Japanese girl group Atarashii Gakko! has spent the last few years traveling around the world. The four-member outfit has emerged as one of the most innovative and fearless acts to come from the J-pop scene, making it no surprise that they’ve become leaders in the genre’s global push.

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso – Captain Ibrahim Traore, a 38-year-old army officer who seized power in a 2022 coup, has become one of Africa’s most recognisable leaders, hailed by supporters as a symbol of sovereignty and resistance to foreign influence.

An immigrant being held at a New Jersey ICE detention center died on 1 August, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on Monday. Edwin Lopez-Cornejo, 41, is the 22nd person to die in ICE custody this year, according to agency data.

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IndyCar and Penske Entertainment are extending the celebration of the 250th Birthday of the United States by making the August 23 Freedom 250 Grand Prix of Washington, DC a 250-mile street race.

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One of the most fascinating instances of current technological convergence is the quick development of unmanned aerial systems (UAS), also referred to as drones. A sophisticated ecosystem of intelligent autonomous platforms that can support defense, homeland security, critical infrastructure, emergency response, agriculture, logistics, energy, healthcare, and environmental protection is rapidly emerging from what started out as remotely piloted aircraft for military reconnaissance and commercial photography.

Alex Karp's crusade against frontier AI labs continues.

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Pop-up campers only popped up recently in the grand scheme of things. While there had been folding camping wagons before then, the modern pop-up camper dates to 1954 with the appearance of the first camper with a crank-up roof: the Hille Ranger. Yet only 200 or so were made, and many people point to Starcraft campers, with an innovative hard-top/crank mechanism designed by Lloyd Bontrager in 1963, as the ones to unlock the popularity of today's pop-up campers.

Meredith Dietz

Meredith Dietz

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Meredith is a marathon runner and stand-up comedian. As Lifehacker’s Senior Staff Writer, she covers personal fitness tech, home gym equipment, and more.