London-based AI chip startup Olix raised $312M led by Fundomo, with participation from Arm, at a $3.3B valuation, up from $1B+ after raising $220M in February
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The ‘Guardrail Guy’ Went Viral for Posting About Flock Cameras. Then Someone Destroyed Them
Steve Elmers, also known as the “Guardrail Guy,” is done calling out license plate readers after two that appeared in his videos were vandalized.
Nothing Ear (3a) Wireless Earbuds Review: Style Meets Value
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‘The Odyssey’ for Babies? Some Parents Are on Board.
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Apple’s Glasses Are Reportedly Being Developed as Fitness Devices Like the Apple Watch
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OpenAI's 'Astra' solves 10 long-standing math problems
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Rescuers say 5 dead, unknown number of people missing after Indonesian ferry fire
Indonesian rescuers were searching for possible missing passengers Monday after rescuing 229 people from a ferry that caught fire the previous day in waters off the main island of Java, leaving at least five people dead.
Toronto Blue Jays trade Kevin Gausman to Chicago Cubs
The veteran right-hander was traded by the Blue Jays to the Chicago Cubs on Sunday in return for outfielder Brett Bateman and infielder Ty Southisene.
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Trump's Venezuela Oil Push Hits A Roadblock
Trump's Venezuela Oil Push Hits A Roadblock Venezuela's long-awaited oil revival has been slower than many in Washington anticipated., according to the Wall Street Journal. Seven months after Nicolás Maduro's removal, negotiations between the interim government and major U.S. energy companies remain bogged down, with no landmark investment deals despite the country's vast crude reserves. Rather than rushing back into the country, firms such as ExxonMobil and Chevron are taking a c...
A look at the growing tensions over AI data centers in London, Europe's biggest data center hub, as housing, power, and water come under increasing strain
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Relying on GPS for directions makes your brain lazy. Here's how to give it a workout
Getting lost is actually great exercise for your brain. As is putting limits on how much guidance you get from your mapping and GPS tools this summer, be it on a drive to the cottage or exploring a new city.
A SpaceX rocket will slam into the moon on Wednesday, and astronomers will be watching closely
In the early hours of Wednesday morning, telescopes around the world will try to capture something never seen from Earth: an old rocket slamming into the moon's daylight side.
Are there climate benefits to Canada's new relationship with China?
When Canada announced earlier this year that it would allow a token number of Chinese-made electric vehicles into the country, the gesture didn't seem so much about climate action as a sop to ease Chinese tariffs on Canadian canola. Now, it very much appears like the opening gambit in a deeper engagement with China on clean energy.
New California law expands DNA tools for missing persons investigations
A new California law is expanding the state’s use of DNA technology in missing persons investigations, giving authorities another tool to identify unknown people and revisit unresolved cases.Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, signed the measure into law last month, loosening restrictions on California’s Missing Persons DNA Program.The program had previously been limited to identifying deceased individuals. Under the expanded law, its database may also be used to identify unknown people who are alive...
Indeed: UK employers are creating jobs for senior staff in software engineering and IT, where AI enhances the value of experience, while cutting back elsewhere
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Massive Debian 13 Linux Kernel Security Update Patches 68 Vulnerabilities
Slashdot reader prisoninmate shares this report from 9to5Linux: Coming ten days after the previous Linux kernel security update, which only fixed 12 vulnerabilities that may lead to a privilege escalation, denial of service, or information leaks, the new Debian 13 Linux kernel security update is a massive one, and it patches no less than 68 security vulnerabilities in the Linux 6.12 LTS kernel. ebian 13 "Trixie" kernel security update are CVE-2026-64530, a use-after-free in the traffic-control ...
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Operation Blackout Takes Down 4 Of The 'Largest Scam Compounds On Earth': FBI
Operation Blackout Takes Down 4 Of The 'Largest Scam Compounds On Earth': FBI Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times, The FBI announced on July 31 that it dismantled four of the “largest scam compounds on Earth” under Operation Blackout, seizing $15.2 billion in assets and freeing thousands of forced laborers. Scam compounds provide the infrastructure to carry out large-scale online fraud operations and typically employ hundreds of thousands of people, many of whom are...
