No sign of larger hantavirus outbreak, says UN health agency

The situation could still change and there might be more confirmed cases, warns the head of the World Health Organization.

Being Fed Content

From an interview (gift link) with Don Hertzfeldt, creator of World of Tomorrow : Not to sound like a curmudgeon, but when I was a teenager, I took the train to go to the record store to find rare stuff. Spotify is way more convenient, but that wasn’t the point. The point was

EFF Launches New Offline Campaign for Saudi Wikipedian Osama Khalid

Osama Khalid was just twelve years old when he began contributing to Wikipedia Arabic. In the height of the blogging era, he became a prolific blogger, publishing writings on his home country of Saudi Arabia, meetups he attended, and his opinions and observations about open

AI tool developed to predict E. coli contamination in waterways

Every summer, beach closures disrupt families, harm local businesses, and raise public health alarms. Most of the time, the warning comes after it is already too late.

Quantum circuit test finally exposes what has been warping performance

Quantum computers could someday solve pressing problems that are too convoluted for classical computers, such as modeling complex molecular interactions to streamline drug discovery and materials development.

How to find the Serial Number for the Probe in Directive 8020

Get straight to sending your signal.

US government's energy arm assumes Strait of Hormuz will stay shut through late May

By Shariq Khan and Scott DiSavino NEW YORK, May 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Energy's statistical arm on Tuesday said it assumes that the Strait of Hormuz will be effectively shut through late May and traffic will resume gradually from next month, prompting the agency

Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Wendy's, Vestis, Cleanspark, Under Armour & more

These are the stocks posting the largest moves midday.

Sony assures that AI is only meant to 'augment' artists' capabilities instead of replacing them but it feels like a slippery slope

And that's not including upscaling and PSSR.

Parents say ChatGPT got their son killed with bad advice on party drugs

The family of a 19-year-old college student is suing OpenAI over claims that his conversations with ChatGPT led to an accidental overdose. In the lawsuit filed on Tuesday, Sam Nelson's parents allege ChatGPT "encouraged" the teen to "consume a combination of substances that any

Netflix’s ‘His & Hers’ the Most-Watched Show So Far in 2026; ABC Touts ‘High Potential’ As Tops in 18-49 This Broadcast Season

The year is still young, but through at least the first three and a half months of the year, Netflix’s “His & Hers” takes the crown for the most-watched series of 2026 — according to the latest multiplatform numbers from Nielsen. With 35 days of linear and streaming viewership

Modest Mouse – “Third Side Of The Moon”

If you haven’t done it yet, I strongly suggest that you set aside some time and read our man Chris DeVille’s report from Modest Mouse’s Ice Cream Floats concert cruise. It gets into all kinds of fascinating subjects of study — what it means to be an idiosyncratic aging artist

Marathon Player Goes Out Of Bounds To Grief Team Right After It Kills Raid Boss And Bungie’s Not Happy

The studio promised to patch the exploit before its Cryo Archive map returns

Seth MacFarlane Lands on Emmy Ballot Six Times as Peacock Mounts 19-Category ‘Ted’ Push, With Brennan Lee Mulligan in Guest Comedy (EXCLUSIVE)

The foul-mouthed teddy bear wants an Emmy. Peacock has submitted “Ted” across 19 categories at the Primetime Emmy Awards, Variety has learned exclusively, mounting one of the streamer’s most expansive comedy campaigns to date for the Seth MacFarlane-led series following a

Security funding lobbying blitz

Body Type Announce New Album Tally: Hear “Mulberry”

Sophie McComish and Annabel Blackman, the two leaders of the Sydney post-punk band Body Type, sound like they’re having an absolute blast on the mic. On their new song “Mulberry,” they drawl with playful exuberance, as if they’ve been waiting their whole lives to cut loose over

Android Show 2026: all the news and announcements

Google I/O is just a week away, and that means it’s time for another Android Show event to unpack all the Android ecosystem highlights Google has in store. Android Show: I/O Edition is set to kick off on YouTube and the Android website at 10AM PT / 1PM ET on Tuesday, May

Pearl Jam Announce First Concert Since Matt Cameron Departed at Ohana Festival

It's unclear if Pearl Jam have settled on a new drummer or will be playing with a fill-in member at the Eddie Vedder-curated festival in Dana Point, California

Hersheypark may not be opening for summer season on time

Workers at Hersheypark, The Hotel Hershey and the Giant Center rejected what was described as its “last, best, and final” contract offer.

Lindsey Graham Begs Trump to End Iran Talks in Wild Mid-Hearing Rant

Senator Lindsey Graham blew up Tuesday about Donald Trump’s disastrous negotiations with Iran—and made a move at undermining their mediator. During a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing about the Pentagon’s outrageous $1.5 trillion dollar budget request, Graham became

New testing shows DisplayPort 2.1 is very picky about the monitor cable you're using

If you want the full 80 Gbps of bandwidth, you'll need a DP80-certified cable.

A baby bird's wish list: Mild weather, attentive parents, not being the smallest sibling

Experiences in the first days and weeks of life can have a profound impact on humans—and birds. A new study led by Sage Madden, a graduate student in evolution and ecology at the University of California, Davis, shows how weather conditions and family dynamics affect the growth

Metabolism-inspired hydrogels replicate heartbeat-like motion and photosynthesis

Living organisms sustain themselves through intricate metabolic processes that continuously convert energy and materials into useful functions. Inspired by these biological systems, researchers are now engineering synthetic materials that can replicate such dynamic behaviors.

Why some of the most successful startup founders are 'a bit toxic'

Could "dark triad" traits like narcissism and manipulation in leadership actually foster entrepreneurial energy? New research shows they may, but the same traits that build successful start-ups can also break them.

