Prime Video's Blade Runner 2099 now has a trailer and release date of November 25
The eight-episode series stars Michelle Yeoh and Hunter Schafer.
SETI Scientists Think Alien Signals Could Be Hiding in Old Telescope Data
Researchers are zeroing in on more deliberate “narrow-band” alien signals, well outside the radio frequencies SETI has focused on for decades.
The 2026 El Niño Is on Track to Be the Strongest on Record
This climate phenomenon could cause a massive global temperature spike and cause economic losses of $10 trillion by 2032.
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Irish police seize ‘extremely significant’ bomb being driven to Northern Ireland
They were heading towards Northern Ireland, in a suspected New IRA operation.
‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ Season 3 Unveils New Characters and a First Teaser
Prime Video's J.R.R. Tolkien adaptation returns to the Second Age in November with a three-part release.
IMAX vs IMAX 70mm: The difference between these two cinema formats
The different IMAX filming and projection formats have a dramatic impact on the theater viewing experience.
Nvidia’s CEO Wants to Support Open AI Models So Bad, He Was Willing to Join the X Cesspool
There's gotta be a better way.
U.S. identifies cyclosporiasis cases in 4 more states, widening investigation
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are widening their investigation into a cyclosporiasis outbreak linked to shredded iceberg lettuce from central Mexico after identifying cases in four additional states.
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Blade Runner 2099 trailer
Blade Runner 2099, sequel to 1981's Blade Runner and 2017's Blade Runner 2049, lands on Prime Video November 25. Though it's a TV series, all 8 episodes will drop at once, so no-one will be left hanging. Here's the trailer. Read the rest The post Blade Runner 2099 trailer appeared first on Boing Boing.
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Neurodivergent kids face special mental health risks. New initiative seeks ways to protect them
Jake Collective and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention are launching a $5 million, five-year initiative
Why Cognition bought Poke: AI personality is becoming a competitive advantage
AI coding startup Cognition has acquired Poke, the AI assistant you text like a friend, in a deal valuing the startup in the low nine figures. The acquisition brings Poke’s conversational style and in
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"USA Isn't A PiggyBank For Europe": Trump Launches Section 301 Probe Into EU Over Big Tech Fines
"USA Isn't A PiggyBank For Europe": Trump Launches Section 301 Probe Into EU Over Big Tech Fines Summary: Trump Opens Section 301 Investigation On Europe Over Big Tech Fines Trump Slaps Forced-Labor Duties On 60 Countries Trump Begins Rebuild Tariff Wall After Supreme Court Ruling Earlier This Year Trump Says US Begins Section 301 Investigation on Europe President Trump wrote on Truth Social that the US will launch a Section 301 investigation into the European Union for "rob...
Elon Musk fires back at reporter, claims more people 'hate you and the media than you realize'
Elon Musk fired back at The Economist editor-in-chief Zanny Minton Beddoes during a Thursday interview from Tesla's Gigafactory in Texas after she said people loathed him over his efforts to influence European politics."I think a lot more people hate you and the media more than you realize," Musk told the journalist.Beddoes confronted the Tesla and SpaceX CEO after challenging his support for right-wing European political parties and arguing that his wealth, ownership of X and following on the p...
‘We’re at a Crazy Moment in History’: Midjourney Buys Astrology App Co-Star
"Using Midjourney feels like uncovering something subliminal and new about yourself," the founder of Co-Star wrote.
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US neurobiologist Erich D. Jarvis studies birds to find why only some species can mimic sound
An American neurobiologist studies why only some species can learn to mimic sound.
Introducing Claude Opus 5 on AWS: Anthropic’s most capable Opus model
This post covers Opus 5’s improvements and practical guidance for AI engineers integrating the model into agentic systems and production inference workloads on Amazon Bedrock. See the documentation fo
Letter: Qualcomm tells customers it plans to raise prices by double digit percentage points, after exhausting its ability to absorb higher costs from suppliers
Ian King / Bloomberg: Letter: Qualcomm tells customers it plans to raise prices by double digit percentage points, after exhausting its ability to absorb higher costs from suppliers Qualcomm Inc., t
Boox teases the incredibly tiny Picco ereader
It features a 3.97-inch monochrome e-paper display.
