Early Thursday morning, technical researcher Eric Lu sparked worldwide excitement and confusion by posting a sequence of 130 digits on X (formerly Twitter). The reason for the uproar over some seemingly innocuous numbers lies in the two words that followed them: “divides RSA-260.” Lu, an engineer at the AI startup…
Sainsbury’s sacks ‘beloved’ worker who stepped in to help security guard restrain two shoplifters after he ‘heard a woman screaming’
Sainsbury’s has sacked a ‘beloved’ employee after he intervened to help a security guard restrain two shoplifters. Jorge Costa, 57, had worked at the Hertford superstore for two years and had earned a legion of fans for his ‘dedicated’ and ‘exceptional’ service managing the fruit and vegetable section. But that…
We played ‘Exodus’, a sci-fi RPG that should please ‘Mass Effect’ fans, even if you can’t romance the talking octopus
Exodus‘ journey so far has been quite transparent, with publisher Wizards of the Coast and developer Archetype Entertainment giving us a surprising number of updates and looks at the sci-fi action RPG over the years. Now, at Gamescom 2026, they’ve finally given us the release date and a striking hands-on…
Hunting lodge owned by ex Man Utd coach is burned to the ground in ‘deadly’ attack in Mozambique with US nationals evacuated
By PERKIN AMALARAJ, FOREIGN NEWS REPORTER Published: 13:49 BST, 4 September 2026 | Updated: 13:49 BST, 4 September 2026 At least three Americans were evacuated after suspected insurgents attacked a camp co-owned by football coach Carlos Queiroz in a wildlife reserve in northern Mozambique, a source familiar with the incident…
Hot weather linked to workplace injuries, even indoors » Yale Climate Connections
Transcript: Extreme heat can make people sick – and harm them in other ways too. Alahmad: “Think about your ability to make decisions, your judgment, your hand-eye coordination, your balance.” Barrak Alahmad is at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. His team analyzed workplace injuries reported to the…
Stanford scientists discover a seafood that can reverse signs of aging
Aging often makes itself visible in familiar ways, from gray hair and wrinkles to lapses in memory. That has fueled a longstanding scientific question: Could some of those changes eventually be slowed, prevented, or even reversed? Research involving a group of scientists from Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Stanford University, Shanghai Jiao…
Midterm bloodbath looms for the GOP: Democrats storm to an 8-point lead as Trump’s Iran war and prices bite
Democrats head into the 2026 midterms with an 8-point lead over Republicans on the generic ballot as anger over the cost of living and President Donald Trump’s handling of the Iran war weighs on voters. The exclusive August Daily Mail/JL Partners survey found that 50 percent of likely voters would…
Man, 25, who fled police at Notting Hill Carnival and jumped into canal suffered injuries in water before dying in hospital
By OLIVIA DAY, ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR, AUSTRALIA Published: 12:43 BST, 4 September 2026 | Updated: 12:47 BST, 4 September 2026 A man who jumped into a canal while fleeing officers at Notting Hill Carnival suffered injuries in the water before dying at hospital, it has emerged. Police named Karnell Kelly,…
Wildfires, beyond the headlines » Yale Climate Connections
by SueEllen Campbell, Yale Climate Connections September 4, 2026 Headlines about wildfires and bad air seem to be ubiquitous this summer, along with their climate-change kin: heat waves, heat domes, and drought. But important wildfire stories don’t always garner big headlines in big media venues, perhaps seeming too small in…
This star has the strangest sky in the galaxy
There are a lot of weird stars in the universe, but if I had to pick the very weirdest, it would be S301. The name is prosaic, but it hides profundity. Ironically the star itself isn’t really peculiar at all. It’s much like the sun, though somewhat more massive, hotter…