Vykar is a New Open Source Backup Tool That's Faster Than Borg, Restic, and Kopia
If you want to backup your data on Linux, there's no shortage of reliable options that offer some pretty good functionality. We have Déjà Dup that handles the basics well if you just want a simple GNOME app that protects your files without much fuss. Timeshift takes a different angle; it snapshots your system so you can roll back after a bad update, though it's not really designed for personal data backups.For users who want more control, Borg and Restic have been the standards for years. Both a...
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USC reaches settlement in Mike Bohn racial harassment and discrimination lawsuit
USC has reached a settlement with a former athletic department official who accused ex-athletic director Mike Bohn of racial harassment and discrimination.
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Delta cabin crew taken to hospital after flight to Sydney hits severe turbulence
Three crew suffered minor head and shoulder injuries and were taken to hospital.
OpenAI is putting ChatGPT, its browser and code generator into one desktop app
OpenAI is developing a “super app” for desktop that unifies ChatGPT, its browser and its Codex app, according to the Wall Street Journal and CNBC. A company spokesperson told the publications that OpenAI Chief of Applications Fidji Simo will lead the application revamp with assistance from OpenAI President Greg Brockman. Simo will also help the marketing team advertise the app when it comes out. OpenAI’s leadership is apparently hoping that combining several products can help it streamline user ...
Mexican teen dies in U.S. immigration custody in Florida
A 19-year-old Mexican migrant died at a county jail in Florida that has been holding immigrant detainees, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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Why Is Australia Not Already Rationing Fuel?
Why Is Australia Not Already Rationing Fuel? Authored by 'Fast Eddy' via 'The World according to Fast Eddy' substack, I’m an Australian Wholesale Fuel Trader An insider's explanation of what is going on... The commentary below was lifted from a Reddit post. Other than the issues I have already raised in previous articles How Is Iran Blocking and Mining Hormuz? And so it begins.... the question I am asking after reading this analysis is: Why is Australia Not Already Rationing Fu...
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Comey Subpoenaed For Alleged 'Grand Conspiracy' Against Trump
Comey Subpoenaed For Alleged 'Grand Conspiracy' Against Trump Former FBI Director James Comey has been slapped with a subpoena as part of a wide-ranging case against Obama-Biden-era officials who helped frame Donald Trump is a Russian asset in a "grand conspiracy." The grand jury subpoena, issued last week by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida, focuses on Comey’s role in the preparation of the January 2017 Intelligence Community Assessment that concl...
Missing University of Alabama student Jimmy Gracey found dead in Barcelona
The body of missing University of Alabama student James "Jimmy" Gracey was recovered Thursday in Barcelona, Spain, after a days-long search, authorities confirmed.Police recovered the body at Port Olimpic, a marina just steps from the waterfront nightclub where Gracey was last seen.A spokesperson for Mossos d’Esquadra said the remains recovered at Port Olimpic have been identified as belonging to the 20-year-old junior, who was last seen early Tuesday morning at the waterfront Shoko nightclub.Gr...
Indiana University philanthropy group allegedly led fundraising training with Hamas-linked 'sham charity'
A Muslim philanthropy group at Indiana University reportedly organized fundraising training programs with a Turkish nonprofit that the U.S. government recently sanctioned as a "sham charity" accused of secretly funding Hamas as well as Islamic revivalist Muslim Brotherhood.The Muslim Philanthropy Initiative, part of the School of Philanthropy, allegedly co-organized training programs alongside Hayat Yolu, according to a LinkedIn post and a local outlet report dating back as far as seven months a...
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Disclosure? US Government Registers Aliens.gov Domain
Disclosure? US Government Registers Aliens.gov Domain Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, The momentum behind President Trump’s drive to expose hidden UAP files continues to build, now underscored by fresh reminders of why such secrets have been buried for decades. The Executive Office of the President has registered the aliens.gov domain, a quiet but unmistakable step toward a potential public portal for declassified materials on unidentified anomalous phenomena. This...
