This is how the world’s favorite scent [which comes from the vanilla bean] disappears ~food cooking Article 1237 words 15 votes
OpenAI’s Sam Altman is becoming one of the most powerful people on Earth. We should be very afraid. ~tech Article 2924 words 17 votes
Protections for police who report illegal or unethical behavior lag far behind ~society politics Article 1045 words 22 votes
Hidden water reserve twice the size of Loch Ness discovered in drought-stricken Sicily ~enviro water climate change Article 687 words 10 votes
Markus Rooth wins Norway's first decathlon gold in 104 years – second time in Olympic history that all three medallists exceeded 8700 points ~sports Article 265 words 7 votes
Reddit CEO says Microsoft needs to pay to search the site ~tech social media microsoft Article 481 words 46 votes
Revisiting the work of Donald Harris, father of Kamala ~society politics Article 221 words, published Jul 25 2024 13 votes
Though the Icelandic president's role is mostly ceremonial, Halla Tómasdóttir said that she would seek to raise “the right questions” and bring attention to critical health issues ~society politics Article 860 words 6 votes
Braid: Anniversary Edition "sold like dog s***", says creator Jonathan Blow ~games Article 469 words 37 votes
US Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals further narrows Voting Rights Act’s scope ~society Article 1060 words 33 votes
More popular than Netflix in Finland, YLE's approach to digital transformation may hold lessons for public broadcasters everywhere ~tv Link 12 votes
We tried and failed to find performance differences in our twenty-six microwaves ~food cooking Article 3447 words, published Jul 2 2024 58 votes
Mercedes EV fire causes power outage, hospitalizations, 140 cars damaged ~transport Article 358 words 26 votes
Intel has no plans to recall those crashing 13th and 14th Gen CPUs, hasn't halted sales, and the damage to affected chips may be permanent ~tech Article 496 words 65 votes
Loblaw says financial impact of May boycott 'minor', as sales grow and profit slips ~finance business Article 565 words, published Jul 25 2024 13 votes
Activision and Call of Duty have published a paper detailing skill based matchmaking and how its presence or absence affects enjoyment of games ~games Article 1148 words 56 votes
IKEA has been accused of contributing to the rapid deterioration of Romania's biologically rich forests – campaigners say suppliers benefitting from corrupt environment in the country ~enviro Article 1316 words 29 votes
How medical research is failing women. For years, the process for developing and testing new drugs has focused disproportionately on male bodies — to the detriment of female patients. ~life.women Link 25 votes
Stable Diffusion creators launch Black Forest Labs, secure $31M for FLUX.1 AI image generator ~tech Article 763 words 11 votes
Anger mounts over environmental cost of Google datacentre in Uruguay ~enviro water.waste Article 708 words 19 votes
Google to charge new fee on ads in response to Canada’s digital services tax ~tech google Link 12 votes
Evan Gershkovich, others freed in landmark prisoner swap ~news usa russia politics Article 1126 words 18 votes
San Francisco becomes first US city to ban automated rent-fixing technology ~society politics Article 478 words 66 votes
Dungeons and Dragons - short essays from celebrity DnD players ~games.tabletop dungeons and dragons Article 3541 words 16 votes
Can athletics win a big audience outside the Olympics? The sport has less media coverage and prize money than many rivals. Three new projects are competing to raise its profile beyond the Games. ~sports Link 8 votes
Delta CEO says CrowdStrike-Microsoft outage cost the airline $500 million, will seek damages ~tech microsoft security.cyber Article 44 votes
Talked into swimming the 100-meter freestyle, Sweden's Sarah Sjöström gets a gold at the 2024 Summer Olympics that surprises even her ~sports Article 566 words 11 votes
‘Morally, nobody’s against it’: Brazil’s radical plan to tax global super-rich to tackle climate crisis ~enviro climate change Article 856 words 61 votes
Russians assaulted, threatened and abused in UK as hate crimes linked to Ukraine war surge ~news united kingdom russia ukraine crime.hate Link 34 votes
Studios can 'suffer' on the stock market: Hitman dev IO Interactive says independence brought stability ~games Article 723 words 21 votes
Corrupt Winamp skin investigation leads to treasure trove of hidden content ~tech Article 343 words 23 votes
Windows 11 now shows a full-screen pop-up to use OneDrive and protect your PC ~tech microsoft Article 461 words 60 votes