon that dethroned 'Sinners'

"Obsession" is absolutely tearing up the box office.Basic info:LOW-BUDGET HORROR FLICK 'OBSESSION' SHATTERS BOX OFFICE EXPECTATIONS AS NEW STAR WARS FILM COMES UP SHORTThe low-budget horror film (it was made for under $1 million) has been taking the entertainment world by storm since it premiered on May 15th.It tells the story of a man who uses what he thinks is a gimmick to wish for a woman to fall in love with him. What unfolds is a unique horror story that is unbelievably entertaining, psycho...

Harris reaches out to socialist mayor Mamdani in latest sign she's shoring up support for possible 2028 bid

Former Vice President Kamala Harris is courting New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, and other progressive power players as 2028 speculation builds around another possible White House bid.The phone call with Mamdani last week, first reported by Axios and confirmed by Fox News Digital, along with other closed-door meetings with progressive groups, suggests Harris is trying to shore up support from factions of the party that didn’t support her during her 2024 run.Additionally, Harris met with progr...

Vanilla Ice explains why he will always 'raise the flag' at his shows after doubling down on Freedom 250 show

Vanilla Ice is all about sharing his patriotism with his fans.During an interview with Fox News Digital, the 58-year-old rapper once again defended his decision to perform at America 250's Great American State Fair, explaining "it's kinda shocking to me that we can't celebrate the birthday of our country" without backlash, saying he is "honored" to have been asked to perform and that "it's not about politics.""Man, I raise the flag at every concert I go to. You know that. And I'm proud because I...

18 Off and Off Off Broadway Shows to See in July

Kerry Washington and Kara Young pay tribute to Whoopi Goldberg, while Raúl Esparza takes on Shakespeare in the Park.

ESO Study Finds That No More Than 100,000 Satellites Should Orbit Earth

SpaceX alone wants to launch 1 million satellites to orbit, far exceeding the proposed limit.

Persistent Latent Memory for Multi-Hop LLM Agents: How a 6G Handover Paper Closes the Agent Cold-Start

Every hand-off in your multi-agent pipeline is an expensive tokenization round-trip. Discover how Inductive Latent Context Persistence (ILCP) transfers a compressed hidden state so downstream agents n

Yen Craters to 4-Decade Low, JGB Yields at 3-Decade Highs: Monetary Policy Mess Comes Home to Roost

The collapse of a currency is nothing to be trifled with. But the BOJ's pussyfooted rate hikes and QT are too little too late.

Beloved amusement park with no gate fee takes top spot ahead of theme park giants

As America celebrates its 250th birthday, travelers are recognizing some of the country’s most beloved amusement parks. Now, one century-old Pennsylvania destination has taken the top spot, beating out Disney and Universal favorites.In an era of pricey theme parks and gated admission, Knoebels Amusement Resort in Elysburg, Pennsylvania, is still letting guests in for free.The family-owned park has been admission-free since it first opened on July 4, 1926.ICONIC DISNEYLAND ATTRACTION MUST SWITCH ...

NFL star's brother charged with murder of mother after police found him self-barricaded near body

The brother of a perennial Pro Bowl defensive lineman was arrested and charged with his mother's murder after she was found dead.Calais Campbell's brother, Ciarre, is accused of killing his 71-year-old mother, Nateal, in Atlanta.Police said officers responded to a welfare check call when they spotted a man who "appeared to have barricaded himself inside the home."CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMThe male was then detained by police before officers found the "unresponsive elderly...

Pirates vs Phillies under bet looks compelling as Wheeler and Skenes set up a five-inning strikeout showdown

After a terrible week last week for sports betting in general, but specifically baseball, I found my way to get into the baseball gods' favor this week and have won four of the past five plays I've put out. When I do get hot, I want to ride the streak as long as possible, but you also have to stay grounded and make sure you don't unleash your bankroll because you never know when it can stop. I don't think it will stop in this game between the Pirates and Phillies.We are now more than halfway thr...

