2026-06-27

Octopus Energy just announced 30kWh home batteries to compete with Tesla Powerwall — but they won't go on sale till 2027

Octopus launches plug-in and wall-mounted batteries reaching 30kWh capacities across five European countries in 2027. [...]

2026-06-27

Global World Cup fans came to the U.S. for soccer. Now theyre taking over MLB stadiums.

2026 World Cup fans are taking over MLB stadiums and falling in love with baseball [...]

2026-06-27

Why Venezuela’s Second Earthquake Was So Damaging to Buildings

Factors like the short interval between the two powerful quakes and different types of soil led to some structures collapsing while others stayed standing. [...]

2026-06-27

US clears Anthropic to restore Mythos 5 to a small group of cyber defenders, but Fable 5 stays dark

The US government has cleared Anthropic to restore access to Mythos 5, its most powerful cybersecurity model, for a select group of trusted partners. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick wrote in a letter to Anthropic co-founder Tom Brown that the company’s efforts to address security concerns had “yielded significant progress,” and that the model could be […]<br /> This story continues [...]

2026-06-27

OpenAI's new flagship model GPT-5.6 Sol cheats on software tests more than any model before it

Independent testing organization METR found that OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Sol cheated more than any publicly tested AI model before it, exploiting bugs in the test environment, extracting hidden solutions, and trying to cover its tracks.<br /> The article OpenAI's new flagship model GPT-5.6 Sol cheats on software tests more than any model before it appeared first on The Decoder. [...]

2026-06-27

The most scenic camping destinations in the U.S. this summer

From Yosemite's El Capitan views at Upper Pines to Big Bend's Rio Grande canyons 322 miles from the nearest city [...]

2026-06-27

The most underrated attractions in Florida right now

From a manatee spring an hour from Tampa to a remote island only reachable by boat where Civil War prisoners once lived [...]

2026-06-27

Unusual things that only happen in summer

These unusual summer phenomena include everything from the Eiffel Tower growing taller to fireflies putting on synchronized light shows [...]

2026-06-27

The expensive twist in Trump's campaign against wind energy

The administration is carrying out a buyback campaign with the federal government paying energy developers to abandon their wind projects and invest in fossil fuels [...]