AnnaMaria Andriotis, reporting for The Wall Street Journal (News+ link): The Apple card is up for grabs because Goldman Sachs, the bank behind it, is getting out of the consumer lending world. For months, big banks including JPMorgan Chase and Synchrony Financial have been vying … | Continue reading
The data suggests it's spreading more rapidly than expected. Health officials raise alarm over rapidly evolving disease with high fatality rate: 'A single case ... can constitute an outbreak' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
For this project, there end product is relatively straight-forward in my mind, with little room for it to come out wrong or poorly constructed, given its nature as a mainly 3D printed piece. As a reminder, my project is taking inspiration from images like the featured image from … | Continue reading
Wonder Woman and I are taking two of our high-schools aged grandsons on a road trip to Gainesville, Florida on Friday. We are going so that Connor, the 17-year-old, can participate in a charity bike ride for Friedreich's Ataxia, the degenerative nueromuscular illness he lives wit … | Continue reading
Wonder Woman and I are taking two of our high-schools aged grandsons on a road trip to Gainesville, Florida on Friday. We are going so that Connor, the 17-year-old, can participate in a charity bike ride for Friedreich's Ataxia, the degenerative nueromuscular illness he lives wit … | Continue reading
The post Sanctuary AI is selling its stake in Apptronik as it tries to raise US$175M appeared first on The Logic. | Continue reading
Existentialism, a 20th-century movement, emphasizes the individual's freedom and responsibility in a universe that offers no inherent meaning, urging humans to confront their existential dilemmas through personal choice, authentic living, and the search for purpose amidst an ofte … | Continue reading
If you were wondering how President Trump’s tariffs may impact gadgets like smartphones, laptops, and smartwatches, there’s some bad, and perhaps slightly less-bad news. Unless something changes, Trump’s sweeping tariffs will lead to increased prices for consumers. But it w … | Continue reading
Our favorite lamb recipes for the Easter table include an impressive crown roast of lamb and a slow-roasted leg of lamb rubbed with fragrant rosemary and garlic. | Continue reading
Young adults may seem healthy on the outside, but pain – both chronic and acute – is quietly influencing their choices. New research from Binghamton University reveals that pain is a powerful predictor of cannabis and even alcohol-cannabis co-use among emerging adults. As legaliz … | Continue reading
As he looks to solidify his territorial gains in Ukraine in a potential ceasefire deal, Russian President Vladimir Putin has one eye trained on Russia’s southern border – and boosting Russian influence in Central Asia. Following his 2024 re-election, Putin made Uzbekistan his thi … | Continue reading
"Tell everyone it is the signature of a famous person." Tesla driver returns to disturbing scene after leaving car overnight: 'Some people really suck' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Hakase_420/Shutterstock Earlier this year news broke about doctors in London curing blindness in children with a rare genetic condition. The genetic condition was a severe, albeit rare, form of retinal dystrophy. It causes severe sight impairment and can be caused by defects in m … | Continue reading
Shutterstock Governments like to boast that “data-driven” policies are the best way to make fair, efficient decisions. They collect statistics, set targets and adjust strategies to suit. But while data can be useful, it’s not neutral. There are biases and blind spots in the syste … | Continue reading
The Assassin's Creed enjoyer has logged on The post (Assassin’s Creed Has Been This Good For Ages) appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
CinemaCon audiences got an early look at Predator: Badlands, including its setting: an alien 'planet of hurt.' | Continue reading
Nuntiya/Shutterstock Tariffs are back in the headlines this week, with United States President Donald Trump introducing sweeping new tariffs of at least 10% on a vast range of goods imported to the US. For some countries and goods, the tariffs will be much higher. Analysts have e … | Continue reading
Hyundai isn't exactly the first name you'd think of when it comes to racecars. But it's exactly that perception that the South Korean manufacturer has sought to change with its Insteroid concept. Continue Reading Category: Automotive, Transport Tags: Hyundai, Electric Vehicles, C … | Continue reading
The marsupial is listed as vulnerable on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List of Threatened Species. Trail cameras capture first-ever footage of elusive species inside protected forest: 'This is an important find' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Google’s upcoming base Pixel 10 might come with primary and ultrawide cameras that match the hardware recently introduced in the budget Pixel 9A, which aren’t as good as the cameras on the Pixel 9, Android Authority reports. However, the new phone may get a telephoto camera, whic … | Continue reading
Top 5 Things I Want the Chocolate Packaging to Look Like, Feel Like, and Do When it comes to designing chocolate packaging, I want to create something that goes far beyond just wrapping a bar. I want it to tell a story, to feel meaningful, to stand out and most importantly, to fe … | Continue reading
Some wealthy Europeans have death rates 35 percent lower than the richest Americans. | Continue reading
In the wake of Snow White's middling performance, Disney seems to be rethinking the pace and potential of its live-action remakes. | Continue reading
