U.S. tells some of its diplomats and their families to leave Lebanon amid Iran tensions
The United States has ordered non-essential diplomats and their family members at the U.S. Embassy in Beirut to leave Lebanon, the State Department said Monday, as tensions over Iran rise with the threat of a potentially imminent military strike.
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Cybertruck's fatality rate reportedly far surpasses the legendary Ford Pinto
This social media missive reminds us the Ford Pinto was orders of magnitude safer than the now-discounted Cybertruck. The Pinto was so widely derided that it became a joke in movies and on tv. It was even more derided than the quirky AMC Gremlin or the disaster waiting to happen Chevy Corvair. Read the rest The post Cybertruck's fatality rate reportedly far surpasses the legendary Ford Pinto appeared first on Boing Boing.
Flat Molecules Aren’t Actually Flat. Blame Quantum Physics
In chemistry, molecules with a "flat" geometry are often stable enough to support a wide range of reactions. But in the quantum world, that's not technically true.
NDP's lone Quebec MP says he's considering jump to provincial politics
Quebec NDP MP Alexandre Boulerice said Monday that he's seriously considering running for the Québec Solidaire in this year's provincial election.
N.S. budget contains major cuts as province confronts $1.2B deficit
About 1,000 full-time equivalent jobs could come off the books this year.
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Buyer for Oceanwide Plaza's infamous graffitied towers emerges
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‘Goodbye, All of Evangelion’ Actually Means ‘Hello, to More Evangelion’
The legendary mecha series will carve itself another ending once more, with a new animated series helmed by 'Nier' writer Yoko Taro.
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Missing US mother found living new life after two-decades disappearance
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Former Prince Andrew charged taxpayers for massages while splurging on lavish trips as trade envoy: report
Civil servants who worked with Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor back in the early 2000s are now claiming the former prince charged massages to taxpayers amid lavish spending sprees while working as the U.K.'s trade envoy."I thought it was wrong… I'd said we mustn't pay it, but we ended up paying it anyway," a civil servant, who worked for the trade department, told the BBC.The person, who chose to speak anonymously, claimed he had refused to pay the bill for the "massage services" but was overruled by...
Heavy snow is recipe for serious heart attack risk, experts say: What to know
In addition to travel and logistical challenges, heavy snowfall can be detrimental to people's health.As the northeast faces historic snow accumulation this week, experts are warning of the physical risks of shoveling heavy snow, particularly for those who do not exercise regularly or have pre-existing health conditions."The combination of the wet, heavy snow and the heavy winds make it more of a health risk because it’s much harder to get around," Fox News senior medical analyst Dr. Marc Siege...
Meta Exec Learns the Hard Way That AI Can Just Delete Your Stuff
One small trick to get you to inbox zero.
BBC issues apology after man with Tourette syndrome shouted racial slur at Black actors during BAFTA Awards
The BBC issued an apology on Sunday after a racial slur was shouted by an audience member with Tourette syndrome during a broadcast of the 79th British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs).John Davidson, who has severe Tourette syndrome and was the inspiration for the BAFTA-nominated biographical film "I Swear," was heard shouting the n-word while Black actors Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo were on stage. During other portions of the program, Davison was heard shouting profanities including "f--- yo...
Angel Families praise Trump for immigration crackdown: 'You are the man'
As President Donald Trump's administration seeks to tackle the nation's illegal immigration problem, individuals whose relatives were killed by illegal immigrants thanked the president during a ceremony on Monday.Allyson Phillips, the mother of Laken Riley, a 22-year-old nursing student who was slain by a Venezuelan man on February 22, 2024, offered heartfelt thanks to the president.Phillips told Trump that he is doing "a thankless job that most people just wouldn't do," noting, "I just can't th...
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NSW prosecutor agrees to review dropped case into Cheryl Grimmer’s disappearance
NSW DPP Sally Dowling SC will review why the 2019 case was halted.
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AOC's Ignorance Is No Laughing Matter
AOC's Ignorance Is No Laughing Matter Authored by Stephen Soukup via American Greatness, Over the past week or so, many on the political Right have understandably enjoyed a laugh or two at the expense of Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D, N.Y.). AOC went to the Munich Security Conference to provide “balance” to the Trump administration’s presence and to burnish her own credentials on the global stage. Instead, she mostly just made a fool of herself. Not only did she stutter...
