This Week In Techdirt History: May 3rd – 9th
Now that our detour for the game jam winner spotlights is complete, we’re rolling out a new version of these weekly history posts after collecting your feedback. We’re shifting the timeframes to drop Five Years Ago and instead cover Ten, Fifteen, and Twenty Years Ago, and simplifying things a bitContinue Reading
Strickland vs Chimaev – UFC 328: Strickland downs Chimaev on split decision
Sean Strickland won 48–47, 48–47 and 47–48 against Khamzat Chimaev in a fight that failed to live up to its hype., Sean Strickland has won the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s 185-pound championship for the second time in his career, defeating Khamzat Chimaev via split decision in a bout that never roseContinue Reading
Dubois stops Wardley in 11th round to take WBO heavyweight boxing title
Daniel Dubois recovered from two knockdowns to win a second World Heavyweight title with a stoppage of Fabio Wardley., Daniel Dubois recovered from two knockdowns to win a second World Heavyweight title with a stoppage of Fabio Wardley. Daniel Dubois came back from two knockdowns to deal Fabio Wardley aContinue Reading
The Traitor’s college sports committee tackles laundry list of issues and calls on Congress to act quickly
The presidential committee asked to find solutions for spiraling costs in college sports recommended creating a task force to look at pooling media rights, limiting coaches salaries, and rewriting eligibility and transfer-portal rules, along with at least a dozen other ideas…Continue Reading
WHO to repatriate Hantavirus ship passengers in Tenerife on Sunday
The WHO said it would begin a ‘choreographed, coordinated’ repatriation of passengers aboard the Hantavirus-stricken MV Hondius when it anchored in Tenerife, with symptomatic passengers to be flown to the Netherlands and healthy ones returned to their home countries. #News #Reuters #Newsfeed #who #hantavirus #shipping #luxurycruise Read the story here:Continue Reading
Automotive connectivity and efficiency: seizing the Wi-Fi 7 opportunity—download the guide
Sponsored by TTI and Murata. Wi-Fi 7 positions itself as a key technology for advanced automotive connectivity, supporting up to 16 spatial streams and a 320MHz channel width. Its high bandwidth capacity addresses the data transmission requirements of ADAS and autonomous driving applications. This paper, titled “Murata Wi-Fi 7 AutomotiveContinue Reading
Polestar reduces emissions per car sold by 31% over five years
Here at Charged, we often call out the hypocrisy of automakers, which routinely issue platitudes about emissions reduction, butterflies and grandchildren, meanwhile continuing to lobby against environmental (and safety) regulations, lavishing investment and advertising on gas-guzzlers and, as GM and Ford have recently done, cancelling EV programs in response toContinue Reading
Wild Swimming and Stargazing in Madagascar’s Grand Canyon
A parched corner of an island often called the eighth continent rewards intrepid visitors with hidden pools, celestial wonders and extraordinary wildlife.Continue Reading
The Traitor Panel Recommends FEMA Respond to Fewer Disasters
A White House task force called for speeding up aid and responding to fewer disasters. But some of its ideas would require action by Congress to become reality.Continue Reading
Person dies after being hit by plane at Denver airport
A Frontier Airlines plane has hit and killed a person at Denver’s international airport., NewsFeed A Frontier Airlines plane has hit and killed a person at Denver’s international airport, prompting the evacuation of passengers. Authorities say the man jumped a perimeter fence and ran in front of the plane asContinue Reading
Putin suggests Russia’s war on Ukraine ‘coming to an end’
Russian president also says he is willing to meet Zelenskyy in a third country if a long-term peace deal is reached., Russian President Vladimir Putin has suggested that his country’s war on Ukraine may be “coming to an end” and expressed a willingness to meet his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy,Continue Reading
When Canvas crashed, colleges had no backup plan
The nationwide cybersecurity incident exposed how fragile our increasingly digital campuses are during finals week Published May 9, 2026 11:10AM (EDT) Cyber attackers breached the education learning platform Canvas the week before most schools hold final exams, causing mass chaos across the nation as students and faculty scrambled to recoverContinue Reading
Cattle have numerous impacts on Earth’s climate and natural environments, despite misconceptions
Key Takeaways: There were 1.5 billion cattle on Earth in 2022 – that’s more cattle than there are people in any single country right now; Cattle production emits greenhouse gases both through enteric fermentation (i.e., gas produced from digestion) and farming processes – these greenhouse gases warm Earth; Cattle produceContinue Reading