Waymo CEO Explains Why Camera-Only Self-Driving Falls Short
Longtime Slashdot reader AmiMoJo shares a report from Electrek: Waymo co-CEO Dmitri Dolgov laid out the clearest technical case yet for why cameras alone can't take a self-driving system to full autonomy, arguing that "weak sensing" hits a safety ceiling long before it reaches superhuman performance. [...] Dolgov made the comments in a talk at Y Combinator's Startup School, walking through the lessons Waymo has learned building its driver over close to two decades. He put the sensor question on ...
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Is Trump's new 'Truth API' insider trading? | About That
When U.S. President Donald Trump posts on Truth Social, the stock market reacts. But what if investors could pay for early access? Andrew Chang explains what Trump Media is selling with Truth API a subscription service that gives users a head start on the president's posts and examines whether it fits the definition of insider trading. (Photo credits: The Canadian Press, Reuters, Adobe Stock and Getty Images)
Welp, Nobody Saw SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Rocket Crash Into the Moon
Although no one captured a direct image of the impact, scientists have detected signals confirming the rocket hit the lunar surface. Orbiters could provide the first images of the crash site in the coming days.
American Airlines flight attendant's alleged killers tied to gang accused of preying on tourists: officials
Two men accused of drugging and killing an American Airlines flight attendant during a layover in Colombia have been arrested months after the slaying, authorities said, with the suspects allegedly tied to a gang known to prey on tourists.Andrés Felipe Peña Corrales, 23, and William Olave Gamboa, 31, were captured in Peru in connection with the March killing of Eric Fernando Gutierrez Molina, 32, a Dallas-based flight attendant whose disappearance in Medellín sparked an international search.Peña...
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Professor resigns from Cambridge post after his false book claims revealed
Arday said he was resigning “with immediate effect” after "unrelenting" scrutiny.
Clay Travis tells Dan Dakich about his $10 million offer to the Las Vegas Aces and how Elon Musk could help
OutKick founder Clay Travis set the WNBA and sports world on fire recently when he made a compelling financial and social offer to the league and its best team, the Las Vegas Aces.Play a state championship-winning high school boys basketball team of his choice, with $10 million up for grabs should they win.This offer presented a compelling opportunity for the WNBA and the Aces to meaningfully increase their revenue, should they win the game, and more importantly, live up to their stated ideology...
Pete Buttigieg distances himself from Biden amid 2028 talk, suggests 'Build Back Better' doesn't work
Former Transportation Secretary and potential 2028 presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg appeared to distance himself from former President Joe Biden and rejected the idea of a "return to normal" during a Politico interview Tuesday."I'm trying to purge my vocabulary of anything with the prefix 're-' in it, anything with the word back in it," Buttigieg told columnist Jonathan Martin. "I don't think now is the time to be talking about 'Build Back Better.' Build better, yes. I don't even want to ta...
Dems in the hot seat for skipping crucial hearing on radical group hiding in US: 'Embarrassment'
Democratic lawmakers were missing during Wednesday's Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing, skipping a hearing on the Muslim Brotherhood’s alleged network inside the United States and drawing a blistering rebuke from Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas."You may notice that there are empty chairs on the Democrat side of the dais," Cruz said as he opened the hearing by pointing out every Democratic member of the subcommittee refused to attend. "The American people should ask themselves why not a single member ...
Duolingo reports Q2 revenue up 18% YoY to $298.5M, paid subscribers up 17% to 12.7M, below est., forecasts Q3 revenue below est.; DUOL drops 11%+ after hours
Akash Sriram / Reuters: Duolingo reports Q2 revenue up 18% YoY to $298.5M, paid subscribers up 17% to 12.7M, below est., forecasts Q3 revenue below est.; DUOL drops 11%+ after hours Duolingo (DUOL.O
The Left wants Caitlin Clark, Sophie Cunningham to shut up and dribble when it comes to trans sports
All of a sudden, it is liberal members of the sports media who want athletes like Caitlin Clark and Sophie Cunningham to stick to sports."Caitlin Clark just wants to shut up and dribble, and it's time we respect that," far-left sportswriter Dan Wolken wrote in a Yahoo column this week.The column is in reference to Clark declining to comment on Cunningham's recent remarks about wanting to keep biological males out of female athletics."I think for us, it's not really a discussion we have in our lo...
‘Cyberpunk: Edgerunners’ Creator’s New Manga Series Is a Love Letter to ‘Inception’ and Soulsborne Games
Rafał Jaki's 'Brain Alive' sees a father dive into the dreams of his comatose son battling skeletons and demons alongside his spirit-sword wife so he can bring his son back.