B2B sales workspace startup Aligned raised a $60M Series B led by PeakSpan Capital, taking its total funding to $73.8M, and says it has 1,000+ customers

Chris Metinko / Axios: B2B sales workspace startup Aligned raised a $60M Series B led by PeakSpan Capital, taking its total funding to $73.8M, and says it has 1,000+ customers Aligned, a sales works

This poop dog firework puts a funny twist on the classic black snake

This "poop dog" firework is the only thing I'm interested in purchasing this year for the 4th. It says everything that needs to be said. It's also incredibly entertaining to watch. Before this version existed, when I was a child, there was the classic black snake firework. Read the rest The post This poop dog firework puts a funny twist on the classic black snake appeared first on Boing Boing.

Venice AI becomes a unicorn with $65M Series A as its privacy-first AI platform takes off

Venice AI is already profitable, with annualized run-rate revenues of over $70 million, CEO Erik Voorhees said.

Gemini Spark, Google’s agentic assistant, is now available on Mac

Google's 24/7 agentic assistant, Gemini Spark, comes to Mac alongside other improvements, like real-time tracking and support for more apps.

Gemini Spark, Google's agentic assistant, is now available on Mac

Google's 24/7 agentic assistant, Gemini Spark, comes to Mac alongside other improvements, like real-time tracking and support for more apps.

Reliably detecting and clearly explaining deepfake images

Artificial intelligence can now generate images that are virtually indistinguishable from real ones. Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute of Optronics, System Technologies and Image Exploitation IO

EXCLUSIVE: Inside the secretive mine DOGE helped drag out of a decades-old bureaucratic black hole

BOYERS, Pa. Deep inside a limestone mine more than 230 feet underground, the Trump administration marked what it called the "Last Day of Paper" for federal retirements Tuesday, giving Fox News Digital rare access to the long-secretive Pennsylvania facility where millions of government records helped keep the retirement process trapped in an analog system for decades."It was unlike anything I'd ever seen before, which I think is the reaction that I generally hear from lots of people… I believe th...

Oxmiq, which aims to combine GPUs, CPUs, and a tensor engine into a single block of IP that it can license, raised $35M led by Samsung Catalyst Fund and Fudomo

Max A. Cherney / Reuters: Oxmiq, which aims to combine GPUs, CPUs, and a tensor engine into a single block of IP that it can license, raised $35M led by Samsung Catalyst Fund and Fudomo Artificial i

Viral German soccer fan who captivated America flees social media as story takes a predictable turn

In the most predictable twist of 2026, the viral German soccer fan who has spent the past month traversing America and stealing hearts, has fled social media.That’s right. Freddy is gone. He deactivated his X (Twitter) account Tuesday because A) he’s sort of a fraud, B) folks grew tired of the act, and C) we can’t have nice things in this country.I’ve been shouting this from the rooftops for a month now. A MONTH. Ever since this Freddy guy came into our world at the start of the World Cup, I kne...

Haley Cavinder is a happy wife on bikini honeymoon in the Bahamas, Giusy Meloni has soccer news and theme parks

It's hump day, it's July, and we have another packed Screencaps to get through. There's meat, there are sunsets, there's more hot Velveeta and peanut butter sandwich talk and I have some theme park updates.But before we get into all that, we're going to head down to the Bahamas where Haley Cavinder, who has been married for like two seconds, is already using the "happy wife, happy life" line to describe her bikini-filled honeymoon.This marriage is off to a good start. I hope in 20 years we get a...

US Manufacturing Expanded For 6th Straight Month In June As Inflation Fears Ease

US Manufacturing Expanded For 6th Straight Month In June As Inflation Fears Ease With 'hard data' having deteriorated recently (except in the labor market), 'soft' survey data has been surprisingly strong (especially in the Manufacturing side of the economy). SandP Global's US Manufacturing PMI dipped from multi-year highs at 55.1 to 53.9 final in June (below the 55.7 expected). ISM Manufacturing also dipped from 54.0 to 53.3 (slightly below the 53.9 exp). Both solidly a...

70 New Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Books Releasing in July

Spend your summer reading cozy romantasy tales, hard sci-fi adventures, ghostly thrillers, and horrifying alt-reality stories.

