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Mexico’s Victory Over Ecuador Made the Ground Shake. Was It an Artificial Earthquake?

The ground literally shook after the two goals that secured Mexico’s victory over Ecuador in round of 32 of the 2026 World Cup. Mexico’s Digital Platform for Early Warning and Comprehensive Risk Management (SASSLA) reported that the fans’ celebrations following goals by Julián Quiñones and Raúl Jiménez caused “a significant artificial signal” recorded by a Raspberry Shake seismograph located near the Mexico City Stadium.

The seismic alert system noted on its social media accounts that “the outburst of euphoria and mass cheering produced vibrations in the local area.” A similar phenomenon occurred during Mexico’s debut against Germany at the 2018 World Cup in Russia, when Mexico’s Institute of Geological and Atmospheric Research reported that, following Hirving Lozano’s winning goal a seismic signal of artificial origin was detected, “possibly caused by mass jumping” by the fans.

The phenomenon can even occur thousands of miles from where matches being played:...

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After $18B IPO, Bending Spoons founder says success comes from minimizing luck

AOL is public again — sort of. Its owner Bending Spoons, the 13-year-old Italian company that has been quietly acquiring beloved but ailing Internet brands for the past decade, went public on the Nasdaq today, opening at an over $18 billion valuation, with the stock then popping 40% by market close.

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I tested the Plugable 10-in-1 USB-C Hub — and this sleek and durable dock transformed my two-port laptop into a capable desktop workstation

This impressive hub enables you to connect multiple accessories to your laptop via a single cable. Speeds are capped at 10Gbps in total, with each device consuming part of that bandwidth. The SD card reader is also limited to UHS-I. However, the premium build, boost to 10 ports, power passthrough

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The funeral for PlayStation discs has begun

Cody Spencer, the co-owner of the small games retail chain Pink Gorilla Games, put it well when I asked about the impact of Sony’s recent announcement that it will stop making discs for new games starting January 2028. “It’s sad to see. This decision is only a negative

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Quote of the day by former Apple design chief Jony Ive: 'True simplicity is derived from so much more than just the absence of clutter and ornamentation' — laying the foundation for a timeless design philosophy

There's no understating the influence of Jony Ive – the man responsible for designing so many iconic Apple products – in changing the way that manufacturers approached consumer and business electronics. Modern design Ive, Apple's former chief design officer, first publicized this way of thinking during the introduction

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After $18B IPO, Bending Spoons founder says success comes from minimizing luck

I tested the Plugable 10-in-1 USB-C Hub — and this sleek and durable dock transformed my two-port laptop into a capable desktop workstation

The funeral for PlayStation discs has begun

Quote of the day by former Apple design chief Jony Ive: 'True simplicity is derived from so much more than just the absence of clutter and ornamentation' &mdash; laying the foundation for a timeless design philosophy

Quote of the day by former Apple design chief Jony Ive: 'True simplicity is derived from so much more than just the absence of clutter and ornamentation' — laying the foundation for a timeless design philosophy