Did Chinese AI Steal From Anthropic, and OpenAI Loses Control of Two Models
On this episode of Uncanny Valley, we dive into accusations that China’s Moonshot AI stole from Anthropic, and how the US Army needs to cut back on AI use.
Did Chinese AI Steal From Anthropic, and OpenAI Loses Control of Two Models
On this episode of Uncanny Valley, we dive into accusations that China’s Moonshot AI stole from Anthropic, and how the US Army needs to cut back on AI use.
Jewish leaders fault Mamdani rhetoric as Upper West Side stabbing, hate crime probe continues
Jewish leaders in New York City are accusing Mayor Zohran Mamdani of " fanning the flames of hatred and division" as an investigation is continuing Friday into a pair of stabbings in Manhattan’s Upper West Side that are being looked at as potential hate crimes.New York Attorney General Letitia James said both victims in Thursday’s attack are currently in stable condition. The suspect, identified as Raul Morales, 51, is accused of yelling "Allahu Akbar" while stabbing two men on Thursday afternoo...
‘McCarthy trials’: Hasan Piker, far-left figures erupt over subpoenas in $39M Singham probe
Prominent far-left figures, including livestream influencer Hasan Piker, are rallying around a pro-China media outlet within the sprawling network bankrolled by communist tech tycoon Neville Roy Singham – casting recent congressional subpoenas as leading a "McCarthy-style" witch hunt against the left.As Fox News Digital first reported Wednesday, the House Ways and Means Committee sent subpoenas to three nonprofits, including media outlet BreakThrough News, as part of a wider investigation into a...
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Astronomers may have detected an exomoon
Astronomers using the Very Large Telescope in Chile have found evidence of a moon-sized companion far beyond our own solar system, which might be the first exomoon to be detected (though it wouldn't be the first time we've been here). Read the rest The post Astronomers may have detected an exomoon appeared first on Boing Boing.
Netanyahu to visit Trump at White House, attend 'dear friend' Lindsey Graham's memorial service
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will travel to Washington, D.C., next week to meet with President Donald Trump and attend the memorial service of late Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., his office announced Friday.The office said Netanyahu will leave Israel on Monday and meet Trump the following day. Graham’s communications director said last week that the late senator's "life and legacy" will be celebrated on Tuesday, July 28, in Washington, D.C., and on Wednesday, July 29, in Columbia and ...
2 cyclists crossing Canada for men's mental health have bikes stolen in downtown Winnipeg
Two men on a charity ride to raise awareness for men's mental health had their bikes stolen in downtown Winnipeg on Friday.
Ubuntu 26.04 Stopped Notifying Users About Updates, But That Was Intentional
If update notifications have stopped showing up on your Ubuntu 26.04 LTS install, that isn't some random glitch. OMG Ubuntu's Joey Sneddon has traced it back to a Launchpad bug report and a Discourse thread that both point to the same root cause.The issue is that update-notifier only sends a desktop notification when its tray icon is visible, and that icon was switched off in Ubuntu 26.04, with nothing in the Settings menu to switch it back on.Guillaume Michaud, who filed the bug on July 5, foun...
Lindsay Clancy judge shields 911 call, autopsy photos in mom’s triple-murder trial
A Massachusetts judge has partially granted a grieving father’s request to shield some of the most graphic evidence expected to surface at the murder trial of his now-ex-wife, who is accused of strangling their three young children inside the family’s home.Plymouth Superior Court Judge William Sullivan ruled Friday that the media and public may not record, display, reproduce or distribute Patrick Clancy’s initial 911 call or autopsy photographs of 5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson and 8-month-o...
