Volcanoes are erupting in The Philippines, but on-fire Australia received some welcome rain. The Iran war cries have been called off and The Donald’s military powers are about to be hamstrung by the Senate. Meanwhile, his impeachment trial is starting, and we’re all on Twitter for a front-row seat.
Tag: Technology
09/08/2021
The Texas Abortion ‘Whistleblower’ Site Still Can’t Find a Host
Even the most extreme internet infrastructure providers have turned their backs on the website for violating their terms of service.
09/09/2021
What Could Go Right? Adios to Spain’s last coal mine
India gives us the world’s first DNA vaccine, Mexico decriminalizes abortion, and are US hospitals overcrowded from ivermectin cases?
08/27/2021
Internet subsidy program enrolls 5 million
A new federal program that offers $50 a month to pay for internet service has enrolled 5 million households, the Federal Communications Commission said Friday.
08/14/2021
Computer Models Of Civilization Offer Routes To Ending Global Warming
07/31/2021
Opinion: This Is Our Chance to Pull Teenagers Out of the Smartphone Trap
As students return to school in the coming weeks, there will be close attention to their mental health. Many problems will be attributed to the Covid pandemic, but in fact we need to look back further, to 2012.
07/09/2021
China’s Didi Crackdown Isn’t All That Different From U.S. Moves Against Big Tech
It was supposed to be one of the hottest IPOs of the year, the listing of the most dominant ride-hailing service in China, Didi Global. More dominant than Uber, Didi commands almost 90% of the Chinese market, and with its attendant services like bicycle rentals and a growing business in autonomous vehicles and artificial intelligence. And then it all went terribly wrong.
06/30/2021
NASA and ESA to test nudging asteroids off collision course with Earth
06/30/2021
Flying car completes test flight between airports
A prototype flying car has completed a 35-minute flight between international airports in Nitra and Bratislava, Slovakia.
07/01/2021
What Could Go Right? COVID immunity for years
Plus new tech for disaster aid (that actually works), what everyday item has saved hundreds of thousands of lives, and more progress news from our weekly newsletter.
06/29/2021
Mark Zuckerberg must be stopped
How to turn Facebook and other social media platforms from bugs into features
06/18/2021
Technology Saves the World
06/10/2021