We took The Traitor’s taxpayer-funded chatbot for a test drive. The ride’s a little bumpy
2026-10-01
There’s a new, taxpayer-funded chatbot in town. Can America.gov do anything that ChatGPT can’t?Continue Reading
Evan Gershkovich reflects on arrest in Russia and reclaiming his life after release
2026-10-01
In 2024, Wall Street Journal correspondent Evan Gershkovich was freed from detention in Russia, as part of a complex prisoner swap that included 16 people from seven countries. Gershkovich sat down with Amna Nawaz to discuss his arrest, his time in prison and his new book, “This Cursed Beautiful Land.”Continue Reading
LIVE: Launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission to International Space Station
2026-10-01
Watch live coverage of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station. A SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carrying NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, Canadian Space Agency astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov is scheduled to lift off from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.Continue Reading
The White House Is Starting to Panic Over the Midterms
2026-10-01
President Traitor 47 still thinks Republicans have a shot. His aides are less convinced.Continue Reading
Studying this super El Niño could save lives. NOAA is scaling back research
2026-10-01
A powerful El Niño is already influencing extreme weather around the planet. During the last strong El Niño, federal agencies ramped up research in the hope of improving weather forecasts. This year, they won’t be matching that effort. (Image credit: Sean Rayford)Continue Reading
The battle for Kordofan: The corridor linking Sudan’s east and west
2026-10-01
Kordofan, between Darfur and central Sudan, has seen one in five recorded attacks in Sudan’s war since April 2023., Fighting in Sudan’s Kordofan region has intensified since late 2025, turning it into one of the main battlegrounds in the war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary RapidContinue Reading
Will Democrats move beyond rhetoric on Israel’s illegal settlements?
2026-10-01
A new E1 sanctions bill could test whether US objections are finally backed by consequences., A shift is taking place in Washington. Senate Democrats are moving to sanction individuals and entities involved in Israel’s E1 settlement project, one of the most consequential efforts to reshape the occupied West Bank. TheContinue Reading
Ubuntu 26.10 adds early support for Snapdragon X2 laptops
2026-10-01
Canonical has released a test build of Ubuntu 26.10 with early support for laptops using Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon X2 chips. The new preview ISO is built on the Ubuntu 26.10 Beta and Canonical’s Tobias Heider says the aim is to find bugs in the upcoming release early and get feedbackContinue Reading
EndeavourOS Titan: Feature Highlights
2026-10-01
We round up the EndeavourOS Titan release. EndeavourOS Titan is now available, released on March 12 2026. This fresh Arch-based ISO brings smarter hardware support and a smoother installation experience while keeping the lightweight, customizable spirit we all love. This Arch-based distribution gives me the pure Arch experience with aContinue Reading
Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City is learning to live with floods but climate change has raised the stakes
2026-10-01
Ho Chi Minh City has learned to live with flooding as high tides from the Saigon River and smaller waterways regularly inundate roads and businesses…Continue Reading
Democrats Must Focus on This One Thing (ft. Timothy Snyder)
2026-10-01
Will it actually make any difference if Democrats take control of Congress after the midterms? Historian and expert on authoritarianism Timothy Snyder shares his thoughts.Continue Reading
New Head Of D&D Saying All The Right Things About Mending Burnt Bridges
2026-10-01
It’s been a bit tough to watch how Wizards of the Coast (WotC) has behaved regarding its beloved TTRPG Dungeons & Dragons the past couple of years. A game that was built from its inception on encouraging fans and creators to use the game to do new and interesting thingsContinue Reading
Exasperated by Delays, Congress Tries to Speed Up Energy Permitting
2026-10-01
Republican and Democratic senators struck a deal to vote on the largest overhaul of federal energy and environmental rules in decades.Continue Reading