We Love This ‘Obsession’ Nikki Funko Pop So, So, So, So Much

The breakout character from Curry Barker's horror hit has her own gory Funko arriving today.

Could Permanent Magnets Protect Astronauts from Solar Storms?

Shielding astronauts from the killer radiation they face is a central challenge facing any designer of a deep-space crewed mission. Even relatively low levels of exposure for long periods of time can lead to everything from central nervous system damage to cancer. But current solutions, such as passive water shells or active superconducting magnets, have their own limitations. To get around those, a new paper, available in pre-print on arXiv by Valerio Parisi and a team of researchers from Italy...

Jailed Catholic woman's hunger strike highlights Iran religious persecution US demands action

The State Department condemned Iran’s intensified repression of Christians, including a Catholic woman on hunger strike in a prison known as one of the most brutal in the theocratic state.The Trump administration statement on widespread human rights violations carried out by the Iranian regime coincides with new military strikes against it in response to Tehran’s attacks on commercial tankers in the Strait of Hormuz.The Christian woman on hunger strike is 42-year-old Ghazal Marzban, who sits in ...

Former US Olympian David Hearn pleads not guilty in Reflecting Pool vandalism case

Former U.S. Olympic canoeist David Hearn pleaded not guilty Thursday to deliberately damaging the recently renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.Hearn, 67, entered the plea through one of his attorneys during his initial appearance in D.C. Superior Court.Superior Court Judge Carmen McLean did not require Hearn to be supervised by the court while he awaits trial. A status hearing was scheduled for Aug. 5.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMHearn was indicted last week on a felo...

Scientists Reveal the First Images of Ernest Shackleton’s Last Ship

After more than 80 years underwater, the ship that witnessed the famed Antarctic explorer's final moments has revealed itself to the world.

AI Price War Breaks Out: Meta Unveils Paid AI Model For First Time, Will Be "Among Most Affordable Options"

AI Price War Breaks Out: Meta Unveils Paid AI Model For First Time, Will Be "Among Most Affordable Options" Shortly after a leaked Meta memo revealed the company was planning on putting an AI chip into production in September as it looks to double computing capacity to 14Gigawatts, the company also unveiled a version of its most advanced artificial intelligence model, Muse Spark 1.1, that includes a new paid tier for developers, marking the first time Meta has charged businesses for...

A Magical Ritual Keeps a Family’s Past Alive in This Speculative Short Story

Read 'Waru Waru' by Ruth Joffre right here on io9, courtesy of Lightspeed Magazine.

Razer Blade 16 (2026) Review: A Gaming Laptop You Can Actually Call ‘Portable’

When laptops cost this much, you should damn well want to carry it with you everywhere.

Parents' Phone Addiction Affects Bond With Kids, New Study Finds

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Bloomberg: Parents' attachment to screens and smartphones can have negative, long-lasting developmental and psychological effects on their children, according to new research. Caregivers who mismanage their devices can both exacerbate "insecure attachment" and make healthy relationships more anxious and avoidant for children, according to the findings, which were published last month in Frontiers in Psychology, a peer-reviewed journal. The study, which su...

Scientists Say We Should Nuke Dangerous Asteroids—Just Not the Way You Think

It's sort of like Armageddon, but with less oil drills.

Anthropic’s new Claude feature is quietly selling you on AI

Claude’s new Reflect dashboard doesn’t just visualize how you use AI. It also subtly reinforces how much of your daily work now depends on Anthropic’s chatbot.

Anthropic, OpenAI, and SpaceX are bigger than the last 25 years of tech exits

Three big AI IPOs are set to generate more value than all the U.S. VC backed exits since 2000.

Character.AI launches three human-written, AI-generated microdramas, whose characters users can chat with, and aims to eventually let users make their own shows

Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: Character.AI launches three human-written, AI-generated microdramas, whose characters users can chat with, and aims to eventually let users make their own shows Microdramas

Qatar Halts Push To Ramp Up LNG Production After Hormuz Tanker Strikes

Qatar Halts Push To Ramp Up LNG Production After Hormuz Tanker Strikes Less than a month after Reuters reported that QatarEnergy was ready to resume LNG production ​at its Ras Laffan LNG plant "very quickly" ‌and expected to reach within a month full output of facilities unaffected by Iranian strikes, this morning Bloomberg reports that Qatar is pausing efforts to rapidly revive production at the world’s largest LNG facility, after an attack on one of its tankers in the Strait of H...

