Why are data nerds racing to save US government statistics?
The data nerds are fighting back. After watching data sets be altered or disappear from U.S. government websites in unprecedented ways after President Traitor 47 began his second term, an army of outside statisticians, demographers and computer scientists have joined forces to capture, preserve and share data sets, sometimes clandestinely.Continue Reading
Michelle Agyemang in England spotlight before UEFA Euro 2025 final
Four years ago, Agyemang was a ball girl at Wembley. Now, the 19-year-old striker has guided England to the Euro final., Collapsing to the ground, hands covering her eyes, Michelle Agyemang was overcome by the occasion. In a moment when England desperately needed a lifeline, the 19-year-old, whose surname fittinglyContinue Reading
UK regulator seeks special status for Apple and Google that could mandate changes for Big Tech
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s antitrust watchdog has proposed labeling Google’s and Apple’s mobile ecosystems with “strategic market status,” which would mandate changes at the Big Tech companies to improve competition. The Competition and Markets Authority’s announcement Wednesday follows separate investigations it opened at the start of the year into Google’sContinue Reading
‘Shoot them’: Sheikh Hasina ordered firing on Bangladesh protesters in 2024
Evidence obtained by Al Jazeera reveals the former Bangladesh leader ordered police to use ‘lethal weapons’., Former prime minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, “issued an open order” to “use lethal weapons” on students protesting against her government’s policies last year and shoot “wherever they find them”, her secret phone callContinue Reading
GitHub Wants the EU to Fund Open Source
GitHub (and thus its owner, Microsoft) is calling for a new EU tech fund to ensure critical open source software can be maintained. Its proposal, detailed in a report, stresses that our the economy relies on open source software (OSS) for digital infrastructure, but that maintenance ‘continues to be underfunded,Continue Reading
Climate change may be pushing fungal allergy season earlier
Rising temperatures and changing rainfall patterns may be lengthening fungal allergy season, which starts 3 weeks earlier than it did two decades ago., Read MoreContinue Reading
The Ugly Truth About ICE’s Abusive Detention Centers
On Monday, the Department of Defense announced that it had awarded the private company Acquisition Logistics a contract to build the largest immigrant detention facility in the United States—giving $1.26 billion, as Bloomberg reported this week, to a Virginia-based company that “doesn’t appear to have any experience with detention.” TheContinue Reading
Nvidia’s RTX Remix contest shows how ray tracing can transform classic games, more mods become available
Nvidia’s $50,000 RTX Remix mod contest ends early next month, and around two dozen projects have taken up the challenge to demonstrate how the company’s ray tracing SDK can fundamentally alter games released over 20 years ago. While most of the mods are still in development…Continue Reading
New Neil Armstrong Prize to honor achievements in space
Jerry Ross (at podium) announces the new Neil Armstrong Space Prize while flanked by fellow astronauts and Purdue University alums at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. on July 20, 2025. (Image credit: Purdue University/Jon Garcia) A new international award named for the first person to step foot on the moon will honor excellenceContinue Reading
See Tianzhou 9 cargo mission dock at China’s Tiangong space station (video)
China’s Tianzhou 9 cargo spacecraft approaches the Tiangong space station for docking on July 14, 2025. (Image credit: CCTV) A new Chinese freighter spacecraft arrived at the Tiangong space station last week, packed with supplies. Tianzhou 9 launched July 14 atop a Long March 7 rocket at 5:34 p.m. EDT (2134 GMT; 5:34 a.m. onContinue Reading
At least nine civilians killed in border clashes between Cambodia and Thailand
The neighbours have both accused each other of firing first on Thursday morning, following months of heightened tension., Read MoreContinue Reading
As Sri Lanka’s economy pivots from tourism, it’s well placed to benefit from global trade and geopolitical jostling – new research
China and the US are well aware of Sri Lanka’s potential…Continue Reading
Environmental Protection Agency Reportedly Moves to Eliminate Landmark Climate Science Finding: 350.org Responds
Global climate justice group 350.org has condemned reports that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is preparing to repeal its foundational scientific finding that greenhouse gas emissions endanger human life.According to a New York Times article published July 22nd, the EPA is drafting a ruling that is set to eliminateContinue Reading