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Daddy longlegs seen catching and eating frogs in astonishing first:
Daddy longlegs, also called harvestmen, have been documented catching and consuming living frogs larger than themselves in South American rainforests.
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14 July 2026.
Bi-directional AWD robomower gets to grips with gnarly monster lawns:
TerraMow's new X AWD rethinks how a robot mower moves, swapping the usual end-of-row pivot for a back-and-forth "Shuttle Drive" designed to handle big, steep, and messy lawns without chewing up the turf.
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22 July 2026.
Administration Works Fast To Cover For Another ICE Killing:
Former DHS head Kristi Noem got permanently sidelined for being unable to do two impossible things at once: be the anti-migrant hardliner Trump appointed her to be and massage the message when shit went sideways.
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22 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.
Weak AI regulation may backfire, making products less safe:
A new modeling study finds no regulation of AI products and services may be safer than weak regulation.
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20 July 2026.
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01 January 1970.
AI agent went rogue and hacked startup by itself, OpenAI reveals:
Company behind ChatGPT says agent ‘cheated’ an evaluation by attacking a Hugging Face database OpenAI has revealed that an autonomous AI agent powered by its technology went rogue during a test, accessed the open web and hacked a prominent startup by itself in an “unprecedented incident”.
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22 July 2026.
Sperm whales change ‘vowel’ sounds when boats are nearby, scientists discover:
Researchers listening off the Caribbean island of Dominica found variations in the mammals’ audible clicks when marine traffic was closeSperm whales produce a specific pattern of clicking noises when they hear the noise of boats, researchers have found.
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22 July 2026.
The best Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 and Fold 8 Ultra cases of 2026: Expert recommended:
Samsung's new Galaxy Z Fold 8 phones are here, and we found the best phone cases from brands like Spigen, Dbrand, and more to protect your new device.
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22 July 2026.
Fate of massive 20m-high space radar in ministers' hands:
The MoD wants to put 27 giant radar dishes in Pembrokeshire, which campaigners have strongly opposed.
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22 July 2026.
The best games of 2026 so far, picked by NPR's staff:
Titans like Resident Evil Requiem and Crimson Desert dominated in the first half of the gaming year, with early-access sequels like Slay the Spire 2 and Subnautica 2 not far behind.
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21 July 2026.
OpenAI Says Its A.I. Models Hacked Into Hugging Face, a Digital Library:
The incident, which targeted the computer systems of another company called Hugging Face, happened while OpenAI was testing the systems.
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22 July 2026.
Wall of Birds:
Explore Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s interactive mural tracing 243 bird species across 375 million years of evolution.
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22 July 2026.
Trump Administration to Announce Deal That Could Let Saudis Enrich Nuclear Fuel:
U.S. lawmakers and Israeli officials have expressed opposition to such a plan, to be announced Wednesday, fearing that the kingdom could use a civilian nuclear project to develop nuclear weapons.
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22 July 2026.
Critical fire weather complicates firefighting efforts in massive Utah wildfire:
Firefighters working on the nation's largest current wildfire, burning in southern Utah, are being challenged by historic weather conditions.
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27 June 2026.
Wall of Birds:
Explore Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s interactive mural tracing 243 bird species across 375 million years of evolution.
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22 July 2026.
LG To Ban Residential Proxies From Smart TV Apps:
An anonymous reader quotes a report from KrebsOnSecurity: The home appliance giant LG Electronics USA said this week it plans to suspend any apps built for its smart TVs that turn one's television into an always-on residential proxy node.
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22 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.
Diagnostic dilemma: 6-year-old develops life-threatening allergic reaction after blood transfusion:
A 6-year-old cancer patient was receiving a blood transfusion when he developed a potentially deadly allergic reaction.
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22 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.
Longer term weather forecast
