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Airbnb has pledged $250 million (£190 million) in below-market financing to help restart stalled housing projects, with its first $6.4 million investment going toward an affordable housing development in Austin, Texas. The short-term rental company announced the Airbnb Housing Accelerator, a new program aimed at addressing the U.S. housing shortage by filling funding gaps for…

Aditya Sengupta, 2026 Davidson Fellow Laureate, $100,000 Scholarship, Age: 18, Hometown: Bellevue, WA An 18-year-old student from Bellevue, Washington, has built an artificial intelligence model designed to predict dangerous clear-air turbulence, earning a $100,000 (£75,000) scholarship from the Davidson Institute. Aditya Sengupta developed the machine-learning system, named ForeCAT, after experiencing severe and unexpected turbulence during…

“Ori: Holder of the Heads” follows a world where people can speak to their ancestors and ask them for advice A TikTok reviewer who makes a habit of stopping at comic convention booths that attract little attention ended up giving an indie comic creator a major boost after visiting his stall at Anime NYC. The…

Zipp Family Sports Park. Image Credit: Norris Design A Texas family has helped turn a former ranch into a major sports destination in New Braunfels. The Zipp Family Sports Park covers roughly 150 acres and is designed around tournament-level baseball, softball and soccer, giving local athletes a larger place to compete and train. The project…

International supermodel Gisele Bündchen has expanded her South Florida property portfolio with the purchase of a 7.5-acre equestrian estate valued at $9.1 million. Located about 30 miles northwest of Miami, the property includes extensive sports and equestrian facilities, with 10 horse stalls, a full-sized soccer field and a modern riding arena. The purchase was made…

FBI director Kash Patel/Image: Reuters Sen. Mazie Hirono confronted FBI Director Kash Patel during a Senate hearing on Tuesday, accusing him of being drunk on the job and demanding answers about his conduct and the bureau’s hiring policies.The sharp exchange took place during a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing at the Hart Senate Office Building…

US reveals it has placed weapons in space TOI correspondent from Washington: Space war has just come out of the closet. One small disclosure from Washington on Monday is expected to lead to a giant leap for humankind – towards an arms race in the skies.For the first time, the United States has publicly acknowledged…

The new CMU Robotics Innovation Center sits in the foreground, with new housing development under construction behind it and the U.S. Steel Community football field visible in the background. For decades, 178 acres along the Monongahela River in Pittsburgh remained largely vacant after the collapse of the steel industry. The site was once home to…

Representative Image (AI-generated) When invasive Asian clams were discovered in Lake George, New York, in 2010, researchers moved quickly to test whether covering the lakebed could stop the species from spreading. According to a final report by the Darrin Fresh Water Institute at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, published through the Lake Champlain Basin Program, a large-scale…

Pennsylvania man Jonathan Hunter Kramer charged for allegedly plotting ISIS-inspired attack. A 21-year-old Pennsylvania man is facing federal terrorism-related charges after FBI agents arrested him with a semiautomatic rifle, rifle magazines and about 190 rounds of ammunition that prosecutors say were being acquired for a planned attack. Who is Jonathan Hunter Kramer? Jonathan Hunter Kramer,…