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Global AffairsEuropeSignal 49
'A lover of life' - Seattle pays tribute to food festival shooting victims
Families grieved on Monday as they remembered the three people killed in a shooting at a food festival.
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Global AffairsEuropeSignal 45
Zelensky to press Trump on air defences while in Washington
Ukraine's leader is hoping to firm up US commitments to bolstering Kyiv's anti-ballistic missile defences, as Russia has escalated deadly attacks.
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Global AffairsNorth AmericaSignal 44
AI tokens could become the kilowatt-hour of the AI age
AI companies use tokens to track usage and bill customers. Now economists are using them to track the spread of AI through the economy.
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Business & FinanceNorth AmericaSignal 44
Coca-Cola tops earnings estimates, hikes full-year outlook as demand for drinks climbs
Coca-Cola said demand for its drinks rose in every market in the second quarter, helped in part by the World Cup.
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Global TechAsiaSignal 42
Smart rings are looking like my kind of AI gadget - The Verge
Smart rings are looking like my kind of AI gadget The Verge
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Global AffairsMiddle EastSignal 40
Hezbollah civil arm active in Lebanon pilot zone, putting Beirut-Jerusalem agreement in question
Hezbollah’s Islamic Health Organization is still operating in a south Lebanon pilot zone, according to a new report questioning Beirut’s ability to limit the group’s influence.
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Global AffairsMiddle EastSignal 40
Trump threatens to strike Pickaxe Mountain, says he does not need Israeli intelligence
US President Donald Trump told Fox News that the US has been surveilling Pickaxe Mountain with "the greatest cameras in the world" and that "it was not a big problem."
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Global AffairsMiddle EastSignal 40
German postal service reverses decision on anti-antisemitism Star of David stamp
Deutsche Post says it "stands firmly and unequivocally against antisemitism" after approving a Star of David stamp it had initially declined.
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Global AffairsMiddle EastSignal 40
The story behind French-Jewish directing partners’ film ‘Just An Illusion’
The soundtrack for the film includes songs by Joy Division, Earth, Wind & Fire, The Cure, and The Alan Parsons Project.
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Design & ArchitectureNorth AmericaSignal 40
John Meng's Found-Object Cigar Ashtray
This Achille cigar ashtray is by Zhangzhou-based designer John Meng. "A cigar ashtray constructed from espresso portafilter component, a filter basket, and a blind bowl. Stainless steel and Beech wood.
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Design & ArchitectureNorth AmericaSignal 40
An Apple Vision Pro Seating Station at a Parisian Opera House
Typically at an opera house, the only thing patrons are looking through are opera glasses. But at Paris' historic Palais Garnier, they've got Apple Vision Pro headsets on offer.
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Design & ArchitectureNorth AmericaSignal 40
Announcing <i>Fusion Forward: Design for Home</i>, a New Competition from Core77 and Autodesk Fusion
Core77 and Autodesk Fusion have teamed up to launch Fusion Forward: Design for Home , a competition inviting designers to reconsider the products that shape everyday domestic life.
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Design & ArchitectureNorth AmericaSignal 40
Humanscale Revives a Niels Diffrient Design for a Hybrid Work/Lounge Chair
The Diffrient Lounge is a new type of chair that's been decades in the making. As the name suggests, it was conceived of by industrial designer Niels Diffrient, who passed away in 2013; more recently Humanscale decided to advance the design and put it into production, as the…
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Design & ArchitectureNorth AmericaSignal 40
DeFF's Diminutive Premium Pen
As with Studio Neat's minimalist Mark Two Pen , Japanese design firm DeFF has also designed a tiny but premium writing instrument. 92") in the writing/drawing configuration.
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Design & ArchitectureNorth AmericaSignal 40
A Security Camera Designed to Indicate When It's Not Watching (You)
Home security cameras are intended to record intruders, not the homeowners themselves. It's creepy to think that someone could hack into them to observe you, but that's the trade-off these products require. One departure is this Smart Camera 4 Zoom by Xiaomi.
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Design & ArchitectureNorth AmericaSignal 40
AIM's Deconstructed Kitchen Faucet
For thirty years, Wenzhou Dinggu Technology Co. made molds for manufacturers of bathroom fittings. In 2018, they decided to do their own thing and lean into design, forming a spin-off called AIM Faucet.
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Business & FinanceNorth AmericaSignal 40
AMD, Micron and Nvidia extend losses as chip stocks get clobbered
Semiconductor stocks fell on Tuesday, extending a rout in chipmakers after another weak session on Wall Street.
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Science & ClimateGlobalSignal 40
Tabby's star may be orbited by a planetary-mass companion
K. and French astronomers have found evidence that the mysterious Tabby's star may be orbited by an object about nine times more massive than Jupiter. The new findings are published on the preprint server arXiv.