SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Trainer Bill Mott gave a leg up to Junior Alvarado on Sovereignty and Flavien Prat on Baeza, walked out of the paddock and headed to his box seat in the Saratoga grandstand to watch a stacked renewal of the Grade 1 Whitney Stakes.Like the rest of the 40,422 in attendance on … Read more
What it’s like to chase solar eclipses around the world BBCWhere in the UK will get the best view of the solar eclipse? The GuardianSolar eclipse: Most of sun to be eclipsed across island of Ireland BBCWhere to See the August 12th Solar Eclipse Online Sky & TelescopeWhat to Know About the Total Solar Eclipse … Read more
The story has circulated online for over a decade in roughly the same form. A young man is knocked unconscious. Inside that unconsciousness, an entire life unfolds: he meets someone, marries her, has two children, grows old inside a relationship that feels, in every sensory detail, completely real. Then one day he notices something wrong … Read more
A folder of social media applications, including TikTok, Instagram, X (formerly Twitter), Snapchat, YouTube, Facebook, Threads, Discord, and Messenger. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesMillennials may feel a pang of nostalgia at the news of Myspace’s planned revival, but analysts caution that the once-dominant social media platform faces long odds in an overcrowded market dominated … Read more
A 6-year-old was driving with his 4-year-old brother as passenger when he crashed a car into a woman walking her dog in Oakland, severely injuring her, authorities said.Both children are listed in stable condition and remain hospitalized, but the woman who was struck — identified by her family as 31-year-old Kiara Bowling — remained in critical condition, authorities said. The … Read more
The pact includes an Article 5-style mutual-defence clause, but questions remain over how it would operate in practice and how Tehran will respond.Turkish leaders have insisted that the new trilateral defence pact with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan is not directed at Iran.Turkiye’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Saturday that the pact does not identify … Read more
If you only pay attention when the Powerball jackpot enters record territory, you’re in luck. Saturday night’s drawing grew to the largest lottery total of the year: an estimated $863.8 million. The winning numbers drawn were 5,9, 35, 54 and 63, and a Powerball of 7.It was still unclear if there were any winning tickets. For … Read more
After layoffs ripped through Doom developer id Software in July, lead services programmer Chris Hays has taken aim at Xbox: “They fundamentally don’t understand art.”Hays, who is currently employed at the studio behind first-person shooter classics like Doom Eternal and has been with the team since 2010, unloaded on the recent decision to cut 136 … Read more
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – AUGUST 08: (R-L) Quillan Salkilld of Australia looks for a submission against Mateusz Gamrot of Poland in a lightweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at Meta APEX on August 08, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)
For decades, neuroscientists have searched the brain for the biological basis of consciousness, assuming our thoughts, emotions, and subjective experiences emerge from networks of neurons.But what if that assumption is incomplete?That’s the provocative question explored by neuroscientist Christof Koch of the Allen Institute in Seattle.Koch recently presented his ‘challenges’ to our understanding of consciousness at the … Read more