For the First Time, a Cell Built From Scratch Grows and Divides

For the very first time, biologists packed nonliving components into a cell-like membrane, piece by piece, and witnessed the bag of molecules start to behave like life. The lab-made synthetic cell grew, replicated its DNA, and divided, demonstrating the basic functions of a cell cycle. It’s “an impressive step,” said Jack Szostak, who studies the origins of life at the University of Chicago and… Source

Tortoise rearranges furniture like a tiny interior designer

This tortoise has a passion for interior design, and nobody is going to stop her. In this funny video the tortoise begins moving heavy furniture around the house by simply wedging her shell underneath it and walking away. If you stumbled upon this scene in the dark and didn't see the tortoise, it would seem like a poltergeist was taking place, causing the furniture to drift around by itself. Read the rest The post Tortoise rearranges furniture like a tiny interior designer appeared first on Boi...

Meta Is Slapping Subscriptions on Its Smart Glasses

'Rate limits' on AI features will surely be popular with the masses.

Walz post calling SCOTUS girls' sports ruling 'cruel' backfires online as critics reveal what's even crueler

Minnesota’s Democratic Gov. Tim Walz faced backlash from conservatives on social media after denouncing Tuesday’s Supreme Court ruling on transgender athletes in women’s sports by calling it "cruel.""As the Supreme Court says states can be cruel to trans kids, my message is clear: Here in Minnesota, we stand with and value our trans neighbors and youth," Walz posted on X as the Supreme Court was ruling in favor of West Virginia and Idaho against trans athletes who sued to gain access to girls' s...

Smarter Systems, Safer Missions: AI, Autonomy and the Warfighter

The future of autonomy is not defined by a single aircraft or system, but by how connected technologies work together to support the warfighter. In this video, experts from Lockheed Martin share how AI, the F-35, Lockheed Martin Vectis™, Matrix Autonomy and the U-Hawk are being used to help pilots and operators make better use of information in real time.The video highlights a practical view of autonomy: reducing workload, extending mission reach and helping keep people out of harm’s way. The em...

Trump takes inaugural flight aboard new Air Force One ahead of library debut honoring famed outdoorsman

President Donald Trump is taking his first presidential flight aboard a newly retrofitted Boeing 747 serving as Air Force One on Wednesday, traveling to Medora, North Dakota, to mark the opening of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library and promote a conservation push tied to America’s 250th birthday."This will be the first flight of what I think is maybe the greatest commercial plane ever built. I said to Boeing, what's the best one? He said, 'this is the best plane ever built, and you're ...

Taylor Sheridan reveals how he convinced Sam Elliott to join the 'Yellowstone' universe

Sam Elliott was a little bit hesitant at first to join the "Yellowstone" universe.The world created by Taylor Sheridan has become a global entertainment phenomenon following the airing of the original neo-Western saga.There have been prequel series and multiple spinoffs. Elliott was a star of the prequel series "1883," and Sheridan is pulling back the curtain on how it all went down.TAYLOR SHERIDAN'S SECRETIVE 'YELLOWSTONE' PREQUEL '1944' IS STILL IN THE WORKS AT PARAMOUNT, REPORT SAYSSheridan s...

Meta, like SpaceX, looks to turn excess AI compute into cash

Meta is developing plans for a cloud infrastructure business, selling access to AI compute power and models. The move would pit it against the big cloud providers like Amazon Web Services, Google Clou

Sony will stop making disc-based PlayStation games starting 2028

RIP to physical PlayStation discs.

PlayStation Kills Off Future Physical Games

The next PlayStation 6 may not have an optical drive at all.

Ecuador vs. Mexico Divided This Neighborhood. But Only for 90 Minutes.

Only one team could win the World Cup match on Tuesday, but all of Roosevelt Avenue in Corona, Queens, seemed to come together for the block party.

Soros network targets deep-red Mississippi in bid to flip Senate seat

Mississippians haven’t elected a Democrat to the Senate in nearly four decades, but powerful backers of the Magnolia State’s underdog candidate believe that by dumping money into the race they can overcome the hump.Scott Colom, a district attorney, is squaring off against incumbent Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., in deep-red Mississippi, and some of his top backers, including billionaire philanthropist George Soros’ top advisor, believe that he is primed to flip the seat.During a call earlier th...

Turn's out RFK's carnivore diet is unhealthy. Who would have guessed?

I must genuinely applaud investigative YouTuber Eddy Burback's willingness to get out there and find the hard truths himself, even if the lengths he goes to are at times genuinely concerning. Compared to his last long-form project, though, in which he deliberately gave himself AI psychosis to show how devastating it could be to the average, less-informed person, this one seems a little less dangerous. Read the rest The post Turn's out RFK's carnivore diet is unhealthy. Who would have guessed? a...

