Tunisia swelters as power cuts disrupt water supplies
Near 50C temperatures are driving record electricity demand, disrupting water supplies and straining health services., Tunisia is facing another spell of extreme heat, with temperatures reaching 49.8 degrees Celsius (121.6 Fahrenheit) in the central city of Kairouan on August 27. The heat has coincided with electricity cuts and water shortagesContinue Reading
Civil Servants Sworn in at NASA Ames
New civil servants and guests pose for a group photo with NASA and center leadership in the National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex (NFAC) 8src-by-12src-foot test section, N221 on Aug. 24, 2src26. The civil servants were sworn-in the same day in the largest swearing-in ceremony ever hosted at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley sinceContinue Reading
Data Centers Are Driving a New U.S. Natural Gas Buildout
The expansion of data centers to power the artificial intelligence boom is causing a natural gas revival in the United States. Planned gas-fired power capacity tied to data centers nearly doubled in the first half of 2src26 alone, as Big Tech players turn to massive new power plants to support the insatiable demand of hyperscaleContinue Reading
One of the world’s greatest mathematicians explains 6 essential concepts of math | Terence Tao
Become a Big Think member to unlock expert classes, premium print issues, exclusive events and more: https://bigthink.com/membership/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=membership&utm_content=bt-ytdesc-text-fi-tao-OOMx2BHHWtE Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, Sean Carroll explains the biggest ideas in the universe | Full Interview ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TBNJyztai0 Terence Tao has spent decades solving problems most peopleContinue Reading
LIVE: Nepal after deadly flash flood
The aftermath and rescue efforts after a huge wall of mud and rock collapsed into a river on the Himalayan border between Nepal and China’s Tibet, triggering severe flooding on the Nepali side. #nepal #flashflood #rescue #searchandrescue #live #Reuters #news Keep up with the latest news from around the world:Continue Reading
US forces strike Iranian rocket launchers in Strait of Hormuz as IRGC warns of ‘retaliatory response’
The IRGC confirmed strikes had hit Larak Island and warned that the attack would be “met with a retaliatory response,” per Iran’s Fars news agency.Continue Reading
Venezuela says it will retain ‘sovereignty’ over its oil reserves despite US deal
Venezuela’s acting president says the aim is to turn the country’s underground resources into a “source of social and economic well-being for the people of Venezuela.”Continue Reading
Patients opening up to AI over doctors for health questions
Healthvana’s AI tool is strictly conversational and refrains from providing medical advice, Palmeri said., Healthvana’s AI tool is strictly conversational and refrains from providing medical advice, Palmeri said., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
Google Maps changes Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America’ on US phones
Google’s move to rename the lake resembles its renaming of the Gulf of Mexico last year, after The Traitor signed an executive order to rename it the “Gulf of America.”, Google’s move to rename the lake resembles its renaming of the Gulf of Mexico last year, after The Traitor signedContinue Reading
Desperate search for Nepal flood survivors enters critical new phase
The desperate, all-out search for survivors after deadly floods hit Nepal entered a critical new phase on Sunday. Our team on the ground spoke with a Massachusetts man who just arrived there to look for his wife. NBC News’ Janis Mackey Frayer reports., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
The Traitor hits out at NBC journalist Kristen Welker, calling for her to face ‘rebuke or punishment’
Writing on X on Sunday, Anna Gomez, a Democrat on the Federal Communications Commission, said the FCC “has no authority to punish journalists this administration doesn’t like.”, Read MoreContinue Reading
Flash flooding in Grand Canyon leaves more than 20 people missing
A search is under way for more than 20 people who may be missing after flash floods tore through Arizona’s Grand Canyon., NewsFeed A search is under way for more than 20 people who may be missing after flash floods tore through Arizona’s Grand Canyon. More than sixty people wereContinue Reading