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emergencymode.news/no-longer-niche-how-journalists-cover-wildfires-and-smoke/
As wildfires and smoke become more frequent and widespread due to climate change, news coverage needs to be more creative, comprehensive, and anticipatory.
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futurism.com/future-society/flock-surveillance-atlanta-fbi-data-crime-case-solve
New FBI data shows case closure rates for the Atlanta Police Department have not improved despite thousands of ALPRs installed since 2021.
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newyorker.com/culture/critics-notebook/whoopi-goldberg-was-and-always-will-be-the-whole-show
The content from “The Whoopi Monologues” planted the seed of Whoopi Goldberg’s Hollywood stardom. A Lincoln Center production frames its revival as the source of something matrilineal.
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nytimes.com/2026/08/01/opinion/citizen-vigilante-right-revenge-movie.html
I wrote my column this week about Elon Musk’s white supremacist ideology.
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The game’s servers will shut down in October…
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hermit-tech.com/blog/ai-mania-is-eviscerating-global-decisionmaking
The reality of how much damage AI mania is doing to our ability to run institutions effectively.
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Watch the Skies was first created and run by Jim Wallman in the UK. Wallman drew inspiration from classic science fiction novels and movies, such as "Mars Attacks!
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teenvogue.com/story/how-nmixx-lily-became-the-kind-of-idol-she-always-admired-interview
The NMIXX singer-songwriter reflects on writing "LOUD," her love of books, and why becoming an idol made her an even more thoughtful fan.
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gothamist.com/news/ny-looks-to-shut-down-kalshi-have-it-pay-36-billion-in-new-lawsuit
The state alleges the "prediction market" is just a gambling operation in disguise.
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After Arc's pivot to AI left power users behind, I found the browser I actually wanted.
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businessinsider.com/chatgpt-more-ads-bigger-brands-home-depot-new-data-2026-7
New data shows how OpenAI is boosting ad presence on ChatGPT, drawing major brands such as Home Depot and Intuit.
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nytimes.com/2026/07/31/nyregion/nypl-queens-bookops-salvatore-magaddino.html
At a warehouse tucked away in an industrial corner of Queens, books of all shapes, sizes and colors fly across a series of conveyor belts, tumbling into shipping containers destined for 150 library branches across New York City.
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technologyreview.com/2026/07/24/1140790/the-quest-to-keep-organs-alive-outside-the-body/
Researchers are breaking new ground in preserving organs by freezing them, pumping nutrients into them, or supercooling them.
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(eventually) trying to make operating atproto infra cheaper
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Detective Grimoire and Sally are back.
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techcrunch.com/2026/07/31/spacex-wont-remove-all-of-xais-unpermitted-turbines-for-another-year/
SpaceX is building a new power plant for xAI's Colossus data centers, but it won't remove existing, unpermitted turbines for many more months.
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vulture.com/article/new-radicals-one-night-only-soundtrack.html
They provide the title track to the high concept romcom’s soundtrack.
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'The level of dopamine I've been getting from interacting with LLMs is not healthy for me,' said Hank Green
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There's so many ways to play the N64. You do not need to support Palmer Luckey's little project.
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LemonLime’s Jordan Zietz said he’s really, really sorry about the whole thing.
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Contribute to Ashex/atproto-mcp development by creating an account on GitHub.
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The July 31 court filing reveals that the sealant at the bottom of the Reflectiong Pool had “[a]lmost immediately” begun peeling after the work.
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Journalists, human rights advocates and open source analysts recoiled in horror at the move: "The opportunities for abuse and disinfo are literally boundless," said one.
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Communities and farms across Arizona, Nevada and California face potentially drastic cuts in the water they can use from the Colorado River over the next decade under a plan the Trump administration published on Friday.
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YouTube told ASMR artists including Bunnii, Slight Sounds, Rose, and others that their content broke the platform's sex and nudity policy. Creators say these bans are unfair and potentially life-altering.
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activehistory.ca/blog/2026/07/13/the-archive-is-not-a-toy-the-hidden-problems-of-a-vintage-ai/
talkie’s poor representation of history is a side effect of a larger problem. The model was conceptually built as an experimental tool to see if language models can accurately predict the future, a…
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news.chanda.science/archive/we-cant-have-metaphors-anymore-because-everything/
or How I'm still worried about nuclear weapons
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sfgate.com/national-parks/article/marmot-researchers-make-onlyfans-22357723.php
When funding for marmot research dwindled, these California scientists turned to OnlyFans
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theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/973741/ai-music-major-record-labels-charts
A song can’t chart unless it’s “substantially human made.”
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Viral tales of good triumphing over evil are racking up millions of views. They’re almost entirely AI-generated clickbait.
