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July 31, 2026
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☰ Spotify Canada
1=Ella Langley : Choosin' Texas
2+2Morgan Wallen : Been By Now
3-1Drake : Janice STFU
4-1Shakira : Dai Dai
5+1Ariana Grande : hate that i made you love me
6+1STELLA LEFTY : Boston
7-2Malcolm Todd : Earrings
8+6KATSEYE : Animal
9+1The Killers : Mr. Brightside
10-2Olivia Rodrigo : stupid song
11-2Dominic Fike : Babydoll
12+1Temper City : Self Aware
13-1Cameron Whitcomb : Kingdom of Fear
14-3Alex Warren : Ordinary
15+5The Goo Goo Dolls : Iris
16-1Olivia Dean : Man I Need
17-1Ella Langley : weren't for the wind
18+3Ella Langley : Be Her
19+4Mac Miller : Cinderella
20-3Justin Bieber : Beauty And A Beat
21-2Olivia Rodrigo : the cure
22-4Michael Jackson : Billie Jean
23-1Lil Baby : Dead Fresh
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☰ slashdot
- Chrome Is Using AI To Fix Hundreds of Bugs, Eliminate Full Browser Restarts
- LinkedIn Introduces a 'Seems Like AI Slop' Button
- Netflix Sued For Losing 'Master Copy' of Unreleased Nicolas Cage Movie
- Anthropic Says Its AI Systems Broke Into Computers at 3 Organizations
- Flock Cameras Are Being Destroyed Across the US
☰ sportsnet
- Traded or not, Kevin Gausman readies for likely end of Blue Jays run
- How close was Joe Carter to signing with Royals after Blue Jays’ 1992 title?
- MLB Rumour Roundup: Could contending team fix Mets’ Peralta?
- Top NFL free agents: Big names still remain with pre-season near
- MLS notebook: Dorsch signing comes at right time for Toronto FC
☰ espn
- 'I don't know who No. 3 is, but holy s---': Every NFL team's biggest training camp riser of all time
- Romo placed on leave by CBS after OWI arrest
- Over 100 women's hoops players join union push
- Attorneys clash over text meaning in Rozier case
- FIFA plans for 64-team WC despite backlash
☰ global
- Canada, allies warn North Korea IT workers pose ‘insider threat’ abroad
- Nearly 900 casino workers go on strike at Ajax, Pickering properties
- Trio charged after meth lab dismantled, 4 million tablets seized
- TurboTax owner Intuit facing a class-action lawsuit over ‘free’ advertising
- Why spiking U.S. bond yields could be a big warning for the economy
☰ Ars Technica
- AI scammers outperform humans when it comes to building trust
- Pathogenic review: Damn, it feels good to be a virus
- How a Yale AI-cheating dispute became a 13-count federal lawsuit
- Rocket Report: New launch rule may limit environmental regulations, Falcon 9 to hit Moon
- Tim Cook passes the baton in Apple's Q3 2026 earnings call
☰ nyt world
- Live Updates: Most of the Migrants Who Crossed Into Spanish Territory Have Returned, Officials Say
- In Area Hit by Blaze, French Officials Failed to Enforce Wildfire Rules
- Political Turmoil Will Not Derail Killer Robot Program, Ousted Minister Says
- A Ton of Space Junk Tumbles Unpredictably to Earth Every Week
- At Least 34 Dead From Coal Mine Blast in Pakistan
☰ cbc
- At least 57 dead in massive border breach between Morocco and Ceuta, Spanish exclave in North Africa
- Canada's Evelyn Beaton captures judo gold at Commonwealth Games
- What you need to know about FIFA's private investment plan — and the backlash
- 'It was hell': French communities are on the front lines of Europe's new wildfires
- 'Our house would shake': Shania Twain opens up about growing up in 'violent' home
☰ space
- Surprising boiling behavior in liquids could advance future space missions
- Scientists advance space agriculture for future moon and Mars missions
- Neptune's inner moons may be shattered remains of ancient icy worlds
- US to loosen environmental safeguards on space industry
- Martian space suits will need to be 40% lighter
☰ science daily
- Scientists found evolution repeating itself in the Galápagos Islands
- New microwave frying method could make french fries much healthier
- What if the brain does not create consciousness?
