Marvel Has Assigned 42 Hours of Homework Before ‘Avengers: Doomsday’
The studio released an official catch-up list ahead of December’s release. We have easy links to watch every one of the movies so you can get up to speed.
Sacramento study will test whether cool water becomes routine burn first aid
A peer-reviewed protocol will test whether 20 minutes of cool running water can become routine burn first aid in Sacramento, while measuring adherence, patient outcomes and acceptability.
As Carney advances Vancouver port expansion, environmentalists raise concern for at-risk species
Canada's federal government is taking steps to designate the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 port expansion in Vancouver as a project of national interest. Environmentalists are concerned that fast-tracking the project could damage the Fraser River Estuary, an area integral to the survival of orcas and salmon.
A month after migrants surged into Ceuta, thousands of kids are still stranded on the streets
Ikram, 17, left the Moroccan border town of Fnideq at the end of July, when an estimated 80,000 Moroccans and migrants from countries further south travelled travelled to the northern border city, hoping to cross into Ceuta. For a brief period, Ikram felt relief in the Spanish enclave. But she is now homeless.
Some Great Lakes sturgeon may be 400 years old. Scientists are rethinking how to save them
New research suggests Great Lake sturgeon may live more than 400 years far longer than previously thought. The discovery is forcing scientists to rethink the already-generations-long effort to bring the giant fish back from the brink of extinction.
A Michigan Democrat wants to put Canada on the ballot during the midterms. Are voters listening?
CBC News recently travelled to Michigan to get a temperature check on how Americans are feeling about U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff war with Canada the state's largest export market.
AI agents look beyond top hotel listings, but rank still matters
A randomized experiment found that list position still shaped which hotels AI agents inspected, but much less than in a human benchmark; effects on final booking varied by model and were no longer sta
AI Recovers Muscle and Motion Clues From 3D Tongue Meshes
A new methods preprint reports that a unified AI model could recover muscle, geometry and movement information from paired 3D tongue meshes, while shuffled inputs sharply reduced performance. The find
AI system reports more targeted, less toxic counterspeech
A benchmark evaluation of FIRE, a two-stage system that analyzes hate categories before generating replies, reported higher factuality and category accuracy, lower toxicity, greater diversity, and low
OpenAI rolls out GPT-6 Astra to top-tier ChatGPT plans at half the rate of GPT-5.6 Sol
OpenAI has rolled out GPT-6 Astra to Pro, Enterprise, and Business Premium users, with Plus users expected to follow soon. Message allowances for the standard model are roughly half of what GPT-5.6 So
New AI prompting method reports gains in multimodal humor tests
The preprint reports that CaRGo-T scored above prompting baselines on benchmark tests of multimodal humor understanding and detection, with gains varying by model and task.
Cybersecurity AI Leads Benchmark With 58.1% CyberGym Score
The CyberFactory framework links data construction, trajectory synthesis and model training, and OpenAegis recorded the highest reported CyberGym score among the compared models.
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The Ice Cream Queen of the Bronx
Rina Bajana, 32, spends seven hours a day driving a Mister Softee truck in New York City. Her customers make her feel like a celebrity.
Adaption Labs Introduces ‘Invent a Dataset’: Training Data Generated From a Task Description, Not a Seed Corpus
Adaption Labs has released Invent a Dataset, which generates a structured, training-ready dataset from a description of the behavior you want a model to learn. There is no seed corpus, no schema desig
AI System Shows Strong Agreement in Lung Cancer Pathology Tests
A preprint reports that LUCAID, an AI system for lung-cancer pathology, showed strong agreement with expert annotations and a panel reference while leaving its effect on routine care unresolved.
Microsoft says email spammers are adopting ASCII smuggling, an AI prompt injection tactic used to hide malicious instructions, to evade email platform filters
Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: Microsoft says email spammers are adopting ASCII smuggling, an AI prompt injection tactic used to hide malicious instructions, to evade email platform filters A clever tec
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Survivor star sues show for $100m after losing leg
Survivor Greece contestant Stavros Floros lost his leg to a boat propeller.