Plex vs Jellyfin vs Emby: Here's how the three media servers really compare

Convenience costs you with Plex, but the alternatives require more work.

Abu Dhabi-based MGX raised a $49B AI-focused fund, exceeding its $45B target, and plans to spend as much as $10B annually over the next few years

Dinesh Nair / Bloomberg: Abu Dhabi-based MGX raised a $49B AI-focused fund, exceeding its $45B target, and plans to spend as much as $10B annually over the next few years MGX has raised $49 billion

Meanwhile In The UK, You Simply Will Not Believe This...

Meanwhile In The UK, You Simply Will Not Believe This... Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity News, A convicted predator who helped destroy the lives of vulnerable girls as young as 13 is days away from freedom in Britain, while Pakistan refuses to take him and archaic rules shield him from removal. Shabir Ahmed's case lays bare how legal technicalities, political cowardice, and a refusal to enforce borders have turned the country into a revolving door for the most dangerous o...

One of America's oldest manufacturers says AI is creating jobs not replacing them

Before Henry Ford rolled out the Model T, before the Wright brothers took to the skies and before the Statue of Liberty welcomed millions to America's shores, Corning was already charting a course of innovation that continues today.Best known to many Americans for the glass products that have been fixtures in kitchens for generations, Corning has also spent decades developing technologies that quietly transformed the modern world. From the glass used in Thomas Edison's light bulbs to the durable...

EXCLUSIVE: Millions of newborns to receive special Social Security cards celebrating America's 250th birthday

EXCLUSIVE: Millions of babies born during America's 250th anniversary celebration will receive a first-of-its-kind commemorative Social Security card under a new Social Security Administration (SSA) initiative obtained exclusively by FOX Business.The limited-edition cards, available only to children born in the United States between July 2 and Dec. 31, 2026, will feature the official Freedom 250 logo while functioning exactly like a standard Social Security card, according to an announcement fro...

STEVE FORBES: Mamdani’s socialist rent-control puts New York on the road to housing ruin

New York City has just taken another giant step backward.The Rent Guidelines Board voted 7-1 to freeze rents on roughly 1 million rent-stabilized apartments, handing Democrat Mayor Zohran Mamdani a major political trophy. Mamdani called it a "historic victory." It is nothing of the sort. It is an act of economic vandalism dressed up as compassion.This is not housing policy. It is price control. And price controls have failed everywhere they have been tried.TRUMP WARNS ‘GODLESS COMMUNISTS’ WILL T...

Clicks Communicator brings back the physical keyboard for $500

After years of T9 texting on a Motorola Star Tac, seeing a BlackBerry phone with its comparatively ample physical QWERTY keyboard felt like a revelation. Texting and email had been a part of my job since the late 1990s. Being able to do both? Read the rest The post Clicks Communicator brings back the physical keyboard for $500 appeared first on Boing Boing.

Tom the Dancing Bug: Super-Fun-Pak Comix, feat. Lester the Jester, The Truth About 1969 and MORE!

Tom the Dancing Bug: Super-Fun-Pak Comix, feat. Lester the Jester, Actually-Man, The Truth About 1969, and MORE! -> Please join the team that makes it possible for your friendly neighborhood comic strip Tom the Dancing Bug to exist in this hostile Trumpverse! Read the rest The post Tom the Dancing Bug: Super-Fun-Pak Comix, feat. Lester the Jester, The Truth About 1969 and MORE! appeared first on Boing Boing.

Motorola Phones Now Have a Built-In Travel eSIM for Mobile Data Outside the US

Available in select markets thanks to a partnership with Gigs, Motorola phone owners have one less hurdle to clear when signing up for a data-only eSIM before traveling abroad.

Trump's crypto businesses took in about $1.2B US last year, federal filing shows

U.S. President Donald Trump took in nearly $1.2 billion US from his crypto businesses last year, a federal filing released Tuesday shows, locking in profits as his investors suffered losses.

Grantchester’s Tom Brittney May Be the New Batman

Plus, Eva Green suffers a "really nasty" injury on the set of Wednesday.

