5 Historic Air Force One Aircraft That Have Carried US Presidents
Air Force One is the well-known designation for a United States Air Force aircraft that carries the President of the United States. These aircraft are typically heavily modified with additional sensors and technology to ensure the safety of their passengers, and, more specifically, the President during flight. This designation isContinue Reading
Will This Kill The C919? US Suspends Engine Sales To COMAC
On May 28th, the New York Times reported that the United States had suspended some sales to China of critical U.S. technologies. This is said to include sales related to jet engines for Chinese state-owned aerospace manufacturer COMAC.Continue Reading
Texas push to ban minors under 18 from social media fades with time running out
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A push in Texas to ban social media accounts for children under 18 faded Thursday after lawmakers did not take a key vote on creating one of the nation’s toughest restrictions aimed at keeping minors off platforms such as TikTok, Snapchat and Instagram. The bill, whichContinue Reading
Crypto crime spills over from behind the screen to real-life violence
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A man says he was tortured for weeks in a New York townhouse. Another in Paris was held for ransom and his finger cut off. A couple in Connecticut were carjacked, beaten and thrown into a van. All, authorities allege, were victims tied to cryptocurrency-related crimesContinue Reading
Syrians return to villages destroyed by war
Over 1.87 million Syrians return home after years of displacement, facing the hardship of rebuilding amid devastation., Aref Shamtan, 73, chose to erect a tent near his decimated home in northwest Syria instead of remaining in a displacement camp following the overthrow of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad. “I feel goodContinue Reading
Israel announces expansion of illegal settlements in occupied West Bank
Palestinian presidential spokesperson Nabil Abu Rudeineh condemned the decision, calling it a ‘dangerous escalation’., Palestinian presidential spokesperson Nabil Abu Rudeineh condemned the decision, calling it a ‘dangerous escalation’. The Israeli government says it will establish 22 illegal settlements on Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank, including the legalisation ofContinue Reading
Newer Intel GPU Support Now Available on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS support has been added to the Intel Graphics Preview, an opt-in repository maintained by Intel and Canonical to provide cutting-edge support for newer Intel GPUs Users running the latest Ubuntu 25.04 release get full support for Intel Core Ultra integrated GPUs (‘Lunar Lake’) and Intel Arc B580Continue Reading
Contributor: Slashing NIH research guarantees a less healthy, less wealthy America
The administration’s cuts at the National Institutes of Health will obliterate billions in economic gains, America’s scientific predominance and untold human lives., Read MoreContinue Reading
‘This is an attack on NASA.’ Space agency’s largest union speaks out as DOGE cuts shutter science institute located above ‘Seinfeld’ diner in NYC
The NASA GISS building in New York City. (Image credit: NASA) NEW YORK — NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies has stood on a Manhattan corner near Columbia University’s campus since 1966. The institute, called GISS for short, shares the building with Tom’s Restaurant, a diner made famous by its regular appearance on the hitContinue Reading
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin targeting May 31 for 12th space tourism launch
Blue Origin’s New Shepard vehicle launches on the NS-25 crewed suborbital mission on May 19, 2024. (Image credit: Blue Origin) Blue Origin’s 12th human spaceflight mission will launch this weekend, if all goes according to plan. Blue Origin, which was founded by Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, announced on Tuesday (May 27) that it’s targeting Saturday (MayContinue Reading
House of ZK announces the Bitcoin Economy Conference: Live in Las Vegas
House of ZK is bringing The Bitcoin Economy Conference to Las Vegas for its first [……Continue Reading
What a new Stalin statue says about Russia’s attempt to reshape history | BBC News
A brand new statue of the Soviet dictator Josef Stalin has been unveiled at a Metro station in Moscow. Meanwhile, an adviser to Russia’s President Putin recently argued that the Soviet Union in fact still exists, because of a procedural error in the process of dissolving it. More than threeContinue Reading
Aerial footage shows Alpine village Blatten buried by Birch glacier slide
Footage captured the aftermath of a massive landslide in southern Switzerland, where a glacier collapse sent rock and ice crashing down a mountainside.Continue Reading