A US DOJ operation disrupted four botnets that infected 3M+ devices and includes the Aisuru and Kimwolf botnets used in a 31.4 Tbps DDoS attack in December 2025
Andy Greenberg / Wired: A US DOJ operation disrupted four botnets that infected 3M+ devices and includes the Aisuru and Kimwolf botnets used in a 31.4 Tbps DDoS attack in December 2025 The Aisuru, K
DHS touts 10 straight months of zero illegal aliens released at border as crossings plunge
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Thursday that Border Patrol agents have not released a single migrant into the U.S. interior for 10 consecutive months, pointing to what officials described as historically low levels of illegal crossings.The DHS said in a press release that data from February shows U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recorded its tenth straight month with zero migrant releases at the border, and the agency credited an "enforcement-first" approach for the susta...
UC Berkeley to pay $1M, overhaul policies after antisemitism lawsuit settlement
The University of California, Berkeley, will pay $1 million and make changes to its policies on antisemitism after settling a lawsuit with the Brandeis Center. The $1 million penalty will act as a reimbursement to the Brandeis Center for outside attorneys' fees.Under the settlement, UC Berkeley is to prohibit discrimination and harassment based on an individual's actual or perceived religion, shared ancestry, shared ethnicity and/or national or ethnic origin, specifically Jewish or Israeli. The ...
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith wants security clearance to be briefed about foreign interference
Premier Danielle Smith is seeking security clearance to receive briefings on foreign interference in Alberta, but the leader of the Opposition says she shouldn't be trusted with it.
Five Mexican nationals indicted after massive meth lab bust uncovers enormous quantities of drugs
Five Mexican nationals were indicted on federal drug trafficking and weapons charges this week after authorities discovered a clandestine methamphetamine lab in Northern California, leading to the seizure of nearly 3,000 pounds of the drug, officials said.The Department of Justice said a federal grand jury returned a 10-count indictment Thursday against Luis Reyna Carrillo, 33, Mariana Vanessa Mendoza Camacho, 33, Juan Jesus Manriquez Diaz, 31, Alvaro Rosales, 44, and Manuel Juan Madrid Perez, 3...
Viral video appears to show blind plane passenger caught in tense service dog dispute
A blind passenger traveling with his guide dog found himself at the center of a tense in-flight dispute after other travelers claimed their own service animal couldn’t sit nearby, a viral video of the incident appeared to show.The onboard disagreement escalated as other passengers also sought to use the underseat space reserved for the guide dog, raising questions about enforcing service animal rules on commercial flights.The video has since gone viral, drawing nearly 500,000 likes and widesprea...
California building with dozens of health care, hospice providers raises eyebrows amid fraud speculation
A single building in Van Nuys, California, is raising eyebrows amid questions about the dozens of hospice providers and health care agencies registered at the address. The Merabi Professional Medical Plaza has been dubbed "ground zero" for Medicare fraud in the hospice industry.The building is three stories and 32,000 square feet, according to CBS News, which recently visited to investigate the hospice companies registered at the Friar Street address. The outlet reported 89 hospice companies wer...
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SoCal Heat-Wave Prompts Health Warning Of High Bacteria Levels At Los Angeles Beaches
SoCal Heat-Wave Prompts Health Warning Of High Bacteria Levels At Los Angeles Beaches Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times, Health officials warned that some Southern California beaches may be unsafe for swimming due to elevated bacterial levels this week amid elevated temperatures across the region. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health on March 18 said that visitors should avoid swimming, surfing, or playing in the ocean waters between Malibu and Santa Mo...
The National | Middle East oil attacks send fuel costs soaring
March 19, 2026 | Iran intensifies strikes on oil and natural gas facilities across the Persian Gulf region, driving global fuel prices even higher. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre champions Canada to podcaster Joe Rogan. And, Canadians sound off on the big telecoms.
RCMP visit Edmonton offices of business at centre of Alberta health procurement probes
RCMP officers and vehicles were seen on Thursday at the west Edmonton offices of a businessman at the centre of multiple probes into the Alberta government's procurement practices.
