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'I lost $14,000 in a month': Investors hit by Korean stock market's wild swings
Some traders are reeling from heavy losses after a brutal correction in South Korea's stock market.
Synchronized star pairs unleash radio bursts via a Jupiter-Io-like mechanism
Researchers have helped unravel the mystery of why certain pairs of stars pulse with regular, long-period bursts of radio waves. The particular class of objects observed comes in pairs that always include a compact dead star, called a white dwarf, locked in orbit with an M
Butterfly effects of climate change
The Australian National Insect Collection at CSIRO holds 2,000 drawers of butterfly specimens, including some that were collected more than a century ago.
China’s AI talent race is starting younger - with parents seeking headstarts for their children
AI talent is commanding a huge premium in China - and parents are betting that exposing their children to technology early could give them a headstart.
Required Reading
This week: Nancy Spero’s pro-choice art, Valentina Di Liscia on “Casa Cueva,” Brooklyn’s smallest museum, Jamaica Kincaid’s eyebrows, Israeli cuisine and Palestinian erasure, and more.
‘That is not acceptable’: Judge orders Google to make rival app store installs easier
One month after Epic Games and Google seemingly stopped fighting over the future of Android app distribution, they were back in a San Francisco courtroom today - where Judge James Donato just ordered Google to make it easier to install rival app stores on Android. It's been
Microsoft’s Clippy-like Mico character is no longer the face of Copilot
Microsoft Copilot will no longer show its emotive yellow blob, Mico, when you use the chatbot's voice mode. In a support page, Microsoft says it's going to move Mico to its Learn Live platform, where the avatar will have "more to react to," as reported earlier by GeekWire. Mico
North Korea denounces US-South Korea drills, KCNA says
SEOUL, Aug 14 - North Korea on Friday denounced major U.S.-South Korean military drills and said they were more provocative than last year's, according to state media.
Mutation hotspots help 'friendly' viruses outmaneuver the bacteria in your gut
Every 15 minutes, someone in the U.S. dies from a drug-resistant superbug. A few decades from now, antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections threaten to become the leading cause of death worldwide, outpacing cancer.
The fight over Flock and other ALPRs
There are over 120,000 of Flock’s automatic license plate reader (ALPR) cameras installed all over the US. Flock’s cameras, and others like them, use AI to identify and track vehicles based on their license plate number, make, model, color, and other info, networked together to
Engine parts smashed Ryanair window that man's head was sucked out of, report says
A preliminary report by US investigators says an engine fan blade broke on last month's flight from Greece to Germany.
Trump cancels Biden-era bid to speed power line construction
The Trump administration is canceling a Biden-era effort to speed up power line construction in parts of Pennsylvania, Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Nebraska and the Dakotas. The Energy Department announced this week that it would not move forward with designating three areas
While Great Lakes ice cover is slipping, a 'temporary respite' may be on the way
There's good news and bad news for folks who love a good coat of ice on the Great Lakes for the activities and businesses it supports. The good news is that, after decades of declining annual average ice cover, there's reason to believe that trend could slow or even temporarily
Proposed 900-telescope array could detect an Earth-like exoplanet's atmosphere in a single transit
What do you do when the observation you need comes around once a year? Well, preparation is key, but this is the awkward truth about finding another Earth. When a planet crosses the face of its star, a sliver of starlight passes through its atmosphere on the way to us, and the
Around-the-clock search continues to reach victims of the 7.4 earthquake in Colombia
Search efforts continue though hopes are fading as teams dig for survivors from the 7.4 magnitude earthquake that killed more than 250 people.
New aircraft carrier going to Middle East amid questions over conditions on USS Abraham Lincoln
The U.S. is sending a new aircraft carrier to the Middle East amid reports of poor conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, which has been long deployed to the theater in support of the war against Iran. The USS George Washington, a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, departed a
This spy game is a dream come true if you love spending time in character creators
And if your character isn't convincing enough, you die.
Republican Senate candidate: 'It's embarrassing' to be from Minnesota
Former sportscaster and Republican Senate candidate Michele Tafoya said Wednesday that voters told her it was “embarrassing” to be from Minnesota, amid progressive candidates’ wins across the state. In an appearance on Fox News’s “America Reports,” host John Roberts asked
US sailors hit by strain of long aircraft carrier deployment
Some sailors have reportedly tried throwing themselves into the sea, basic supplies can run short and sanitation is going awry: life on America's giant Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier is increasingly difficult as the Iran war drags on. The ship -- now in its ninth month of
Streamers Are Telling Twitch How Much They Hate That Generative AI Training Is Opt-Out By Default
'They know we don't want it, they do not care'
Kyrgyz president says he will run for a second term
BISHKEK, Aug 13 - Kyrgyzstan's President Sadyr Japarov said on Thursday he planned to seek a second term in an election next January in the Central Asian state.
