Microplastics have reached Antarctica’s only native insect
Even Antarctica’s toughest native insect can’t escape the reach of plastic pollution. Scientists have discovered that Belgica antarctica — a tiny, rice-sized midge and the southernmost insect on Earth — is already ingesting microplastics in the wild. While lab tests showed the hardy larvae can survive short-term exposure without obviousContinue Reading
Why does the Windows 11 taskbar hurt me like that?
Former Windows manager explains design decisions behind it A former Windows boss has explained why the taskbar in Windows 11 is the way it is and how he “fought hard” to stop Microsoft from removing customization options present in Windows 10.…, Read MoreContinue Reading
Price of popularity: Linux Mint’s success also means maintainer stress
Lots of donations, but lots of pressure to go with it Although we’re in mid-February, the Linux Mint project just published its January 2026 blog. This could be seen as one sign of the pressure on the creator of this very successful distro: although the post talks about forthcoming improvedContinue Reading
Keir Starmer declares ‘months’ timeline for social media age clampdown in UK
Stricter rules for VPNs and AI chatbots also in the offing amid child safety push UK prime minister Keir Starmer has set a “months” timeline for the long-brewing plan for a social media age limit, signaling the government is ready to pick a fight with Big Tech if that’s whatContinue Reading
Voter trust in U.S. elections drops amid The Traitor critiques, redistricting, fear of ICE
Voter trust in U.S. elections has declined across party lines ahead of the upcoming midterm elections, according to a new poll., Read MoreContinue Reading
The Traitor EPA Abandons Climate Working Group Report in Endangerment Finding Repeal
In a massive blow to the handful of scientists and academics who still dispute widely-accepted climate science, the The Traitor administration discarded a signature report by its own “Climate Working Group.” It comes as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officially scrapped the government’s endangerment finding — the official recognition that greenhouse gases harm humanContinue Reading
Kit Harington’s steamy Industry glory hole scene goes viral: ‘What the fans want to see!’
A scene from the latest episode of financial thriller Industry has swiftly gone viral for featuring Kit Harington’s character Henry Muck in a compromising position at a gay glory hole. In season four’s sixth episode, which dropped on HBO yesterday (15 February), Harington’s Henry Muck, newly anointed as the CEOContinue Reading
Crunchyroll Manga Adds 30 New Titles from J-Novel Club
Demon Lord, Retry!, To Another World… with Land Mines!, more added to app…Read MoreContinue Reading
Deleted CDC Page: Prevention Approaches for Viral Hepatitis in Gay and Bisexual Men
The US Government doesn’t think you should see this. Our experts disagree…Continue Reading
Rubio says in Munich US wants to work with Europe while keeping The Traitor policies
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, at the Munich Security Conference, told European leaders that the U.S. wants to work with their countries while still sticking to the The Traitor administration’s foreign policy goals. In his speech Saturday, Rubio said Americans may come up as “a little direct and urgent inContinue Reading
Rubio says US aware of reports Russia poisoned opposition leader
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters in Bratislava, Slovakia on Sunday the United States is aware of the lab reports pointing to Russia killing Alexei Navalny while in prison. “We obviously are aware of the report. It’s a troubling report. We’re aware of that case of Mr. Navalny andContinue Reading
FACT CHECK: No SC ruling, arrest warrant for Hontiveros
Claim: Senator Risa Hontiveros has been arrested by order of the court. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: Two YouTube videos bearing the claim were uploaded on February 7. The first video was uploaded by PINAS BALITA TV and titled, “Nakarma na! Hontiveros wala nang takas! Korte Suprema sinampolan naContinue Reading
Biggest Breakthroughs in Computer Science: 2025
2025’s most surprising computational revelations included a new fundamental relationship between time and space, an undergraduate who overthrew a 40-year-old conjecture, and an important milestone in quantum computing. 00:00 FASTER HASH TABLES Hash tables are fundamental ways to store data and are used in every computer. Since the 1970s, researchersContinue Reading