Google burning through cash with spiralling AI costs
The company said earlier this year it expected to spend as much as $190bn on AI investments.
Month: July 2026
Fire kills 10 members of same family in Peru, police say
Authorities are investigating the cause of the blaze in Lima as local media report it may have been arson.
Mysterious white foam draws crowds on Nigerian highway
The environmental agency has warned people to avoid going near the substance as it could pose a health risk.
Trump’s obsession with ballroom bunker gives away what he won’t admit: historian
A historian flagged President Tweety McTreason’s obsession with his White House ballroom and what its underground bunker reveals. During an episode of The Daily Beast
Minnesota Town Now Boasts World’s Tallest Nutcracker
At nearly 66-feet-tall, “Verne the Patriot,” towers over the town of Laverne.
Trump ‘mocked ruthlessly’ by attendee at his own rally: journalist
A journalist flagged how President Tweety McTreason was “mocked ruthlessly” at his own rally in Georgia. On Wednesday, Trump held a rally at a high
Monday.com cuts 20% of its workforce to restructure for the AI era
Healthy software companies typically don’t suddenly eliminate one-fifth of their workforce, but monday.com is doing just that as it bets on flatter teams, AI agents
‘It was unlike anything I’d witnessed before’: Orcas seen headbutting a sunfish so hard that it exploded
One of the ocean’s most intelligent and aggressive predators has once again surprised scientists with a curious new behavior. In the Gulf of California, researchers
‘Once we were like you’: Striking reconstructions reveal the faces of 16 people from Roman-era Hungary
The face of a young woman crowned with a laurel wreath, buried in elaborate clothing and unusual cork sandals, has appeared nearly 1,700 years after
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft awakens from yearlong hibernation to do unprecedented science beyond Pluto
There’s nothing more disorienting than falling asleep in transit only to wake up and find you’ve somehow drifted billions of miles beyond the orbit of
The fight for the future of foldable phones is here
Samsung has owned the market for foldable phones. Now Apple is getting in on it. NBC News chief tech analyst Joanna Stern breaks it down.
Wisconsin officer kills man armed with knife, police say, as shooting sparks protests
Madison police said that after a chase and a struggle, a man who was being sought pulled out a knife and injured an officer, which
Will Olive Garden require photo ID for all-you-can-eat pasta? Investigating Republicans’ claim
U.S. Rep. Brian Steil said, “We’re protecting our breadsticks more than our ballots.”
Did JK Rowling post ‘upskirt’ photo of trans woman on X?
The wealthy author escalated a social media spat that resulted in posting a photo from a 2023 event at the Institute of Economic Affairs in