Why I’m Obsessed With “Obsession”

Y’all already know that I am not a horror fan. Horror has always been my least favorite movie genre, and there are very few movies within the genre that I even consider worthwhile. When I went to see Obsession, I was already outside of my comfort zone by going and seeing a horror … | Continue reading


@whatever.scalzi.com | 4 hours ago

The Mars Delusion

The post The Mars Delusion appeared first on NOEMA. | Continue reading


@noemamag.com | 4 hours ago

New Industry Study Finds Quantum Computing Has Entered a Capability Era, With Early Movers Building an Advantage Later Entrants Will Struggle to Close

Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Quantum computing has moved past the question of whether organizations can access a quantum system and onto whether they can build something useful around one. According to the State of Quantum 2026, the fourth annual industry study published today b … | Continue reading


@thequantuminsider.com | 4 hours ago

Agrivoltaics Gets A Huge Thumbs-Up From A State Struggling To Conserve Its Agrarian Heritage

The Community Farm at Roundabout Meadows is hosting the first ever crop-based agrivoltaics system in Virginia -- and it won't be the last. The post Agrivoltaics Gets A Huge Thumbs-Up From A State Struggling To Conserve Its Agrarian Heritage appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 4 hours ago

Project Valhalla, Explained: How a Decade of Work Arrives in JDK 28 - JVM Weekly vol. 180

The new JVM Weekly is here... and Ragnarok seems to come, as we finally have Valhalla in the JDK. However, situation is a bit... nuanced. | Continue reading


@jvm-weekly.com | 4 hours ago

The Two-Step Method for Making Any Photo Pop in Photoshop

Photoshop's Camera Raw filter is genuinely one of the most underused tools for color grading, and most people treat it like a raw file converter rather than a full editing engine. If you've been doing your color work purely in curves or Hue/Saturation, you're leaving a lot of con … | Continue reading


@fstoppers.com | 4 hours ago

Wealthsimple will let Canadians place bets on prediction market Kalshi

The post Wealthsimple will let Canadians place bets on prediction market Kalshi appeared first on The Logic. | Continue reading


@thelogic.co | 4 hours ago

The DADO System by AKO Takes Responsibility Seriously

No screws, no hardware–no problem. The DADO System by AKO empowers users to create their own small structures within the home. | Continue reading


@design-milk.com | 4 hours ago

Carl Sagan's The Demon-Haunted World is still supremely relevant today

Beautifully written, this guide to distinguishing between truth, misinformation and lies, first published in 1995, remains an essential read for anyone who considers themselves a critical thinker, says Leah Crane | Continue reading


@newscientist.com | 4 hours ago

Photoshop and Premiere now have AI assistants

Adobe's plan to stick AI assistants into all of its Creative Cloud suite is now fully underway, with new chatbots now rolling out to its biggest editing and design apps. As part of a public beta launching today, Photoshop, Premiere, Illustrator, InDesign, and Frame.io now each ha … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 4 hours ago

Adobe’s redesigned AI studio remembers what your creations look like

Adobe is introducing some new capabilities for its Firefly AI assistant, alongside a "reimagined" AI studio that lets you edit and generate new designs from a single interface. The new Firefly experience launching today in private beta is designed to give you "persistent context, … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 4 hours ago

🔗 Make friends with your AI assistant

Could your AI assistant be causing more chaos than compliance? This article emphasizes the importance of structured workflows and clear rules when working with AI. It illustrates how utilizing start and stop words can prevent careless commits and untested code pushes. Furthermore … | Continue reading


@yellowduck.be | 4 hours ago

Opinions on their way

Plus, is the Supreme Court running behind compared to the past five terms? | Continue reading


@scotusblog.com | 4 hours ago

‘You Slap Me in the Face, I’ll Slap You Right Back’

Nancy Pelosi on gerrymandering, the midterms, and her 39 years in Congress | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 4 hours ago

True Colors

You with the baaad eyesDon't be discouraged!Oh I realizeIt's hard to read orders … | Continue reading


@cakewrecks.com | 4 hours ago

Lettera: A Refined Markdown Document Editor

For a while now I’ve been working with the people at Shiny Frog – the team behind Bear – on something new. Today it goes into beta testing. It’s called Lettera, and it’s a Markdown editor for macOS. | Continue reading


@christiantietze.de | 4 hours ago

Exceptional drought hits North Carolina, and the Triangle needs 12 to 14 inches of rain

Falls Lake, Raleigh's main water supply reservoir, was at 74% capacity last week. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 4 hours ago

Introducing Lettera: A Native Markdown Editor for Mac, Now in Beta

Lettera started as Panda, the editor behind Bear 2. Today it becomes its own app. Check out the feature list and be the first to try beta! | Continue reading


@blog.bear.app | 4 hours ago

The range of options has run out. When will Apple raise prices?

