The Rise of Single-Party US House Delegations
The number of states (and respective U.S. House seats) with single-party delegations is at its highest level since the mid-1960s Following the 2024 election, Smart Politics published a series of reports that highlighted electoral trends signaling the demise of competitive, battleground states such as the 119th Congress setting a recordContinue Reading
Media News Daily: Top Stories for 08/14/2025
This page hosts daily news stories about the media, social media, and the journalism industry. Get the latest Hirings and Firings, Media Transactions, Controversies, and more. Elon Musk Threatens Legal Action Against Apple Over App Store Exclusion Elon Musk has threatened to sue Apple for allegedly excluding his platforms XContinue Reading
MBFC’s Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 08/14/2025
Home Fact Check Posted By: Media Bias Fact Check Fact Check Search Media Bias Fact Check selects and publishes fact checks from around the world. We only utilize fact-checkers that are either a signatory of the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) or have been verified as credible by MBFC. Further, weContinue Reading
Arellano: Can homegrown teens replace immigrant farm labor? In 1965, the U.S. tried
Teens quit or went on strike across the country to protest abysmal work conditions. A-TEAM was such a disaster that the federal government never tried it again., Read MoreContinue Reading
Virtual Power Plants Showed Up for Their Biggest Test Yet. Here Are the Results
The California grid got an evening boost from 535 megawatts of home-based batteries, giving a hint at what this decentralized resource can do. By Dan Gearino If what happened on July 29 in California is any indication of the future of the power grid, then there is reason for optimism.Continue Reading
Air Canada plans to cancel 500 flights by Friday as cabin crew strike looms
Attendants union says there is still time to reach an agreement, as airline warns 100,000 passengers affected by Friday., Attendants union says there is still time to reach an agreement, as airline warns 100,000 passengers affected by Friday. Air Canada says it is at an impasse with its negotiations withContinue Reading
LA28 to be first Olympic Games to sell naming rights for venues
The organising committee for the Los Angeles Olympics says some partner deals are already in place for the 2028 Games., The organising committee for the Los Angeles Olympics says some deals are already in place for the 2028 Games. Organisers of the Los Angeles Olympics will sell naming rights forContinue Reading
Fuzzy Application Search Extension for GNOME Works with your Typos
Fuzzy search saves typo fails I am what I choose to call an “inattentive typist”, so if I’m trying to launch apps in GNOME Shell, it can cause me issues. See, GNOME Shell is a “stickler for specificity”. You must type what you’re looking for in the overview search boxContinue Reading
A glacier burst, flooding Juneau. Again. This one broke records
A warming climate is behind growing floods of glacier meltwater in Alaska’s capital. Scientists say it’s the new normal., Read MoreContinue Reading
Voice, vision, pen: Oh dear. Windows boss says Microsoft is again reshaping OS
Lessons of Windows 8 unlearned as software giant gives users what it thinks they need COMMENT Microsoft Windows and Devices boss, Pavan Davuluri, has shed light on plans for the flagship OS. Voice, touch, and pen control will all be part of a multimodal future, alongside a raft of inevitableContinue Reading
Alexa hits snooze on basic functions as alarms and timers KO’d in UK outage
Brits wake to a beeping nightmare as Amazon’s AI assistant forgets how to set – or stop – alarms Amazon’s Alexa is on the fritz, bungling alarms and timers and leaving some UK users trapped in an endless wake-up call.…, Read MoreContinue Reading
Social media users rubbish at spotting sneaky ads, say boffins
Social media marketeers getting better at concealing promos in posts Boffins have peered deep into the eyes of social media users and come to the conclusion that they’re not great at spotting when an influencer is trying to sell them something.…, Read MoreContinue Reading
As Canada wildfires choke US with smoke, Republicans demand action. But not on climate change
Republican lawmakers are blaming Canada for not preventing and containing wildfires, whose smoke has fouled the air in several states this year, Read MoreContinue Reading