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Google’s Pixel Icons Hit the Disco Floor
Google is rolling out a disco-ball themed icon pack for Pixel, letting users coat the entire homescreen in mirrored shimmer while openly questioning if the glitter is still desirable.
2026-05-23
U.S. Halts Visas Tied To Ebola Travel
The U.S. has paused visa issuance for people who recently visited Ebola-affected Central African states, while the Trump administration rushes back emergency support to health systems it previously defunded.
2026-05-23
American doctor with Ebola stays hopeful
An American medical missionary infected with Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo is being treated in Germany and says he remains optimistic about recovery, highlighting both improved care and ongoing risk.
2026-05-23
Travel
Entertainment
Eye-Level Party Levels Every Guest
An Oakland event used custom foam platforms to equalize guests’ height, turning a casual party into a live experiment in status, posture and eye contact.
2026-05-04
Why Nintendo Keeps Super Mario Galaxy Movie Racing
Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto argues the rapid pace of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie mirrors game design, trading character pauses for dense visual action to hold broad, impatient audiences.
2026-05-03
Letterboxd Owner Quietly Tests the Exit Door
Letterboxd’s controlling investor is exploring a stake sale, forcing the film-focused social platform to weigh new ownership, fresh capital and the risk of losing its loyal cinephile identity.
2026-04-27
Animal
Technology
Google arms Gemini for Mac with Spark and voice
Google is turning the Gemini Mac app into a persistent desktop layer, adding a Spark agent for proactive help and system-wide voice control for hands-free workflows.
2026-05-23
A Single Word Just Broke Google Search
Google’s new Gemini-powered search treats the word “disregard” as a hidden command, briefly breaking normal results and exposing a fragile layer between user query and system prompt.
2026-05-23
Meta Bets On Forum As Groups Grows Old
Meta launches Forum, a Reddit-style, AI-boosted discussion hub, testing whether structured Q&A can replace Facebook’s aging Groups model.
2026-05-23
Car
Health
U.S. bars green-card holders from Ebola zones
The U.S. has expanded Ebola travel restrictions to bar some green-card holders from returning from affected countries, citing infection-control needs and finite quarantine resources.
2026-05-23
Ebola outbreak becomes third largest
An Ebola outbreak in a busy region of eastern Congo has become the third largest on record, driven by a rare strain, insecurity, and cross‑border movement despite vaccination and surveillance.
2026-05-23
Ebola outbreak surges to third largest
Health officials warn an Ebola outbreak, now the third largest recorded, is spreading fast with nearly 750 cases and 177 deaths, forcing a higher global risk assessment.
2026-05-23
Delicacy
ACGN
Maryland confirms imported measles case
Maryland health officials confirmed an imported measles case in a Baltimore-area resident who traveled abroad and are tracing contacts and urging MMR vaccination.
2026-04-20
Five surreal sci-fi anime for a Pragmata mood
Pragmata’s eerie, low-orbit isolation has clear cousins in five surreal sci-fi anime that mix cosmic dread, fragile humanity and brutal visual imagination.
2026-04-19
Capturing Affection Through Lenses
2024-04-03