The United Nations is in the midst of budget and political turmoil, and as the 80-year old international organization struggles to find ways to make up for billions in unpaid U.S. dues and continue critical programs, a proposal to merge two organizations, U.N. Women and the U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA),Continue Reading
OAKLAND, California — The third day of Elon Musk’s testimony in his high-stakes trial against OpenAI began with a bout of bickering over whether AI could lead to the “extinction” of the human race.“This is a real risk, we all could die as a result of artificial intelligence,” Musk’s attorneyContinue Reading
Today, the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), the largest federal employee union, celebrated the end of the Department of Homeland Security shutdown, the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.AFGE National President Everett Kelley issued the following statement:“For the past 76 days, tens of thousands of AFGE members at theContinue Reading
A looming Supreme Court ruling on protected status concerns leaders of community impacts Published April 30, 2026 10:30AM (EDT) A woman prays during a candlelight vigil for Haitians living in the US under the TPS immigration program in Miami, Florida on February 3, 2026. (Photo by Giorgio Viera / AFPContinue Reading
Analyst says handsets now stay in pockets for 4.2 years on average Remember the early days of the smartphone revolution when, even after six months, your phone felt outdated? Not anymore. Smartphone replacement cycles are getting longer as discretionary household budgets come under pressure from inflation, with demand for newContinue Reading
But why did those fans go away in the first place, Satya? Microsoft boss Satya Nadella told investors during an earnings call last night that the company needs to “win back” its fans.…, Read MoreContinue Reading
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged the immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz., NewsFeed UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged the immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, warning the closure is pushing the developing world towards emergency and that the pain will be felt for a long time.Continue Reading
Chris Weafer says the UAE’s OPEC exit leaves the organisation less influential on global oil pricing., Quotable Chris Weafer, the CEO of Micro-Advisory Partners, says the UAE’s OPEC exit frees one million barrels of spare capacity. He warns Kazakhstan and Venezuela may follow, leaving OPEC far less influential on globalContinue Reading
Majestic Labs AI, founded by Ofer Shacham, Masumi Reynders, and Sha Rabii, has developed a server architecture built around what it describes as a memory-first design. The company, which raised $100 million in November from investors including Bow Wave Capital, Lux Capital, and Grove, is targeting one of the most…Read Entire Article…Continue Reading
One of BlackSky’s Gen-3 Earth-observing satellites captured this photo of a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launching on April 29, 2026. (Image credit: BlackSky) SpaceX’s powerful Falcon Heavy rocket flew for the first time in 18 months on Wednesday (April 29), and a sharp-eyed satellite was watching. A BlackSky Gen-3 satellite captured this photo of SpaceX’sContinue Reading
(Image credit: NASA/Jessica Meir) NASA astronaut Jessica Meir snapped a striking photo of a river snaking through the Amazon rainforest from space. What is it? The Ucayali River in central Peru was captured in a new image by Meir while aboard the International Space Station . The Ucayali, a lower extension of the Apurímac RiverContinue Reading
With a deadline at hand for Iran war authorization at hand, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth seeks a funding boost for his department amid rising tensions in Congress…Continue Reading
We speak with author and activist Bill McKibben about the worsening climate crisis and why the world must rapidly transition to renewable energy in order to stave off the worst impacts. He says the Iran war has exposed the “utter folly” of fossil fuel dependence. “Sunlight has to travel 93Continue Reading