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Bezos Plots Colossal $100 Billion Fund To Transform Companies Using AI: WSJ
Bezos Plots Colossal $100 Billion Fund To Transform Companies Using AI: WSJ Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is in early discussions to raise as much as $100 billion for a new investment vehicle aimed at acquiring and revitalizing manufacturing companies through the application of artificial intelligence, according to the Wall Street Journal. The proposed fund, described in investor materials as a “manufacturing transformation vehicle,” would target companies in strategic industrial sec...
World Baseball Classic final attracted historic viewership with over 10M watching on FOX
Venezuela defeated Team USA, 3-2, in the World Baseball Classic (WBC) final Tuesday, and the game was historic in more ways than one.Venezuela won its first-ever WBC title, and players flooded the field with emotion and pride as they celebrated the thrilling victory. History was also made during the telecast when 10,784,000 viewers watched the final on FOX and FOX Deportes. It became the most-watched WBC telecast of all time. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMThe telecast average...
A man accused of using thousands of bot accounts to stream AI songs, making millions in royalties, pleads guilty in US district court to wire fraud conspiracy
Murray Stassen / Music Business Worldwide: A man accused of using thousands of bot accounts to stream AI songs, making millions in royalties, pleads guilty in US district court to wire fraud conspirac
Browns' NFL rule proposal on future draft picks in trades draws scrutiny
While a potential ban on the tush push was debated last offseason, this year the Cleveland Browns have floated the most notable rule change.The proposal seeks to allow NFL teams to agree to deals that would involve draft picks as far as five years in advance. Current league policy only permits teams to trade picks as far as three years into the future.The NFL owners will consider the Browns’ proposal and a separate proposal from the Pittsburgh Steelers when they gather for league meetings before...
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Super Micro Co-Founder Arrested In Alleged $2.5 Billion Nvidia Chip Smuggling Scheme
Super Micro Co-Founder Arrested In Alleged $2.5 Billion Nvidia Chip Smuggling Scheme Federal prosecutors have charged a co-founder of Super Micro Computer Inc. and two associates with participating in a scheme to divert roughly $2.5 billion in advanced Nvidia chips to China, according to an indictment unsealed Thursday afternoon. The charges mark a notable escalation in Washington’s effort to police the flow of high-end artificial-intelligence hardware, shifting focus from overseas ...
US Takes Down Botnets Used in Record-Breaking Cyberattacks
The Aisuru, Kimwolf, JackSkid, and Mossad botnets had infected more than 3 million devices in total, many inside home networks, according to the US Justice Department.
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Prices of New Single-Family Homes Drop Further, Inventory of Completed New Homes for Sale Highest since 2009
Hoping for lower mortgage rates that may not come.
California to change Cesar Chavez Day to Farmworkers Day after sexual abuse scandal
The California State Legislature is taking steps to rename Cesar Chavez Day after a controversial report exposed sexual abuse allegations against the labor union activist.Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas took to the Assembly floor on Thursday to recognize the "disturbing" and "painful" stories told by the women in Wednesday's New York Times article."As someone who grew up in the farmworker movement, as a son and grandson of farmworkers who raised my brother and I, as a father and as a Latino, I am ...
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Charlie Kirk told me to prevent Iran war before he died, says Trump ally who quit
Joe Kent accused Donald Trump of backing a needless Iran war.
Sources: the White House plans to unveil a federal AI framework on Friday covering preemption of state laws, child safety, communities, creators, and censorship (Axios)
Axios: Sources: the White House plans to unveil a federal AI framework on Friday covering preemption of state laws, child safety, communities, creators, and censorship The White House is expected to
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NASA May Shrink Boeing's Moon-Mission Role While Handing SpaceX Core Rocket Responsibilities
NASA May Shrink Boeing's Moon-Mission Role While Handing SpaceX Core Rocket Responsibilities President Donald Trump's NASA chief could soon announce Boeing's diminishing role in returning astronauts to the Moon, while leaning heavily on Elon Musk's SpaceX rocket company to do the heavy lifting. Boeing's Space Launch System (SLS), originally the rocket backbone of the Artemis mission, would no longer carry the Lockheed Martin-built Orion crew capsule to the Moon. Under the new plan...
