More widgets are coming to Firefox’s New Tab page, including an interactive crossword puzzle powered by the AI news reader Particle . The mini crossword game is updated daily, with puzzles based around recent content Particle‘s AI has ingested and summarised that day, and links to articles you can readContinue Reading
An image shows the B-1 and B-2 test stands at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, on July 7, 2026. The test stand features dual, vertical firing positions built in the 1960s to test Saturn V rocket stages that carried humans to the Moon during the ApolloContinue Reading
Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov hands over command of the International Space Station to NASA astronaut Jessica Meir. NASA The Expedition 74 crew is wrapping up its final weekend together with biomedical checks, spacesuit cleaning, and cargo packing inside the Soyuz MS-28 crew spacecraft. The orbital residents will swap commanders onContinue Reading
The following story is co-published with Freddie deBoer’s Substack. This morning as I took my daily walk with my son I was listening to the latest episode of The Big Picture, the Ringer’s colossus of a movies podcast, and it crystallized some of the thoughts I’ve had banging around in my headContinue Reading
From Earth orbit to the Moon and Mars, explore the world of human spaceflight with NASA each week on the official podcast of the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Listen to in-depth conversations with the astronauts, scientists and engineers who make it possible. On episode 430, Kim de GrohContinue Reading
On July 22, the House of Representatives approved the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), H.R. 8800, for fiscal year 2027, which includes a provision expanding defense cooperation and integration between the United States and Israel. The vote was 216-212, largely along party lines, but six Democrats joined the Republican majority: Reps. Henry CuellarContinue Reading
A senior Pentagon official has been suspended after he was secretly filmed calling President Traitor 47 a “textbook narcissist” and criticizing changes at the Department of Defense. Right-wing activist James O’Keefe—founder of the far-right Project Veritas, known for its videos that capture individuals disclosing information about their employers— published aContinue Reading
This story was originally published by The 19th. The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) has taken a step beyond most other women’s sports leagues by requiring genetic sex testing for female athletes. Despite being targeted at transgender women, this policy has the greatest potential to impact intersex cisgender women — especiallyContinue Reading
Emirates’ A35src economy cabin already included a handful of premium features, but the new U-Dream headrest is the best yet…Continue Reading
Recent satellite images reveal the construction of a huge earthen barrier dividing Gaza as Israelis discuss settlements., NewsFeed As Israeli politicians and protesters keep up their demands to annex and settle in Gaza, recent satellite images reveal the construction of a huge earthen barrier dividing the territory. Al Jazeera’s HalaContinue Reading
Sudanese mothers who fled one war now face another, struggling to rebuild their lives after displacement in Lebanon., Built in 1875 and modelled on the Chapelle Saint-Marc in Lyon, the church was originally intended to be the chapel for St Joseph University, which was opened by French Jesuits as partContinue Reading
Sweden could become an important source of rare earth elements needed for magnets and green technologies. Instead of extracting one target metal, researchers are cataloging everything contained in Swedish mineral deposits. They will then develop magnets using those naturally available combinations, potentially reducing pollution, waste, and reliance on China., ReadContinue Reading
LeBron James has signed a 2-year $8 million contract with the Philadelphia 76ers., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading