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Raja Abdulrahim and Aric Toler

Israeli Soldiers Throw Three Seemingly Lifeless Palestinians Off a Roof

Several videos have emerged of the gruesome scene, but it remains unclear if the three were alive or dead at the time.

The Verge

Gaby Del Valle

Cards Against Humanity is suing SpaceX for trespassing on its ‘pristine’ property

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photo by STR / NurPhoto, Getty Images

Cards Against Humanity sued SpaceX for allegedly trespassing on and damaging its property in Texas. The company behind the card game is asking for $15 million in damages, according to its complaint against SpaceX, filed in Texas state court on Thursday, but has also said it will “accept Twitter.com in compensation.”

SpaceX has been using the “pristine vacant property” in Cameron County, Texas, without...

The Verge

Andrew Liszewski

OceanGate’s ill-fated Titan sub relied on a hand-typed Excel spreadsheet

Image: OceanGate

A former OceanGate contractor, Antonella Wilby, testified before a U.S. Coast Guard panel on Friday that the company’s Titan submarine, which imploded last year during a dive to the Titanic’s wreckage, relied on an incredibly convoluted navigation system.

As Wilby described it during the US Coast Guard Marine Board of Investigation hearing, the Titan’s GPS-like ultra-short baseline (USBL) acoustic positioning system generated data on a sub’s velocity, depth,...

Fast Company

Sam Becker

This music registry could protect artists from having their work stolen by AI

Nonprofit SoundExchange announced the project in a conversation with Grammy-winning producer Timbaland at the Fast Company Innovation Festival.

SoundExchange is taking steps to protect musicians in the AI age.

Fast Company

Eve Upton-Clark

How Minion Jesus was resurrected on TikTok

Evangelist Taylan Michael Seaman is behind the little yellow creature’s comeback.

Remember those Minion memes floating around the internet a few months ago. The one’s made to resemble Jesus Christ on a cross or rising from the dead, co-opted by Christian influencers to preach about Jesus Christ’s crucifixion? Well, now we know who’s behind them.

Fast Company

Eve Upton-Clark

The latest and strangest TikTok trend: eating dirt to reduce wrinkles

As it turns out, the practice of eating dirt actually has a name and dates back some 2,500 years.

Want to improve your gut health, reduce wrinkles, and even cure acne? Eat dirt. At least, according to the latest health trend making the rounds on TikTok. 

BuzzFeed - Latest

"I Want Another One" — 18 Sweaters To Check Out If You're Excited To Exchange Them For Copious Amounts Of Sweat

Let's all manifest sweater weather coming ASAP so we can stop dreading walking out the door just to pour sweat immediately.

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ESPN.com

ESPN Staff

GameDay Kickoff: Stacked QB rooms, big conference matchups and more

Our college experts give insight on players, sound and storylines ahead of Week 4.

Wired Top Stories

Benj Edwards, Ars Technica

Welcome to the Era of ‘Deep Doubt’

AI has scrambled our ability to tell what’s real and what’s synthetic. But there are tools and techniques to help stay grounded in truth.

Wired Top Stories

Mark Harris

The Titan Submersible Disaster Hearings Paint a Damning Picture

One week into the US Coast Guard’s OceanGate hearings, witnesses have shed new light on key aspects of the company’s troubles leading up to the fateful implosion.

Wired Top Stories

Caroline Haskins

Protesters Take to Apple Stores Worldwide on iPhone 16 Launch Day

Calling for Apple to break its silence on the ongoing war in Gaza and to rid so-called blood minerals from its supply chain, protesters stood outside over a dozen Apple Stores around the world Friday.

Mashable

Meta Connect 2024: What to expect, including Quest 3S and new AR smart glasses

Meta Connect 2024 is so close, you can almost taste it.

Launching during the week of Sept. 23, the social media giant is expected to rollout hardware and software goodies that will intrigue VR gamer enthusiasts, AI aficionados, and smart glasses devotees. But what, specifically, does Meta have up its sleeves?

We have a few guesses based on credible reports.

What to expect at Meta Connect 2024

Last year, the Meta Quest 3 was announced in early June, but it got its full reveal at Meta Connect...

Mashable

New macOS Sequoia update reportedly not playing nice with VPNs and cybersecurity tools like Crowdstrike

It's a big week for Apple. The new iPhone 16 line hits store shelves today alongside the new AirPods 4. Just a few days earlier, Apple released the new iOS 18 and macOS 15, also known as macOS Sequoia, too.

However, Mac users are reporting some issues as it pertains to the latter release and the cybersecurity tools that they use.

As noticed by TechCrunch, Mac users who upgraded to macOS Sequoia are experiencing issues with their cybersecurity software and its compatibility with Apple's new...

The Verge

Andrew Liszewski

This app-controlled toilet seat is a cheaper excuse to use your phone in the bathroom

The Bio Bidet BB-1200 can be controlled using a wireless remote or through the Bemis Living app. | Image: Bemis

Bemis has announced its Bio Bidet BB-1200 toilet seat is now available, allowing luxuries like unlimited warm water, a heated seat, and an air dryer to be activated using a smartphone app.

The company claims the BB-1200, which first debuted at CES 2024 last January, is “the first North American bidet toilet seat that is controlled by an app and affordably priced.” Kohler...

Fast Company

Sarah Bregel

FTC goes after drug middlemen for allegedly jacking up insulin prices

The Big Three handle at least 80% of the country’s insulin prescriptions.

The price of insulin has exponentially increased in recent years. Now, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is suing three companies over allegedly inflating the cost of the drug at the expense of Americans who rely on it.

BuzzFeed - Latest

Choose Movies Set In London And I'll Guess Your Favorite Type Of Tea

There's nothing like making a warm cup of tea and getting cozy with a London-based film! ????

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Wired Top Stories

Julian Chokkattu

The Best iPhone 16 Cases and Accessories (2024), Tested and Reviewed

I've tested more than 70 cases for Apple's iPhone 16 range. These are the best cases, along with a few MagSafe accessories.

ESPN.com

Rob Demovsky

Pack lists Love (knee) as questionable vs. Titans

The Packers are listing quarterback Jordan Love as questionable for Sunday's affair against the Titans as he continues to work his way back from an MCL sprain in his left knee.

The Verge

Richard Lawler Sean Hollister

Qualcomm might buy Intel

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge

On Friday afternoon, The Wall Street Journal reported Intel had been approached by fellow chip giant Qualcomm about a possible takeover. While any deal is described as “far from certain,” according to the paper’s unnamed sources, it would represent a tremendous fall for a company that had been the most valuable chip company in the world, based largely on its x86 processor technology that for years had triumphed over Qualcomm’s Arm chips...

Fast Company

Christopher Zara

BurgerFi and Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza closed restaurants: Full list and map of shuttered locations

In a bankruptcy filing, BurgerFi International said it closed 19 underperforming locations. Meanwhile, BFI stock will be delisted from the Nasdaq next week.

Fans of BurgerFi burgers and Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza may have discovered recently that their favorite meals are a bit more difficult to come by.

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