Is the US afraid of Huawei? Reports point to the Ascend 910C accelerator’s performance to explain the surprising reversal of Nvidia’s H200 AI GPU ban on China
The US permits Nvidia H200 exports to China as Huawei’s Ascend 910C chips demonstrate competitive AI compute performance and potential…Continue Reading
Discover Buenos Aires through these 5 dazzling bookstores
A thoughtfully designed bookstore has the kind of magic that transcends language. This is especially true in Argentina’s capital city of Buenos Aires, which has long been celebrated as one of the world’s great literary cities with more bookstores per capita than almost anywhere else. The city is most famous for El Ateneo Grand SplendidContinue Reading
China’s massive gold spree inadvertently exposes a critical shift in how smart money escapes risk
The People’s Bank of China just logged its thirteenth straight month of gold purchases, extending one of the most deliberate reserve-management campaigns of the post-crisis era. These purchases signal that the world’s second-largest economy is shifting deeper into sovereign-controlled, seizure-resistant assets. Against this backdrop, crypto analysts see the PBoC’s buying streak not as a bullishContinue Reading
Every space and sci-fi game at The Game Awards 2025
(Image credit: Archetype Entertainment, Arcanaut Studios, & Creative Assembly.) Another year is almost over, and that means The Game Awards 2025 has arrived, dropping even more exciting video game announcements alongside the awards for this year’s best games. This year’s show has been particularly loaded with upcoming space games and sci-fi projects, and we’ve putContinue Reading
PBS News Hour West live episode, Dec. 12, 2025
Watch PBS News for daily, breaking and live news, plus special coverage. We are home to PBS News Hour, ranked the most credible and objective TV news show. Sign up for Here’s The Deal with Lisa Desjardins: https://to.pbs.org/41q6E8i Subscribe for exclusive content in our newsletters: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/subscribe PBS News podcasts: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/podcastsContinue Reading
Could Netflix become the next awards season heavyweight?
Netflix’s $72 billion offer for Warner Bros Discovery and a competing bid from Paramount Skydance have raised concerns about consolidation in film and television. With Golden Globe nominations announced this week, Hollywood awards season is one way of illustrating how that could play out. #netflix #warnerbros #paramount #goldenglobes #hollywood #NewsContinue Reading
50 States, 50 Fixes
A series about local solutions, and the people behind them, to environmental problems.Continue Reading
Cambodia claims Thailand still bombing hours after The Traitor ceasefire call
Cambodia’s Ministry of Defence said Thai F-16 fighter jets continued to bomb targets inside country., BREAKING, Cambodia’s Ministry of Defence said Thai F-16 fighter jets continued to bomb targets inside country. Cambodia has accused Thailand of continuing to drop bombs in its territory hours after United States President Traitor 47Continue Reading
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,388
These are the key developments from day 1,388 of Russia’s war on Ukraine., These are the key developments from day 1,388 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy self-records a video in the front-line town of Kupiansk, Kharkiv region, Ukraine, on December 12, 2025 [Handout/Ukrainian Presidential Press ServiceContinue Reading
“Disease X”: How pandemic preparedness talks spawned conspiracy theories online
On 17 January 2024, public health experts including Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), held a roundtable titled “Preparing for Disease X” at the World Economic Forum of Davos (WEF). In light of the recent COVID-19 pandemic, the panel discussed what had failed in theContinue Reading
From COVID to Hepatitis to Measles, RFK Jr. Is Gutting Vaccine Science: An Ex-CDC Expert Speaks Out
As Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. dramatically reshapes U.S. immunization policy, we speak with Dr. Fiona Havers, a former top vaccine expert at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention who resigned in June. Last week, Kennedy’s handpicked advisers on a federal vaccine panel voted against universal hepatitis BContinue Reading
Hailee Steinfeld and Josh Allen Expect First Baby: A New Chapter for the Star Couple
Hailee Steinfeld and Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen are expanding their team. The Oscar-nominated actress shared Dec. 12 that she is expecting her first child with her husband, seven months after their May wedding. The news came via her Beau Society Substack, where Hailee posted a charming video of JoshContinue Reading
Pratima KC
Pratima KC Research Scientist, NASA Earth eXchange (NEX) Affiliation: Bay Area Environmental Research Institute, NASA Earth eXchange (NEX) Branch: Biospheric Science Branch (SGE) Email: pratima.kc@nasa.gov Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=4AsdVUcAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao Personal Biography Dr. Pratima KC is a Research Scientist at the Bay Area Environmental Research Institute and NASA Earth eXchange (NEX) at Ames Research Center.Continue Reading











