Louisiana Senators debate new congressional maps before protest-packed gallery
Hundreds of people traveled down to Louisiana’s capital for a marathon of testimony on proposed congressional maps they said would negatively affect the state’s Black population. The hearing comes on the heels of a U.S. Supreme Court opinion that threw the state’s primary into disarray. People packed the Louisiana StateContinue Reading
Hantavirus is not the new COVID-19, despite what social media says
Anyone who is even remotely online has likely seen the news about a hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship. But what you may not have seen is the real truth behind what’s going on, without all the fear and hype. The news has taken over the internet, getting broad coverageContinue Reading
How Reuters uncovered $7 billion in oil bets | Morning Bid
Amanda Cooper and Peter Devlin discuss the week that was, including Reuters revelation that a total of $7 billion oil price bets ahead the Iran war news. Hear how US jobs numbers beat expectations beat for a second straight month and what another court ruling on tariffs could mean toContinue Reading
With Denuvo Completely Defeated, 2K Turns To Annoying Online Check In Requirement
Ah, Denuvo. It’s been several years since we checked in on this once vaunted DRM tool that billed itself as undefeatable. The end of PC gaming piracy was said to be at hand, at least for any title using Denuvo. Then, predictably, the cracking community saw the target the companyContinue Reading
‘Every Bird Counts’: How city residents can help protect migratory birds
Did you know that millions of birds may be migrating silently overhead right now as you read this – and you don’t even need to leave the house to see them?Continue Reading
Oil, plastics and climate: Why higher prices could speed a materials transition
As oil prices have risen amid geopolitical turmoil, one perhaps overlooked driver of climate change is coming into sharper focus: the production of plastics which are deeply tied to fossil fuels.Continue Reading
Good Job Dell and Lenovo! Hope Others Follow You
Only last week, we were talking about how LVFS, the firmware update service for Linux, had turned up the heat on vendors who didn’t contribute their fair share. To tackle that, the project has been going through a phased restrictions rollout that includes things like introducing fair-use download utilization graphsContinue Reading
Dirty Frag is a New Linux Exploit That Grants Root, and There's No Proper Patch Yet
It has not been a week since we came across Copy Fail, the exploit that took advantage of an old logic flaw to escalate a local user to root, giving them all kinds of harmful access over a system they shouldn’t have. A security researcher, Hyunwoo Kim (v4bel), has reportedContinue Reading
Scientists found the “holy grail” gene that could one day help humans regrow limbs
Scientists studying axolotls, zebrafish, and mice have uncovered a shared set of genes that may one day help humans regrow lost limbs. By identifying powerful “SP genes” involved in regeneration, researchers discovered that disabling these genes stopped proper bone regrowth in salamanders and mice. They then used a gene therapyContinue Reading
How ‘BROLESQUE: FOLLIES’ Turned Sailors, Cowboys and BDSM Daddies Into NYC’s Hottest Queer Spectacle
In a city that thrives on spectacle, BROLESQUE is stripping masculinity down to its underwear, and rebuilding it in rhinestones and thigh-high confidence. The New York-based all-male burlesque collective is back with BROLESQUE: FOLLIES , a new late-night cabaret experience that turns familiar male archetypes into something flirtier, queerer andContinue Reading
Every Democratic Candidate Must Have an Answer for This Question
Recall, if you can stomach it, the late summer months of the 2024 presidential campaign. The political press was churning out (accurate) stories about how Vice President Kamala Harris was distancing herself from some of the bolder policy proposals she’d previously backed, and many of the left were in aContinue Reading
Covid-19 cruise passengers recall painful memories amid hantavirus outbreak
The recent coverage of a cruise ship hit with a deadly hantavirus outbreak is painfully familiar to cruisers who spent days and weeks trapped in their cabins at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
Why Europe can’t ignore Cyprus anymore | Mapped Out
Cyprus has been divided for over 50 years, setting NATO member Turkey against the Republic of Cyprus, an EU member state. As Europe redraws its security order, the Cyprus problem is back in focus. Will rising geopolitical tensions finally push the island toward reunification or divide it for good? OneContinue Reading