“Bouncing” winds damaged Houston skyscrapers in 2024

Strong localized winds can bounce due to interference between tall buildings, increasing pressure on walls and windows.

Source: Ars Technica

Robot with 1,000 muscles twitches like human while dangling from ceiling

A new humanoid robot prototype uses fluid-filled muscles to kick its legs while hanging.

Source: Ars Technica

Arab leaders meet in Saudi Arabia in bid to counter Trump’s ‘Riviera’ Gaza proposal

Leaders from Arab countries met in Saudi Arabia Friday to hammer out a recovery plan for Gaza. The summit is aimed at countering US President Donald Trump’s proposal to relocate …

Source: France 24

Elon Musk to “fix” Community Notes after they contradict Trump

X owner backpedals on claim that Community Notes can’t be manipulated.

Source: Ars Technica

Melbourne activist can’t rely on evidence from climate experts to defend protest charges, court finds

Brad Homewood is charged with four offences after a 2021 Extinction Rebellion protest at the Exxon/Mobil depot in Spotswood

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Source: The Guardian

Everton vs Manchester United: Premier League – kickoff, team news, preview

Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim says Europa League draw cannot distract from Premier League clash at Everton.

Source: Al Jazeera

Japan warns over threat from China’s chip material export controls

Officials and executives say gallium rules will upset supply chains for chips and vehicle batteries

Source: Financial Times

Fate of Bibas Family Renews Fears for Israel-Gaza Cease-Fire

Hamas said it had returned the bodies of Shiri Bibas and her two sons. The Israeli military announced that the boys were murdered in Gaza and that Ms. Bibas’s body …

Source: New York Times

Germany: Teen arrested for plan to attack Israel's embassy

German authorities have arrested an 18-year-old man suspected of planning an attack on the Israeli Embassy in Berlin.

Source: Deutsche Welle

Concerns for ceasefire as Israel accuses Hamas of breaking promise to return hostage remains

Israel says Hamas is violating the ceasefire deal over the return of hostage remains. Israel identified the bodies of a 4-year-old and his 9-month-old brother, but forensic tests revealed a …

Source: CBS News

Trump says he will ‘recommend’ rather than force Gaza expulsion plan

US President Donald Trump appears to have softened his stance on forcibly expelling Palestinians from Gaza.

Source: Al Jazeera

How DeepSeek used distillation to train its artificial intelligence model, and what it means for companies such as OpenAI

DeepSeek's sudden emergence has put the AI industry's focus on a technique called distillation.

Source: CNBC