A newly published survey of more than 500 science conference presentations across a two-year period set out to determine whether scientists are funny, which is itself funny, if not the most productive use of time. The results were about what you’d expect: two-thirds of attempts at humor garnered either polite chuckles or straight-up dead silence, and only 9% landed well …
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کویت کی مناء الاحمدی آئل ریفائنری پر متعدد ڈرون حملوں کے نتیجے میں تنصیبات میں شدید آگ بھڑک اٹھی ہے۔ خبررساں ادارے الجزیرہ کے مطابق ڈرون حملوں کے نتیجے میں مناء الاحمدی آئل ریفائنری کے بعض حصوں میں آگ لگ گئی۔ رپورٹس کے مطابق حملوں کے نتیجے میں ریفائنری کے بعض حصوں میں آگ بھڑک اٹھی، جس کے باعث کئی …
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Different this time? Jeff Bezos unveils the Amazon Fire Phone in June 2014. (GeekWire File Photo / Todd Bishop) Amazon is working on another phone. That’s the jaw-dropper from Reuters this morning, reporting that the company is developing a new smartphone codenamed “Transformer” within its devices and services unit. The project is reportedly led by an internal team known as …
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Nintendo is reportedly preparing a new version of the Switch 2 with a user-replaceable battery, . This is to comply with a 2023 EU “right-to-repair” policy on portable electronics that mandates easy battery replacement. The regulation also covers the Joy-Con 2 controllers, so they are reportedly being redesigned to allow users to replace each lithium-ion battery. We don’t know when …
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A French Navy officer went for a run on the deck of the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier and uploaded his workout to Strava, inadvertently leaking the location of the nuclear-powered warship as it heads to the Middle East. First reported by French newspaper Le Monde, the story is not an anomaly — this popular fitness tracking app has proven …
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Netflix’s live-action show has entered production and will officially be set in Rome in the year 64AD, confirming reports. The upcoming adaptation, then, will return to the setting of 2010’s Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood, although the latter’s story took place more than 1,000 years after the events we’ll see in Netflix’s show. Ubisoft confirmed in a that the Netflix series will …
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Dubai on first day of Eid Al-Fitr: Vibrant scenes reflect city’s dynamism Source link
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امریکا مشرقِ وسطیٰ میں اپنی عسکری موجودگی کو مزید مستحکم کرنے کے لیے ہزاروں کی تعداد میں میرینز اور بحری دستوں کو روانہ کرنے کی تیاری کر رہا ہے۔ خبر رساں ادارے رائٹرز کے مطابق امریکی حکام نے بتایا ہے کہ ایران کے خلاف امریکا اور اسرائیل کی جنگ تیسرے ہفتے میں داخل ہو چکی ہے، جس کے پیشِ نظر …
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Trump said NATO countries could easily help restore maritime traffic in the strait but have failed to do so. Washington: US President Donald Trump sharply criticized North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies for their lack of cooperation in reopening the Strait of Hormuz, which has been blocked by Iranian actions. According to international news agencies, Trump said NATO countries could …
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Marc Cummings, president and CEO of Life Science Washington, speaking at a one-day forum focused on AI-driven biotech that was held in Seattle in October 2025. (Life Science Washington Photo) Seattle is already a top global hub for AI-driven biotechnology. It just doesn’t know how to say so. That’s the view of Marc Cummings, president and CEO of Life Science …
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Web hosting platform WordPress.com is embracing AI agents, a decision that could change the look and feel of the web. The company announced Friday that it will now allow AI agents to draft, edit, and publish content on customers’ websites, as well as manage comments, update and fix metadata, organize content with tags and categories. All of this is controlled …
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The fallout from Pakistan’s disastrous 2026 T20 World Cup campaign has reached a boiling point, with veteran opening batter Ahmed Shehzad launching a blistering critique of PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi and the board’s current leadership. Following Pakistan’s inability to reach the semi-finals for the second consecutive tournament and a historic 1-2 series loss to Bangladesh, Shehzad argues that the national …
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Blue Origin, the space conglomerate founded by Amazon chair Jeff Bezos, has asked the U.S. government for permission to launch a network of more than 50,000 satellites that will act as a data center in orbit. In a March 19 document filed with the Federal Communications Commission, Blue Origin’s attorneys described “Project Sunrise” as a network of spacecraft that will …
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The U.S. Justice Department accused Iran’s government of being behind the hacktivist group Handala, which last week claimed responsibility for the destructive cyberattack against the U.S. medical tech giant Stryker. In a press release published on Thursday, the Justice Department said Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) is operating Handala. The Justice Department called the group a fake activist …
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