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Trump's Department of War reveals shopping list of formidable weapons for a potential war with China

Daily Mail - Science & tech

Trump dollar coin design released by Treasury... and it's inspired by the most iconic political photo of the century Top plastic surgeons reveal secrets behind Taylor Swift's'changing' face: 'It is looking very full' Shroud of Turin mystery deepens as surgeon spots hidden detail that points to Jesus' resurrection Hollywood A-listers pay me $50,000 to cure their drug addicted nepo-babies because they can't afford for these secrets to go public I'm no longer sleeping with my husband - and never will again, says MOLLY RYDDELL. I love him, but counted down the moments until he climaxed. Then I couldn't bear it any more and the truth spilled out... so many women feel the same Lori Loughlin's husband Mossimo Giannulli seen with mystery brunette in tiny skirt day after shock split I'm a woman with autism... here are the signs you might be masking, even from yourself Diddy sentenced to 50 MONTHS in prison for prostitution offenses as he's branded a vile and unrepentant woman beater I've loved Taylor Swift for years. I was so happy after trying a trendy new cosmetic procedure. But 10 years later I suffered a devastating side effect... the doctor had lied The'middle-class kinks' saving marriages: Wives reveal the eight buzzy sex trends that revived their lagging libidos - including the fantasy husbands are secretly obsessed with Cake-faced 90s sitcom star looks unrecognizable as she ditches the heavy eyeshadow for an LA errand run can you guess who?


The Real Stakes, and Real Story, of Peter Thiel's Antichrist Obsession

WIRED

Thirty years ago, a peace-loving Austrian theologian spoke to Peter Thiel about the apocalyptic theories of Nazi jurist Carl Schmitt. They've been a road map for the billionaire ever since. For a full two years now, the billionaire has been on the circuit, spreading his biblically inflected ideas about doomsday through a set of variably and sometimes visibly perplexed interviewers. He has chatted onstage with the economist podcaster Tyler Cowen about the (the scriptural term for "that which withholds" the end times); traded some very awkward on-camera silences with the New York Times columnist Ross Douthat; and is, at this very moment, in the midst of delivering a four-part, off-the-record lecture series about the Antichrist in San Francisco. Depending on who you are, you may find it hilarious, fascinating, insufferable, or horrifying that one of the world's most powerful men is obsessing over a figure from sermons and horror movies. But the ideas and influences behind these talks are key to understanding how Thiel sees his own massive role in the world--in politics, technology, and the fate of the species. And to really grasp Thiel's katechon-and-Antichrist schtick, you need to go back to the first major lecture of his doomsday road show--which took place on an unusually hot day in Paris in 2023. No video cameras recorded the event, and no reporters wrote about it, but I've been able to reconstruct it by talking to people who were there. The venue was a yearly conference of scholars devoted to Thiel's chief intellectual influence, the late French-American theorist René Girard. On the evening of the unpublicized lecture, dozens of Girardian philosophers and theologians from around the world filed into a modest lecture hall at the Catholic University of Paris. And from the dais, Thiel delivered a nearly hourlong account of his thoughts on Armageddon--and all the things he believed were "not enough" to prevent it. By Thiel's telling, the modern world is scared, way too scared, of its own technology. Our "listless" and "zombie" age, he said, is marked by a growing hostility to innovation, plummeting fertility rates, too much yoga, and a culture mired in the "endless Groundhog Day of the worldwide web." But in its neurotic desperation to avoid technological Armageddon--the real threats of nuclear war, environmental catastrophe, runaway AI--modern civilization has become susceptible to something even more dangerous: the Antichrist. According to some Christian traditions, the Antichrist is a figure that will unify humanity under one rule before delivering us to the apocalypse. For Thiel, its evil is pretty much synonymous with any attempt to unite the world. "How might such an Antichrist rise to power?" Thiel asked.


Liberals are catalysts to catastrophe, again

Al Jazeera

Yoav Litvin is an Israeli-American doctor of psychology/neuroscience, a writer and photographer. On September 17, the late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel was suspended after remarks he made about the death of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk. Days later, he was reinstated following liberal upheaval. In his first appearance back on air, Kimmel read US President Donald Trump's post on Truth Social: "I can't believe ABC fake news gave Jimmy Kimmel his job back." Without missing a beat, Kimmel responded, "You can't believe they gave me my job back. I can't believe we gave you your job back!"


Huge fertility breakthrough as scientists create functional eggs from human SKIN cells: 'A step towards helping many women have their own genetic children'

Daily Mail - Science & tech

The truth about Keith Urban's guitarist'other woman' Maggie Baugh revealed amid Nicole Kidman divorce Top plastic surgeons reveal secrets behind Taylor Swift's'changing' face: 'It is looking very full' Trump dollar coin design released by Treasury... and it's inspired by an iconic political photo Shroud of Turin mystery deepens as surgeon spots hidden detail that points to Jesus' resurrection Hollywood A-listers pay me $50,000 to cure their drug addicted nepo-babies because they can't afford for these secrets to go public I'm no longer sleeping with my husband - and never will again, says MOLLY RYDDELL. I love him, but counted down the moments until he climaxed. Then I couldn't bear it any more and the truth spilled out... so many women feel the same Fans erupt at Taylor Swift's'dig' at Travis Kelce's ex Kayla Nicole in wild The Life of a Showgirl track Taylor, your album should be'Life of a Callgirl'. KENNEDY's appalled take on Swift's new record... and its ultra-vivid sex shout outs for Travis the Sasquatch I was so happy after trying a trendy new cosmetic procedure. But 10 years later I suffered a devastating side effect... the doctor had lied Lori Loughlin's husband Mossimo Giannulli seen with mystery brunette in tiny skirt day after shock split The'middle-class kinks' saving marriages: Wives reveal the eight buzzy sex trends that revived their lagging libidos - including the fantasy husbands are secretly obsessed with I'm a woman with autism... here are the signs you might be masking, even from yourself Cake-faced 90s sitcom star looks unrecognizable as she ditches the heavy eyeshadow for an LA errand run can you guess who?