Denmark secretly prepared to blow up Greenland's runways to stop US aircraft: report
Denmark prepared to sabotage Greenland’s airstrips using explosives and flew in blood supplies amid fears of a potential U.S. invasion earlier this year, according to a new report by Danish public broadcaster DR.The measures were said to be part of a contingency plan that included deploying troops to the island in January with explosives for possible runway demolition aimed at preventing U.S. aircraft from landing, EuroNews said.The measures were outlined in a Danish military operations order da...
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Minnesota Audit: State Agency 'Accidentally' Blocked Kickback Investigation Into Autism Services
Minnesota Audit: State Agency 'Accidentally' Blocked Kickback Investigation Into Autism Services Authored by Janice Hisle via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A state agency erred when it blocked autism-services kickbacks from being investigated—a decision based on the agency’s flawed, decades-old definition of “fraud,” according to a Minnesota audit released March 17. A view outside the Minnesota State Capitol building in Minneapolis, Minn., on June 20, 2020. Stephen Maturen/Getty...
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LAPD fired munition at anti-ICE protest that left man blind in one eye, legal claim says
A 23-year-old autistic man has filed a legal claim stating that Los Angeles police blinded him in one eye by firing a less-lethal round at his head during a demonstration in January against the Trump administration's immigration enforcement efforts.
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Canada Allocates $200 Million Towards the Creation of Nation's First Spaceport
Minister of National Defence David McGuinty announced on Monday, March 16th, that the Canadian government is committing $200 million to develop Canada's first commercial spaceport in Nova Scotia, which will be run by Maritime Launch Services.
Nuclear fusion advances, but challenges remain for power grid
Nuclear fusion originates in our sun and other stars. Immense pressure and high temperatures in the core create a reaction, ultimately preventing it from collapsing under the force of gravity."The fusion here on Earth has a lot of corollaries to how we understand how the stars work in things like astrophysics," Commonwealth Fusion Systems CEO Bob Mumgaard said."They both rely on studying plasma, the fourth state of matter. They both have the same types of reactions, and we use some of what we le...
ICE agents told by relatives they will 'answer in hell' as families fracture over politics
Federal immigration agents are being told they will "answer in hell" by their own families as the political divide over border security grows increasingly personal.Immigration agents are being vilified and disowned by relatives who spoke to Vanity Fair about their reactions. The fractures comes as the Department of Homeland Security continues its mass deportation push under the Trump administration."You’ll answer in hell for some of the atrocities you commit daily," wrote one family member, Jake...
Online Bot Traffic Will Exceed Human Traffic By 2027, Cloudflare CEO Says
Cloudflare's CEO predicts AI-driven bot traffic will surpass human internet traffic by 2027, as AI agents generate vastly more web requests than people. "If a human were doing a task -- let's say you were shopping for a digital camera -- and you might go to five websites. Your agent or the bot that's doing that will often go to 1,000 times the number of sites that an actual human would visit," Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince said in an interview at SXSW this week. "So it might go to 5,000 sites. A...
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Why coding with AI feels like pulling a slot machine lever for dopamine
Developer Tao Bojlén noticed something uncomfortable about his days spent coding with Claude. After a long session, he didn't feel the pleasant tiredness of real work. "Instead, this jittery craving for more," he wrote. "It's the same unsatisfied hunger that I feel after doomscrolling." Read the rest The post Why coding with AI feels like pulling a slot machine lever for dopamine appeared first on Boing Boing.
Olympians speak out against Iran's public execution of champion wrestler Saleh Mohammadi
The execution of Iranian wrestling star Saleh Mohammadi left the sports world mourning on Thursday.Iran's regime executed the 19-year-old man on Thursday. Mohammadi was reportedly killed in a public hanging, according to Iranian American human rights activists and dissidents.Iran International reported that Iran’s regime hanged Mohammadi and two additional Iranian men, Mehdi Ghasemiand Saeed Davoudi, "after being accused of killing two police officers during nationwide protests earlier this year...
