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Meta expands its AI coding push with Muse Spark 1.1
Meta launches Muse Spark 1.1, a multimodal AI coding model built for agentic workflows, enterprise automation, and compe...
Required Reading: Stories of Resilience, Memory and Play
A curated roundup of art, culture, and science stories exploring resilience, memory, laughter, puzzles, and the enduring...
Charles Hudson's startup lessons: What founders should rethink before fundraising
Charles Hudson shares startup fundraising lessons from 500+ investments, including valuation strategy, investor selectio...
Slate Auto and Crayola Bring Color to Electric Truck Customization
Slate Auto partners with Crayola to launch colorful EV truck wraps, adding new customization options to its electric pic...
Google Adds AI Disclosure Labels to Ads
Google is adding AI disclosure labels to ads in My Ad Center, helping users see when synthetic or edited content was use...
Mercor's Valuation Talks Signal Rapid AI Growth
Mercor is reportedly discussing a $20 billion valuation as revenue surges past $2 billion and the AI training startup ac...
Egyptian Archaeologists Uncover Sealed Tombs and Rare Gold Amulets at Marina el-Alamein
Egyptian archaeologists uncovered 18 sealed tombs, gold tongue amulets, and a sarcophagus at Marina el-Alamein, revealin...
Paris-based Gradium secures $100M seed to scale voice AI
Gradium, the Paris-based voice AI startup, raises $100 million in seed funding with Nvidia backing to expand in the Bay...
King Charles Portrait Study Joins Buckingham Palace's Renewed Picture Gallery
Buckingham Palace's Picture Gallery now features a study for King Charles III's portrait, alongside a major display refr...
Trap Bar Deadlift: A Smarter Way to Build Strength
Learn how the trap bar deadlift improves lifting mechanics, builds strength, and offers a more natural alternative to th...
OpenAI's Sol Release Raises New Questions About AI Safety Reviews
OpenAI's Sol model is set for wider release, renewing debate over how frontier AI systems are reviewed, tested, and appr...
The New Side Hustle Behind Viral Food Lines
Paid line waiting is becoming a growing side hustle as viral desserts and popular restaurants drive demand, especially i...
Meta's New AI Image Tool Puts Instagram Privacy Settings in Focus
Meta's Muse Image brings AI image creation to Instagram, while also putting public-photo reuse and privacy controls at t...
MIT and EPFL Unveil a 250-Gram Robot That Can Swim, Then Fly Back Into the Air
MIT and EPFL's FAAV robot can swim underwater and fly again, offering a new bio-inspired model for future ocean research...
Egyptian Archaeologists Reveal a 1,600-Year-Old Byzantine City in the Desert
Egyptian archaeologists uncovered a 1,600-year-old Byzantine city in Dakhla Oasis, revealing churches, homes, coins and...
Meta's Custom AI Chips Set for September Production
Meta plans to begin production of its latest custom AI chips in September, advancing its MTIA program and expanding in-h...
Nvidia Faces a Shifting AI Compute Market
Nvidia's stock has cooled as AI compute prices ease, while memory chips surge. The shift highlights how supply, demand,...
New York Returns 59 Antiquities to Italy, Iraq and Indonesia
New York returns 59 antiquities to Italy, Iraq and Indonesia, highlighting growing global efforts to restore cultural he...
GoPro Max2 Drops to Its Lowest Price Yet
GoPro Max2 hits its lowest price at $299, offering 8K 360-degree video, 29MP stills, and creative editing flexibility fo...
Arabic Calligraphy Finds a New Canvas in Tattoo Art
Brooklyn tattoo artist Noore Yazigi transforms Arabic calligraphy into meaningful body art, blending heritage, identity,...
iPhone Brightness Glitch Has a Surprising Keyboard-Based Fix
A surprising iPhone brightness bug can be eased by using Dictation, offering a quick software-based workaround for smoot...
Mitchell Hooper Opens Up on PEDs, Performance Limits and the Future of Strength Sports
Mitchell Hooper shares a candid view on PEDs, elite strength limits, and the health trade-offs behind record-level perfo...
GLP-1 Medications and Athletic Performance: Early Data Raises New Questions
Early research suggests GLP-1 medications may affect athletic recovery and performance metrics, making nutrition and wea...
Rob Hann's Colorful Roadside Photography Turns America's Backroads into Visual Stories
Rob Hann's road-trip-inspired photography transforms American backroads, desert landmarks, and roadside oddities into vi...
