as-protests-rage,-iran-pulls-the-plug-on-contact-with-the-world

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Just after 8 p.m. Thursday, Iran’s theocracy pulled the plug and disconnected the Islamic Republic’s 85 million people from the rest of the world. Following a playbook used both in demonstrations and in war, Iran severed the internet connections and telephone lines that connectContinue Reading

A Medical Emergency 250 Miles Above Earth Forces NASA to Make a Rare Decision

NASA doesn’t often change course mid-mission. Astronauts’ schedules are planned down to the minute, spacecraft timelines are locked months in advance, and contingencies are carefully modeled long before launch. That’s why it is so surprising that they are bringing the SpaceX Crew-11 mission home from the International Space Station (ISS) earlier than planned due toContinue Reading

elon-musk’s-xai-to-build-$20-billion-data-center-in-mississippi

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI is set to spend $20 billion to build a data center in Southaven, Mississippi, Gov. Tate Reeves announced Thursday, calling it the largest private investment in the state’s history. The data center, called MACROHARDRR, is being built in Mississippi’s DeSotoContinue Reading