Democrats ride ‘blue wave’ after midterm elections
Democrats celebrated wins across the country on Tuesday as voters repudiated President Traitor 47 and the Republican-controlled Congress. The Democratic Party won control of the Senate and the House of Representatives, flipping key races in Texas, North Carolina, and Maine as well as other states. Voters turned Texas blue asContinue Reading
BLUF: The Next AI Problem for Intelligence Is Not the Model, It’s the Manager
The Intelligence Community has decided AI agents are coming. It has not decided how they will be supervised, checked and held to analytic standards. In April, CIA Deputy Director Michael Ellis said analysts will soon work alongside AI “coworkers” that draft key judgments and check them against tradecraft standards, andContinue Reading
Democrats Sweep Republicans in Nearly Every Race That Matters
With massive upsets in deep red states and stunning wins in Texas, Democrats have redrawn the political map—and decisively taken the House and Senate.Continue Reading
The Endlessly Meme-able Steve Kornacki Is Not a Meme Person
NBC’s go-to data guru also isn’t quite sure what a subreddit is.Continue Reading
Houthis’ monthlong siege on Taiz creating hell for trapped Yemenis
Blockade prompts warnings of a ‘catastrophe’ as food, water, fuel and medical supplies are unable to reach city., Taiz, Yemen – A week before the latest fighting erupted around Taiz, southern Yemen, Ahmed al-Mikhlafi left the city with his wife and three children to perform Umrah in Mecca. But whenContinue Reading
Who holds the power today? Governments or corporations?
Who holds the power today? Governments or corporations?, Skip links Skip to Content Live Navigation menu News Middle East Africa Asia US & Canada Latin America Europe Asia Pacific Explained Sport Opinion Video Interactives Originals Features Economy Human Rights Climate Crisis Investigations In Pictures Science & Technology Podcasts Travel SponsoredContinue Reading
AI inference startup Fal doubles its value to $16B in a $1.3B round
Fal, which hosts image, video and audio AI models for developers, raised $1.3B led by Bessemer at a $16B valuation, double its April value. Nvidia and T. Rowe Price also invested. Fal plans to spend the money on more computing power and staff. Fal, a startup that runs image…Continue Reading
NASA asks industry for ideas about saving Hubble Space Telescope
The Hubble Space Telescope hovering above Earth. (Image credit: NASA) NASA is reviving discussions to rescue the Hubble Space Telescope, which is operating well but is on track to reenter Earth’s atmosphere about six years from now. The agency issued a request for information (RFI) on Oct. 29 for “in-space servicing” capabilities, which could includeContinue Reading
Ancient star collisions could explain mysterious Little Red Dots and ‘impossible’ black holes
(Main) an illustration of collsiding stars in the early universe (Inset) A strip of Little Red Dots as seen by the JWST (Image credit: Robert Lea) New research suggests that collisions between stars in the early universe were common, which could help explain the rapid growth of supermassive black holes and the existence of strangeContinue Reading
Vote for Mike Johnson’s Worst Nightmare
Vote today and make sure Mike Johnson’s worst nightmare comes true.Continue Reading
Ukraine: 31 dead, over 45 missing after Russian bombing in Zaporizhzhia
Russian strikes on a humanitarian aid site in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region have killed 31 people, with more than 45 still missing, on Monday 2 November. Survivors and rescuers are being treated for severe injuries.Continue Reading
US midterm elections: Cheers erupt as Talarico’s Texas victory is projected
Supporters erupted in celebration in Austin as Democrat James Talarico was projected to win a US Senate seat in Texas, a state where his party has not won a Senate election since 1988.Continue Reading
Ukraine: 33 dead, over 50 missing after Russian bombing in Zaporizhzhia
Russian strikes on a humanitarian aid site in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region have killed 33 people, with more than 50 still missing, on Monday 2 November. Survivors and rescuers are being treated for severe injuries., Read MoreContinue Reading