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The four elements - Fire, 1952 #mcescher #opart

Just when it looked like we were about to find out what Storm Sondors has been cooking up for his return to the e-bike world, the story has taken another strange turn.

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I was initially enamored with the beta version of Apple’s revamped smartphone assistant. As the full release approaches, I’ve forgotten Siri AI even exists.

The team embedded electrodes into live cockroaches, then outfitted them with cameras and injection devices to deliver medication via remote control.

Polls show that overwhelming majorities of Americans hate data centers. China makes a perfect scapegoat for tech leaders and their allies—the only problem is a lack of evidence.

The best gaming chair is actually an office chair. Here are our top picks from our real-life testing so far.

A new Financial Times/Focaldata poll finds Donald Trump’s approval at 33% — an all-time low. The president’s approval rating among Republican voters also slipped by more than two points, to 72% — another all-time low. Trump Approval Approve 33%   Financial Times/Focaldata poll · ±2.6%

“Iran said Sunday it struck an unmanned U.S. vessel trying to enter the Strait of Hormuz, the latest salvo in a new flare-up of fighting between the two countries,” the Associated Press reports.

“For months the U.S. military has sought to protect tankers from Iranian attacks as they carry Persian Gulf oil through the Strait of Hormuz,” the New York Times reports. “But last week, a Saudi vessel trying to go through the strait was struck close to Oman’s coast, killing two of its crew members. Two other […]

The shift in the fish’s diet is having significant downstream impacts on the environment and climate.

Music Featured (in order of appearance, all conducted by Gustavo Dudamel): Johann Strauss, Tik-Tak Polka, Polka Schnell, Op. 365, Weiner Philharmoniker (Sony Music Entertainment) Dmitri Shostakovich, Festive Overture, Op. 96, Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra (Deutsche Grammoph...

Portrait of Alexander Reid, 1887 #postimpressionism #vincentvangogh

Paul Klee, Still Life, 1927 #paulklee #museumarchive

“President Trump’s legal and rhetorical assault on voting by mail — and the flurry of contradictory court decisions around it — has left voters confused and local officials scrambling just eight weeks before November’s critical midterm elections,” the New York Times reports. “The contortions have county registrars dusting off Election Day contingency plans developed for […]

Wall Street Journal: “Unlike in most European countries, the production, distribution and possession of pornography in Ukraine is illegal, punishable by up to seven years in prison. Still, Ukraine has been unable to curtail a vast and lucrative porn industry, which officials say operates with the protection of corrupt police. “ “Ukrainian authorities are now demanding […]

“Two months before the midterms, Democrats are devoting vast financial resources to red states like Ohio, Iowa and Texas, daring to hope their party can reclaim the Senate with victories in a series of states President Trump won in 2024,” the New York Times reports. “New Hampshire would like a word.” “In recent weeks, a […]

“In the White House Rose Garden last week, President Trump gathered some of the most politically endangered House Republicans for a dinner where he promised to make himself the face of the party’s uphill battle to keep control of Congress,” the New York Times reports. “The scene encapsulated the box that GOP lawmakers have found […]

Wall Street Journal: “The socialists, it turns out, are highly social.” “In chapters across the country, they enjoy DSA barbecues, beach days, running clubs, happy hours, karaoke, prom nights, transgender rights and bodily autonomy game nights, reading groups, Marxist study circles and more. The DSA is even moving into affairs of the heart with a […]