Feds take over after Western states fail to strike Colorado River deal
The final deadline for the seven states in the Colorado River Basin to negotiate a new 20-year agreement for how to manage the water supply for years to come is here. The states, once again, have not reached a deal, and after two extensions in November and December, the federalContinue Reading
Union calls for boost in health-care spending
The union representing hospital workers across Ontario, including the northeast, is calling on the province to increase health care funding. Subscribe to CTV News to watch more videos: https://www.youtube.com/ctvnews Connect with CTV News: For live updates and latest headlines visit: http://www.ctvnews.ca/ For breaking news, fast, download the CTV News App:Continue Reading
Fans who raised Greenland flag at US-Denmark hockey game say it was a pro-European gesture
Two fans who raised the flag of Greenland as the United States played Denmark in the men’s hockey at the Winter Olympics on Saturday in Milan said they did so as a gesture of European support for the island and for Denmark. (AP Video: Kostya Manenkov) Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more:Continue Reading
Ohio Republicans Eye Rare US House Gains in 2026
The Ohio GOP has netted U.S. House seats during the midterms of Republican presidential administrations in just two out of 24 cycles since the formation of the party When Ohio’s bipartisan redistricting commission approved the state’s new congressional map for the 2026 midterms this October, it gave Republicans a 12-3Continue Reading
Linux Mint 23 adds home encryption option for new users
Linux Mint 23 will introduce an expanded set of account administration options when it debuts later this year, by moving user management into a dedicated system utility. A new Users panel added to the System Administration tool ( mintsysadm ), which was first introduced the Linux Mint 22.3 update, willContinue Reading
Building reuse into the materials around us
In a field defined by discovering, designing, and processing the materials that underpin modern technology, Diran Apelian ScD ’73 has a resounding message: Reuse can’t remain just the focus of a PhD thesis or a startup. It needs to be engineered from the beginning. Apelian, a metallurgist and MIT alumnusContinue Reading
Ultrasonic device dramatically speeds harvesting of water from the air
Feeling thirsty? Why not tap into the air? Even in desert conditions, there exists some level of humidity that, with the right material, can be soaked up and squeezed out to produce clean drinking water. In recent years, scientists have developed a host of promising sponge-like materials for this “atmosphericContinue Reading
The Great Jahy’s Wakame Konbu Debuts New Series on February 12
This year’s 10th issue of Shueisha’s Young Jump magazine announced on Thursday that Wakame Konbu will launch the Watashi no Koto Suki Janakatta ka yo…Read MoreContinue Reading
Stoat wins traction as users look beyond Discord
Discord’s new age-verification requirements have pushed some users to explore alternative chat platforms, and Stoat is emerging as a popular option. The open-source app emphasizes privacy and strong user control. Stoat (formerly Revolt) is available on the web, Windows, macOS, and Linux, with an Android beta now rolling out.Read EntireContinue Reading
The great RAMaggedon of 2026 might have just claimed the Steam Deck
Less than a week after Valve admitted that the current shortage (and growing prices) of RAM were affecting its hardware plans, the Steam Deck is completely sold out. The Steam Deck has gone in and out of stock in the past, but as Kotaku notes, the timing does raise theContinue Reading
Toyota skips hybrid, outs battery-powered 2027 Highlander family SUV with up to 320-mile range – NotebookCheck.net News
While Toyota’s leadership got vindicated for its wait-and-see approach to vehicle electrification, it isn’t resting on its hybrid sales laurels and is launching new all-electric vehicles, including iconic models. Toyota announced its first 3-row electric SUV, the 2027 Highlander. In the US, the 2027 Highlander is powered by relatively modest for its family size 77Continue Reading
SpaceX Crew-12 astronauts have a Valentine’s Day date with the space station today. Watch the docking live
The residents of the International Space Station received a special Valentine’s Day treat. “With that gentle contact, we have bridged the legacy of humankind’s continuous presence in space. It has been more than 25 years at this very site,” radioed Jessica Meir, Crew-12 commander. “The International Space Station is more than a structure, it isContinue Reading
Has ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ just unleashed its very own Khan?
Paul Giamatti as Nus Braka in season 1, episode 6, of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy streaming on Paramount+. (Image credit: Paramount) There are two main types of antagonists in Star Trek. Sometimes an entire alien race, such as the Borg, the Romulans or the Dominion, becomes the sworn enemy of the United Federation of PlanetsContinue Reading