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by QZ - about 20 minutes
Sleep, vaccination timing, handwashing technique, stress management — the specific habits research actually supports, and the ones "immune-boosting" marketing exaggerates
by io9 - about 51 minutes
The EV company has sent out invites for a Sept. 3 event in Austin.
by io9 - about 1 hour
A new memo seeks to drastically ramp up space activity by 2030.
by Wired - about 1 hour
With advice from infectious disease experts, I tested a low-effort way to pasteurize eggs at home.
by QZ - about 1 hour
From Apple devices and Tesla features to car washes and HVAC plans, businesses are turning one-time purchases into recurring monthly payments
by Wired - about 1 hour
Salmonella outbreaks are seemingly everywhere right now. A good temperature probe is the last and best line of defense.
by QZ - about 2 hours
The Grand Egyptian Museum finally opened, a new high-speed rail line cuts desert travel time in half — the destinations that make this the year to actually go
by io9 - about 2 hours
The Pixar classic starring the voices of Owen Wilson and Paul Newman debuted in 2006, somehow.
by io9 - about 2 hours
New research shows a link between HPV vaccination and a reduced risk of head and neck cancers.
by QZ - about 2 hours
Sigiriya's ancient rock fortress, Yala's leopards, tea country by train — the destinations behind Sri Lanka's spot on Travel + Leisure's 2026 best places to travel list
by The Verge - about 2 hours
The creator of the world's first 3D-printed gun claims he's developed a way to thwart government-mandated software meant to block 3D printers from making firearms. It's an opening volley in what's shaping up to be an evolving battle between regulators trying to stem the tide of ghost guns and individuals trying to create workarounds. Cody Wilson, who claims to have made the detection-defying tool, is calling it "Hochulization" as a direct jab at New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, who pushed through the nation's first law mandating gun file detection software on new printers earlier this year. "New York is trying to reach into the internet and pol …
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by QZ - about 2 hours
Celeriac, rutabaga, salsify, sunchokes — the root vegetables that outperform potatoes and carrots once you know what to do with them
by BBC - about 3 hours
Scott Bessent says the US will sever all economic ties with the country and that any nation partnering with Iran financially will also be isolated.
by Le Monde - about 3 hours
Le projet, présenté par Emmanuel Macron comme « du jamais vu depuis Disneyland Paris », devrait créer 22 000 emplois directs, selon les estimations du chef de l’Etat.
by Le Monde - about 3 hours
A l’issue de la réunion de la coalition des volontaires, qui s’est tenue lundi à Kiev, les dirigeants Emmanuel Macron, Andy Burnham et Friedrich Merz ont condamné les frappes « de plus en plus intenses menées par la Russie contre les villes, les infrastructures essentielles et les civils ukrainiens ».
by Le Monde - about 3 hours
Les pays qui ne participeraient pas aux sanctions souhaitées par les Etats-Unis « partageront l’isolement » du régime de Téhéran, a mis en garde Scott Bessent, le secrétaire au Trésor américain, lundi. De son côté, l’Iran a assuré disposer d’un « plan sur deux ans » pour contrer les sanctions.
by Courrier International - about 4 hours
Le ministre des Finances américain a présenté, lundi 24 août, l’opération Economic Outcast, un nouveau paquet de sanctions visant à asphyxier économiquement la République islamique. Sans donner de détails, Scott Bessent a notamment menacé les pays et les entités qui entretiennent des relations commerciales avec Téhéran.
by Wired - about 4 hours
I love this multi-device headset, and right now it’s cheaper than what I paid for it in March.
by BBC - about 4 hours
It comes after Moscow warned of "consequences" over the reported use of British drones by Ukraine.
by dwell - about 5 hours
Kaviar Collaborative helps a couple turn a lackluster event space into a cozy home with flowing spaces and storage to spare.When Ardith Vijh and Nikita Rijhwani were looking to move in together, they didn’t have to search far. Ardith had inherited a flat in the building where he grew up, in the Bandra suburb of Mumbai. The apartment had been sectioned off from another family unit, and it was primarily used for parties and events. For that purpose, it was very well equipped. There were no real dividing walls, so people could move easily between the bar, pool table, and home theater, with its row of recliners and permanent projector screen. It had a DJ booth instead of bedrooms, and Ardith would often hang out...
by The Verge - about 5 hours
The FTC and Zillow have announced a settlement that ends the case alleging that a 2025 "partnership" between Zillow and Redfin violated antitrust laws. The FTC had alleged Zillow agreed to pay Redfin to syndicate its listings, while Redfin would end its own advertising contracts and promise not to compete with Zillow for multifamily listings.