Cogent AI Team Releases VR-1: A Frontier Cyber Reasoning Model That Composes and Verifies Enterprise Attack Paths
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NASA opens first major new wind tunnel in more than 40 years at Virginia facility
NASA opened its first major new wind tunnel in more than 40 years Friday, marking a milestone for future aviation and space-exploration research.The Flight Dynamics Research Facility, located at the agency’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, will serve as a testing ground for future aircraft and space missions."The opening of the Flight Dynamics Research Facility represents a significant advancement for NASA and for the nation," said Dr. Trina Dyal, NASA Langley center director. "By ...
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Mamdani May Need to Find $5 Billion More a Year for Free Child Care
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Logistical Nightmare Unfolds As Rhine Plunges Toward Record Low
Logistical Nightmare Unfolds As Rhine Plunges Toward Record Low The Rhine, one of Europe's most vital arteries for transporting industrial goods, has fallen to one of its owest level since the drought-stricken summer of 2018. The resulting loss of shipping capacity is driving up freight costs and raising the risk of supply disruptions for iron ore, coal, chemicals, petroleum products and other commodities moving through Europe's industrial heartland. The Rhine water level gauge at ...
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Saudi Arabia Has Five Points Of Leverage Over The US
Saudi Arabia Has Five Points Of Leverage Over The US Authored by Andrew Korybko, It probably won’t ever muster up the political will to use them, however, but the possibility always remains. Trump recently surprised the Saudis by demanding that they recognize Israel as the precondition for the US implementing their newly signed nuclear energy deal, which wasn’t part of the agreement. This follows him humiliating Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed Bin Salman earlier in the ...
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Fundraiser reveals details of Helena Wright after South Australia deaths
A fundraiser has raised $37,000 to help pay funeral costs and to fly family over.
A detailed recap of the real-world target hacks by OpenAI and Anthropic models, exposing failures in AI alignment training and lack of meaningful supervision
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Hollywood Fights AI In Public While Quietly Building It Into Movies
Even as Hollywood performers protest and Hollywood studios sue "in their war on AI," reports the Los Angeles Times, "the entertainment industry is deepening its dependence on it." Among hundreds of job postings in late June, more than one in 10 was likely connected to AI. The top studios' public postings suggest they have been recruiting people to build AI tools. They are also recruiting teams to defend their intellectual property against unauthorized AI use. "There are plenty of studios that a...
Rewriting Business Rules: Artificial Intelligence in Legal Tech and Compliance
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A look at Central Asia's emerging data center race, led by Uzbekistan's 6MW TAS-1 due by year-end and Kazakhstan's 125MW facility with 100K Nvidia chips by 2027
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Todd Blanche moves closer to confirmation after rescinding $1.8B fund
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche moved closer to Senate confirmation Sunday after formally rescinding a controversial $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization fund" and narrowing tax protections included in President Donald Trump’s IRS settlement.A spokeswoman for Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, confirmed an agreement had been reached after Cornyn and Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., held up Blanche’s nomination. The agreement could clear the way for Cornyn to support Blanche at a Senate Judiciary Committee mee...
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Magnitude 2.6 earthquake jars Hawthorne, surrounding communities
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Suspect in shooting at Idaho fast-food restaurant died from self-inflicted gunshot wound, police say
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Natasha Ward remembered after Australian athlete dies aged 21
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J.R.R. Tolkien, The Atomic Bomb, and The Perils Of Power
J.R.R. Tolkien, The Atomic Bomb, and The Perils Of Power Authored by Jonathan Miltimore via The Epoch Times, On Aug. 6, 1945, the Enola Gay dropped “Little Boy” on Hiroshima, instantly killing tens of thousands and marking the first use of a nuclear weapon in warfare. Three days later, a second bomb, “Fat Man,” was dropped on Nagasaki. Within days, Japan surrendered, bringing World War II to an end. For most Americans, the bombings were greeted with celebration. Polls at the tim...
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‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ nets second best North American opening ever with $355 million
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Brewers ace Jacob Misiorowski unloads on Angel Stadium mound after embarrassing Angels loss
In a David-and-Goliath upset, the Angels stunned Jacob Misiorowski and the Brewers on Sunday afternoon, capping Milwaukee's three-day stay in Anaheim.Afterward, Misiorowski said the mound at Angel Stadium was among the worst he'd ever pitched on."It was awful. It was probably one of the worst mounds I've had. It was dry; it was rock hard. I had the guys out there fix it three times, two times. And we got it back to being decent, but yeah, it was awful; it's bad," Misiorowski said (via Brewers be...
Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins close important chapter of their history in colossal SummerSlam main event
Hatred. Brotherhood. Envy. Glory.It’s those words that have described the relationship of Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins. The two entered WWE as members of The Shield and came into SummerSlam on Sunday night as enemies. Reigns put the World Heavyweight Championship on the line against Rollins for possibly the final time of their careers.COMPLETE PRO WRESTLING COVERAGE ON FOX NEWS DIGITALReigns and Rollins went blow-for-blow to start the match before it turned into an all-out brawl in the stands. ...
Brooks Nader sizzles in iconic red swimsuit as she shares behind the scenes snaps from 'Baywatch' reboot set
Brooks Nader shared an inside look at filming for the "Baywatch" reboot.The star posted a number of photos from the set while wearing the iconic red swimsuit.Nader stunned in the one-piece, posing for a mirror selfie for Instagram stories.BROOKS NADER WOWS IN ICONIC RED ONE-PIECE BATHING SUIT AS 'BAYWATCH' REBOOT FILMS BEACH SCENESThe Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue cover girl also posed on the beach with crew members, as well as snaps from inside the hair and makeup trailer as she prepped to ...
Two independent teams used GPT-5.6 Sol Ultra on the same quantum cryptography problem, filing papers three hours apart, raising questions over scientific credit
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Two independent teams used GPT-5.6 Sol Ultra on the same quantum cryptography problem, filing papers 3 hours apart, raising questions about scientific credit
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How China Is Using Its Coast Guard To Assert Control At Sea
How China Is Using Its Coast Guard To Assert Control At Sea Over the past decade, China's Coast Guard (CCG) has evolved from a conventional maritime law enforcement agency into a central instrument of Beijing's strategy to reinforce its territorial claims, according to Bloomberg. Now operating a fleet of roughly 680 vessels, it continues to conduct routine missions such as search and rescue, anti-smuggling operations, and fisheries enforcement, but increasingly serves broader strat...
Deadliest animal in every US state revealed, from moose and bears to dogs
A demographic data platform has released a new report identifying the animals most likely to kill people in each U.S. state.The 2026 report from World Population Review revealed a surprising mix of creatures topping the list, from large mammals such as moose to unexpected threats such as dogs and jellyfish.According to the report, snakes make up the single largest category nationwide, with several species of rattlesnakes topping the list in multiple regions.Georgia residents should be most cauti...
DeepSeek-V4-Flash: the $0.28 Model that Just Embarrassed the AI Industry’s Pricing
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Gavin Williams' perfect game bid leads to benches-clearing altercation between Guardians and Diamondbacks
The Cleveland Guardians went from watching starter Gavin Williams go from pitching a perfect game to a benches-clearing altercation in the matter of moments at Progressive Field on Sunday.Williams was humming to start this contest, striking out 10 of the first 15 hitters he faced, and as the top of the sixth began, he was looking at a perfect game bid.But things got interesting when Arizona Diamondbacks center fielder Tim Tawa attempted a bunt on a 0-1 pitch from Williams in the frame. In the un...
Saints make shocking Ja'Lynn Polk retirement move after former second-round pick disappears
At 24 years old, most NFL wideouts are chasing their first major payday. Ja'Lynn Polk is calling it quits. The New Orleans Saints stunned the NFL on Sunday by placing the former second-round pick on the reserve/retired list.Days before the retirement announcement, Kellen Moore revealed Polk had been away from the team for personal reasons, offering few details.Shortly after, Polk scrubbed his Instagram account clean and went dark. Less than three years after helping Washington play for a nationa...
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'You're Like A Parrot': RFK Jr. Destroys Dana Bash Over Fauci's COVID Lies
'You're Like A Parrot': RFK Jr. Destroys Dana Bash Over Fauci's COVID Lies Authored by Matt Margolis via PJMedia.com, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. obliterated CNN's Dana Bash during a fiery interview Sunday morning on State of the Union, and it was brutal. The segment aired as measles outbreaks tore through several states, with public health officials warning that unvaccinated communities were fueling the spread of the disease to levels not see...