C-SPAN shuts down speculation Trump called in as 'John Barron' to criticize Supreme Court tariffs decision
C-SPAN shut down online speculation Sunday that a man who called into its live "Washington Journal" program to criticize the Supreme Court's recent decision regarding President Donald Trump’s tariffs was actually Trump himself."Because so many of you are talking about Friday’s C-SPAN caller who identified himself as ‘John Barron,’ we want to put this to rest: it was not the president," the outlet wrote on X."The call came from a central Virginia phone number and came while the president was in a...
Trump halts Angel Families speech to check on woman in audience
President Donald Trump briefly paused an Angel Families Remembrance Ceremony at the White House on Monday to speak with Patty Morin, the mother of Rachel Morin, asking about her health and an upcoming surgery for her eyes."I gave her money to get her eyes fixed. A lot of money to get her eyes fixed. That doctor ripped me off. But that’s OK," Trump joked.Morin said her surgery was scheduled for Wednesday after being delayed. "It was postponed because they said the grief caused me to have a heart ...
Summer Game Fest runs from June 5-8
It's getting to be that time of year again. Summer Game Fest officially kicks off on June 5 and will go until June 8. The Live Kickoff show will once again be hosted by Geoff Keighley and takes place on June 5 at 5PM ET. This is where we'll see all of those juicy reveals and trailers. The opening event will be streamed globally on just about every digital platform, including YouTube, Twitch, X and even Steam. Those in the Los Angeles area will be able to pick up tickets for the live show sometim...
Trump’s ‘total elimination’ strategy paved way for fall of cartel kingpin ‘El Mencho’
Government documents reveal the fall of drug kingpin "El Mencho" over the weekend was the culmination of an aggressive, more than yearlong strategy of "total elimination" pursued by the Trump administration against the ruthless Jalisco New Generation cartel (CJNG), which is present in almost all 50 U.S. states.Ruben "Nemesio" Oseguera Cervantes, known as "El Mencho," the leader of the CJNG, was killed Sunday in a Mexican military operation in Tapalpa, Mexico, authorities said. Though the operati...
Uncanny Valley: AI Researchers’ Resignations, Bots Hiring Humans, Evie Magazine’s Party
This episode of Uncanny Valley covers the people resigning from AI companies and the humans getting hired by AI agents. Plus, we attend a soiree thrown by a conservative women's magazine.
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IBM Plunges After Anthropic's Latest Update Takes On Cobol
IBM Plunges After Anthropic's Latest Update Takes On Cobol After disrupting countless Software/SaaS/finance/real estate/broker sectors, Anthropic's Claude is now going after targeted companies. A little before 2pm ET, Bloomberg sent out a headline that Anthropic's Claude has found yet another skillset: *ANTHROPIC SAYS CLAUDE CODE CAN AUTOMATE COBOL MODERNIZATION A herd of panicked IBM longs flooded to the Claude blog to read more on what is happening. Here's what it found (excerp...
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FBI director Kash Patel defends partying with US Olympic ice hockey team amid incidents
Critics say Patel partied as FBI managed several incidents.
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If You’re Not Composting in New York City, It Could Cost You
The Mamdani administration is enforcing rules that require food and yard scraps to be separated, with fines ranging from $25 to $300.
Claude Code creator says these are the 3 principles he shares with every member of his team
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Bungie says 'no second chances' if you're caught cheating in Marathon
Bungie isn't taking any prisoners when it comes to cheating on its upcoming extraction shooter, Marathon. In a detailed blog post explaining its anti-cheat measures, Bungie took a very declarative position against those caught trying to gain an unfair advantage. "We are taking a strong stance against cheating and anyone found to be cheating or developing cheats will be permanently banned from playing Marathon forever, no second chances," the blog post read, adding that there will be an appeals s...
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Philippines’ Duterte authorised murders, ICC told as hearings open
Judges will decide within 60 days if Rodrigo Duterte faces a full trial.
Mar-a-Lago security breach prompts new warnings: 'How many chances does one man get?'
Lara Trump called out what she described as incendiary language from the left following a security breach at President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, while a former Secret Service official said the nation faces "a fight of good versus evil."The Mar-a-Lago breach occurred around 1:30 a.m. Sunday when a suspect made an "unauthorized entry" through the resort’s north gate while another vehicle was exiting. The suspect, identified as 21-year-old Austin Tucker Martin of North Carolina, was reporte...
