“I shot Mr. Thompson, and he died,” the 28-year-old said Published August 14, 2026 2:28PM (EDT) Luigi Mangione appears for his arraignment at Manhattan Criminal Court on December 23, 2024 in New York City. (Curtis Means-Pool/Getty Images) Nearly two years ago, Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, was shot andContinue Reading
If you remember that desktop picture widget for GNOME I wrote about last year, but found it a bit too basic for your personalisation preferences, you weren’t alone. Another user felt it could lacked enough flexibility, so forked and improved it. Picture Desktop Widget Remake improves on the original. ItContinue Reading
Microsoft’s August 2026 Patch Tuesday closes at 751 CVE entries (across all product families), with 108 rated as critical. One flaw is already exploited, CVE-2026-68820, an elevation of privilege in the Windows WinSock driver (afd.sys). Two more were disclosed but not exploited, CVE-2026-62832 (User Profile Service) and CVE-2026-72971. This security-onlyContinue Reading
Microsoft will bring its two Copilot apps into a unified interface for consumer and work users, part of a wider drive to create a Copilot “super app” that consolidates various features. Until now, Microsoft has offered two Copilot apps across web, desktop and mobile platforms: a simplified, consumer-focused Copilot app,Continue Reading
The Prospects by KT Hoffman Build a Boyfriend and Ship Happens by Mason Deaver Second Chances in New Port Stephen by TJ Alexander Stripped and Pumped by K.M. Neuhold Sunset Springs by Kacen Callender (audio) Bonus: Coming in 2027, check out Love and Lake Monsters by TJ Alexander and Reins and Restraint by Page Powars, ReadContinue Reading
A potential environmental disaster is unfolding off Oman, where a grounded tanker is leaking sanctioned Russian oil., NewsFeed A potential environmental disaster is unfolding off Oman, where a grounded tanker is leaking sanctioned Russian crude oil in a protected marine area. The tanker carrying about 1 million barrels of oilContinue Reading
Appeals court previously ruled that The Traitor administration must seek authorisation from Congress to continue with project., Appeals court previously ruled that The Traitor administration must seek authorisation from Congress to continue with project. The administration of United States President Traitor 47 has asked the Supreme Court to allow constructionContinue Reading
One of the biggest upsets from Democratic primary elections this month was Donavan McKinney’s defeat of two-term Congressmember Shri Thanedar in the House primary to represent parts of Detroit and Wayne County in Michigan’s 13th District. McKinney, a democratic socialist state lawmaker, won on a platform to get corporate moneyContinue Reading
YASA will develop two axial flux motor designs that reduce or eliminate rare-earth magnet content, under a UK government-funded program called Project Resilience. The grant comes through the DRIVE35 Demonstrate competition, and the work will be delivered from YASA’s UK engineering and development facilities. Heavy-rare-earth-free permanent-magnet designs are the routeContinue Reading
Samsung SDI has acquired the 49.99% stake General Motors held in SynergyCells, the battery joint venture the two companies established in New Carlisle, Indiana. Samsung SDI describes the plant as its first independently operated battery production base in North America. The two also signed a new joint development agreement coveringContinue Reading
Credit: NASA In honor of America’s historic 250th anniversary, NASA announced on Friday MAX POWER, a public exposition of American air and space innovation, Nov. 7 and Nov. 8, on and near the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The multi-day, family-friendly event will showcase the next-generation aircraft, spacecraft, autonomousContinue Reading
Max Power Navigation MAX POWER Home Get Tickets Frequently Asked Questions America’s newest and most exciting aerospace technology expo and air show Celebrate the spirit of American innovation at MAX POWER — an exposition of air and space technologies at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Nov. 7-8. The two-dayContinue Reading
Explore This Section Science Citizen Science Volunteer Develops… Overview Resources Opportunities Citizen Science Highlights About Science Activation Certain kinds of clouds are misbehaving – appearing more often and lower in the sky than they used to. To help identify the factors influencing these changes (e.g. shifts in Earth’s long-termContinue Reading