“First We Take Manhattan”: DHH on Omarchy, AI, Asahi and Winning the Linux Desktop
If you have followed desktop Linux this year, you could not have missed Omarchy. And if you have followed Omarchy, you could not have missed DHH. David Heinemeier Hansson, better known as DHH, created Ruby on Rails and co-owns 37signals, the company behind Basecamp and HEY. In 2025, he releasedContinue Reading
Billionaire tax rejected on concern squeezing California’s ultra-rich would harm the economy
Supporters of Proposition 40, a proposal to tax California billionaires to mostly fund healthcare, faced opposition from politicians, a teachers union and other powerful groups before residents cast their votes., Read MoreContinue Reading
Australia tightens AI oversight rules after OpenAI government breach
The decision comes after an OpenAI agent breached an Australian government website in June., The decision comes after an OpenAI agent breached an Australian government website in June. Australia will make it mandatory for artificial intelligence companies to immediately report when their AI models go rogue and to open theirContinue Reading
Why adults are buying toys
How nostalgia is making adults buy toys, Why adults are buying toys Money Works The toy industry has a new favourite consumer and its grownups. Adults with no children have more disposable income to spend and are propping up the market through the nostalgia economy. Al Jazeera’s Yasmeen ElTahan explains.Continue Reading
A Haitian 8-year-old was taken by ICE at routine check-in, rattling a San Diego school district
The school district and immigration advocates said the boy was separated from his cousins and uncle, who was taking care of him after his father was deported last year., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
Why Did Airbus Build The A340-600 With Such A Long Fuselage?
The widebody Airbus A340-600, like the ‘flying pencil’ narrowbody Boeing 757, was noted and loved by enthusiasts for its elongated shape. With Lufthansa finally bedding down the last of its fleet, the type has come to an end with its original operators. Its retirement is shadowed by the remaining commercialContinue Reading
The Airlines With The World’s Most Innovative Business Class Seats In 2026
We’ve seen huge changes in the business class product in recent years with the introduction of suites with lie-flat beds instead of the traditional business class seat. The priority has been more on comfort, privacy, and new technology paving the way. Airlines can be innovative and add thoughtful touches toContinue Reading
Ukraine asked 1,616 soldiers what breaks them on front line. Top answer has nothing to do with Russian fire
Most Ukrainian soldiers can hold a frontline position for about a month before they start to break down. After the first month, 60% report signs of exhaustion, and by day 60 it is eight in ten, according to a study by Ukraine’s Office of the Military Ombudsperson, which found theContinue Reading
Covert Russian network uses France’s riots to paint Macron’s government as weak. Same operation targets support for Ukraine — Reuters
A covert Russian network tried to exploit last month’s riots in France to paint its government as weak and overwhelmed by immigration. The operation behind it, known as “Operation Overload”, spread videos impersonating Western media to French audiences, according to an internal EU assessment seen by Reuters. The EU saysContinue Reading
Firms tied to West Bank settlements win $15m UK deals despite sanctions
Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn called the findings ‘outrageous and frankly insulting to the public’., The United Kingdom awarded 10.7 million pounds ($14.4m) in new public contracts to firms with links to illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, despite British government pledges to punish companies that profit fromContinue Reading
Moscow summit tests Russia’s waning grip on former Soviet allies
The CSTO’s influence is declining as Armenia turns away, while former allies pursue independent partnerships., The Kremlin’s tense relationship with Armenia will be under the spotlight at a security summit in Moscow. President Vladimir Putin will chair a session of the Collective Security Council of the Collective Security Treaty OrganizationContinue Reading
Working to Undo the Damage
In ‘The Mayor,’ Brian Alexander chronicles a Pennsylvania mayor’s endeavor to restore value to public service., Read MoreContinue Reading
Infineon processes 300 mm SiC wafers into functional power devices
Infineon Technologies has processed 300 mm silicon carbide (SiC) wafers into functional power devices at its fab in Villach, Austria, using existing silicon manufacturing equipment. Infineon says it is the first company to reach this milestone in a full-scale semiconductor fab environment. A 300 mm wafer yields 2.3 times asContinue Reading