US kills 3 suspected narco-traffickers in Caribbean, Pentagon says
The U.S. killed three suspected narco-terrorists in an airstrike on a vessel in the Caribbean on Monday."On Feb. 23, at the direction of SOUTHCOM commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations. Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Caribbean and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations. Three male narco-terrorists were killed d...
Colorado Legislators Want Device-Level Age Restrictions for Minors. Here’s What That Means
Lawmakers are following in California's foot steps. Could this spark a nationwide trend?
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Supreme Court To Hear Lawsuits Over Americans' Seized Assets In Cuba
Supreme Court To Hear Lawsuits Over Americans' Seized Assets In Cuba Authored by Matthew Vadum via The Epoch Times, The U.S. Supreme Court is poised to hear two cases on Feb. 23 about U.S. business assets that Cuba’s communist government seized decades ago. Both cases focus on the 1996 Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act that was created to pressure Cuba by penalizing foreign companies “trafficking” in property that the Cuban regime seized from U.S. interests. Also know...
10 robes that actually keep you toasty on cold mornings, starting at $20
A warm robe makes all the difference on chilly mornings, so we rounded up soft, plush picks for men and women that look polished enough to wear while you relax at home. Bestsellers from brands like Cozy Earth, Polo Ralph Lauren, L.L.Bean and Amazon offer tons of options: from fleece and classic hotel-style robes to textured waffle knits and everything in between.Original price: $32.99Ease into your post-shower or pre-bed routine with this hooded, long-length fleece robe. It’s cloud-soft fabric f...
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1990s game got a rave review thanks to LSD in office coffee pot
In the 1990s, American video game players had it made for supplemental reading. Electronic Gaming Monthly, GamePro, and Nintendo's flagship Nintendo Power were the premier choices, but there were plenty of smaller monthlies too. One of them, Game Fan, was eager to premiere Atari's new 64-bit console, the Jaguar, and its pack-in game, Cybermorph. Read the rest The post 1990s game got a rave review thanks to LSD in office coffee pot appeared first on Boing Boing.
Spyware can hijack your phone in seconds
You already know malware is out there. You hear about phishing emails, fake apps and data breaches almost every week. But every so often, something comes along that feels more personal. ZeroDayRAT spyware is one of those threats.If your device gets infected, attackers can see almost everything happening on your phone. That includes your messages, notifications, location and even live camera feeds. Let that sink in for a second.This is not some clunky virus from years ago. Security researchers at...
How the Altered Ending of ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ Hints at Changes for Season 2
The finale of HBO's 'Game of Thrones' spin-off made a small but significant change to George R.R. Martin's 'Tales of Dunk and Egg' novella.
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Sampling Earthly Geysers For Insights Into The Icy Ocean Moons
One way of studying and understanding distant, hard-to-reach locations elsewhere in the Solar System is to find analogues of them here on Earth. For example, deserts and lava fields are often used to understand aspects of the Martian surface. In new research, scientists collected samples from natural geysers in the Utah desert to try to understand the Solar System's icy ocean moons.
New roadmap for evaluating AI morality proposed
Large language models (LLMs) are dealing with an increasing amount of morally sensitive information as people turn to them for medical advice, companionship and therapy. However, they are not exactly
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N.Y.C. Sanitation Department Mobilizes Into ‘Full Force Posture’ for Storm Duty
The department has 2,600 workers tasked to snow duty in 12-hour shifts. New Yorkers can track plowing progress on an app.
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Epstein associate Lord Mandelson arrested in U.K.
Last week, the former prince Andrew was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office after the Epstein Files implied that he had shared privileged information with billionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein. Earlier today, Lord Mandelson was taken into custody under the same suspicion. Read the rest The post Epstein associate Lord Mandelson arrested in U.K. appeared first on Boing Boing.
Scientists discover 5,000-year-old bacterium resistant to modern antibiotics
Scientists have discovered that a bacterium trapped in an ice cave for 5,000 years is resistant to several modern antibiotics.The bacterium was found in Scarisoara Ice Cave in Romania, where researchers drilled a 25-meter ice core representing about 13,000 years of frozen history.The research was published in the journal Frontiers in Microbiology.ANCIENT PLAGUE MYSTERY CRACKED AFTER DNA FOUND IN 4,000-YEAR-OLD ANIMAL REMAINSTo prevent contamination, the ice samples were carefully stored and tran...