Rogue Police Officers Have Turned Flock's Nationwide Camera Network Into a Stalking Tool
A woman found her police officer ex-boyfriend cop had used Flock's camera system 600 times to look up the location of her and her daughter, reports the Washington Post (Alternate URL here). (She found out through Have I Been Flocked, described as "a website that aggregates police search logs made available through public records.") But it turns out dozens more police officers have also misused Flock... Authorities have charged or accused at least 50 law-enforcement officers of using license-...
Trailblazing former Republican Rep Kay Granger dies at 83: 'Broke barriers'
Former Rep. Kay Granger, R-Texas, died on Sunday at the age of 83, with her ex-colleagues remembering her as a trailblazer who broke barriers for women.Granger was the first woman elected mayor of Fort Worth, Texas, as well as the first Republican woman from the Lone Star State elected to the U.S. House of Representatives and the first female Republican appropriations chair.After serving in the U.S. House since 1997, Granger retired in January of last year after health challenges and extended ab...
Donald Trump's granddaughter Kai Trump reveals her unexpected song of the year pick
Kai Trump surprised fans when she revealed her choice for her "song of the year."In a video that she shared on her YouTube channel and TikTok, the 19-year-old granddaughter of President Donald Trump admitted that she was caught off guard when she was recently asked to pick a song that "would define your past year.""And I really did not know. I couldn't think of a song at all. And I'm like, you know what? I just said ‘Rolling in the Deep’ by Adele," Kai said with a laugh. "I don't know, that was ...
A look at the US open-weight AI model ecosystem, as VCs question the revenue potential of open-weight startups like Arcee, Reflection AI, and Poolside (Wall Street Journal)
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'We're all pretty stressed out': Residents in B.C.'s Okanagan flee fast-spreading fire
Residents in B.C.'s north Okanagan region say they had to leave their homes, possessions and in some cases their pets behind to escape a rapidly spreading wildfire near Vernon.
Chad Gable overcome with emotion as he beats Penta for the Intercontinental Championship at SummerSlam
Chad Gable has been through it all.He’s come up short in some of his biggest title opportunities, he’s suffered injury setbacks and put on a mask to take a tour of Lucha Libre. With every fall, there’s a rise.COMPLETE PRO WRESTLING COVERAGE ON FOX NEWS DIGITALGable lost his mask earlier this year and turned his attention to making amends to the Luchadores he beefed with, including Penta. Gable earned a shot at Penta’s WWE Intercontinental Championship and the two did battle at SummerSlam on Sund...
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Jay Clayton To Become Top US Intel Official On Monday
Jay Clayton To Become Top US Intel Official On Monday Jay Clayton will take over as director of national intelligence (DNI) on Monday, according to a social media post by acting director Bill Pulte. “I am eternally grateful to President Trump for the opportunity to serve as Director of National Intelligence, while he completed historic declassifications and we right sized the ODNI. I have no doubt that Jay will do a tremendous job,” Pulte wrote on Aug. 1 in a post on X. “I have of...
RFK Jr was right to confront CNN over Fauci coverage, say network was 'scaring people' during COVID-19
When a massive treasure trove of Anthony Fauci's diary entries and emails was released recently, thanks to Sen. Rand Paul, it caused a tremendous amount of embarrassment for the 85-year-old former public health official.Fauci came across as a remarkable narcissist, someone obsessed with his own instant and surprising fame. He chronicled each and every media appearance, celebrating anytime a legacy outlet wrote yet another glowing, reverential profile. He spoke excitedly about his friendships wit...
Building Reliable AI Agents with Tool Calling and Structured Output in 2026
Last Updated on August 3, 2026 by Editorial Team Author(s): CodeInsights Originally published on Towards AI. Why Tool Calling Matters More Than Ever Tool calling has become one of the most important c
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India To Climate Cartel: Count Us Out
India To Climate Cartel: Count Us Out Authored by Vijay Jayaraj via American Greatness, Sometimes a story gets buried not because editors conspire against it, but because the news cycle has room for only one crisis at a time. This year the big news has been the Iran war. But even accounting for competing headlines, the silence around a genuinely consequential development is telling. And that is the story of India’s explicit rejection of the global net zero movement. India has wa...
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PC and console prices still going up
The computer component price crisis, driven by AI datacenters snapping it all up for the slop trade, has crushed few so hard as the gamers. The laptop I bought my son for $600 last year is currently $955 at the same shop. Read the rest The post PC and console prices still going up appeared first on Boing Boing.
