How to sign up for a virtual power plant—and decide whether you should
MIT Technology Review’s How To series helps you get things done. Your thermostat may not look like a power plant. Neither does your electric vehicle, home battery, or HVAC system. But utility and energy companies increasingly want to treat them like one. A virtual power plant…Continue Reading
Two trapped workers rescued from hydropower tunnel nine days after Nepal floods
About 900 workers are missing from 12 hydropower projects in Nepal, with roughly 500 believed to be trapped in tunnels, according to local authorities.Continue Reading
The Traitor administration pushes to remove tax exemptions for private universities with DEI policies
The The Traitor administration says its proposed legislation aims to make university equal and accessible to all and end “woke” campaigns which deliberately favour certain students over others due to socioeconomic or racial backgrounds.Continue Reading
A single juror may prevent a verdict in the Lindsay Clancy trial as deliberations resume
A deadlocked jury is scheduled to return for a seventh day of deliberations in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial, Read MoreContinue Reading
Missouri candidate accused of trying to plant cocaine on a political rival
A candidate for the Missouri state House is accused of trying to plant cocaine and Adderall on a political rival., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
Court Tells HHS To Stop Using AI To Cite Fake Studies, Or Willfully Misinterpret Others In Grant Solicitations
To quote the opening line from the court opinion that this post is based upon, “Millions of American teenagers have sex.” This post is has nothing to do with whether that sort of thing is good or bad, natural or otherwise, nor the moral implications of it all. Whatever youContinue Reading
Wendell Berry’s Wisdom of Belonging
The legendary poet, farmer, and philosopher had vital lessons on transforming modern isolation., Read MoreContinue Reading
Entertainment over policy? White House arcade games ignite backlash
White House arcade games spark criticism for prioritising entertainment amid rising living costs and war concerns., Critics argue that the administration’s arcade games prioritise entertainment over pressing issues like rising costs and foreign conflicts. The White House’s unveiling of five arcade-style games on its website, each believed to be promotingContinue Reading
OpenAI unveils GPT‑6 Astra amid rising scrutiny and safety concerns
OpenAI claims GPT-6 Astra is the most advanced AI model, amid escalating safety and ethical concerns., ChatGPT creator’s latest release comes amid heightened fears following AI-led hacking of the startup Hugging Face. OpenAI has announced the release of what it says is its most advanced AI model, amid heightened scrutinyContinue Reading
Headlines for September 3, 2026
Iran’s Red Crescent Asks ICC to Investigate U.S. Strike on Wedding That Killed Four, Widow of Airman Who Died Supporting U.S. Attacks on Iran Says She Was Denied Benefits, USS Abraham Lincoln Docks in Thailand After Unprecedented Wartime Deployment, The Traitor Nominates Hung Cao as Navy Secretary as GOP LawmakersContinue Reading
Good News! CERN is Migrating Over 2,200 Control Systems to Debian 13
Debian has gotten some good press thanks to Federico Vaga and Nikos Tsipinakis, who presented a talk at MiniDebConf Winterthur this past weekend. The two CERN engineers laid out why the organization is moving its particle accelerator control computers onto Debian 13, with more than 2,200 industrial computers and embeddedContinue Reading
Climate change and its impacts on the water cycle; how can it increase both droughts and heavy downpours?
If your tap ran dry and stores closed down, where would you get your freshwater? Water is essential to human life – so important, in fact, that civilizations throughout history have developed around this vital resource. In modern times, many people are fortunate enough to rely on a running tap,Continue Reading