EU countries back suspension of funding for the Venice Biennale over Russian participation

Fourteen out of 27 EU member states criticised the reopening of the Russian pavilion at the Venice Biennale, which sparked a fierce controversy in Italy, as Brussels called for a suspension of funding.

Zelensky's ex-chief of staff in court as Ukraine corruption probe escalates

Andriy Yermak was named by Ukraine's two anti-corruption agencies as a suspect in a money-laundering scheme.

'Zapper Bolloré': Publishing protest spreads to French cinema at Cannes

On the opening day of the Cannes Film Festival, 600 leading figures from the film industry have published an opinion piece condemning the growing influence of the conservative billionaire on the industry, from Canal+ to Grasset, and warning of a threat to creative freedom.

Vance heading to Maine as Platner-Collins fight heats up

Vice President Vance will visit Maine on Thursday, as the Senate race between incumbent Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and likely Democratic nominee Graham Platner rolls on. Vance’s office said Tuesday that the vice president will visit Bangor, the third-most populous city in

McConnell hammers Hegseth over Pentagon funding plan, alienating allies

Senate Appropriations defense subcommittee Chair Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday pressed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the Trump administration’s tenuous plans to fund key parts of the Pentagon’s $1.5 billion budget request and for alienating U.S. allies amid several

Mia McKenna-Bruce Joins Anthony Hopkins and Charlotte Rampling in ‘The Species’ (EXCLUSIVE)

BAFTA Rising Star winner Mia McKenna-Bruce has joined the cast of “The Species,” the upcoming drama from Justin Chadwick (“Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom,” “The Other Boleyn Girl,” “Bleak House”). The “How to Have Sex” breakout, recently seen in “The Lady” and set to star in the

Video codecs are a nightmare for game developers, but there's no solution in sight

Developers sometimes take extraordinary measures to make videos play in video games.

'We're doing something a bit more interesting': All Will Rise dev says its progressive deck-builder shouldn't be dumped in the 'woke, liberal bucket'

A river god has been murdered, and it's up to you to hold the rich and powerful to account.

George Clooney, Tom Hanks, and Meryl Streep back new ‘Human Consent Standard’ for AI licensing

Hollywood actors and producers are standing behind a new AI licensing standard that will tell AI systems whether they'll need to pay to use a person's likeness, creative work, characters, and designs. With the Human Consent Standard, people can set terms for the use of their

Sam Altman takes the stand in trial against Elon Musk

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has begun his testimony against Elon Musk in a high-profile jury trial in a California federal courtroom. Altman, alongside OpenAI president Greg Brockman, is a primary defendant in the trial brought by Musk. Altman, Brockman, and Musk were all part of the

General strike in Belgium against government reforms draws tens of thousands to the capital

The country’s three main trade unions have called for a nationwide protest against the government’s reforms.

New York Fed finds ongoing student loan woes in first quarter

Reflecting pool latest flashpoint in Trump's efforts to refashion DC

The ongoing renovations to the reflecting pool on the National Mall have emerged as the latest flashpoint in President Trump’s effort to overhaul some of the most recognizable landmarks in the nation’s capital. Trump announced plans to repair and renovate the 2,028-foot

LL Burns – “Got It All”

We know very little about the slinky and sophisticated London indie group LL Burns, but they’ve been quietly putting out records since the pre-pandemic days. Lately, they’ve been picking up momentum online, thanks in part to the gently sweeping 2025 single “Ten Long Years.”

Tens of thousands march in Brussels during Belgium national strike

Tens of thousands of protesters marched through Brussels during a national strike called by Belgian unions against the government’s fiscal reforms.

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Jujutsu Kaisen's Sukuna is canon in the Marvel universe, but where does he stand in terms of power?

Marvel Comics' Storm: Earth's Mightiest Mutant showed the Jujutsu Kaisen universe and Sukuna, but how would he fare against Marvel's powerhouses?

Call of the Elder Gods is the best new game on Xbox Game Pass

Call of the Elder Gods follows up 2020's Call of the Sea with another brainy puzzle game with bigger ideas.

Can cloud seeding save us from water bankruptcy?

We’ve long tried to control the weather by engineering rainfall. Now such cloud-seeding efforts are escalating, creating conflict between countries and stoking conspiracy theories. But do they work?

Coloring Book Turns 10

Few phrases have ever accentuated the passage of time like “Chance The Rapper released Coloring Book 10 years ago today.” But it’s true: Chance The Rapper released Coloring Book 10 years ago today. A decade is a long time. The post Coloring Book Turns 10 appeared

One drug, two cleanup crews: A built-in backup for targeted protein degradation

Most drugs work by inhibition: they block a protein's activity but leave the protein itself intact. Targeted protein degradation takes a fundamentally different approach, harnessing the cell's own quality-control machinery to remove proteins entirely.

We found hundreds of huge ancient mass graves hidden in the Sahara desert

We have been on a years-long campaign of satellite remote sensing of the vast desert landscapes in Eastern Sudan.

Madonna to Premiere ‘Confessions II’ Visual Film at Tribeca Festival

Madonna is returning to the Tribeca Festival to present the world premiere of “Confessions II,” a visual film. Directed by David Toro and Solomon Chase (TORSO), the film is built around the first six tracks of her upcoming studio album, “Confessions II” — a follow-up to her

Laika and The Gotham Film & Media Institute Reveal Inaugural Fellows for Animation Accelerator Program (EXCLUSIVE)

The Gotham Film & Media Institute and Laika have unveiled the inaugural fellows for the Laika x Gotham Animation Accelerator, a new initiative supporting early to mid-career animation creators developing animated short film pitches. The first class of fellows includes Ben