Heated Rivalry thirst traps: The Canadian export that won't quit
Brands know sex sells, and the stars of Heated Rivalry are used to being objectified by men and women of all ages, in countries around the world.
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Oil Tanker Makes Red Sea U-Turn After Houthi Threats, Reroutes Around Africa In Costly Transit
Oil Tanker Makes Red Sea U-Turn After Houthi Threats, Reroutes Around Africa In Costly Transit ING's Singapore-based head of commodities, Warren Patterson, was asked during a recent webinar what it would take for Brent crude to exceed $120 a barrel. His answer was "not much," warning that prices could soar well into triple-digit territory if the Strait of Hormuz remains blocked through August and threats to Red Sea shipping intensify. Patterson's warning about disruptions at the S...
Leavitt vows Trump will deliver 'entertaining' speech at his return to White House Correspondents' Dinner
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told Fox News that President Donald Trump will deliver an "entertaining" speech Friday night at the White House Correspondents' Dinner after gunfire abruptly ended the original event in April."The President’s speech will be a combination of unifying yet vicious, and serious yet hilarious, all at the same time, if you can imagine that," Leavitt said on Friday about the president’s upcoming address at the Waldorf Astoria in Washington, D.C."One thing I ...
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4 more states report cyclosporiasis outbreak. Here's how the FDA does a traceback investigation
Experts explain how health officials investigate foodborne illnesses amid a second outbreak of cyclosporiasis.
Second lady Usha Vance shares family photos featuring newborn who is less than 1 week old
Second lady Usha Vance on Friday shared a picture of her newborn infant and two family photographs featuring the second couple and their four children."Thank you for all the good wishes as we settle into life as a family of six," she wrote, adding a heart emoji in the social media posts."Meet Alec and enjoy these attempts at taking a decent family photo with four kids!" she added.JD VANCE AND WIFE USHA WELCOME FOURTH CHILD, REVEAL BABY BOY'S NAMEIt has been less than a week since the baby was bo...
Eleven indicted in alleged Texas smuggling scheme that left 7 migrants dead in shipping container
Eleven people were indicted this week for allegedly participating in a years-long human smuggling operation that left seven illegal migrants dead in May after they were trapped for hours inside an unventilated shipping container in Texas.Prosecutors say the migrants were loaded into the container near Del Rio before it was transported by train across the state. Six were later found dead inside it in Laredo and a seventh was discovered near railroad tracks at the San Antonio stop, according to au...
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Man climbs to top of L.A.'s 6th Street Bridge, drawing police and firefighters, stopping traffic
Police and firefighters responded after a man was spotted atop an arc on the 6th Street Bridge. Fire officials said the man had threatened to jump.
Prime Video Finally Lifts the Lid on ‘Blade Runner 2099’
The dystopian 'Blade Runner' franchise will expand with the Michelle Yeoh-starring series arriving in November.
Meta updates Meta AI with Muse Spark 1.1-powered agentic capabilities, connecting to Gmail and Google Calendar to perform tasks like creating daily updates
Ina Fried / Axios: Meta updates Meta AI with Muse Spark 1.1-powered agentic capabilities, connecting to Gmail and Google Calendar to perform tasks like creating daily updates Meta is giving its AI a
PlayStation Network is experiencing a massive outage
Players may be unable to log into their account, play online or purchase games from the PlayStation Store.
Measles surge hits new milestone as US cases surpass last year's total
Measles has reemerged as a persistent public health challenge in the U.S. over the past two years and the spread isn't slowing down.According to a Johns Hopkins University tracker that compiles local and state health data, there were 2,295 confirmed measles cases in the U.S. as of July 22.This figure has officially surpassed the 2025 numbers, which totaled 2,286 measles cases nationwide.MEASLES-INFECTED TRAVELER MAY HAVE EXPOSED PASSENGERS AT LAX AND NEARBY HOTEL, HEALTH OFFICIALS WARNCases have...