Block Agrees to $45 Million Settlement Over Cash App Fraud Safeguards
Block has agreed to a $45 million settlement with 46 states over Cash App fraud safeguards, with new commitments to impr...
AI Giants Could Redefine the Scale of Tech Exits
SpaceX, Anthropic and OpenAI may set a new benchmark for tech exits, with trillion-dollar valuations reshaping IPO scale...
Nervous System Regulation: What Science Says Beyond Wellness Trends
Science is redefining "nervous system regulation" beyond social media trends, highlighting sleep, movement, breathwork,...
Apple Messages in iOS 27 Gains Smarter Tools, Faster Sync and New Ways to Chat
iOS 27 brings Apple Messages smarter AI tools, faster syncing, voice note controls, drawing features, and clearer group...
ChatGPT Study Reveals How One User Generated 27,000+ Fiction Prompts
A new study from University of Washington and University of Colorado Boulder shows how one ChatGPT user generated 27,869...
Samsung's Odyssey G5 Monitor Drops to Its Lowest Price Yet
Samsung's 27-inch Odyssey G5 gaming monitor hits its lowest price, offering 1440p clarity, 180Hz refresh, and adjustable...
Character.ai Launches AI Microdramas with an Interactive Twist
Character.ai enters microdramas with AI-made series and an interactive twist, letting adult users chat with characters a...
Ollama Secures $65M as Open-Source AI Adoption Accelerates
Ollama raises $65M in Series B funding as its open-source AI platform reaches nearly 9 million users and expands access...
Anker's Compact Portable Power Station Drops to Its Lowest Price Yet
Anker's Solix S2000 portable power station is down to $599.99, offering 2kWh capacity, 1,500W output, app control, and f...
Nandan Nilekani steps back from GP role as Fundamentum prepares third fund
Fundamentum launches its third fund with Nandan Nilekani as anchor investor, focusing on Indian startups in AI, fintech,...
Gut Microbe Research Opens a New Path in Lupus Science
A study from UT Health San Antonio suggests a missing gut bacterium may help calm lupus, pointing to future microbiome-b...
Truecaller Questions India's Anti-Spam Number Rules
Truecaller challenges India's anti-spam call rules, saying restrictions on 1400 and 1600 numbers weaken spam detection a...
Lovable's valuation could reach $13.2 billion in new funding talks
Lovable is reportedly in talks for a $300 million round that could value the Swedish vibe-coding startup at $13.2 billio...
Nobel Laureate Ferenc Krausz Sees Laser Blood Tests as a Path to Earlier Disease Detection
Ferenc Krausz is advancing laser-based blood testing with AI to detect disease years before symptoms, opening a new era...
How a Former Marine Rebuilt His Fitness With Smarter Training and Nutrition
Former Marine Bran Hughes transformed his body through smarter training, higher protein intake, and disciplined habits,...
NHTSA Calls on Autonomous Vehicle Makers to Improve First-Responder Awareness
NHTSA has called on autonomous vehicle developers to better detect emergency scenes, improve first-responder access, and...
Art World Remembers a Generation of Influential Creators and Curators
A tribute to artists, curators, and collectors whose work shaped experimental film, sculpture, comics, and museum cultur...
Justin Gignac Turns Event Trash Into Collectible Art
Justin Gignac's latest New York City Garbage edition turns street debris from a high-profile Manhattan event into collec...
Tesla 4680 vs BYD Blade: What a Battery Teardown Reveals
A teardown study compares Tesla's 4680 and BYD's Blade Battery, revealing key differences in energy density, cost, safet...
Google's SynthID Helps Expose AI-Generated Image Circulating Online
Google's SynthID watermark helped identify a viral AI-generated image, highlighting how invisible verification tools are...
Hoka Clifton 11 Arrives as Clifton 10 Gets a Fresh Discount
Hoka launches the Clifton 11 while the Clifton 10 gets a rare 20% discount, offering shoppers a choice between updated p...
Mickalene Thomas Faces Copyright Lawsuit Over Photographic Works
Mickalene Thomas faces a copyright lawsuit from photographer Barbara Karant over alleged unauthorized use of images from...
Right Now's Best Headphone and Earbud Deals
Top headphone and earbud deals include Beats, Bose, Sony, Marshall, and Nothing, with major discounts on premium audio a...
Artissima to Host 180 Galleries From 35 Countries in Turin This Fall
Artissima returns to Turin with 180 galleries from 35 countries, organized into curated sections that spotlight emerging...