Tesla Supercharger damaged in possible explosion in Washington

A Tesla Supercharger station was severely damaged in a possible explosion in Lacey, Washington. The local police department is investigating the incident, along with the FBI, which has been probing a number of acts of vandalism involving Tesla. The Lacey Police Department said it … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 11 minutes ago

Kristen Stewart Picks Suspenders

Over a bra, because of course. The post Kristen Stewart Picks Suspenders first appeared on Go Fug Yourself. | Continue reading


@gofugyourself.com | 12 minutes ago

Innovative startup could revolutionize air travel as we know it: 'Our technology unlocks this potential'

This could be a huge win for both travelers and the planet. Innovative startup could revolutionize air travel as we know it: 'Our technology unlocks this potential' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 12 minutes ago

12 Spring Salads to Brighten up Your Table

Make the most of spring produce with these light, refreshing salads. | Continue reading


@seriouseats.com | 12 minutes ago

Transparency Mode

Friends don’t let friends walk around with 100% noise cancellation on. | Continue reading


@disquiet.com | 14 minutes ago

Trump’s DOJ will no longer prosecute cryptocurrency fraud

The Trump administration is disbanding a Department of Justice unit dedicated to enforcing cryptocurrency fraud, ending what it calls “regulation by prosecution.” In a memo obtained by The Washington Post, deputy attorney general Todd Blanche directed federal prosecutors to c … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 14 minutes ago

4-8-25 11:49 Busy day and full page scribbled. Been marketing me, acting as my own recruiter. Exactly how […] | Continue reading


@bottledaux.com | 16 minutes ago

RFK Jr and MAGA Mike hate teeth

Having had to give up his anti-vaccine stand amid an escalating measles epidemic, the Secretary of Health and Human Services has found an old conspiracy and a new ally. In an apparent attempt to placate the angered anti-vaxxers who helped RFK Jr land his cushy job dismantling the … | Continue reading


@boingboing.net | 21 minutes ago

Meet the Chicago Cubs' Newest Feathered Fan: a Canada Goose That Built Her Nest in Their Baseball Stadium

After the ballpark sent a crew of "geesekeepers" to protect her over the weekend, the bird appears to have moved on. But she earned a place in the hearts of Cubs fans—and in the team's long history of animal-related lore | Continue reading


@smithsonianmag.com | 22 minutes ago

The North Pole could wander nearly 90 feet west by the end of the century

As climate change melts ice sheets and glaciers, water is being redistributed across the globe — and could end up moving the point of Earth's axis of rotation. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 24 minutes ago

Loss of Pulse alerts are rolling out on Pixel Watch 3

Google is beginning to roll out its Loss of Pulse Detection feature to Pixel Watch 3 owners in the U.S. Loss of Pulse Detection, the smartwatch’s marquee health feature, calls emergency services if the Pixel Watch 3 can’t pick up your heartbeat while wearing it. It was initially … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 25 minutes ago

Trump’s Tariffs Will Flatten the U.S. Bicycle Industry

When I wrote Heatmap’s guide to driving less last year, I didn’t anticipate that a good motivation for doing so would be that every car in America was about to get a lot more expensive. Then again, no one saw the breadth and depth of the Trump administration’s tariffs coming. “We … | Continue reading


@heatmap.news | 26 minutes ago

Notes on the Making of the Neoliberal Subject, 1880–2025

James E. Block in The Hedgehog Review: The classic liberal society of participatory institutions, competitive markets, and social mobility, which formerly nurtured and sustained the American belief in individual freedom and opportunity along with popular self-rule, is today scarc … | Continue reading


@3quarksdaily.com | 26 minutes ago

China Is Reportedly Considering a Ban on America’s Greatest Export: Middling Hollywood Blockbusters

China's response to tariffs could hit Hollywood. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 32 minutes ago

Victory for DOGE as appeals court reinstates access to personal data

Divided court sides with Trump admin in case over alleged privacy law violations. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 32 minutes ago

Meta Cheated on AI Benchmarks and It’s a Glimpse Into a New Golden Age

The quest to be number one sometimes includes just a little cheating. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 42 minutes ago

Antiviral Chewing Gum Can Reduce Influenza and Herpes Simplex Transmission

Scientists in Pennsylvania have created a kind of antiviral chewing gum made from the Australian pea plant. Containing a strong antiviral protein, the researches have used it to reduce the viral load in patients’ mouths for both influenza and herpes simplex viruses. Seasonal infl … | Continue reading


@goodnewsnetwork.org | 42 minutes ago

Innovative nonprofit unveils head-turning homes that can withstand colossal natural disasters: 'I've never seen a house like this'

