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+ Hack a Day: Supercon Ten Tickets on Sale Now—Hackers, start your engines! We’re opening up ticket sales for our tenth, the 2026 Hackaday Supercon, to take place Nov 6-8 in Pasadena, CA. As always...
+ Hack a Day: Holograms, From Your Plotter—When mass-printed holograms appeared on magazines in the 1980s they were a huge novelty, before degrading to the level of kids stickers in the years s...
+ Hack a Day: Bladerunners and the Mother of Invention—There are plenty of stories about inventors who see a problem and decide they can do better. But Van Phillips had a little more motivation than most. ...
+ Hack a Day: Hacking Fiber To The Home—When we think about security threats, we generally imagine them coming from far away across the wider internet. But what if the connection between you...
+ Hack a Day: The Chernobyl NPP and Forty Years of Robots for High Radiation Environments—With the massive steam explosion that shredded the #4 RBMK reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in 1986 it suddenly made robots that could sur...
+ Hack a Day: Smart Clock Helps With Medication Management—There are all kinds of smart devices on the market these days, but if you want one to solve a particular personal problem, sometimes its easiest to ju...
+ Hack a Day: Have Scientists Stuck the Landing on the Glueball Discovery?—Exciting discoveries in particle physics are one of those things that it can be easy to get blase about. Some people get caught up in the obvious exci...
+ Hack a Day: Your Laptop Keyboard, On Another Device—Its likely many of us have been in the position of first set-up on a machine such as a Raspberry Pi, and had keyboard problems. Either no spare keyboa...
+ Hack a Day: The Agony of Packaging Linux Apps—One of the great things of Linux as an ecosystem is that there is so much choice. Yet this is also its greatest weakness, as unlike on MacOS and Windo...
+ UPI Science: Mexico 's Michoacán state resumes avocado exports to U.S.—All U.S. government activities in the western state of Michoacán have resumed, including inspections needed for avocado exports to the United States.
+ UPI Science: Oil prices decline as IEA forecasts a decline in demand—The price of crude is on the decline on Thursday after the International Energy Agency projected a decline of 1.6 billion barrels per day in demand.
+ UPI Science: Tyler Robinson's attorneys argue against the death penalty in filing—Lawyers for Tyler Robinson, the man accused of shooting and killing Charlie Kirk argue that he shouldn't be eligible for death penalty.
+ UPI Science: MyPillow founder Mike Lindell refuses to concede loss in Minnesota Republican primary—MyPillow founder Mike Lindell refused to concede defeat in the Minnesota governor's Republican primary, alleging irregularities in the tallies.
+ UPI Science: Flock says it will address police misuse of surveillance systems—Surveillance technology company Flock Safety announced new measures to safeguard the use of its technology on after reports of police officer misuse.
+ UPI Science: Producer price index stays flat in July, driven by falling fuel prices—The producer price index for the month of July remained flat after falling 0.1% in June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports Thursday.
+ UPI Science: Three states set to hold executions on same day for first time since 2010—Three states are set to execute prisoners Thursday in Tennessee, Alabama and Oklahoma. Two of them didn't fight their death sentences.
+ UPI Science: Single ticket bought in Illinois wins $1.04B Powerball jackpot—A $2 stake by a player in Illinois won the billion dollar Powerball jackpot, the largest win of 2026 and the eighth largest in history of the game.
+ UPI Science: Ukraine hits Russian grain facilities prompting food price warnings—Two major export terminals handling millions of tons of grain were damaged in Ukrainian strikes on the Russian Black Sea port of Novorossiysk.
+ UPI Science: Tokyo condemns visit by Vladimir Putin to disputed Kuril Islands—Japan issued a stern rebuke to Moscow after the Russian president visited a chain of islands at the center of a territorial dispute between neighbors.
+ UPI Science: Closing U.S. consulate in Indonesia may undermine Indo-Pacific strategy—The decision to close the U.S. Consulate in Medan, Indonesia, risks weakening American influence in an Indo-Pacific strategically important region.
+ UPI Science: Justice Department charges former SPLC official—The Trump administration has filed fraud-related charges against a former Southern Poverty Law Center official who testified during the Jan. 6 probe.
