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World - Fox News - 48 minutes ago

Manhunt for Massachusetts woman ends with grim discovery week after police officer husband found dead at home

The body of a woman believed to be Karen Solomon, the missing wife of a veteran Worcester, Massachusetts, police officer found dead last week, was discovered in city woods Monday with a handgun nearby, authorities said.Worcester police said two employees at Fairlawn Rehabilitation Hospital reported finding a deceased person in the woods near the facility at approximately 12:40 p.m."Upon further examination, we believe this person to be Karen Solomon," police said during a Monday news conference ...

World - Fox News - 51 minutes ago

Trump inauguration pastor says Dearborn Christians 'afraid' to speak out in Muslim-majority city

A Detroit pastor who delivered a prayer at President Donald Trump’s inauguration says Christians in Muslim-majority Dearborn, Michigan, have privately told him they are afraid to publicly express their faith, while accusing local officials of giving Muslim residents preferential treatment under a "two-tiered justice system.""Right now, the city officials in Dearborn specifically, they are giving Muslims preferential treatment," Lorenzo Sewell, senior pastor of 180 Church in Detroit, told Fox New...

World - Fox News - 55 minutes ago

With one month left, American League teams are heading towards an embarrassing, historic low

There's a widespread assumption that parity is the greatest achievement any sports league can have. Nobody wants to see elite teams dominate, year in and year out, the thinking goes.This appreciation for parity is frequently referenced as one of the explanations for the NFL's total and complete ratings domination. Though this parity is curiously never impacted by the fact that Patrick Mahomes or Tom Brady has won the Super Bowl in seven of the last 12 years, despite Brady having retired three ye...

World - Fox News - 1 hour ago

Schiff attack on Trump’s DC IndyCar race backfires after driver points out contradiction

Sen. Adam Schiff’s latest attack on President Donald Trump was challenged by an IndyCar veteran who pushed back on the California Democrat's charge that the commander-in-chief was wasting taxpayer funds for his own "self-aggrandizing."Schiff criticized Trump for ordering the Washington race by executive order and accused the president of using the motorsports "spectacle" to distract Americans from higher costs and policy failures."While you struggle with the cost of gas, Trump offers you the spe...

World - Fox News - 1 hour ago

Vance's decade-old ‘great regrets’ resurfaces as El-Sayed’s jab at second lady comes back to bite him

A decade before Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed appeared to question how JD Vance’s grandfather would have regarded Usha Vance, the vice president wrote that one of his "great regrets" was that his grandparents never got to meet his wife."Last, but certainly not least, is my darling wife, Usha," Vance wrote in 2016 in the acknowledgments of his memoir "Hillbilly Elegy." He added, "… though it is one of the great regrets of my life that Mamaw and Papaw never met her, it is the s...

World - Fox News - 1 hour ago

Shaquille O'Neal goes feral hog hunting in East Texas darkness: 'I am the nightvision'

It's a bad day to be a feral hog. At least when Shaquille O'Neal is around.The 7-foot-1 NBA legend spent a night hunting hogs in East Texas last week with the crew behind Texas_NightHunter. And according to Shaq, he didn't need much help locating his target.CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE FROM OUTKICK OUTDOORS"I smell pigs," O'Neal says into the camera while standing in the darkness. "Some people need nightvision. I am the nightvision."Moments later, Shaq fires his gun before eventually walking ove...

World - Fox News - 1 hour ago

State Department blasts back at 'rogue judge' who overturned aggressive visa crackdown

FIRST ON FOX: The State Department tore into the "rogue judge" who overturned its freeze on immigrant visas from 75 countries after she blasted the administration’s legal rationale as "an exercise in Orwellian logic.""American taxpayer-funded public benefits belong to Americans," State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott told Fox News Digital. "President Trump has made clear that immigrants must be financially self-sufficient to protect these public benefits for American citizens.""This rogue j...

Tech - Engadget - 1 hour ago

Threads is testing a podcast transcription feature

Meta keeps trying to entice audio content creators to Threads.

World - Fox News - 1 hour ago

Deshaun Watson says 'emotions got the best of me' after ripping Cleveland Browns fans for booing

It turns out Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson doesn't feel so great about the idea of playing "17 away games" after all, so he opened his press conference on Monday addressing his comments aimed at the team's fans and offered something of an apology.Sort of.Probably more an explanation.DESHAUN WATSON FIRES BACK AT BROWNS FANS AFTER HE'S BOOED AT HOMEWhatever it was, once Watson was selected the team's starting quarterback on Monday morning, he got the message that ripping the fan base...

Tech - Gizmodo - 1 hour ago

‘Cars’ 20th Anniversary Screening Will Force You to Confront the Passage of Time

The Pixar classic starring the voices of Owen Wilson and Paul Newman debuted in 2006, somehow.

Tech - Gizmodo - 1 hour ago

The HPV Vaccine Isn’t Just Preventing Cervical Cancer, New Research Reveals

New research shows a link between HPV vaccination and a reduced risk of head and neck cancers.

