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Hiroshima anniversary: mayor says Ukraine and Middle East crises show world ignoring nuclear ‘tragedies’
On 80th anniversary of atomic bombing, Kazumi Matsui urges younger people to recognise ‘inhumane’ consequences of nuclear weapons as a deterrentThe mayor of Hiroshima has led calls for the world’s most powerful countries to abandon nuclear deterrence, at a ceremony to mark 80 years since the city was destroyed by an American atomic bomb.As residents, survivors and representatives from 120 countries gathered at the city...
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Police Report: Edward ‘Big Balls’ Coristine Assaulted in Alleged Carjacking
President Donald Trump shared a photo of the DOGE staffer after the alleged attack and threatened to “federalize” Washington, DC. WIRED obtained the police report.
Published on: August 06, 2025 | Source:How to watch the Star Wars movies in order: Where should you begin?
With the entire Star Wars franchise now on Disney+, one crucial question remains: What's the best order to watch the series? Here's the scoop.
Published on: August 06, 2025 | Source:Trump threatens fleeing Texas Democrats with FBI as Greg Abbott calls for ‘consequences’ – live updates
Governor files emergency petition with state supreme court to remove representative Gene Wu from officeTexas senator asks FBI to help locate and arrest Democrats for leaving stateIt’s a quiet August Tuesday on the president’s schedule today. The only listed item on his agenda is an executive order signing at 4pm EDT. We don’t know the details of that just yet.Trump is also speaking on CNBC now, and we’ll bring you the...
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Australia news live: renewables could make power prices more volatile; PM speaks with Macron about Gaza
Energy minister says report finds ‘reform is needed to ensure our modern grid is affordable and reliable’. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMost Australians support ratifying treaty banning nuclear weapons, poll findsTwo-thirds of Australians support ratifying the global treaty banning nuclear weapons, a new national poll, released on the anniversary of the atomic...
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:News Corp’s Australian newspaper revenue falls as CEO warns Trump of AI’s ‘art of the steal’
Advertising revenue at division that includes the Australian, Daily Telegraph and Herald Sun down 5%Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesSign up for Guardian Australia’s free weekly media newsletter hereRevenue generated from News Corp’s global newspaper mastheads has fallen sharply, including in Australia, weighing down an otherwise positive financial result.Rupert Murdoch’s media conglomerate...
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Google is rolling out a fix for Pixel back button issues
Google’s August Pixel update includes a fix for Android’s three-button navigation and gesture navigation systems becoming unresponsive. The issues appear to have started popping up shortly after the official release of Android 16 in June. Ever since that update, the user said that navigation has been “a complete mess” and that they ran into issues […]
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Video Games Weekly: Censorship and stolen puritanical valor
Welcome to Video Games Weekly on Engadget. Expect a new story every Monday or Tuesday, broken into two parts. The first is a space for short essays and ramblings about video game trends and related topics from me, Jess Conditt, a reporter who's covered the industry for more than 13 years. The second contains the video game stories from the past week that you need to know about, including some headlines from outside of...
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Move over Windows Ugly sweaters, Microsoft is about to drop custom Windows XP Crocs with an all-important Clippy Jibbitz
Yep, the Windows XP Crocs are real – dubbed the Microsoft 50th Exclusive Crocs, these take the iconic wallpaper as the main design, come with six Jibbitz, and a matching carrying tote.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:In trial, people lost twice as much weight by ditching ultraprocessed food
Swapping foods like premade lasagna for hand-made spaghetti Bolognese made a difference.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Rachel Reeves needs to put up taxes to cover £40bn deficit, thinktank says
NIESR suggests a rise of 5p in the pound on basic and higher rate of income tax would fill the budget gap Rachel Reeves will need to raise taxes to close a government spending gap that is on course to reach more than 40bn after a slowdown in economic growth and higher-than-expected inflation, according to a leading thinktank.In a blow to Labour’s hopes of balancing the books without breaking manifesto commitments...
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Increase in vapes found on Britain’s coastline by beach clean volunteers
Marine Conservation Society calls for swift action as its litter surveys show some forms of plastic are on the riseVolunteer beach cleaners are finding more vapes than ever before as plastic pollution chokes Britain’s coastline.The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) on Wednesday launches its annual beach clean, which last year involved more than 15,000 volunteers who completed more than 1,200 litter surveys. Continue...
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Yamaha’s new Dolby Atmos soundbar wants to make Samsung’s 3D sound look pitiful – this speaker setup is wild
Yamaha takes the Gillette approach with its latest Atmos soundbar, and adds more upfiring drivers for more precise sound
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Prince Harry among those criticised in report on dispute at Sentebale charity
Watchdog says all parties, including trustees, patrons and chair Sophie Chandauka, should not have had row in publicThe Charity Commission has criticised Prince Harry for allowing a row with the chair of his African charity to “play out publicly”, as the watchdog cleared him of racism.The prince was engaged in a public war of words earlier this year with the chair of the Sentebale charity, Dr Sophie Chandauka, after...
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Texas senator asks FBI to help locate and arrest Democrats for leaving state
John Cornyn ramps up gerrymandering showdown between lawmakers and Trump administration seeking GOP seatsThe US senator John Cornyn of Texas has asked the FBI to aid Texas law enforcement in locating and arresting Democrats who left the state to forestall a plan sought by Donald Trump to aggressively redraw the state’s congressional map in a way that could help Republicans keep their House majority after the 2026...
