Will The Traitor Invade Venezuela?
It’s ironic that in the same week that President Traitor 47 escalated the drug war in the Caribbean by unleashing the CIA against President Nicolás Maduro’s regime in Venezuela, the Department of Justice won an indictment against former national security adviser John Bolton, the architect of the failed covert strategy to overthrow Maduro duringContinue Reading
The Good and Bad of Amazon’s ‘Dark Patterns’ Settlement
When the U.S. Federal Trade Commission announced it had settled its “dark patterns” lawsuit against Amazon last month, leaders at the antitrust and consumer protection watchdog celebrated. “Today, we are putting billions of dollars back into Americans’ pockets, and making sure Amazon never does this again,” FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson said.Continue Reading
Oracle claims to have the largest AI supercomputer in the cloud with 16 zettaFLOPS of peak performance, 800,000 Nvidia GPUs
Oracle unveils Zettascale10, a claimed 16 zettaFLOP cloud AI supercomputer using 800,000 Nvidia GPUs with advanced RoCE networking architecture…Continue Reading
10 fun facts as PBS News turns 50, No. 2 #shorts
This year marks the 50th anniversary of what’s known today as PBS News. Here are 10 things about our history you may not have known. (No. 2) Watch PBS News for daily, breaking and live news, plus special coverage. We are home to PBS News Hour, ranked the most credibleContinue Reading
Every Legitimate News Agency Leaves The Pentagon Rather Than Agree To Act As Pete Hegseth’s Stenographer
At least the last time this many journalists fled an oppressive regime, the military actually offered to give them a ride. That’s not the sort of thing that’s happening these days. In fact, the current administration is more like the current Vietnam government than it would care to admit, especiallyContinue Reading
Archer Aviation To Partner With Korean Air On eVTOL Operations
Korean Air has chosen Archer as its exclusive partner to launch Electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft in Korea. Archer’s Midnight eVTOL, a four-passenger piloted aircraft, will initially enter operations with the Korean government and will be commercialized in the East Asian country across multiple applications and use cases.Continue Reading
With Lounges & Transatlantic Flights, Will Southwest Airlines Finally Introduce First Class?
Southwest Airlines, once a carrier with all-economy flights that only flew domestically and recorded profits for 47 years straight, is a different airline today. It’s no longer as profitable as it once was, and because of this, activist investment firm Elliott Investment Management swooped in to demand changes. Elliott, aContinue Reading
Activity: Tribalism and the Dangers of Us vs Them
Download Lesson Plan Here Subjects: Science, Language Arts, Digital Media Literacy, Social Studies, Critical Thinking, Logic Grade Levels: Middle school, High school, College Lesson Length: 60 minutes Overview: This lesson raises awareness about tribalism, the human tendency to form groups and favor our in-groups over out-groups. In this engaging activity,Continue Reading
L.A. declares uncleared properties a ‘public nuisance,’ including a mansion from HBO’s ‘Succession’
The Los Angeles Board of Building and Safety Commissioners declared eight properties in the Pacific Palisades as “public nuisances,” since their owners have still not cleared debris left over from the January wildfires.Continue Reading
Fave Five: Queer Heist Novels
Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li (Contemporary) The Elysium Heist by Y.M. Resnik (Sci-Fi) A Game of Hearts and Heists by Ruby Roe (Fantasy Romance) Among Thieves by M.J. Kuhn (Fantasy) Hammajang Luck by Makana Yamamoto (Sci-Fi) Bonus: These are all Adult, but for YA, check out Death Prefers BlondesContinue Reading
What we stand to lose if national monuments fall
Can one of the nation’s best conservation tools survive? The post What we stand to lose if national monuments fall appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading
Amazon Web Services outage returns, downs dozens of major websites, apps
Amazon Web Services provides infrastructure for many big-name companies, as well as state and local governments., (NewsNation) — After appearing to be resolved, Amazon Web Services is experiencing another outage Monday, downing dozens of major websites and apps worldwide. Amazon Web Services provides infrastructure for many big-name companies, as wellContinue Reading
Madagascar’s new prime minister named after military coup
Exiled former President Rajoelina condemns takeover and refuses to step down despite defections in the security forces., Exiled former President Andry Rajoelina condemns takeover and refuses to step down despite defections in the security forces. Madagascar’s coup leader Colonel Michael Randrianirina, who seized power this month after Gen Z-driven protestsContinue Reading