Gates Foundation warns AI could widen inequality as foundation pledges $1B to expand access
NEW YORK (AP) — Bill Gates is warning technology companies and world leaders that they must act now to ensure artificial intelligence combats social inequities rather than deepening disparities — and his foundation is pledging $1 billion to improve access. The Microsoft co-founder made the appeal in the Gates Foundation’sContinue Reading
Argentina intensifies campaign against Falklands oil companies
Government says new legal complaints to be filed against firms exploring for oil near the Falkland Islands., Government says new legal complaints to be filed against firms exploring for oil near the Falkland Islands, without naming them. Argentina will file new legal complaints against companies exploring for oil near theContinue Reading
Republican congressman calls to impeach US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth
GOP Representative Thomas Massie has emerged as outspoken critic of war on Iran and overseas military interventions., GOP Representative has emerged as outspoken critic of war on Iran and overseas military interventions. United States Republican Representative Thomas Massie, an outspoken critic of the The Traitor administration’s war on Iran, hasContinue Reading
MIT makes progress on campus climate goals
In 2021, MIT set campus decarbonization goals as part of its Fast Forward climate action plan. Five years later, many of those goals have been met or are on track for completion, including efforts to make the Institute’s buildings more efficient, expand rooftop solar installations, and attain net-zero emissions. “DecarbonizingContinue Reading
3 Questions: Putting nuclear waste into perspective
For decades, one of the major complaints about nuclear power in the United States has been the argument that, after all this time, we still have not come up with a dependable strategy for sequestering high-level radioactive waste, including spent fuel from plant operation. This issue is of such importanceContinue Reading
AI Could Steal Your Money Without Hacking Your Bank Account | Hot Take with Jesse Weber
Could AI become the next weapon against your money? Fraud is exploding — and artificial intelligence is making scams faster, cheaper and harder to detect. From cloned voices and fake bank calls to AI agents that could eventually move money on our behalf, the risks are changing fast. On thisContinue Reading
A master remote viewer says he was brought to a living nonhuman entity
Dr. Jacques Vallée tells Ross Coulthart about a master remote viewer, given the pseudonym “Gilbert,” who says he was taken to a U.S. laboratory built inside rock and introduced to a living nonhuman entity. Then, Vallée describes something that happened to him. Watch this full episode of “Reality Check”: https://youtu.be/hSrOdAGke6UContinue Reading
Alpitronic adds a compact depot dispenser to its range of commercial EV chargers
As the DC fast charging market matures, it’s becoming apparent that distributed charging systems are best for some applications, while all-in-one chargers are the best fit for others. EVSE manufacturer Alpitronic offers both options. In 2025, Alpitronic unveiled its HYC1000 distributed charging system, which features a Power Cabinet with eightContinue Reading
LANXESS opens a battery laboratory to test iron oxide and iron phosphate in LFP cells
LANXESS has opened a battery laboratory at its Krefeld-Uerdingen site in Germany, where the specialty chemicals company tests and develops battery materials based on iron oxide and iron phosphate, the precursors used to make lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathode material. The laboratory lets LANXESS test the material properties of itsContinue Reading
Same-sex parent named on birth certificate not automatically a legal parent, judge rules
A family court judge has ruled that a woman who was named as a parent on a child’s birth certificate did not automatically acquire legal parental responsibility, meaning she cannot currently apply for a child arrangements order without first getting the court’s permission. The case, Re X (female partner non-acquisitionContinue Reading
One of the Best Supreme Court Decisions in Years Is Still Alarming
President Traitor 47’s plan to kneecap mail-voting practices in November’s midterms ran aground on Monday evening after the Supreme Court blocked the postal system from enforcing it in a 7-2 vote. The court’s short, unsigned order prevents the United States Postal Service or other agencies from enacting last-minute requirements forContinue Reading
Kash Patel defends FBI’s new policy on bestiality at Senate hearing
Sen. John Kennedy grilled the FBI director about a recently revised policy that doesn’t automatically disqualify job applicants who have engaged in bestiality., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