+ UPI Science: On This Day, Aug. 13: Israel, UAE agree to normalize relations—On Aug. 13, 2020, Israel and the United Arab Emirates agreed to full normalization of relations.
+ UPI Science: Russia's Supreme Court bans only anti-war party from Duma elections—Russia's Supreme Court has removed the country's only anti-war political party from the ballot for next month's legislative elections.
+ UPI Science: After 30 years of service, NASA astronaut Mike Fincke retires—Astronaut Mike Fincke announced he was retiring Wednesday following 30 years of service and 549 days in space, the fourth most among NASA astronauts.
+ UPI Science: Jeju 4.3 cave considered for national cultural heritage status—The Korea Heritage Service announced that Jeju Island's Darangshi Cave was under final consideration for registration as a national cultural heritage ...
+ UPI Science: Nick Reiner indicted on new murder charges in deaths of his parents—Nick Reiner, the son of Hollywood director Rob Reiner and Michele Reiner, pleaded not guilty to new charges Wednesday in the murder of his parents.
+ UPI Science: Two soldiers killed in military helicopter crash in Salado, Texas—An Apache helicopter based at Fort Hood crashed into a field in Salado, Texas, on Wednesday afternoon, killing two soldiers, the U.S. Army said.
+ UPI Science: Justice Department announces charges in alleged marriage fraud scheme—The U.S. Justice Department announced Wednesday that 11 people have been charged with in connection in an alleged marriage fraud scheme.
+ UPI Science: Europe experiences first total solar eclipse in 27 years—Some 15.2 million people across the world -- mostly Europe -- live in the path of totality of Wednesday's solar eclipse.
+ Wired: The Painful Truth of Exactly How ICE’s New Shock Gloves Work—ICE is spending millions on shock gloves designed to overpower subjects through intense, localized pain. [Category: Gear, Gear / Gear News and Events]
+ Wired: Why This Prediction Market Banned Teens—Jacob Fortinsky, the CEO and cofounder of the new prediction market Novig, says his outfit isn’t like those other markets. You know the ones. [Categor...
+ Wired: The Best Samsung Galaxy S26 Cases (2026): S26, S26+, and S26 Ultra—Protect your Samsung phone with these cases and screen protectors. [Category: Gear, Gear / Buying Guides, Gear / Products / Phones]
+ Wired: The Google Pixelsnap Charger With Stand Is 50 Percent Off Right Now—Speedy Qi2 wireless charging in a magnetic puck and stand combo makes Google’s Pixelsnap well worth grabbing at half price. [Category: Gear, Gear / De...
+ Wired: In a Heat Wave, Schizophrenia Is So Much Deadlier Than Any Other Medical Condition—People with schizophrenia face a perfect storm of dangers on a hotter planet. [Category: The Big Story]
+ Wired: 5 Best Android Tablets in 2026: Samsung, TCL, Amazon, and More—Whether you need a portable, around-the-house entertainment center or a full-on laptop replacement, these are the best Android tablets. [Category: Gea...
+ Wired: The 10 Best Cooling Mattresses for Hot Sleepers (2026)—Nothing ruins a great night of sleep faster than getting too hot. We slept on a myriad of cooling mattresses to find which ones drew the heat away bes...
+ Wired: CBP Workers Allegedly Used Government Databases to Spy on Exes, Crushes, and Colleagues—Records obtained by WIRED detail hundreds of allegations of Customs and Border Protection workers misusing internal tools to look up romantic interest...
+ Wired: There’s a Fatty Liver Epidemic. AI Could Help Get Ahead of It—Over a billion people worldwide have livers with excess fat, which can lead to a host of medical problems. Researchers think AI tools can spot the con...
+ Wired: The 10 Best Cooling Mattresses for Hot Sleepers (2026)—Nothing ruins a great night of sleep faster than getting too hot. We slept on a myriad of cooling mattresses to find which ones drew the heat away bes...
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+ Wired: Herman Miller Promo Codes: 40% Off August 2026—Whether you’re looking for a Herman Miller promo code or discounts in their sale, here is how to save on the world's best ergonomic office furniture i...
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