Person shoots at Border Patrol agent, who returns fire in New Hampshire: officials
U.S. Customs and Border Protection says one of its agents returned fire at a person near the U.S.-Canada border in Pittsburg, New Hampshire, early Sunday morning.CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott confirmed that the agent struck the individual, who has not been identified. The person was taken to a nearby hospital, and their prognosis is unclear."The FBI Boston Field Office will be investigating the incident. CBP is cooperating fully with investigators. For more information, we refer you to the FBI,"...
AI energy use: New tools show which model consumes the most power, and why
AI users and developers can now measure the amount of electricity various AI models consume to complete tasks with an open-source software and online leaderboard developed at the University of Michiga
DNA is still pending as volunteers find another glove in the search for Nancy Guthrie
TUCSON, Ariz. More than a dozen volunteers turned out to search for evidence in the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie in Tucson’s Catalina Foothills neighborhood Sunday, three weeks to the day after the 84-year-old’s suspected abduction.The search came a day after Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said DNA recovered from the scene had not yet led police to a suspect in the kidnapping of the mother of "Today" co-host Savannah Guthrie.In an interview with her network, NBC, that aired Saturday, he said ...
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How Can Infinity Come in Many Sizes?
Intuition breaks down once we’re dealing with the endless. To begin with: Some infinities are bigger than others. The post How Can Infinity Come in Many Sizes? first appeared on Quanta Magazine
Nothing reveals the Phone 4a ahead of schedule
Nothing has been slow-dripping news about the upcoming Phone 4a for a few days now, with a promise to reveal the handset on March 5. However, the company jumped the gun a bit and just posted an actual photo of the hardware. It looks pretty nifty, even if we don't have any real-deal specs just yet. The image shows the handset from behind, displaying the company's trademark transparent design. The picture also features the redesigned Glyph Bar, which was first teased last week. This is a light-bas...
WNBA champion Kara Braxton dead at 43
Kara Braxton, a two-time WNBA champion who played in the league for about a decade, has died, the league said on Monday. She was 43.The WNBA released a statement on Braxton’s death.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"It is with profound sadness that we mourn the passing of 2x WNBA Champion Kara Braxton," the league said. "A 10-season veteran, Kara played with the Detroit Shock, Tulsa Shock, Phoenix Mercury, and New York Liberty. Our thoughts are with her family, friends, and forme...
OpenAI calls in the consultants for its enterprise push
OpenAI is partnering with four consulting giants in an effort to see more adoption of its OpenAI Frontier AI agent platform.
Anthropic Accuses Chinese Companies of Siphoning Data From Claude
U.S. artificial-intelligence startup Anthropic said three Chinese AI companies set up more than 24,000 fraudulent accounts with its Claude AI model to help their own systems catch up. From a report: The three companies -- DeepSeek, Moonshot AI and MiniMax -- prompted Claude more than 16 million times, siphoning information from Anthropic's system to train and improve their own products, Anthropic said in a blog post Monday. Earlier this month, an Anthropic rival, OpenAI, sent a memo to House l...
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Nepal bus crash kills 19, injures New Zealander
Police say 19 of the 44 people on board died, with 25 still in hospital.
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A 21-year-old Trump fan shot dead at Mar-a-Lago and unsearched Epstein storage units
A 21-year-old Trump supporter was shot dead by Secret Service agents at Mar-a-Lago after showing up with a shotgun and a gas canister around 1:30 a.m. Sunday. Austin Tucker Martin of Moore County, North Carolina, raised his weapon when ordered to put it down. Read the rest The post A 21-year-old Trump fan shot dead at Mar-a-Lago and unsearched Epstein storage units appeared first on Boing Boing.
Missing mom found alive after vanishing 24 years ago
A North Carolina woman who was reported missing more than two decades ago was found alive, bringing a 24-year investigation to a close, authorities said.The Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office said Michelle Hundely Smith, who disappeared in December 2001, was located on Feb. 20 in North Carolina after detectives received new information about her case.Smith was 38 years old when her husband reported that she had left their Eden home on Dec. 9, 2001, to go Christmas shopping in Martinsville, Virgi...
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"Go F**k Yourself": Immigrant-Owned Maryland Crab Shack Goes Viral After Slamming HuffPo Over Anti-USA Olympic Story
"Go F**k Yourself": Immigrant-Owned Maryland Crab Shack Goes Viral After Slamming HuffPo Over Anti-USA Olympic Story It was a historic moment for Team USA Hockey as Jack Hughes scored the game-winning goal in a dramatic overtime finish, defeating Canada for the gold medal in Milan. The last time USA won Olympic gold in hockey was during the "Miracle on Ice" at the 1980 Winter Olympics. Now, the celebration heads to Washington, with President Trump inviting Hughes and his teammates t...
