Consumers Are Financing Their Groceries. What Does It Say About the Economy?
Increased use of “buy now, pay later” loans may signal shifting consumer habits, but could also be a troubling sign of financial stress.
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Police Renew Searches in Madeleine McCann Investigation in Portugal
Portuguese police are combing an area near the resort where the British girl disappeared in 2007, as German authorities continue to investigate a suspect, Christian Brückner.
Muons’ magnetism matches theory, easing an enduring physics conundrum
Senior physics writer Emily Conover has a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Chicago. She is a two-time winner of the D.C. Science Writers’ Association Newsbrief award and a winner of the Acoustical Society of America’s Science Communication Award.
AI code-gen startup valuations surge as Big Tech circles
The rapid growth of these startups is coming despite competing on Big Tech’s home turf. Two years after the launch of ChatGPT, return on investment in generative AI has been elusive, but one area stands out: software development.
Coliseum and Long Beach waterfront among 2028 Paralympics venues
Already slated to be the first venue in the world to host events from three different Olympic Summer Games, the Coliseum will help break new ground for the Paralympics in 2028. The iconic stadium is at the center of the first Paralympic Games in L.A. as it hosts the para track and field competition, LA28…
bitchy | Four years later, was QEII actually furious over Princess Lilibet Diana’s name?
Princess Lilibet Diana Sussex’s fourth birthday is coming up this week, on the fourth. I imagine Lili’s mom will post something on Instagram and we’ll all talk about how crazy it is that Harry’s ginger genes took over. Ahead of Lili’s birthday, the British media wants to remind everyone of the “controversy” over Lili’s name….
inflation data, FTSE 100, DAX, CAC 40
S&P Global has made 26 negative rating actions due to tariffs Ratings agency S&P Global has made 26 negative ratings actions, including eight downgrades, five CreditWatch negative placements and 13 outlook revisions due to tariffs since the start of March through to the end of May. Data from S&P published in a report Tuesday showed…
Ukraine Says It Struck Bridge Connecting Russia to Crimea
It would be the third such attack. The claim comes two days after one of Ukraine’s most ambitious operations of the war, deep inside Russia.
Bizarre Quantum Universe | Scientific American
Bizarre Quantum Universe Even how matter exists in the first place is a mystery to physicists By Andrea Gawrylewski In 2022 three scientists won the Nobel Prize in Physics for proving something astonishing: the universe is not locally real. In other words, particles don’t have fixed properties until they are measured. Although it seems to…
iOS 19: All the rumored changes Apple could be bringing to its new operating system
As Apple prepares to unveil iOS 19 at WWDC 2025 on Monday, several rumors have surfaced, including a potential new name for the operating system, an entirely new design inspired by the Vision Pro, and more. Here’s a roundup of the most notable features rumored to be coming to iOS 19. New name Sources…