Russian strike kills 3-year-old boy and his grandparents in Kyiv Oblast village
A Russian strike on the village of Pukhivka in Kyiv Oblast’s Brovary raion overnight into 8 August killed three members of one family: a three-year-old boy, his grandmother, and his grandfather. Four other people were wounded, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. The boy’s parents and his 15-year-old brother were among theContinue Reading
A shot of carbon dioxide rewires how cement sets
One September day, it started to snow inside MIT’s Pierce Laboratory. Researchers depressurized a tank of liquid carbon dioxide (CO2), instantly freezing it and releasing solid flakes. These were blended into cement paste and pressed into discs roughly the size of a dime, each sealed with a thin layer ofContinue Reading
Helicopter crash kills pilot and crew member amid Utah wildfire battle
Utah wildfire suppression efforts continued, with containment standing at 24 percent., Utah wildfire response continues despite loss of helicopter crew, with containment standing at 24 percent. A pilot and one crew member have been confirmed dead after their firefighting helicopter crashed while battling a massive wildfire in central Utah. TheContinue Reading
Israeli settler attacks rise as West Bank residents lose land
Palestinians near Bethlehem describe daily settler attacks as violence rises across the West Bank., NewsFeed Palestinians near Bethlehem describe daily settler attacks as violence rises across the West Bank. Al Jazeera’s Nour Odeh reports that with elections looming, Israel’s right-wing government has an incentive to keep settlers happy, with theirContinue Reading
Scientists rediscover lost Megalodon fossils—and reveal a 79-foot giant
Several enormous Megalodon vertebrae thought to have been destroyed in 1989 were found sitting unnoticed on a museum shelf. Their analysis strengthens evidence that the giant shark could exceed 24 meters (79 feet) in length and live for nearly a century. Researchers also estimate that its newborns may have measuredContinue Reading
Perez Hilton hospitalized in ‘serious but stable’ condition, family says
Perez Hilton was in serious condition Saturday at a Florida hospital after he livestreamed what appeared to be self-harm from his Miami-area home Tuesday night, his family said in a statement., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
Scientists Add Unlikely New Member to World’s Carnivorous Plants
More than 150 years after Charles Darwin first wondered whether certain sticky-leaved Saxifraga plants might be secretly carnivorous, Kunming Institute of Botany researcher Tao Deng and colleagues say they have finally confirmed it. The post Scientists Add Unlikely New Member to World’s Carnivorous Plants appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking ScienceContinue Reading
New TONTOU CPU attack bypasses Spectre v2 fixes, leaks Linux password hashes
Researchers found a way to bypass recent mitigations for Spectre v2 speculative execution side-channel attacks and developed an exploit to leak secrets from Linux machines. …Read MoreContinue Reading
Your favorite Linux distro probably descends from one of these three operating systems
Your favorite distro may look unique, but its grandparents have probably met mine…Read MoreContinue Reading
Microsoft Will Lease 3+ Gigawatts of AI Data Center from SpaceX in 2027
Microsoft has already signed 10GW of AI data center contracts year-to-date for over $300B of total contract value, but those contribute to late-2027 and 2028 capacity, leaving a near-term gap to fill. Semianalysis has calculated the tokenomics of OpenAI and Anthropic at $100 billion per year per gigawatt. Microsoft can also monetize at $100 BillionContinue Reading
Meteorite that smashed through a New Jersey roof reveals clues to life’s origins
A meteor streaked across the New York City area in broad daylight on July 16, 2024, producing a sonic boom as it passed just south of the Statue of Liberty. Not long afterward, a meteorite weighing more than two pounds punched through the roof of a home in Hillsborough, New Jersey. An international research teamContinue Reading
With broad bipartisan support, Congress is about to give The Traitor ‘unchecked authority’ to impose new tariffs of up to 100% on top trading partners
We should not have to choose between putting a check on Putin’s aggression and putting a check on this president’s tariffs regime…Continue Reading
US Economy Shed 23K Jobs in July, but Contractors Kept Hiring
Contractors’ hiring of an estimated 22,srcsrcsrc workers in July marked the largest monthly increase since March…Continue Reading