Sources: Meta plans a cloud infrastructure business that will sell access to AI compute and models, to compete with AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud; META jumps 8%+ (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg: Sources: Meta plans a cloud infrastructure business that will sell access to AI compute and models, to compete with AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud; META jumps 8%+ Meta Platforms Inc. is dev

Sources: Meta is developing plans for a cloud infrastructure business that will sell access to AI computing power and models, to compete with AWS and Azure (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg: Sources: Meta is developing plans for a cloud infrastructure business that will sell access to AI computing power and models, to compete with AWS and Azure Meta Platforms Inc. is developi

Did META Just Expose The First Crack In the AI CapEx Boom?

Did META Just Expose The First Crack In the AI CapEx Boom? If you're wondering why the Nasdaq is suddenly tumbling this morning, wonder no more... Nasdaq moves lower after Meta announces it is to build a cloud business to sell its excess AI compute, weighing on cloud peers like AMZN, ORCL, MSFT and chip and memory names like NVDA, MU, INTO. As Bloomberg reports: Meta, which has been rushing to secure expensive data centers and other infrastructure to fuel its own artificial int...

Alaska state fair bars parental rights group due to 'extremist' group designation by far-left organization

A grassroots parental rights organization was barred from attending a state fair in Alaska after being accused of being a "hate group" by a local activist citing a controversial left-leaning watchdog organization.Moms for Liberty, a prominent national conservative group known for challenging public school library books and curricula they deem inappropriate for minors, was denied an application to set up a one-day booth at the Tanana Valley State Fair in Fairbanks—Alaska’s oldest state fair."Defe...

Futures Fall To Start Now Quarter With Warsh Sintra Comments On Deck

Futures Fall To Start Now Quarter With Warsh Sintra Comments On Deck US equity futures point to a softer start to the third quarter as investors await a fresh batch of economic data and the first major overseas appearance by Fed Chair Kevin Warsh. As of 8:20am ET, SandP futures are down 0.2%, off session lows, while Nasdaq futures are down 0.6: techs lags following NDX’s 3.9% gain over the last 2 days; in premarket trading, chipmakers, which did much of the heavy lifting as investor...

VP Vance says the US is in a great position with Iran, has accomplished 'core mission'

The U.S. holds the upper hand in negotiations underway in the Middle East, Vice President JD Vance said in an exclusive interview Tuesday. He argued the Trump administration has already achieved its core objective in Iran, regardless of how the high-stakes talks in Doha unfold."We have all the cards in the negotiation," Vance told "The Ingraham Angle.""We obviously want it to be successful, but even if it's not successful, we've accomplished the core mission, which is to ensure that the Iranians...

House Dem urges transparency by public officials after GOP colleague reveals reason for extended absence

Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., said Tuesday that public officials have an obligation to be transparent about lengthy absences, after Rep. Tom Kean Jr., R-N.J.,disclosed that his recent monthslong time away from Congress was for treatment for depression.Kean had been missing House votes for months before returning on Tuesday."As someone who has lived with depression, I have deep sympathy for anyone struggling with mental illness. I might not be alive today were it not for a prolonged hospitalizatio...

Taiwanese authorities detain two Super Micro staff and an Albatron manager after a raid of Super Micro's local offices this week over Nvidia shipments to China (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg: Taiwanese authorities detain two Super Micro staff and an Albatron manager after a raid of Super Micro's local offices this week over Nvidia shipments to China Taiwanese prosecutors detai

Hackers stole iPhone 18 Pro schematics from Apple supplier Tata

You can find anything on the dark web if you know how to look. Ghost guns, suicide kits, leaked credit card credentials, malware for rent and, according to Apple Insider, schematics detailing the logic board design of Apple's upcoming iPhone 18 Pro. Read the rest The post Hackers stole iPhone 18 Pro schematics from Apple supplier Tata appeared first on Boing Boing.

Guardians rookie tosses ball into stands after making second out, costs team go-ahead run

Cleveland Guardians left fielder Cooper Ingle suffered some brain fog on Tuesday night against the Texas Rangers and pieced together a moment he will want to brush off and move on from.The Guardians and Rangers were tied 2-2 in the bottom of the seventh. The Rangers had a runner on second with one out – the key phrase, "one out." Texas batter Alejandro Osuna popped one to left field where Ingle made a routine catch for the second out of the inning.ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAS...

