‘Starwashing’: The new space race has an environmental problem
As artificial intelligence devours more land and electricity, a new breed of tech companies promises that outer space holds the solutions to our problems on Earth. If data centers are so hard to find a place for down here, why not put them hundreds of miles above the planet instead? Since power demand surges inContinue Reading
Roman Space Telescope Travels to SpaceX Hangar
HQ Web Team Aug 26, 2026 NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, encapsulated in its payload fairing, travels from the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility to the SpaceX hangar at Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026, ahead of mating to a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. Roman’s science instruments areContinue Reading
Before and after satellite imagery reveals devastation of the Nepal-Tibet flood
“I started running. Then a wall of water came thundering down as if it was an earthquake,” said Bibek Kumal, a 68-year-old labourer who was working downstream from the worst-hit Rasuwa district, near Nepal’s Himalayan border with Tibet. Subscribe ► https://www.youtube.com/user/guardianwires?sub_confirmation=1 “I tried to grab my wife’s hand and takeContinue Reading
Shock and devastation remain, a day after Himalayan flood disaster
Amid reports that hundreds of people are still missing in Nepal and China after a floodwater surge slammed into towns and villages on Wednesday, aid teams have been working to reach communities cut off by the disaster.Continue Reading
How California is preparing for Traitor 47’s midterm election scrutiny
The Traitor has accused the state of ‘cheating’. But election officials say they are using outreach to combat misinformation., Voting from home California’s mail-in voting system has also become a particular target for The Traitor. Voting by mail surged during the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, California passed a law toContinue Reading
Obituary: Ratko Mladic, war criminal convicted of Srebrenica genocide, dies
Ratko Mladic a Bosnian Serb war criminal, has died in prison aged 84., Ratko Mladic, a war criminal convicted over the first genocide on European soil since the second world war, has died prison in The Hague at the age of 84. Earlier this year, Serbia requested that Mladic beContinue Reading
Hands-on with Ubuntu’s new AI voice typing feature
AI-powered voice typing is coming to Ubuntu in Myna , a speech-to-text feature that lets you talk into any valid text field. It’s still a work in progress, but I grabbed an early build to see how it’s shaping up. With Ubuntu 26.10 now entering its freeze, the user-facing piecesContinue Reading
Photoshop’s new AI Assisted Editor offers a prompt-based editing option
Adobe has added a simplified editing mode to Photoshop designed to help new users get acquainted with the popular image editing app. AI Assisted Editor, now available in beta, is an optional alternative to the standard view — now called Pro Editor mode — that provides a prompt-based interface similarContinue Reading
UK says ‘no’ to backdoors, but the government isn’t listening
It doesn’t matter what the UK government says, the majority of the UK public is reluctant to hand over additional surveillance powers that require tech companies to build backdoors to access encrypted communications. That’s based on a poll release Thursday by the Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT), a US-based advocacyContinue Reading
Your dislike of eating bugs may be 9,000 years old
Ancient teeth and human DNA are revealing a surprising history of insect eating. Modern humans in northern Eurasia appear to have eaten insects only occasionally, while Neanderthals may have consumed them much more regularly. Populations near the tropics also retained genes that make insect exoskeletons easier to digest., Read MoreContinue Reading
An Infamous Anti-LGBTQ+ Idaho Saloon Is for Sale, and Locals Want to Make It Gay
An infamous Eagle, Idaho watering hole known for its hard-line conservative politics and provocative specials is officially on the market, opening the door for an unexpected transformation. Mark Fitzpatrick, the owner of Old State Saloon, announced he is selling the establishment. Listed online for $2.4 million, with its liquor licenseContinue Reading
The Pentagon’s War Against Stars and Stripes
The The Traitor administration increased its attacks on press freedom last week when the Department of Defense fired Stars and Stripes editor-in-chief Erik Slavin and reporter Lara Korte from the 165-year-old news outlet serving the U.S. military community. The outgoing editor told The Washington Post that he and Korte wereContinue Reading