"I’m looking at everything and considering all options." Innovative nonprofit unveils head-turning homes that can withstand colossal natural disasters: 'I've never seen a house like this' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 42 minutes ago

Amazon plays catchup with new Nova AI models to generate voices and video

Amazon is showing off new AI technology this week, including its take on a more conversational voice model to better compete with things like Gemini Live and OpenAI’s Advanced Voice Mode and an update to its model that can generate video. The new Nova Sonic voice model handles re … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 43 minutes ago

Carmack defends AI tools after Quake fan calls Microsoft AI demo “disgusting”

Carmack: "Power tools" like AI are "central to all the progress in computers." | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 46 minutes ago

3D Scan of Titanic Wreck Uncovers Heroic Sacrifices During Ship’s Final Moments

A shattered porthole, likely smashed by the iceberg, is one of several haunting new details uncovered in a fresh look at Titanic’s 3D scans. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 47 minutes ago

Death Grips Deny Breakup Rumours in Rare Social Media Post

"Despite rumour and hearsay, we remain active as Death Grips," the post revealed Death Grips have taken to Instagram to shoot down rumours that they had broken up. In their first post on the social media platform since October 2023, the group shared an image featuring a picture i … | Continue reading


@thequietus.com | 48 minutes ago

Apple has released an update to XProtect for all macOS

Apple has just released an update to XProtect for all supported versions of macOS, bringing it to version […] | Continue reading


@eclecticlight.co | 49 minutes ago

DJ Bart Simpson & The Hood Internet

In a recent episode of The Simpsons, Bart becomes a DJ and KDO favorites The Hood Internet wrote the music and did all of Bart’s mixes. They also made a ending credits remix of some of the most memorable Simpsons songs, including See My Vest, Mr. Plow, Do the Bartman, We Do (the … | Continue reading


@kottke.org | 51 minutes ago

The next season of Love, Death, and Robots is coming to Netflix this May

The last installment of Netflix’s Love, Death, and Robots anthology series was nothing short of fantastic, and we’re just a few weeks away from the show returning to Netflix with new episodes. Today, Netflix announced that Love, Death, and Robots’ fourth volume is set to debut in … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 52 minutes ago

Managing friction

I thought lately about what has changed in my life over the years. People change (even if they don't admit it). And there are always some sort of triggers that cause these changes. Some people start a habit of running, maybe; some start hanging out with friends who | Continue reading


@arslan.io | 56 minutes ago

32 Years Later, a Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Writer Addresses Racially Insensitive Casting

Having a Black actor as the Black Ranger and an Asian actor as the Yellow Ranger was indeed a 'mistake.' | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 57 minutes ago

Love, Death + Robots Volume 4 Trailer Promises a Weird, Sometimes Gross, Time

The fourth volume in the anthology series Love, Death + Robots is heading to Netflix, and we got a NSFW trailer today to celebrate the occasion. The new season (or “volume,” as the show designates them) will include ten animated shorts from different teams of artists. The trailer … | Continue reading


@reactormag.com | 59 minutes ago

Razer pauses direct laptop sales in the US as new tariffs loom

Razer’s upcoming Blade 16 and other laptops are no longer available for preorder or purchase on its US site. The configurator for preordering its new Blade 16 laptop was available as recently as April 1st, according to the Internet Archive — one day before the Trump administratio … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 1 hour ago

Tariffs Are Making Gas Cheaper — But Not Cheap Enough

Donald Trump’s tariffs — the “fentanyl” levies on Canada, China, and Mexico, the “reciprocal” tariffs on nearly every country (and some uninhabited islands), and the global 10% tariff — will almost certainly cause consumer goods on average to get more expensive. The Yale Budget L … | Continue reading


@heatmap.news | 1 hour ago

Trump will hit China with 104 percent tariffs

The US will impose a cumulative 104 percent tariff on goods imported from China after midnight tonight, alongside a host of tariffs on other countries, the White House confirmed to CNBC. It’s one of the most staggering figures from President Donald Trump’s worldwide trade war lau … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 1 hour ago

Drop #634 (2025-04-07): Typography Tuesday

Today's typography-centric edition of the Drop discusses the evolution of smart quotes and accent marks in typography, highlighting their historical context and modern usage. It also introduces the Style Manual, which provides guidance on British and American English punctuation, … | Continue reading


@dailydrop.hrbrmstr.dev | 1 hour ago

Tracee Ellis Ross Is Currently All About Leather

To be honest, it's fun. The post Tracee Ellis Ross Is Currently All About Leather first appeared on Go Fug Yourself. | Continue reading


@gofugyourself.com | 1 hour ago

Hidden in Plain Bite: The Additive Cocktails Quietly Fueling Diabetes Risk

Hidden dangers may be lurking in your everyday food choices. Researchers analyzed dietary data from over 100,000 people and discovered that specific combinations of common food additives — especially those in ultra-processed foods and artificially sweetened drinks — were linked t … | Continue reading


@scitechdaily.com | 1 hour ago

This Braised and Glazed Brisket Is the Star of My Seder (It’s SO Tender!)

