Beyond Everest: Nepal Waives Climbing Fees on 97 Different Peaks from Outside magazine Fred Dreier
While would-be Everest climbers brace for a major price hike for permits next month, the government of Nepal has decided to waive climbing fees for…
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An L.A. Craftsman home channels ‘In the Mood for Love’ and the art of the everyday from the LA times Katerina Portela
“I almost see the role of an architect as a kind of director: behind the scenes, setting up the sets and allowing life to unfold…
Behind shades and a moniker, Princess Gollum bridges the gap between her two selves from the LA times Cerys Davies
A decade ago, L.A.-based artist Josephine Lee took on the moniker Princess Gollum. The online alias helps the model push her looks to the extreme,…
Data Brokers Are Hiding Their Opt-Out Pages From Google Search from Wired Colin Lecher, Tomas Apodaca
Dozens of companies are hiding how you can delete your personal data, The Markup and CalMatters found.Dozens of companies are hiding how you can delete…
Inside the ‘Whites Only’ Community in Arkansas from Wired David Gilbert
Members have espoused racist and antisemitic views and repeatedly praised Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party. They’ve raised hundreds of thousands of dollars, and their…
Cloud vs. Local: What’s the Best for Security Camera Footage? (2025) from Wired Simon Hill
With home security cameras and smart doorbells, video storage is crucial. But do you go cloud or local? We compare the options.With home security cameras…
Character.AI Gave Up on AGI. Now It’s Selling Stories from Wired Kylie Robison
Startup Character.AI once promised superintelligence. Its new CEO says it’s now an entertainment company with 20 million users.Startup Character.AI once promised superintelligence. Its new CEO…
The Trump Administration Is Using Memes to Turn Mass Deportation Into One Big Joke from Wired Tess Owen
Memes shared by the White House, DHS, and ICE have used catchy TikTok tunes to normalize mass deportation and Christian nationalist narratives. Experts say that’s…
Trump Family–Backed World Liberty Financial Sets Up $1.5 Billion Crypto Treasury from Wired Joel Khalili
World Liberty Financial has struck a deal that will turn a little-known company into a vehicle for betting on the price of its crypto coin.World…
AOL Will Shut Down Dial-Up Internet Access in September from Wired Benj Edwards, Ars Technica
The move will pinch users in rural or remote areas not yet served by broadband infrastructure or satellite internet. Around 175,000 households still use dial-up…
2000AD to drop the JUDGE DEATH MEGA SPECIAL this October!! from Comic book Yeti keepingitgeekly
2000 AD celebrates 45 years of the undead alien superfiend, Judge Death and his Dark Judges, with an all-new 48-page special which will… Read More
Ford’s Answer to China: A Completely New Way of Making Cars from Wired Jeremy White
The American automaker is spending billions on a radical reinvention of EV manufacturing, aimed squarely at taking on Chinese competition and Tesla.The American automaker is…
WIRED Roundup: Unpacking OpenAI’s Government Partnership from Wired Zoë Schiffer, Jake Lahut
On this episode of Uncanny Valley, we discuss the week’s news, from bitcoin miners trying to beat Trump’s tariffs to OpenAI’s new deal with the…
OpenAI Scrambles to Update GPT-5 After Users Revolt from Wired Will Knight
GPT-5 was touted as a major upgrade to ChatGPT. Not all users think that’s the case, posting threads like “Kill 4o isn’t innovation, it’s erasure”…