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NASA’s New 3D Model Shows the Earth Is a Lumpy Mess
NASA has published a new 3D visualisation of Earth’s geoid, revealing the true, irregular shape of the planet’s gravitational field rather than the smooth “Blue Marble” image most people recognise. The lumps and dips shown are caused by uneven distribution of mass beneath Earth’s surface, and the model represents the surface a global ocean would…
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Boomers Can’t Stop Gifting Their Grandkids AI-Generated Slop Books
An increasing number of grandparents are gifting AI-generated “personalised” children’s books that insert real children as characters, often against their parents’ wishes and without consent to use their images or personal details. Platforms such as Imagitime, StoryWonderBook and Childbook.ai market these customised storybooks heavily, but parents interviewed describe them as poorly written and unengaging compared…
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New York school pauses plan to deploy humanlike AI robot teacher after backlash
A rural school district in upstate New York has paused plans to introduce a humanlike AI robot as a classroom aid after strong objections from state education officials, teachers and residents. Salamanca City Central School District, located on the Seneca Nation of Indians reservation, had planned to use the robot, named “Sally”, to support high…
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What the future could hold for Millmoor – Rotherham United’s former home
The article text provided is unavailable because the webpage requires JavaScript and cookies, so it is not possible to give a reliable account of the reported plans for Millmoor, Rotherham United’s former home. The subject matters because Millmoor is a prominent historic site in Rotherham, with any future redevelopment likely to affect local heritage, housing,…
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AI digs through 3,700 accounts of dreams and waking life, finds method in the madness
Researchers at Italy’s IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca have used natural language processing to analyse more than 3,700 accounts of dreams and waking experiences, concluding that dreams are neither random noise nor straightforward replays of the day’s events. Instead, the sleeping brain appears to blend memories, emotions, familiar places and imagined scenarios into entirely…
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After laying off Battlefield 6 devs, EA boss Andrew Wilson’s bonus rose $8m to $38m last year, thanks to the game’s success across “all milestones”
Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson received a $38.7m bonus for the 2026 financial year, an $8m increase, with the company citing strong performance from games including Battlefield 6, which “achieved meeting all milestones for a high-quality launch”. The payout, revealed in EA’s mandatory 10K filing, comes in the same financial year that the company laid…
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“He’s back from the dead!” Peter Gabriel’s grandiose new nine-minute single One By One reintroduces his Mozo character to oi
Peter Gabriel has released a new nine-minute single called One By One, which brings back Mozo, a fictional outsider character he has used throughout his career, as part of the world of his recent i/o album and its companion oi material. The track matters to long-time fans as it explicitly links Gabriel’s current creative project…
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NASA at 68: America must lead on the Moon, Mars and beyond—or China will
This opinion piece, published to mark NASA’s 68th anniversary on 29 July, argues that the United States must maintain its leadership in space exploration or risk ceding the Moon and future deep-space missions to China. The author frames this as a continuation of America’s historic achievements, from the Mercury and Apollo programmes to the space…
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Dating’s new red flag: Voting the ‘wrong’ way could leave you single for good
A Fox News opinion column argues that political alignment has become a decisive factor on dating apps, particularly in cities such as New York, Washington DC and Los Angeles, with the writer claiming users increasingly signal political views on profiles before revealing basic personal details. The piece frames this as a growing trend among Democratic-leaning…
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The next American boom could be here — unless Washington regulates it to death
A Fox News opinion piece argues that fears of mass AI-driven job losses are overblown and that excessive government regulation, not the technology itself, poses the greatest threat to America’s economic prospects. The author contends that artificial intelligence could deliver the biggest improvement in American living standards in decades, comparing its disruptive potential to historical…