World - Fox News - 1 hour ago

Sophie Cunningham throws on a backless top and overtakes Caitlin Clark, Trump waves the flag and Gruden's back!

'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.Listen ... Just listen.You hear it? You smell it? Really listen closely ...It's officially college football week. We've made it. It's our first real game week since January. Really, it's our first one since December. I don't want to hear a single word about "It's only Week Zero!"UNC WANTED THE DEION SA...

World - Fox News - 1 hour ago

Fox News' Emily Compagno joins 'The Five' as new co-host

Fox News' Emily Compagno will join "The Five" as the program's new co-host, the network announced Monday.Compagno will make her official debut as a mainstay on "The Five" beginning Sept. 8. She will be joining longtime co-hosts Greg Gutfeld, Dana Perino and Jesse Watters as well as rotating hosts Harold Ford Jr. and Jessica Tarlov who fill the liberal seat at the table."Fifteen years later, 'The Five' remains a powerhouse and appointment viewing for millions of Americans. Emily is a highly accom...

Tech - Gizmodo - 1 hour ago

Astronomers Think They’ve Found the Best Evidence for Dark Matter Yet

If not, at the very least an extremely strange cosmic phenomenon.

World - Fox News - 1 hour ago

Crowd tests their luck getting close to wild bear for pictures and video at Mount Rainer

The willingness of people to walk up to animals in the wild will never cease to amaze. The lack of awareness of the dangers of doing so is astounding.Last week, a crowd at Mount Rainier National Park tested their luck by getting insanely close to a wild black bear. For what, you might ask? For pictures and videos, of course.The bear is doing bear things on the side of the path, you know, looking for something to eat, while tourists gather just a few feet away for the must-have shots of the wild ...

World - Fox News - 2 hours ago

Daredevil couple accused in Empire State Building climb pack on PDA after first court appearance

They have a knack for public displays.The newly-engaged couple, who police say scaled the Empire State Building last month, made their first court appearance on Monday in New York City and cameras were rolling as the couple appeared to make out as they exited the courthouse.Netflix stars Ivan Kuznetsov, 32, and Angelina Nikolau, 33, are facing charges of burglary, reckless endangerment, and criminal mischief, among others after authorities say they were seen holding up a sign and wearing masks a...

Alt - Boing Boing - 2 hours ago

Airline bumped a family from business class to make room for pilots because they paid with miles

Gary Leff, who runs the View From the Wing website, posted an Instagram reel from a woman who said American Airlines kicked her family out of business class seats on a flight from Miami to Milan so that deadheading pilots could occupy those seats. Read the rest The post Airline bumped a family from business class to make room for pilots because they paid with miles appeared first on Boing Boing.

Tech - Gizmodo - 2 hours ago

Sam Altman Admits It’s Going to Take a Long Time Before AI Goes Mainstream

Changing people’s behavior “is much harder than the tech nerds realize,” the OpenAI CEO said on a recent podcast.

World - Fox News - 2 hours ago

MLB broadcaster Alanna Rizzo on trans sports debate: 'I want to keep my stepdaughters safe'

Alanna Rizzo is one of the foremost authorities on Major League Baseball. This week, she joined OutKick for a wide-ranging discussion about the state of the sport, the Dodgers, a potential lockout and various pop culture topics.Rizzo also has two stepdaughters. When asked about the ongoing debate over transgender athletes in female sports, she provided the perspective of someone with seemingly no interest in scoring points in the culture war."I believe everybody should have a right to be who the...

Tech - Gizmodo - 2 hours ago

‘Magic: The Gathering’ Unveils New ‘Masters of the Universe’ Secret Lair Superdrop Details

He-Man, She-Ra, and Skeletor are coming to 'Magic: The Gathering' this fall.

Tech - LLM Stats - 2 hours ago

Who does AI consider an expert? New benchmark shows bias across 22 LLMs

AI chatbots powered by large language models (LLMs) are widely used as recommender systems. While accelerating access to information, AI can also give factually incorrect responses or propagate societ

Tech - LLM Stats - 2 hours ago

Democratizing institutional knowledge: Building an AI-powered knowledge management system with AWS

Learn how to build a customizable, smart-caching knowledge management system on AWS that captures and delivers institutional (tribal) knowledge through a voice-first AI avatar. The accelerator uses Am

World - Fox News - 2 hours ago

Clarence Thomas scorches racial litmus tests policing thought: ‘Stay Black and die’

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas rejected the idea that Black Americans should be expected to hold particular political views because of their race during a rare interview with Republican Texas Sen. Ted Cruz."We had this saying [that there are] only two things I have to do: stay Black and die," Thomas told Cruz, responding to a comment about the conservative justice having an individualist streak. "That was a retort to people who had these sort of requirements for us, these these mandates f...