CBP intercepted biological materials tied to U.S.–China virus network before COVID, new documents show
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., has released another batch of documents related to the COVID-19 pandemic.The latest records show that U.S. officials intercepted undeclared biological materials tied to a U.S.–China coronavirus research network as early as 2018, likely in an attempt to avoid international tensions and regulatory scrutiny, Paul said.The documents, which include a Department of Homeland Security intelligence report, primarily focus on a network centered around University of Minnesota virolog...
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Democrats select South Carolina for their first presidential nominating contest in 2028 election
Democrats select South Carolina for their first presidential nominating contest in 2028 election
WNBA Star Sophie Cunningham's player exclusive Adidas shoe sells out in less than an hour online
Sophie Cunningham has quickly become arguably the second-most popular player in the WNBA, only behind Caitlin Clark, of course. She is a viral star on TikTok, one of the most efficient three-point shooters in the league, Clark’s defender when she’s bullied, a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model, and recently, an unapologetic defender of keeping women’s sports female. She’s the whole package, and many companies are taking advantage of her stardom, including Adidas.On July 10, Adidas announced a pla...
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Design proposals for European banknotes
The European Central Bank is preparing to issue cash with a "new look" and has published its Future euro banknote design proposals: "Designers from all over Europe have reimagined how they may look like, and one of their proposals is to become the next design of the euro banknotes." Read the rest The post Design proposals for European banknotes appeared first on Boing Boing.
Rahm Emanuel warns ‘Bernie bros’ could sink Democrats by saddling moderates with socialist agenda
Former Obama White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel warned Thursday that "Bernie bros" and democratic socialist candidates could hurt the Democratic Party in November's midterm elections by forcing moderates in competitive districts to answer for unpopular progressive positions.Emanuel wrote in a Wall Street Journal opinion column that Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) candidates could divert attention from the issue he believes Democrats should make central in the campaign."In the name of...
U.S. measles cases have already broken last year's record
The number of measles cases in the U.S. this year has already surpassed the record-breaking tally for all of 2025.
GOP rift grows as Thune hits brakes on Trump's election bill to avert shutdown
The wheels are in motion for Republicans to take another swing at President Donald Trump’s top election priority, but in the Senate, the main focus is keeping the government open.House Republicans advanced their framework for another party-line budget reconciliation package that, among other funding priorities, includes a rough sketch to find a way to pass part of the SAVE America Act in the Senate.But Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., is prioritizing another issue: preventing Senate De...
Anthropic launches Claude Opus 5, which it says comes close to Fable 5 performance at half the price; it is the new default model on Claude Max (Anthropic)
Anthropic: Anthropic launches Claude Opus 5, which it says comes close to Fable 5 performance at half the price; it is the new default model on Claude Max Claude Opus 5 is available today. It's a th
Another top Seattle mayoral aide exits as Katie Wilson administration faces continued staff turnover
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson's press secretary is leaving City Hall after less than seven months on the job, marking the latest high-profile departure from an administration that has already faced significant staffing turnover during its first year.Local outlet PubliCola reported Wednesday that Sage Wilson made the call after "deciding he’d be more effective as an advocate for progressive causes outside the mayor’s office than inside it.""Wilson, who previously worked in media relations for the la...
'America's Most Wanted' ex-cop fugitive returned after 20 years on the run to face murder, child sex charges
A former South Carolina police officer accused of killing his wife before disappearing for more than two decades has been returned to the United States from China to face murder and child sex charges, the U.S. Marshals Service announced Thursday.Dan Hiers Jr., 53, was taken into U.S. custody in Shanghai on Wednesday after deputy U.S. marshals traveled to China to escort him back to the United States.Hiers is wanted in South Carolina on a Goose Creek warrant charging him with murder and a Dorches...
Samsung’s New Foldables Have Better Batteries That Are Also Worse
Samsung's using a new material for its batteries, but there's a trade off.
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White House correspondents' dinner, redux: What will Trump have to say?
