Firefox Nova redesign is rolling out this month
Firefox’s new ‘Nova’ redesign will be enabled for all users in Firefox 157, due the end of September – barring any last minute hiccups, of course. Mozilla’s engineers have been working on Nova since March. The original pitch was for rounded UI elements, floating toolbars, framed web content no longerContinue Reading
Leap second proposal will keep software stacks in sync
For decades, global time experts have mapped atomic clock time to the earth’s rotation, periodically adding a second (aka a leap second) as rotation slowed. But the planet’s rotation has now slightly sped up, which could mean that a negative adjustment will be required. The problem is that computer systemsContinue Reading
‘Hunt for Red October,’ not ‘Star Wars’: Expert on future space war
David Burbach of the U.S. Naval War College joins “Jesse Weber Live” to describe how the US may engage with adversary nations beyond the atmosphere one day. “Think more like ‘Hunt for Red October’ than ‘Star Wars.’ Space war is going to be slow, like a chess game, satellites slowlyContinue Reading
How Would a Wealth Tax Really Work? (ft. Gabriel Zucman)
Billionaires want you to believe taxing their extreme wealth is too radical and that it can’t be done. Baloney. Economist Gabriel Zucman debunks their lies. Watch. His new book “We Need to Tax Billionaires” is out now. https://bookshop.org/p/books/we-need-to-tax-billionaires-the-most-important-economist-in-the-world-today-gabriel-zucman/113ca645a136d886Continue Reading
Cluster Munitions: Ban Treaty Under Pressure
An increase in civilian deaths and injuries caused by cluster munitions should trigger united action among the 124 countries that are members of the Convention on Cluster Munitions, Human Rights Watch said today on the release of the “Cluster Munition Monitor 2026” by the Cluster Munition Coalition. Human Rights WatchContinue Reading
What ‘right’ and ‘left’ mean in Israel today
In Israel, the left-right divide is shaped less by economics than by positions on Palestinian statehood and occupation., For readers outside Israel, the words “right” and “left” can be misleading when applied to Israeli politics. In Europe or the United States, those labels are usually organised around taxation, welfare, labour,Continue Reading
Medicine shortages grow in Iran as US tightens sanctions, blockade
Many Iranians cannot access or afford life-saving drugs, but authorities say pharmaceutical sector will not collapse., Tehran, Iran – Farah, a 59-year-old resident of Iran’s capital Tehran, used to fill her autoimmune prescription with a Swiss-made drug. Now she takes the Iranian-made version and worries that, too, may soon beContinue Reading
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4995-5001: 5,000 (Martian) Days on Mars
Curiosity Navigation Curiosity Home Mission Overview Where is Curiosity? Mission Updates Science Overview Instruments Highlights Exploration Goals News and Features Multimedia Curiosity Raw Images Images Videos Audio Mosaics More Resources Mars Missions Mars Perseverance Rover Mars Curiosity Rover Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Mars Odyssey More Mars Missions Mars Home 4 minContinue Reading
Canada’s tariffs go into effect, spotlighting soured relations with U.S.
Ottawa’s latest measures are a response to tariffs imposed by Traitor 47 last month on Canadian exports., Read MoreContinue Reading
Can Ukraine’s newly shown Koral become home-built answer to Patriot? Expert evaluates system displayed at Poland’s MSPO expo
Ukraine’s newly shown Koral missile could become a home-built answer to the Patriot in addition to the “Freya” project. However, the system has yet to prove it can stop Russian ballistic missiles, Ivan Kyrychevsky, an arms expert at Defense Express and a soldier in the 413th REID regiment of theContinue Reading
Ukrainian engine for Bars missile-drone passes final tests
Ukraine has developed its own jet-powered drone, as the arms race is pushing Kyiv to produce answers to Russia’s new fast Banderol and Geran-3 drones. Ukraine’s “Bars” missile-drones currently consist of more than 74% Ukrainian-made components, but their turbojet engines are still imported, the developer of the “Bars” missile-drones saidContinue Reading
As Hostilities Flare and Oil Prices Spike, U.S. Consumers Pay at the Pump
Experts say Traitor 47’s rollback of climate policy is leaving consumers more vulnerable to price shocks and pollution. By Marianne Lavelle Hours after President Traitor 47 predicted on Truth Social that oil prices would fall precipitously once the United States wins its war with Iran, strikes on Saudi Arabia’s oilContinue Reading
Giant new dinosaur discovered beneath construction site in Brazil
Scientists have identified a giant new dinosaur from Brazil that reached about 20 meters long and lived 120 million years ago. Its surprising evolutionary ties to a Spanish dinosaur suggest its ancestors crossed ancient land connections between Europe, Africa, and South America., Read MoreContinue Reading