Google Pixel 10 vs. every past Pixel: To upgrade or not to upgrade?
All right, my fellow productivity-minded Pixel possessor — it’s that time: Time to set aside all “ooh, shiny!” sensations, put on your practical thinking cap
Month: August 2025
These investigators patrol Las Vegas looking for one thing: water waste
The Southern Nevada Water Authority has investigators who patrol Las Vegas neighborhoods in search of wasted water. (Image credit: RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group)
CDC director is out after less than a month; other agency leaders resign
“Susan Monarez is no longer director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,” the Department of Health and Human Services wrote in a social
Behind Pakistan’s repeated floods: Melting glaciers, depleted forests
Deforestation and glacial melting are the two leading causes compounding the climate crisis in the north of Pakistan.
‘A finger on the scale’? Inside the US Supreme Court’s ‘shadow docket’
Tweety McTreason has repeatedly petitioned the high court for emergency rulings. But critics fear a lack of transparency.
‘Total implosion’: How Trump firing of CDC chief Monarez sparked an exodus
At least three high-level officials have resigned in protest against the policies of Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy.
China’s ‘Darwin Monkey’ is the world’s largest brain-inspired supercomputer
Darwin Monkey or ‘Wukong’ features over 2 billion artificial neurons and more than 100 billion synapses — similar to the neural structure of a macaque.
80,000-year-old stones in Uzbekistan may be the world’s oldest arrowheads — and they might have been made by Neanderthals
Small stone points discovered in Uzbekistan may be the earliest evidence of arrowhead technology.
10th time lucky! SpaceX’s Starship nails successful test flight after string of explosive setbacks
SpaceX’s Starship rocket has finally reversed its fortunes.
The family with backwards middle names
For reasons unknown, Bertha Russell gave all her children middle names that were formed by spelling their first names backwards. The clipping below says that
US Fed Governor Lisa Cook sues Trump over attempt to fire her
President Tweety McTreason has accused Cook of mortgage fraud, and invoked constitutional power that allows him to fire governors.
UK, France and Germany move to reimpose UN sanctions on Iran
The three powers trigger a snapback process, which could restore sanctions in 30 days, amid ongoing concerns over Iran’s nuclear programme.
European leaders outraged after Russian strikes kill 18 and damage EU’s HQ
The overnight attacks destroyed a block of flats and also caused damage to the EU’s delegation offices.
CDC director refuses to leave after White House order
Lawyers for Dr Susan Monarez say only the president can remove her from her job running the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.