Illustration: Seba Cestaro/Guardian Don’t fret the future. A lot of people do, and for powerful reasons – we are facing enormous challenges unprecedented in human history, from climate change and nuclear war to engineered pandemics and malicious artificial intelligence. A 2017 survey showed that nearly four in 10 Americans think that climate change alone has a good chance of triggering …
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Luke Bryan was hit in the face Sunday by a ball while he was performing on stage in North Dakota. KFYR-TV has video of the country music star performing “Country Girl” when – in mid-song – he was struck in the face by what looked like a baseball. It appears the shock of the moment didn’t deter the show from …
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Payment companies such as Visa, Mastercard and Stripe are facing public backlash, including from billionaire Elon Musk, for pressuring online gaming platforms to remove hundreds of games in response to a campaign from an Australian anti-porn lobby group. Itch.io, an independent gaming platform, last week removed all adult or not-safe-for-work (NSFW) games from appearing in its library in a hasty …
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Temu users in the European Union are at “high risk” of coming across illegal products while shopping on the platform, as reported earlier by The Financial Times. Preliminary findings from the European Commission’s investigation into the platform uncovered baby toys, small electronics, and other items on Temu considered counterfeit, unsafe, or “non-compliant.” Temu now has a chance to respond to …
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The change in the seasons can have quite the profound effect on your penis – but it can also trigger an unfortunate side effect, too. Doctors have warned blokes that although the ‘summer penis’ phenomenon may boost the appearance of their manhood, it can also leave them struggling in the bedroom. Essentially, it’s quite the double-edged sword. The spike in …
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The following is the transcript of an interview with Russell Vought, director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on July 27, 2025. MARGARET BRENNAN: We begin today with the director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, Russell Vought, welcome to ‘Face The Nation.’ DIRECTOR OF …
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After a Coldplay concert kiss-cam moment went viral for all the wrong reasons, data-automation startup Astronomer turned to an unexpected fix: Gwyneth Paltrow. Earlier this month, the company’s now-former CEO Andy Byron and Chief People Officer Kristin Cabot — both married, but not to each other — were caught on the jumbotron at a Boston show. The internet did its …
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been delivered some harsh Hollywood realities as it has been claimed that “no one rates them” with their Netflix agreement set to expire. The streaming platform is not planning to renew its profitable $100 million five-year contract with the duo. The Sussexes became sought-after figures in America when they departed the Royal Family and …
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