Orioles send Trevor Rogers, and we should bet to back his hot streak on the mound

It was a strong day for those who trailed yesterday. We bet on the Toronto Blue Jays, and their starting pitcher, Dylan Cease, was throwing a no-hitter for eight innings before he lost it in the top of the ninth. Interestingly enough, I mentioned that both starters could throw a complete-game shutout. Cease would've done it if his pitch count was a bit lower he had 11 strikeouts. Let's try to get another clean sweep today.The Chicago Cubs are in one of their better stretches again. I've talked q...

Dodgers scheduled to visit White House in late July to celebrate 2025 World Series win

The visit will take place during an East Coast road trip following next week's All-Star break and will be the third time they have been hosted at the White House this decade.

Air Force rescinding 135 promotions after test scoring error: 'This is going to be hard'

The Air Force on Monday acknowledged a human error involving an outdated test answer key corrupted this year's technical sergeant selection process, forcing officials to revoke 135 promotions and award those slots to other troops who rightfully earned them.The error affected only the service's security forces career field, where officials rescored all 2,285 eligible airmen after discovering an outdated scoring key had been used on the Specialty Knowledge Test."We owe it to those affected to addr...

Olympian Trump accused of vandalizing the reflecting pool pleads not guilty

A former Olympic canoe racer pleaded not guilty on Thursday to deliberately damaging the recently renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, a politically charged case that his defence attorneys and other Trump administration critics have derided as an abuse of prosecutorial power.

Leaked Meta Memo Shows AI Capacity Doubling To 14 Gigawatts

Leaked Meta Memo Shows AI Capacity Doubling To 14 Gigawatts Meta shares fell 4.3% at Thursday's open after Reuters reported the contents of an internal memo laying out the next phase of the company's AI infrastructure program. The stock has clawed back part of the loss through the morning but stayed solidly red while the tape digested the same question it has been chewing on for nine days: is Meta the hyperscaler that just started exercising capex discipline, or the one that just...

NASA Is Calling on Industry to Build Its Lunar Infrastructure

NASA is serious about going back to the Moon. Ongoing missions like the recently completed Artemis II trip around the Moon are just one such sign. But perhaps more importantly, NASA is recognizing how much additional work will have to go into funding technology development if we hope to stay on the lunar surface permanently. To reflect that understanding, the agency recently released a request for public feedback on what it calls the Lunar Enabling Infrastructure Accelerator - which might have b...

The Galaxy Watch 9 Looks to Be More of the Same

Samsung doesn't need to reinvent the wheel often.

A "Smart Ruler" Could Help Swarms of Space Telescopes Image Exoplanets

We’ve talked plenty of times here about the infeasibility of launching a mirror big enough to directly image exoplanets using current rocket fairings - at least as long as we’re not sending them 500+ AU away to a gravitational lensing point. We’ve also talked at length about the potential solution to that problem - interferometry, where multiple smaller satellites link up precisely, but are spaced far enough apart to act as one gigantic mirror. The problem is, from a technical standpoint, it’s r...

The Pixel Watch 5’s Most Notable Change Might Be Its Price

Leaks suggest Google's next Pixel Watch will look similar to previous models but cost a bit more.

US Existing Home Sales Unexpectedly Dropped In June, Just Off Record Lows

US Existing Home Sales Unexpectedly Dropped In June, Just Off Record Lows After an ugly Spring selling season, existing home sales have rebounded in Q2 (so far) with expectations for another 1.0% MoM increase in June. However, that was not to be with US existing home sales tumbling 2.4% MoM in June (although May was revised up to a +3.7% MoM gain from +3.2%). That slowed the annual improvement in sales to +2.75% YoY... Overall, existing home sales SAAR remains just off record lo...

'Dune: Part Three' trailer ignites fan frenzy ahead of the trilogy-closing December 2026 release

A new trailer has arrived for "Dune: Part Three."Basic info:HOW 'OBSESSION' WENT FROM A SUB-$1M HORROR FILM TO A $371.2M BOX OFFICE PHENOMENON THAT DETHRONED 'SINNERS'The "Dune" film series has become an international phenomenon. The first two films in Frank Herbert's saga directed by Denis Villeneuve earned more than $1.1 billion globally. It's worth noting the first one was also released on streaming due to the COVID-19 pandemic, thus, impacting its total box office haul.The science fiction st...

