Australia's central bank is widely expected to raise interest rates for a fifth time on Tuesday, pushing the cash rate to its highest level since 2008. Major bank economists are predicting a sharper, longer economic slowdown as the Reserve Bank keeps rates elevated to fight persistent inflation. The move comes amid growing worries that the economy could even slip into a recession.
If you follow space news, you know Hubble's days are numbered, but not because it's broken. Gravity is slowly pulling the telescope closer to Earth, and without a boost, its orbit will decay and it will burn up in the atmosphere sometime in the early to mid 2030s. There's no immediate danger, but NASA is now taking proposals from the commercial space industry to help raise Hubble�…
If you're an Anthropic employee, a potential IPO could turn you into a millionaire. CEO Dario Amodei has reportedly worried that AI workers are focusing too much on money rather than the mission. This suggests a tension between the huge wealth an IPO could create and the firm's desire for mission-driven staff.
Would you take a job at an AI company if the stock could be worth zero?…
A deaf woman's support dog woke her in the night after her husband fell down stairs and became unconscious. Sandra Donally's dog insisted something was wrong, alerting her to Gary's fall. The dog's alert led to help for Gary. It shows how service animals can provide life-saving awareness.
What's the most impressive thing you've seen a trained animal do?
Fought that dungeon last night where the spikes hit before the animation even finished. My rogue got flattened while the game still showed the guy swinging at air. Felt cheap. I was actually trying to time a dash out of it too, so it wasn’t just bad luck, it was the hit box being wrong.
Still, when the pack of elites rolled in and the screen went red, the fights stayed readable for once. I didn’t have to stare at health bars popping up like fireworks, just the actual swings. Boss phase felt like a proper scrap instead of a light show.
Diablo® IV keeps making me think the combat loop’s wo…
started a run where the first hour just dragged, everyone hauling the same logs back and forth while the timer on the food bar kept dropping. thought about quitting, but the moment one colonist started a fight with another over the single table really pulled me back in.
the pacing never settles into anything steady, there’s this long stretch where you just watch people wander between jobs, then suddenly three raids hit at once and you’re scrambling to get walls up.
RimWorld makes you live with the gaps between action, and after twenty minutes it still feels like half of it is just wait…
Wes Craven reportedly first offered the part of Freddy Krueger to a different actor—a British one. The story has become a piece of horror trivia, though the paper trail is thinner than the trivia lists suggest. According to the legend, this actor was Craven's original pick to play the dream-invading slasher.
Which alternate casting choice would have changed a horror franchise the most for…
For fans waiting for new My Chemical Romance music, Gerard Way has shared that the band is planning to make a new album in 2027 and return to touring in 2028. This comes as the group recently reunited onstage with The Used's Bert McCracken for the first time since 2005, and also debuted a rare track from the 'Danger Days' era. It's a long-range outlook, but it gives followers a…
Several companies now let individuals buy into bitcoin mining without managing hardware, but the path to profit is unclear. High operational costs and the upcoming 2028 block reward halving, which will cut new bitcoin issuance in half, add uncertainty.
Would you consider solo mining as big players pivot to AI?
Daimler North America invited reporters to its Oregon proving grounds to demonstrate new active safety systems for large trucks. The company is working on solutions for visibility, stopping distance, and blind spot issues. The technology aims to help drivers avoid crashes.
What kind of driver assistance do you think would make the biggest difference for truck safety?
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