In the Apple Silicon era, MacBooks have become more affordable than ever – with brand new models starting as low as $649. With looming global tariffs, these great deals could potentially be coming to an end soon – so if you’re in the market for a new MacBook for any reason, now may be one of the best ever times …
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The ever-shifting phases of Earth’s moon present a wealth of targets for amateur astronomers to explore, ranging from magnificent craters and lunar seas to strange visual phenomena created as sunlight plays across the ancient surface, forming familiar shapes where none should be. So, grab your telescope and join us on a short, guided “road trip” of August’s moon, in which …
Read More »Senate GOP readies ‘nuclear’ option, set for August break after nominations deal falls apart The Hill Trump tells Schumer to ‘go to hell’ amid standoff over confirming president’s nominees CNN GOP senator warns Dems delaying Trump nominees ‘we can do this the easy way or hard way’ Fox News Senators set to leave Washington without Trump nominees deal Politico Senate GOP eyes recess appointments …
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Stargazers have a chance to get a good look at the Milky Way and summer constellations in the night skies this August. Some of the planets are beginning to reappear – and one of the best meteor showers of the year, the Perseids, will be on display. “August is really about the Perseids and getting out there. So that’s primo,” …
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Image: Ready or Not (via Fuzion Xbox Testing) It’s getting harder and harder to track all the Xbox “Stream Your Own Game” titles that are being added on a near-weekly basis these days – partly because Microsoft never talks about them, and partly because they’re adding so many! In fact, this is the biggest batch we’ve come across so far …
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An Oxford-set college rom-com from the guy behind The Inbetweeners; the return of one of Netflix‘s biggest ever shows; Genndy Tartakovsky’s latest adult animated project; Vanessa Kirby’s return to more intimate dramas about the human condition; a documentary that promised to shed new light on the Jussie Smollett hate crime incident; and a murder mystery film featuring several British and …
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IN A NUTSHELL 🌍 On August 5, 2025, Earth will complete its rotation 1.51 milliseconds earlier, leaving scientists baffled by the unexplained acceleration. 🔍 Traditional causes like ice melting and lunar gravity fail to explain the recent increase in Earth’s rotational speed. ⏱️ A potential negative leap second may be required to synchronize atomic time, posing challenges to global timekeeping …
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Quality of life upgrades, artwork, remixed tracks and more coming A new patch is coming for Capcom Fighting Collection 2 on August 7, 2025. It will offer new quality of life upgrades, artwork, remixed tracks from CAP-JAMS and more. …
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In May 2025, residents living around Lac Rouge discovered a washed-out road near the lake, triggering investigations that revealed the lake had completely emptied almost overnight, an extremely rare and puzzling event for the area. Using both ground and air searches, experts found that the land around the lake had collapsed on itself, causing the lake to drain. What is …
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Want more TV and movie picks? Subscribe to our weekly Streamliner newsletter here. Clockwise from top: The Naked Gun, Chief of War, Perfect Match, and Together. Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Paramount Pictures, Germain McMicking/Neon/Everett Collection, Netflix, Apple TV+ It’s been a strange summer-movie season. We’ve had superheroes, Stitch, dinosaurs, and race-car films, but how about we top it all off with a …
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