China exploiting Iran war to gain global advantage, report warns
A confidential U.S. intelligence report obtained by The Washington Post warns that China is using the war in Iran to expand its military, economic and diplomatic leverage while the United States remains heavily tied down in the Middle East. The assessment, prepared recently for Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine,Continue Reading
DHS is working on smart glasses for ICE agents. Democrats say it’s a threat to privacy
A group of Democratic senators are pushing back on attempts by the Department of Homeland Security to develop its own smart glasses for biometric identification by immigration officers and other federal agents. The lawmakers say the effort, outlined in the department’s 2027 budget proposal, “presents a grave threat to theContinue Reading
Could Iran war trigger a hunger crisis?
The UN warns disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz could drive up food and fertiliser costs, and worsen global hunger., The UN warns disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz could drive up food and fertiliser costs, and worsen global hunger. The next global food crisis is unfolding in a narrowContinue Reading
‘China is gaining from what the US is doing in Iran’
Geopolitical analyst Steve Okun says says China is benefiting from the war on Iran., NewsFeed Geopolitical analyst Steve Okun says despite the summit in Beijing, the US and China are still in an adversarial relationship. He says China is benefiting from the war on Iran, using the crisis to expandContinue Reading
Florida’s new history course whitewashes the founders on slavery
commentary A rival Advanced Placement curriculum is offering a dangerous view of the Constitution and America’s founders Published May 14, 2026 6:45AM (EDT) Florida’s new high school history course presents the nation’s founders as opposed to slavery (Getty Images) Florida has long been a laboratory for autocracy . Several of theContinue Reading
BleachBit’s new TUI lets you clean without a desktop environment
Open-source cleaning tool BleachBit has gained a text-based user interface (TUI) as an optional alternative to its standard graphical frontend. Unlike BleachBit’s existing CLI, which is intended for non-interactive use in scripts, the TUI is fully interactive, you navigate the interface with your keyboard (there’s limited mouse support) to select,Continue Reading
NASA Draws on Industry for Mars Telecommunications Network
NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover used its dual-camera Mastcam-Z imager to capture this image of “Santa Cruz,” a hill about 1.5 miles (2.5 kilometers) away from the rover, on April 29, 2021. Credit: NASA On Thursday, NASA issued a Request for Proposal (RFP), seeking industry collaboration for the Mars Telecommunications Network.Continue Reading
Psyche mission Mars flyby event added to Eyes on the Solar System front page.
We recently put up a front-page feature for the upcoming May 15 Psyche spacecraft flyby of Mars, in which the mission will use the gravity of Mars to slingshot herself out to the asteroid Psyche. (As always in Eyes, you can fast-forward all the way to the spacecraft’s encounter withContinue Reading
Phillip A. Williams, Ph.D.
Phillip A. Williams, Ph.D. Program Executive (Acting) Follow NASA Technology Phillip A. Williams, Ph.D., serves as the Program Executive (Acting) and Program Manager for the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Program, the Center Innovation Fund (CIF), and the Early Career Initiative (ECI) within NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD). InContinue Reading
Sayantee Roy
Sayantee Roy NASA Postdoctoral Program (NPP) Research Fellow, Science Directorate, NASA Langley Research Center I am a NASA Postdoctoral Program Fellow at the Science Directorate, NASA Langley Research Center and working with the Langley Aerosol Research Group Experiment (LARGE) team.My work in this role focuses on studying properties and dynamicsContinue Reading
Dragon Targets Friday Launch as Crew Keeps Up Science and Spacewalk Preps
From left, astronauts Sophie Adenot and Jessica Meir pose for a portrait inside the International Space Station’s cupola on Mother’s Day. Credit: NASA/Jessica Meir SpaceX CRS-34, the next mission to resupply the International Space Station, is now targeting its launch for no earlier than 6:05 p.m. EDT on Friday, MayContinue Reading
2 dead after plane crashes into Ohio home
Two people were killed after a plane crashed into a residence in Akron, Ohio, on Thursday afternoon, local and federal authorities said, Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
Next steps for Murdaugh case: Prosecutors aims to move quickly for retrial
Alex Murdaugh could be heading back to court by the end of the year, with South Carolina’s attorney general saying his office will “aggressively seek” Murdaugh’s retrial “as soon as possible.” Murdaugh’s double murder conviction was overturned after the state’s Supreme Court found that a former county clerk improperly influencedContinue Reading