Bernie Sanders calls on tech companies to pause AI
The Vermont senator said if tech companies do not pause, the Senate will take action., The Vermont senator said if tech companies do not pause, the Senate will take action., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
3,500-year-old skeletons challenge what scientists thought they knew about syphilis
Ancient remains from Vietnam suggest diseases like yaws may have been passed from mother to child thousands of years ago, a form of transmission often assumed to indicate syphilis. The discovery could overturn how scientists interpret ancient infections and complicate the long-running mystery of syphilis’s origins., Read MoreContinue Reading
APOD: 2026 August 13 – Total Solar Eclipse Over Spain
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 August 13 – Total… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written byContinue Reading
Cascade Volcanoes Shrouded in Smoke
Earth Observatory Science Earth Observatory Cascade Volcanoes Shrouded in… Earth Earth Observatory Image of the Day EO Explorer Topics All Topics Atmosphere Land Heat & Radiation Life on Earth Human Dimensions Natural Events Oceans Remote Sensing Technology Snow & Ice Water More Content Collections Global Maps World of Change ArticlesContinue Reading
New Eurovision rules mean winning country could be barred from hosting
Updates rules from the Eurovision Song Contest mean a winning country could be blocked from hosting the following year. The new rules from the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) state that winning countries will not be able to host if the country is involved in “an armed conflict, a sensitive geopoliticalContinue Reading
Darline Graham to face Ralph Norman in South Carolina Republican primary runoff
Norman beat out Russell Fry, a congressman, and Mark Sanford, a former governor, to advance is closely contested raceUS politics live – latest updatesSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailSenator Darline Graham, appointed to complete the Senate term of her late brother, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina will face congressman Ralph Norman inContinue Reading
Black Liberation Requires Investment
This month, and always, let’s direct our dollars toward organizations that reflect our values.Continue Reading
Abdul El-Sayed Removed Over 100 YouTube Videos, CNN Says. Here’s What They Found.
The Michigan progressive running for senator had news network personalities wondering why he chose to remove certain videos from public view., Read MoreContinue Reading
Darline Graham’s Senate Seat Claim Hit With A Brutal Community Note
Lindsey Graham’s sister was hit with a blunt reality check after she tried to put a spin on her The Traitor-backed rise in the political world., Read MoreContinue Reading
The entire U.S. economy is basically a giant betting app
commentary Senators oppose gambling on wildfire outcomes, but the financial sector rewards amoral wagers Published August 12, 2026 6:30AM (EDT) (PM Images/Getty Images) A version of this essay first appeared in Crash Course, Salon’s free morning newsletter. Sign up for early access to articles like this, plus more of Salon’s bold journalismContinue Reading
GNOME OS is Getting a ‘Test Center’ – Making Experimental Software Testing Actually Usable
GNOME OS is getting a dedicated “Test Center” that finally makes testing experimental apps and system components safe, simple, and reversible on image-based distributions. GNOME OS has always been that cool, slightly wild playground for people who live and breathe GNOME. It’s image-based, atomically updated, super secure… and until now,Continue Reading
GNOME 51 brings a floating search overlay to the Shell
GNOME 51, due out in September, could include a redesigned search experience. Presently, when you trigger a search from the GNOME Shell overview, a dedicated search results screen replaces the one you were looking at, either the workspaces or app picker. But a change targeted for GNOME Shell in v51Continue Reading
Lovable bolsters its AI software creation capacity, touts $400M funding round
Lovable, the Swedish-based AI software creation platform company, today announced an acceleration of its product, infrastructure, and team development efforts — and a noteworthy round of Series C funding totaling $400 million. The company said in its statement that it is looking to augment its platform, which it boasts isContinue Reading