Judge says South Carolina can enforce 6-week abortion ban amid dispute over when a heartbeat begins
A state judge has ruled that South Carolina can continue to enforce a ban on nearly all abortions around six weeks after conception as an appeal continues on what exactly defines a heartbeat under the law, Read MoreContinue Reading
Tick season has arrived. Protect yourself with these tips
Tick season is starting across the U.S., and experts are warning the bloodsuckers may be as plentiful as ever, Read MoreContinue Reading
Thinking Is Power on Science, Technology, and the Future
From Science, Technology & the Future: “Melanie Trecek-King is an Associate Professor of Biology at Massasoit Community College, where she teaches a general-education science course designed to equip students with empowering critical thinking, information literacy, and science literacy skills. An active speaker and consultant, Trecek-King loves to share her “teachContinue Reading
Xubuntu 24.04 LTS: Best New Features
We outline the list of new features of Xubuntu 24.04 LTS release and additional updates for this version. Xubuntu 24.04 LTS: Key Features At the core, Xubuntu 24.04 LTS is powered by mainline Linux Kernel 6.8 which arrives with key highlights such as Intel GPU Xe driver, improved task scheduler,Continue Reading
Henkel’s new automotive potting solutions safeguard electronic components’ performance, durability and longevity
Adhesive and sealant specialist Henkel has added three new products to its portfolio of dedicated potting adhesives, each tailored to meet specific challenges. Potting of sensitive electronic components such as ECU connectors, sensors and e-motors protects them from moisture and exposure to common automotive fluids. Henkel’s new potting products areContinue Reading
BMW builds battery assembly line for Neue Klasse EVs at Mexican plant
BMW’s plant in San Luis Potosí, Mexico is gearing up for production of the company’s next-generation family of EVs: the Neue Klasse. The automaker is building a battery pack assembly line at the facility, and expanding the body shop, assembly and logistics areas. BMW has announced investment of 800 millionContinue Reading
Politics Podcast: Good Or Bad Use Of Polling … Extended Cut
FiveThirtyEight More: Apple Podcasts | ESPN App | RSS | Amazon Music | Spotify This is a special end-of-meteorological-summer installment of the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast. Galen Druke speaks with pollsters Kristen Soltis Anderson and David Byler in an episode made entirely of “good or bad use of polling” examples.Continue Reading
How Restarting Student Loan Payments Could Change Millions of Lives — And The Economy
Student Debt How Restarting Student Loan Payments Could Change Millions of Lives — And The Economy By Monica Potts Aug. 28, 2023, at 6:00 AM ABC News Photo Illustration When Congress voted in May to restart student loan payments this fall — and then the Supreme Court overturned President Biden’sContinue Reading
Most Britons back immediate ceasefire in Gaza, Israeli arms embargo: Poll
Right and left-wing voters want to see an end to Israel’s war on Gaza and many back a pause on arms sales., Right and left-wing voters want to see an end to Israel’s war on Gaza and many back a pause on arms sales. London, United Kingdom – More thanContinue Reading
France blames Azerbaijan for New Caledonia violence: Unpacking their spat
Azerbaijan previously condemned French colonialism in overseas territories. France backed Armenia on Nagorno-Karabakh., EXPLAINER Azerbaijan previously condemned French colonialism in overseas territories, while has France backed Armenia on Nagorno-Karabakh. France has accused Azerbaijan of being behind protests and violence that have rocked its Pacific island territory of New Caledonia forContinue Reading
Ubuntu 24.10 to Enable Wayland for NVIDIA Users
Ubuntu first switched to using Wayland as its default display server in 2017 before reverting the following year. It tried again in 2021 and has stuck with it since. But while Wayland is what most of is now login to after installing Ubuntu, anyone doing so on a PC orContinue Reading
Apple users report iMessage outage
Thousands of iPhone users reported issues with Apple’s messaging app, iMessage, Thursday afternoon., (NEXSTAR) – Thousands of iPhone users reported issues with Apple’s messaging app, iMessage, Thursday afternoon. Complaints of problems with iMessage began spiking around 2:45 p.m. Pacific Time, according to DownDetector. The outage tracking site also noted issuesContinue Reading
Google wants judge, not jury, decide upcoming antitrust case in Virginia
Google on Thursday asked that a judge, rather than a jury, decide whether it violated U.S. antitrust laws by building a monopoly on the technology that powers online advertising. To bolster its case, the tech giant wrote a multimillion-dollar check to the U.S. government that it says renders moot theContinue Reading