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Sinkholes saved these endangered trees – then trapped them there:
Large sinkholes in nature have traditionally been viewed as a win for biodiversity, protecting plants that would be exposed to environmental stress above ground.
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24 July 2026.
OpenAI launches Codex Micro hardware for AI coding:
OpenAI, the AI lab that brought us ChatGPT, which simultaneously evoked awe, fear, and fascination when it first launched in 2023, has released its first-ever hardware product, a $230 mini-keyboard that’s designed to enhance the workflow of users of Codex, the company’s specialized AI coding agent.
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25 July 2026.
This Week In Techdirt History: July 19th – 25th:
This Week in 2016 This Week in 2011 This Week in 2006.
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25 July 2026.
How I Get Free Traffic from ChatGPT in 2025 (AIO vs SEO):
Three weeks ago, I tested something that completely changed how I think about organic traffic.
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04 December 2025.
For the birds: Parakeet co-designs its own perch:
Doctoral student, and her bird, co-designed NomadicPerch, a felted wearable that temporarily turns a hand into a mobile perch.
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23 July 2026.
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‘I thought, I’ve tried everything else, why not give AI a shot?’: the long-lost family reunited by ChatGPT:
Avtar spent decades wondering what happened to the mother he never got to know.
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25 July 2026.
‘Ozempic face’ and hair loss: what evidence is there for weight-loss drug side-effects?:
Research into GLP-1 medications is not always robust but complaints such as digestive problems are well knownWeight loss jabs such as Wegovy and Mounjaro have boomed in popularity, and so have reports of myriad side-effects.
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25 July 2026.
Samsung's new Ultra foldable is impressive, but I'd pay close attention to this model:
The Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra is sure to impress power users, but Samsung took a risk with the Galaxy Z Fold 8, and it could pay off.
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25 July 2026.
More than 250,000 flee wildfires in France and Spain:
Spain's PM warns of "complex hours" ahead as authorities in France say they are far from bringing blazes burning near Bordeaux under control.
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25 July 2026.
A town renamed its festival 'AI Love Irondale Day.' Then came the comments:
The online outcry over the renaming of a summer festival illustrates the unease over the data center boom in the South.
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23 July 2026.
Silicon Valley Splits Over Closing the Borders to Chinese A.I.:
Anthropic and OpenAI are clashing with the rest of the tech industry over whether “open-source” models from China should be freely available or restricted.
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25 July 2026.
How the Words We Teach English Language Learners Changed:
A comparison of essential English vocabulary lists from 1953 and 2023 shows a shift away from concrete, everyday words toward more abstract, institutional, and system-level language.
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25 July 2026.
On Second Test of Its Newest Starship Design, SpaceX Sticks the Landing:
It was the 13th test overall of Starship.
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25 July 2026.
Video: Scientists watch orcas ram a sunfish so hard it explodes:
Marine biologists off of Baja California recorded one orca teeing up another to smash a sunfish into pieces.
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24 July 2026.
How the Words We Teach English Language Learners Changed:
A comparison of essential English vocabulary lists from 1953 and 2023 shows a shift away from concrete, everyday words toward more abstract, institutional, and system-level language.
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25 July 2026.
Hyundai Claims Humanoid Robot Plan Is Not Part of Talks With Striking Workers:
Ars Technica reports:
Hyundai Motor Company's plan to put humanoid robots to work by 2028 is not part of current negotiations with striking South Korean autoworkers, according to the company.
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25 July 2026.
With viral ‘Lego’ videos, Iran stakes claim as a propaganda power player:
Iran’s viral social media campaign has been slick, savvy, and accessible to a Western audience.
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20 May 2026.
Archaeologists find 2,800-year-old burial of person clutching sea turtle vessel in El Salvador:
An unusual 2,800-year-old Mesoamerican burial found in El Salvador included a face-down skeleton clutching a sea turtle vessel.
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25 July 2026.
Some of the tech in my workday
Best programming language?
The PYPL PopularitY of Programming Language Index is created by analyzing how often language tutorials are searched on Google.
The TIOBE Programming Community index measures popularity based on the number of skilled engineers world-wide, courses, third party vendors and search engine activity.
w3techs analyses page content to determine the technology used, and also uses publicly available information from sources such as Alexa, Google, Microsoft and ipinfo.io.
While Java and Python top the popularity charts, more than 80% of all websites run on PHP.
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