Tim Cook warns memory costs to be passed-on to customers Apple will not absorb all costs of memory and storage chips, Tom Cook confirms. “Unfortunately, price increases are unavoidable,” he said. “We’re doing our best to mitigate the huge increases that are being passed to us, an … | Continue reading


@asymco.com | 5 hours ago

Built for Hoover Dam, this Nevada town is now fighting an AI data center

More than 50 people spoke or called in, and only three supported the project. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 5 hours ago

Former CIA Executive Eman Blair Joins QuSecure Federal Advisory Board

Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — QuSecure™, Inc., a leader in post-quantum cryptography (PQC) and cryptographic agility, today announced that Eman Blair, former CIA Senior Intelligence Service Officer, has joined its Federal Advisory Boar Blair joins QuSecure as federal agencies mov … | Continue reading


@thequantuminsider.com | 5 hours ago

30 Years Later, A Fantasy Icon's Controversial Ending Still Hurts

It's been 30 years since 'Xena: Warrior Princess' aired its controversial series finale, but it still hurts. | Continue reading


@inverse.com | 5 hours ago

The Strongest Teams of AI Agents Will be Built Using Different Models

Like diversity in human workforces, agentic diversity pays significant performance dividends. | Continue reading


@hbr.org | 5 hours ago

QTREX Develops Cryogenic Chip Carrier for Quantum Computing Applications

Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — QTREX Quantum Ltd. (Nasdaq: QTEX) (“QTREX” or the “Company”) a company focused on advancing Additively Manufactured Electronics (“AME”) for quantum computing infrastructure, today announced a major technical and strategic milestone: the Company has s … | Continue reading


@thequantuminsider.com | 5 hours ago

Mike Myers Confirms a Fourth ‘Austin Powers’ Movie

Plus, Sandra Oh boards Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert's "superhero tentpole" movie. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 5 hours ago

Lessons from Chinese AI Firms on Owning Customers’ Habits

Four strategic imperatives for leaders at Western companies. | Continue reading


@hbr.org | 5 hours ago

Nomad Citizen: A New Social Safety Net for Entrepreneurs

If you’re a digital nomad or a location-independent business owner, you’re either overpaying for fragmented insurance coverage (travel, medical, etc.) or just badly underinsured. You have a health plan, travel insurance, and maybe some medical evacuation coverage. But, when you w … | Continue reading


@nomadicmatt.com | 5 hours ago

Researchers Publish Peer-Reviewed Results on Quantinuum’s Helios Quantum Computer

Insider Brief A public-private partnership in the Mountain West announced today new results that mark steady progress toward the Department of Energy’s goal of fault-tolerant quantum computing, systems large and reliable enough to solve complex problems. Sandia National Laborator … | Continue reading


@thequantuminsider.com | 5 hours ago

✚ Great expectations

This week, we set expectations in analysis to better prepare for the unexpected.Tags: expectations, questions | Continue reading


@flowingdata.com | 5 hours ago

Complex life on Earth may last 500 million years longer than expected

As the sun expands over the coming billions of years, Earth will become inhospitable to any life more complex than a microbe – but that might take longer than we thought | Continue reading


@newscientist.com | 5 hours ago

Making ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Live Up to ‘Infinity War’ Was a Trial, Says Robert Downey Jr.

