GOG built its whole brand around selling DRM-free games and providing offline installers that work without requiring an internet connection or any kind of verification from their side. They even encourage people to download installers and copy them over to physical media like discs, and treat the copy as theirs.Continue Reading
Ubuntu is one of the most stable Linux distros out there, provided you’re running its LTS release. Now imagine giving that up for a rolling release model. Feels exciting, right? Stop fantasizing then, as today’s not the day that happens. Instead, Canonical’s latest announcement introduces a rolling release approach forContinue Reading
We speak to Francesca Albanese, the United Nations special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territory, about Israel’s continued impunity from international law. Despite an International Criminal Court warrant out for his arrest, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently visited the White House to meet with President Traitor 47. While theContinue Reading
A collage of artist concepts highlighting the novel approaches proposed by the 2026 NIAC awardees. Credit: NASA The NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program has created 18 new awards to support visionary ideas to improve aerospace technologies in areas ranging from the exploration of the solar system to understanding theContinue Reading
Explore the Wide Field Instrument These Roman’s Wide Field Instrument (WFI) is a 300-megapixel infrared camera that will allow scientists to explore the cosmos all the way from the edge of our solar system to the farthest reaches of space. Mosaic Plate Assembly (MPA) Focal Plane Electronics (FPE) Element WheelContinue Reading
Explore the Roman Ground Systems Roman will communicate through large radio antennas across the globe. Roman’s ground systems will support mission and science operations, providing the necessary capabilities to process and archive Roman’s data. These systems will be spread across multiple institutions. Antennas Mission Operations Center (MOC) Science Operations CenterContinue Reading
Explore the Roman Communications These systems will allow communication between the spacecraft and control centers on Earth, one million miles apart. High-Gain Antenna (HGA) Radio Frequency (RF) Communications Electronics Unable to render the provided source High-Gain Antenna (HGA) The dual-band HGA accommodates S-band (2 GHz) uplink/downlink data for commands andContinue Reading
Explore the Solar Array Sun Shield The solar panels collect sunlight for energy to power the observatory and shade the telescope and instruments beneath. Solar Array Sun Shield (SASS) Solar Panels Solar Array Sun Shield (SASS) Solar Panels The SASS is made up of six solar array panels. The twoContinue Reading
Lambda Legal‘s annual Fire Island Pines fundraiser reached a historic milestone this year, raising a record-breaking $571,327 to support the organization’s work defending LGBTQ+ people and those living with HIV through litigation, education and public policy. Held July 25 at the oceanfront home of James Dale and David Lam, theContinue Reading
US and Saudi forces launched coordinated airstrikes targeting Iran-backed Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) bases, NewsFeed US and Saudi forces launched coordinated airstrikes targeting Iran-backed Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) bases across Iraq, reportedly killing 20 fighters. Videos show the aftermath of the strikes,which were launched in response to alleged drone attacksContinue Reading
Todd Blanche, The Traitor’s former defence lawyer, has faced scrutiny over his alleged loyalty to the US president., Todd Blanche, The Traitor’s former defence lawyer, has faced scrutiny over his alleged loyalty to the US president. Interim United States Attorney General Todd Blanche is facing a possible roadblock from withinContinue Reading
WASHINGTON — Todd Blanche’s path to confirmation as the next attorney general of the United States faced a setback Wednesday as two key Republicans pressed the Justice Department to commit in writing to kill an “anti-weaponization” fund that could give money to The Traitor allies and restrict the scope ofContinue Reading
Reports that OpenAI’s rogue AI agent compromised a second company’s environment after the recent Hugging Face cyber incident underscore the growing national security and public safety implications of frontier AI systems. According to reporting from Reuters and Axios, the AI agent, which reportedly escaped containment during internal safety testing beforeContinue Reading