Sony's RX10 V superzoom finally arrives with a new design and 4K 120p video

Sony has finally unveiled the RX10 V superzoom with a 24-600mm zoom lens and 20.1-megapixel 1-inch sensor.

Godzilla Wants All the Smoke in New ‘Minus Zero’ Trailer

Ryunosuke Kamiki is back as Koichi Shikishima, fighting to protect his family from the King of the Monsters spinning the block on Japan (and America) in 'Godzilla Minus Zero.'

Parents, fans furious with puzzling decision that could make high school baseball far more dangerous

High school baseball pitchers better have their heads on a swivel beginning in 2028, because the game is about to change.On Wednesday, USA Baseball and the National Federation of High School State Associations (NFHS) announced that the NFHS Rules Committee voted to expand permitted bat drop weights in high school baseball to include -4, -5, and -6.For those who don't know, "bat drop weights" is the difference between a bat's length (in inches) and its weight (in ounces). For example, the current...

Jeff Foxworthy says Hollywood has not understood regular Americans in a ‘long, long time’

Jeff Foxworthy is a comedian for the people, but Hollywood, in his estimation, has lost the plot."I don't think Hollywood has understood that audience in a long, long time," Foxworthy told Fox News Digital of regular people. "I don’t care where they live or where they stand politically, if you sat people down and said, ‘What do you want out of life?’ I bet we would agree on 85% of the things."He said everybody wants to love somebody and be loved, be able to take care of their family and have a l...

Sony’s Affordable New In-Ear Monitors Might Be Perfect for Beginners

Even if they're geared toward musicians.

Vanilla Ice says he nearly joined the ‘27 Club’ before quitting drugs for good

This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255).Vanilla Ice opened up about one of the darkest chapters of his life, revealing he wrote a suicide note at age 27 during a battle with drug addiction before ultimately quitting drugs for good and rebuilding his life.In an episode of "Hang Out with Sean Hannity" that was released Thursday, the rapper looked back on how the sudden end...

A Majority of European Lawmakers Voted Against Letting Big Tech Read Our Messages. They’re Going to Anyway.

Companies will once again be allowed to scan citizens’ personal texts, emails, and social media messages via the “chat control” bill to find child abuse material online.

A laughably bad American League has allowed one of baseball's worst teams to climb into the playoff race

The Boston Red Sox are three games out of a postseason spot as the Major League Baseball season nears the All-Star break.If you've missed the first three months of the season, you're probably confused as to why that's worthy of a story. After all, it's the Red Sox. They made the playoffs last season and were a trendy World Series pick this year.Of course, they've been, arguably, the most embarrassing team in the league for 90% of the season. It's been a real race between the Red Sox and New York...

Hooters closes operations in multiple LIB states, new footage of Payne Valley golf cart debacle and steak dinner

It's a beautiful July morning here in NW Ohio where we buckle up for another edition of Thursday Screencaps which includes not-so-shocking news from Hooters.While we were all focused on the World Cup, America 250 and enjoying our summer breaks, the breastaurant quietly closed a number of stores in LIB states where the purple hairs run pop culture.According to MassLive, Hooters has now closed its operations in Massachusetts where the final store closed in June. Around the same time, Hooters also ...

Kenny Omega captures AEW World Championship in epic match over MJF

Kenny Omega walked into The BayCare Sound in Clearwater, Florida, on Wednesday night knowing it could be the final time he could challenge for the All Elite Wrestling (AEW) World Championship.It was the stipulation that Omega agreed to in order to face champion Maxwell Jacob Friedman (MJF). It’s a similar stipulation that "Hangman" Adam Page agreed to and lost to MJF earlier this year. Omega and MJF are two of the top stars in all of pro wrestling.COMPLETE PRO WRESTLING COVERAGE ON FOX NEWS DIGI...

Fitness influencer Connor Murphy reported dead in Thailand

Connor Murphy, an American online fitness influencer with more than 2.3 million subscribers on YouTube, has reportedly died in a drowning incident in Thailand.

Anti-Trump protester charged after viral video appears to show journalist shoved at Maine protest

A Maine man is facing charges after a viral video captured him allegedly assaulting a local journalist at an apparent Democratic-led protest.The undated video posted Tuesday shows The Maine Wire’s Joe Sokol speaking to demonstrators at a protest challenging President Donald Trump among other political flashpoints in the city of Bangor."When we find out that somebody is not a good person, we don’t vote for them," one woman can be heard telling Sokol, as she carries a sign depicting an upside-down...