The FTC's settlement proposal allows Redfin to continue syndicating rental listings from Zillow "unencumbered by the anticompetitive restraints" in the original deal, but also requires Redfin to restart its own rental listings advertising business, which it wound down as part of the partnership. Dani …
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by dwell - about 5 hours
Spanning 23 landscaped acres, the estate includes a 1787 Cape Cod house, two guest cottages, a renovated pool house, a glass-fronted barn, and a greenhouse.Location: 155 Joshuatown Road, Lyme, Connecticut  Price: $3,700,000 Year Built: 1787 Renovation Date: 2017 Footprint: 7,930 Square Feet (8 Beds, 5.5 Baths)  Lot Size: 23.2 Acres  From the Agent: "Nestled between the Lower Connecticut River and Long Island Sound and surrounded by protected land, this enchanting compound brings together five separate living spaces that blend the character of its original 18th-century New England architecture with more modern additions. At its heart is a beautifully preserved 1787 Cape Cod–style house with original...
by The Verge - about 5 hours
Robotaxis are expanding. So is the fight over the rules governing them.
In New York, Gov. Kathy Hochul withdrew a proposal earlier this year that would have opened the door to driverless robotaxis outside New York City after taxi drivers, unions, and state lawmakers opposed it. Six months later, commercial driverless service remains illegal in the state, and legalization efforts are stalled.
In DC, labor unions are fighting legislation that would legalize commercial robotaxis, while lawmakers are weighing a 200-vehicle cap and a 15-cent-per-mile fee that would fund Metro upgrades and aid workers displaced by autonomous vehicles. A July Cit …
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by dwell - about 5 hours
An off-kilter pitch leans to the rear of the plan, with one eave connecting to the ground to enclose a storage area and pantry.Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. Have one to share? Post it here. Project Details: Location: Allenspark, Colorado Architect: Renée del Gaudio Architecture / @reneedelgaudioarchitecture Footprint: 2,100 square feet Builder: Coburn Partners Structural Engineer: Correlate Structural Engineering Civil Engineer: Van Horn Engineering Cabinetry: Marc Hunter Woodworking Photographer: David Lauer / @davidlauerphoto From the Architect: "Built at the base of Mt. Meeker, this zero-carbon...
by Toute l'Europe - about 6 hours
La coalition des volontaires pour l'Ukraine, qui rassemble les pays soutenant Kiev, s'était réunie la dernière fois à Paris le 13 juillet 2026 - Crédits : Conseil européen Continuer d'accroître la pression sur la Russie tout en espérant obtenir de nouveaux équipements de défense antiaérienne. Tel était le principal objectif de Kiev avant une nouvelle réunion ce lundi 24 août de la Coalition des volontaires, coprésidée par le Royaume-Uni, la France et l'Allemagne. Une rencontre d'autant plus symbolique qu'elle avait lieu le jour du 35e anniversaire de la proclamation de l'indépendance de l'Ukraine, le 24 août 1991. "Nous continuerons à soutenir l'Ukraine aussi longtemps que nécessaire et à...
by Courrier International - about 6 hours
Pour riposter à la guerre menée sur son territoire, Kiev a systématisé ses frappes sur le territoire russe. Dans la nuit du dimanche 23 au lundi 24 août, des attaques de drones ont une nouvelle fois visé plusieurs régions du sud du pays, prenant pour cibles des sites logistiques de l’entreprise Ozon, acteur central du commerce en ligne. La presse tabloïd appelle à venger la mort de trois adolescents à Krasnodar.
by Toute l'Europe - about 6 hours
Jean-Luc Mélenchon, chef de file de La France insoumise, Marine Le Pen, présidente du groupe Rassemblement national à l'Assemblée nationale et Gabriel Attal, secrétaire général de Renaissance, prendront part à ce débat - Crédits : Thomas Bresson / Wikimedia Commons CC BY 4.0 | Mélanie Wenger / Parlement européen | Ismail Aissoub / Wikimedia Commons CC BY 4.0 (montage Toute l'Europe) Un premier test grandeur nature. Alors que les déclarations de candidature à l'élection présidentielle 2027 (18 avril ; 2 mai) se poursuivent, un grand débat réunissant plusieurs candidats souhaitant prendre part au scrutin va se tenir le 27 août. Participants, horaire, chaîne TV… voici ce qu'il faut savoir...
by Courrier International - about 6 hours
Pendant des années, l’amphithéâtre d’Arcugnano, près de Vicence, a attiré les foules par ses colonnades et ses statues prétendument antiques. Mais tout était faux, le site ayant été entièrement construit par le propriétaire des lieux. La justice italienne vient de condamner le faussaire à détruire son œuvre.