Ford says 'walls closing in' on Trump after SCOTUS strikes down tariffs
Ontario Premier Doug Ford told reporters at Queen's Park Monday that the decision last week was a "positive message from the [U.S.] Supreme Court,” though tariffs are still in place on sectors important to the province, including auto and steel.
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As ICE scales up hiring, whistleblower documents reveal deep cuts to training program
The Trump administration made significant cuts to the training requirements for new immigration officers, according to new whistleblower documents made public Monday.
‘Frankenstein’ and ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Will Be Freed From Streaming Shackles by the Criterion Collection
The popular Netflix films are getting special feature-filled physical releases.
Ex-ambassador Peter Mandelson arrested in U.K. misconduct probe tied to Epstein files
British police have arrested Peter Mandelson, a former U.K. ambassador to the United States, in a misconduct probe stemming from his ties with Jeffrey Epstein.
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Hot Streak: The mascot racing game that turns betting into bedlam
We played a family game recently that I suspect will become a house staple. Hot Streak (CMYK Games, $45, 2-9+, Ages 6+) is a fast, chaotic betting and racing game that leans hard into slapstick silliness. The theme is a race of the world's worst sports mascots. Read the rest The post Hot Streak: The mascot racing game that turns betting into bedlam appeared first on Boing Boing.
Guide Labs debuts a new kind of interpretable LLM
The company open-sourced an 8 billion parameter LLM, Steerling-8B, trained with a new architecture designed to make its actions easily interpretable.
Ball x Pit will land on iOS and Android on March 12
Ball x Pit, a delightful roguelite that was one of our favorite games of last year, is on the way to mobile devices. The chaotic brick-breaking action is coming to iOS and Android on March 12. There will be a free trial with no ads, and you can unlock the full game with an in-app purchase. This is Ball x Pit “for your pants pocket,” according to the latest trailer. For the uninitiated, Ball x Pit is sort of a mix of Breakout and Vampire Survivors with some base building (and elements of many oth...
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DOGE accessed millions of Americans' data with no stated reason
DOGE staffers showed up to federal agencies carrying what a whistleblower described as "backpacks full of laptops," each pre-loaded with access to databases holding the Social Security numbers, tax returns, biometric data, and background checks of millions of Americans. Rep. Lori Trahan (D-Massachusetts) wants to make sure it can't happen again. Read the rest The post DOGE accessed millions of Americans' data with no stated reason appeared first on Boing Boing.
AI Added ‘Basically Zero’ to US Economic Growth Last Year, Goldman Sachs Says
Imported chips and hardware mean the AI investemtns are translating into US GDP growth.
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Judge Says Jack Smith's Final 'Mar-a-Lago Docs' Report On Trump Can Never Be Released
Judge Says Jack Smith's Final 'Mar-a-Lago Docs' Report On Trump Can Never Be Released Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times, A federal judge on Feb. 23 said that the final report on President Donald Trump compiled by a former special counsel shall not be released. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, who is based in Florida (and was appointed by President Trump), said in a 15-page decision that she was granting requests from Trump and his co-defendants to keep part two of ...
Former UK ambassador to US arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office
Peter Mandelson, a former British ambassador to the United States who was fired from his post after his ties to Jeffrey Epstein emerged, was arrested in England on Monday on suspicion of misconduct in public office, authorities said.London’s Metropolitan Police said "officers have arrested a 72-year-old man on suspicion of misconduct in public office" at an address in north London and has been taken to a police station to be interviewed.Police did not name Mandelson, in keeping with British poli...
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'El Mencho': From California drug dealer to cartel kingpin
The founder of the ruthless Jalisco New Generation Cartel was killed Sunday in Mexico, authorities said, ending a criminal career that reshaped his country's underworld after humble beginnings on the streets of San Francisco.
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Woman abandons fake service dog at airline gate, gets arrested, dog gets better family
A woman was arrested after abandoning her dog at a ticket counter at Reid Airport in Las Vegas. The woman had attempted to bring her dog on the plane as a service dog, but had no documentation. In surveillance footage on 8newsnow, the dog can be seen wandering around the ticket area, dragging its leash, before the woman ties it to a baggage sizer and walks away. Read the rest The post Woman abandons fake service dog at airline gate, gets arrested, dog gets better family appeared first on Boing ...