The card grading service PSA will no longer take direct submissions from outside the US in response to the Trump administration’s new far-reaching tariffs. In an update on Wednesday, PSA says it’s “reluctantly taking these measures to protect our international customers from sign … | Continue reading
Guwatjurumurru (Giddy River), in East Arnhem Land Boyloso/Shutterstock, CC BY-SA Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains names and or images of deceased people. Unsolved mysteries of missing and murdered people are etched in the Australian … | Continue reading
While not deadly in small amounts, increases in carbon dioxide can be very harmful. Scientist debunks misleading claim with chilling analogy: 'It doesn't have to be super high ... to have a really big impact' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
1 1/2 lbs pork shoulder 2 garlic cloves, peeled 1 tablespoon cumin powder 2 onions, chopped separated 4 garlic cloves, chopped and separated 2 tablespoons oil 1/2 teaspoon black pepper 1/2 teaspoon cayenne 2 tablespoons annato powder 1 tablespoon salt 1/4 teaspoon oregano 4 cups … | Continue reading
1 1/2 lbs pork shoulder 2 garlic cloves, peeled 1 tablespoon cumin powder 2 onions, chopped separated 4 garlic cloves, chopped and separated 2 tablespoons oil 1/2 teaspoon black pepper 1/2 teaspoon cayenne 2 tablespoons annato powder 1 tablespoon salt 1/4 teaspoon oregano 4 cups … | Continue reading
An Introduction When making your own pants, and with any project, it is important to consider the specifications and constraints of your design. In regard to sewing snowboarding pants, there are many aspects that will allow in my pants fitting well and being successful along with … | Continue reading
1. Long Island, New York – We begin today with a crucial stand-off for the future of energy off the coast of New York City: Rep. Chris Smith – one of the loudest anti-wind voices in Congress – is asking the Trump administration to shut down active work on the Empire Wind project. … | Continue reading
Following up on BYD’s passenger electric vehicle sales growth (which put it solidly ahead of Tesla in BEV sales, not to mention overall plugin vehicle sales), let’s take a look at BYD’s commercial electric vehicles sales in March and the 1st quarter as a whole. BYD’s March Commer … | Continue reading
They're still sanewashing Trump. Example. Just listened to Brian Lehrer, a news interview and call-in show on WNYC, which I revere, for many reasons. Lehrer is smart, and doesn't dumb things down for his audience. He usually asks the question I'm dying to hear the answer to, whic … | Continue reading
Today’s conversation is with Dustin Mulvaney, an environmental studies professor at San Jose State University. Mulvaney is a social scientist who spent much of his time before January 2025 advocating for more considerate and humane renewable energy development. Then Moss Landing … | Continue reading
"These are the people who are going to ruin the national parks for the rest of us." Tourists ignite backlash after rule-breaking video surfaces from national park: 'They should all have to pay a fine' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
DeepMind says AGI could arrive in 2030, and it has some ideas to keep us safe. | Continue reading
The scientific potential of an overlooked flower The post A Closer Look at the Woolly Devil appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Venus may be far more geologically alive than anyone expected. New research suggests its outer crust could be churning with convection, a process that helps move heat and may explain the planet’s tens of thousands of volcanoes. This overturns assumptions that crustal convection o … | Continue reading
As a part of Snack Shop series, Annie Arriaga investigates the latest and greatest viral snack shops in New York City to see if the hype is real, if the snacks are yummy, and if the spot is underrated, overrated, or perfectly rated. New York is known for its specialty coffee. Ove … | Continue reading
Dave Winer, OG blogger, podcaster, developed first apps in many categories. Old enough to know better. It's even worse than it appears. | Continue reading
To pull this off, the company is rolling out bottles of various sizes. Coca-Cola announces major change to its iconic packaging — here's what's changing by 2030 first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
A maximum severity remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability has been discovered impacting all versions of Apache Parquet up to and including 1.15.0. [...] | Continue reading
God is a woman in Greta Gerwig’s Narnia. | Continue reading
1/ Trump claimed his tariff plan is “going very well” as global markets plunged in response. “The markets are going to boom, the stock is going to boom, the country is going to boom,” Trump said shortly before the Dow, Nasdaq, and the S&P 500 ... Subscribe: Get the Daily Update i … | Continue reading
James Gunn's superhero tale starring David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan, a bunch of other humans, and one really cute dog lands in theaters July 11. | Continue reading
Yes, encryption/decryption occurs on end-user devices, but there's a catch. | Continue reading
One might assume decisions that swing economies worldwide were based on careful research… Tags: calculations, James Surowiecki, tariff, trade | Continue reading
The US smartphone market is weird. Most of us buy our phones through some combination of installment plans, trade-in offers, and carrier deals, so answering the question “How much does this phone cost?†can sometimes require a little galaxy-brain math. President Trump’s 34 … | Continue reading