Colombia minister warns of ‘terrorism’ threat at presidential inauguration
Presidents of Argentina, Paraguay, Chile and Ecuador, along with Spain’s King Felipe VI, are expected to attend Friday’s ceremony.
Colombia’s outgoing defence minister has warned of a heightened risk of “terrorism” ahead of Friday’s inauguration of President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella.
AI Is Smart, But Not Yet Capable Of Original Thought
Albert Einstein would intuitively appreciate the limits of AI getty
There’s a missing link in artificial intelligence. It is not capable of making that leap from number-crunching to actual original or novel thought, spurred by real-world circumstances.
NYT Strands Answers Today: Hints & Clues For Thursday, August 6 (Blossoming Forth)
Today's NYT Strands hints and answers Credit: New York Times
Looking for help uncovering words in today’s NYT Strands puzzle? Look no further! Below, you’ll find some extra clues and other help to get you started in your quest.
BMW Owners Are Annoyed Over a New Spider-Man Ad Forced Into Their Cars
BMW owners have discovered that a Spider-Man: Brand New Day ad has been forcefully added to their car's infotainment system.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day is the movie that none of us can escape. It's smashing box office records, filling our social media feeds with memes and theories, and now, it's taking over people's cars. Owners of relatively recent BMW models have noticed that the web-swinger himself is now part of their infotainment screen's selection of apps. When starting the car, drivers are greeted with a message stating that Spider-Man has "dropped into your BMW," which is a vaguely threatening and ominious message in itself.
WWE Makes Huge Announcement For Roman Reigns' Next Title Defense
DES MOINES, IOWA - AUGUST 03: Roman Reigns looks on during Monday Night RAW at Casey's Center on August 3, 2026 in Des Moines, Iowa. (Photo by Kevin Sebatis/WWE via Getty Images)
‘Please Google, Don’t Force Me to Switch to Gemini... I Hate It.’ – Users Lament Google’s Upcoming Plan to Kill Google Assistant and Replace It With AI
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Google is killing off Google Assistant on Android devices starting on September 4, replacing the service with Gemini. This means that voice-controlled assistant tasks – the sort of thing summoned up with a "Hey Google" – will now be routed through Gemini instead of the older service.
We can help frogs beat a deadly disease. But can they still reproduce?
Many people are blissfully unaware that the world's frogs and amphibians are fighting their own deadly pandemic. In fact, this fungal disease—chytridiomycosis, or chytrid for short—is the worst wildlife disease on record.
Laser scanning may help prevent urban trees from falling
For the first time, a group of biologists and engineers from the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil applied LiDAR (light detection and ranging) technology to investigate the health of trees and optimize pruning with the aim of reducing the risk of trees falling. This laser-sensing technology creates a "point cloud," a kind of 3D digital mold consisting of millions of coordinates that reproduces the plant's exact architecture in a computer.
Nanowires restore key functions in aging T cells
For decades, scientists have accepted that the immune system naturally weakens with age. Georgia Tech biomedical engineer and Carl Ring Family Professor Ankur Singh wasn't convinced. Then the COVID-19 pandemic made the stakes impossible to ignore.
Diffuse inter-filament gas is likely a key fuel source for massive star formation
Researchers from Kyushu University have discovered that diffuse gas surrounding dense filaments in a nearby stellar nursery plays a much larger role in star formation than previously recognized. By tracking the movement of gas in the Monoceros R2 hub–filament system, the team found that low-density gas contributes to hub growth both through direct inflow and by replenishing nearby dense filaments. Their findings show that overlooking this diffuse gas could substantially underestimate the amount of material available to build massive stars.