Sources: OKC gets first-rounder, Favors from Jazz

July 30th, 2021 08:57 AM

The Thunder, who already have 12 first-round picks above and beyond their own over the next five drafts, picked up another future No. 1 and center Derrick Favors from Utah in exchange for a future second-rounder, sources told ESPN.

The bipartisan infrastructure bill is good for EVs, bad for the climate

July 30th, 2021 08:00 AM

If it’s approved, the bipartisan infrastructure deal announced this week will make it easier for Americans to buy and own an electric car. But it won’t help meet President Joe Biden’s ambitious goal to cut carbon emissions in half by 2030. Experts in urban policy and electrification told The Verge that the money authorized for a nationwide network of EV chargers would have a measurable impact on Americans’ car-buying choices. The $1 trillion deal ($550 billion of which is new spending)...

Tokyo Olympics: Ethiopia's Selemon Barega win the men's 10,000m

July 30th, 2021 07:47 AM

Ethiopia's Selemon Barega wins the tightly-contested men's 10,000m with a time of 27 minutes 43.22 seconds, Ugandan's Joshua Cheptegei and Jacob Kiplimo take silver and bronze respectively.

Neo: The World Ends With You: The Kotaku Review

July 30th, 2021 08:00 AM

When I’m playing Neo: The World Ends With You, I’m smiling. Whether I’m running Rindo Kanade and his pack of teen misfits through the streets of Shibuya battling monstrous living graffiti beasts and picking up the latest fashions, or just rifling through the menus fiddling with equipment loadouts, I’m doing it all…

Discotek’s quest to rescue classic anime

July 30th, 2021 07:45 AM

Key art for Katsuhiro Otomo’s Memories | Image: Discotek Media We talk with a publisher trying to elevate the art form of releasing anime on discs Continue reading…

Catch takes hold of $12M to provide benefits that aren’t tied to employers

July 30th, 2021 08:00 AM

Catch is working to make sure that every gig worker has the health and retirement benefits they need. The company, which is in the midst of moving its headquarters to New York, sells health insurance, retirement savings plans and tax withholding directly to freelancers, contractors or anyone uncovered. It is now armed with a fresh round of $12 million in Series A funding, led by Crosslink, with participation from earlier investors Khosla Ventures, NYCA Partners, Kindred Ventures and Urban...

Software downloaded 30,000 times from PyPI ransacked developers’ machines

July 30th, 2021 06:54 AM

Enlarge Open source packages downloaded an estimated 30,000 times from the PyPI open source repository contained malicious code that surreptitiously stole credit card data and login credentials and injected malicious code on infected machines, researchers said on Thursday. In a post, researchers Andrey Polkovnichenko, Omer Kaspi, and Shachar Menashe of security firm JFrog said they recently found eight packages in PyPI that carried out a range of malicious activity. Based on searches on ...

Conditions that led to 2011 UK riots still exist today, experts warn

July 30th, 2021 08:00 AM

Data analysis finds large-scale cuts to youth services and increase in racial disparity 10 years onThe conditions that led to riots across the UK 10 years ago still exist today, experts have warned, as data analysis showed significant cuts to youth services in affected areas and an increase in racial disparity in stop and search.On 4 August 2011, police officers shot and killed Mark Duggan, a 29-year-old mixed-race man, in Tottenham, north London. His death sparked a wave of civil unrest...

The One Question You Should Be Asking in Job Interviews Right Now

July 30th, 2021 08:00 AM

Despite the enduring pandemic, companies are luring workers back to the office, even as COVID-19 cases surge in parts of the country and vaccination efforts have largely stalled. Still, the whole transition back to the office after more than a year of working remotely is a big issue for anyone in the corporate world,…

After Years of Chinese Influence, U.S. Tries to Renew Ties in Southeast Asia

July 29th, 2021 11:02 AM

Lloyd J. Austin III, the American defense secretary, became the first high-ranking official in the Biden administration to travel to a region that has long received close attention from Beijing.

Djokovic loses to Zverev at Olympics, ending Golden Slam bid

July 30th, 2021 07:54 AM

There will be no Golden Slam for Novak Djokovic

8 Foods That Tasted Better in the 1980s

July 30th, 2021 08:15 AM

Do you remember foods that you loved in the 1980s, but don’t taste as great today? Part of the reason is that our taste buds change as we get older. But there’s another reason: Some of the products you loved as a kid might have the same name, but they’re slightly different here in the second decade of the 21st century.