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  6. Is the World Getting Uglier? (time.com)mastodon

    36 points by @AkaSci in fosstodon.org · 1h ago · 3 mastodon

    Debbie Millman, School of Visual Arts and the host of Design Matters: "I have found myself wondering: Is the world getting uglier? Good design relies on understanding context: how a building sits on its street, how a chair accommodates a body, how type works on the page and for…

  11. Google’s Pet Memory forgot who my cats are (theverge.com)rss

    editorial feed by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy in The Verge · 1h ago · rss

    One of the best things my smart home does is help me care for my pets, and security cameras are particularly useful for keeping track of my many critters. But the barrage of notifications they send often means I miss important ones. So, when Google announced its new Pet Memory f…

  12. The Verge Guide to Pets (theverge.com)rss

    editorial feed by Kara Verlaney in The Verge · 1h ago · rss

    Ah, the relationship between animals and the technology they can’t quite understand. Today, it seems like there’s a high-tech solution to every element of pet ownership, with devices on the market designed to keep pets fed, cleaned, watched over, and entertained. And if you have…

  14. My parrot ate my keyboard (theverge.com)rss

    editorial feed by John.Higgins in The Verge · 1h ago · rss

    One of the great joys in life is having pets. The unconditional love, the snuggles, the excitement they show when you get home - these things add an emotional fulfillment to daily existence that can't be achieved in another way. I think everyone's life would be better with a pet…

  16. Oops! My cat is an iPad kid (theverge.com)rss

    editorial feed by Jess Weatherbed in The Verge · 1h ago · rss

    Pets, like children, come with the responsibility to keep them happy, healthy, and mentally stimulated - obligations I readily committed to before getting my cat, Trevor. I work from home, so he's never lonely, and play with him using a mountain of toys at every opportunity outs…

  18. How I turned my fish tank high tech (theverge.com)rss

    editorial feed by Emma Roth in The Verge · 1h ago · rss

    When I was a kid, I owned two goldfish that eventually outgrew the size of their tank. At the time, I didn't realize just how much actually goes into having fish and keeping them healthy. I've learned a lot over the past couple of years while keeping nano fish - a group of five…

  20. Fairphone’s latest repairable phone is going on sale in the US (theverge.com)rss

    editorial feed by Dominic Preston in The Verge · 2h ago · rss

    The Fairphone 6 Plus is a minor hardware refresh, but a major launch for the company: It's the first phone that Fairphone is selling directly in the US. It's on sale now for $649.99, available through Fairphone's website and Amazon, and is sold unlocked with support for both T-M…

  21. Elon Musk made flying even worse so Palantir could profit (theverge.com)rss

    editorial feed by Darryl Campbell in The Verge · 2h ago · rss

    On August 6th, the Minneapolis Air Route Traffic Control Center lost radar and communications for around two hours. The outage disrupted more than 1,100 flights across the center's 330,000 square mile, nine-state airspace sector. Two days earlier, on August 4th, President Donald…

  23. ChatGPT is getting a dedicated mode for teens (theverge.com)rss

    editorial feed by Robert Hart in The Verge · 2h ago · rss

    OpenAI is introducing a dedicated ChatGPT mode for teenagers, combining existing youth safeguards and new safety features under one roof. The launch comes amid mounting public scrutiny over how AI tools affect younger users, as other platforms implement their own age checks and…

  24. Curiosity Blog, Sols 4975-4981: Happy 14th Landing Anniversary (science.nasa.gov)rss

    editorial feed by NASA in NASA · 13h ago · rss

    By Susanne P. Schwenzer, Professor of Planetary Mineralogy at The Open University, UK Earth planning date: Friday, Aug. 7, 2026 This week was very special for the Curiosity team here on Earth as we celebrated the 14th landing anniversary. I still remember watching the buildup to…

  26. Apple’s camera-equipped AirPods appear in leaked video (theverge.com)rss

    editorial feed by Jess Weatherbed in The Verge · 4h ago · rss

    We may have our first glimpse of Apple's rumored camera-equipped AirPods, thanks to a video that MacRumors found in the macOS Tahoe 26.7 Release Candidate. The short video clip features a man - who is wearing the new AirPods - holding up a book with the cover displayed, so that…

  27. NASA Selects Companies to Provide Payload Processing Services (nasa.gov)rss

    editorial feed by Lauren E. Low in NASA · 16h ago · rss

    NASA has selected four companies to provide payload processing facilities under the Spacecraft Processing Operations Contract on‑ramp provision. The provision enables qualified providers to offer commercial payload processing services for agency missions launching from multiple…

  28. NASA Mission Studies Air Pollution Over Ethiopia (nasa.gov)rss

    editorial feed by Stephen Carney in NASA · 17h ago · rss

    A NASA-funded air pollution monitoring network has provided one of the most detailed long-term views yet of the role of black carbon, or soot produced by fires, diesel vehicles, and other combustion sources, in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa. The detailed measurements show how…

  29. Nvidia discloses $21B stake in SpaceX (arstechnica.com)rss

    editorial feed by Rafe Rosner-Uddin in Ars Technica · 22h ago · rss

    Filing comes after Elon Musk announced exclusive arrangement to kit out its data centers.

  30. Next Generation of Planetary Scientists Learn Public Engagement Skills (science.nasa.gov)rss

    editorial feed by NASA in NASA · 19h ago · rss

    FORCE is a world-class laboratory that uses high-pressure experimental equipment to recreate the extreme conditions found deep within Earth and other planetary bodies, enabling researchers to better understand how planets form, evolve, and behave under immense pressures.

  31. Colorful Collage of Tarantula Nebula (nasa.gov)rss

    editorial feed by HQ Web Team in NASA · 21h ago · rss

    Data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, and NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope combine to reveal a vibrant view of 30 Doradus, or the Tarantula Nebula, in this Aug. 11, 2026, image. Located in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a small neighbor galaxy…

  32. NASA Challenge Tests Wheel Designs for Moon Base Mobility (nasa.gov)rss

    editorial feed by Sumer Loggins in NASA · 21h ago · rss

    As NASA prepares to establish the Moon Base, advancing surface mobility will be key to helping crews and robotic systems travel farther across the lunar surface. To help advance that capability, the Rock and Roll with NASA Challenge invited public innovators to design and build…

  33. Reddit’s AI is turning posts into podcasts and short videos (theverge.com)rss

    editorial feed by Jay Peters in The Verge · 13h ago · rss

    Reddit is trying out a new way for people to take in content on Reddit: by turning text posts into audio / video content. As part of an experiment, some posts are being adapted into videos that use AI voices to read the text of the main post and some comments. The video highligh…

  36. APOD: 2026 August 17 – A Golden Corona Eclipse (science.nasa.gov)rss

    editorial feed by NASA in NASA · 33h ago · rss

    APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 August 17 – A… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a br…

  37. Chasing Fire Clouds in Utah (science.nasa.gov)rss

    editorial feed by NASA in NASA · 33h ago · rss

    NASA aircraft are sampling smoke lofted high into the atmosphere by one of the most formidable cloud types in the sky—towering, smoke-infused pyrocumulonimbus.

  38. APOD: 2026 August 16 – Milky Way over Yellowstone (science.nasa.gov)rss

    editorial feed by NASA in NASA · 2d ago · rss

    APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 August 16 – Milky… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with…