Anthropic's AI Used Fake Identities, Malware In Rogue Attack On GitHub Project
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Routine cybersecurity testing of frontier AI models sparked a series of unexpected security incidents -- the most serious case arising when Anthropic's Mythos 5 model attempted to insert malicious code into an open source software application and created fake identities to deceive the human developers maintaining the project. The security incidents occurred during a cyber evaluation of seven leading AI models' capabilities by the AI Security...
‘They’ve Had Their Fair Share of Issues’: Uber Wants to Avoid Tech Backlash While Building Its Giant Robotaxi Fleet
Robotaxi proliferation should be "slower" and "more deliberate" than AI to avoid pushback, the CEO said.
Meta introduces Muse Code, its take on a coding agent
The terminal-based coding tool is powered by a new AI model, Muse Spark 1.2.
Former Disney star Bella Thorne says cruel accusations after nude photo blackmail attempt 'really broke me'
Bella Thorne fought back against an alleged blackmailer by releasing her own nude photos in 2019. But the former Disney star said it was the flood of victim-blaming accusations that "really, really broke" her.The former Disney Channel star found herself at the center of a headline-making scandal when she accused a hacker of attempting to blackmail her with private nude photos. Thorne ultimately beat the alleged extortionist to the punch by releasing the images herself."I just did an honest Twitt...
Ride malfunctions at popular Jersey Shore boardwalk, leaving riders hanging upside down
Visitors looking for thrills at a popular boardwalk got more than they bargained for after a ride unexpectedly ground to a halt, forcing passengers to wait in a situation few would want to find themselves in.Video shared on Instagram appears to show the Wipe Out ride at the Ocean City Boardwalk stopped mid-cycle with riders suspended upside down as concerned spectators gathered below.In the clip, women can be heard yelling as one bystander tries to reassure those trapped on the ride.EIGHT RIDERS...
Quebec City couple could be on the hook for $20K childbirth tab after work permit delays
A Quebec family says they’ve been stuck in bureaucratic limbo for months, waiting to find out if they can maintain their work permits and provincial health coverage ahead of the birth of their second child.
Illegal immigrants among 70 arrested in Mississippi child exploitation crackdown: Feds
EXCLUSIVE: Seventy people were arrested across Mississippi during a two-week statewide operation targeting child exploitation offenders and previously convicted sex offenders, including illegal immigrants, federal officials announced.The two-week operation, Operation Muddy Waters, was the work of several federal, state and local agencies and generated new child exploitation charges ranging from illegal immigrants who allegedly crossed state lines to abuse minors to others accused of trading chil...
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OpenAI, Anthropic Models Created Fake Profiles, Tried To Trick Humans During Cyber Tests
OpenAI, Anthropic Models Created Fake Profiles, Tried To Trick Humans During Cyber Tests Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times, Artificial Intelligence (AI) models from Anthropic and OpenAI carried out unsanctioned actions targeting multiple people and organizations during a cyber evaluation, according to the UK AI Security Institute (AISI). Illustration of Anthropic on June 18, 2026. Riccardo Milani/Hans Lucas via AFP via Getty Images AISI, which receives access to a...
Miranda Kerr's ultra-specific diet includes venison for breakfast, no eggs or seed oils
Miranda Kerr recently detailed her ultra healthy, if a bit unique, diet, which includes eating venison for breakfast and cutting out eggs altogether."I love food, but when I got sick, I had to learn even more that food is medicine," the former Victoria’s Secret Angel told Kristin Cavallari on her "Let’s be Honest" podcast. "So, I love to have nutritious and delicious foods that feed my soul, but, at the same time, I don’t crave like unhealthy food anymore because I know how detrimental that can ...
Search for Amelia Earhart's long-lost plane reignites with ambitious new expedition
Researchers are gearing up to resume their search for Amelia Earhart's lost plane in the Pacific Ocean after setbacks delayed the search.Purdue University officials said in a recent statement that researchers will travel to Nikumaroro Island in the Pacific to investigate the Taraia Object, a satellite-imaged anomaly believed by some to be Earhart's lost Lockheed Electra.The expedition, called the Taraia Object Expedition, will depart on Oct. 7.AMELIA EARHART MYSTERY EXPEDITION HALTED AS RESEARCH...
Spokane fire survivor finds 'joy' through Jesus after alleged arson destroys home and belongings
Spokane wildfire survivor Christopher Guyton said losing his home to one of Washington state’s most devastating wildfires strengthened his faith and inspired him to spread the Gospel.Guyton shared his faithful message Wednesday on "America Reports" as fire survivors across the Spokane area look to rebuild their lives after three separate fires reportedly burned over 10,000 acres and destroyed more than 700 structures."I'm able to see very clearly the love of Jesus Christ," Guyton said. "There ar...
