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- Aliens are so mainstream the Catholic Church just fired an exorcist for saying UFOs are demons
JD Vance agrees with the exorcist. The Pope waxes poetic about the galaxies. A religion scholar sees UFOs as the best thing to happen to faith in years.
- Trump hosts World Cup on 80th birthday with the Strait of Hormuz still shut and oil above $90 per barrel
"His real challenge is that he’s looking for a victory lap and an exit ramp and those two things are not necessarily compatible."
- Ex-Disney star Bridgit Mendler says being rejected hundreds of times by Hollywood gives her the same ‘traditional background’ as other space CEOs
Bridgit Mendler says her success is fueled by a “very high tolerance for risk”—thanks, in part, to her experience as a Disney Channel star.
- How Hotel Suites Became London’s New Private Dining Rooms
Forget PDRs. A new generation of London suite dining offers restaurant-level food, bespoke service and the feeling of hosting without any of the work.
- Ivanka called it captivating. Protesters call it destruction: What to know about the Kushner unrest in Albania
They Found Albania's Coastline on a Barefoot Hike. Now $4.6 Billion and a Prime Minister's Career Are on the Line.
Technology
- The biggest race in the world? The 24 Hours of Le Mans is this weekend.
More than 350,000 spectators will watch 62 cars compete, day and night.
- Lawsuit: ChatGPT validated suicidal woman's distrust of crisis lines
Did chatbot abandon mental health guardrails when a vulnerable user pushed back?
- The Download: “reprogramming” aging, and the hidden sense of interoception
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Why “reprogramming” is the buzziest approach to reversing aging right now Earlier this week, Life Biosciences, a biotech company focused on reversing age-related diseases, announced that it had dosed its first…
- Cameras, sensors, and 3D body scans: All the tech helping eliminate blown calls
This World Cup, refs will use digital twins of each player to view plays from every angle.
- Ebola cases in DRC rise to 676 as Kenya protests erupt over US plans
Outbreak responses are still playing catch-up as US works to isolate itself.
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