World - Fox News - 2 hours ago

LSU’s Lane Kiffin fires back at NFL returnee backlash: Blame the NCAA, not us for recruiting pro athletes

Lane Kiffin wasted no time Monday defending LSU’s decision to recruit players with NFL experience, or at least those who have recently participated in NFL camps.Over the past few days, attention has centered around LSU deciding to go after some players who have recently been involved in NFL camps, thanks to a temporary restraining order granted by a judge in Louisiana.While the focus has been on former Ole Miss tight end Dae'Quan Wright, there are a number of other athletes that were given the o...

World - Fox News - 2 hours ago

Terror threat looms over coastal destination as US warns attacks could strike without notice

Americans are being warned to avoid parts of an African safari destination where terrorists have targeted upscale lodges frequented by international big-game hunters.Mozambique, a southeastern African country across from the island of Madagascar, is the subject of an Aug. 21 updated "Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution" advisory from the U.S. State Department.Officials have also designated multiple areas "Level 4: Do Not Travel" citing heightened terrorism risks.AMERICANS WARNED POPULAR TRAVEL R...

Tech - Gizmodo - 2 hours ago

Sunken WWI and WWII Ships and Subs Are Leaking TNT Pollution Into the Ocean

Researchers used test mussels to confirm that shipwrecked TNT has leaked toxic and carcinogenic chemicals into the North Sea.

World - Fox News - 2 hours ago

El-Sayed distances himself from Hasan Piker after disturbing remarks about Jewish Americans

Democratic Senate nominee in Michigan Abdul El-Sayed is trying to put some distance between himself and one of his top supporters, Hasan Piker, after the controversial streamer sparked a new firestorm.El-Sayed, who is facing off against former Republican Rep. Mike Rogers in battleground Michigan in a high-stakes Senate showdown, on Monday emphasized in a statement, "I want to be crystal clear, nobody speaks for this campaign besides me and my campaign spokespeople."The statement from El-Sayed ca...

Regional - CBC NEWS - 2 hours ago

Obsession scares its way into box office history by surpassing $500M US worldwide

Turns out moviegoers around the world may be just as obsessed with Obsession as the film’s crazed girlfriend. The horror hit has officially crossed the $500-million US mark at the global box office, becoming the first original theatrical film of the 2020s to reach that milestone.

World - Fox News - 2 hours ago

Anti-aging supplements taken by millions may undermine cancer treatment, study warns

Over-the-counter anti-aging supplements taken by millions of Americans to boost energy and lessen the side effects of chemotherapy may actually impair cancer treatments, a new study suggests.Researchers at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine found that popular vitamin B3 derivatives – including nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN), nicotinamide riboside (NR) and nicotinamide (NAM) – could help cancer cells survive chemotherapy.Those compounds are used by the body to produce NAD+,...

World - Fox News - 2 hours ago

Melissa Gilbert pleads to protect child actors after Hayden Panettiere's death at 36

Melissa Gilbert made a passionate plea for child actors in the wake of Hayden Panettiere's death.Gilbert, 62, admitted that she didn't personally know the "Heroes" actress, but took Panettiere's death personally as she begged for industry changes in a post shared on Substack."Within one year, Michelle Trachtenberg, Daveigh Chase and Hayden Panettiere have died," Gilbert wrote. "Three former female child actors of the same generation are gone. Tragically, heartbreakingly, agonizingly too soon."HA...

Regional - CBC NEWS - 2 hours ago

Trump administration expands U.S. sanctions on Iran targeting countries with business ties to Tehran

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Monday announced an expansion of secondary sanctions it can impose on ‌entities and countries that maintain business ties with Iran around the world as Washington significantly ratchets up economic pressure on Tehran with the war nearing its six-month mark.

Tech - Engadget - 2 hours ago

The only GameCube that could play CDs and DVDs is rarely found below $1,000 today

This isn't your run-of-the-mill GameCube, and its value has skyrocketed over the years. Here's what it did and how to identify it.

World - Fox News - 2 hours ago

FIRST ON FOX: ICE quietly arrests jaw dropping number of illegal immigrants in massive DC area operation

FIRST ON FOX: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) quietly arrested more than 1,000 illegal immigrants in the Washington, D.C., region in what federal sources said was one of the agency’s most successful operations to date.Multiple ICE sources told Fox News that the agency arrested 1,328 illegal immigrants over 14 days in the Washington, D.C., suburbs. The arrests took place in Virginia and Maryland, both of which have sanctuary-type policies in place.Of those arrested, almost 400 ille...

Tech - LLM Stats - 2 hours ago

Pew study confirms sharp rise of AI-written text on the web since ChatGPT's launch

The Pew Research Center analyzed nearly half a million English-language web pages for AI-generated content. More than a third of pages published since ChatGPT's launch show signs of machine-written te

Alt - Boing Boing - 3 hours ago

Hakeem Jeffries takes time out from boldly leading the resistance to suck up to Jared Kushner

Democratic leadership hasn't been what we'd hoped and has, quite frankly, been weaker and lamer than anticipated. Hakeem Jeffries, however, has found a new way to capitulate. After Chuck Schumer's blood pressure-raising tirade about guac and chips, I think most people just put the Dems' leadership on mute. Read the rest The post Hakeem Jeffries takes time out from boldly leading the resistance to suck up to Jared Kushner appeared first on Boing Boing.