Scan.com, which uses AI to match patient referrals with imaging centers by availability, price, and specialty, raised a $220M Series C, including $90M in equity
Eve Bender / MobiHealthNews: Scan.com, which uses AI to match patient referrals with imaging centers by availability, price, and specialty, raised a $220M Series C, including $90M in equity The fina
Google Launches Agentic Video Understanding for Gemini Flash Models, Cutting Video Tokens by Up to 88%
Gemini now navigates video instead of ingesting it at 1 FPS, loading only the segments a prompt needs. The post Google Launches Agentic Video Understanding for Gemini Flash Models, Cutting Video Token
Sources: India-based Slice, which has transitioned from a credit card-led fintech to a small finance bank, raised $100M at a ~$450M valuation, down from ~$1.4B (Moneycontrol)
Moneycontrol: Sources: India-based Slice, which has transitioned from a credit card-led fintech to a small finance bank, raised $100M at a ~$450M valuation, down from ~$1.4B The downround, which mar
B-decay analysis updates Vcb estimate as tensions remain
A global analysis of semileptonic B decays gives an updated Vcb value and predictions for R(D) and R(D*), while the reported theory-experiment tension remains.
LSU holds off on adding players with NFL ties as SEC lawsuit looms over program, Lane Kiffin
BATON ROUGE, La. - The ongoing battle between LSU and the SEC reached a tipping point Thursday when the conference filed a federal lawsuit against the school over Lane Kiffin’s potential addition of players with NFL ties.On Thursday, plaintiffs were granted a preliminary injunction by Judge William Jorden of the 19th District Court of Louisiana that allows them to be rostered by different schools for the upcoming season.Because of this ruling, all eyes were on a Friday deadline in which schools ...
NVIDIA Releases Personal AI Router (PAIR): An Open Source Virtual Inference Router that Distributes Local AI Requests Across RTX, DGX Spark, and Mac Nodes
We look at NVIDIA Personal AI Router (PAIR), an open source virtual inference router that spreads local AI requests across the machines already on a home network. We cover how PAIR proxies existing Ol
All eyes were on USC to see if the Trojans could bounce back from nightmare tiny crowd at season opener
One of the big stories of Week 0 was the USC Trojans.It’s not like they lost or anything; they beat San Jose State, 42-26. It was the turnout at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum that was getting a lot of attention.And by that, I mean the measly crowd at kickoff was getting roasted all over social media.USC FOOTBALL RIPPED FOR PATHETIC CROWD AT HOME OPENER: 'ABSOLUTELY EMBARRASSING'So all eyes were on L.A. to see whether the Trojans could draw a crowd more befitting of a blue-blood Big Ten progr...
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How To Tackle Domestic Extremists' Foreign Enablers
How To Tackle Domestic Extremists' Foreign Enablers Authored by Daniel McCarthy via The Epoch Times, Left-wing terrorism is a serious problem in the United States, though for political reasons it doesn't receive anything like the attention right-wing violence gets. When most people think of violence connected to abortion, they imagine attacks on abortion clinics - yet lately, pro-abortion extremists have been firebombing crisis pregnancy centers across the country. These center...
'Coyote vs. Acme' Beats Ridley Scott's Newest Movie
Inverse shares a movie success story from last weekend: Coyote vs. Acme debuted to $15.9 million at the box office, beating out iconic director Ridley Scott's latest sci-fi adventure, The Dog Stars. This success has only continued since, and the worldwide box office currently sits above $22 million. Strong reviews and word-of-mouth are sure to keep viewers coming in, especially during the holiday weekend. What's impressive is Coyote vs. Acme had a limited marketing campaign that includes vi...
Venus and Serena Williams' highly anticipated US Open return ends in heartbreaking loss
For the first time in four years, Venus and Serena Williams returned to the US Open court together Friday night in Queens.The legendary sisters were set to reunite earlier this summer at Wimbledon; however, Serena who, at 44, is in the midst of a comeback after several years away from the sport was forced to withdraw due to injury.Friday night, the two walked onto the court at Arthur Ashe Stadium to a massive ovation from the crowd.GROUP OF INFLUENCERS FORCES PAUSE DURING US OPEN MATCH WITH CRIN...
New AI training method shows higher average scores on math tests
A preprint presents OPDVR, a gated on-policy distillation method that combines teacher guidance with verifiable reward. It reports higher average accuracy than sampled-token OPD in same- and cross-arc
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Man suffers medical emergency and dies at Burning Man festival
A man in his mid-50s died at Burning Man this week after suffering a medical emergency, according to festival organizers.
