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I’m hooked on Peak Design’s new City bags
THE VERGEBy Thomas Ricker
3h ago

I’m hooked on Peak Design’s new City bags

It's just a hook, sewn into a bag, but I really, really like it. Peak Design is so proud of its clever integration that the San Francisco-based maker of camera gear gave it a name: BagLev, for its ability to keep its new

2 min read
Wildfire smoke now bigger prenatal threat than human sources of air pollution
ARS TECHNICABy Liza Gross
1d ago

Wildfire smoke now bigger prenatal threat than human sources of air pollution

Regulations reduced prenatal exposure to harmful emissions, but wildfire smoke is erasing gains.

2 min read
What happens when a kid’s robot best friend dies?
MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEWBy Sara Harrison
1h ago

What happens when a kid’s robot best friend dies?

When Xander first met Moxie, she taught him that when he was anxious, he could calm down by exhaling through his lips so that he buzzed like a bee. They practiced breathing like dragons to manage feeling mad and sniffing

2 min read
Temperatures to fall across Europe as substantial rain heading for parts of UK
THE GUARDIANBy Jodie Woodcock for MetDesk
42m ago

Temperatures to fall across Europe as substantial rain heading for parts of UK

Temperatures could drop by more than 15C compared with last Thursday as cold front moves arrives from MondayRelief from the unrelenting heat is finally arriving this week across western Europe, with more unsettled condit

2 min read
NY TIMESBy Yeganeh Torbati
2d ago

The Iranian YouTube Show Posing Questions Few Dare Ask

Azad, a popular online debate program, has tackled topics that push the limits of Iran’s authoritarian system. Some question how it has remained on air.

2 min read
OpenAI reportedly disbanded its preparedness team
THE VERGEBy Terrence O’Brien
12h ago

OpenAI reportedly disbanded its preparedness team

According to the Financial Times, OpenAI disbanded its preparedness team at the end of last month. The job of the preparedness team was to assess if models posed serious risks and develop ways to mitigate those risks. (Y

2 min read
VisionQuest trailer kicks off Disney's D23 fan event
ARS TECHNICABy Jennifer Ouellette
1d ago

VisionQuest trailer kicks off Disney's D23 fan event

Also: Ahsoka S2 teaser, Doomsday trailer, news about MCU's X-Men and Star Wars: Starfighter

2 min read
MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEWBy James Dinneen
1h ago

How much hydrogen awaits us underground?

In the 1990s, Barbara Sherwood Lollar descended into the Kidd Creek mine in northern Ontario, which cuts more than three kilometers into the ancient root of North America. There her team of geochemists found water that h

2 min read
Are Microsoft’s AI plans being held back by a shortage of chips?
THE GUARDIANBy Aisha Down and Ed Zitron
6h ago

Are Microsoft’s AI plans being held back by a shortage of chips?

Guardian investigation finds apparent discrepancy between what tech company has said about its AI capacity – and the number of advanced chips it has in operationThe chips are quite small and some can be held in the palm

2 min read
Google Turns On Gemini A.I. for Students Using Its Classroom App
NY TIMESBy Natasha Singer
2d ago

Google Turns On Gemini A.I. for Students Using Its Classroom App

Google enabled A.I. features for K-12 schools that have allowed student access to Gemini. Until this week, Google automatically enabled Gemini in Classroom only for students 18 or older.

2 min read
Open Mike Eagle and Kenny Segal crafted a hip-hop breakup masterpiece
THE VERGEBy Terrence O’Brien
13h ago

Open Mike Eagle and Kenny Segal crafted a hip-hop breakup masterpiece

"Breakups are… tough." It's the opening lines of an interlude toward the end of DOOMED! Called "It Happens in Every Universe." It's also basically the thesis of the entire record. It's no grand revelation, but it's a wel

2 min read
Ukraine strikes major Russian rocket factory with cruise missiles
ARS TECHNICABy Eric Berger
1d ago

Ukraine strikes major Russian rocket factory with cruise missiles

"Flamingo missiles were used. A good achievement."

2 min read

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