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A couple of years back, I guided five hikers along the Laugavegur. All of them were over seventy. All of them had been serious hikers their whole lives, the kind of people who knew what a multi-day trek was supposed to feel like. By the end of the trail, one of them had been pulled off the route with a bad knee and shuttled back to civilization. Another had picked up COVID somewhere along the way and was crossing rivers with a high fever for the final two days. He pushed through because at that point in the trail there…

Waymo has issued a software update to its fleet of nearly 4,000 vehicles to help them avoid flooded roads as part of a recall announced by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on Tuesday. But the company hasn’t fully solved the problem of how its vehicles behave in these conditions. In documents released by NHTSA, the federal safety regulator says Waymo is still “developing the final remedy for this recall.” The issue appears to be that Waymo’s robotaxis were slowing, but not stopping, when encountering flooded roads that they could not traverse, according to NHTSA. Robotaxis using both Waymo’s…

Older adults who cut back on dietary fat or reduced the amount of animal-based protein they consumed showed signs of becoming biologically younger, according to new research from the University of Sydney. The study, published in Aging Cell, found that adults between the ages of 65 and 75 experienced reductions in their estimated ‘biological age’ after following specific diets for just four weeks. Researchers say the findings suggest dietary changes later in life may quickly improve markers linked to aging and overall health. The research was led by Dr. Caitlin Andrews from the University of Sydney’s School of Life and…

Wise has filed to list its shares on Nasdaq as its primary venue while maintaining a secondary listing on the London Stock Exchange – and it’s doing it from a position of true strength. The primary listing moves from London to the US in May 2026, with Wise’s most recent fiscal year showing net revenue of approximately $2.5 billion, up 19% year on year. For a company that listed on the LSE in 2021 as one of London’s flagship tech IPOs, the move is a landmark moment. But it’s not a clean departure – Wise is relisting in London simultaneously,…

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Instructure, the maker of the popular school information portal Canvas, said on Tuesday it has “reached an agreement” with the hackers who breached its systems twice, stole a huge amount of student and staff data, and disrupted thousands of schools that rely on the company’s software. ShinyHunters, a financially motivated cybercrime group, took credit for the April 29 data breach, claiming to have stolen student and staff data, including the personal information, of a total 275 million people. The hackers said they had compromised Canvas, which nearly 9,000 schools use to manage their students’ data and coursework. The hackers last…

American Bankers Association (ABA) CEO Rob Nichols sent an emergency Sunday letter to every bank CEO in the country, urging “immediate engagement” against what he called a stablecoin yield loophole in the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, days before a Senate Banking Committee markup scheduled for Thursday. The letter, dated May 11 — Mother’s Day — and addressed to ABA member bank CEOs, asked bank leaders to contact their senators and mobilize their employees to do the same before the committee convenes for a scheduled May 14 executive session on the bill. “I am reaching out to make every bank…

Spotify’s yearly Wrapped recap provides users a glimpse into their favorite artists and what they listened to most that year. As part of its 20th anniversary celebrations, the streaming service is now releasing a limited-time feature that surfaces various facts about users, such as when they joined the app, the first song they streamed, their favorite artist, and a playlist of their most-streamed songs. Image Credits: SpotifyImage Credits:Spotify Users can access this feature by opening Spotify and searching for “Spotify 20” or “Party of the year(s)”, or by visiting this link. The feature also creates a personalized playlist of users’…

Jump to Recipe There are side dishes… and then there are these awesome Air Fryer Baby potatoes. Aka an effortless, quick and easy side you can whip up anytime. Golden, crispy on the outside, soft and fluffy in the middle, and ready faster than it takes to preheat the oven. Bonus is that this Air Fryer Mini Potatoes recipe has no parboiling or complicated steps. I just toss, cook, shake and try my hardest not to eat half straight from the basket. Oh and try these Air Fryer Baked Potatoes, crispy Air Fryer Potato Wedges, awesome Air Fryer Potato Chips…

A spinner has signed for Kent on an all-format loan until the end of their Vitality T20 Blast campaign.Left-armer Jake Lintott, 33, joins from Warwickshire until July 19. He will be a part of Kent Spitfires’ Blast squad for the 2026 tournament, as well as being available for selection in Rothesay County Championship Division 2.Kent head coach Adam Hollioake – has agreed to sign spinner Jake Lintott on an all-format loan until July. Photo: Stuart WatsonThe wrist-spinner has taken 90 Blast wickets at 22.77 and an economy of 7.96.Five years ago, he took 15 wickets in the Blast, earned a…