Automated 2D semiconductor screening could speed low-power AI chip development

The era of researchers manually searching for two-dimensional semiconductors, which are drawing attention as next-generation AI semiconductors, is coming to an end. KAIST researchers have automated se

Micron raises its US capex commitment to $250B through 2035, adding $50B for facilities in NY, ID, VA, and elsewhere, and invests $500M in GlobalWafers

Maggie Eastland / Bloomberg: Micron raises its US capex commitment to $250B through 2035, adding $50B for facilities in NY, ID, VA, and elsewhere, and invests $500M in GlobalWafers Micron Raises Pla

Bloom Energy Defends Supply Chain, Calls Hunterbrook Report "False And Misleading"

Bloom Energy Defends Supply Chain, Calls Hunterbrook Report "False And Misleading" Bloom Energy is responding forcefully against allegations made by short seller Hunterbrook Capital, rejecting the firm's claims about its accounting, supply chain and growth prospects a day after a report sent shares sharply lower. The clean energy company said Thursday that Hunterbrook's assertions regarding its financial reporting and access to critical raw materials are "false and misleading," acc...

Will We Ever Find Alien Civilizations?

Does intelligent life exist elsewhere in the universe? The question has captivated us for centuries, but despite decades of searching it remains frustratingly unanswered. Every so often a curious signal appears fossilized structures in a meteorite, say, or an unusual gas in an exoplanet’s atmosphere and for a moment it seems possible that we are not alone before the excitement gives way to a… Source

Landon Donovan joins Christian Pulisic criticism following USA's World Cup exit with harsh observation

Christian Pulisic is not getting the benefit of the doubt from anyone.In perhaps the most important World Cup in the history of soccer in the United States, Pulisic ultimately did not make an impact.Pulisic got hurt in the U.S. Men's National Team's opener, causing him to miss its next game before playing limited minutes in the group stage finale.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMBut Pulisic, the face of U.S. Soccer, disappointed in both knockout-stage games and left the Round of...

Slate’s Gray $25,000 Truck Just Got a Crayola Makeover

The Bezos-backed automaker building America’s cheapest electric truck is teaming up with the crayon company in a bid to brighten its rides. Make ours Razzmatazz.

Ollama, which helps developers run open-weight AI models locally, raised a $65M Series B led by Theory Venture, following a $15M Series A led by Benchmark

Julie Bort / TechCrunch: Ollama, which helps developers run open-weight AI models locally, raised a $65M Series B led by Theory Venture, following a $15M Series A led by Benchmark The popular open s

Claude's new Reflect dashboard wants to help you log off of Claude

The Claude Reflect dashboard is like a mix of Spotify Wrapped and the screen time tool on your phone.

New York is the first US state to ban smart glasses in all its courthouses

New York has banned smart glasses in all 1,240 state, county, city, town and village courts.

With US unleashing attacks, Iranian official threatens that the Islamic Republic will deliver a 'hard slap'

An Iranian official warned that the Islamic Republic will deliver a "hard slap" while another blatantly threatened the U.S. that "if you strike, you'll get hit," according to automatic translations from the two men's Persian-language posts on X.Ebrahim Rezaei, whose profile on the social media platform indicates that he is a representative in Iran's Parliament and the spokesperson for the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, wrote in a post on X, "The martyred Khamenei taught us not ...

OpenAI finds roughly 30 percent of popular AI coding test is broken

OpenAI reviewed SWE-Bench Pro, a widely used test for measuring AI models' programming skills, and found roughly 30 percent of its tasks are broken. The company is pulling its earlier endorsement of t

Almost half of Australian adults have used generative AI

Almost half of Australian adults have used generative artificial intelligence (GAI), with most users reporting it improves how they do their jobs or study, according to new research by the Australian

Porsche Sales Tumble To Weakest In Six Years As Chinese Demand Plummets

Porsche Sales Tumble To Weakest In Six Years As Chinese Demand Plummets Days after Germany's top financial newspaper, Handelsblatt, reported that Porsche AG is planning more than 4,000 job cuts, the sports-car maker on Thursday revealed first-half sales figures that were the weakest in six years, with its China business falling off a cliff. For the January to June period, Porsche reported 122,306 vehicle deliveries across global markets, a 16% decline from the same period a year ea...