Feds investigate alarming near-miss between Alaska Airlines jet, FedEx plane at busy Newark airport
Federal authorities are investigating after a "close call" was reported Tuesday night at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey, involving a commercial jet and cargo aircraft.National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) officials confirmed the "close call" happened when an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 overflew a FedEx Boeing 777 while both jets were attempting to land on crossing runways.The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said that at about 8:15 p.m. local time, an air traffic co...
Feds investigate alarming near miss between Alaska Airlines jet, FedEx plane at busy Newark airport
Federal authorities are investigating after a "close call" was reported Tuesday night at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey involving a commercial jet and cargo aircraft.National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) officials confirmed the "close call" happened when an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 overflew a FedEx Boeing 777 while both jets were attempting to land on crossing runways.The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said that, at about 8:15 p.m., an air traffic controller in...
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All five DNA/RNA building blocks found in asteroid Ryugu samples
Every nucleobase needed to build DNA and RNA adenine, guanine, cytosine, thymine, and uracil has been found in rock samples from the asteroid Ryugu, according to a study published in Nature Astronomy. Previous research in 2023 had found only uracil. Read the rest The post All five DNA/RNA building blocks found in asteroid Ryugu samples appeared first on Boing Boing.
Google Colab Now Has an Open-Source MCP (Model Context Protocol) Server: Use Colab Runtimes with GPUs from Any Local AI Agent
Google has officially released the Colab MCP Server, an implementation of the Model Context Protocol (MCP) that enables AI agents to interact directly with the Google Colab environment. This integrati
Jack Hughes clarifies remarks on Olympic gold medal puck after Hall of Fame says it’s staying put
New Jersey Devils star and Olympic gold medalist Jack Hughes clarified his comments about the status of the gold medal–winning puck after his initial remarks sparked a frenzy involving the Toronto-based Hockey Hall of Fame.In an exclusive interview with ESPN, Hughes expressed his disappointment when he learned that the Olympic puck was now on display in the Canadian-based museum. "I'm trying to get it. Like, that's bulls--- that the Hockey Hall of Fame has it, in my opinion. Why would they have ...
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Hidden for 4,500 years: a sealed corridor in the Great Pyramid
The ScanPyramids team found a sealed corridor inside the Great Pyramid of Khufu about 9 meters long, 2.1 meters wide, sitting 7 meters above the main entrance and hidden for roughly 4,500 years, reports Modern Engineering Marvels. The discovery started with muography, a technique that tracks muons generated by cosmic rays passing through stone. Read the rest The post Hidden for 4,500 years: a sealed corridor in the Great Pyramid appeared first on Boing Boing.
Duke survives stunning halftime deficit to hold off No. 16 seed Siena in March Madness' first round
The Duke Blue Devils avoided being on the wrong side of March Madness history.The No. 1 seed rallied late to avoid an upset by the No. 16 Siena Saints with a 71-65 victory in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Only twice in tournament history has a 16th-seeded team taken down a top seed in the first round UMBC over Virginia in 2018 and Fairleigh Dickinson over Purdue in 2023. Siena was in the driver’s seat to join that rare group, shocking Duke with a 43-32 lead at halftime. But it was unab...
Major city hikes hotel tax to nearly 20% as tourism bosses eye major events
The Chicago City Council has agreed to raise its tourist tax in an effort to grow traveler marketing programs.The vote on Ordinance 2026-0022544 will raise the tax on hotel rooms within that district to 19% from the rate of 17.5% which includes a combined city, county and state tax, according to the Chicago Sun Times.The increase will be applied to hotel stays at properties in the downtown and surrounding areas that contain over 100 rooms.LAS VEGAS TOURISM PLUMMETS AS OFFICIALS CONSIDER $6M PLAN...
Major city hikes hotel tax to nearly 20% as tourism bosses eye future events
The Chicago City Council has agreed to raise its tourist tax in an effort to grow traveler marketing programs.The vote on Ordinance 2026-0022544 will raise the tax on hotel rooms within that district to 19% from the rate of 17.5% which includes a combined city, county and state tax, according to the Chicago Sun Times.The increase will be applied to hotel stays at properties in the downtown and surrounding areas that contain over 100 rooms.LAS VEGAS TOURISM PLUMMETS AS OFFICIALS CONSIDER $6M PLAN...