Targeted neuron tests flag sharp drops in LLM code scores
A computational preprint reports sharply lower code and math scores in targeted MLP-neuron suppression tests, while several non-target benchmarks retained much higher scores.
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The Politics Of Measles
The Politics Of Measles Authored by Jeffrey A. Tucker via The Epoch Times, By the middle point of 20th-century American history, measles was widely considered a rite of passage for kids. You get it and you shake it off. You earn lifetime immunity. This was true of every generation just before mine. For the previous century, measles had become ever less dangerous with sanitation and nutrition. By the time the vaccine came along, it was fully controlled and only very rarely led to...
Dozens hurt, at least 10 dead in explosion at Bolivian military barracks
At least 10 people were killed and dozens more injured on Friday after an explosion at a military barracks in the Bolivian municipality of Viacha, about 30 kilometres from La Paz, local authorities said.
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Panama Canal begins reducing ship crossings due to El Niño
Panama Canal traffic will be cut from 36 ships a day to 32 amid El Niño's dry conditions.
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Warner Bros. "Lanterns" Series Is Another Whiny Woke DEI Disaster
Warner Bros. "Lanterns" Series Is Another Whiny Woke DEI Disaster Comic book content is largely dead in Hollywood. Not because audiences don't want to see it anymore (Spider-Man: Brand New Day brought in nearly $2.4 billion in global box office, absolutely crushing Christopher Nolan's Odyssey film), but because the studios have turned most of these franchises radioactive with woke politics. James Gunn's DCU projects for Warner Bros. have proven this over and over again. His gir...
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How Neoliberals Fueled The Rise Of Socialism
How Neoliberals Fueled The Rise Of Socialism Authored by Connor O'Keeffe via Mises Institute, The rising popularity of politicians on the American left who either explicitly identify as socialist or, at least, don't shy away from or disavow the term appears to be causing genuine concern within the Washington establishment. That is, of course, entirely justified. Socialism is profoundly unjust and destructive. These days, the socialists like to present their entire ideology as not...
From cockroach milk to stepping on snakes, Ig Nobel awards celebrates science at its oddest
A motley crew of scientists was honored this week for its unusual contributions, which included studying cockroach milk, the evolutionary history of kissing and testing soil health by using underwear.The satirical Ig Nobel ceremony, which honors unusual but real studies, took place in Zurich Thursday and was presented by the digital magazine, the Annals of Improbable Research.The awards, which were founded in 1991, took place outside the U.S. for the first time this year over the concern that th...
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Pimco's Top-Performing 60/40 Fund Bets AI's Next Winners Are In Asia, From Chips To Rare Earths
Pimco's Top-Performing 60/40 Fund Bets AI's Next Winners Are In Asia, From Chips To Rare Earths Emmanuel Sharef, who oversees Pacific Investment Management Co.'s flagship Balanced Income and Growth Fund, spoke with Bloomberg about how the next leg of the artificial-intelligence boom could be concentrated in Asian stocks and beyond. Wealthy clients in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, and mainland China have been piling into the $19 billion fund, which has outperformed 97% of its pee...
DOJ ordered to freeze antitrust work with Canada as trade tensions intensify
The U.S. Justice Department's antitrust division was directed earlier this week to pause all work with the Canadian government as the trade dispute between the neighboring nations intensifies, according to a report.The chief of the antitrust division's international section, Lynda Marshall, ordered officials on Wednesday to halt all cooperation on cases and engagement on policy issues with Canadian authorities, without providing a reason for the directive, according to emails obtained by The Wal...
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AI Tax Increases Are Like The Tractor Tax Proposals Of Old
AI Tax Increases Are Like The Tractor Tax Proposals Of Old Authored by Bruce Thompson via RealClearMarkets, President Ronald Reagan famously described Washington politicians' solutions to every problem as "if it moves, tax it." That is exactly what many in Washington today want to do with artificial intelligence. As Wall Street Journal chief economic commentator Greg IP wrote recently, a growing number of experts believe there is "a simple answer to AI job losses." Tax it. His c...