White House correspondents' dinner, redux: What will Trump have to say?
Anthropic launches Opus 5
Opus 5 will be both cheaper and less restrictive than Fable, likely making it preferable in most use cases
John C. Dvorak, an Early and Influential Technology Journalist, Dies At 80
Longtime Slashdot reader sandbagger shares the passing of John C. Dvorak, an early and influential technology journalist for PC Magazine. He was 80. Talking Biz News reports: Aric Mackey writes, "Widely recognized for his profound impact on the technology industry, John's career spanned decades of rapid digital evolution. He was perhaps best known for his influential, long-running column in PC Magazine and his groundbreaking work on the No Agenda podcast. Through his prolific writing, broadcasti...
Anthropic says Opus 5 can nearly match its top-performing model for half the price
Anthropic's latest model offers top-tier performance at a much cheaper cost.
Shocking mid-flight brawl erupts after takeoff, sending flight back to airport
A flight was forced to return to the airport after a passenger brawl erupted on board. The disturbing incident took place earlier this week on a flight from Tenerife, in the Canary Islands, en route to Liverpool, United Kingdom, the BBC and other outlets reported.Approximately 10 passengers were involved in the brawl, which broke out on an easyJet flight soon after the flight departed, the outlet noted.WHY A BLOWN-OUT PLANE WINDOW NEARLY SUCKED A PASSENGER OUTSIDE AT 16,000 FEETPolice met the 18...
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LeBron James is heading to the Philadelphia 76ers, saying it will be his 'last decision'
LeBron James is heading to the Philadelphia 76ers, saying it will be his 'last decision'
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Lopez: 5 reasons the Dodgers should not go back to the White House again next year
A World Series victory comes at a stiff price: the annual White House photo op.
Avatar: Seven Havens finally has a trailer and a release date of October 9
The post-apocalyptic tale takes place after the events of The Legend of Korra.
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Henderson to mark National Purple Heart Day with Aug. 7 ceremony
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Israel launches major military operation after deadly clash near Palestinian village
Four Palestinians and two Israeli soldiers were killed near a Palestinian village on Friday in a confrontation that added to a growing toll over recent weeks as Israeli settler violence has intensified against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
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Betting On TACO? Oil Slides Despite Unraveling 'Diplomacy' In Iran; Trump Warns China and Russia
Betting On TACO? Oil Slides Despite Unraveling 'Diplomacy' In Iran; Trump Warns China and Russia Summary Diplomacy signals emerge: Pakistan is reportedly exploring renewed US-Iran talks, while Trump is set to meet Netanyahu next week amid the escalating conflict. War continues with 13th straight night of bombing: The US carried out a 13th straight night of strikes on Iran as Tehran launched fresh attacks on US-linked targets in Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, and Iraq. Oil eases: Crude ...
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Sunrise Children’s Hospital welcomes former Nashville executive as chief operating officer
Sunrise Children’s Hospital welcomes former Nashville executive as chief operating officer
Bloc leader's X account restored 2 weeks after bitcoin hack
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet says social media platform X has restored his account two weeks after it was hacked and started promoting Bitcoin which is almost as long as it took for the party to publicly admit something was wrong.
Trump allies notch redistricting win as judges find no 'smoking gun' to scrap red state map
A redrawn Tennessee congressional map expected to give Republicans a 9-0 advantage in congressional seats will remain in place for the state's Aug. 6 primary, handing President Donald Trump and his allies another victory as they work to preserve the GOP's House majority ahead of the midterm elections.A three-judge panel on Thursday denied a request for a preliminary injunction filed by a group of Black Tennessee voters and civil rights organizations, who argued the map intentionally sought to we...
Has AI become too powerful to control?
One of OpenAI's most advanced models broke out of a locked-down test and attacked another company's website—reviving fears that AI systems are slipping beyond their creators' control.