Lamborghini ditches plans for its all-electric supercar due to 'close to zero' buyer interest
Looks like we won't get to hear the powerful hum of an all-electric Lamborghini on the streets anytime soon. According to a report from The Sunday Times, Lamborghini has abandoned making a production version of the Lanzador EV concept, which was expected to hit the market in 2029. Stephen Winkelmann, chairman and CEO of Lamborghini, told The Sunday Times that there was "close to zero" interest from its customer base for battery-powered EVs. Winkelmann also revealed that the verdict to kill off t...
Trump's science and tech man lays out White House's global AI strategy
U.S. policy is often reported through announcements, personalities and regulatory skirmishes. Far less attention is paid to the economic mechanisms that actually move structures and determine outcomes.To understand how the White House is organizing a multipronged strategy for AI adoption and export, and how its pieces are meant to work together in practice, I had an exclusive sit down with Michael Kratsios, assistant to the president and director of the White House Office of Science and Technolo...
Newsom tells Georgia crowd, 'I am like you... I'm a 960 SAT guy'
California Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom attempted to relate to an audience at an Atlanta book tour stop by pointing to his own unimpressive standardized test scores and claiming that he "cannot read a speech.""I'm not trying to impress you," Newsom told Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens at the event on Sunday. "I'm just trying to impress upon you: I'm like you. I'm no better than you. You know, I'm a 960 SAT guy.""And, I'm not trying to offend anyone, trying to act all there if you got 940," he added. D...
NJ Democrats push ‘F---ICE Act’ to let residents sue over immigration enforcement
Democratic lawmakers in one major blue state are facing backlash over their latest attempt to blunt federal immigration enforcement through a new bill crafted around a vulgar acronym.The F---ICE Act, with the acronym spelled out in practice, is officially the "Fight Unlawful Conduct and Keep Individuals and Communities Empowered Act" and would permit civil action for violations of the U.S. Constitution related to immigration enforcement. The measure was introduced after a clash between a federal...
This Is What a Brain Destroyed by Measles Looks Like
A new case report illustrates the deadly impact of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, a rare complication of measles infection.
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Dozens dead in Mexico violence after drug kingpin killed
The raid left at least 25 National Guard members and 32 others dead nationwide.
Say Goodbye to the Undersea Cable That Made the Global Internet Possible
The first fiber-optic cable ever laid across an ocean -- TAT-8, a nearly 6,000-kilometer line between the United States, United Kingdom, and France that carried its first traffic on December 14, 1988 -- is now being pulled off the Atlantic seabed after more than two decades of sitting dormant, bound for recycling in South Africa. Subsea Environmental Services, one of only three companies in the world whose entire business is cable recovery and recycling, began the operation last year using its...
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Fossilized puke from before the dinosaurs contains 41 tiny bones
Forty-one tiny bones from three different species, jumbled together in a single clump and preserved in stone for 290 million years. That's the contents of the world's oldest known terrestrial regurgitalite science-talk for fossilized puke unearthed at the Bromacker fossil site in Thuringia, Germany. Read the rest The post Fossilized puke from before the dinosaurs contains 41 tiny bones appeared first on Boing Boing.
Nick Reiner pleads not guilty to murdering parents
Nick Reiner pleaded not guilty Monday to double murder charges in the December stabbing deaths of his parents, Rob and Michele Reiner.Reiner, 32, appeared in court with a shaved head and wore a brown uniform with a white shirt. He entered the plea with Judge Theresa McGonigle. During his arraignment last month, his powerhouse lawyer announced he was stepping down from representing Nick. Alan Jackson told reporters during a press conference that he had "no choice" but to withdraw from the case, a...
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Peter Mandelson arrested over alleged leaks to Jeffrey Epstein
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This Is What Nothing’s Next ‘Transparent’ Phone Looks Like
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AI agents have their own social network: Moltbook study tracks topics and toxicity
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) agents, systems that learn to make predictions, generate content or tackle other tasks by analyzing large amounts of data, is becoming increasingly widespread.