Trump says Democrats replacing Platner is 'very hard for them to do'

President Donald Trump remarked that congressional Democrats would have a hard time replacing former Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner after the embattled candidate suspended his campaign Wednesday."It's very hard for them to do. It's really a question of whether or not you believe the woman. A lot of people say big falsehoods. It's... he's in a bind. He's in a bind. But, should they be able to do it? Well, I guess he's going to lose. I imagine he's going to lose," Trump said while speaking ...

Here's how to block Meta from using your Instagram pictures for its AI

Meta has automatically opted all public accounts into its Muse Image AI.

Charlie Kirk family demands judge reveal hidden evidence from accused assassin's hearing

Charlie Kirk's widow and parents say they were prevented from viewing evidence during the accused assassin's preliminary hearing, arguing in a new court filing that victims have a legal right not only to attend criminal proceedings but to meaningfully observe the evidence presented in open court.Tyler Robinson, 23, is accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk outside a "Prove Me Wrong" event at Utah Valley University in Orem on Sept. 10, 2025. A preliminary hearing is underway ...

Transgender fencer held women's scholarship before Trump order and NCAA policy change

Fencer Stephanie Turner was black-carded last year for refusing to compete against a trans-identifying male opponent in a women’s fencing tournament.Now, Turner says a new detail proves exactly why she took a knee in the first place.CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGERedmond Sullivan, the transgender fencer Turner refused to face at the Cherry Blossom Open in March 2025, previously received a $5,000 athletic scholarship per semester while competing at Wagner College, according to a recen...

FOSS Weekly #26.28: Microslop Moment, Rustification, Brave New features, KDE Plasma Tips and Meme Distro and More

Recently, Microsoft reluctantly agrred that a bug was eating up uo to 500 GB of disk space in Windows 11. They knew about the bug for months, no fix came.Germany may not have kicked right in the Paraguay match, but it sure has kicked out Microsoft Sharepoint. The state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern will be using Nextcloud for over 5,000 employees. We need wins like these, don't we?There was a time when every other new distro was based on Ubuntu but that list is shrinking. Linux system vendor Tuxedo ...

Quebec requires new truck drivers from Ontario to take an exam

Following several collisions involving heavy vehicles, Quebec has announced new measures aimed at addressing the issue of inexperienced drivers from Ontario.

SCOTT WALKER: Democratic Socialists are coming for my state. This is how we beat them

Liberals in New York just elected a slate of self-described Democratic Socialists in key blue-district primaries. Battleground Wisconsin is their next target.Wisconsin State Rep. Francesca Hong is the frontrunner in the crowded Democratic primary for governor this year. Recently, she posted a video of herself and supporters cheering on the New York Knicks winning the NBA championship with the caption, "New York City elected a socialist mayor, and the Knicks won their first championship in 53 yea...

Internal memo: Meta plans to begin production of its in-house AI chip, codenamed Iris, in September, and aims to boost its computing power to 14GW in 2027 (Reuters)

Reuters: Internal memo: Meta plans to begin production of its in-house AI chip, codenamed Iris, in September, and aims to boost its computing power to 14GW in 2027 Meta Platforms (META.O) plans to s

Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5x Gen 11 Review: Solid ARM at a Budget Price

You're in for some comfortable workdays with this laptop’s long battery life and bouncy keyboard.

Trump's voter ID bill catches unlikely break as McConnell remains sidelined

An unlikely reason has chipped away, for now, at Senate Republican resistance against President Donald Trump’s flagship election priority.The Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act has hit brick wall after brick wall in the Senate, and has only twice mustered 50 votes. Still, Trump wants Republicans to pass it by any means necessary.Republicans, however, aren’t unified behind it. One lawmaker, Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., has routinely voted against the bill in its variety of...

Character.AI enters the microdrama arena with its own productions, but there’s a twist

In an interesting twist that takes advantage of the company's core product, users can chat with these shows' characters, ask them questions, and even roleplay different storylines.

Character.AI enters the microdrama arena with its own productions, but there's a twist

In an interesting twist that takes advantage of the company's core product, users can chat with these shows' characters, ask them questions, and even roleplay different storylines.

Popular open source AI developer tool Ollama raises $65M, grows to nearly 9M users

Benchmark-backed Ollama has amassed 176,000 stars, and nearly 17,000 forks on Github by helping developers easily run AI on their PCs.