The crackly glazed crust you didn’t know you were missing. READ MORE... | Continue reading


@thekitchn.com | 1 hour ago

Comparing Google's Image Generation Models

Last month I blogged about Gemini's new image generation support. Previously they had one model, Imagen 3, but recently they added support to the Gemini Flash model as well. It's been on my to do list for a while now to do a proper comparison. While what follows isn't exhaustive … | Continue reading


@raymondcamden.com | 1 hour ago

All the New Fantasy Books Arriving in April 2025

Visit the Riven Isles, the empire of Orrun, and several magical libraries in April's batch of new fantasy releases! The post All the New Fantasy Books Arriving in April 2025 appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


@reactormag.com | 1 hour ago

Oi Man Sang in Hong Kong

Follow the flames. Oi Man Sang, a restaurant in Hong Kong, can be located by the fire and smoke that emerges from its streetside, semi-open-air kitchen. Restaurants like this were once common in Hong Kong. They were known as dai pai dong, and at their peak, numbered in the hundre … | Continue reading


@atlasobscura.com | 1 hour ago

Traveler sparks debate after sharing their hotel checkout habits: 'My boyfriend calls me a little thief'

"I will now tell him I’ve rebranded it." Traveler sparks debate after sharing their hotel checkout habits: 'My boyfriend calls me a little thief' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 1 hour ago

The Best Cookie Sheets for Nicely Browned, Well-Baked Desserts

We’ve been testing cookie sheets and baking sheets for years. Our three favorites evenly conduct heat, have rimmed sides, and are easy to clean. | Continue reading


@seriouseats.com | 1 hour ago

Fyre festival scam artist is having a rough week after second Mexican location says he's delusional

Turns out grifting is harder when an entire country can Google your name. TMZ reports that Fyre Festival 2 —the sequel nobody asked for — just got bounced from its second Mexican location like a tourist trying to pay with Trump meme coins. — Read the rest The post Fyre festival s … | Continue reading


@boingboing.net | 1 hour ago

Better Living Through Disaster

Caitlin L. Chandler at The Baffler: Illich’s 1971 book, Deschooling Society, was a bestseller that made his name beyond the counterculture, but his 1973 primer Tools for Conviviality was most prominently displayed in ISSA’s library. In it, Illich warned of large-scale future cata … | Continue reading


@3quarksdaily.com | 1 hour ago

Microsoft April 2025 Patch Tuesday fixes exploited zero-day, 134 flaws

Today is Microsoft's April 2025 Patch Tuesday, which includes security updates for 134 flaws, including one actively exploited zero-day vulnerability. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 1 hour ago

The kid-friendly Fitbit Ace has returned to its best price to date

If you’re struggling to get your kids off their phones and outside, the Fitbit Ace LTE is packed with a number of features that are designed to help kids get out and exercise while keeping unwanted distractions to a minimum. And right now, it’s matching its all-time low of around … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 1 hour ago

Feces Hits Fan as Leopards Eat Frackers Faces

Someone at the New York Times is obviously following this blog. The New Energy Secretary’s former company, Liberty Energy, has been liberated of a third of its value this week. New York Times: If U.S. oil prices fall much lower than $60 a barrel, around where they were trading on … | Continue reading


@thinc.blog | 1 hour ago

The Tricky Sex Lives of Birds

Nathan H. Lents at Undark: For generations, anthropologists have argued whether humans are evolved for monogamy or some other mating system, such as polygyny, polyandry, or promiscuity. But any exploration of monogamy must begin with a bifurcation of the concept into two complete … | Continue reading


@3quarksdaily.com | 1 hour ago

TUESDAY: We humans will fight and claw and scratch...

TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 2025 ...right through to the bitter end: A crazily tribal juncture like this may produce a remarkable set of anthropology lessons. Watching The Five, then watching Gutfeld!, is a lesson like few others. So too with what Scott Jennings—to all appearances, a good, … | Continue reading


@dailyhowler.blogspot.com | 1 hour ago

Creating a distinctive aesthetic for Daredevil: Born Again

Ars chats with cinematographer Hillary Fyfe Spera on bringing a 1970s film vibe to the Marvel series. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 1 hour ago