The Odyssey wouldn’t be possible without Christopher Nolan’s most underrated movie
As Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of The Odyssey is dominating the box office, many are comparing it to the director’s previous film, Oppenheimer. Because they were made back-to-back, it’s a natural…
How Commercial Aircraft Tires Survive 150mph Runway Contact Under 20 Tonnes Of Weight Without Bursting
A Boeing 777 main gear tire supports over 50,000 lb (22,680 kg), operates at 200 PSI, and goes from stationary to 170 mph (274 km/h) in a fraction of a…
The Accidental Hero Who Faced Down India’s Government
Abhijeet Dipke peered at the phone screen to see with his own eyes if what he’d just heard was true. For more than two months, Mr. Dipke had led a…
Prime Minister Carney announces by-elections
Today, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, announced that by-elections will be held on August 31, 2026, in the following electoral districts: Beaches—East York Chicoutimi—Le Fjord North Vancouver—Capilano Source link
The Canadian academic most worth watching right now: ‘The plan was just to have a positive impact’
The Waterloo region is known worldwide for one reason: it builds world-class tech companies and, with good cause, is often called Canada’s Silicon Valley. Read More Source link
New Humanoid Robot with ‘Smart Skin’ (I Touched It)
A new humanoid robot named Gene.01 just debuted at AMD’s Advancing AI conference in San Francisco, featuring a layer of external sensors on its arm called “smart skin.” When I…
LeBron chooses 76ers: Why not Cavs or Heat? Here’s what Windy knows
Brian WindhorstJul 25, 2026, 07:08 AM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Multiple Authors LeBron James’ decision to join…
‘The AI trade is still on’: Wall Street sees Big Tech’s spending as positive for semiconductor stocks
The AI trade this year has been centered around infrastructure plays, including chips, networking equipment, and data center providers. Alphabet’s (GOOG, GOOGL) ballooning capital expenditures, disclosed in its Q2 earnings on…
How China ground down its gamers — with help from the rest of the world: excerpt from a new book
Societies have fretted about the alleged danger of video games for decades. In “Power Play: Video Games, Politics, and the Battle for Global Influence,” author George E. Osborn recounts how…
The Solution to the Power Grid’s Woes Might Just Be Sitting in Your Driveway
You can’t tell when you’re passing one on the highway, but an electric vehicle may well have a superpower. It charges by plugging into the electric grid, of course, but…














