UK Heat Wave Leaves Britons Looking for Ways to Stay Cool
As high temperatures have become more common in recent years, some people are adjusting, including by investing in air-conditioners.
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Humpback Whales Are Blowing ‘Bubble Rings’ at Boats. Are They Trying to Communicate?
Humpback Whales Are Blowing ‘Bubble Rings’ at Boats. Are They Trying to Communicate? Researchers bring a SETI approach to the question of what—if anything—humpbacks’ underwater smoke rings might be trying to “say” By Melissa Hobson edited by Sarah Lewin Frasier A humpback whale known as Kараул (Watchtower) produced this bubble ring in Hawaii in 2020….
Meta held talks to buy Thinking Machines, Perplexity, and Safe Superintelligence
At this point, it’s becoming easier to say which AI startups Mark Zuckerberg hasn’t looked at acquiring. In addition to Ilya Sutskever’s Safe Superintelligence (SSI), sources tell me the Meta CEO recently discussed buying ex-OpenAI CTO Mira Murati’s Thinking Machines Lab and Perplexity, the AI-native Google rival. None of these talks progressed to the formal…
Dodgers Donate $1M To L.A. Immigrant Families Impacted By ICE Raids
After a federal judge confirmed Donald Trump‘s control of the California National Guard, the Los Angeles Dodgers are giving back to those in the community impacted by recent ICE raids. On Friday, the 8x World Series champs announced a $1 million donation in partnership with the City of Los Angeles, as well as several local…
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Ex-college basketball player testifies Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs got ‘extremely creative’ on drugs | College basketball
A former Syracuse University basketball player who worked recently for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs as a personal assistant testified at the music mogul’s sex trafficking trial on Friday that Combs got “extremely creative” when he was on drugs. Brendan Paul, 26, was arrested last year at a Miami airport with cocaine he says belonged to Combs,…
Under Pressure, Officials in Western India Move Against Abuse in Sugar Fields
Women are coerced into needless hysterectomies and girls are pushed into child marriages. After a court ruling and a Times investigation, things may be changing.
To understand sunburn, you need to know how UV provokes inflammation
Sitting in the shade is one easy way to avoid the sun’s UV rays Paul Biggins/Alamy People have been trying to protect their skin from the sun since at least the time of the ancient Egyptians, and we have known for more than a century that ultraviolet (UV) light exposure is linked to burns and…
Hospital cyber attacks cost $600K/hour. Here’s how AI is changing the math
Join the event trusted by enterprise leaders for nearly two decades. VB Transform brings together the people building real enterprise AI strategy. Learn more In years past, medical facilities weren’t as vulnerable as they are now; hackers had an unwritten rule not to target institutions or services where a disruption could put people in physical danger….
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Scarlett Johansson wore Balmain to the German premiere of Jurassic World Rebirth. I’m not crazy about this and her makeup is kind of bad again. [LaineyGossip]Carrie Bradshaw hung out with Aiden’s sons. [Jezebel]Review of Danny Boyle’s 28 Years Later. [Pajiba]Creepy family traditions… yikes! [Buzzfeed]Cardi B dropped a new song! [JustJared]Jonathan Bailey is getting so much…