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Tuchel credits 'committed' Ghana defending after England draw
England manager Thomas Tuchel says England found it “difficult” to break down Ghana’s defence, after the two teams played out a 0-0 draw at the 2026 World Cup. Source link
Valve says it’s ready to launch the Steam Machine this summer
Valve now says that the delayed Steam Machine PC and Steam Frame VR headset are set to launch sometime this summer. In a Thursday blog post detailing its Verified programs for both pieces of hardware, Valve concludes by saying that…
Mira Murati steps back into the spotlight, carefully
Mira Murati isn’t a natural creature of the conference stage. As the CTO of OpenAI, she was present but rarely the public face of the company. As CEO of her own company, Thinking Machines Lab, she has been even harder…
Not to Alarm Anyone, but Flesh-Eating Screwworms Have Entered the US
A case of New World screwworm has been confirmed in South Texas, the US Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday night. It marks the first detected breach of the US-Mexico border by the ravenous flesh-eating flies, which have been making their…
Becoming a parent may make you love your partner less
Parenthood may put you off date night, but not necessarily for good Elena Odareeva / Alamy It may feel like the exhaustion of caring for a newborn leaves little room for romance. Now, researchers have found that people really do…
World’s largest blanket fort built at Las Vegas community center
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Scientists discover vast hidden structure beneath Antarctica’s ice
Researchers have identified a massive hidden geological feature beneath the East Antarctic Ice Sheet, revealing a previously unrecognized connection between some of the continent’s largest buried landscapes. The newly recognized structure consists of a network of enormous basins concealed beneath…
The Instagram Plus Subscription Has Officially Launched
Paying users will have tools for reaching either wider or more-specific audiences. Instagram We learned last month that Meta was planning to introduce a subscription tier to several of its social media properties. Today marks the global rollout…
Kevin O’Leary agrees to downsize massive Utah data center
Kevin O’Leary agreed to halve the size of his planned 40,000-acre data center in Utah amid mounting pressure from residents and activists, as reported earlier by local affiliate ABC4. The Shark Tank star sent a letter to Utah Senate President…
Meta’s Oversight Board says account bans lack due process, transparency
Meta’s Oversight Board, the independent governing body that makes policy recommendations to the tech company, said Thursday that Meta’s account deactivations lack due process, violations are doled out without clarity, and there’s little customer support for appeals. The board, which…
Wave Cash App’s Magic Wand to Pay for Stuff
Have you ever wanted to wave a magic wand at something and make it yours? Well, now you can, so long as you have enough money in your debit account to pay for it. Cash App, the digital payments service…
Superhuman Has Acquired AI Authenticity Service GPTZero
It’s an odd-seeming move for a company selling an AI writing assistant. GPTZero Superhuman announced that it has acquired GPTZero. This AI identification business offers services such as hallucination and plagiarism detection as well as a nifty little…
Germany rail network comes to complete halt due to IT malfunction
German rail company Deutsche Bahn has paused its train services across the country due to a nationwide IT disruption. All its trains are being held at stations, following a malfunction with the country’s digital railway radio network on Tuesday evening….