Alienware 34 QD-OLED review: An ultrawide showcase for Samsung's latest display tech

Alienware's latest 34-inch ultrawide gaming monitor is far brighter than before, and it can finally handle text without fringing.

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'Explosive' diarrhea parasite sickens more than 1,000 in U.S. Should Canadians be concerned?

Federal inmates may soon get tablets with messaging capabilities as Bureau of Prisons makes modernization push

Federal inmates are set to receive their own tablets to use for educational and career advancement, according to the Bureau of Prisons (BOP).On Wednesday, the BOP announced that it had inked a tablet services contract that will "dramatically modernize the agency’s approach to communication, education, rehabilitation and daily operations across its facilities nationwide."The BOP also said inmates will be given access to secure messages and video services to help them "maintain healthy relationshi...

Robert Pattinson Compares Antinous of Ithaca in ‘The Odyssey’ to Jacob From ‘Twilight’

Plus, Elijah Wood talks Stephen Colbert's 'Lord of the Rings.'

Return To War: Iran Fires Ballistic Missiles At Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Jordan, After US Struck 170 Iranian Targets

Return To War: Iran Fires Ballistic Missiles At Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Jordan, After US Struck 170 Iranian Targets Just as the US nighttime strikes were significantly bigger than prior rounds in June, so has Iran's 'retaliation' been bigger - chiefly on Gulf states and American bases there. In the overnight and Thursday daytime hours, Iranian ballistic missiles and drones have targeted Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, and even faraway Jordan. The country is reporting that it has intercepte...

Minnesota yanks race-based grant after DOJ initiated Civil Rights review, DOJ reveals

Minnesota's Department of Health (MDH) voluntarily suspended a grant program that was specifically based on race after the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) initiated a Civil Rights Act compliance review, the DOJ said in a Tuesday announcement.The Capacity Strengthening Initiative, according to the DOJ, was a grant program which "limited eligible grantees to organizations that worked with 'people of color,' provided 'strategic consideration' and 'gave priority' to proposals from organizations 'le...

Palm Beach airport's President Donald J Trump International rebrand celebrated as Trump plane touches down

The Trump name has landed on another marquee landmark.President Donald J. Trump International Airport officially opened under its new name Thursday, and Eric Trump celebrated the milestone by taking the first flight into the hub."There's no way in hell I was letting UPS be the first plane to land, so we got on Trump Force One... we touched down at exactly 5:01 a.m. this morning, and it was a beautiful day," he told "Fox and Friends."TRUMP TEASES US WILL BE 'TAKING OVER' CUBA 'ALMOST IMMEDIATELY'...

'Slow Hire, No Fire' Economy Continues As Jobless Claims Remain Near Record Lows

'Slow Hire, No Fire' Economy Continues As Jobless Claims Remain Near Record Lows The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits for the first time fell to to 215k last week (versus 217k exp), remaining near multi-decade lows... California and Missouri saw the biggest increase in initial claims while New Jersey and Connecticut saw the largest decline... Continuing jobless claims ticked higher (highest since March) but remains well off cycle highs from Q4... Despite...

DHS secretary touts security operation to protect World Cup fans

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin has hailed the huge security operation surrounding the World Cup, and the cooperation between federal and local law enforcement as "amazing."In an exclusive interview with Fox News Chief Correspondent Jonathan Hunt, Mullin said he won’t get a good night’s sleep until July 20, the day after the World Cup Final, but speaking at the Seattle Stadium, Mullin said he’s delighted the security operation is running smoothly even in blue cit...

Fox News ‘Antisemitism Exposed’ Newsletter: Team Mamdani attacks 'The View' over 'antisemite' label

Fox News' "Antisemitism Exposed" newsletter brings you stories on the rising anti-Jewish prejudice across the U.S. and the world.IN TODAY’S NEWSLETTER:- Mamdani aide blasts ABC after ‘View’ host brands mayor an antisemite- Stolen summer: Israeli kids flee to holidays haunted by 1,000 days of terror- Socialist-led California city's clash over Israel, antisemitism offers glimpse into the left's futureTOP STORY: An enraged aide to NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani reportedly trashed ABC execs after The View...

