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7 Basic iPhone Tricks I Built With iOS 27’s Revamped Shortcuts App
Wiredby Reece Rogers·2d ago
I’ve never used Apple's built-in Shortcuts app before, despite owning an iPhone for years. While automating tedious tasks sounded nice, the necessary scripting to trigger actions and thread them...
A Search for Meaning, A Quest for Purpose - 3 Quarks Daily
3 Quarks Dailyby Bonnie McCune·2d ago
by Bonnie McCune “The world is so full of a number of things, I’m sure we should all be as happy as kings.” —Robert Louis Stevenson Over what is slowly becoming a lengthy session of being alive...
Trump plays nuclear poker with Kim Jong Un — but who holds the cards?
FOX Newsby Morgan Phillips·2d ago
As President Donald Trump looks to revive summit diplomacy with Kim Jong Un, he faces a North Korea with a larger nuclear arsenal, a powerful new partner in Russia and far less incentive to strike...
Burning Questions Confront Wildland Firefighters in Maine and Across New England - Inside Climate News
Inside Climate Newsby By Sydney Cromwell·2d ago
Wildfires in New England rarely make national news. The spotlight is more often on the catastrophic fires of Western states, but the Northeast’s fire season has been quietly heating up.
Is Expensive Bottled Water Actually Better for You?
Wiredby Megan Tomos·2d ago
Water is supposed to be the simplest thing we consume. The premium bottled water industry has transformed it into something that requires a backstory.
Zelenskyy rejects wartime elections citing "huge risk" and "split" for Ukraine
CBS Newsby Duarte Dias·2d ago
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy rejected the idea of holding elections during the war with Russia, four days after the former defense minister publicly called for them.
Boulder, Colorado, and Big Oil Prepare for High-Stakes Clash in Supreme Court - Inside Climate News
Inside Climate Newsby By Dana Drugmand·2d ago
Local and state governments across the United States have turned to state courts over the past nine years, filing lawsuits reminiscent of those against the tobacco industry in the 1990s against...
AI is the Latest and Best-Financed Cult to Emerge from California - 3 Quarks Daily
3 Quarks Dailyby David Hoyt·2d ago
by David Hoyt Had the historian of California, Mike Davis, lived long enough to take in the spectacle of the AI boom, he very well may have seen a through line to earlier hybrids of unvarnished...
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4982–4987: Back to Our Regularly Scheduled Programming - NASA Science
NASAby Stephen Carney; Mars Science Laboratory Mission Team Members·2d ago
By Allison Dries-Padilla, Missions Operations Specialist at Malin Space Science Systems Earth planning date: Friday, Aug.
Fetterman aligns with Trump on AI push, warns China benefits from US 'overreaction'
FOX Newsby Michael Sinkewicz·2d ago
Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., on Saturday dismissed "AI doomsdaying," warning that China benefits from "overreaction" by the United States as the two countries compete for dominance in artificial...
Truck computer contains clues to motive in South Carolina hit-and-run murder, prosecutors say
CBS Newsby Josh Yager·2d ago
When authorities in Greenwood, South Carolina, arrived at the deserted intersection after 1 a.m. on May 7, 2023, they found a mangled BMW sedan in the road with debris scattered around it.
Scientists turn tiny “defects” into a 5.5x heat transfer boost
ScienceDaily·2d ago
Scientists turn tiny “defects” into a 5.5x heat transfer boost Scientists turned tiny surface “defects” into an advantage, creating a coating that can boost condensation heat transfer by up to 5.5...
Chinese robot beats Usain Bolt's 100-meter sprint world record in humanoid bot games
CBS News·2d ago
A humanoid robot has beaten Usain Bolt's 100-meter sprint record at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, China on Saturday.
Cannabis use linked to 37% higher stroke risk in massive study
ScienceDaily·2d ago
Cannabis use linked to 37% higher stroke risk in massive study - Date: - August 23, 2026 - Source: - University of Cambridge - Summary: - A massive analysis involving more than 100 million people...
This common vitamin was linked to 13% better cognitive scores
Neuroscience News -- ScienceDaily·2d ago
This common vitamin was linked to 13% better cognitive scores - Date: - August 23, 2026 - Source: - Emory University - Summary: - Older adults with mild cognitive impairment and sleep problems who...
The Black Robin and the Power of Tenacious Tenderness: How a Single Mother Brought an Entire Species Back from the Brink of Extinction
The Marginalianby Maria Popova·2d ago
The Black Robin and the Power of Tenacious Tenderness: How a Single Mother Brought an Entire Species Back from the Brink of Extinction By Maria Popova This essay is adapted from Traversal.
Black holes keep tearing these stars apart, but they survive
ScienceDaily·2d ago
Black holes keep tearing these stars apart, but they survive A star’s rapid spin may explain why repeated encounters with a supermassive black hole produce ever-dimmer flashes of light.
Bear crashes couple's anniversary getaway, rummages through Tennessee tea shop before jumping on counter
FOX Newsby Michael Sinkewicz·2d ago
A couple's anniversary getaway took a wild turn when a bear strolled into a Gatlinburg tea shop and began rummaging through merchandise before suddenly jumping onto the counter in a startling...
Army Secretary Dan Driscoll considering stepping down, sources say
CBS Newsby James LaPorta; Eleanor Watson·3d ago
U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is considering stepping down from his post by the end of the year, two people familiar with the matter told CBS News Saturday.
This shark can live 400 years. Its eyes barely seem to age
ScienceDaily·3d ago
This shark can live 400 years. Its eyes barely seem to age The 400-year-old Greenland shark may hold surprising secrets to keeping eyes healthy for a lifetime.
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