by Courrier International - about 6 hours
Deux mercenaires du groupe paramilitaire russe, faits prisonniers par les rebelles du Front de libération de l’Azawad en 2024, ont été libérés jeudi 20 août. L’opération aurait été rendue possible grâce à l’implication de Saddam Haftar, l’un des fils du maréchal qui contrôle l’Est et le Sud libyens. La Russie semble vouloir étendre sa coopération sécuritaire avec d’autres acteurs régionaux.
by The Verge - about 6 hours
CD Projekt Red is aiming to launch The Witcher 4 sometime in 2028, joint CEO Michał Nowakowski says in a new video. CD Projekt Red has been working on its next mainline Witcher title for years and has shown videos of it, but now the studio is providing a target release window for when the game might actually come out.
There's more new Witcher to come before The Witcher 4, though. At this week's Gamescom event, CD Projekt Red will be showing off its upcoming Witcher 3 expansion, Songs of the Past, which is scheduled to release sometime in 2027. Songs of the Past is also set to be part of Gamescom's Opening Night Live event hosted by Geoff Ke …
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by Courrier International - about 6 hours
Au terme de sept années de mission dans la capitale britannique, Andreï Kelin a quitté son poste en catimini, fin juillet. Aucun calendrier pour son remplacement n’a été annoncé, alors que les tensions s’accroissent entre les deux pays. Le Premier ministre Andy Burnham a notamment annoncé ce lundi 24 août à Kiev le partage d’informations clés dans l’optique de la construction par l’Ukraine de missiles Scalp.
by Human Progress - about 6 hours
“During the last three years, an average of 270 orbital rockets have launched from Earth, a more than threefold increase from only a decade ago. By every metric available, the launch industry is crushing it: Prices have never been more competitive, launches never more frequent, and access to space never more rapid. Paradoxically, though, there is a growing crunch in launch availability. As part of his job as the director of research at Quilty Space, Caleb Henry speaks with satellite operators all the time. And he is hearing a constant and increasingly loud refrain from companies that want to put stuff into space. A Canadian satellite company, Telesat, recently received inquiries from other companies asking...
by HackAdAy - about 6 hours
One of the fun aspects of open source software is that you can often find so many libraries and tools that implement the functionality you need, but ease of use for e.g. artists is often not a priority. This is where [Edin Spiegel] ‘s annoyances with photogrammetry tools led him down to the path of creating the Simple Photogrammetry GUI project, which is basically what it says on the tin.
In an associated video its development and use is demonstrated, combining tools like Colmap, OpenMVS, mvs-texturing, pymeshlab, brush and PoissonRecon to implement both photogrammetry and gaussian splatting to turn those photos into a not too shabby mesh along with realistic textures.
The GUI uses the Flutter GUI kit, so...
by Human Progress - about 6 hours
“The expense of launching cargo into space will plummet over the next few years, with the cost of reaching orbit forecast to more than halve between now and the end of the decade, and fall around 93% by 2040, according to new Cambridge-led research. The cost of sending a kilogram of payload into low Earth orbit, an average of $3,868 last year, is set to fall more than 58% to just $1,569 by 2030, and could reach as little as 273 US dollars per kilo by 2040, the study suggests.* Researchers analysed the economics of the space industry using the largest global dataset of rocket launches yet assembled, covering more than 4,400 launches between 1960 and 2025, to project future trends.” From Cambridge...
by The Verge - about 7 hours
ESPN is hiking the price of its subscription on September 17th, a change that will also impact its bundles with Disney Plus. In a support page spotted earlier by Sports Media Watch, ESPN says its ad-supported Select membership will cost $13.99 instead of $12.99 / month, while its Unlimited plan will rise to $31.99 from $29.99 / month.
The annual ESPN Select plan is also going to $139.99 from $129.99 / year, and the annual Unlimited tier is increasing to $319.99 from $299.99 / year. Meanwhile, Disney Plus bundles with ESPN Select are going up in price as well. Here's a rundown of the changes: Disney Plus (with ads), Hulu (with ads), and ES …
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by Le Monde - about 7 hours
Dans les départements de Savoie et de Haute-Savoie, les conflits d’usage se multiplient en juillet et en août. Certaines collectivités misent sur le dialogue et la régulation.
by New Yorker - about 7 hours
A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings.
by Usbek & Rica - about 8 hours
Après sa sélection estivale de romans, BD et mangas, la rédaction d’Usbek & Rica vous présente ses podcasts préférés du moment. Au programme : des entretiens pour tout comprendre sur l’IA, une enquête sur la difficulté d’être à la fois un bon parent et un bon ami, et l’exploration d’une hypothèse vertigineuse digne du film Matrix.
by HackAdAy - about 8 hours
Last time we found out the idea of space stations is surprisingly old. By the 1950s, everyone knew we’d be working in beautiful space stations that rotated like a wheel to give us the illusion of gravity. Of course, that didn’t happen. But we did get some practical space stations, even before the current crop. The road to get there, though, was predictably bumpy.