Brewery behind Trump, McConnell death promotions now unveils 'Antifa Octoberfist' beer
The Wisconsin brewery that previously drew national attention for promising free beer "the day" President Donald Trump dies and later announcing plans for a "half-price beer day" when Sen. Mitch McConnell dies is again courting controversy with the release of a politically themed beer called "Antifa Octoberfist."In a Wednesday social media post, Minocqua Brewing Company said it chose to announce the seasonal beer after "another card-carrying member of ANTIFA" won a Democratic primary in Michigan...
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3-year-old is found after home invasion in Van Nuys, police say
Police have found a 3-year-old boy who was kidnapped during a home invasion in Van Nuys on Wednesday morning.
Meta launches Muse Code, an AI agent for large code bases
Meta expanded its AI coding offerings with a new agent that, it promises, can handle complex tasks with complex software.
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He disclosed ketamine therapy in a trust exercise. Netflix fired him.
Netflix billed the January retreat as a "Vulnerability-Trust exercise," held at Sendero Ranch, a company property in Northern California. Kevin Baillie, then head of creative at Netflix's Eyeline Studios, used his turn to disclose that he'd taken supervised ketamine at a Santa Barbara clinic in late 2022 to treat clinical depression after his mother's death. Read the rest The post He disclosed ketamine therapy in a trust exercise. Netflix fired him. appeared first on Boing Boing.
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Jim Cramer Just Sold His Bitcoin And Bulls Couldn't Be Happier
Jim Cramer Just Sold His Bitcoin And Bulls Couldn't Be Happier Looks like $100,000 bitcoin may be on deck, because Cramer is selling. The ultimate inverse indicator Jim Cramer says he is selling all of his bitcoin, warning that rapid advances in quantum computing could threaten the cryptocurrency’s security within the next three to four years, according to Cointelegraph and Coindesk. The CNBC host made the decision after interviewing IBM CEO Arvind Krishna, who urged investors to ...
'I don't have confidence' in FIFA president Gianni Infantino, Carney says
Prime Minister Mark Carney says Gianni Infantino's decision to not disclose to FIFA's top advisers and officials a proposal to sell stakes in the World Cup to private investors "should be fatal" to his position at the head of the organization.
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DuckDuckGo's answer to Meta's smart glasses is regular sunglasses
DuckDuckGo, the search engine that built its whole pitch on not tracking you, now sells a pair of sunglasses. The $35 Paso Robles never needs charging, skips the smartphone app, and works with no internet connection. DuckDuckGo says that's by design, so the person standing next to you doesn't have to wonder if they're being filmed. Read the rest The post DuckDuckGo's answer to Meta's smart glasses is regular sunglasses appeared first on Boing Boing.
Vets Traced a Lemur’s Fatal Herpes Infection Back to a Yoga Class
HSV-1 typically only causes cold sores in humans, but it can be very dangerous to some of our primate cousins.
Three teams ranked outside the top-12 of the Coaches Poll who will make the College Football Playoff
There are certain indicators that the college football season is right around the corner, and one of the biggest telltale signs is the release of the preseason polls.Earlier this week, the USA Today Coaches Poll dropped and had plenty of fans arguing online about the rankings of certain teams as well as the merits of preseason polls in general.While I don't have much of an issue with how the rankings came out, outside of a few spots here and there, I would like to identify a few teams that I bel...
AEW star Adam Copeland reflects on opportunity to compete at iconic Mexican venue
It’s hard to believe someone as legendary as Adam Copeland has never competed in an iconic venue like Arena México, but on Wednesday night he will get his first opportunity.Copeland will be a part of an eight-man tag team match at All Elite Wrestling’s (AEW) Grand Slam: Mexico event on Wednesday night. Copeland and his tag team partner Christian Cage (AEW’s tag team champions) will team with Matt and Nick Jackson to take on Jon Moxley, Daniel Garcia, Pac and Wheeler Yuta.COMPLETE PRO WRESTLING C...
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Your brain guesses at reality instead of recording it
Your brain isn't showing you the world so much as guessing at it. That's the argument from psychologist Daniel Yon, who runs the Uncertainty Lab at Birkbeck, University of London. The brain, Yon writes, works "like a scientist," constantly forming hypotheses about what's out there rather than passively recording it a habit that explains everything from mangled song lyrics to why you don't quite trust your own reflection. Read the rest The post Your brain guesses at reality instead of recording ...
Abdul El-Sayed’s Medicare-for-all crusade collides with an awkward contradiction involving his wife
Michigan Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed has campaigned on passing Medicare-for-all, but his wife’s private psychiatry practice appears to operate outside the insurance system entirely.El-Sayed, who secured the Democratic nomination for Senate on Wednesday, has argued that "healthcare shouldn't depend on who signs your paycheck" and demanded that taxpayers pay to "guarantee healthcare from cradle to grave" through Medicare-for-all. Despite this, his wife, Sarah Jukaku, states on her medical practi...