Rep Burchett unmasks 'deep state' plot to hide UFO truth after two-hour Pentagon meeting
Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., disclosed new details about his high-level push for UFO transparency, arguing that unelected bureaucrats are defying public calls for full disclosure.Speaking on the "Planet Tyrus" podcast, the Tennessee lawmaker recounted his ongoing battle for transparency and warned that Washington’s culture of secrecy undermines public trust."I had a meeting at the Pentagon this week on the issue, a very high-level [meeting]. I’m not at liberty to say who was there and what was, b...
Codeberg Has Drawn a Hard Line on Use of AI With Community Backing
📋TLDR:- Codeberg e.V. members voted on two AI-related proposals at their annual assembly, and both passed.- The first formalizes that Codeberg will never use project or user code and data to train AI models.- The second amends the Terms of Use to ban projects that mostly consist of AI-generated code.- Codeberg cites server strain from AI crawlers, rising hardware costs, and eroding contributor trust as its motivations.Codeberg's annual member assembly has tackled two important votes this week, a...
White House Correspondents' Association president previews upcoming dinner, 'not gonna be intimidated'
White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) President and CBS News correspondent Weijia Jiang previewed on Thursday what to expect from the rescheduled White House Correspondents' Dinner after an armed suspect stormed the April event."I don’t want images of my colleagues hiding under a table to be the last images from this year, of all years," Jiang told People magazine.She added, "I want us to stand together and to show that we are not gonna be intimidated that we are going to come back stro...
Tabular LLMs: An Introduction to the Foundation Models That Predict Your Spreadsheet
Tabular foundation models predict the missing column of any spreadsheet zero-shot, the way an LLM completes text and on the TabArena benchmark they now sit above fully tuned gradient-boosted trees.
Your phone may not be as waterproof as you think here's why IP68 can be misleading
Don't just jump straight into a pool with your phone, you savage.
‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ set decorator slain, husband found dead in family already scarred by home killing
A new mother who worked on "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" TV show was found murdered inside her home in Queens, New York, in an apparent murder-suicide, and reports show she married into a family with a violent past.The NYPD confirmed to Fox News Digital that 34-year-old Mary Golding was pronounced dead on scene after police discovered her with a stab wound in her back just after midnight Tuesday morning.According to IMDb, Golding was a set decorator who worked on numerous TV shows, including "The ...
Abdul El-Sayed scores Sen Tina Smith's endorsement in Democratic primary that exposes party divide
Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., has endorsed Democratic Michigan U.S. Senate primary candidate Abdul El-Sayed, describing him as "a fighter."El-Sayed expressed his gratitude Thursday for the senator's backing."Senator Tina Smith has been a fighter for working people in the US Senate," he said in a statement. "She’s fought for and delivered on an economy that works for all of us. I hope to build on her leadership on women’s health and reproductive rights and access which has paved the way for the futur...
Trump says Iran will pay what it takes to end the war remains unclear
Nearly five months after launching a sweeping campaign against Iran’s nuclear, missile, naval and proxy capabilities, the Trump administration is now fighting to reopen the Strait of Hormuz while negotiations have yet to produce a permanent settlement.The administration says its renewed strikes have a clear immediate objective: "making Iran pay." Less clear is what Iran must do to end the strikes or what conditions would allow the U.S. to step back from a growing military commitment in the regio...
World Foundation, the nonprofit behind the World protocol, raised $52.5M led by Pantera through a strategic sale of its WLD token with a one-year lockup
Yogita Khatri / The Block: World Foundation, the nonprofit behind the World protocol, raised $52.5M led by Pantera through a strategic sale of its WLD token with a one-year lockup Quick Take World
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AI Capex Depreciation Risk Is The Catch To Record Earnings
AI Capex Depreciation Risk Is The Catch To Record Earnings Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, The second-quarter earnings season is in full swing. So far, the results are landing in line or better than the upwardly revised Wall Street estimates. That’s the opposite of how this usually works. Analysts normally trim their forecasts as a year wears on. In 2026, they’ve done the opposite. The SandP 500 is on track to grow earnings north of 20% for a second straight...