Convair: From TASSEL to MARS
Convair had been studying multi-person orbital stations under Krafft Ehricke since the late 1950s. One result was TASSEL, an acronym for the Three Astronaut Space System Experimental Laboratory. Proposed in 1960, TASSEL was a three-man laboratory intended for an Atlas-Centaur launch into a roughly 200-nautical-mile...
by BBC - about 8 hours
Hamas says the kites found in Israeli border communities in recent days were launched by children in Gaza.
by Autheuil - about 8 hours
Raphaël Glucksmann vient de se lancer dans le grand bain de l’élection prsidentielle. Même s’il m’est sympathique, je ne donne pas cher de sa candidature. Il y a trop de faiblesses potentielles et de signaux d’alerte. C’est un candidat très seul, à la tête d’un parti à faibles effectifs, qui ne lui donne pas la […]
by Korben - about 10 hours
-- Article en partenariat avec Incogni -- Vous avez déjà tapé votre nom sur Google ? Non, pas pour stalker votre ex. Votre PROPRE nom. Faites-le. Je vous attends.
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Vous avez trouvé quelque chose ? Peut-être votre adresse, votre numéro de téléphone, votre email, vos anciennes adresses, peut-être même votre numéro de sécu ou votre date de naissance. Le tout exposé sur des sites que vous ne connaissez même pas. Des sites avec des noms à la con du genre PeopleSearchPro ou Spokeo ou je sais pas quelle autre saloperie. Et le pire ? C'est légal. Ces mecs vendent vos données comme si c'était des bonbons.
Moi, j'ai découvert ça par hasard. Je cherchais un truc, je tape mon nom, et BIM,...
by Torrentfreak - about 10 hours
Mid August, shadow library Anna’s Archive faced extended downtime, which had many regular visitors concerned. These worries didn’t come out of nowhere as the site has been under quite a bit of legal pressure in recent months. Lawsuit Takes Domains Offline
In January, the site lost its flagship .org domain. Initially it wasn’t clear what was behind this action but unsealed court records eventually connected it to a lawsuit filed by music companies. This case was a direct response to a Spotify scrape Anna’s Archive announced a few weeks earlier. The music companies obtained an injunction from a U.S. federal court to go after the site’s domain names. This took out not only the .ORG domain but also the...
by Wired - about 10 hours
With two cameras and built-in climate sensors, the Birdfy Nest Duo let me watch an entire nesting season unfold.
by Asialyst - about 10 hours
L’Afghanistan a commémoré le 15 août dernier l’entrée de l’Émirat islamique d’Afghanistan dans sa 6e année de gouvernance obscurantiste des talibans après un quinquennat (août 2021 – août 2026) aux affaires laissant dans son sillage désillusions, interrogations pour l’avenir et désespoir pour les femmes dont l’effacement dans la société n’a jamais été aussi criant.
by Asialyst - about 11 hours
L'été 2026 a une nouvelle fois battu des records de chaleur au Japon. Les autorités ont multiplié les alertes aux coups de chaleur, tandis que les hôpitaux accueillaient des milliers de patients victimes d'hyperthermie. Pour beaucoup, ces épisodes restent des anomalies météorologiques. Pour les climatologues, ils annoncent plutôt ce que deviendra le quotidien de l'archipel dans les prochaines décennies.
by Wired - about 11 hours
Looking to better protect your Kindle or add a little personality to your favorite e-reader? From cases and covers to page turners and even charms, this is the guide for you.
by HackAdAy - about 11 hours
Not the prettiest ruby, for sure. (Credit: Gems of Science, YouTube)
Sapphires and rubies aren’t just pretty, they also got a range of practical uses. This makes it even more useful to be able to make them at home for obviously completely innocent experiments. Cue [Gems of Science] and his attempts to make good-looking rubies, without resorting to the brute-force laser blasting approach that [Styropyro] previously used to create murky-looking gems.