Dale Dickey on How She Got Through Rosemary’s Big ‘Widow’s Bay’ Scene
The Emmy nominee delivered a genealogy lecture for the ages on Apple TV's breakout horror comedy series.
Engadget Indie Pitch: 'VILE: Exhumed' physical edition
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JD Vance warns 'limousine socialists' will destroy Michigan auto jobs, depress American wages
Vice President JD Vance branded Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed a "limousine socialist," on Wednesday, warning that the far-left is using wealth redistribution and open-border immigration to undermine Michigan's working-class autoworkers.Speaking on "The Ingraham Angle," Vance argued that the victory of Democratic candidates backed by the far-left exposes a party pushing wealth redistribution rather than domestic industrial growth."They're not promising you industry. They're not promi...
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Turns out, people really like paying for cloud storage only once—get 1TB for just $159.99
TL;DR: Pay $159.99 once (reg. $810) with code KOOFR by 11:59 p.m. PT today and get 1TB of Koofr cloud storage for life—no monthly storage bill required. Cloud storage has become one of those subscriptions most of us forget we're paying for—until the renewal email shows up. Read the rest The post Turns out, people really like paying for cloud storage only once—get 1TB for just $159.99 appeared first on Boing Boing.
Meta Debuts First AI Coding Agent To Take On Anthropic and OpenAI
Meta has launched Muse Code, its first AI coding agent that's positioned as a lower-cost rival to Anthropic's Claude and OpenAI's Codex. It offers pay-as-you-go pricing and an optional zero-data-retention feature for enterprise users. CNBC reports: Muse Code is the latest major release from AI chief Alexandr Wang, who leads Meta Superintelligence Labs and oversees foundation model development. Wang joined in June of last year as the centerpiece of CEO Mark Zuckerberg's effort to revamp his compa...
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DHS Confirms Over 3 Million Total Deportations, Highlights Arrests Of Five More "Worst Of The Worst" Criminal Illegals
DHS Confirms Over 3 Million Total Deportations, Highlights Arrests Of Five More "Worst Of The Worst" Criminal Illegals Authored by Debra Heine via American Greatness, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Monday arrested five more “worst of the worst” criminal illegal aliens convicted for heinous crimes, including voluntary manslaughter, criminal indecent exposure, aggravated assault, and fentanyl trafficking. According to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), more ...
The National Design Studio Became a DOGE Landing Pad. Now ‘Big Balls’ Is Recruiting
WIRED spoke with an engineer who was interviewed by Edward “Big Balls” Coristine for a government engineering role at the NDS, the White House agency staffed by other DOGE veterans.
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"I'm allowed to do this": how attackers talk past AI safeguards
Getting an AI model to launch a cyberattack usually just takes asking the right way. Cisco Talos researchers say that claiming you own the servers you are attacking often works, and so does calling the job a capture-the-flag contest or a bug bounty. Read the rest The post "I'm allowed to do this": how attackers talk past AI safeguards appeared first on Boing Boing.
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Buckminster Fuller explains his life's work in 42 hours
Over the last two weeks of January 1975, Buckminster Fuller, the designer who popularized the geodesic dome, gave a series of lectures walking through his entire life's work. "Everything I Know" runs 42 hours. The Buckminster Fuller Institute has posted the full transcript, and the video is at the Internet Archive. Read the rest The post Buckminster Fuller explains his life's work in 42 hours appeared first on Boing Boing.
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Apple wants a judge to stop OpenAI from building its AI device
Apple told a court this week that 11 other former employees may have been witnesses or otherwise involved in its trade secrets case against OpenAI, on top of the two it named in the original complaint. Apple is also asking the judge to stop OpenAI from building an AI device based on its technology. Read the rest The post Apple wants a judge to stop OpenAI from building its AI device appeared first on Boing Boing.
MLB player Adley Rutschman's Red Sox trade ruined 'Spider-Man' movie plans with Orioles teammates
The big-league movie plans were over before they ever began.Adley Rutschman, Colton Cowser, Ryan Mountcastle and Gunnar Henderson had plans to see "Spider-Man: Brand New Day."Then Rutschman's phone rang.It was the Baltimore Orioles' front office with trade deadline news: Rutschman had been dealt.MLB TRADE DEADLINE DELIVERS BLOCKBUSTER MOVES FOR ADLEY RUTSCHMAN FREDDY PERALTA AND KEVIN GAUSMANAmong Monday's flurry of MLB headlines, Rutschman's move to the Boston Red Sox stood out as one of the bi...
