‘I Thought They Were Kidding’: The Thrill and Confusion of MLB’s First All-Star Swing-Off
What started off as a surprise for the stars of MLB ended up as one of the more memorable moments in All-Star history. FOX Sports Digital
July 2025
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How this Harvard-trained psychiatrist used Twitch and YouTube to bring mental health education to the masses
About 43 minutes into a livestream, Dr. Alok Kanojia, known more familiarly online as Dr. K, asks streamer and voice actor LilyPichu if she’d rather talk about a recent breakup or where she got the idea she’s not good enough. Even for those well-versed in the more parasocial nature of livestreaming, it’s a surprisingly vulnerable…
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Stargaze from your smartphone with the first ever phone-based telescope
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Teens regularly chat with AI companions, survey finds
Artificial intelligence companions have gone mainstream amongst teens, according to a new report. The findings may surprise parents familiar with AI chatbot products like OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini, but haven’t heard about platforms that specifically allow users to form friendships and romantic relationships with so-called AI companions. The latter category includes products like Replika,…
Stuff Your Kindle Day is live until July 18 — download 100s of free science fiction and dystopia books
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Two black holes merged in outer space and created something colossal
Astronomers have detected the signal of a colossal black hole in deep space that likely formed when two already-large black holes crashed into each other billions of light-years away. The result is a colossal cosmic object about 225 times heavier than the sun — by far the most massive ever observed through gravitational waves, or…
One of the best Nintendo Switch 2 cases is half-price at Amazon right now
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