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Disgraced UK Ambassador Peter Mandelson Arrested Weeks After Resigning Over Epstein
Disgraced UK Ambassador Peter Mandelson Arrested Weeks After Resigning Over Epstein Former UK cabinet minister and Ambassador to the United States, Peter Mandelson, has been arrested just weeks after resigning over revelations that he gave Jeffrey Epstein advance notice of a €500bn bailout to save the Euro. Mandelson was arrested at an address in Camden on Monday and taken to a London police station for an interview in connection with 'misconduct in public office.' BREAKING: P...
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This ghost galaxy is 99% dark matter with only four star clusters
CDG-2 (short for Candidate Dark Galaxy-2) has so few stars that it's basically invisible. The only reason anyone noticed it at all is that four globular clusters were hanging out together about 300 million light-years from Earth, deep inside the Perseus cluster, with no obvious host galaxy in sight. Read the rest The post This ghost galaxy is 99% dark matter with only four star clusters appeared first on Boing Boing.
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ICE agents keep shooting themselves
Trump's rootin' tootin' secret police keep "accidentally shooting themselves," reports Newsweek, with three blasting themselves in the lef within two days during "training exercises." A fourth shot himself with a taser, inside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement office. No one was killed in the incidents, and all injured personnel were treated and released, according to internal incident reports obtained by the watchdog American Oversight through a Freedom of Information Act request and shar...
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Australia backs removing Andrew from line of succession
Anthony Albanese says Australia would back UK moves to bar Andrew from becoming king.
Robert De Niro claims Trump will 'never leave' office at end of his term, says 'up to us to get rid of him'
Actor Robert De Niro said during a Monday interview that President Donald Trump would "never leave" office and that it was up to "us to get rid of him."MS NOW host Nicolle Wallace said during her podcast, "The Best People," "I wonder what it is about people's inability to see beyond the next three he's gone in three years.""Well, he will never leave. We have to make him leave. You see, he jokes now about nationalizing the elections he's not joking. We've seen enough already. And everybody's worr...
A new Evangelion series is coming from Studio Khara and Yoko Taro, creator of NieR
Anime fans rejoice, as there's a new Neon Genesis Evangelion series on the horizon. This was announced during a 30th anniversary event held in Japan. The bad news? Franchise creator Hideaki Anno won't be writing the scripts. However, his replacement will be Yoko Taro, the guy who created the video game NieR. He also wears a giant and rather unsettling moon mask for some reason. The NieR franchise is known for rich and complex lore, with a story spanning thousands of years that occasionally dips ...
Sarah Chalke calls ‘Roseanne’ set a ‘pressure cooker,’ details chaos behind the scenes
"Roseanne" star Sarah Chalke, who stepped into the role of Becky Conner in 1993, faced many challenges on and off the set. During an appearance on Jesse Tyler Ferguson's "Dinner's on Me" podcast, the 49-year-old actress opened up about the "intense" set dynamics among the cast and writers. "I think the only reason that I was able to actually even go and do the job was because I was so naive, and I didn't actually get it," said Chalke, who replaced the original Becky portrayed by Lecy Goranson in...
Funko’s ‘Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ Pops Are Filled With Knightly Honor (Exclusive)
We might have to wait another year for more 'Knight of the Seven Kingdoms', but you can carry on your own Dunk and Egg adventures on your shelf, thanks to Funko.
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Zohran Mamdani's Budgetary Buffoonery
Zohran Mamdani's Budgetary Buffoonery Submitted by QTR's Fringe Finance When Zohran Mamdani ran for mayor, he sold New Yorkers a vision of relief. Free childcare. Free buses. A rent freeze. A city that would finally tilt toward the struggling rather than the secure. What he did not campaign on was a nearly 10% property tax hike affecting more than three million residences and over 100,000 commercial properties. Yet, days after his election, here we are. The proposal, floated as le...
Top AI firm alleges Chinese labs used 24K fake accounts to siphon US tech
FIRST ON FOX: As Washington tightens export controls to preserve America’s artificial intelligence edge, top AI firm Anthropic alleges three China-based AI laboratories found another way to access advanced U.S. capabilities.The U.S. firm alleges DeepSeek, Moonshot AI and MiniMax used roughly 24,000 fraudulent accounts to generate more than 16 million exchanges with Anthropic's Claude chatbot in a coordinated "distillation" campaign designed to extract high-value model outputs, according to a rep...
Particle's AI news app listens to podcasts for interesting clips so you you don't have to
AI news app Particle can now pull in key moments from podcasts, letting readers instantly play short, relevant clips alongside related stories.