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251 dogs found at unlicensed L.A. County kennel run by 'Exorcist' actor Linda Blair
Officials cite Linda Blair's dog kennel operation for housing too many dogs and operating without a license among other violations.
The Historic Danube River Drought Is Getting Weird
A summer of unprecedented heatwaves has led to record-low water levels in the Danube River.
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L.A. County authorities discover 251 dogs at 'The Exorcist' actor Linda Blair's dog kennel
Officials cite Linda Blair's dog kennel operation for housing too many dogs and operating without a license among other violations.
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Sandisk Tumbles After Revenue, Earnings Forecasts Miss Estimates
Sandisk Tumbles After Revenue, Earnings Forecasts Miss Estimates Sandisk was one of the largest public holdings of the hedge fund of 24-year-old former wunderkind, Leopold Aschenbrenner, and its July collapse from $2300 to $1000 was chief the main reasons why the former OpenAI employee had to liquidate his extremely overlevered hedge fund and sell all positions at a 10% discount to Citadel to meet a volley of endless margin calls. Well, if he has some dry powder left he just may be...
Trump's antitrust point man could reshape Big Tech cases against Google and Apple if confirmed
President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Justice Department's Antitrust Division testified before the Senate on Wednesday in a confirmation hearing that could shape the future direction of the government's fight against Big Tech.If confirmed, Adam Candeub, a longtime telecommunications law scholar and former Federal Communications Commission general counsel, would take control of some of the most consequential antitrust cases in decades, including the Justice Department’s landmark lawsuits targ...
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Homelessness has dropped 57% on Metro system since 2024, count finds
An annual count of unhoused individuals on Metro's bus and rail system found a drop of 57% individuals since 2024.
Rita Wilson ignored her mother's old-school marriage advice, and it led her to Tom Hanks
Rita Wilson is sharing the marriage advice her mom gave that didn't sit right with her.During a recent appearance on Michelle Obama's podcast, "In My Opinion," the 69-year-old actress spoke about the outdated marriage advice her mom gave her before she met and married Tom Hanks."I was engaged before I got engaged to my husband. If I had married that person, I would have been divorced within a year," she said. "I thought that was what you were supposed to do at a certain age. I actually thought, ...
DHS Wants Protesters’ Signal Group Chats
A lawsuit accuses Homeland Security of violating protesters’ free-speech rights—but the agency is using it to try to get access to the plaintiffs’ encrypted communications.
Viagra could do more than advertised as study reveals surprising health superpower
Viagra could do more than give men a boost in the bedroom, as new research suggests it may have benefits for cancer patients.The prescription medication, which is manufactured and distributed by Viatris, is commonly used to treat erectile dysfunction by increasing blood flow during sexual stimulation.It was originally developed to treat high blood pressure and chest pain caused by reduced blood flow to the heart before researchers discovered its unexpected effect on erectile function during clin...
Move over, Moo Deng: Pygmy hippo calf born at Toronto Zoo
Toronto just got its very own Moo Deng. The Toronto Zoo says a female pygmy hippo calf was born Sunday morning to 20-year-old mother Kindia.
Gabby Forza joins TNA Wrestling's Knockouts Division: 'I'm over the moon'
Gabby Forza is Total Nonstop Action Wrestling’s (TNA) newest member of its Knockouts Division.Forza told Instinct Culture she was joining TNA on Wednesday. TNA later confirmed the new signing.COMPLETE PRO WRESTLING COVERAGE ON FOX NEWS DIGITAL"I’m officially signed with TNA, which means I signed my first-ever TV contract after three-and-a-half years on the independent wrestling scene," she told Denise Salcedo. "Trying to take over the world and I would say successfully doing so and now I’m a TNA...
Fauci slapped with subpoena as COVID doc probed for 'profiting' off federal guidance
FIRST ON FOX: A top Florida official is slapping Anthony Fauci with a subpoena over alleged "profiting" from federal guidance that hurt businesses, residents.Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced Wednesday he has issued an investigative subpoena against former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease Director Anthony Fauci.The subpoena is part of a state probe into Fauci’s awards, incentives and guidance that impacted Florida’s residents and their businesses during the co...
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Death Renews Scrutiny of Delaney Hall. Here’s What to Know.
The death of a Salvadoran immigrant at the federal detention center in Newark has raised questions about the conditions there.
AI models nearly erase female characters when they write kids stories about animals
Last year, Melanie Walsh, a University of Washington assistant professor in the Information School, wrote an article examining how 300 popular children's books gendered their animal characters. Of the
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They Really Don't Care Authored by Todd Hayen via Off-Guardian.org, This might not apply to all sheep-types, but many of the ones I have encountered simply do not care. This could be the reason we can’t seem to get through to them with the facts we are constantly shoving down their throats. Of course, the ones I’ve talked to may just be saying they don’t care to shut me up, but I really don’t think so. They seem pretty sincere. How could they not care? Now, that is the $64,000 q...