World - Fox News - 3 hours ago

Missouri assistant fire chief charged with murder after hidden video found on wife's phone, investigators say

Content warning: This article contains references to domestic abuse that some readers may find distressing.A Missouri assistant fire chief who spent over a year claiming his wife killed herself while they were driving down the highway was slapped with murder charges after a hidden phone video blew his cover, investigators say.Jeremy Perrien, 45, was arrested Friday, Aug. 21, at Fire Station Four in Scott County, Missouri, bringing an end to a 14-month investigation in the small town. He was char...

World - Fox News - 3 hours ago

Card skimming scam is stealing food benefits nationwide

You swipe your card at the checkout, grab your receipt and walk away. Nothing looks unusual. However, a device sitting right on top of that payment terminal may have copied your card information and PIN.U.S. Secret Service agents recently swept hundreds of retailers across Los Angeles looking for skimmers. What they found shows how sophisticated these devices have become and how difficult they can be to spot.This card skimming scam is especially serious for people who rely on Electronic Benefit ...

World - Fox News - 3 hours ago

Tourists smash SUV window to free black bear trapped inside their vehicle in Gatlinburg

A group of tourists in Tennessee went to some pretty extreme lengths last week to rescue a black bear that had gotten itself locked inside their SUV.Video of the chaotic scene shows the bear moving around inside the vehicle while the group tries to figure out how to get it out. One man first attempts to use what appears to be a Slim Jim tool to unlock one of the front doors from the outside.CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE FROM OUTKICK OUTDOORSNo luck. So they moved on to Plan B: sacrifice the windo...

World - Fox News - 3 hours ago

Iran tried to assassinate one of Netanyahu's sons, prime minister says

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Iran of attempting to assassinate one of his sons on Monday.Netanyahu made the accusation during an interview with Israel's Channel 14, saying he has asked Israeli law enforcement to boost protection measures for any prime ministerial candidate."This is an unbelievable case. Iran targeted one of my sons. Iran tried to murder him, tried to murder one of my sons," Netanyahu told the station, as reported by the Jerusalem Post.ISRAEL SHARES INTELLIGE...

Tech - Gizmodo - 3 hours ago

Trump Killed Effort to Break Up Live Nation and Ticketmaster: Report

Why fight for the public good when you can fight for your own personal gain?

Tech - LLM Stats - 3 hours ago

Instinct’s powerful AI assistant is raising privacy and security concerns

Early testers are raving about what Instinct can do, but some say the AI assistant’s sweeping access, broad terms and ability to act on users’ behalf come with uncomfortable trade-offs

Tech - Engadget - 3 hours ago

CDPR is aiming to release The Witcher 4 in 2028

CDPR's co-CEO called The Witcher 4"our biggest, boldest and most ambitious game to date."

World - Fox News - 3 hours ago

Kourtney Kardashian embraces summer in barely-there bikini during scenic getaway

Kourtney Kardashian gave fans a glimpse of how she spent her summer.The 47-year-old reality TV star showed off her bikini body as she shared a series of photos from the getaway on Instagram, posing in swimwear, soaking up the sunshine and enjoying some downtime away from home.Kardashian documented the action-packed family trip in a 20-slide Instagram post captioned, "big family vacation girl."KIM KARDASHIAN WOWS IN STRING BIKINI DURING PDA-FILLED BEACH TRIP WITH LEWIS HAMILTONKardashian's commen...

Tech - LLM Stats - 3 hours ago

Alabama AG Steve Marshall launches an investigation into OpenAI's security procedures following the Hugging Face breach in July

Cassandre Coyer / Bloomberg Law: Alabama AG Steve Marshall launches an investigation into OpenAI's security procedures following the Hugging Face breach in July Alabama Attorney General Steve Marsha

Alt - Boing Boing - 3 hours ago

The National Guard never wanted to be Trump's tool of oppression

"It's going to completely rebrand everything that was noble about the National Guard into being mundane at best and threatening at worst." Anonymous National Guardsperson After a year of patrolling Washington, D.C., Guard members are describing what it feels like to be turned from the people Americans welcome after hurricanes and floods into an armed political presence no one can trust. Read the rest The post The National Guard never wanted to be Trump's tool of oppression appeared first on Boi...

Tech - Engadget - 3 hours ago

How to add Bluetooth to a TV that doesn't have it

Your TV may not have native Bluetooth support, but you can still stream your TV's audio to wireless headphones.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 3 hours ago

She’s a Trump acolyte. He’s a ‘gringo Sandinista’. Meet the Harps

Washington Post: Natalie Harp's estranged brother has had a busy week online.

