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Why is everything an app now? Stores must step up to tackle this spread
5+ hour, 4+ min ago (745+ words) For as long as you have been a member of your local gym, you have used a small plastic tag to access it. But now the tag no longer works. Instead, you have to download an app to get inside…...
Documentary on Stan Lee's final years faced industry opposition, filmmaker says
3+ hour ago (531+ words) Comic book enthusiast Jon Bolerjack began filming with Stan Lee around 2014, intending to document how the legendary creator behind some of the world's most beloved superheroes was spending his 90s. "Stan Lee: The Final Years" hit streaming platforms on Tuesday, despite…...
Washington crime stats system experienced a 'systemic breakdown' of internal controls, report says
3+ hour, 18+ min ago (580+ words) The Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department's crime statistics collection experienced a “prolonged, systemic breakdown of its internal control system,” according to a report released Tuesday by the city’s inspector general, which reviewed the department's process after accusations by the federal government…...
AI glasses help propel EssilorLuxottica sales growth
3+ hour, 5+ min ago (321+ words) Sales of AI-enabled eyeglasses, which have nearly doubled since last year, helped EssilorLuxottica accelerate second-quarter growth, the world's largest maker of eyeglasses reported Tuesday. Second quarter sales rose 7.2 percent in the three months to June to 7.7 billion euros ($8.8 billion). "AI…...
Which country’s foreign tourists spend the most money per-person in Japan? Hint: Not the U..S. or China
5+ hour, 3+ min ago (524+ words) Recent statistics show that during the first half of 2026 Japan had its first dip in the number of foreign tourists visiting the country since five years ago. Some might call that a sign that the Japan travel boom has peaked,…...
Mindfulness is often presented as a path to calm, but its Buddhist roots explain why it can also bring difficulties
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (1256+ words) Mindfulness meditation has become increasingly popular in the United States and around the world in recent decades. Apps such as Headspace, Calm and Plum Village – inspired by the Vietnamese Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh – are helping people build a steady…...
'Grumpy' Pallas kittens on display at Japan zoo
17+ hour, 33+ min ago (175+ words) Five young Pallas's cats, dubbed the world's grumpiest feline for their sullen facial expressions, went on display at a zoo in Japan on July 23. Kobe Animal Kingdom put the four males and one female, all born in May at the…...
Japan mulls GPS tracking of stalkers to prevent further harm
17+ hour, 46+ min ago (234+ words) Japan on Tuesday compiled emergency countermeasures aimed to prevent further harm and protect victims from stalkers that would include having perpetrators wear GPS tracking devices. The plans submitted to the ministerial meeting for measures against crime come as the government…...
Myanmar approves death sentence for cyberscam offences
18+ hour, 38+ min ago (441+ words) Myanmar's military-backed parliament approved a law on Tuesday that authorises capital punishment for those who detain or violently coerce victims into working in online scam centres, the speaker said. The "Anti-Online Scam Bill" was passed after MPs approved changes to…...
New AI tools let readers talk to books
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (721+ words) Imagine a world where you could ask a book a question as you read it. That's the pitch from a wave of new AI tools letting readers do exactly that. "You are dealing with a book as if it is…...