Trump Briefed On All-Out War Plans, Still Eyes Diplomacy, As Iran Reminds US: 'Muzzle Your Pets In Tel Aviv'

Trump Briefed On All-Out War Plans, Still Eyes Diplomacy, As Iran Reminds US: 'Muzzle Your Pets In Tel Aviv' President Trump started this week by claiming that Iran had "requested" direct talks in Qatar, but as of yet the ground reality in Doha is that Iranian officials have refused, leaving US representatives Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to just bide their time and deal with Qatari and Pakistani intermediaries. In this context of Tehran putting direct contacts on hold, Trump ha...

ADP Employment Report Shows 12th Straight Month Of Job Gains

ADP Employment Report Shows 12th Straight Month Of Job Gains With jobless claims still hovering near multi-decade lows and Job Openings soaring, and despite near record low consumer sentiment (particularly about the labor market), ADP was expected to report another strong employment report this morning with the US economy adding 120k jobs. The actual print was a disappointing +98k, but still represented the 12th straight month of employment gains... Source: Bloomberg Once again...

Nike Turnaround Falters As UBS Says There's "No Reason To Buy" Stock

Nike Turnaround Falters As UBS Says There's "No Reason To Buy" Stock Nike shares fell 3% in premarket trading after the struggling athletic apparel giant warned on its earnings call that revenue declines over the next two quarters will be worse than previously expected, underscoring that there is still no immediate turnaround to halt a multi-year bear market that has driven the stock to decade lows. "We are not expecting the environment to improve meaningfully over the next six mo...

UN report says policymakers are struggling to keep up with pace of AI development

UN panel says 'AI is neither inherently good nor bad,' but better safeguards around it are needed.

5 AI Coding Platforms to Build Apps Without the Headache

Explore the best AI coding platforms, no-code app builders, and vibe coding tools that help beginners and developers build, test, and deploy full-stack apps using simple prompts.

Hidden Revolutionary War bake house is uncovered after spending centuries underground

Archaeologists who were excavating an historic Connecticut town green have uncovered the well-preserved remains of an 18th-century bake house an unusual remnant of the Revolutionary War.The structure, used to bake bread for French troops supporting the American Revolution, was found on the Lebanon Town Green in Lebanon, Connecticut.Archaeologists digging in the New London County town uncovered the bake house earlier in June.SECRETS OF REVOLUTIONARY WAR BATTLEFIELDS EMERGE 250 YEARS AFTER AMERICA...

Twelve Labs, which is building AI models to make video searchable and understandable, raised a $100M Series B co-led by NEA and Naver, and signs an AWS deal

Saritha Rai / Bloomberg: Twelve Labs, which is building AI models to make video searchable and understandable, raised a $100M Series B co-led by NEA and Naver, and signs an AWS deal Twelve Labs Inc.

Prince Harry's security fight threatens highly-anticipated reunion with King Charles: expert

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's trip to the United Kingdom is already marred by drama after reports circulated that the visit was canceled due to security concerns.The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are expected to return to Britain this month, marking the first return to the UK in four years for Princess Lilibet and Prince Archie.Issues surrounding official police protection for the Sussexes may damper their trek across the pond as Prince Harry fights for accommodations on a royal estate to best p...

Dive Into a New Sci-Fi World With an Exclusive Excerpt from ‘MAYA: Seed Takes Root,’ Read by Hugo Weaving

The first book in Anand Gandhi and Zain Memon's epic series releases August 25, with an audiobook narrated by the 'Lord of the Rings' and 'Matrix' star.

Build and Run Your Own AI Agent in the Cloud

Build and deploy an agent on AWS with Strands and AgentCore The post Build and Run Your Own AI Agent in the Cloud appeared first on Towards Data Science .

The Vera Rubin Telescope Begins Surveying Our Cosmos

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has begun its 10-year Legacy Survey of Space and Time, using the world's largest digital camera to image the entire southern sky every few nights. The project is expected to catalog billions of stars and galaxies, track changing and transient objects, and generate an enormous dataset for studying dark matter, galaxy formation, asteroids, and unexpected cosmic phenomena. The New York Times reports: "This is the end of a 30-year wait," said Phil Marshall, the deputy d...

Canada will enter the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest

CBC/Radio-Canada and the European Broadcasting Union have announced Canada will participate in the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest in Bulgaria.