Tech - LLM Stats - 3 hours ago

Toyota Scales Enterprise AI with Deep Agents and LangSmith

See how Toyota North America uses Deep Agents and LangSmith to run 50+ production agents, cut delivery from 6 months to 4 days, and track AI ROI.

World - New Zealand Herald News - 3 hours ago

Trump claims Iran is ‘collapsing’ as US threatens economic stranglehold

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced measures to further isolate Tehran.

World - Fox News - 3 hours ago

Vance says Canada friendlier to China on trade than to US: 'Insanity'

President Donald Trump's trade talks with Canada have stalled – with threats of retaliatory tariffs ramping up again – but Vice President JD Vance was in Maine, explaining to voters that Canada has been friendlier to China on trade than to them, particularly farmers."They treat Chinese goods more fairly than they do the goods that come from the people of Maine: It’s insanity," Vance said during a question-and-answer session in Brewer, Maine, on Monday afternoon. "And what we’ve said to Canada is...

Tech - It's FOSS - 3 hours ago

Linux 7.3 is Shaping Up to Be One of The Most Performance-Focused Kernel Releases in Years

We posted on X a few days back, calling Linux 7.3 one of the most performance-focused releases in years. And now, going through what has actually landed in the merge window since then, that claim does seem to hold up.The merge window for this release opened right after Linux 7.2 arrived, staying open until the end of this month barring any last-minute happenings that move the closure.So, here's what is confirmed to go into the 7.3 release so far.Storage gets a serious speed boostBtrfs picks up s...

eco - Wolf Street - 3 hours ago

That Was Quick: Bessent Issues Hocus-Pocus 3 via CNBC: May “Tap” Treasury General Account to Fund Treasury Buybacks

Buybacks have to be funded with new issuance. All Bessent can do is delay it. That’ll increase the risks of the coming Debt Ceiling.

Tech - Wired - 3 hours ago

My Daily Driver Gaming Headset Is Super Cheap Right Now

I love this multi-device headset, and right now it’s cheaper than what I paid for it in March.

Tech - LLM Stats - 3 hours ago

Physical AI’s moment has arrived – but moving from demo to deployment is the hard part. AWS wants to fix that

Physical artificial intelligence is emerging as the next major phase of AI. These systems not only generate content or analyze data but also perceive, reason about and act in the physical world. The o

Alt - Boing Boing - 3 hours ago

JD Vance brags about getting his wife to have the baby she didn't want

Weirdo JD Vance has a funny story about disregarding his wife's wishes over extremely important life choices. Shady JD is proud he got his way. After yelling at his kid to shut up and let him kiss some ass to get the VP gig, it's unsurprising that Usha Vance had given him a choice: "You can be VP, or you can have a fourth child." Read the rest The post JD Vance brags about getting his wife to have the baby she didn't want appeared first on Boing Boing.

World - Fox News - 3 hours ago

Royce White predicts Enes Kanter Freedom will be suspended from WNBA events after run in with Natasha Cloud

Former NBA player Royce White believes Enes Kanter Freedom’s removal from a WNBA game following his exchange with Chicago Sky guard Natasha Cloud may be only the beginning of the league’s response.White, who, like Freedom, has officially declared for the 2027 WNBA Draft to challenge the league's eligibility policies, joined 'Don't @ Me w/ Dan Dakich' on Monday and shared his reaction to the now-viral moment that unfolded in Chicago on Sunday during the Indiana Fever's 113-90 win over the Sky.Dur...

World - New Zealand Herald News - 3 hours ago

Attacks on Red Cross in DR Congo making Ebola fight ‘harder’

12 volunteers have been injured and response vehicles damaged since the May outbreak.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 3 hours ago

Erling Haaland cut his hair off and some people are losing it: 'The Viking era is over'

Manchester City striker Erling Haaland debuted a buzz cut Sunday, much to the ire of some fans.

Alt - Boing Boing - 3 hours ago

Grandpa Pudding Brains gets to wave the green flag

Distracted from tyranny and destroying every global economic market he can find, Diaper Donnie has a grand ol' time. Dipsy Donald looks positively chuffed, waving an oversized flag to start his Freedom 250 car race, producing the unmistakable expression of a five-year-old who has just been informed that yes, he really does get to do it himself. Read the rest The post Grandpa Pudding Brains gets to wave the green flag appeared first on Boing Boing.

World - Fox News - 3 hours ago

EXCLUSIVE: LA ICE director reveals officers followed home, harassed as police fail to help in sanctuary city

EXCLUSIVE: From agents being followed home and harassed to dealing with riots and local police refusing to assist, ICE Los Angeles Field Office Director Thomas Giles gave Fox News Digital an inside look at the daily risks of conducting operations in one of America’s largest sanctuary cities.Fox News Digital accompanied Giles and a team of ICE officers on an immigration enforcement operation in the Los Angeles area early Thursday morning. In an interview from inside his vehicle during the operati...

