Posts by Susan Darwin
August full moon tonight? The ‘Sturgeon Moon’ is coming: Here’s when to see it—and what it means for the Perseid meteor shower
There’s something fishy going on in the sky this week -don’t worry it doesn’t smell like when your co-worker heats up their leftover tilapia in the communal microwave. Instead it’s a feast for the eyes. The full moon will be on display this Saturday August 9 and is known as the Sturgeon Moon. Lets bait…
Read MoreThomas Partey: Former Arsenal midfielder joins Villarreal
Ghana international Thomas Partey has joined La Liga club Villarreal following his release from Arsenal. The 32-year-old, who signed for Arsenal in a £45m deal from Atletico Madrid in 2020, left the Gunners when his contract expired at the end of June. Four days later, Partey was charged with five counts of rape against two…
Read MoreWhy OpenAI’s open-source models matter
Welcome to AI Decoded, Fast Company’s weekly newsletter that breaks down the most important news in the world of AI. You can sign up to receive this newsletter every week here. Why OpenAI’s new open-weight models matter OpenAI is opening up again. The company’s release of two “open-weight” models—gpt-oss-120b and gpt-oss-20b—this month marks a major shift from its 2019 pivot…
Read MoreESPN’s new streaming service is launching soon. Here’s what you need to know about its deals with NFL and WWE
ESPN’s much-discussed streaming service finally has its launch date. The network announced Wednesday that its direct-to-consumer service and enhanced app will debut Aug. 21. The announcement coincided with Disney’s quarterly earning report. This week’s expanded deals with the NFL and a new partnership with WWE provides ESPN the more inventory and offerings, which it hopes…
Read MoreAshes 2025-26: Glenn McGrath predicts 5-0 win for Australia
Australia won 4-0 when England last toured the country in 2021-22 and Cummins’ side have only lost two of their past 15 Tests on home soil, winning 11 and drawing two. McGrath conceded there are “issues” with Australia’s batting, particularly their unsettled top three. Usman Khawaja, Cameron Green and Marnus Labuschagne are out of form,…
Read MoreIsraeli security cabinet to meet over plan to fully occupy Gaza
Israel’s security cabinet is meeting on Thursday to decide on whether to order a complete military takeover of the Gaza Strip – a move the UN says would risk “catastrophic consequences”. Israeli media say Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sees this as the only way to destroy Hamas and free hostages still held by the group…
Read MoreThe designer behind the iconic ‘everyman’ PBS logo sees the irony in its demise
You’ve seen the PBS logo in the news a lot lately. The current logo—three facial silhouettes in white and blue—has remained largely unchanged since Tom Geismar, the cofounder of the canonical corporate design firm Chermayeff & Geismar, designed it in 1984. And its message has remained steadfast, too: PBS’s programming is a civic service for everyone,…
Read MoreChampionship 2025-26 season preview: Club-by-club guide to the new campaign
Andy Bayes, BBC Radio Lancashire Head coach: Valerien Ismael Last season: Seventh Key ins: Sidnei Tavares (Moreirense, undisclosed), Dion De Neve and Ryan Alebiosu (KV Kortrijk, both undisclosed), Sean McLoughlin (Hull, undisclosed), Axel Henriksson (GAIS, undisclosed), Lewis Miller (Hibernian, undisclosed) Key outs: Callum Brittain (Middlesbrough, undisclosed), Joe Rankin-Costello (Charlton, undisclosed), Tyrhys Dolan (Espanyol, free), Andi…
Read MoreThink the Cybertruck looks weird? Check out its wedge-shaped predecessors
The car looked like nothing else on the road. Its sharp lines, flat planes, and pointy edges made it a head-turning sight, but also a head-scratching business decision. Would anyone actually buy such a weird geometric car? If this sounds like the kind of question one might ask when seeing a Tesla Cybertruck for the…
Read MoreWhy Trump-Putin talks unlikely to bring rapid end to Ukraine war
Vitaliy Shevchenko BBC Monitoring Russia editor Getty Images “I’m here to get [the war] over with,” Trump said on Wednesday The war in Ukraine, sparked by Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, has cost both Moscow and Kyiv tens of thousands of civilian lives. In the east of Ukraine, Russia presses on in a grinding…
Read MoreFirefly Aerospace IPO: Stock price will be closely watched today as SpaceX rival makes Nasdaq debut
A commercial spaceflight company that specializes in small- to medium-lift launch vehicles is hoping to have a giant-sized first day of trading today. Firefly Aerospace is expected to debut on the Nasdaq today as the company’s initial public offering gains liftoff. Here’s what you need to know about Firefly Aerospace’s IPO and how the feud…
Read MoreSouth Africa pig farm murders: Adrian de Wet walks free as he turns state witness
South Africa’s state prosecutor has officially withdrawn charges against one of the farm workers accused of killing two black woman and feeding their bodies to pigs. Adrian de Wet was one of three men facing murder charges after Maria Makgato, 45, and Lucia Ndlovu, 34, were killed while allegedly looking for food on a pig…
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