'We labored long and hard,' Downey Jr. said. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 5 hours ago

Make Tradeoffs Explicit

A mantra to force-rank your priorities early, often, and out loud | Continue reading


@pointc.co | 5 hours ago

Here's How the Obama Presidential Center Is Different from Other Presidents' Museums

More than a library and archives, the new Chicago institution is a place for the community to gather, talk and play together | Continue reading


@smithsonianmag.com | 5 hours ago

This Ghost in the Shell keyboard makes me want to activate the hundred spidery robot fingers inside my regular fingers

Anime collaborations are everywhere, from Gundam watches and Naruto nights at Major League ballparks to just about anything Evangelion. But these Ghost in the Shell keyboards from Iqunix are some of the coolest examples I've seen of anime-inspired everyday tech. They look sick an … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 5 hours ago

What Disclosure Day Misses About Aliens and Religion

Steven Spielberg’s new film treats extraterrestrial life as a challenge to faith. It’s not. | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 5 hours ago

Breakthrough Fentanyl Vaccine Could Neutralize Designer Drugs and Prevent Overdoses

An experimental vaccine could help stop fentanyl and future designer-drug variants before they can trigger a deadly overdose. Fentanyl has become one of the deadliest drugs in the United States, with fentanyl and related synthetic opioid variants now claiming more lives each year … | Continue reading


@scitechdaily.com | 5 hours ago

Mandatory water limits hit Virginia as extreme drought swallows 38% of the state

Residents wanting to fill large swimming pools will require approval from the county. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 5 hours ago

Spoons by Sam

I play Clues by Sam nearly every single day. I wrote about it before, but solving a little crime puzzle adds a micro-thrill to my day. A little blast of logic, misdirection, and wordplay. It’s a frequent topic of conversation in the ShopTalkShow Discord where people share their s … | Continue reading


@daverupert.com | 5 hours ago

A Fine New Career: Part Fourteen

This is the fourteenth part of a fiction serial, in 763 words. When Josh got back to the house from the barber shop, he saw that two tyres had been vandalised on the marked Land Rover. That meant he had to call in the damage and get the tyres replaced. Local police attended, and … | Continue reading


@beetleypete.com | 5 hours ago

D-Wave Introduces Gate-Model Quantum Simulator for Error-Aware Development

Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NYSE: QBTS), (“D-Wave” or the “Company”), the only dual-platform quantum computing company providing both annealing and gate-model systems, software and services, today announced its forthcoming gate-model quantum computing simul … | Continue reading


@thequantuminsider.com | 5 hours ago

Military bases can face 20 overlapping species plans, and Virginia Tech wants one fix

"In the past, it's really been a focus on a couple of key species, like red-cockaded woodpeckers." | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 6 hours ago

U.S. Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Create National Quantum Security Commission

Insider Brief Two New York lawmakers have introduced legislation that would establish a federal commission to evaluate the rapid advancement of quantum computing and recommend policies aimed at preserving U.S. technological and national security advantages in the field. Reps. Mik … | Continue reading


@thequantuminsider.com | 6 hours ago

CNM Expands Quantum Workforce Education Through National Educator Workshop

Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Central New Mexico Community College (CNM) is helping shape the future of America’s quantum workforce by demonstrating its pioneering quantum technician training model with educators across the country, while also bringing together leading quantum ed … | Continue reading


@thequantuminsider.com | 6 hours ago

The Strait of Hormuz Is Reopening

Current conditions: Tropical Storm Arthur made landfall over Texas just hours after strengthening into the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season • Temperatures in Spain, France, and Portugal are forecast to eclipse 104 degrees Fahrenheit by this weekend • A fast-movi … | Continue reading


@heatmap.news | 6 hours ago

Book Review: The Great When by Alan Moore ★★★★☆

This is the most overwritten book I've ever read. Unfortunately, Alan Moore knows exactly how much polysyllabic pressure it takes to transmogrify base coal into precious gems. With lines like "his shaved suede skull made him look like a wilted thistle" and "There was a rumour of … | Continue reading


@shkspr.mobi | 6 hours ago

Brushstrokes: 16th century

From Dosso Dossi in around 1530, through Titian and Veronese in 1580, brushstrokes became more visible in fabrics, hair, and other passages. | Continue reading


@eclecticlight.co | 6 hours ago

A Close-Up Look at the Waste of Modern Life

A new memoir by a Montreal garbageman shows the actual work of cleaning up the world’s junk. | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 6 hours ago

Lest We Forget the Horrors: An Unending Catalog of Trump’s Cruelties, Collusions, Corruptions, and Crimes: May 2026: Atrocities 931-1013

Early in President Trump’s first term, McSweeney’s editors began to catalog the head-spinning number of misdeeds coming from his administration. We called this list a collection of Trump’s cruelties, collusions, corruptions, and crimes, and it felt urgent to track them, to ensure … | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 6 hours ago