Nature's Mars simulator scores your terraforming skills

The journal Nature has posted a simplified but surprisingly entertaining and informative Mars terraforming simulation. For each of the five steps in the process: heat the planet, make a water plan, clean the dirt, start to farm, and make an atmosphere safe for people, you select an option from a list of choices. Read the rest The post Nature's Mars simulator scores your terraforming skills appeared first on Boing Boing.

After threat of cuts, California expands subsidized child care by more than 20,000 spaces

After talk of potential cuts, California's budget adds 22,770 subsidized child-care spaces. The expansion means Gov. Gavin Newsom will fulfill nearly three-quarters of the slots he promised in 2021.

Altadena residents unify to pass legislation protecting their community from dense developments

Over the last several weeks, residents' have rallied behind SB 1090, a bill that would pause multi-unit building projects in the L.A. County neighborhood.

Lopez: Happy 100th birthday to Mel Brooks. I'm not sure I want to be around that long

If everything's so perfect, why can't anyone fix my television?

Power is stripped from state schools superintendents in major education overhaul

New budget deals means that California voters in November will select a new schools superintendent with an uncertain, but more limited role in education.

From coast to coast to coast, most Canadians mark Canada Day in sweltering heat

Together AI, which offers access to open-source models, raised $800M led by Saudi Aramco's Prosperity7 at an $8.3B valuation, taking its total funding to $1.3B

Niko Gallogly / New York Times: Together AI, which offers access to open-source models, raised $800M led by Saudi Aramco's Prosperity7 at an $8.3B valuation, taking its total funding to $1.3B Togeth

Pro wrestler Vinnie Massaro found his 'WrestleMania moment' in Japan, shares love for building sport's future

Pro wrestler Vinnie Massaro is a relative unknown to those who primarily dedicate their viewing experiences to what comes on their televisions and streaming services a few times a week.Massaro has been in the ring for nearly three decades starting in Hayward, California, and making it to the top promotions Japan has to offer. He’s been a mainstay on the independents and is helping to train and wrestle those on the come up in West Coast Pro, Pandemonium Pro Wrestling and elsewhere.While he unders...

Village People lead singer Victor Willis dead at 74

Village People singer Victor Willis died on Tuesday, his wife announced on social media."It is with profound sadness that I must announce the death of my husband, VICTOR WILLIS. Victor passed away on Tuesday June 30, 2026 as a result of a short, but aggressive illness," a post on Willis' Facebook page states. "The family request privacy at this time of great loss," the post adds.This is a breaking news story and will be updated.

Outgoing UK PM "Proud To Have The Gayest Parliament Of All Time Anywhere In The World"

Outgoing UK PM "Proud To Have The Gayest Parliament Of All Time Anywhere In The World" Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity News, As outgoing Kier Starmer prepares to depart amid cratering approval ratings and deep public disillusionment, his 'Pride' reception remarks this week reveal a leader more focused on cultural signalling than addressing Britain's pressing crises. Starmer took to the stage at a Downing Street Pride reception to defend his government's LGBTQ+ record, eve...

The Best Automatic Litter Box of 2026: Petkit and Litter-Robot

With these high-tech automatic litter boxes, gone are the days of scooping and smells. Welcome to the future.

Socialist ousts 30-year Dem incumbent in House primary and more top headlines

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Wagering on Wildfires? There’s a New Prediction Market for That

The platform, called Wyldfyre, claims it will "harness the wisdom of crowds" to improve wildfire forecasting. Experts argue that the risks outweigh the rewards.

Hidden code in Claude Code secretly flagged Chinese users

Anthropic is removing a hidden monitoring feature from its programming tool, Claude Code, after it sparked outrage on social media. The article Hidden code in Claude Code secretly flagged Chinese user

Container Ship Runs Aground In Hormuz Chokepoint

Container Ship Runs Aground In Hormuz Chokepoint Hormuz vessel traffic continues to flow, but at a sharply reduced pace compared to the previous week, as US-Iran technical talks resume in Doha without senior negotiators meeting face-to-face. Data research firm Kpler noted, "Hormuz traffic holds steady."  Hormuz traffic holds steady The Strait of Hormuz remained open and active on 30 June, with 34 verified crossings recorded and traffic evenly split by direction. The dataset sh...