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She stabbed her husband to death, then, decades later, killed her wife the same way
Yolanda Olejniczak Marodi, 54, pleaded guilty to killing her wife, 49-year-old Cal Fire Capt. Rebecca Marodi, at their Ramona home on Feb. 17, 2025. She had previously been convicted of stabbing her husband to death.
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Wife pleads guilty in stabbing death of Cal Fire captain after hiding out in Mexico for over a month
Yolanda Olejniczak Marodi, 54, pleaded guilty to killing her wife, 49-year-old Cal Fire Captain Rebecca Marodi, at their Ramona home on Feb. 17, 2025. She had previously been convicted of stabbing her husband to death.
Sophie Cunningham calls out WNBA media for non-basketball focus, and talks viral Cheryl Reeve conversation
Sophie Cunningham said of the WNBA media "all we ever do is cover everything except basketball," while speaking to reporters on Wednesday."The WNBA media, all we ever do is cover everything except basketball," Cunningham said. "You can talk about other things, those are great stories, it shows fans who people (are) outside of the court, but I think we gotta keep the main thing the main thing."Cunningham's comments come after being at the center of a national media firestorm for weeks, after an E...
Senate advances the latest Kids Online Safety Act out of committee
The House passed its own version of the contentious KOSA bill in June.
Top-ranked Canadian Auger-Aliassime out of National Bank Open after injuring back in practice
Top-ranked Canadian Félix Auger-Aliassime has withdrawn from the National Bank Open after sustaining a back injury during practice in his hometown of Montreal.
Getting busted hooking up in a bar's bathroom is enough of a mood killer, you don't need to assault a manager
The mood is already ruined after you get busted hooking up in a bar's bathroom. There's no need to make matters worse for yourself, especially if there's any chance you can pick back up where you left off later on.I think that's something most people can agree on. As a matter of fact, I assumed that was one of those unwritten rules everyone was aware of. You tried and failed to get away with a romantic encounter in a bar's bathroom.It's unfortunate, but it does happen. But you move on. The whole...
SEE IT: Michigan Dem predicts far-left El-Sayed will win Senate race after backing his primary rival
Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., is confident that far-left Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed will defeat Republican nominee Mike Rogers in the race to replace him in the Senate, despite having endorsed El-Sayed’s primary rival, Rep. Haley Stevens.El-Sayed, known as a progressive insurgent, will go head-to-head with Michigan’s Republican Senate nominee Mike Rogers in the upcoming midterm elections. El-Sayed’s victory marks yet another win for the left-wing Democrats in this year’s primaries tha...
Meta AI Releases Muse Code: A Terminal Coding Agent Powered by the New Muse Spark 1.2 Model
Meta Superintelligence Labs has released Muse Code, a terminal coding agent in beta, powered by the new Muse Spark 1.2 model. Muse Code plans changes, writes code, and validates results across large r
Lane Kiffin knows there aren’t excuses at LSU. Now comes the test of making it worth the price of admission
One of the benefits of bringing Lane Kiffin to LSU as head coach has already paid off from a marketing standpoint, thanks to the circus-like atmosphere that followed him from Ole Miss to Baton Rouge towards the end of last season.As he ushers in a new era of football with the Tigers, the expectations are following him 320 miles south to the Bayou of Louisiana with fall camp getting underway Wednesday morning in the humid atmosphere that is known to plenty around the south.Lane Kiffin’s Coaching ...
Filing: Microsoft recorded $24.1B in revenue from OpenAI during the year ended in June, suggesting OpenAI accounted for more than half of Microsoft's AI sales (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg: Filing: Microsoft recorded $24.1B in revenue from OpenAI during the year ended in June, suggesting OpenAI accounted for more than half of Microsoft's AI sales Microsoft Corp. generates mo
Alex Murdaugh’s lawsuit against Rebecca Hill dismissed by judge who says clerk doesn’t owe him for defense
A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit filed by Alexander Murdaugh seeking to recover $600,000 in legal expenses from the county clerk accused of interfering with the jury in his murder trial.U.S. District Judge Richard Mark Gergel ruled Murdaugh lacked standing to sue Rebecca "Becky" Hill because her alleged misconduct did not cause him to incur the costs of defending himself.Murdaugh would have needed to pay for his defense regardless of Hill’s actions because she did not initiate th...
Google DeepMind Boss Demis Hassabis Steps Down From CEO Role
Alphabet is shaking up leadership as it reworks its AI strategy.
