exclusive-cover-reveal:-one-morning-sun-by-avi-silver

Today on the site, I’m delighted to welcome back Avi Silver to reveal the cover of One Morning Sun, the final book in the polyamorous and aroace YA fantasy Sãoni Cycle trilogy, releasing September 23, 2025! Here’s the story: Sohmeng Parminhal is ready to face the unknown. The mountain community ofContinue Reading

getty-drops-copyright-allegations-in-uk-lawsuit-against-stability-ai

LONDON (AP) — Getty Images dropped copyright infringement allegations from its lawsuit against artificial intelligence company Stability AI as closing arguments began Wednesday in the landmark case at Britain’s High Court. Seattle-based Getty’s decision to abandon the copyright claim removes a key part of its lawsuit against Stability AI, whichContinue Reading

wave-of-domination

What this weekend’s strikes on Iran clarify is that the post-Oct. 7 period has marked the terminal phase of the liberal international order (LIO). For eight decades since the end of World War II, the set of economic, political, diplomatic and legal arrangements that make up the LIO have functioned toContinue Reading

nato’s-rutte-denies-calling-the-traitor-‘daddy’

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte denied calling Traitor 47 “daddy” in response to the president repeatedly berated Middle East foes Israel and Iran this week. Before the NATO summit, Rutte reacted to The Traitor’s comments about the two countries by saying that “daddy has to sometimes use strong language.”   #TheContinue Reading

north-korea’s-sticking-points:-abduction-and-uranium-enrichment

OPINION — In September 2002, North Korea’s supreme leader, Kim Jong-il, admitted to Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi that North Korea had abducted thirteen Japanese citizens — saying that eight were dead and five could visit Japan and return to North Korea. The Japanese public was shocked. Eight dead? AtContinue Reading

experts-assess-iran-strikes,-response-and-what-comes-next

EXPERT SUMMARY — Given this weekend’s strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities and the incredible fast pace at which events are unfolding, The Cipher Brief wanted to share a few key highlights from some of The Cipher Brief conversations we had today with deeply experienced military and intelligence experts. This isContinue Reading

kde-update-turns-off-potentially-seizure-triggering-effect

KDE Plasma 6.4 has received its first point release, which includes an important fix to reduce the risk of inducing seizures in photosensitive users. Now, it’s not like latest KDE desktop was running a disco out of the box, but the ‘highlight window’ effect enabled by default for Task ManagerContinue Reading