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The first recording of computer music was playing at the wrong pitch for decades
In 1951, a BBC outside broadcast unit brought a portable acetate disc cutter to the Manchester Computing Machine Laboratory and recorded three melodies played by Alan Turing's Mark II computer. The machine filled much of the ground floor. Today, only a 12-inch acetate disc survives the computer was scrapped long ago, according to the British Library. Read the rest The post The first recording of computer music was playing at the wrong pitch for decades appeared first on Boing Boing.
Sources: Anthropic met behind closed doors with House Homeland Security and discussed issues like export controls, only briefly touching on its DOD fight
Maria Curi / Axios: Sources: Anthropic met behind closed doors with House Homeland Security and discussed issues like export controls, only briefly touching on its DOD fight - The discussion focused
Juror says Kouri Richins sympathy flipped after trial exposed kids’ book author’s plot to kill husband: report
A juror in the murder trial of Utah children’s book author Kouri Richins is speaking out for the first time, describing how the panel went from early sympathy to a unanimous guilty verdict in the fentanyl poisoning death of her husband.Richins, 35, now faces the possibility of spending the rest of her life in prison after the jury found her guilty on all counts. Her sentencing is scheduled for May 13 at 9:30 a.m. MST.In an interview with ABC’s "Good Morning America," a juror named Laura said her...
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Wander: a decentralized console for the small web
A new project called Wander lets you drop two files onto your personal website an index.html and a wander.js and turn it into a node in a decentralized web console. Visitors click a button and are sent to a random page on your site, then to a site you've linked to, then to a site that one links to, going one hop deeper into the network with each click. Read the rest The post Wander: a decentralized console for the small web appeared first on Boing Boing.
Fox News' Shannon Bream scores fourth consecutive No 1 New York Times bestseller with new faith book
Fox News anchor Shannon Bream’s latest book, "Nothing is Impossible with God," has debuted at No. 1 on the New York Times bestseller list, making it Bream's fourth consecutive hit.In a press release on Thursday, Fox News announced "Nothing is Impossible with God," which released last week, reached the top of the Advice, How-To and Miscellaneous category, cementing it as the top-selling faith-based book of 2026 and outperforming all other releases in the genre so far this year.The achievement mar...
Mamdani moves to sideline NYC police with new safety office under sweeping overhaul
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Thursday he will sign an executive order to create an Office of Community Safety (OCS), a step toward his vision of public safety that prioritizes support and prevention rather than policing and penalization.The office, housed within the mayor’s office, will oversee multiple existing public safety programs and signify a major step in building out Mamdani's $1.1 billion Department of Community Safety.The announcement comes after Mamdani pledged to revi...
Look at This Treasure Trove of Unseen Photos From the Filming of ‘Return of the Jedi’
Behind-the-scenes 'Star Wars' photos taken by visual effects artist Stuart Ziff are going up for auction at Propstore.
Duffy mocks Newsom’s ‘bridges to nowhere’ as California wildlife crossing overruns by $21M
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy bashed Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom over an unfinished wildlife crossing bridge in the Golden State that is running $21 million over budget.Duffy shared a post from the X account End Wokeness showing video of the unfinished project stretching across 10 lanes of the 101 Freeway in Southern California. The video shows the incomplete bridge, which is intended to provide safe passage for animals such as cougars to cross over the highway."Bridges to nowh...
Reality TV star Jordan Wright found dead in drainage canal at 33
British reality TV personality Jordan Wright, who starred on ITV’s "The Only Way Is Essex," has died. He was 33.A spokesperson for ITV confirmed Wright's death to Fox News Digital Thursday."Everyone at TOWIE sends their deepest sympathies to the family and friends of Jordan Wright at this very sad time," the network said in a statement.'REAL HOUSEWIVES' STAR'S SON DEAD AT 23Wright was found dead in a drainage canal near Bang Tao Beach in Phuket, Thailand, March 14, according to local reports, pe...
