Former assistant to TV star Matthew Perry sentenced to 41 months in prison
Sentencing of Kenneth Iwamasa concludes prosecution of five people in connection with Perry’s death from drug ketamine., The sentencing of Kenneth Iwamasa concludes the prosecution of five people in connection with the Friends star’s death. The former personal assistant to actor Matthew Perry has been sentenced to 41 months inContinue Reading
“They Are Not Alone Inside”: Protests Outside Newark ICE Jail Support Hunger-Striking Detainees
Around 300 immigrants detained at the Delaney Hall ICE jail in Newark, New Jersey, have been on a hunger and work strike since Friday to protest inhumane conditions and due process violations. Delaney Hall is operated by the private prison company GEO Group. Since the hunger strike was launched, immigrationContinue Reading
Jane Schoenbrun’s ‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’ Trailer Is a Bloody Queer Fever Dream
The first trailer for Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma has officially arrived, teasing a wild, sensual, and blood-soaked slasher from filmmaker Jane Schoenbrun (I Saw the TV Glow). Starring Hannah Einbinder (Hacks) and Gillian Anderson, the upcoming horror film looks like a surreal collision of queer desire, obsession,Continue Reading
Is the AI Industry Reformable?
On March 25, Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez introduced the Artificial Intelligence Data Center Moratorium Act. In his speech introducing the law at a press conference, Sanders explained the thinking behind the proposal, which would put a stop to the construction of new data centers until federal regulations are inContinue Reading
The Big Secret Behind Math’s Greatest Discovery
For thousands of years, mathematicians avoided the concept of infinity. Then, in 1874, Georg Cantor published a four-page paper that changed mathematics forever. Hidden inside was a shocking claim: some infinities are larger than others. Today, Cantor is celebrated as the father of set theory and one of the greatContinue Reading
Muslims around the world gather for Eid
People around the world gathered to celebrate Eid al-Adha, or the Festival of Sacrifice, from Mecca in Saudi Arabia to India-controlled Kashmir. This is the second major holiday in Islam, and approximately 2 billion Muslims worldwide offered prayers as a sign of devotion, adherence and unity. In Gaza, people gatheredContinue Reading
Telecom Industry Covertly Funds Sleazy Attacks On Community Broadband Efforts In Massachusetts
Like most of the U.S., Western Massachusetts towns and cities have spent decades dealing with expensive, spotty, and slow broadband from private telecom monopolies like Comcast and Verizon. As a result, a lot of these towns and cities have explored building their own community owned fiber networks. Community broadband hasContinue Reading
Hardline Conservative Wins Republican Primary for Texas Oil and Gas Regulator
Bo French prevailed over incumbent Jim Wright after a primary campaign focused more on Islamophobia and deportations than oil and gas regulation. By Martha Pskowski Bo French has won the Republican nomination to help run a little-known but influential regulatory office in Texas that oversees the state’s oil and gasContinue Reading
Garden Grove crisis exposes Southern California’s hidden industrial risks
Southern California still runs on heavy industry. Garden Grove’s chemical tank crisis was just a reminder.Continue Reading
UK cyberspying chief calls AI ‘an unstoppable force’ and warns about Russia
BLETCHLEY, England (AP) — Artificial intelligence is “an unstoppable force” that is being weaponized in ways that fall just short of traditional warfare, the U.K. cyberspying chief warned Wednesday. Anne Keast-Butler, director of the communications intelligence agency GCHQ, said that Britain and its allies are in “a space between peaceContinue Reading
Energy Department takes steps toward allowing plutonium for fuel
The Energy Department has historically used plutonium in nuclear warheads., The Energy Department has historically used plutonium in nuclear warheads., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
Don't Expect a Raspberry Pi 6 Until At Least 2028
If you’ve been holding out for a next-gen Raspberry Pi, the wait just got a lot longer. Eben Upton joined fellow Raspberry Pi honchos, James Adams, the CTO of Hardware Engineering, and Gordon Hollingworth, the CTO of Software Engineering, for a Reddit AMA on r/engineering last week, and the PiContinue Reading