Uber is cutting 10% of staff — here’s why, according to the CEO
2026-09-05
“This wasn’t a decision we made lightly.”, “This wasn’t a decision we made lightly.”, from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
Princeton NuEnergy wins $50-million DOE grant to build cathode-recycling plant
2026-09-05
The US Department of Energy has selected Princeton NuEnergy for a $50-million grant to build a closed-loop Cathode-to-Cathode rejuvenation facility in Commerce, Georgia. The award is part of a $110-million project that includes a $60-million cost share from the company. The plant will process 3,000 tonnes per year of nickel-basedContinue Reading
Pure Lithium’s Advanced Anode battery passes 9,315 cycles in lab testing
2026-09-05
Pure Lithium says it has cycled its Advanced Anode lithium metal battery more than 9,315 times at 100% depth of discharge, and that the cells are still cycling in its laboratory. The company reported negligible capacity fade over the run. The cells were charged and discharged at 1C, a rateContinue Reading
Gloria Steinem’s Life Between Art and Activism
2026-09-05
I have many books about feminism on my bookshelf, but only one by Gloria Steinem. It’s an old copy, possibly a first edition, of Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions , the book she considered her first. (Prior to this, she’d co-authored a book and curated an anthology of writing aboutContinue Reading
U.S. hits diesel fuel milestone as prices slam California economy from trucks to crops
2026-09-05
Record-high diesel prices are squeezing California’s economy, driving up fuel and operational costs for local farmers, trucking fleets and supply chains…Continue Reading
A Moral Monstrosity: Yet More Blood, Hate and Grief
2026-09-05
The latest of thousands of innocent victims of inhuman ethnic cleansing carnage, Pierre Damas Bel was a 20-year-old Haitian honor student, soccer player, aspiring doctor and “beautiful soul” in Ohio who, overwhelmed by the shame of an ICE shackle and the fear of being sent back to his ravaged country,Continue Reading
Pentagon polygraphs dozens of US military staff over media leaks: Report
2026-09-05
About 50 officers on the US Joint Staff were interrogated over reports detailing depleted weapons stockpiles, NYT says., About 50 officers on the US Joint Staff have been interrogated over reports detailing depleted weapons stockpiles during Iran conflict, says The New York Times. United States investigators have subjected about 50Continue Reading
UAE pardons Egyptian dissident-poet al-Qaradawi facing 10 years in prison
2026-09-05
Egyptian activist Abdul Rahman al-Qaradawi was held due to an arrest warrant by the Arab Interior Ministers Council., Egyptian activist Abdul Rahman al-Qaradawi was held due to an arrest warrant by the Arab Interior Ministers Council. Egyptian opposition activist and poet Abdul Rahman al-Qaradawi has been pardoned by United ArabContinue Reading
How the hunger for a new weight loss drug is feeding an industry of fakes
2026-09-05
Excitement around the creation of a new drug, especially one showing early promise in clinical trials, is often celebrated by those developing it. But new weight-loss drug retatrutide has become a headache not only for Eli Lilly, the pharmaceutical company behind it, but for regulators in the UK and aroundContinue Reading
Bisexual ‘Obsession’ Star Inde Navarrette Lands Wild New Sci-Fi Thriller
2026-09-05
Obsession star Inde Navarrette has found her next leading role, and it sounds gloriously unhinged. We can’t wait. Navarrette is attached to star in The Waffle House Index, a new sci-fi thriller picked up by Apple Original Films. She will also serve as an executive producer, marking her first timeContinue Reading
Judge again halts USPS mail ballot plan as The Traitor administration seeks Supreme Court relief
2026-09-05
A federal judge again Friday blocked the U.S. Postal Service from enacting Traitor 47’s sweeping new mail ballot rules for the November election., Read MoreContinue Reading
Bolivian military barracks explosion kills at least 10
2026-09-04
An explosion at a military barracks in Viacha, Bolivia, has killed at least 10 people and injured dozens., NewsFeed An explosion at a military barracks in Viacha, Bolivia, has killed at least 10 people and injured dozens following a blast at a facility storing fireworks and other pyrotechnics. Published OnContinue Reading
US imposes sanctions on Turkish bank, prompting legal threat
2026-09-04
US sanctions Turkish bank over alleged IRGC ties, accusing it of facilitating millions in transactions for Iran., US sanctions Turkish bank over alleged IRGC ties, accusing it of facilitating millions in transactions for Iran. The United States Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on a Turkish bank and its subsidiaries overContinue Reading