DoorDash gets FAA approval for its own delivery drones
Your next DoorDash order could arrive with a flight path instead of a driver. DoorDash has earned FAA Part 135 air carrier certification and launched DoorDash Air, its in-house drone delivery program. The company now has federal authorization to operate a commercial drone delivery service in the United States.Yes, the app you use for burgers, groceries and late-night snacks is entering the airline business. However, this does not mean a DoorDash drone will hover over your driveway tomorrow. The ...
Apple's 'Private Relay' Is Exposing Users' Real IP Addresses
Security researchers found that Apple's iCloud Private Relay can expose users' real IP addresses because some passkey-related requests bypass Safari and its proxy protections at the operating-system level. "In short: any website that supports, or pretends to support, passkeys can see the user's real IP address despite having iCloud Private Relay on," security researcher Tommy Mysk, who discovered the issue along with Talal Haj Bakry, told 404 Media. The flaws also affect OnionBrowser, an iOS app...
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The Mummy poster banned from London Underground
The ad campaign for Lee Cronin's The Mummy, a gritty new take on the public domain monster, has been partially unraveled by advertising regulators in the U.K. In upholding a complaint about the movie's posters, the Advertising Standards Authority determined that those showing a "realistic impression of a dead child" were too horrid for public display. Read the rest The post The Mummy poster banned from London Underground appeared first on Boing Boing.
Archaeologists Thought This Was a Roman Temple. It Might Actually Be a 1,700-Year-Old Library
Using an innovative approach, scientists reevaluated a room thought to be a cult shrine, finding more evidence that this was actually a rare library.
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Armed man arrested at Trump’s golf course scoping security ahead of visit
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Cambridge University probes plagiarism claims against professor
Cambridge has launched a probe into Jason Arday’s qualifications.
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Cambridge probes plagiarism claims against professor
Cambridge has launched a probe into Jason Arday’s qualifications.
The late-summer deals we'd shop before everyone else catches on
FOX News Deals may be compensated for or earn a commission if you buy through our links.As summer winds down, it’s a great time to upgrade your phone. Get the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 from T-Mobile and save up to $1,900 when you trade in an eligible device on a qualifying line. Both new and existing customers qualify for the offer, which begins Aug. 7.READ MORE: Save up to 70% on end-of-summer wardrobe essentials, from light layers to sneakers--The best deals don’t always happen during major sales...
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Israel To Scale Back Gaza Strikes To Give Trump's Hamas Disarmament Plan A Chance
Israel To Scale Back Gaza Strikes To Give Trump's Hamas Disarmament Plan A Chance Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times, Israel has tightened restrictions on targeted strikes in Gaza, signaling that it intends to give President Donald Trump’s initiative to disarm Hamas a chance despite Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s firm public conditions for an Israeli withdrawal. Senior Israeli security and political officials told Epoch Magazine Israel on Aug. 5 that Israel Defense ...
The Most Dangerous AI Hacking Techniques Still Have Humans in the Loop
Security researcher James Kettle tried to push the limit of AI’s hacking abilities—and discovered how effective it can be when combined with human expertise.
The Most Dangerous AI Hacking Techniques Still Have Humans in the Loop
Security researcher James Kettle tried to push the limit of AI’s hacking abilities—and discovered how effective it can be when combined with human expertise.
NASCAR's Natalie Decker gives fans a peak under her firesuit and they see red, 'Hard Knocks' is back and Carrie!
'Nightcaps' is a daily column that catches you up on the biggest sports, news and culture stories you may have missed while pretending to do work at your desk. It runs Monday–Friday on OutKick.com.First Hump Day of a brand new month. Who has it better than us right now?Nobody!We've got NFL football tomorrow. Actual NFL football. Real football. Well, sort of real football.The Hall of Fame Game is back, which means it's time for my favorite August tradition: Act excited for the return of football ...
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Netanyahu says Israel did not approve Trump-backed Gaza peace plan
Pressure has been growing on Netanyahu from his ruling coalition to reject the plan.
TikTok Says ‘Moderator Error’ Kept Perez Hilton Livestream Up
The gossip blogger was on TikTok covered in what appeared to be blood and wielding a knifelike object before the platform cut his stream. He’s since been hospitalized.
The Final ‘Insidious: Out of the Further’ Trailer Brings Demons Into the Real World
The sixth film in the supernatural horror franchise stars Amelia Eve and Lin Shaye and arrives August 21.
'We thought we would die': Passengers thrown into ceiling during terrifying flight
Seventeen people were injured after an Air India flight experienced severe turbulence, sending passengers into the ceiling and aisle during a sudden loss of altitude.The flight traveling from Phuket, Thailand, to New Delhi, on Tuesday, August 4 experienced what the airline described as a "sudden loss of altitude" while cruising. The aircraft continued flying normally and landed safely in Delhi, an Air India spokesperson said in a statement posted on X.The flight was carrying 137 passengers and e...
