New York Bridal Fashion Week fall 2026 was a season full of surprises. Not all the major bridal designers decided to show this season, so many in the industry were expecting a slower and less robust schedule. That was not the case. Instead, there…
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Injury, Self-Harm Pose Risks for Autistic Youth, Adults
A researcher works to untangle the reasons and raise awareness to help keep the autistic community safe
Biting, pinching and slapping are behaviors parents teach their little ones not to do to other people. But parents of autistic youth…
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From nanopore sequencing to neutron stars, UC Santa Cruz research advances our understanding, wellbeing
UC Santa Cruz research has changed the world—whether it’s proving that commercial strawberry agriculture can be done organically, peering deep into space to understand our universe, or documenting the dehumanizing effects of solitary…
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Can Artists Find a Middle Ground Between Embracing and Rejecting AI?
Editor’s note: This story is the third edition of Link Rot, a new column by Shanti Escalante-De Mattei that explores the intersections of art, technology, and the internet.
Complaints about the use of generative AI in creative fields…
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Snapchat is down — live updates on AWS outage and its impact on the social media app
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A massive spike
(Image credit: Down detector) The huge number of reports surfacing this morning on DownDetector shows the extent of this morning’s problems. While the reports are falling now, at their peak…
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Colman Domingo to play Cowardly Lion in upcoming Wicked sequel
American actor and playwright Colman Domingo has been cast as the Cowardly Lion in the upcoming Wicked: For Good film, putting to rest a weekend of internet speculation on who would play the role.
The announcement was made by the film’s official…
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Last Rites Director on Missed Taissa Farmiga Cameo
[This story contains spoilers for The Conjuring: Last Rites.]
Billed as the “fourth-and-final” film in The Conjuring series, Last Rites has grossed a franchise record of nearly $500 million at the worldwide box office. That puts…
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I Moved From London to Singapore, but Only Lasted 18 Months
In April 2019, I was ambitious, burnt out, and heartbroken, so I took on a temporary assignment in Singapore with my employer, a large tech-based retailer. In the first few weeks, I was pleasantly distracted by the…
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