Apple supplier Luxshare fell in its Hong Kong trading debut, closing down 1.6%, after raising ~$3.1B in the city's biggest listing in 2026 so far (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg: Apple supplier Luxshare fell in its Hong Kong trading debut, closing down 1.6%, after raising ~$3.1B in the city's biggest listing in 2026 so far Apple Inc. supplier Luxshare Precision In

Inspector of Buckling Midtown Building Cited for Missing Problems at Other NYC Sites

A New York Times review of city records shows that the firm, Domani Inspection Services, was repeatedly accused of breaking New York City rules.

Manhattan building developer says collapse fears were overblown, calls buckling columns 'localized situation'

The developer behind a Manhattan high-rise that sparked fears of a collapse after buckled columns forced evacuations says the danger was overstated, calling the structural damage a "localized situation" that never put the building at risk of collapsing.MetroLoft said in a statement obtained by NBC 4 New York on Wednesday that the developer worked closely with New York City’s Department of Buildings to confirm the building "is now stable," and that it has "a clear plan to fix" the issue."This is ...

Enterprise AI agent startup Lyzr is raising a $100M Series B at a ~$500M valuation, up from $250M in a Series A in 2026, and says agents wrote investment memos

Saritha Rai / Bloomberg: Enterprise AI agent startup Lyzr is raising a $100M Series B at a ~$500M valuation, up from $250M in a Series A in 2026, and says agents wrote investment memos A startup tha

Real-life 'Three Musketeers' mystery deepens after excavation blunder destroys key evidence

Months after archaeologists were abuzz about the possible discovery of the legendary Fourth Musketeer's remains, local officials have reported a major setback.The remains, which may belong to Charles de Batz de Castelmore d'Artagnan, were found near the altar of St. Peter and Paul Church in Maastricht, the Netherlands, in February.D'Artagnan is the legendary French musketeer who inspired Alexandre Dumas' "The Three Musketeers." He died during a siege near Maastricht on June 25, 1673.ARCHAEOLOGIS...

WATCH: Omar-backed mayor mocks outrage over Somalia July 4th trip with sarcastic 'apology'

St. Louis Park Mayor Nadia Mohamed, who made history as the first Somali American elected mayor of a U.S. city, fired back at critics who criticized her Fourth of July weekend trip to Somalia during the country's 250th anniversary weekend.The controversy began after local news outlet Alpha News reported that Mohamed, who has repeatedly been praised by Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., was in Somalia over the semi-quincentennial Fourth of July weekend, citing a Somali news outlet that reported on her vis...

Timothée Chalamet Teases the Biggest Creative Liberty in ‘Dune: Part Three’

The 'Dune' trilogy star spoke about the upcoming film at an event for the latest trailer.

Where Does an AI’s Personality Actually Come From?

They aren’t designed, you can’t help perceiving one anyway, and that makes them an engineering problem almost no one is solving. The post Where Does an AI’s Personality Actually Come From? appeared fi

I quite fancy a Slate EV in a Crayola crayon color

Slate's barebones EV trucks lack whimsy, which is why the company has teamed up with Crayola.

Epilogue SN Operator Review: Super Nintendo Fun

Provided you have a library of SNES cartridges, the SN Operator is a seamless plug-and-play system for easy ’90s nostalgia.

Nearly 100 dementia patients are being evicted from their Redondo Beach home. Why it's sparking outrage

Jennifer Aust's heart is breaking.

Trump to ask Supreme Court to rehear birthright citizenship case after 'insane decision'

President Donald Trump will ask the Supreme Court to reconsider its decision on the birthright citizenship case, he announced on Wednesday.Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social that the court's decision to uphold birthright citizenship, even in the case of children of illegal immigrants and those in the U.S. temporarily, was "absolutely insane."The president said he was already seeing examples of the ruling being exploited."Signs and Billboards are being put up all over our Southern Border, and ...

SpaceXAI launches Grok 4.5, its first built with Cursor's help

SpaceXAI has rolled out Grok 4.5, the first model it trained with Cursor.

A Hezbollah veteran is hunting Jews in US courts we just named him to the DOJ

I have spent 25 years dragging terrorist groups, their leaders and their bankers into courtrooms and taking their money for their victims. I know what a terror operation looks like when it puts on a suit. This week my NGO, the Shurat HaDin Law Center, placed a complaint on the desk of the Attorney General of the United States, and I will say plainly what our petition documents in eight pages of receipts: The Belgium-based Hind Rajab Foundation is a hunting operation. Its prey is Jews.Let the rec...