- Rice bran compound may help ease irritable bowel symptoms
- A forgotten fossil just revealed a new Triassic predator from 210 million years ago
☰ new scientist
- How to maximise the mental health benefits of your vacation
- Strange paraparticles could be reality’s missing ingredient
- Cloudy skies have slowed global warming – but that may be changing
- Hunter-gatherers introduced fish to a mountain lake 7000 years ago
- Using AI for creative pursuits? Moderation is key
☰ science alert
- Coral Reefs Presumed Dead Have Been Found Teeming With Life
- Did Everyone's Period Actually Go Weird in June? Here's What Experts Say
- A New Kind of HIV Pill Just Passed Its First Test in Humans
- Concerning Map Suggests The Worst May Be Yet to Come For Devastating European Fires
☰ Weather Forecast
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high: 18°C
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high: 24°C
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AMD 487.92 +2.53   +0.52%
INTC 91.82 +0.59   +0.65%
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AVGO 385.30 -2.70   -0.70%
IBM 220.42 -1.23   -0.55%
CSCO 115.24 +1.69   +1.49%
ORCL 128.16 +0.63   +0.49%
CRM 182.49 +1.75   +0.97%
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JPM 353.74 +2.79   +0.79%
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MA 571.83 -5.58   -0.97%
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☰ Word of the Day
disannul

verb tr.: To annul completely; cancel or make void.
☰ Thought of the Day
"Having reflected, for some years now, that one gains nothing from being a good man, I have started to be a little cheerful, because I have been told that it is good for one's health." - Voltaire, from a personal letter written to the Abbé Trublet
☰ Born on this day
- Catharina Belgica of Nassau, Countess of Hanau-Münzenberg and daughter of William the Silent, born in Antwerp (d. 1648)
- Charles, Duke of Berry, French heir presumptive to the Spanish throne (1700-07), born at the Palace of Versailles, France (d. 1714)
- John Ericsson, Swedish-American inventor (screw propeller, rotating turret), born in Långban, Sweden (d. 1889)
- Ignazio Guidi, Italian orientalist and archaeologist, born in Rome, Italy (d. 1935)
- Milton Friedman, American economist (Nobel Prize Economics 1976), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2006)
- Louis De Funes, French actor and writer (The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacobs), born in Courbevoie, France (d. 1983)
- France Nuyen, Vietnamese-French actress (St Elsewhere, Diamond Head), born in Marseilles, France
- Bill Berry, American drummer (R.E.M., 1980-97 - "Losing My Religion"; "Stand"), born in Duluth, Minnesota
☰ Weather News
- HEART Force: Students help solve community problems
- West Coast Gray Whale Population Increases
- Humpback whale freed in Alaska
☰ Today in History
- German election (NSDAP gets 37.3%)
- Rolling Stones' singer Mick Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards are released from jail in England after serving 1 month on drug charges
- Black Tot Day: the last day of the officially sanctioned rum ration in the Royal Navy, which started in 1740
- Crew of Soyuz 37 returns to Earth aboard Soyuz 36
- Women's Euro 2022: England defeats Germany 2-1 in extra time in front of the biggest-ever Euro crowd of 87,192 at Wembley, London
- José Santamaría, Uruguayan soccer defender (Uruguay 20, Spain 16 caps; Nacional, Real Madrid) and manager (Español, Spain), born in Montevideo, Uruguay (d. 2026)
- John Searle, American philosopher (Chinese Room Argument), born in Denver, Colorado (d. 2025)
- Gerald Anthony, American actor (Marco Dane in "One Life to Live" and "General Hospital"), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2004)
- M. Shadows [Matthew Sanders], American singer (Avenged Sevenfold), born in Huntington Beach, California
- A. J. Green [Adriel Jeremiah Green], American NFL player (Cincinnati Bengals), born in Summerville, South Carolina

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