Anthropic uses Claude to formalize proof of Fermat’s Last Theorem
Anthropic PBC has used Claude to create a computer-verifiable version of a famous, highly complicated mathematical proof. The company detailed the project in a blog post published today. A proof is a
Sources: US negotiators used the promise of access to Nvidia's chips for an Armenian data center to broker a preliminary Armenia-Azerbaijan peace deal last year
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Online Betting Adoption Goes Parabolic: First-Timers Triple, Gen Z Overtakes Millennials, And Football Season Hasn't Even Begun
Online Betting Adoption Goes Parabolic: First-Timers Triple, Gen Z Overtakes Millennials, And Football Season Hasn't Even Begun Online betting is off to the races - and this summer the adoption curve started looking like a hockey stick. According to a new analysis by Bank of America - which can see every ACH, debit and credit card payment its customers make to and from sportsbooks, horse-racing platforms and prediction markets their own customers make: Roughly 5% of BofA customer...
After 12 years of fried chicken and flirting, hit YouTube series Chicken Shop Date to end
After more than a decade of interviewing and flirting with movie stars, musicians and athletes while sharing some fried chicken, Amelia Dimoldenberg, the host of the popular YouTube talk show Chicken Shop Date, announced this week she's closing up shop.
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Africa bigger and US smaller as UN adopts new map
Africa appears larger on Equal Earth, while Europe and North America have shrunk.
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Where Are the Jobs? Winners and Losers by Industry
The job creation machine is running backwards in some industries and forward in others.
TCU does an about-face after stripping local newspaper's credentials days before football season
Texas Christian University has changed its position and decided to reinstate press credentials for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram after pulling them last week, just days before the team got their season underway.The Horned Frogs' season opener was across the pond in Dublin, Ireland, where they took on the Bill Belichick-led University of North Carolina Tar Heels, but Star-Telegram TCU reporter Steven Johnson had to cover the game from the stands.That was because, as OutKick's Ian Miller wrote, the...
Migrants spark outrage after video shows baby dolphin beaten during beach celebration
Migrants in the North African Spanish enclave of Ceuta were captured on video hitting a young dolphin and possibly killing it while celebrating.Video circulating online shows a group of men and boys triumphantly lifting what appeared to be a baby bottlenose dolphin calf above their heads as onlookers gleefully cheered. The dolphin swam too close to shore when a group of men allegedly pulled it from El Trampolin beach.The celebration appeared to enrage local residents, who tried to stop the group...
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Cannabis Gummies Harm Driving Performance Hours After Use, Study Says
Cannabis Gummies Harm Driving Performance Hours After Use, Study Says Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times, The use of commercially available cannabis edibles impairs people's driving ability, even after several hours of consumption, a study has found. Published in the JAMA Network Open journal on Aug. 31, the peer-reviewed study looked at simulated driving performance after the consumption of cannabis edibles. Conducted in a Canadian hospital, the study analyzed ...
Politician Spencer Pratt calls out actor Ryan Reynolds for condemning 1980s nostalgia
Former reality TV star and California politician Spencer Pratt offered a blistering response Friday after actor Ryan Reynolds condemned nostalgia for the 1980s.Ryan Reynolds had initially faced backlash Thursday after the "Deadpool" star called the 1980s "brutal" and a "f---ing mess" while promoting his Cold War-era movie "Mayday" at its New York premiere, prompting critics to question his characterization of the decade and the contrast with his nostalgia-driven new film."When you get far enough...
B.C. man who went missing in mountains for several days found alive
Stanislav Volo went for a hike on Sunday above the Sea-to-Sky Gondola and did not return home.
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L.A. man wrongfully convicted of attempted murders to be freed after 12 years in prison
Michael Renteria was wrongfully convicted of two counts of attempted murder in 2013 after a witness misidentified him, according to Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman. A judge ruled Renteria was factually innocent on Friday.
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This Red State Is Betting It Can Abolish Its Income Tax
This Red State Is Betting It Can Abolish Its Income Tax The data center debate isn't going so well for the builders, as Americans far and wide seriously oppose the construction of new data centers near where they live. One state, however, thinks it can incentivize residents. Country roads take West Virginians home across the Virginia state line near Charles Town, where the data center debate has intensified. (Charlie Creitz/Fox News) Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey (R) has unveiled...