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav Beneficiary of $21.7 Million Stock Sale as Paramount Merger Is Stuck on Hold
David Zaslav, president and CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery, has now sold over $195 million worth of stock since the media company clinched a deal to be acquired by David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance earlier this year. Zaslav’s latest sale of 773,173 shares of WBD stock, for an
Flock revises privacy policies following backlash
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Flock updates privacy policies amid backlash Flock Safety will implement new privacy and data retention policies as pressure grows on the automated license plate operator to prevent its technology from being abused or used to
Matthew McConaughey Says Acting in ‘The Wedding Planner’ With Jennifer Lopez Saved Him From Being Searched at U.S.-Mexico Border: ‘They Let Me Go’
Matthew McConaughey revealed on the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast that acting alongside Jennifer Lopez in 2001’s “The Wedding Planner” ended up getting him out of a “major mess-up” at the U.S.-Mexico border. “I pull in one late night crossing the border going way down south,”
How a mystery kept in London led to the discovery of a new Ecuadorian frog
Scientists from the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador officially described Pristimantis milpe, an abundant and widely distributed species that had been confused with another species for more than a century. To solve the mystery, researchers reviewed historical
Safe havens protect Australian mammals from invasive predators. Why aren't they working for other animal groups?
Feral cats and foxes now roam across almost all of Australia. These predators are a major reason why many species have been driven to extinction.
Trump Defies Court Order to Put Name on Kennedy Center
The Trump-appointed Kennedy Center board first tried to close the Center in May, but that decision was blocked by U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper, who argued that the board’s decision “ill-informed and seemingly preordained.” On Thursday, the board voted again, this time
Stephen Miller on 'Woke 1': 'It never stopped'
White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller on Wednesday claimed that the “woke 1” era and its consequences have not ended after recent comments about the time period from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.). “The result, the wages of that policy, were a historic
Hear Will Hoge and Dave Hause Poke at Religion, Talk Struggles of Indie Music in Live Song Swap
The rock-and-roots songwriters tell stories and perform in a new episode of Rolling Stone 's Nashville Now podcast recorded at the Mile of Music Festival
How to fine-tune molecular structures within vaccines to improve immune responses
A vaccine's molecular structure plays a key role in determining how the immune system responds and prepares to protect the body from future exposure to a specific pathogen. To develop a vaccine that offers long-term protection from HIV, it's essential to promote a long-lasting
Insomniac’s Explanation For Why Wolverine’s Suit Heals Itself Is Simple And Honest
They could have made up some bullshit, but this is better
DOJ alleges California prisons failed to protect female prisoners from sexual abuse by staff
The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday blasted California for allegedly failing to protect female prisoners from sexual abuse and harassment. The DOJ leveled its accusations at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), namely at the two women's
If you're not paying attention to retro game recompilations, you're missing the most exciting thing in gaming right now
Forget all the new games coming out in 2026. Newly shiny old games are where it's at.
TESS discovers a rare brown dwarf orbiting a massive, aging star
For decades, astronomers lumped brown dwarfs into a single category defined by mass alone—too big to be classified as planets but too small to become stars. However, this definition ignores the two very different mechanisms that can form them: the direct collapse of gas clouds
How environmental responsibility can improve financial performance
Consumers are increasingly choosing products from companies that demonstrate genuine environmental responsibility. While many studies have linked environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance with stronger financial results, exactly how environmental responsibility
Sprinting vs. Jogging: The Benefit Is in the Blood
Live fast, die old The post Sprinting vs. Jogging: The Benefit Is in the Blood appeared first on Nautilus .
How a northern Philippine town learned to live with the world’s rarest crocodile
In Manila, the crocodile is shorthand for a greedy official. But in the town of San Mariano, it is a shy, critically endangered animal.
Vance to GOP: Don't blame young people for being sympathetic to socialism
Vice President Vance issued a warning to Republicans on Thursday about the momentum of progressive candidates on the left, saying GOP members can only blame themselves if they don’t persuade young voters. “Our response to that [socialism] can’t just be to ignore the economic
Africa: Jumia Raises $50m From IFC, Axian in Profitability Push
[Daba Finance] Jumia has priced a $50 million equity raise led by the International Finance Corporation as the e-commerce company adds cash while working toward break-even. IFC will invest $25 million, with Axian and other investors providing the rest. The investors will buy
Netflix closes more game studios as it pulls back on video games
Netflix is closing Oxenfree developer Night School Studio and Moonloot amid an ongoing shift in its gaming strategy.
The 'father of Master Chief' doesn't like the new Halo's new halos
Marcus Lehto says the halo rings in Halo: Campaign Evolved look way too shiny and new.
UNRWA warns Palestinian East Jerusalem facilities face 'imminent risk' after Israeli raids
Jerusalem municipal authorities changed locks on a health center and cut off services for tens of thousands of Palestinians, an agency source told Haaretz. Last month, Israeli forces raided an East Jerusalem UNRWA training center, 'confining' staff and students
US could not verify Israeli warnings of Iran plots against Trump, sources say
By Erin Banco WASHINGTON, Aug 13 (Reuters) - The U.S. has received several warnings from Israel over the past year that Iran intended to assassinate President Donald Trump, including before a secret Air Force One ruse in Turkey, that U.S. intelligence officials could not
OpenAI revenue chief Denise Dresser departs – latest high-level exit ahead of blockbuster IPO
OpenAI Chief Revenue Officer Denise Dresser is leaving her role less than a year after she joined the artificial intelligence pioneer – a shocking departure at a company that’s preparing for a blockbuster public listing. The company said Thursday Dresser is leaving “to pursue
Open Thread for August 2026
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