Regional - CBC NEWS - 3 hours ago

Haitian mayor says 30 people killed in violent weekend attacks

A powerful gang coalition attacked a once-peaceful farming community nestled in the hills above Haiti's capital, killing multiple people, an official told The Associated Press on Monday.

Tech - Gizmodo - 3 hours ago

Fox Business Host Learns NASA’s New Telescope Isn’t Named After That Nancy Grace

Maybe the telescope can find the real killers in another galaxy.

Tech - Gizmodo - 3 hours ago

Even Billie Piper Doesn’t Seem to Know What’s Up with ‘Doctor Who’

That doesn't mean people will stop asking the once (and future?) Rose Tyler about the beloved but currently in flux sci-fi series.

Tech - Engadget - 3 hours ago

How to cancel your ChatGPT subscription (and why you might want to)

If you've had it with OpenAI, here's how to cancel your subscription and delete your account.

World - Fox News - 4 hours ago

Iran-linked hackers suspected in UK power-plant shutdown after alleged Minnesota water attack

Iran-linked hackers are suspected of forcing a small British power generator offline for four days last month, the latest sign that Tehran-linked cyber activity may be moving from probing vulnerable systems to causing disruptions U.S. officials have long warned about.Iran-linked hackers were behind the outage, according to British security officials who spoke with multiple news outlets."To be clear: there was no threat to the wider grid and nobody lost power. We have one of the most resilient en...

World - Fox News - 4 hours ago

Phillies vs Mariners player props and over under picks as Philadelphia eyes 10th consecutive win

Baseball tends to be a season full of streaks from teams. Some months, teams are awesome; some months they stink. It is easier to notice the successes or failures of teams when they are earlier in the season. You can see when a team is struggling more easily when their record is 11-16 as opposed to 55-59, for example. What happens when one of the hottest teams in baseball takes on one of the coldest teams? That's what we have tonight as the Phillies play the Mariners.The Philadelphia Phillies ar...

Alt - Boing Boing - 4 hours ago

California State University system uses AI as a money incinerator

The cash-strapped university system spent $17 million to give everyone ChatGPT, watched sign-ups come in far more slowly than expected, and responded by committing another $39 million to it. As its campuses struggle with layoffs, cuts, and a $2.3 billion budget deficit, the CSU system is dumping money into OpenAI. Read the rest The post California State University system uses AI as a money incinerator appeared first on Boing Boing.

World - Fox News - 4 hours ago

Kelly Stafford knows how to make an 8-year-old's birthday party more entertaining: Jell-O shots

Give it up for Kelly Stafford. While her husband Matthew is doing MVP award-worthy things on the field, she's doing them off of it.She's one of my favorite oversharers out there and does what more wives of franchise quarterbacks should be doing. Having fun.This weekend, Kelly proved that she will have fun anywhere. Even at her daughter's 8th birthday party. Let's be honest, the last place most people want to be is a kid's birthday party.PAT MCAFEE WAGES WAR ON OMAHA'S FAMOUS JELL-O SHOT BAR AFTE...

World - Fox News - 4 hours ago

Trump wants cheaper beef. Republicans in key races warn his plan goes too far

Senate Republicans racing to keep their grip on power have beef with President Donald Trump’s latest affordability push.A handful of Republicans in the upper chamber aren’t happy with Trump’s directive to allow hundreds of thousands of tons of foreign beef into the U.S. in a bid to lower grocery bills. It comes as Americans’ struggles with everyday affordability have erupted as a key issue for voters across the country.Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., who is up for re-election this cycle and is one of T...

Tech - LLM Stats - 4 hours ago

A look at startups like General Intuition working on large action models, aka world models, which are trained on videogames and simulations, to pilot robots

Christopher Mims / Wall Street Journal: A look at startups like General Intuition working on large action models, aka world models, which are trained on videogames and simulations, to pilot robots E

World - Fox News - 4 hours ago

Leon Slater has big night at TNA Lockdown, challenges Nic Nemeth for world title at Bound for Glory

Leon Slater had a big night in many ways on Sunday at Total Nonstop Action Wrestling’s (TNA) Lockdown pay-per-view.Slater started the night with a huge match against Cedric Alexander for the TNA X Division Championship. Slater, essentially, put his legacy on the line agreeing to give up his name in the TNA history books if he lost the match.COMPLETE PRO WRESTLING COVERAGE ON OUTKICKWith every match on the Lockdown main card being in a steel cage, Slater used that to his advantage. He climbed to ...

World - Fox News - 4 hours ago

Pennsylvania community raises thousands for small farm after carjacking left thousands in produce losses

A small Pennsylvania farm is facing thousands of dollars in losses after a barefoot carjacker allegedly attacked an employee and took off with a van packed with freshly harvested produce."It is really more surreal than traumatic," Hayday Farms owner Hank Whittenberg told Fox News on Monday."It was just a crazy situation at a stoplight where the man jumped onto the back of the van."HEAR IT: MOM'S FRANTIC 911 CALL AFTER THIEF STEALS INSTACART DRIVER'S CAR WITH TODDLER INSIDEThe incident took place...

