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Wednesday June 18, 2025. 07:13 PM
Sen. Mazie Hirono asked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth if he would 'shoot peaceful protestors in the legs' if Donald Trump asked him to. The question on the House floor this morning was straightforward enough, but the former Fox host could not bring himself to say 'no.' —...
After quietly existing for years, Android Instant Apps are officially heading to the Google graveyard. The feature will be shut down in December 2025, and if you're wondering what Instant Apps even are… well, you're not alone. Launched in 2017, Instant Apps were supposed...
After quietly existing for years, Android Instant Apps are officially heading to the Google graveyard. The feature will be shut down in December 2025, and if you're wondering what Instant Apps even are… well, you're not alone. Launched in 2017, Instant Apps were supposed...
Bolivia's Death Road claims the lives of nearly 100 people each year. This narrow mountain road in Bolivia has some sections that are barely 3 meters wide. It has earned the ominous title 'Death Road' for good reason. The 64-kilometer Yungas Road, which connects La Paz to...
The POSIX realtime model, which is implemented in the Linux kernel, can ensure that a realtime process obtains the CPU time it needs to get its job done. It can be less effective, though, when there are multiple realtime processes competing for the available CPU resources....
The richest and most customizable desktop for FOSS Unix The second of three KDE point releases planned for 2025 is here, with more tiling options, accessibility improvements, and much more.…
Swiss Re has identified extreme heat as a significant insurance threat in its latest annual report on emerging risks with the Zurich-based reinsurer noting that up to half a million people globally die from extreme heat effects each year. The death toll exceeds the combined...
Deep in Palau's Rock Islands is a remarkable marine lake where millions of golden jellyfish swim daily. The golden jellyfish have evolved to be distinctly different from their ocean-dwelling relatives. Their stings are extremely mild and generally harmless to humans. Each...
The UK Information Commissioner's Office has issued its first guidance demanding manufacturers of air fryers, smart speakers, fertility trackers, and smart TVs respect users' privacy rights after reports of excessive data collection in homes. The regulator requires companies ...
Scientists at Massachusetts Institute of Technology have devised a way for large language models to keep learning on the fly—a step toward building AI that continually improves itself.
The gaming community's dedication to running games with platforms they have no business being on needs to be studied. Take, for instance, literally everything they've done with DOOM or running Minecraft's voxel model inside Mario 64. The next step in this pointless but no...
In United States v. Skrmetti, the Supreme Court ruled that Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors was not unconstitutional—the first case of its kind on which the court has ruled.
Are they using it to death then locking it in a drawer? Schemes needed as shipments of refurbed kit dips Less than a third of European consumers trade in or sell their old phones, limiting the supply of secondhand devices that might otherwise stimulate a more environmentally ...
Nature will automatically publish peer review reports and author responses alongside all newly submitted research papers starting this week. The flagship scientific journal previously offered transparent peer review as an optional service since 2020, while Nature...
It's not often that we plop a music video on the site these days, but this recent story in Vulture about how the video for Jack White's Archbishop Harold Holmes is too good not to share with you. The short version: John C. — Read the rest The post John C. Reilly finally...
TL;DR: Tackle whatever the day brings you with this onn. 10.1″ Android Tablet, now only $49.99 (reg. $99). When you want the freedom to move without losing touch, a tablet is the perfect middle ground — offering all the power without the bulk. — Read the rest The post Th...
Sure, we may be experiencing a terrifying backslide into fascism, but at least we have satirical comedy duo The Good Liars there to make us laugh along the way. Wherever the MAGA cult can be found, the Good Liars are there to make them trip over their own words and expose...
In the age before warning labels and liability waivers, scientific experimentation often looked like something between a séance and a rave. Case in point: this glorious 1807 illustration from a University of Pennsylvania dissertation titled 'The Effects of Breathing Nitrous ...
Tucker Carlson clobbered Ted Cruz while the two argued about the Israel-Iran conflict, reducing Cruz to a squirming mess in a clip that's now gone viral. (See video below, posted by Acyn.) Catering to the 'America First,' pro-Putin, anti-war faction of MAGA, Carlson...
Starting in summer 2026, Netflix subscribers in France will be able to watch commercially broadcast TV content 'without ever having to leave the service.' The Verge adds: The streaming giant has announced a distribution deal with French media company TF1 Group to make TF1's...
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