Jon Bon Jovi abruptly ends Madison Square Garden show after health setback
Jon Bon Jovi unexpectedly cut his Madison Square Garden concert short Thursday night after appearing to have difficulty getting through the performance – forcing Train frontman Pat Monahan to step in and help carry the show across the finish line.A representative for Bon Jovi confirmed to Fox News Digital that the concert ended early, saying the singer told fans from the stage he had been battling a health setback."Jon Bon Jovi spoke from stage and told fans he has been battling a sinus infectio...
Country music's biggest star Morgan Wallen releases 'Been By Now' as his latest hit song
Morgan Wallen released his latest single for fans on Friday.The country music sensation is the unquestioned king of the genre at the moment, and he appears to show no signs of giving up the throne.Whether the awards shows want to give him the recognition he's earned or not, his success speaks for itself.MORGAN WALLEN PULLS OFF INCREDIBLE CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENT AS ANOTHER SONG HITS A BILLION STREAMS ON SPOTIFYHe dominates the charts and his concerts sell out wherever he goes. Now, he has new music...
The Anbernic RG SP looks like an awesome update to one of the most iconic Game Boys of all time
The Anbernic RG SP has pretty much everything you want from a modern take on the Game Boy Advance SP.
Microsoft's open-weight AI push is so obviously an Azure play it hurts
Microsoft, along with Meta, Nvidia, and more than 20 other companies, is pushing for open-weight AI models in an open letter. The strategic logic is simple: the more models running on Azure, the less
Facebook Is Making Some Big Changes and Giving Marketplace Its Own App
About 430 million items are listed on Marketplace each month, according to Meta.
Trump must close the back door China uses to exploit North American trade
Review doesn’t mean rubber stamp. The United States shouldn't rush to extend the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement for another 16 years simply because the calendar says it's time.USMCA has strengthened North American trade and deepened commercial ties with two of the United States’ largest trading partners. But its scheduled review was never intended to be a formality. It was designed to force policymakers to evaluate whether the agreement is delivering on its promises and to correct course when it i...
Roger Goodell floats holding NFL draft in Charlotte and returning for something bigger later
The NFL has become something of a traveling road show, with games played all over the Earth, the draft held throughout the country, and the Super Bowl touring one elite American city after another. And Charlotte may be close to becoming one of the destinations.NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said Thursday evening during a fireside chat hosted by Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper that he believes Charlotte would lend itself to hosting an NFL draft, and he did not dismiss the idea of the city ge...
Stripe Eyes $10 Billion Deal For AI Model Marketplace OpenRouter
An anonymous reader quotes a report from PYMNTS.com: Stripe is in talks to buy OpenRouter, an artificial intelligence (AI) startup that could sell for roughly $10 billion, according to The Wall Street Journal. The move would mark a significant step outside payments for a company that processes transactions for much of the internet. It also lands while Stripe pursues a far larger target: a bid for PayPal that would value the payments giant at about $53 billion. The Journal reported Thursday (Ju...
The new Lola x Miffy digital camera is extremely cute and ships with a themed wrist charm
Let's be honest we mostly wrote about this because we think it's really cute.
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Southern California's heat wave is about to break. But not for long
Southern California will continue to endure hotter than normal conditions for the foreseeable future, with the peak of the heat wave lasting through Sunday, forecasters said.
Things Are Getting Messier With the Explosive Diarrhea Parasite, as Officials Chase Down Multiple Outbreaks
The U.S. is experiencing at least four ongoing cyclosporiasis outbreaks, federal health officials have reported.
LeBron James heading to 76ers, saying it will be his 'last decision'
LeBron James is heading to the Philadelphia 76ers, saying it will be his "last decision" and that it comes after he strongly considered retirement.
LeBron James says he will play with the Philadelphia 76ers next season
LeBron James is heading to the Philadelphia 76ers.
