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arenaev 4h ago

Early orders open for BMW i3 50 xDrive First Edition

High demand for the first electric 3-series prompted BMW to open order books early, with an exclusive BMW i3 50 xDrive First Edition being the first to go on sale. The premium sedan will arrive at dealerships this fall, but buyers can secure a build slot right now, showing how quickly the global market for premium EVs is expanding.
infoq 5h ago

Behind the Scenes: Block 450 JVM Repositories Into Monorepo to Reduce Dependency Drift

Block, Inc. describes migrating ~450 JVM repositories into a monorepo across Cash App and Square engineering to reduce dependency drift and coordination overhead. The system supports ~8,800 weekly builds with ~10 min p90 CI time. The approach improves cross-service changes, build visibility, and developer experience through dependency graph–based builds, selective CI, and custom IDE tooling.
wired 5h ago 18°

The Most Promising Ebola Vaccine Has Been Sitting on the Shelf for 15 Years

Years after initial tests, researchers are now racing to see if a vaccine developed in 2011 can help fight the current Bundibugyo outbreak in Congo.
arstechnica 6h ago

Rocket Report: Rebuild begins at Blue Origin launch pad; Relativity targets Mars

A French launch startup is scrapping the name of its rocket, apparently due to a trademark issue.
windowscentral 6h ago 18°

Can't wait for Halo: Campaign Evolved? Don't worry, one fan is recreating it in Fortnite with impressive attention to detail

A Halo fan is recreating Halo: Combat Evolved inside Fortnite using Unreal Editor for Fortnite. The ambitious project features custom cinematics, co-op support, voice acting, and playable missions available now ahead of Halo: Campaign Evolved's release.
hbr 7h ago 26°

Is This the Time to Raise Prices?

With consumers worn out from years of price hikes, pricing strategist Rafi Mohammed argues in favor of a more creative approach to capturing value.
longreads 7h ago

‘David Bowie Was a Crazy Workaholic’: Labyrinth at 40 – an Oral History

"Today, Jim Henson’s dark fairytale is seen as a classic of 80s high camp.
vox 8h ago

Feel like a late bloomer? You’re not alone.

Allora Dannon didn’t notice when her younger siblings started dating before she did, and she was mostly focused on her academics when her college classmates were rotating through hookups.
windowslatest 8h ago

Microsoft confirms Windows 11 update breaks Recycle Bin delete prompts, but your files are still safe

Microsoft has confirmed a new bug in Windows 11's June 2026 update where Recycle Bin prompts show misleading internal file names.
aeon 9h ago

Trauma creep

From a broken life to a broken nail, ‘trauma’ has been bleached by overuse.
eff 10h ago 14°

The UK’s New Under-16 Social Media Ban Will Cause More Harm Than It Prevents

This week, politicians in the UK pushed forward with plans to eviscerate privacy and free speech on the internet by announcing a ban on social media for users under 16 that is set to take effect in Spring 2027.
macrumors 10h ago 17°

The MacRumors Show: Hands-On With iOS 27, Brutal watchOS 27 Cuts, and More

On this week's episode of The MacRumors Show, we continue unpacking WWDC 2026 and take a closer look at iOS 27, macOS Golden Gate, and Apple's other new software updates coming this fall.
seths 10h ago 11°

The gap between true and known

We have more agency and choice than we know. And sometimes, when the awareness of our freedom arrives, it’s too late to reclaim the opportunities we missed. Some of the walls around us are real—built by people who have no right to build them, who profit from our staying put.
dailyartmagazine 16h ago

Clementine Hunter: Painting Black Life from Memory

The post Clementine Hunter: Painting Black Life from Memory appeared first on DailyArt Magazine.
sixthtone 19h ago

China’s ‘Magic Mike’ Show Tests the Line Between Dance, Spectacle

A viral all-male dance production has packed theaters and flooded Chinese social media, while critics question its flirtatious choreography.
singularityhub 20h ago 15°

How to Tame AI’s Voracious Appetite for Energy

Scientists are exploring new algorithms, hardware, and computing methods to lower AI’s power demands. Strategic siting of data centers and other steps to increase green energy use are also key.
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