Sources: the US and China will discuss AI safety risks during talks planned for mid-September, with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent leading the US side
Laurie Chen / Reuters: Sources: the US and China will discuss AI safety risks during talks planned for mid-September, with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent leading the US side The U.S. and China are
'Wheel of Fortune' announcer Jim Thornton terminated after investigation
Sony Pictures Television Studios has fired Jim Thornton from "Wheel of Fortune.""Following a thorough investigation, Jim Thornton’s employment with ‘Wheel of Fortune’ has been terminated, effective immediately," a Sony spokesperson told Fox News Digital Friday.The news of Thornton's termination comes after he was suspended from the game show earlier this week."We have recently been made aware of allegations concerning Jim Thornton. He has been suspended from Wheel of Fortune, and we are recastin...
OpenAI's rogue agents keep escaping, with no formal process to investigate them
OpenAI’s latest agent swarm incident adds urgency to calls for independent investigations as researchers and lawmakers question whether AI labs should control the scope of their own safety reviews.
OpenAI’s rogue agents keep escaping, with no formal process to investigate them
OpenAI’s latest agent swarm incident adds urgency to calls for independent investigations as researchers and lawmakers question whether AI labs should control the scope of their own safety reviews.
Move over, South Beach: 3 quiet Florida beach alternatives to try this Labor Day weekend
With Labor Day weekend approaching like a freight train, that can only mean one thing: summer is unofficially over.At least, that's what I would be saying if I lived in any of the other lower 48 states not named Florida.Beach season is measured more by the days you can't go rather than the days you can, and those no-go's are few and far between.SUMMER TRAVEL PSA: IF YOU COME TO FLORIDA LOOKING FOR GREAT BEACHES, STAY AWAY FROM THE KEYSLabor Day just so happens to be one of the most popular beach...
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Victor Davis Hanson: The Left Is Dragging America Back To The Dark Ages
Victor Davis Hanson: The Left Is Dragging America Back To The Dark Ages Via The Daily Signal, Editor's note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today's video from Daily Signal senior contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more of his videos. Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for the Daily Signal. The more you look around us today, I think a good description of 2026, culturally, economically, socially, politically, is that we are in a moder...
Alberta Chief Justice Ritu Khullar dies after battle with illness
The chief justice of Alberta, who also served as the chief justice of the courts of appeal of Alberta, Nunavut and Northwest Territories, has died after battling an illness.
Survivor Greece contestant Stavros Floros sues producers after leg severed in accident
A former contestant on the Greek edition of the hit competition show Survivor is suing the show's producers after a horrific boat accident led to him having part of his leg cut off.
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Dale Caldwell, New Jersey’s Lt. Governor, Is Said to be Under Investigation for Ethics Violations
An outside law firm has begun an investigation into Dale Caldwell, according to two Democrats familiar with the inquiry. He also serves as secretary of state.
How to see what's taking up space on your Windows PC
Use a methodical approach to see what's using the most space on your PC and easily clean it up.
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WATCH: Illegal alien busted in battleground state after allegedly committing voter fraud
EXCLUSIVE: Footage obtained by Fox News Digital shows federal agents executing a sweep linked to a multi-state Department of Justice (DOJ) probe that has resulted in criminal charges against individuals for illegal voting, falsifying citizenship status and other election fraud related charges in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Wisconsin.The charges arrive as part of a highly publicized nationwide surge by the Trump administration to hunt down election-related crimes ahead of the 2026 midterms.Over...
Sources: Anthropic is expected to make its IPO prospectus public late September and complete the listing days before the US midterm elections in November
Echo Wang / Reuters: Sources: Anthropic is expected to make its IPO prospectus public late September and complete the listing days before the US midterm elections in November Anthropic is expected t
UN Approves Resolution for World Map That Depicts Africa’s Size More Accurately
We're sure no one will have a problem with this completely reasonable proposal.
Cathy Engelbert will be remembered as the commissioner who made the WNBA deeply political and divisive
WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert announced Friday that she would retire following the 2026 season after seven years in the role.Engelbert took over in 2019 as the WNBA’s first commissioner, and there is no question the league is substantially bigger, more visible and more valuable than when she arrived. The league expanded, secured major media-rights agreements, introduced charter travel and negotiated significant increases in player compensation through a new collective bargaining agreement si...
