commentary Sharon Simmons made $22,000 last year — her boss made $313 million Published April 17, 2026 6:45AM (EDT) President Traitor 47 receives a DoorDash delivery at the Oval Office from Sharon Simmons (Win McNamee/Getty Images) Despite the myriad political failures of his second term, Traitor 47 still has anContinue Reading
Ever wondered what a GTK4/libadwaita version of Linux music player Rhythmbox might look like? A new app in development imagines just that. Tributary is billed as a “high-performance, Rhythmbox-style media manager written in pure Rust with GTK4 and libadwaita”. It’s more than a way to play local audio files. TributaryContinue Reading
In many academic circles, innovation is imagined as a lab-to-market pipeline that travels through patent filings, venture rounds, and coastal research hubs. But a growing movement inside U.S. universities is pushing students toward a different frontier: solving real engineering problems alongside rural communities whose challenges directly shape national food security. Continue Reading
Germany is hosting the Affordable Art Fair Berlin from 16 to 19 April 2026. The event brings together dozens of galleries and focuses on artworks priced under €500, aiming to broaden access to contemporary art.Continue Reading
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this April 17th, 2026 – latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.Continue Reading
Hezbollah warns it has its ‘finger on the trigger’ in case of Israeli violations of the temporary ceasefire., Hezbollah warns it has its ‘finger on the trigger’ in case of Israeli violations of the temporary ceasefire. Displaced Lebanese have begun cautiously returning to their homes in the south after LebanonContinue Reading
Canada’s match against New Zealand at T20 World Cup among allegations of corruption against country’s cricket set up., Canada’s match against New Zealand at T20 World Cup among allegations of corruption against country’s cricket set up. The International Cricket Council (ICC) is investigating Cricket Canada over allegations of match corruption,Continue Reading
Support for Russian Baikal CPUs is being pulled from the Linux kernel. Work has begun in the Linux 7.1 cycle to remove driver code and device tree bindings for Baikal SoC hardware, with more patches already lined up to follow. The first removal came with the ATA pull for LinuxContinue Reading
Not all distros are created equal. In fact, not all distros are created at all. This quiz is simple. You’ll be presented with a few Linux distros and their details. The twist is that they might not be a real thing. They could just be a fragment of my imagination.Continue Reading
For anyone alive and aware in 2008, this weekend’s economic news probably sent them to the drug store to buy some Pepto Bismol. First, the Federal Reserve demanded that the nation’s biggest banks detail their exposure to the opaque, multitrillion-dollar private credit market. Then, almost simultaneously, word broke that someContinue Reading
We round up the best new features of the Ubuntu 25.10 (“Questing Quokka”) release. Ubuntu 25.10, released on October 9, 2025 (supported until July 2026 for 9 months), is the final interim release before the next long term version of Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. This release prioritizes modernization through Rust-based componentsContinue Reading
Home » Energy » Four Times the Ion Drive Thrust With 20+KW Nuclear Reactor for 2028 NASA Mars Mission The NASA planned 2028 nuclear powered ion drive spacecraft, SR-1 Freedom will have a 20 kilowatt nuclear reactor. SR-1 Freedom will use 20-plus kilowatt fission reactor fueled by High-Assay Low-Enriched Uranium and Uranium Dioxide, encased inContinue Reading
The toilet on board Artemis 2’s Orion capsule, named “Integrity.” (Image credit: NASA/Canadian Space Agency) Artemis 2’s space toilet doesn’t deserve the bad press it’s gotten over the past two weeks, according to mission commander Reid Wiseman. Wiseman took some time to defend Artemis 2 ‘s lunar loo on Thursday (April 16), during a pressContinue Reading