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Abbott threatens more Republican seats if Texas Democrats stay away
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott threatened to increase the redistricting margin for his party if Democratic state lawmakers don’t return to Austin. Democrats from the Lone Star state have made national headlines for skipping town and protesting efforts by Abbott and Republicans… Read Details ⇢
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How To Make Smoke Billboards React To Lighting In Blender
However, as Jesse put it, it’s a volumetric object he’s lighting using generated background texture coordinates to fake a normal map, so he’s not really sure if there’s a right way to do it. Still, it’s a useful tip worth exploring. Jesse Miettinen, a legendary Blender artist and master of… Read Details ⇢
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Trump to nominate ‘loyalist’ Stephen Miran to the Federal Reserve board | Banks News
Miran, who currently sits on the White House’s Council of Economic Advisers, has advocated for a far-reaching overhaul of Fed governance. United States President Donald Trump has said he will nominate Stephen Miran, a top economic adviser to the US Federal Reserve’s board of governors, for four months, temporarily filling… Read Details ⇢
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Exposed: fake ‘new’ hard drives sold on Amazon were hiding recycled parts from over a decade ago
Hard drives sold as new contained decade-old internals from previously used Seagate and Western Digital units SMART data was manipulated to hide prior usage, masking serious mechanical and read error issues Attingo analysis revealed leftover user data, proving zeroing only touched the start of storage sectors A recent case involving… Read Details ⇢
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Israel’s ultra-Orthodox vow to push back after students’ arrests
Police disperse ultra-Orthodox Jews blocking a road during a protest against army recruitment, in Bnei Brak, Israel, July 23, 2025. ARIEL SCHALIT / AP Israel’s ultra-Orthodox Jewish community pledged to resist government moves to call up seminary students for military service on Thursday, August 7, as demonstrators took to the… Read Details ⇢
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Ballon d’Or 2025: PSG dominate nominations as Rodri, Messi and Ronaldo miss the cut
The 2025 Ballon d’Or award will see a fresh winner for the second consecutive year, with last year’s recipient Rodrigo Hernández Cascante, “Rodri”, absent from the 30-man shortlist announced on Thursday. Players from Paris Saint-Germain dominate the list with nine nominees following their Champions League triumph, while neither Lionel Messi… Read Details ⇢
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Mexican IndyCar driver ‘caught off guard’ by ICE’s ‘Speedway Slammer’ post
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Department of Homeland Security posted an AI-generated photo of an ICE-sponsored IndyCar this week, and it caught the eyes of some of IndyCar’s officials and one of its top drivers. The post was captioned “The Speedway Slammer” and depicted a jailhouse… Read Details ⇢
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Adorable Mouse Sculpt Made with Donkey Kong Bananza Artist Mode
The Nitrome team showcased their work with Donkey Kong Bananza’s Artist mode and presented a creative mouse sculpt, playfully referencing the mouse controls of a modeling tool. Nitrome’s artist, who crafted the sculpt, shared that they created it while on a flight, which highlights the tool’s ability to produce charming… Read Details ⇢
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India’s Modi, Brazil’s Lula speak amid Trump tariff blitz | Narendra Modi News
India is signaling it may seek to rebalance its global partnerships after Trump’s salvo of tariffs on Indian goods. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio “Lula” da Silva have spoken by phone, their offices said, discussing a broad range of topics that included tariffs imposed by… Read Details ⇢