Regional - L.A. Times - 4 hours ago

San Francisco 49ers owner arrested in Ohio, pleads no contest to two misdemeanors

John "Jed" York was arrested on suspicion of of disorderly conduct and possessing criminal tools, according to court records.

World - Fox News - 4 hours ago

Slain NJ mom Brooke Hanlon’s husband makes weekly visits to home, neighbors say

Neighbors have spotted the husband of slain New Jersey woman Brooke Hanlon, 35, in Chester, making weekly visits to the family's home.Conor Hanlon, 36, has been making weekly stops at his Chester, New Jersey home usually staying for Thursday into Friday stints, neighbors say. Many have seen his white Volvo SUV parked in his driveway.His wife, Brooke, was found dead inside the home on June 6, with the Morris County Prosecutor's Office investigating it as a homicide case. So far, no suspect or per...

World - Fox News - 4 hours ago

Slain NJ mom Brooke Hanlon's husband makes weekly visits to home as homicide probe continues, neighbors say

Neighbors have spotted the husband to slain New Jersey woman Brooke Hanlon, 35, in Chester months after she was found stabbed to death in the family's home.Conor Hanlon, 36, has been making weekly stops at his Chester, New Jersey home usually staying for Thursday into Friday stints, neighbors say. Many have seen his white Volvo SUV parked in his driveway.His wife, Brooke, was found dead inside the home on June 6, with the Morris County Prosecutor's Office investigating it as a homicide case. So ...

Tech - Engadget - 4 hours ago

ESPN is raising prices on most of its streaming subscriptions, even bundles with Disney+

ESPN's Unlimited tier will cost $32 per month as of September 17.

World - Fox News - 4 hours ago

Socialists ripped over kids-focused push in deep-red state: ‘Next generation of comrades’

Conservatives are blasting the Charleston, South Carolina, chapter of Democratic Socialists of America after the group shared a Facebook ad seeking volunteers to provide child care at meetings and help support its "next generation of comrades.""No experience with kids needed! Come ready to learn how to grow and support our next generation of comrades," DSA Charleston posted to its Facebook page Friday. "If you'd like to help support our next generation of comrades, join this training to review b...

Tech - Gizmodo - 4 hours ago

‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Trailer in Lego Looks Much Brighter Than the Original

Marvel recreated its first trailer for the highly anticipated film and it almost works too well.

World - Fox News - 4 hours ago

WNBA fight over males in women's sports exposes how the left keeps answering a question nobody asked

WNBA player Natasha Cloud had a message for transgender people Sunday night.The Chicago Sky guard wrote on social media that trans people "belong," that they're loved, seen and "perfect as you are." She added that they would always be "protected" by her.WNBA HAS 'NO IDEA WHAT THEY'RE ABOUT TO FACE,' ENES KANTER FREEDOM SAYS AS LEAGUE TAKES ON TRANS ATHLETE ISSUEIt came after Cloud confronted Enes Kanter Freedom during the Sky's 113-90 loss to the Indiana Fever at Wintrust Arena on Sunday night. ...

Regional - New York Times - 4 hours ago

Opponents Sue to Stop Mamdani’s City-Owned Grocery Store Plan

A business group filed a lawsuit to stop New York City’s plan to open the five grocery stores, a campaign promise of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s, arguing that it would hurt smaller stores.

World - Fox News - 4 hours ago

49ers owner Jed York arrested for 'engaging in prostitution' in Ohio, pleads no contest to lesser charges

San Francisco 49ers owner and CEO John "Jed" York was arrested and arraigned in East Palestine, Ohio on suspicion of "engaging in prostitution" and "possessing criminal tools" charges that were later amended to misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct and possessing criminal tools, according to court records.York was booked Sunday morning and released that afternoon on a $5,000 bond, the Columbiana County Sheriff’s Office confirmed to OutKick.The arrest occurred at the Wheat Hill Mobile Home Co...

World - Fox News - 4 hours ago

Jeffries' reported meeting with Kushner about possible Trump cooperation draws left-wing backlash

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., and President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner met in recent weeks and spoke about possible issues of common ground, according to reports, landing the top House Democrat in hot water with some on the political left who have taken issue with the reported get-together.The men talked about housing, immigration and high living costs as possible categories of common ground, the New York Times reported. Kushner, the husband of Trump's daughter Ivan...

Regional - CBC NEWS - 4 hours ago
Regional - CBC NEWS - 4 hours ago
Tech - LLM Stats - 4 hours ago

10 Positions for Enterprise RAG That Mainstream Tutorials Get Wrong

Enterprise Document Intelligence [Vol.1 #M3] - The ten positions the series argues from, and the map of every article that argues them The post 10 Positions for Enterprise RAG That Mainstream Tutorial

Tech - Engadget - 4 hours ago

What are the downsides of a mini PC?

