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bbc.co.uk - Yolande Knell - Digital lifeline' - Gaza tech workers give glimpse of possible future
Digital lifeline' - Gaza tech workers give glimpse of possible future
BBC

'I was just in a trough, drowning in uncertainty,' says Walaa Volidis, a Palestinian software engineer. 'But deep inside, I made a decision: it will not be the end, no matter how hard it gets. I'll keep fighting for my dreams.' Wearing a headset…

bbc.co.uk - Yolande Knell - Digital lifeline' - Gaza tech workers give glimpse of possible future
Digital lifeline' - Gaza tech workers give glimpse of possible future
BBC

Yolande Knell Crossing Continents, BBC Radio 4, Jerusalem 'I was just in a trough, drowning in uncertainty,' says Walaa Volidis, a Palestinian software engineer. 'But deep inside, I made a decision: it will not be the end, no matter how hard it…

edn.com - R Jayapal - Push to increase, decrease a digital potentiometer
Push to increase, decrease a digital potentiometer
EDN

Front-panel push button controls can conveniently adjust a PCB-mounted internal potentiometer's resistance. Digital potentiometers in conjunction with MCUs find common use in analog circuits. The processor can adjust the gain of an amplifier…

cosmopolitan.com - Sophie Williams - Fashion Pros Are Buying This $48 Aritzia Top That Turns Everyday Denim Into a Chic Outfit
Fashion Pros Are Buying This $48 Aritzia Top That Turns Everyday Denim Into a Chic Outfit
Cosmopolitan

Unless you've been living under a fashion rock, you'll know that chocolate brown has been trending this season. Co-existing alongside bolder colors like cobalt blue and chilli red, it's the shade to pick if your outfit calls for softer, more…

seekingalpha.com - Mike Zaccardi - Toyota: Struggling Through Macro Tensions, But There's A Path To EPS Growth (NYSE:TM)
Toyota: Struggling Through Macro Tensions, But There's A Path To EPS Growth (NYSE:TM)
Seeking Alpha

Toyota Motor Corporation is reiterated as a Buy, with attractive valuation despite lackluster technicals and recent underperformance versus the S&P 500. Q1 results were solid, with revenue up 10.4% and favorable FX effects, but macro headwinds and…

fortune.com - Steve H. Hanke - Bessent's Yen gamble is a warning sign - buckle up
Bessent's Yen gamble is a warning sign - buckle up
Fortune

Last week, U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent joined with Japan's Ministry of Finance to intervene in currency markets in an effort to boost the yen to levels that Bessent proclaimed would be more appropriate. Bessent decided that markets are not…

fastcompany.com - Grace Snelling - Sam Altman shared a parenting hack. Thousands of moms and dads instantly disagreed.
Sam Altman shared a parenting hack. Thousands of moms and dads instantly disagreed.
Fast Company

Sam Altman has some advice for parents, and it's going about as well as you'd expect. On August 31, the Open AI CEO took to X (where he's a frequent poster) to share an idea with his followers: “cool use case of chatgpt work i heard last…

theguardian.com - Tiago Rogero - Colombia's elephant-costumed anti-corruption activist sworn in as senator
Colombia's elephant-costumed anti-corruption activist sworn in as senator
The Guardian

When 102 senators were sworn in for Colombia's latest parliamentary session, they included 32 women, 69 men – and one cartoon elephant. He had some difficulty making his way down the narrow central aisle of Congress's ceremonial chamber…

variety.com - Naman Ramachandran - Tadanobu Asano, Yukino Kishii's Cannes Title 'All the Lovers in the Night' Lands North American Distribution (EXCLUSIVE)
Tadanobu Asano, Yukino Kishii's Cannes Title 'All the Lovers in the Night' Lands North American Distribution (EXCLUSIVE)
Variety

Bitters End has set North American distribution for “ All the Lovers in the Night,” Yukiko Sode ‘s Yukino Kishii and Tadanobu Asano starrer that premiered in Un Certain Regard at Cannes earlier this year. Several Futures has…

smh.com.au - Zoya Patel - I was convinced I would never have a child due to climate dread. Then I selfishly had one anyway
I was convinced I would never have a child due to climate dread. Then I selfishly had one anyway
The Sydney Morning Herald

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. When I was 27, I sat my partner down and told him in no uncertain terms that I couldn't reconcile having a child with my growing climate dread. I…

popularmechanics.com - Elizabeth Rayne - Nearly 1,500 Ships Are Stuck in the Strait of Hormuz-And Something Dangerous Is Growing on Them
Nearly 1,500 Ships Are Stuck in the Strait of Hormuz-And Something Dangerous Is Growing on Them
Popular Mechanics

Here's what you'll learn when you read this story: Around 1,500 ships have been stuck in the Strait of Hormuz since it was shut down in February, and they're accumulating biomasses of marine organisms despite protective anti-biofilm coatings. Once…

popularmechanics.com - Elizabeth Rayne - The Universe May Not Be Accelerating After All-And It Could Mean Dark Energy Never Existed
The Universe May Not Be Accelerating After All-And It Could Mean Dark Energy Never Existed
Popular Mechanics

Here's what you'll learn when you read this story: Cosmologists have long assumed that our expanding universe is isotropic, meaning it looks the same when viewed from any angle. Researchers found that there were errors in some of these previous…

ign.com - Verity Townsend - It Would Be a Real Shame for That Culture to Disappear': Final Fantasy 7 Revelation Director Says Physical Game Releases Must Continue
It Would Be a Real Shame for That Culture to Disappear': Final Fantasy 7 Revelation Director Says Physical Game Releases Must Continue
IGN

Final Fantasy 7 Remake trilogy director Naoki Hamaguchi has said that the end of physical games risked part of our culture disappearing, in the wake of Sony's controversial decision to kill PlayStation 5 discs. Last month, Sony made headlines when…

pcmag.com - Jason Cohen - Equifax $2.2M Settlement: You Have Less Than a Month to Claim Up to $600. Here's How
Equifax $2.2M Settlement: You Have Less Than a Month to Claim Up to $600. Here's How
PCMag

In 2017, a massive data breach led to Equifax paying out $650 million in a class-action settlement. Now, the credit reporting agency is on the hook for another $2.2 million settlement following a class action lawsuit, Bradberry v. Equifax…

cyprus-mail.com - Cyprus maps out ambitious future for diving tourism
Cyprus maps out ambitious future for diving tourism
Cyprus Mail

The Deputy Ministry of Tourism recently launched a public consultation on Cyprus' National Strategy for the Development of Diving Tourism, inviting stakeholders and the public to submit feedback before the strategy is finalised. The consultation…

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