Lindsey Vonn shares she nearly had leg amputated, needed blood transfusion
American Olympic legend Lindsey Vonn shared Monday that she nearly lost her left leg and needed a blood transfusion after suffering a devastating crash at the Winter Games.Vonn shared her latest update in a video posted to her Instagram. She described the last two weeks as "by far the most extreme and painful and challenging injury" she’s ever faced and thanked the doctor who performed the surgeries on her leg.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"Basically, I had a complex tibia fr...
Spotify rolls out AI-powered Prompted Playlists to the U.K. and other markets
Spotify continues to test its AI-powered “Prompted Playlists” feature, now rolling out the tool to Premium subscribers in the U.K., Ireland, Australia, and Sweden.
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PayPal Shares Jump On Report Of Takeover Interest
PayPal Shares Jump On Report Of Takeover Interest PayPal shares were briefly halted due to volatility and are now up 9% after a Bloomberg report said the digital payments firm is attracting takeover interest from potential buyers, as the stock slid to a decade low. The report, based on unnamed sources, has not been confirmed by PayPal. Interest in a PayPal takeover is in the early stages, according to people familiar with the matter. They say the company has met with banks amid ...
PayPal Attracts Takeover Interest After Stock Slump
An anonymous reader shares a report: PayPal, the digital payments pioneer, is attracting takeover interest from potential buyers after a stock slide wiped out almost half of its value, according to people familiar with the matter. The San Jose, California-based company has fielded meetings with banks amid unsolicited interest from suitors, the people said. At least one large rival is looking at the whole company, while some other suitors are only interested in certain PayPal assets, the people...
2,000-Year-Old Skulls Reveal How Vietnam’s Early Influencers Dyed Their Teeth Pitch Black—For Life
The discovery presents some of the oldest physical evidence that tooth-blackening trends in Vietnam have stayed consistent for a very, very long time.
Moroun donated $1M US to Trump-supporting super PAC before Gordie Howe bridge threats
The wealthy owner of a nearly century-old bridge connecting Michigan and Ontario gave $1 million US to a Trump-aligned political action committee less than a month before the U.S. president unleashed an online tirade against a new competing span down the Detroit River, records show.
Big Tech to invest about $650 billion in AI in 2026, Bridgewater says
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Trump fires judge-picked US attorney as top DOJ official warns courts to stay in their lane
The Justice Department announced Friday that it had fired a second court-appointed U.S. attorney in as many weeks, swiftly removing another prosecutor selected by federal judges to lead a district.The federal judges in the Eastern District of Virginia had chosen veteran lawyer James Hundley to fill the vacancy left by Trump-appointee Lindsey Halligan, who stepped down from the role last month after the court said she was illegitimately serving. A top DOJ official quickly announced Hundley’s term...
Reporter's Notebook: Trump's State of the Union becomes political boxing match as Democrats boycott
Imagine a boxing match.A boxing match may only go a few rounds. But it’s a big production. There’s a massive buildup for weeks in the press. There’s the weigh-in. Both fighters enter the ring to fanfare. Everyone scans the crowd to see "who" is there or nabbed seats close to the ring. Celebrities. Actors. Musicians. Models. Other famous athletes.There’s a lot to see.And that’s why the president’s State of the Union speech is similar.DHS SHUTDOWN DRAGS INTO WEEK TWO AS IRAN THREAT, SOTU CLASH COM...
Mexico violence sees dozens of military troops, criminals dead after cartel leader 'El Mencho' killed
Cartel violence that erupted across Mexico left 25 Mexican National Guard troops and more than two dozen criminal suspects among the dead following the killing of Jalisco New Generation cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, officials said Monday.Mexico Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch said the troops in Jalisco were killed in six separate attacks following the killing of Oseguera Cervantes during a shootout inside his home as the Mexican military attempted to capture him. He also said ...
The US Had a Big Battery Boom Last Year
Despite Donald Trump’s unrelenting attacks on renewable energy, there’s a quiet revolution happening on US grids.
Lamborghini is the Latest Automaker to Pull the Plug on Luxury EVs
The CEO of the supercar company says demand for high-end full electric cars is “almost zero.” Could this mean Ferrari's Luce will be dead on arrival?
Mixing generative AI with physics to create personal items that work in the real world
Ever had an idea for something that looked cool, but wouldn't work well in practice? When it comes to designing things like decor and personal accessories, generative artificial intelligence (genAI) m