Mississippi professor reveals hidden way he used to expose AI cheating in viral video
Mississippi college professor Jason Gibson went viral after his TikTok series last month exposed his students using artificial intelligence (AI) to cheat on assignments.His first video, released on July 20, featured the Alcorn State University history professor revealing that 32 out of his 35 students failed a portion of his midterm after he discovered they used AI to generate their responses.He displayed his midterm prompt, which asked students to make a comparison between the advancements in t...
Chelsea Green captures WWE gold at SummerSlam in ladder match
Chelsea Green’s resume as a professional wrestler is nearly incomparable to anyone on the WWE women’s roster.She was the first WWE women’s United States champion, she was a WWE women’s tag team champion, she won the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) Knockouts Championship, the National Wrestling Alliance’s Women’s Invitational Cup and Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide’s mixed tag team championship and has taken bump after bump after bump as she’s tried to realize her dream as a WWE women’s champion.C...
GOG Officially Expands Linux Support With Native Galaxy Client In Development
Long-time Slashdot reader pyroclast shared this report from Linux Journal: After years of requests from the Linux gaming community, GOG has officially confirmed that it is developing native Linux support for the GOG Galaxy launcher. The announcement marks one of the biggest shifts in the company's history and signals a stronger commitment to Linux as a first-class gaming platform. While GOG has offered DRM-free Linux game downloads since 2014, its Galaxy launcher has remained exclusive to Windo...
AI Fundamentals: Understanding Activation Functions (Part 1)
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Baron Corbin ends the days of Trick Williams as US champion at WWE SummerSlam
Baron Corbin’s comeback is fully complete.Corbin returned to WWE a few weeks ago and made his intentions known that he was going after Trick Williams and the United States Championship. On Sunday night at SummerSlam, Corbin took advantage of a distracted Williams to capture the title once again.COMPLETE PRO WRESTLING COVERAGE ON FOX NEWS DIGITALWilliams came out of the gate with his valet, rapper Lil Yachty, by his side. While Yachty has been the difference-maker in Williams’ favor, he proved th...
Caitlin Clark finally addresses transgender-athlete controversy, carefully avoids taking a side
Caitlin Clark finally faced a question about biological males who "identify" as girls or women competing in women’s sports.She answered it without revealing much of anything.Following the Indiana Fever’s 108-100 loss to the Minnesota Lynx on Sunday, Clark was asked about the controversy surrounding teammate Sophie Cunningham’s stance that biological males should not compete in women’s sports.CHERYL REEVE SENDS CLEAR MESSAGE TO SOPHIE CUNNINGHAM WITH ‘TRANS KIDS BELONG’ SHIRT DURING FEVER-LYNX GA...
Kevin Owens returns in a fighting mood at WWE SummerSlam, earns No 1 contender spot for undisputed title
SummerSlam Night 2 was set to start with a No. 1 contender match for the Undisputed WWE Championship between Sami Zayn and Finn Balor. Both competitors had more than earned the right to vie for their next shot at the biggest prize in the company.However, neither of them came away with the victory.COMPLETE PRO WRESTLING COVERAGE ON FOX NEWS DIGITALNick Aldis, who was reinstated as SmackDown’s general manager following his loss to Gunther in Night 1, made an executive decision to add "The Ring Gen...
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Database offers glimpse into China’s extensive tracking of foreigners
NYT: An unsecured police dashboard offers a rare look inside China's surveillance state.
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Charmera too modern for you? Kodak's $35 film camera puts 1990 in your pocket
The renaissance of pocket point-and-shoot cameras proceeds apace with Kodak's EC35, inexpensive at $35 and good enough to take to the party. If the Charmera and its blind-box business model represents a digital extravagance, and the $100 Snapic was simply too cool for school, the EC35 is the real deal shoved back in your pocket. Read the rest The post Charmera too modern for you? Kodak's $35 film camera puts 1990 in your pocket appeared first on Boing Boing.
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Is Anybody Ever Going To Say, "I'm Sorry"?