Small space means less cooling, which in turn means less sustained power.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 4 hours ago

Robot beats fastest human on Earth’s 100m record

A humanoid robot beat retired Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt’s time in the 100-metre dash by a hair at the 2026 World Humanoid Robot Games on Aug. 22. It was just one feat of robot athleticism on display during the four-day event. Bolt still holds the title as fastest person in the world after setting the record during the 2009 World Athletics Championships in Berlin.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 5 hours ago

Washington Post columnist Karen Attiah was wrongfully fired over Charlie Kirk posts, arbitrator rules

The Washington Post has been ordered to reinstate Karen Attiah, the opinion page columnist the media company let go last year after she criticized Charlie Kirk after his fatal shooting.

Tech - LLM Stats - 5 hours ago

Building a restaurant telephony AI host with Amazon Connect

Learn how to build a voice ordering system for restaurants that answers a phone call and takes an order end to end, with no app, no website, and no sign-in. It uses Amazon Connect for telephony, Amazo

Regional - L.A. Times - 5 hours ago

Nevada sues Trump administration over its Colorado River plan

The state of Nevada is suing to challenge the Trump administration's new plan for dealing with water shortages along the Colorado River.

Regional - L.A. Times - 5 hours ago

Nevada sues to challenge Trump administration's Colorado River plan

The state of Nevada is suing to challenge the Trump administration's new plan for dealing with water shortages along the Colorado River.

Tech - Gizmodo - 5 hours ago

The Robots Beat Usain Bolt, Then Met Their Match: Beans

More than 2,000 humanoid robots are competing at this year’s World Humanoid Robot Games.

World - Fox News - 5 hours ago

Hayden Panettiere’s mom discloses heartbreaking ultimatum in their final phone call before actress’ death

Hayden Panettiere's mom is detailing the heartbreaking ultimatum that led to their estrangement months before the actress' death.In an interview with "Good Morning America," which aired Monday, Lesley Vogel said she and the late actress had become estranged in the months before Panettiere's death after Vogel gave her daughter an ultimatum over her daughter's relationship with on-again, off-again boyfriend Brian Hickerson.About a year ago, Vogel traveled to California to stay with Panettiere and ...

World - Fox News - 5 hours ago

Mamdani jumps into Democratic Party feud, alleging boss seeking to subvert 'will of voters'

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is opposing a last-minute push to overhaul Brooklyn Democratic Party rules, arguing the proposed changes would undermine voters after reformers made gains in the June primary."I very much oppose these proposed changes, by the current Brooklyn Democratic Party chair," Mamdani said. "I oppose them because they are an attempt to circumnavigate the will of voters."The proposals from Brooklyn Democratic Party chair Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn would add more than two ...

Tech - LLM Stats - 5 hours ago
World - Fox News - 5 hours ago

Reporter's Notebook: College sports bill enters legislative 'red zone' as season kicks off

The college football season kicks off this Saturday with North Carolina playing Texas Christian University in Dublin, Ireland.This marks the start of a sprint until early April when college football and basketball practically compete on a near-daily basis with MLB, the NFL, the NBA and NHL.This college football season begins with lawmakers falling short of a goal to pass a bill to alter the flow of money in college sports. And despite recent momentum, lawmakers may be lucky to pass the bill when...

World - Fox News - 5 hours ago

John Cusack stands in 'solidarity' with Mark Ruffalo amid Paramount's antisemitism allegation

Actor John Cusack threw his support behind fellow Hollywood star Mark Ruffalo over the weekend as Ruffalo pushed back against Paramount's accusations that his criticism of tech giant Oracle invoked "antisemitic tropes.""Solidarity well said." Cusack wrote on X in response to Ruffalo’s lengthy defense of his remarks, which centered on Oracle’s ties to the Israeli military and the company’s leadership.The controversy erupted after Ruffalo criticized Oracle executive vice chair Safra Catz, who also...

Tech - LLM Stats - 5 hours ago

AI-powered metadata correction and harmonization

Metadata harmonization (standardizing labels, identifiers, and formats so datasets can work together) is still largely manual. This post shows how AI-powered metadata correction works in practice, cov

Tech - Gizmodo - 5 hours ago

Businesses Are Shunning Anthropic’s Fable 5 for Cheaper Models

Turns out “good enough” is more popular than state-of-the-art when you have bills to pay.

Tech - It's FOSS - 5 hours ago

Omarchy Linux Just Got $8 Million From Tech's Biggest Names

David Heinemeier Hansson, aka DHH, has put a number on how serious he is about desktop Linux. That number is eight million dollars, and it's going into a brand new nonprofit called the Omacom Foundation.DHH is incorporating the foundation now, set to cover the Omarchy trademark, its infrastructure and hosting, promotion for the project, and funding for the open source developers whose work it depends on.He calls it a "moral obligation," not just to get Omarchy into more people's hands but to cha...