The Center for International Studies (CIS) empowers students, faculty, and scholars to bring MIT’s interdisciplinary style of research and scholarship to address complex global challenges. In this Q&A, Mihaela Papa , the center’s director of research and a principal research scientist at MIT, describes her role and her founding ofContinue Reading
Fighting intensify, as Kyiv claims attacks on oil facilities in Zaporizhia and Crimea and Moscow pushes on villages., Fighting has intensified, as Kyiv claims attacks on oil facilities in Zaporizhia and Crimea, while Russia says its forces have captured two more villages. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has visited troops near theContinue Reading
After being declared dead and placed in a morgue in Gaza, 12-year-old Raghad al-Assar was found alive eight hours later., NewsFeed After being declared dead and placed in a morgue in Gaza, 12-year-old Raghad al-Assar was found alive eight hours later. She now lives with severe injuries and trauma fromContinue Reading
This page hosts daily news stories about the media, social media, and the journalism industry. Get the latest Hirings and Firings, Media Transactions, Controversies, and more. Meta to Retire Facebook ‘Like’ and ‘Comment’ Plugins for Websites Meta will discontinue the Facebook Like and Comment buttons used by third-party websites startingContinue Reading
Researchers discovered that living horsetails act like natural distillation towers, producing bizarre oxygen isotope signatures more extreme than anything previously recorded on Earth—sometimes resembling meteorite water. By tracing these isotopic shifts from the plant base to its tip, scientists unlocked a new way to decode ancient humidity and climate, usingContinue Reading
Explore Hubble … Explore the Night Sky Hubble’s Night Sky… Hubble Home Overview About Hubble The History of Hubble Hubble Timeline Why Have a Telescope in Space? Hubble by the Numbers At the Museum FAQs Impact & Benefits Hubble’s Impact & Benefits Science Impacts Cultural Impact Technology Benefits Impact onContinue Reading
Broadband provider says damaged fiber and dormant failover path knocked customers offline for nearly 24 hours UK broadband provider Hyperoptic learned the importance of testing backup systems this week after the service went dark for customers in London.…, Read MoreContinue Reading
Systemd-free option still available if you choose that download MX Linux 25 “Infinity” is now available, and the new version has some significant differences from the 2023 release, with things that used to be boot-time choices now more loaded pre-install decisions.…, Read MoreContinue Reading
Go home, comrade clanker, you look drunk – and worryingly angry A semi-autonomous humanoid robot said to be Russia’s first such machine has fallen over within seconds of facing the public for the first time.…, Read MoreContinue Reading
Promises some easing of rules that knobble indie devs, eventually Google has decided to loosen some of its recently introduced rules regarding registration of Android developers and their apps, but isn’t rushing to deliver the modest changes it plans.…, Read MoreContinue Reading
Lux Pascal and Hunter Schafer are among those in the cast of Tom Ford‘s upcoming film, Cry to Heaven. The cast for the film was announced on Wednesday (12 November) and as well as Pascal and Schafer includes Nicholas Hoult, Aaron Taylor Johnson, Ciarán Hinds, and George MacKay. Also featuring areContinue Reading
Nintendo and Illumination are ready to blast Mario out of the Mushroom Kingdom and into orbit. The first full trailer for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie debuted during Wednesday’s Nintendo Direct, offering a colorful preview of the next chapter in the plumber’s cinematic saga. A Cosmic Upgrade Following the record-breakingContinue Reading
Arrest sparks renewed controversy in the assassination of Mexican presidential candidate Luis Donaldo Colosio in Tijuana., Read MoreContinue Reading