TinyRetroPad is 130 times smaller than Windows Notepad, and it does everything that actually matters

A 2.73KB rewrite restores modern Notepad back to essentials by calling Windows APIs and Rich Edit for basic text editor features.

tvOS 27 to add Siri AI for Apple TV 4K, per new leak

Siri AI was unveiled in June for most Apple platforms—but Apple TV and HomePod missed out. A new leak, however, points to tvOS 27 including Siri AI after all.


US mother begged for help before her children's killings, mother-in-law testifies

Warning: This story contains distressing details and discussion of attempted suicide

Lindsay Clancy was "begging for help" before killing her three children, her former mother-in-law testified on Tuesday, echoing others who have told a court that Clancy's mental health deteriorated after the birth of her youngest son.

"She had insomnia. She was losing her appetite," the mother-in-law, Susan Clancy, said at the murder trial. "She was very anxious and sad."

Lawyers for Clancy,


What to know about Legionnaires’ disease as Toronto Public Health probes recent outbreak

Outbreaks of Legionnaires’ disease are not very common, infectious diseases specialist Dr. Isaac Bogoch told CityNews on Tuesday, but even more uncommon is an entire intersection being flagged as a hotspot for possible exposure.

On Monday, Toronto Public Health (TPH) issued a release saying there have been six confirmed cases among people who either live, work, or have visited an approximately one-kilometre radius of the intersection of Bathurst and Dupont streets.

The individuals became symptomatic between Thursday, July 2 and Sunday, July 26.

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Epic Mickey creator Warren Spector is 'a little bitter' that his studio isn't getting props for sparking Oswald the Lucky Rabbit's big comeback

Oswald, who featured in both Epic Mickey games, is getting an animated miniseries in 2027, and Spector rightly thinks his team should get credit for helping make it happen.

European Central Bank warns AI bubble burst could trigger systemic fallout

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Euro Burstin': While US companies continue pouring massive sums of speculative capital into their AI data center expansion plans, European authorities are already thinking about the impending AI bubble burst. A correction is likely, according to Europe's main banking institution, and its impact will not spare anyone, anywhere in the world.

The European Central Bank recently published a new blog post by five economists and researchers, arguing that the current

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Crown appealing post-verdict mistrial in Frank Stronach sexual assault conviction

The Crown is appealing a rare post-verdict mistrial declared last month in Frank Stronach's sexual assault conviction.


Russia’s Putin hosts Myanmar leader, talks up energy projects

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing shake hands during their meeting at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow on Tuesday. Photo: EPA

Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks in Moscow ⁠on Tuesday with ⁠ Myanmar’s junta chief-turned-president, Min Aung ⁠Hlaing, discussing a wide range of issues including prospective energy deals.
Russia is the first non-neighbouring country Min Aung Hlaing has visited since becoming Myanmar’s president in April, a sign of the two countries’ ‌deepening ties in the face of pressure from the West.

In remarks after the meeting

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Israel Strikes Air Base in Syria, Drawing Ire From the U.S.

American and Syrian officials said Israel carried out the attack, the latest in a series of military interventions in Syria over the past two years.

救護車赴中山紀念公園救援 尾輪陷地磚一度受困 需拖車助脫困

西區中山紀念公園昨晚(18日)發生罕見事故。一輛奉召前往公園救援的救護車,駛入公園範圍期間,尾輪輾過地磚時突然下陷,車輛一度被卡住,最終要由拖車到場協助脫困。

事發於昨晚約9時,據報一名女童在公園內腳部