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Banned Steam game VILE: Exhumed is back as a free shareware title
After her game was banned from sale on Steam in a baffling decision with no appeal option, solo developer Cara Cadaver has made VILE: Exhumed available as shareware under a Creative Commons license. The project can be downloaded for free, but players can opt to donate in support of the solo developer's work. Both Cara and publisher DreadXP will pay forward those donations, with 50 percent of the game's profits being...
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:NYT Wordle today — answer and my hints for game #1509, Wednesday, August 6
Looking for Wordle hints? I can help. Plus get the answers to Wordle today and yesterday.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Quantum machine learning via vector embeddings
Article URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.00024 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44805436 Points: 4 # Comments: 0
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:UK to bear transport costs of ‘one in, one out’ asylum seeker deal with France
Treaty can be ended by either side at a month’s notice and France can refuse returns on certain groundsThe UK will pay the costs of transporting asylum seekers to and from France under Keir Starmer’s “one in, one out” deal with Emmanuel Macron, it has emerged.The deal will have to be renewed by 11 June next year, and can be ended at a month’s notice by either side, documents made public by the government indicate....
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Verbally abused children more likely to have poor mental health as adults, study finds
Analysis suggests long-term damage to wellbeing can be worse than for children experiencing physical abuseParents who ridicule, threaten or humiliate their children risk leaving them with a 64% higher chance of having poor mental health as an adult, a study has found.The research also found physical abuse experienced among the research participants reduced over time, while verbal abuse increased. Continue reading...
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:‘Healthocide’: experts warn of rise in targeting of health services in conflict
Principle of medical neutrality threatened as doctors and hospitals deliberately attacked, particularly in GazaTargeting medics and hospitals in acts of war should be called “healthocide”, academics have urged, amid an increase in such attacks in recent years.Health services are increasingly deliberately under attack and medics are facing violence and abuse in conflict zones around the world – in particular in Gaza,...
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:US Coast Guard Report on Titan Submersible Implosion Singles Out OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush
A report on the death of five people in the Titan submersible blames design, maintenance, and inspection flaws for its failure. “It all came back to Mr. Rush,” the head of the investigation told WIRED.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:The best robot vacuum and mop to buy right now
Robot vacuums that can both mop and sweep your floors have improved significantly in recent years. While they are still not as effective as good ol’ manual labor, if you run them regularly, they will help keep your floors cleaner with much less effort on your part. The difference is that newer “combo” robot vacuum […]
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Earth Is Spinning Weirdly Faster, Making Today One of the Shortest Days Ever
Earth will complete its daily rotation between 1.25 and 1.51 milliseconds faster than usual, and scientists aren't quite sure why.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:RIP to the Macintosh HD hard drive icon, 2000–2025
Latest macOS 26 Tahoe beta excises old spinning rust icons throughout the OS.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:GPT-5 Is Coming. Here's What OpenAI Has Said So Far
The next flagship model for the most popular AI platform is expected soon.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Ireland calls on Haiti to secure release of group kidnapped from local orphanage
An Irish missionary and three-year-old child are among eight people taken by gunmen who stormed the placeIreland’s foreign ministry has called on Haitian authorities to ensure “everything is done” to secure the release of a group of people, including an Irish missionary and a three-year-old child, taken by gunmen who stormed a local orphanage.Simon Harris, the Irish foreign minister, spoke with his Haitian counterpart...
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Today's Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for Aug. 6, #1509
Here are hints and the answer for today's Wordle for Aug. 6, No. 1,509
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:July was officially Wordle's toughest ever, but it could get harder still – here's why
July 2025 was a nightmare for Wordle lovers. Here's what made it so difficult and why this could be a sign of things to come.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:The iOS 26 Beta Just Unveiled New Details About the Apple Watch Ultra 3
Images included in Apple's latest software update reveals the display size for the Apple Watch Ultra model coming this fall.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Funding for English youth clubs aims to keep children off smartphones
Keir Starmer says 88m package will help tackle trend of young people becoming ‘disconnected from their communities’Youth clubs and after-school activities in England will receive a funding injection of 88m as ministers try to get more children away from smartphones and computer screens.The package, which Keir Starmer announced on Tuesday, is intended to give pupils access to sport, outdoor activities, art, music,...
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Lib Dems call for urgent regulation of YouTube ads after wave of scams
Party wants video platform to face same scrutiny as broadcasters due to deepfake and investment scamsThe Liberal Democrats are calling for urgent regulation of YouTube advertising after scams including deepfakes, impersonated public figures and fraudulent investment claims were found to be spreading on the platform with little oversight.The party said YouTube’s adverts remain largely unchecked by independent...
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Watch this: Google Genie 3 can create a 3D world, let you explore it, and interact with it in real time
Google has just upgraded its AI world model to Genie 3, allowing those with access to generate a world at a higher 720p quality and then interact with it, making changes on the fly.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Titan sub implosion caused by absolutely bonkers “toxic workplace environment”
CEO Stockton Rush does not come off well.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Anthropic's powerful Opus 4.1 model is here - how to access it (and why you'll want to)
The new model boasts souped-up coding and agentic capabilities.
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