That basic method used involves blasting aluminium oxide with a laser, which results in a container full of what are technically gems, but – as the image on the right makes clear – not exactly the prettiest or easiest to shine up. Much of the problem here is...
by BBC - about 11 hours
Ozon says its warehouses across southern Russia, including in Dagestan and Krasnodar, were hit in the overnight strikes.
by New Yorker - about 12 hours
Thirty-odd years ago, the Treasury Secretary was one of the speculators who broke the Bank of England in a famous trade. Now he’s on the other side of the markets, struggling to contain rising bond yields.
by New Yorker - about 12 hours
Lindsey Graham’s younger sister, who was appointed to his South Carolina Senate seat upon his death, may soon be elected to a full term. Political insiders say she is a “black box.”
by New Yorker - about 12 hours
The “Pod Save America” host answers listeners’ questions about the 2026 midterm elections and what they tell us about the 2028 Presidential race.
by New Yorker - about 12 hours
Pouria Zeraati, a dissident who was living in London, was stabbed by a group of Romanian thugs. His case is part of a widening campaign by the Iranian regime to silence its detractors.
by Toute l'Europe - about 12 hours
À l'approche de la présidentielle de 2027, les autorités françaises alertent sur le risque d'ingérences étrangères et de campagnes de désinformation en ligne - Crédits : Alicja Nowakowska / iStock À chaque grande échéance électorale, le risque d'ingérence étrangère ressurgit. À moins de huit mois du premier tour de l'élection présidentielle française, prévu le dimanche 18 avril 2027, la campagne a déjà été visée par plusieurs opérations de désinformation. Sur les réseaux sociaux, depuis fin juillet, trois candidats déclarés ou alors pressentis pour l'Élysée ont été la cible de telles opérations : les anciens Premiers ministres Édouard Philippe et Gabriel Attal, ainsi que...
by Toute l'Europe - about 12 hours
Près de la moitié des Islandais vivent dans la capitale à Reykjavík - Crédits : Paola Giannoni / iStock Bien que l'Islande soit rattachée au Vieux continent, elle n'est pas membre de l'Union européenne. Toutefois, l'île a déjà entrepris un processus d'adhésion à l'Union européenne avant d'y renoncer. Quels sont les liens entre l'UE et l'Islande ? Processus d'adhésion interrompu L'Islande (389 444 habitants) s'est officiellement portée candidate à l'intégration en 2009, dans le contexte de la grave crise financière qui a touché le pays. Mais les négociations ont été difficiles, notamment en raison de différends sur les quotas de pêche. Le gouvernement islandais ne voulait pas soumettre...
by Korben - about 13 hours
Toutes les fuites de données ne se valent pas, et celle-ci a de quoi faire transpirer pas mal de monde. Des pirates ont siphonné le registre des ayants droit économiques du Liechtenstein dans la nuit du 29 au 30 juillet, embarquant les informations de 31 000 sociétés, fondations et fiduciaires d'un coup.
Un ayant droit économique, pour faire simple, c'est la vraie personne en chair et en os qui possède ou contrôle une société, celle qui empoche l'argent tout au bout de la chaîne même quand une cascade de sociétés-écrans s'emploie à la rendre invisible.
C'est tout le problème. Ce registre a été monté pour lutter contre le blanchiment, en forçant chaque structure à déclarer noir sur blanc...
by Toute l'Europe - about 13 hours
Pour que leur candidature soit retenue, les prétendants doivent obtenir 500 parrainages d'élus issus d'au moins 30 départements ou collectivités d'outre-mer - Crédits : Wikimedia CC-BY-SA-4.0 - CC-BY-2.0 - Flickr Vox España CC0 1.0 - Flickr The Left CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 - Commission européenne - Parlement européen. À moins de huit mois du premier tour, la course à l'Élysée prend forme. L'élection présidentielle française aura lieu les 18 avril et 2 mai 2027. Plusieurs responsables politiques ont déjà annoncé leur candidature ou ont été désignés par leur parti. Mais la liste reste encore provisoire : aucun nom ne sera officiellement retenu avant la validation des parrainages par le Conseil...
by BBC - about 13 hours
Norway's King Harald remains in hospital receiving antibiotics for a bloodstream bacterial infection.
by HackAdAy - about 14 hours
The Casio F-91W digital watch is perhaps one of the most successful pieces of consumer electronics ever made, having quietly supplied the essential function of an inexpensive and accurate LCD digital timepiece for many decades. As a result it has a huge following, and we’ve seen plenty of projects based upon it. [Matteo P] has one that we think you’ll like, he’s turned his Casio into a contactless payment device. We missed it when it came out, but sometimes a good project needs sharing.
If you’re a long-time Hackaday reader you may remember our investigation of 13.56 MHz NFC cards in which we showed you a disassembled card in which he antenna was a tuned circuit covering most of the card, with a small...