Is Anybody Ever Going To Say, "I'm Sorry"? Authored by Mollie Engelhart via The Epoch Times, This week, Dr. Anthony Fauci appeared before Congress and, on the advice of his attorney, repeatedly invoked the Fifth Amendment rather than answering many of the senators’ questions. Everyone is talking about what he did or didn’t know, whether he misled Congress, whether he should have answered the questions, and whether he should be held accountable. But that wasn’t the moment from t...
Rock star kicked off tour amid allegations of inappropriate messages with a minor
Modest Mouse dropped guitarist Simon O'Connor from upcoming tour dates amid accusations that the musician sent inappropriate messages to a minor.The band announced O'Connor – who joined the band in 2021 – was no longer part of the tour in a post shared on social media last week."Simon O'Connor will not be joining us on the upcoming tour," the band wrote. "The good news is that Seth Jabour of Les Savy Fav will be jumping in to play guitar."They added, "We look forward to being out there with you ...
IT Teams are Spending 11 Hours a Week on Cloud Connectivity Problems
Researchers found enterprises are spending time troubleshooting cloud connectivity due to increased AI workloads, reports Computer Weekly. More than 400 IT and infrastructure decision-makers (US and UK) were surveyed for internet/cloud/AI exchange operator DE-CIX by market researchers Censuswide. But despite 96% of respondents claiming their enterprise networks are ready for cloud/AI loads, the average IT team still spends more than 11 hours each week resolving cloud connectivity problems Othe...
Skubal to Dodgers, Peralta to Rays as MLB teams add pitching at trade deadline
Two-time Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal is on the move to the Los Angeles Dodgers, giving the two-time defending champions even more talent on a loaded roster.
Context Engineering vs Prompt Engineering: The Winner May Surprise AI Engineers
Last Updated on August 3, 2026 by Editorial Team Author(s): “The AI Engineer” Originally published on Towards AI. Context Engineering vs Prompt Engineering: The Winner May Surprise AI Engineers create
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Europe’s far right, once marginal, now sets the tone on Spain migrant crisis
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Darius Rucker sets tone for WWE SummerSlam with national anthem performance in Minneapolis
Darius Rucker was tapped to sing "The Star-Spangled Banner" to start Night 2 of WWE SummerSlam in Minneapolis on Sunday and brought down the house.The multi-time Grammy Award winner was gearing up for the performance throughout the day and delivered on one of the biggest stages WWE has to offer. Thousands of people jammed into U.S. Bank Stadium for the night of matches and were treated to an epic performance.COMPLETE PRO WRESTLING COVERAGE ON FOX NEWS DIGITAL"U-S-A" chants immediately broke out ...
Destructive wildfires prompt evacuations in Washington state
About 5,000 homes have been evacuated and about 600 homes, businesses and other buildings have been destroyed by wildfires that remained uncontained Sunday in eastern Washington state, authorities said.
Yankees acquire Luis Garcia Jr. from Nationals in interesting trade before MLB deadline
Luis Garcia Jr., in the middle of a career year, has been sent from the Washington Nationals to the New York Yankees in a trade.The Yankees have landed the veteran first baseman from the Nationals in exchange for Yovanny Cruz, Jake Bird, Ben Grable and Jack Cebert, per ESPN’s Jeff Passan.As the Yankees’ offense continues to struggle with inconsistent play and the lack of three-time MVP Aaron Judge, Garcia, in the midst of his seventh MLB season, is hitting .283 with a 3.13 on-base percentage and...
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Billionaire tax is endorsed by California Democrats, deepening party divisions over Prop. 40
The California Democratic Party backed Prop. 40, a 5% billionaire tax for healthcare, despite heavy pushback from Newsom and labor leaders.
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Leftist Activists Establish 'Autonomous Zone' In Madison
Leftist Activists Establish 'Autonomous Zone' In Madison Authored by Ben Sellers via Headline USA, Far-left activists with apparent ties to the Democratic Socialists of America recently established their own autonomous zone in Wisconsin's capital city, Madison. Activist Carlos LeMar Dixon confronts Madison Police Chief John Patterson during a press conference about the shooting death of Corey Ruiz. / IMAGE: @CollinRugg via X The tent cities have become a familiar sight in far-left...
Joe Manchin says he would never support a socialist candidate, warns against 'crazy' positions
Former West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin refused to offer support for any self-described socialist candidates ahead of the midterm elections on Sunday's broadcast of CBS' "Face the Nation.""No way," Manchin said when asked if he would ever support a socialist. "My God, no.""Even if they have some good ideas?" host Margaret Brennan pressed."I support the good ideas," he said. "But how could you support some of the crazy stuff they're for?"WATCH: HOUSE DEMS DODGE QUESTIONS ON SOCIALIST AGE...
