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Haiku is a generative music album for MacOS....

Haiku is a generative music album for MacOS. “Haiku is a work of generative music that builds its own sound from nothing each time you open it, and never plays the same way twice — a record that exists only while it is playing.”

High-Speed Drama Shatters Monaco’s Tranquil Façade

According to recent media reports, a real drama played out in Monaco. Recently divorced Kristina Rusavina, a glamorous Anglo-Russian “socialite”, accompanied by her 14-year-old daughter, sent a €300,000 Ferrari 296 GTB hurtling through the Louis II tunnel at a staggering 190

Spacemoth – “Telepathic Butterflies”

These new Spacemoth songs have been fantastic. If you heard “Do We Exist?” and “Internet Fantasy,” you know what I mean. Maryam Qudus has one more preview of Inward Eye for us today before the album drops at month’s end. And guess what? It’s great too. “Telepathic Butterflies”

Printed manga may give the brain a storytelling advantage

A new study by researchers at the University of Tokyo explores whether reading manga on paper or on a tablet changes how the brain understands and remembers stories. Participants first read the opening half of a two-part manga story either on paper or on a tablet. Later, while

The Iceman’s Microbiome

Ötzi commensal microorganisms included a surprisingly cold-tolerant yeast The post The Iceman’s Microbiome appeared first on Nautilus .

Rubio: I have never seen Trump fall asleep

Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday said he’d never seen President Trump fall asleep during meetings. Appearing before the House Foreign Relations Committee, Rubio was asked by Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) whether he had ever seen Trump fall asleep during a Cabinet

Octopuses learn mirror-guided navigation to locate prey

Octopuses are remarkably intelligent creatures, as was demonstrated by Inky the Octopus's famous escape from the National Aquarium of New Zealand through a drainpipe back to sea in 2016. A new Dartmouth study shows octopuses can use mirrors to find food out of sight,

The best Qi2 batteries for iPhone and Pixel

Compact power banks have gotten a lot faster in the past year — and it’s not just their USB-C charging speeds that have received a boost. The newest Qi2.2-certified models can wirelessly charge an iPhone 16 or later at up to 25W. Combine that with their ability to magnetically

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Mal Not Bad Announces New Album Sophomore: Hear “WIDC”

Mal Not Bad is an LA-based artist and producer who’s collaborated with Hayley Williams, Mk.gee, Jay Som, and more. Their full-length debut This Is Your New Life arrived in 2024, and today they’re announcing its aptly titled followup Sophomore. The new single “WIDC” is here now.

Music

Tony Gilroy Accepts Award for Andor: “Fuck the Empire!”

Now that Andor has been out for a while, showrunner Tony Gilroy is free to speak his mind on what the show was all about. I mean, it was pretty clear to the audience, but now he can say his piece. Andor won a Peabody Award and at the awards ceremony, Gilroy gave the following