SK Hynix's US Offering Reportedly Seven Times Oversubscribed

SK Hynix's US Offering Reportedly Seven Times Oversubscribed The KOSPI struggled for direction overnight, erasing most of an opening rally that briefly pushed the South Korean main equity index up as much as 4.1%. The real strength was in memory stocks, with SK Hynix surging as much as 10% as investors piled back in. This move comes as Bloomberg reports the company's US ADR listing is more than seven times oversubscribed, underscoring strong institutional demand. The report said S...

Dell 14S Review: Higher Price, Better Quality

The Dell 14S represents the new normal of laptop pricing, but it has the quality to back up its cost.

New research warns of risks of bias as AI shapes decision-making on offshore energy development

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming increasingly common in deciding where offshore energy projects such as wind farms, oil platforms and pipelines should be placed in the ocean.

Biden Defender JB Pritzker Now Claims Trump Has 'Dementia'

Biden Defender JB Pritzker Now Claims Trump Has 'Dementia' Authored by Luis Cornelio via Headline USA, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, one of President Joe Biden’s most vocal defenders when the former president faced questions about his mental acuity, is now claiming President Donald Trump has dementia. Pritzker made the remarks during a June 29 interview with CNN host Caitlin Collins while discussing Trump’s criticism of democratic socialism. Trump had argued that socialism represe...

Google turns old phones into cloud servers

That old phone sitting in your drawer may have more life left in it than you think. You may look at it and see a dead battery, an outdated camera or a screen that no longer feels worth using. Google and researchers at the University of California San Diego see something else: a tiny computer that may still have useful processing power.Their idea is called phone cluster computing. Instead of treating retired smartphones as electronic waste, researchers remove the motherboard and redeploy it as pa...

Taiwan braces for powerful typhoon after floods in China kill dozens

Authorities in southern China said Thursday that 39 people have died in flooding from tropical storm Maysak, as Taiwan and China's east coast braced for another major storm expected to make landfall in the coming days.

US forces hit dozens of targets as Iran threatens 'grave consequences' and more top headlines

1. US forces strike approximately 90 targets in Iran during latest military operation— follow today's LIVE COVERAGE2. Former lover’s testimony could shape fate of accused Charlie Kirk assassin3. Platner drops out of Senate race after bombshell rape allegation torpedoes candidacyKYIV OFFENSIVE Drone offensive hits Russian oil tankers and refineries at 'industrial scale' as Moscow bans diesel exports. Continue reading …TOX SHOCK Girl found dead with huge Benadryl ingredient dose as stepdad faces s...

Amseatec Criss Cross Office Chair Review: Just Right

The Amseatec Criss Cross Office Chair gives you room to sit cross-legged, sideways, or however your body actually wants to sit.

BROADCAST BIAS: Graham Platner scandal shows how media’s #MeToo movement collapsed

New York Times reporter Jodi Kantor made it sound like the "#MeToo" phenomenon she spurred on was dead. It began with Hollywood power broker Harvey Weinstein and collapsed when it came to Democrat candidates like Graham Platner, in the crucial Maine Senate race against Republican Sen. Susan Collins. Those allegations led to Platner suspending his campaign July 8.Kantor's stories on Weinstein became a feminist movie titled "She Said," and she was played as a heroine by actress Zoe Kazan. But she ...

Linda Cardellini Drops a Few More ‘Crystal Lake’ Hints

The 'Friday the 13th' prequel digs into Voorhees family history starting October 15 on Peacock.

Dr Oz links obesity to chronic disease surge, says GLP-1s can 'jumpstart' better health

GLP-1 weight-loss drugs have become a prevalent part of American healthcare, and the current administration is getting behind the movement.In an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital at the Great American State Fair in Washington D.C. on July 6, CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz voiced his support for the use of GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide-1) medications, like Ozempic, for appropriate uses."I'm a fan of GLP-1 drugs when used correctly," he said. "They do help people who are overweight lose we...

Meta To Build $9 Billion Alberta Data Center, Its First In Canada

Meta will build its first Canadian data center in Alberta, investing $9 billion in a 1-gigawatt facility that can scale to 1.8 gigawatts to support its AI infrastructure needs. The project will rely on new generation and grid infrastructure funded by Meta, including a long-term agreement tied to a new natural gas power facility. The company says it will offset electricity use with clean and renewable energy investments. Reuters reports: Meta has doubled down on AI, pledging hundreds of billions ...