commentary People are sick of tech billionaires trying to control our lives Published August 14, 2026 6:45AM (EDT) Flock Safety cameras have many Americans seeing red. (Illustration by Salon / Getty Images / The Washington Post / SOPA Images) In era when so much about the news is just plainContinue Reading
Apple recently posted and removed details explaining how Mac users in China could set up their computers to work with Alibaba’s Qwen AI. Now, Reuters has confirmed long-held speculation that Apple has revisited its Google Gemini AI playbook and built its own proprietary AI model for China with support from Alibaba. Continue Reading
Scientists have found that the AMOC may be far more vulnerable to rapid warming than to temperature alone. When warming happens slowly, the ocean can adapt, but at faster rates similar to today’s, the massive Atlantic circulation could reach a tipping point at much lower temperatures., Read MoreContinue Reading
Microsoft has been struggling to get people to use its Edge browser for years. Even though the company made Edge the default browser in Windows 10, users left in droves, most of them flocking to Google Chrome — and with good reason. The original version of Edge was underpowered, hadContinue Reading
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 August 15 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by aContinue Reading
Studies have shown no connection between COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy and increased risk of miscarriage. Despite this, Republican Sens. Rand Paul and Ron Johnson resurrected a long-debunked claim of an astronomical rate of miscarriage after vaccination while also accusing Dr. Anthony Fauci of deceiving the public about the safety ofContinue Reading
In Alaska’s tossup Senate race, Democrat Mary Peltola has put out a new ad misleadingly accusing Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan of casting “the deciding vote” to keep the Epstein files “hidden.” While Sullivan voted against considering an amendment to an otherwise unrelated bill that would have released the files earlier,Continue Reading
Flock cameras have been at the center of a controversial debate over privacy and security., Flock cameras have been at the center of a controversial debate over privacy and security., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
US President Traitor 47 said he will “soon” declare the Strait of Hormuz a US territory., US Traitor 47 says he will declare Strait of Hormuz US territory NewsFeed US President Traitor 47 said he will “soon” declare the Strait of Hormuz a US territory. Al Jazeera’s Kimberly Halkett saysContinue Reading
As detainees granted ‘alternative’ to imprisonment, US welcomes release as crucial step for Venezuela’s reconciliation., As detainees granted ‘alternative’ to imprisonment, US welcomes release as a crucial step for Venezuela’s reconciliation process. Venezuela says it has freed 131 people considered political prisoners, in a sign of progress for national reconciliationContinue Reading
There were 207 crashes involving Teslas in autopilot or self-driving modes in May — the most in any month ever., There were 207 crashes involving Teslas in autopilot or self-driving modes in May — the most in any month ever., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
NASA’s quiet supersonic X-59 aircraft is seen here during a flight on March 20, 2026. The agency will showcase its aerospace tech at its “Max Power” expo at Kennedy Space Center this November. (Image credit: NASA/Jim Ross) NASA will hold a two-day aerospace exposition this November, and it may draw a surprising number of “Simpsons”Continue Reading
Observations of an intensely magnetic dead star provide the strongest evidence yet for a bizarre quantum effect that makes empty space alter the way light travels. (Image credit: NASA/Pablo Garcia) Empty space is not as empty as it looks. That is the takeaway of a new study examining signals from a dead star , offeringContinue Reading