Why Is Everyone Suddenly Talking About Putting Data Centers in Space?
Data centers present sprawling engineering and political problems, with ravenous appetites for land and resources. Building them on Earth has...
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“They Could See My Color”: Minneapolis Uber Driver Speaks Out on Why Border Patrol Accosted Him
Ahmed Bin Hassan was keeping to himself, sitting in the car he was driving for Uber at the airport in...
Brown University cancels basketball games as authorities hunt for shooting suspect
Brown University has canceled its upcoming basketball games following a deadly shooting that left two students dead, and nine others...
Congress Quietly Kills Military “Right to Repair,” Allowing Corporations to Cash In on Fixing Broken Products
The idea of a “right to repair” — a requirement that companies facilitate consumers’ repairs, maintenance, and modification of products...
How Corporate Partnerships Powered University Surveillance of Palestine Protests
A cluster of tents had sprung up on the University of Houston’s central lawn. Draped in keffiyehs and surrounded by...
Fugitive Olympic snowboarder faces new accusations as feds raise reward for his capture to $15M
Former Canadian Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding was slapped with two additional counts of witness tampering, intimidation, murder, money laundering, and...
Kim Jong-un sends troops to Russia to clear deadly minefields for Putin’s war
New images released by Russia’s defense ministry show North Korean troops clearing mines in the war-ravaged Kursk region in western...
Major Chinese bridge collapses into river just months after opening to traffic
A massive bridge at a hydropower station in southwest China collapsed Tuesday, sending concrete and steel plunging into a river...
Gaza’s Students Kept Studying Amid the Rubble. Now Universities Hope to Rebuild.
A view through the gate of the Islamic University of Gaza, where bombed buildings have doubled as shelters for families...
Democrats Swept Tuesday Night’s Election. Now What?
On Tuesday, voters in Virginia, New York City, New Jersey, Texas, California, and Mississippi overwhelmingly supported Democratic candidates and ballot...
US military opens coordination center in Israel for Gaza stabilization and aid efforts amid ceasefire
Five days after world leaders endorsed a U.S.-brokered plan to end the Israel-Hamas war, the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) on...
US sends CENTCOM troops to Israel for Trump-brokered Hamas ceasefire monitoring
U.S. service members will arrive in Israel by Sunday to oversee the implementation of the ceasefire with Hamas, Fox News...
MIT Professor Cancels Israeli Military Grant After Student Pressure
Pro-Palestine student activists across the country have struggled to get their universities to respond to pressure for divestment from Israel...
WNBA player Natasha Cloud deletes post about Charlie Kirk assassination suspect
New York Liberty player Natasha Cloud unleashed a torrent of racially-charged posts on X Friday after the identity of the...
Gaza Students Found a Lifeline to U.S. Colleges. Then Trump Shut the Door.
Maryam walked for two hours through the streets of Gaza, reciting verses of protection from the Quran. She was hunting...