As US weighs response to Chinese AI, industry urges against broad open-weight restrictions
AI companies including Nvidia and Mistral urge policymakers to avoid broad restrictions on open-weight AI models as Washington debates responses to Chinese AI and alleged model distillation.
Why the Chicago White Sox moneyline is the sharp betting play against the Houston Astros today
I had a play last night on the Royals and Tigers game, and to spoil any surprise, it was a loser. I took the Royals at +170 mostly because I felt like the line was way off. I still cashed the under, but I hope anyone who is serious about sports betting takes a look at that article. Despite it being a loss, I loved the play. There was a ton of value on the Royals, who lost 4-3. There are times you need to take shots, and this one rewarded me mentally, because I feel like I at least put myself in ...
LeBron James makes NBA free agency decision, announces plans to sign with 76ers
LeBron James announced Friday that he will be joining the Philadelphia 76ers next season.James, 41, is reportedly signing a two-year, $8 million deal, taking a major discount, to join the 76ers, ESPN first reported.James announced his decision in a post on X where he said he thought he was done at the end of last season and that he had likely played his final game. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"I thought I was done when the season ended. I wasn't ready to announce it, and I ...
Build an explainable next-best-product recommendation system for banking on AWS
Learn the architecture and design decisions behind an explainable next-best-product recommendation system for banking, built with Amazon SageMaker AI and PyTorch. A multi-tower neural network with lea
Get ready for mobile 'stores on wheels.' Research shows they can outperform traditional retail stores
As retailers increasingly embrace artificial intelligence (AI), robotics and autonomous vehicles, a new retail model is beginning to emerge: mobile stores that drive directly to customers instead of w
Get started with OpenAI GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra, and Luna on Amazon Bedrock
OpenAI GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra, and Luna are now generally available on Amazon Bedrock. Learn how to select a model, run inference through the Responses API on the bedrock-mantle endpoint, reduce cost with
Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed accused Trump of inciting terrorism over Whitmer kidnapping plot
Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic candidate for Senate in Michigan, once accused President Donald Trump of inciting terrorism in a 2020 interview, citing a foiled plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer."These are terrorists; we have to call them that. We have to recognize that that is what the face of terrorism looks like right now. We have to step up against it," El-Sayed said."We gotta ask: why are these people getting radicalized? Well, there must be some radical, extremist cleric out there who ma...
Texas Rangers favored over Seattle Mariners as Bryce Miller's road struggles continue in AL West
We are in a bit of a dull period for sports. We don't have a ton of the major sports going on at the moment. The NBA has taken a break from Summer League (which set viewership records, by the way). The NFL mini-camps haven't officially started. The NHL does have free agency going on, but most of the bigger names are signed. That leaves us with just baseball, which is fine by me - I love betting on it. Luckily, we have some great games today as well, like this one between the Mariners and Rangers...
US Masters Swimming competitor says her grievance for trans athlete comments has been resolved
U.S. Masters Swimming competitor Angie Griffin says she has been cleared of an unsportsmanlike-conduct grievance that left her wondering for eight months whether she would be expelled from the organization, simply for speaking out against trans athletes in women's competitions.But Griffin says she still cannot access the organization’s online community forum—the same platform where she sought support for changing its transgender-athlete policy."I had the actual hearing last month, and in less th...
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Can AI Replace Data Scientists? Understanding the Future of the Field
Artificial intelligence is advancing at a pace that prompts serious questions across nearly every profession, and data science is no exception. Search trends show consistent interest in questions such
Oklahoma state agency fires staff attorney after anti-ICE social media tirade
The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation has fired a staff attorney after an internal investigation into an anti-ICE social media tirade that prompted widespread criticism, the agency confirmed to Fox News Digital Friday."Once we were made aware of her social media post, we opened an internal investigation," a spokesperson for the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation told Fox News Digital in a statement Friday. "Upon completion of the internal investigation, she was terminated. Since this is...