Camels depicted in 12,000-year-old rock art

Popular Science

The'incredibly beautiful' cave carvings show how humans thrived in the Arabian desert. The engravings are traced to show 19 life-sized camels and 3 equids. Naturalistic animals belonging to the middle phase are traced in white. The more stylized and standardized depictions of the later phase traced in blue. Unidentified lines traced in black.


Imelda erupts into hurricane near East Coast as Fujiwhara Effect to save millions from devastation

Daily Mail - Science & tech

Trump dollar coin design released by Treasury... and it's inspired by the most iconic political photo of the century Top plastic surgeons reveal secrets behind Taylor Swift's'changing' face: 'It is looking very full' Fans erupt at Taylor Swift's'dig' at Travis Kelce's ex Kayla Nicole in wild The Life of a Showgirl track Shroud of Turin mystery deepens as surgeon spots hidden detail that points to Jesus' resurrection Hollywood A-listers pay me $50,000 to cure their drug addicted nepo-babies because they can't afford for these secrets to go public I'm no longer sleeping with my husband - and never will again, says MOLLY RYDDELL. I love him, but counted down the moments until he climaxed. Then I couldn't bear it any more and the truth spilled out... so many women feel the same Lori Loughlin's husband Mossimo Giannulli seen with mystery brunette in tiny skirt day after shock split I'm a woman with autism... here are the signs you might be masking, even from yourself I've loved Taylor Swift for years. I was so happy after trying a trendy new cosmetic procedure. But 10 years later I suffered a devastating side effect... the doctor had lied The'middle-class kinks' saving marriages: Wives reveal the eight buzzy sex trends that revived their lagging libidos - including the fantasy husbands are secretly obsessed with Cake-faced 90s sitcom star looks unrecognizable as she ditches the heavy eyeshadow for an LA errand run can you guess who?


Google's Latest AI Ransomware Defense Only Goes So Far

WIRED

Google's Latest AI Ransomware Defense Only Goes So Far Google has launched a new AI-based protection in Drive for desktop that can shut down an attack before it spreads--but its benefits have their limits. Ransomware attacks have loomed for years as an urgent digital threat with no easy solution --especially as they have evolved to include data grab-and-leak attacks that may not even involve data-encrypting malware at all. Traditional ransomware that locks up files and systems is still rampant, though, and Google on Tuesday launched a new defense for its Google Drive for desktop apps that aims to quickly detect ransomware activity and halt cloud syncing before an infection can spread. While antivirus scanners monitor for signs of malware across a system, the new ransomware protections in Drive for desktop are meant to act as an additional line of defense. The detection capability is built on an AI model that Google trained using millions of real victims' files that had been encrypted with various strains of ransomware.


Why does misinformation spread faster than truth?

Al Jazeera

The Stream Why does misinformation spread faster than truth? We examine how online misinformation spreads and the efforts to stop it. From bots pushing ready-made talking points, to AI generating information that isn't always reliable, to pages distorting images and bending facts - online misinformation is everywhere. So how can people tell what's real? And is it even possible to build immunity against misinformation in today's digital world?


The Download: our thawing permafrost, and a drone-filled future

MIT Technology Review

Plus: America's first AI law is here Scientists can see Earth's permafrost thawing from space Something is rotten in the city of Nunapitchuk. In recent years, sewage has leached into the earth. The ground can feel squishy, sodden. This small town in northern Alaska is experiencing a sometimes overlooked consequence of climate change: thawing permafrost. And Nunapitchuk is far from the only Arctic town to find itself in such a predicament. Now scientists think they may be able to use satellite data to delve deep beneath the ground's surface and get a better understanding of how the permafrost thaws, and which areas might be most severely affected.


Update your iPhone NOW: Apple releases iOS 26.0.01 with important security fixes - here's how to download it on your device

Daily Mail - Science & tech

The truth about Keith Urban's guitarist'other woman' Maggie Baugh revealed amid Nicole Kidman divorce Top plastic surgeons reveal secrets behind Taylor Swift's'changing' face: 'It is looking very full' Trump dollar coin design released by Treasury... and it's inspired by an iconic political photo Shroud of Turin mystery deepens as surgeon spots hidden detail that points to Jesus' resurrection Hollywood A-listers pay me $50,000 to cure their drug addicted nepo-babies because they can't afford for these secrets to go public I'm no longer sleeping with my husband - and never will again, says MOLLY RYDDELL. I love him, but counted down the moments until he climaxed. Then I couldn't bear it any more and the truth spilled out... so many women feel the same Fans erupt at Taylor Swift's'dig' at Travis Kelce's ex Kayla Nicole in wild The Life of a Showgirl track Taylor, your album should be'Life of a Callgirl'. KENNEDY's appalled take on Swift's new record... and its ultra-vivid sex shout outs for Travis the Sasquatch I was so happy after trying a trendy new cosmetic procedure. But 10 years later I suffered a devastating side effect... the doctor had lied Lori Loughlin's husband Mossimo Giannulli seen with mystery brunette in tiny skirt day after shock split The'middle-class kinks' saving marriages: Wives reveal the eight buzzy sex trends that revived their lagging libidos - including the fantasy husbands are secretly obsessed with I'm a woman with autism... here are the signs you might be masking, even from yourself Cake-faced 90s sitcom star looks unrecognizable as she ditches the heavy eyeshadow for an LA errand run can you guess who?