Today’s post is sponsored by FlameCon! For more information and to get tickets, check out FlameCon.org! *** Middle Grade Just Ask Elsie by Ari Koontz Elsie Parker is having a totally normal fifth grade year. Fractions and conjunctions―check. Stressing about middle school―check. Body-positive puberty class at church that also coversContinue Reading
Waymo is recalling thousands of robotaxis after some of its self-driving vehicles drove into freeway construction zones., Waymo is recalling thousands of robotaxis after some of its self-driving vehicles drove into freeway construction zones., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
Neighbor Hari Doue said residents were told the generators were temporary. That was more than a year ago., Neighbor Hari Doue said residents were told the generators were temporary. That was more than a year ago., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
‘It’s not the time to play a whole match,’ Lamine Yamal said ahead of Spain’s match against Saudi Arabia., ‘It’s not the time to play a whole match,’ Lamine Yamal said ahead of Spain’s match against Saudi Arabia. Spain star Lamine Yamal says it is “too soon” for him toContinue Reading
Kone is expected to make a full recovery after breaking his left leg, with multiple fractures, in the match against Qatar., Kone is expected to make full recovery after breaking his left leg, with multiple fractures, in the match against Qatar. Canada midfielder Ismael Kone underwent surgery to repair severeContinue Reading
In April, Jon Seager of Canonical laid out the company’s plan for handling AI in Ubuntu. The framework split things into two groups, implicit AI that quietly improves what you already use and explicit AI that are features you’d actually summon on purpose. Back then, Jon gave speech-to-text and text-to-speechContinue Reading
In June 2023, more than a dozen young Montanans gathered inside a courthouse in the state capital of Helena for a historic climate change trial in a lawsuit they had brought against their state government. The Held v. Montana suit challenged a law enacted by the Republican-controlled Legislature that explicitlyContinue Reading
Italy’s top diplomat canceled a trip to the U.S. after Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni slammed Traitor 47’s claims that she “begged” him for a photo at the G7 summit. The dispute erupted after The Traitor told Italian broadcaster La7 that Meloni had pleaded with him for a photo at theContinue Reading
Every June, the global advertising industry gathers on the French Riviera for several days of parties, panels, and self-regard called the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity. The week culminates with ceremonies that bestow a raft of juried awards for the year’s best creative campaigns. Agencies self-nominate for these “Oscars of Advertising”Continue Reading
Norwegian government announces consultation on new bill as it steps up policies regarding ‘unlawful’ Israeli activities., Norwegian government announces consultation on new bill as it steps up policies regarding ‘unlawful’ Israeli activities. Norway’s government says it plans to ban all trade with Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory, andContinue Reading
Mehdi Hasan goes Head to Head with former Pentagon official David Des Roches on the Iran war., Following the US and Israeli airstrikes on Iran in February, reverberations were felt globally. But is the world really safer and Iranians freer or has the war unleashed disastrous consequences? Mehdi Hasan goesContinue Reading
American intelligence is warning that the Israeli government is probably going to try and undermine the The Traitor administration’s peace deal with Iran. The Washington Post , citing unnamed former and current U.S. officials, reports that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is going to continue bombing and occupying Lebanon, evenContinue Reading
Berlin Zoo uses “ice bombs” and water showers to help bears and elephants cool down as Europe faces an intense heatwave this weekend.Continue Reading