Welcome to the ‘agrihood’ – the neighbourhood of the future?
Towns and cities are home to more than half of the world’s population and responsible for around 70 per cent of the greenhouse gas emissions driving the climate crisis, which is why urban planners in Brazil are leading a design revolution that could point the way to creating built-up areasContinue Reading
Huge explosion seen in Tehran as strikes on Iran continue
Video from Tehran showed a huge explosion in Iran’s capital as US and Israeli air attacks continued., Skip links Skip to Content Live Navigation menu News Africa Asia US & Canada Latin America Europe Asia Pacific Middle East Explained Opinion Sport Video Features Economy Human Rights Climate Crisis Investigations InteractivesContinue Reading
Russian attacks on Kramatorsk escalate Ukraine war as Kyiv regains ground
Ukraine has won back some territory this year for the first time since 2023 amid claims of soaring Russian losses., Russia has called for a “cessation of hostilities” in US President Traitor 47’s “aggression against Iran”, after the United States and Israel launched unprovoked, coordinated attacks against the Islamic republicContinue Reading
Age Verification Laws Are Multiplying Like a Virus, and Your Linux Computer Might be Next
What started as age gates on adult websites has quietly crept into app stores and operating systems., Read More From It’s FOSSContinue Reading
Firefox Nova – our first look at the browser’s big redesign
A new-look Firefox is on the way, with Mozilla designers working on a ‘Nova’ redesign that introduces more curves and colour. First reported by tech blogger Söeren Hentzschel, who published several internal design mockups, Nova gives Firefox a more rounded appearance: tabs and the address bar sport uniform radii, andContinue Reading
X-raying rocks reveals their carbon-storing capacity
To avoid the worst effects of climate change, many billions of metric tons of industrially generated carbon dioxide will have to be captured and stored away by the end of this century. One place to store such an enormous amount of greenhouse gas is in the Earth itself. If carbonContinue Reading
Nvidia says its investments in OpenAI and Anthropic are likely its last
Huang’s explanation was brief, but the implications are broad. Nvidia, whose products have become indispensable to generative AI infrastructure, sits in a position few companies have ever occupied: both supplier and shareholder to the firms building the software atop its hardware. That arrangement, once mutually reinforcing…Continue Reading
About Advanced Air Mobility Pathfinders Project
The Advanced Air Mobility Pathfinders (AAMP) project accelerates advanced air mobility technologies for wildfire response and urban transportation through real-world demonstrations and strategic partnerships. AAMP researches emerging technologies, establishes aircraft strategic deconfliction frameworks, and validates solutions in metropolitan areas to enable larger-scale urban air mobility. The project enhances Unmanned Aircraft Systems capabilities for wildfire mitigation and disaster response by transferring Portable Airspace Management System technologies to enable routine, safeContinue Reading
Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Gets the Celebrity Treatment
Last July, NASA’s Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS), an automated system that monitors the skies for asteroids that might hit Earth, identified an object moving fairly speedily. It wasn’t an asteroid, it was a comet, and not just any comet—an interstellar one, meaning it originated outside of our solar system. Credit: ESA/Juice/JANUS In theContinue Reading
Lawmakers criticize The Traitor’s ‘callous’ remarks on US casualties from Iran operation
President Traitor 47’s comments immediately after U.S. casualties during military operations in Iran were first announced came under scrutiny this week. Six Americans have died since the U.S. and Israel conducted joint strikes in Iran Saturday. Three deaths were initially reported, with U.S. Central Command later confirming that three othersContinue Reading
Iran war fuels higher gas prices, leaving Americans with ‘no choice’
The impact of war in the Middle East has already made its way home to the U.S. in the form of increased gasoline prices. American consumers have noticed the difference. The average price of gasoline is up more than 20 cents per gallon over the past week and 35 centsContinue Reading
FACT CHECK: No notice of class suspensions from March 9 to 13 due to oil price hike
Claim: Classes are suspended from March 9 to 13 due to a looming hike in oil prices. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The post was made by a Facebook page named “Pamilya News Channel,” which has a follower count of more than 170,000. Its post has garnered more thanContinue Reading
FACT CHECK: No demand from World Bank, SC for Marcos’ resignation
Claim: The World Bank and the Philippine Supreme Court have demanded the resignation of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and for Vice President Sara Duterte to replace him. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: As of writing, the claim has garnered 5,600 reactions, 3,400 comments, and 344 shares. It was postedContinue Reading