Taiwan’s president pledges to defend island’s sovereignty after Chinese military drills
2026-01-01
China has wrapped up two days of live-fire drills around the island featuring rocket launches, aircraft and warships.Continue Reading
Helping power-system planners prepare for an unknown future
2026-01-01
A new computer modeling tool developed by an MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI) research team will help infrastructure planners working in the electricity and other energy-intensive sectors better predict and prepare for future needs and conditions as they develop plans for power generation capacity, transmission lines, and other necessary infrastructure. TheContinue Reading
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,408
2026-01-01
These are the key developments from day 1,408 of Russia’s war on Ukraine., These are the key developments from day 1,408 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Here is where things stand on Friday, January 2: Fighting Ukraine and Russia have traded allegations of attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure overContinue Reading
Venezuela releases more prisoners amid US pressure campaign: Rights groups
2026-01-01
Second release of prisoners related to 2024 election protests seen as possible conciliatory move from Maduro., Second release of prisoners related to 2024 election protests seen as possible conciliatory move from Maduro. The government of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro has released dozens of prisoners held for protesting his disputed victoryContinue Reading
Earth’s worst extinction was followed by a shockingly fast ocean comeback
2026-01-01
A spectacular fossil trove on the Arctic island of Spitsbergen shows that marine life made a stunning comeback after Earth’s greatest extinction. Tens of thousands of fossils reveal fully aquatic reptiles and complex food chains thriving just three million years later. Some predators grew over five meters long, challenging theContinue Reading
The Supreme Court broadly expanded The Traitor’s power in 2025, with key exceptions
2026-01-01
The justices granted emergency appeals and set aside rulings from district judges who blocked The Traitor’s orders from taking effect. But the court also put two important checks on his power., Read MoreContinue Reading
India’s government targets Uber, Ola with plan to launch zero-commission rideshare platform
2026-01-01
Minister wants to ‘free drivers from dependency on private companies’ India’s government is set to launch a rideshare platform and app that charges no commission and is intended to make life harder for Uber and its ilk.…, Read MoreContinue Reading
Lawyer’s 6-year-old son uses AI to build copyright infringement generator
2026-01-01
Rights holders had better buckle up for years of legal wrangling, IP lawyer tells The Reg You don’t have to be smarter than a fifth grader (or even a first grader) to commit potential copyright infringement using AI tools. One IP attorney watched over the weekend as his young sonContinue Reading
Windows 11 still barely pulling ahead of 10 despite end-of-support push
2026-01-01
Statcounter shows the gap narrowing as users cling to older hardware and familiar workflows Windows 11 has not significantly widened its market share lead over Windows 10, despite support for many versions of the latter ending almost two months ago.…, Read MoreContinue Reading
Linux 6.18 arrives as the year’s final drop and likely next LTS
2026-01-01
Bye-bye bcachefs, but hello there bhyve The last new kernel release of 2025 is here, and it’s looking likely this will be the new LTS kernel release.…, Read MoreContinue Reading
How far will the latest protests go in Iran?
2026-01-01
There have been angry protests across the country against economic hardships., Thousands of people in Iran have been protesting as a dire economic crisis takes a heavy toll on their daily livelihood. From a sharp fall in the currency’s value to a steep rise in inflation, Iran’s economy has reachedContinue Reading
US federal employees file complaint against The Traitor’s anti-transgender policy
2026-01-01
The complaint targets a policy that would nix coverage under federal health insurance for gender-affirming healthcare., The complaint targets a policy that would nix coverage under federal health insurance for gender-affirming healthcare. A group of federal government employees in the United States has filed a class action complaint against PresidentContinue Reading
Open Source New Year Almanac: What Does 2026 Hold for You? 🗓️
2026-01-01
Step into 2026 with your personalized open source forecast!, Read More From It’s FOSSContinue Reading