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El Nino Crushes Atlantic Hurricane Activity, Lowest Since 1941
El Nino Crushes Atlantic Hurricane Activity, Lowest Since 1941 The peak of the Atlantic hurricane season arrives next Thursday, yet by this point the basin would normally have produced multiple systems tracking through the Caribbean, the Gulf of America, and the open Atlantic. This year, however, a strengthening El Niño and record vertical wind shear are tearing apart disturbances before they can rapidly intensify. Bloomberg reports that only five short-lived tropical storms have ...
Mysterious $150M superyacht docks in LA with hidden name and magical connection
A mysterious nine-figure superyacht sailed into a Los Angeles marina with its name concealed, but locals apparently didn't need long to figure out the famous name behind the massive vessel.The boat, which has been docked in Marina del Rey since Sunday, belongs to "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling, according to the California Post.The Post cited its sources, one of whom called it "the worst kept secret on the Marina."MASSIVE NEW CRUISE SHIP UNVEILS JAW-DROPPING OUTDOOR THEME PARK IN MIDDLE OF TH...
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Book about every video game set in the Alien universe
In the late 1980s, gamers were spoiled for choice when two completely different versions of the Aliens computer game came out, one a series of movie-faithful minigames and the other a loosely-adapted dungeon crawl. And as dissimilar as they were, neither of these games were anything like the arcade game that appeared thereafter! Read the rest The post Book about every video game set in the Alien universe appeared first on Boing Boing.
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Asian Oil Buying Spree Sends Dubai Crude Toward $100
Asian Oil Buying Spree Sends Dubai Crude Toward $100 Authored by Irina Slav via OilPrice.com, Stronger appetite for Middle Eastern crude grades from China and India has added upward pressure on prices for these grades, pushing the Dubai futures close to $100 per barrel, Bloomberg reported today, citing unnamed traders. Demand for Middle Eastern oil is especially strong from refining majors such as Indian Oil Corp. and PetroChina, as well as refiners in South Korea and Japan, the...
AI Router Balances LLM Quality and Cost Across Four Tests
ProgRouter reported strong task and citation results while tracking operating-cost budgets, GPU energy use, and execution time across four benchmark streams.
Federal Tories launch 'Conservatives for Canada' campaign ahead of Alberta referendum
The federal Conservatives have launched a campaign to engage their supporters and encourage them to vote to stay in Canada in the upcoming Alberta referendum.
PQ leader says he's worried Ottawa is meddling in Quebec election
Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon says he's worried the Canadian government is meddling in the Quebec provincial election, saying there is a “possibility that we are facing the greatest federal interference in our affairs and our election since 1995.”
The Tetris Company wants nothing to do with the White House's new copycat game
Tetris knockoff 'Build the Wall' is one of six new games hosted on the White House website, and The Tetris Company is not happy.
‘Hope’ Director Na Hong-jin Wanted to Make an Alien Movie From a Cosmic Perspective
'Squid Game' star Hoyeon joins Michael Fassbender, and Alicia Vikander in 'The Wailing' director's sci-fi action film, in theaters September 9.
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Vance Suggests Iran Conflict Could Drag Through Midterms, But At Least We're Not Calling It A War
Vance Suggests Iran Conflict Could Drag Through Midterms, But At Least We're Not Calling It A War The White House has returned to its prior talking point that the war against Iran shouldn't be called a war. In earlier stages of the conflict President Trump had applied various monikers that stopped far short, from an "excursion" to a "little detour" to a "stopover" to a mere limited "military operation". A full five months ago he had proclaimed, "We had to take a little detour. Won’...
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U.S. hits diesel fuel milestone as prices slam California economy from trucks to crops
Record-high diesel prices are squeezing California's economy, driving up fuel and operational costs for local farmers, trucking fleets and supply chains.
California AG Rob Bonta is investigating OpenAI over the Hugging Face hack in July, after more than a dozen states joined Alabama in its investigation
Chase DiFeliciantonio / Politico: California AG Rob Bonta is investigating OpenAI over the Hugging Face hack in July, after more than a dozen states joined Alabama in its investigation SAN FRANCISCO
Tennis star Aryna Sabalenka stops US Open match because of overwhelming marijuana stench
The US Open is developing a reputation for debauchery, and on Friday, things got so bad that tennis star Aryna Sabalenka stopped a match because, apparently, the stadium smelled more like weed than your neighbor’s van with the Dio album cover airbrushed on the side.The Belarusian was taking on Uzbekistan's Kamilla Rakhimova in a third-round match Friday in Queens.However, during the match, she was seen saying something to the crowd and then approached umpire Eva Asderaki‑Moore.ARYNA SABALENKA FI...
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Nuke Simulation shows your least favorite town obliterated by the atomic weapon of your choice
If NUKEMAP is the web's classic demonstration of what a nuclear blast would do to your hometown or that of your enemy (don't forget to set the yield!) then Nuke Simulation is the modern novelty, depicting the explosion in handsome animated 3D over the community to be obliterated. Read the rest The post Nuke Simulation shows your least favorite town obliterated by the atomic weapon of your choice appeared first on Boing Boing.
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Mount Sinai Agrees to Pay a Fine Over Adolescent Gender-Transition Care
The Manhattan hospital became the latest in the United States to strike a deal with the Trump administration to stop providing the treatment.
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A billionaire was accused of stealing Malibu sand. Now he's donating a new beach to the public
A billionaire businessman was accused of stealing sand from Malibu's Broad Beach. Now, he's donating a slice of beachfront to the public under a proposed settlement.
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Two trapped tunnel workers rescued in Nepal ‘miracle’
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Charter school network files First Amendment lawsuit after state blocks AP scores from US News
Success Academy, New York City’s largest charter school network, is pushing back against the New York State Education Department (NYSED) over what it calls a violation of its First Amendment rights.The charter network filed a federal lawsuit against New York State Education Commissioner Betty A. Rosa, challenging the state’s refusal to authorize the College Board to release Advanced Placement (AP) exam results for New York public schools to U.S. News and World Report for its annual high school r...
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Brazilian Lift: Diplomats Accused Of Helping Fugitive 'Dr. Frankenstein' To Flee US
Brazilian Lift: Diplomats Accused Of Helping Fugitive 'Dr. Frankenstein' To Flee US Authored by Jonathan Turley via JonathanTurley.org, There is an intriguing story out of Brazil where Joao Arajuo, 57, a plastic surgeon known as "Dr. Frankenstein," resurfaced after cutting an ankle monitor and fleeing the United States. The infamous plastic surgeon mocked the police and recounted how easy it was to flee the country. However, in detailing his escape, he implicated Brazilian diplomat...
Norah O'Donnell urges liberal Bari Weiss critics to give 'CBS Mornings' a chance as she returns to program
CBS News anchor Norah O'Donnell is urging liberal critics of her boss Bari Weiss to tune into "CBS Mornings" after the network announced her return to its marquee morning program.O'Donnell, who previously cohosted what was then called "CBS This Morning" from 2012-2019, is set to return to mornings alongside Gayle King and Nate Burleson, filling the empty chair left vacant by Tony Dokoupil, who now anchors "CBS Evening News." She will make her official debut after Labor Day."This is a homecoming ...
Zach Cregger Offers a Few Hints About His Sci-Fi Film ‘The Flood’
The 'Weapons' director has 'Resident Evil' hitting theaters later in September.
Zohran Mamdani Is So Popular He Offers Influencers Something More Valuable Than Money: Clout
The New York Times discovers clout chasing.
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The DESI Legacy Imaging Survey Releases the Largest 2-D Map of the Universe
The newest DESI Legacy Imaging Surveys map covers three-quarters of the sky and catalogs nearly four billion objects. This publicly-available database contains stars, galaxies, supernovae, gravitational lenses, and much more.
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Influencers, Noise and Weed: Has the U.S. Open Become a ‘Zoo’?
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Hamilton-born NHL prospect Matthew Mayich 'needs a miracle' in hospital after he collapsed during a 'brutal' workout at Arizona State University last month, according to his family's lawyer. Rob Carey is calling for the university to investigate the incident.
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Excavation Work On Trump's Arch To Begin Over Next 2 Weeks, Burgum Says
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Hasbro Is Looking for Another Studio to Make ‘Dungeons and Dragons 2’
Paramount passed on a 'Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves' sequel after it bombed at the box office.
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States Must Report Illegal Immigrants To Feds Or Risk Losing Federal Welfare Funding: DOJ
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Replace your everyday laptop with a 16GB MacBook Air for $319.99
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Mount Shasta rescue: Climbers stranded after using Gemini AI to plan trip
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