Nuclear experts urge Trump not to let Iran steer talks away from regime's atomic threat
Iran’s top Revolutionary Guard commander declared Wednesday that Tehran would continue working on nuclear weapons as long as the United States and Israel possess them, intensifying concerns that Iran is using negotiations over the Strait of Hormuz to postpone concessions on its nuclear program."As long as the United States and Israel possess nuclear weapons, we will continue working on them for our national security," IRGC commander-in-chief Ahmad Vahidi said, according to a translation of remar...
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Lineage says it will spend up to $100 million on Boyle Heights cleanup as air regulators demand action
The operator of a cold storage warehouse that burned in Boyle Heights has said it expects to spend $80 million to $100 million to clean up the site.
Jeff Dean and other top AI researchers are leaving Google to launch their own startup
The legendary Google executive is joined by other outgoing Google execs in a joint mission to use AI to push forward the process of scientific discovery.
LEE CARTER: Election shocker: The winners had a slogan; the losers just had résumés
Tuesday night, the left won. The right won. The establishment won. The insurgents won.In other words, nobody won.Except for the message.100 DAYS UNTIL MIDTERMS AND DEMOCRATS ARE WINNING BECAUSE THEY ACTUALLY HAVE A MESSAGEThe political class will now perform its traditional postmortem: Find the result it agrees with and declare a sweeping ideological mandate.But voters delivered a simpler verdict: Tell me what you are going to do for me, and please do it before I lose interest.The real divide wa...
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Hackers Launch 'Vishing' Cyberattacks Against Major Hedge Funds
Hackers Launch 'Vishing' Cyberattacks Against Major Hedge Funds Several major Wall Street firms have been hit with a wave of sophisticated cyberattacks using voice phishing, or 'vishing' to trick employees into revealing sensitive information or granting access, Bloomberg reports. Crash Override gets his ass handed to him by Acid Burn (Hackers) The attacks targeted some of the world's largest hedge funds - including Citadel, Point72, and Two Sigma Investments, along with several p...
WNBA silent on whether French transgender star dominating women's league would be eligible to play
The WNBA and the Women’s National Basketball Players Association still have not said whether the most dominant player in a French women’s professional basketball league would be eligible to play in the WNBA.Transgender basketball player Julie Tétart, a biological male, plays for Monaco in Ligue Féminine 2 (LF2), France’s second-tier women’s basketball league.Tétart averaged 21 points and 20 rebounds per game during the 2025-26 season, leading LF2 in both categories.FRENCH TRANS PHENOM JULIE TÉTA...
49ers star Dre Greenlaw lambasts Denver's altitude after Broncos' tenure: 'Fighting demons'
Home is where the heart is. For linebacker Dre Greenlaw, that certainly was not with the Denver Broncos.Greenlaw spent last season with the Broncos after signing a three-year, $31.5 million contract, but was cut almost a year later. Greenlaw then returned to the San Francisco 49ers, where he spent the first six years of his career, on a one-year deal. While it wasn’t the main reason Greenlaw left Denver, he certainly won’t miss the altitude of the Mile High City."F—ing altitude," Greenlaw told T...
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Grokipedia already an abandoned slagheap of slop
Grokipedia, representing Elon Musk's committment and dedication to countering Wikipedia's supposedly leftist bias, stopped reviewing edits in April. Lawfare Media writes that "as far as we can tell, no entry has changed in more than three months," and that it has become "a case study in how an AI-generated reference system governs its own content." Read the rest The post Grokipedia already an abandoned slagheap of slop appeared first on Boing Boing.
Senate confirms new CDC director as diarrhea-causing parasite outbreak sweeps US
The Senate confirmed the next director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as viral outbreaks wreak havoc across the country, and as lawmakers worry whether they’ve found someone to stand up to President Donald Trump’s top health official.The upper chamber confirmed Dr. Erica Schwartz to be the next CDC director on Wednesday along party lines. Her confirmation comes as a Cyclospora outbreak, commonly known as the diarrhea parasite, carves its way across the U.S. from contamin...
Commanders filling wide receiver need with Stefon Diggs, leaving Brandon Aiyuk to stew in his odd behavior
The Washington Commanders, desperately wanting to add wide receiver help for their offense, had basically two obvious and productive veteran options from which to pick – Stefon Diggs or Brandon Aiyuk.So, the guy who has played for three different teams the past three seasons and somehow wore out his welcome despite producing two 1,000-yard seasons in that time – Diggs?Or the guy who signed a big contract with the San Francisco 49ers in 2024, got injured, didn't play in 2025, and has become a can...
