Googly eyes and a blue bin: Meet Loop, Chicago’s new recycling mascot

Like Microsoft’s Clippy of old, a pair of googly eyes are enough to anthropomorphized the familiar recycling bin.

After 10 Years, She’s Still Waking Up on the Same Day

Sometimes you seize the day. Sometimes the day seizes you.
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I replaced 3 paid productivity apps with one simple Python script

If you're paying for software features you're not even using, consider scripting them.
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British students try Froot Loops for the first time – hilarious reactions!

Watch as a group of British students, along with their teacher, try Kellogg's Froot Loops for the first time in a classroom taste test. Discover their unfiltered reactions to this classic American ...
CNBC

Limited-time offer: Capital One Venture welcome bonus is worth $1,000 in travel

The Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card is an excellent beginner travel card on its own, and now it's even more valuable; it currently features a limited-time welcome bonus worth up to $1,000 in ...
WABE

Georgia Gov. Kemp signs one-time tax rebate totaling more than $1 billion

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed a one-time tax rebate of $250 for single filers, $375 for heads of household and $500 for joint filers on Friday. This comes after the Georgia state Senate unanimously ...
Quanta Magazine

Where Some See Strings, She Sees a Space-Time Made of Fractals

Astrid Eichhorn spends her days thinking about how the laws of physics change at the tiniest scales. Imagine zooming in closer and closer to the device on which you’re reading this article. Its ...
IEEE

HUGSIM: A Real-Time, Photo-Realistic and Closed-Loop Simulator for Autonomous Driving

Abstract: In the past few decades, autonomous driving algorithms have made significant progress in perception, planning, and control. However, evaluating individual components does not fully reflect ...
collider

15 Years Later, Jake Gyllenhaal’s High-Stakes Sci-Fi Time-Loop Thriller Breaks Into Free Streaming

Chris is a Senior News Writer for Collider. He can be found in an IMAX screen, with his eyes watering and his ears bleeding for his own pleasure. He joined the news team in 2022 and accidentally fell ...
Idaho Capital Sun

Idaho budget committee provides one-time funding increase for courts to offset budget cuts

The Idaho Legislature’s budget committee agreed Thursday to provide a one-time funding increase to help cushion the impact of budget cuts for the Idaho Judicial Branch. Last month, the Legislature’s ...
CNN

This is why you only breathe out of one nostril at a time

EDITOR’S NOTE: The views expressed in this commentary are solely those of the writer. CNN is showcasing the work of The Conversation, a collaboration between journalists and academics to provide news ...
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State employees to see $2,000 one-time salary boost

The recently signed amended Georgia budget will see another bonus for state employees, and additional funding for the state’s flagship university. Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed the amended FY26 ...