Joe Manchin says he would never support a socialist candidate, warns against 'crazy' postions
Former West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin refused to offer support for any self-described socialist candidates ahead of the midterm elections on Sunday's broadcast of CBS' "Face the Nation.""No way," Manchin said when asked if he would ever support a socialist. "My God, no.""Even if they have some good ideas?" host Margaret Brennan pressed."I support the good ideas," he said. "But how could you support some of the crazy stuff they're for?"WATCH: HOUSE DEMS DODGE QUESTIONS ON SOCIALIST AGE...
Landman' star Ali Larter shows off her fit physique in barely-there bikinis during yacht vacation in Italy
Ali Larter flaunted her fit physique in several skimpy bikinis while soaking up the sun during a vacation in Italy.On Saturday, the 50-year-old actress shared a carousel of photos featuring moments from her getaway on a superyacht in the Italian Rivera.In one snap, the "Landman" star rocked a nude-toned metallic bikini as she sunbathed on a red and white lounge chair while out at sea.'LANDMAN' STAR ALI LARTER ESCAPED TO IDAHO AFTER HOLLYWOOD'S 'MANY' SOCIAL DEMANDSLarter's two-piece featured a r...
President Trump celebrates Bedminster club championship, brags little practice was needed to score a 70
It's a tough Sunday for the "Trump can't ..." crowd. For months, the mainstream media pounced on President Donald J. Trump, claiming he was physically washed up and incapable of even swinging a golf club.But on Sunday, No. 47 walked onto one of the toughest championship courses in the country, fired a 70, took the Senior Division title, and captured what he said was his 40th club championship title.LIBERALS MELT DOWN AFTER LEARNING PGA TOUR IS RETURNING TO TRUMP-OWNED GOLF COURSEA reported 2-und...
New Spinning Drone Hides In Plain Sight
To design invisible drones, researchers have tried camouflage, transparent materials and light-bending optical systems. But engineers at Northwestern University used "motion blur," which an announcement from the school notes is the effect that makes fast-spinning fans seem to disappear. "The drone spins up to 25 times per second, which is too fast for the human eye to see clearly. While it isn't completely invisible, it morphs into a ghostly smudge that seamlessly blends into the background......
Spencer Pratt reacts to Spokane devastation with blunt wildfire warning and message of faith
As crews battle fast-moving wildfires that have destroyed hundreds of structures and forced thousands to evacuate in the Spokane area, one wildfire survivor is urging Americans to prepare before disaster strikes.Former Los Angeles mayoral candidate and reality personality Spencer Pratt, whose Pacific Palisades home was destroyed in the 2025 Palisades Fire, said the devastation unfolding in Spokane is a warning for communities across the country."My deepest sympathies to the folks in Spokane who ...
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Donald Trump’s polling numbers hit a new low. Don’t expect him to change course
New York Times: The US president is underwater on almost every issue. Does it matter?
James Carville vows to abandon Democratic Party if far-left Hasan Piker becomes leading voice
Democratic strategist James Carville pledged to leave the Democratic Party if far-left streamer Hasan Piker becomes a leading voice in it and argued that an "overwhelming majority" of Democrats agree."I am not going to be in the same party with Hasan Piker," he said on "The Sunday Briefing." "If he becomes a force in a Democratic Party, I'm out of here. I have no intention of ever being in the same political party with that guy," Carville continued. Piker, a self-described socialist streamer who...
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Five dead, 41 missing after fire engulfs Indonesian ferry at sea
A large rescue operation was en route as the ferry burned off the coast of East Java.
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‘Hadestown’ Parts Ways With Geno Segers After Transgender Comments Surface
Geno Segers was set to join the production with an all-new principal cast in September.
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The GOP Has Its Own Platner-Esque Nightmare Erupting In Ohio
The GOP Has Its Own Platner-Esque Nightmare Erupting In Ohio Democrats spent months navigating the endless Graham Platner scandals in Maine, before credible rape allegations finally forced him out. Republicans got their own Platner-esque scandal of their own this week in Ohio. Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) posted a 25-minute video to X on Sunday morning to deny a stack of abuse allegations from his ex-wife, Emily Moreno, the daughter of Sen. Bernie Moreno. He's been accused of holding a...
