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- Inside the new open-source AI that helps anyone track a changing planet
OlmoEarth, a new open-source platform from the Allen Institute for AI, runs powerful AI models trained on millions of Earth observations from satellites, radar, and environmental sensors.
- Trump Says SNAP Won’t Be Paid Until Shutdown Ends, Despite Court Order
The Trump administration on Monday committed to providing half of food stamp benefits for November following a court ruling last week.
- Newcastle United Defeat At West Ham Was ‘Self Inflicted’ - Eddie Howe
d head coach Eddie Howe was left disappointed by the performance in Sunday’s 3-1 defeat at West Ham on Sunday, admitting the result was “self inflicted”.
- Sydney Sweeney Says American Eagle Controversy And Trump Support ‘Didn’t Affect Me’
Sweeney said the American Eagle advert heard around the country “didn’t affect me one way or the other.”
- Cubs Dive Head-First Into Pitching Market By Declining Imanaga Option
Shota Imanaga was on the minds of Cy Young voters in 2024. But a down year in '25 persuaded the Cubs to decline a team option that would have kept the lefty through '28.
Technology
- Some stinkbugs’ legs carry a mobile fungal garden
A dedicated organ grows the fungus, which deters parasitic wasps.
- Why the for-profit race into solar geoengineering is bad for science and public trust
Last week, an American-Israeli company that claims it’s developed proprietary technology to cool the planet announced it had raised $60 million, by far the largest known venture capital round to date for a solar geoengineering startup. The company, Stardust, says the funding will enable it to develop a system that could be deployed by the…
- The Download: the AGI myth, and US/China AI competition
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. How AGI became the most consequential conspiracy theory of our time —Will Douglas Heaven, senior AI editor Are you feeling it? I hear it’s close: two years, five years—maybe next year! And I…
- Dune driving with Mercedes-Benz as it tests off-road systems
The low-traction surfaces of the Dumont Dunes are a perfect test location.
- Apple releases iOS 26.1, macOS 26.1, other updates with Liquid Glass controls and more
New updates include a small but noteworthy batch of fixes and features.
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