Calls to shut down the ICE jail known as the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in South Texas continue to grow following the detention and deportation of 5-year-old Liam Tadeo and his father Victor Martinez Nieto to Mexico. According to the family’s lawyer, Nieto had begged officers to let his sonContinue Reading
A new version of open-source ebook manager Calibre is out – and it lets you create custom book covers using generative AI. Calibre 9.14, released August 28, adds an “AI Generate” button to the book editor so you can create new ebook covers and apply them to existing titles. ItContinue Reading
An important but potentially fragile trend is emerging in the data being reported by smartphone industry trackers: while painful component price increases are denting overall phone sales, the iPhone’s market share continues to increase. This likely reflects two key truths: Apple has fought to keep iPhone prices as stable asContinue Reading
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 August 29… 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 a professionalContinue Reading
Nashville International Airport could soon be renamed after Tennessee icon Dolly Parton, the governor and airport announced Friday., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
Rescue operations have resumed after a brief pause, but experts caution of danger from a newly formed lake., Rescue operations have resumed after a brief pause, but experts caution of danger from a newly formed lake. Rescuers are continuing efforts in the flood-ravaged Nepal-Tibet border region after a brief pauseContinue Reading
The proposed constitution would give the president more power and reshape parliament and elections., Voters in Guinea-Bissau will decide on August 30 whether to approve a new constitution that would significantly strengthen the presidency and reshape the country’s electoral system. The vote comes nine months after the military seized powerContinue Reading
After the Pennsylvania Department of Health announced two cases of measles-related deaths in one county, the local coroner appeared to contradict the account. And in an ongoing spat with Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has alleged that a Shapiro staffer may haveContinue Reading
A Republican ad attacking Democratic Senate candidate Troy Jackson in Maine says under his “failed leadership” the state’s high schools “dropped to dead last” in the country, according to annual rankings by U.S. News & World Report. But that’s not the whole story. A major reason Maine fell to lastContinue Reading
People are grafting a pre-release version of DLSS 5 onto their favorite games with unspectacular results…Continue Reading
If all goes to plan, in 20 years, NASA will open the moon’s first spaceport. For that to happen, we’re going to need a highly advanced, highly precise lunar air traffic control system. To get ahead of the planning, researchers from Texas A&M University, the NASA Johnson Space Center, and Purdue University have detailed howContinue Reading
When you’re looking for exoplanets, stars are irritating. Now, I have nothing against stars! I live near one and have deep appreciation for the light it provides. Stars are interesting scientifically and also happen to be very pretty. And, certainly, they’re necessary. Planets form around stars, and those stars anchor them, heat them, shape andContinue Reading
McDonald’s CEO & Chairman Chris Kempczinski on implementing a new strategy at a company with 63 million global daily customers.Continue Reading