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Another broken pipe unleashes flooding, this time in Beverly Grove
Following several pipe bursts in the Los Angeles area in recent weeks, another broken pipe near San Vicente Boulevard in Beverly Grove caused streets to flood Sunday.
LLMs are moving from generating artifacts to creating hyper-custom worlds on demand, but still lack the ability to natively perceive and audit what they create
Andrej Karpathy / @karpathy: LLMs are moving from generating artifacts to creating hyper-custom worlds on demand, but still lack the ability to natively perceive and audit what they create We're sta
A Tutorial on GeoAI: Designing Footprint Extraction from NAIP Imagery Using U-Net, Grounding DINO, SAM, and Mask R-CNN
In this tutorial, we design a complete GeoAI workflow for extracting building footprints from high-resolution NAIP aerial imagery. We begin by configuring the geospatial deep learning environment, dow
Early eating habits could have lasting effects on dementia risk, study suggests
Consuming less sugar during pregnancy and the first years of life may lower the risk of developing dementia decades later, according to new research.A study published in Neurology found that people who were exposed to less sugar before birth and during their first one to two years of life had up to a 23% lower risk of developing dementia compared with those born after sugar became widely available again.Researchers examined the health records of more than 64,000 people in the United Kingdom who ...
Is There a Way to Promote Open Document Formats Instead of 'MS Office' Format?
The Register looks at exactly why "It is practically impossible to move any non-trivial Word document out of MS Office to a non-MS suite and back again without it being more trouble than it's worth." OOXML, developed by Microsoft and first standardized by Ecma in 2006, became the ISO/IEC 29500 standard in 2008 after a grueling and adversarial process. Microsoft pursued standardization because it has always been a standards-led organization dedicated to maximizing the options for its customers...
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A printable one-page Guide to Recording Law Enforcement
You may be aware that cops have no reasonable expectation of privacy in public, and that you have a constitutional right to record what they do. Cellphone video proved that police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on George Floyd's neck for nearly 10 minutes, and the right to record it is why the footage helped convict him of his murder. Read the rest The post A printable one-page Guide to Recording Law Enforcement appeared first on Boing Boing.
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has Tony Romo's back, believes he will 'work through' OWI arrest
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones believes his former franchise quarterback, Tony Romo, will "work through" his recent OWI arrest in Wisconsin.Jones, who saw Romo under center for 13 seasons in Dallas, talked about him during a recent interview with KDFW Fox 4, saying he has been in contact with the quarterback-turned-broadcaster.Romo was arrested on July 23 on charges of operating a vehicle while under the influence, as well as allegedly possessing an open container of alcohol in his vehicle and...
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Japan, Bretton Woods 2.0, and The End Of The Carry Era
Japan, Bretton Woods 2.0, and The End Of The Carry Era Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama is set to announce as early as Monday that Tokyo and Washington are coordinating on steps in the foreign exchange market to curb the yen’s weakness, a person familiar with the situation told Bloomberg. Satsuki Katayama The content of the announcement is still being worked on but could happen as early as Monday morning, the person said, declining to be identified as the information i...
Off-duty trooper and armed citizen hailed as heroes after returning fire on In-N-Out gunman
Police identified the man accused of opening fire Saturday at a recently opened In-N-Out Burger location in Twin Falls, Idaho, revealing he was subdued by an off-duty state trooper and an armed citizen who returned fire during the shooting.The suspected gunman, identified as Chad Williams, 24, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after fatally shooting an employee and a customer, according to Twin Falls Police Chief Matthew Hicks.Authorities believe Williams acted alone in the attack. He was...
Chris Sabin, Alex Shelley make All Elite Wrestling debut
Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley made their All Elite Wrestling (AEW) debuts on "Collision" earlier this week as the show took place in the tag team’s hometown of Detroit.Sabin and Shelley, collectively known as the Motor City Machine Guns, put the AEW tag team on notice and said they were with the company because it was where the best wrestle.COMPLETE PRO WRESTLING COVERAGE ON FOX NEWS DIGITAL"Did you really think we wouldn’t be here? There’s no place we’d rather be in than the greatest city in civ...
