Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Earlier this year, the calorie-counting app MyFitnessPal got a makeover. It wasn’t a huge makeover—if it were a face-lift, it would have been superficial, not deep-plane—but it nonetheless made it slightly harder to do … Read more
General view of Land Rover cars outside the Jaguar Land Rover factory on April 7, 2025 in Halewood, England.Richard Martin-roberts | Getty Images News | Getty Images Britain’s Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has said it will cut 4,000 jobs – around 10% of its global workforce – as the luxury car maker responds to intense … Read more
10 million ago Tehran says talks between Iran and Oman over Strait of Hormuz are in ‘final stages’ Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday that negotiations with Oman over the future of the Strait of Hormuz had reached the “final stage.” The agreement between Iran and Oman for a temporary safe route … Read more
Editor’s note: The story has been updated with the latest details. On September 6, Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko denied any connection to a criminal organization that protected fraudulent call centers to launder millions of hryvnias, allegedly involving a senior official in Kravchenko’s office. The alleged criminal plot was uncovered by Ukraine’s two main anti-corruption bodies: … Read more
When Patrice De La Ossa’s son was accepted to her alma mater, the University of Arizona, she wanted to give him something she herself hadn’t had: a college degree without student loans. So she sold her house in Phoenix and moved with him to Tucson, closer to campus, to save on room and board. The … Read more
ⓘ Gamers Nexus on YouTube – edited Testing revealed that webOS records user voice prompts in plain text. Research by Gamers Nexus found that LG smart TVs scan local networks to map nearby phones and devices. Testing also showed that devices can capture microphone audio with the screen off; They then upload data once they … Read more
49ers coach Kyle Shanahan has been salty about the Rams’ desire to export a home game to Australia, to avoid another takeover of SoFi Stadium by San Francisco fans. Now that Shanahan and the 49ers have holed up in Melbourne, Shanahan feels different. Via David Lombardi of the San Francisco Standard, Shanahan explained in a … Read more
Artist’s concept of an asteroid near Earth. Experts said that a small asteroid impact will occur over the Indian Ocean near Australia today, September 6, 2026, at 16:07 UTC. The object should harmlessly impact Earth’s atmosphere near northwest Australia and create a bright meteor. Image via Batman111/ Pixabay. Small asteroid impact today near Australia The … Read more
Unlike breakfast, which is widely regarded as the most important meal of the day, or lunch, which is often eaten during a designated work break, dinner tends to be planned around convenience. You may eat after finishing work, completing a long commute, or simply when you finally feel hungry. But does this flexible approach to … Read more
After more than two weeks of condescending accusations, threats and name-calling between longtime trading partners, Canada’s latest retaliatory tariffs against the United States will take effect shortly after midnight Eastern Time on Tuesday. Polls show Canadians strongly support Prime Minister Mark Carney’s decision to end trade talks with Washington last month and respond with tariffs … Read more