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“This is an interactive story about In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) told from two perspectives: Parent and Child. Select one to continue.”

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The Mysterious Redditor Who’s Changing the Way We...

The Mysterious Redditor Who’s Changing the Way We Do Laundry. “Most of the world uses powdered laundry detergent, which allows for more enzyme flexibility; Americans generally prefer liquid, which doesn’t always contain these precious enzymes.”

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Former NBPA Head Tamika Tremaglio Discusses The WNBA Labor Battle And The Art Of Bargaining

Former NBPA Head Tamika Tremaglio Discusses The WNBA Labor Battle And The Art Of Bargaining
For a seventh straight night, the WNBA and players' union left an all-day collective bargaining session Monday without a deal in place. The two sides have spent around 90 hours in in-person meetings since last Tuesday. Union president Nneka Ogwumike told reporters this past ...

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Am I a sucker for these kinds of ultra-detailed images by Richard Nadler because I am a fan of Richard Scarry books and Wes Anderson movies or am I a fan of Scarry & Anderson because I’m a sucker for these kinds of ultra-detailed images? (Or is it because I’m aphantasic and require external imagery for this level of detail?) See also Mark Alan Stamaty’s NYC Illustrations and Infinite Illustrations. Tags: Richard Nadler

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DoorDash Reservations Scored America's Most Exclusive Restaurants

After the rise (and fall) of reservation scalping, DoorDash and a host of apps are fighting to book you a seat at the country's most exclusive restaurants.

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Chainguard thinks most DevOps teams are solving container security the hard way

Chainguard OS is great, but what if you want to customize your own Linux? Now, with the Chainguard OS Package,

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Why Beginners Have a Hard Time With Simple Advice

How to start as a beginner? This is arguably the most important question of all in any domain, including fitness and the Zettelkasten Method. The typical and best approach is to start with simple explanations and instructions. In fitness, you begin by incorporating regular...

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Fox Sports to Broadcast U.S.-Venezuela World Baseball Classic Final in Immersive 3D — But Not on Vision Pro

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Fox Sports, on Twitter/X:

Tonight, watch the WBC Final in a full immersive experience on the Fox Sports XR app for the Galaxy XR headset powered by Android XR!

The Fox Sports app in the App Store is native only on iOS (iPhone and iPad), Apple TV, and Apple Watch. So, unless I’m missing something, not only are they not streaming it immersively on VisionOS, they don’t even have a native VisionOS app.

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OpenAI’s GPT-5.4 mini and nano are built for the subagent era

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On Tuesday, OpenAI released GPT-5.4 mini and nano, two smaller models designed for tasks that agentic AI systems delegate: codebase searches,

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Could the Iran war lead to WWIII?

With the Strait of Hormuz blocked, policy expert Karim Sadjadpour says the war in Iran is becoming increasingly complicated: "I don't think President Trump ... understood what he was getting into." Sadjadpour spoke with Terry Gross about the historical context of the conflict, the four priorities for the U.S. government, and the likelihood of escalation to WWIII. 


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I Can’t Get Enough Of The Kaiju Battle Between Aryna Sabalenka And Elena Rybakina

I Can’t Get Enough Of The Kaiju Battle Between Aryna Sabalenka And Elena Rybakina
Raw power is winning out these days. While one of the great pleasures of the sport is watching the intersection of sharply contrasting styles of play, I have temporarily set aside all those nuances. The main matchup I want to watch right now involves two players with almost ...

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I Can’t Stop Reading Music History Books

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Time for your weekly edition of the Defector Funbag. Got something on your mind? Email the Funbag. You can also read Drew over at SFGATE, and buy Drew’s books while you’re at it. Today, we're talking music books, living on the moon, the NCAAs, and more.

Happy Saint Patrick’s Day! I’ll always remember when I called it St. Patty’s Day online and everyone yelled at me that it’s “St. Paddy’s Day” not “Patty’s.” I despise the Irish now.

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Was Life Seeded from Space? ‘Complete Set’ of DNA Ingredients Discovered on Asteroid

Was Life Seeded from Space? ‘Complete Set’ of DNA Ingredients Discovered on Asteroid

“Organic molecules delivered from extraterrestrial materials may have played a key role in supplying building blocks for life on Earth,” said one scientist.

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WebMCP turns any Chrome web page into an MCP server for AI agents

Illustration of a robot hand and a human hand shaking, symbolizing collaboration between AI and humans, set against an orange cloudy background.

About two weeks ago, I posted about websites returning Markdown to make life easier for AI agents. While agents are already quite

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GitHub Copilot’s effect on collaboration has stunned researchers

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Generative AI tools like GitHub Copilot are not just speeding up coding; they are quietly rewiring how software developers divide

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Twin adventurers are cleverly testing modern vs. historic gear. “If they went on an expedition, and Ross wore modern kit while Hugo wore historic replicas, any difference in performance…could be attributed solely to the gear, not genetics.”

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Federico Viticci blogs about using Android foldables, thinking about the upcoming iPhone foldable:

Anyway, what every foldable has also taught me is that it’s just so nice to realize you can open your phone and be taken into a quasi-tablet environment without having to go grab a separate device. This happens to me all the time: I’m doing some research and realize I want to keep my browser next to, say, ChatGPT; without interrupting what I’m doing, I can open the Z Fold and continue the task, now with two apps shown on screen.

Also I love the name iPhone Duo.

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The Script of Every American Movie Set in Ireland

FADE IN. EXT. COUNTRYSIDE – DAY Open on rolling hills of violently oversaturated green. The scenery suggests a temporal twilight zone, some time between 1745 and the present day. Against all statistical likelihood, it is not raining. We zoom in on any ginger AMERICAN actress...

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Irish Language Loss And Restoration

For St. Patrick's Day, Nicholas Wolf, associate director for research and publishing initiatives at Glucksman Ireland House, NYU's study of Irish and Irish America, discusses the decades-long effort to restore the Irish language after it rapidly declined under British colonial rule. 

 

Photo: Bilingual Irish-English street name sign, named after St. Patrick, in which 'Port' is the Irish for 'Quay'. Credit: Mucklagh/Wikimedia Commons


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These Sonos Over-Ear Headphones Are $100 Off

This super comfortable headset has some top-tier active noise canceling. Unlike other headphones, it also integrates with your existing Sonos gear.