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Obama Judge Strikes Down Ten Commandments In Arkansas Classrooms
Obama Judge Strikes Down Ten Commandments In Arkansas Classrooms Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A federal judge has struck down a law in Arkansas that required the display of the Ten Commandments in classrooms, finding it violated children’s rights. U.S. District Judge Timothy Brooks (Obama) ruled on March 16 that not enjoining the law, Act 573, would violate the religious and Free Exercise rights of children in public school. A copy of the Ten Co...
Alphabet no longer has a controlling stake in its life sciences business Verily
Alphabet's life sciences business Verily is restructuring and raising money as a new corporate entity. Verily announced that with its $300 million investment round, it will change from an LLC to a corporation and rename itself Verily Health Inc. As a result, Alphabet now has a minority stake rather than a controlling one in the business. Similar to every other tech business, this chapter for Verily will be focused on AI. “From research to care, our customers need solutions that bring the best of...
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Tech hobbyist builds working guided missile prototype for $96
A tech hobbyist named Alisher Khojayev built a working, shoulder-mounted guided-missile prototype for $96. The launcher, missile, and optional camera-based tracking system were almost entirely 3D-printed, with cheap ESP32 microprocessors and basic sensors handling the electronics, as reported by Tom's Hardware. Read the rest The post Tech hobbyist builds working guided missile prototype for $96 appeared first on Boing Boing.
States are suing the EPA for relinquishing its role as a greenhouse gas emissions regulator
California, Massachusetts, Connecticut and New York are leading a group of 20 other states in suing the US Environmental Protection Agency for renouncing its ability to regulate greenhouse gas emissions, The New York Times reports. The lawsuit specifically argues that the EPA's decision to rescind a 2009 study that determined greenhouse gases are dangerous to public health was illegal. The study, which is the source of what's called the "Endangerment Finding," was one of several justifications a...
Jeff Bezos reportedly wants $100 billion to buy and transform old manufacturing firms with AI
The Amazon magnate has a new project centered around acquiring industrial firms and revamping them with AI technology.
'The View' guest host praises Trump economy as panel blasts admin for rising prices amid Iran conflict
CNBC’s Sara Eisen clashed with her fellow co-hosts during a guest appearance on "The View" Thursday, defending President Donald Trump’s economic policies amid the conflict in Iran.Twenty days into the Trump administration’s military operation in Iran, Americans are lamenting rising prices, particularly at the pump. Vice President JD Vance has argued that this acute moment of economic strain is a mere "blip" in the current economy, but co-hosts of "The View" were divided on their expectations."If...
Iran’s new supreme leader linked to properties with ‘line of sight’ into Israeli UK Embassy
Iran’s supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, has been linked to two luxury apartments overlooking the Israeli Embassy in London, a location that security experts said could provide "permanent surveillance," according to multiple reports.The multimillion-dollar Kensington properties sit next to the high-profile embassy compound and were identified by UK media, drawing on findings from a yearlong probe into Khamenei’s potential overseas assets.The Times of London reported on March 5 that the one build...
4Chan Mocks $700K Fine For UK Online Safety Breaches
The UK regulator Ofcom fined 4chan nearly $700,000 (520,000 pounds) for failing to implement age checks and address illegal content risks under the Online Safety Act, but the platform mocked the penalty and signaled it won't pay. A lawyer representing the company responded with an AI-generated cartoon image of a hamster, writing in a follow-up post on X: "In the only country in which 4chan operates, the United States, it is breaking no law and indeed its conduct is expressly protected by the Fir...
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US Fast-Tracks Billions In 'Emergency' Arms Sales To Gulf, Bypassing Congress
US Fast-Tracks Billions In 'Emergency' Arms Sales To Gulf, Bypassing Congress On the one hand President Trump and Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth have declared that America is 'winning' against Iran, having destroyed its navy and air defenses, and having seriously degraded its missiles - but on the other the admin has put in for a more than $200 billion supplemental request to Congress to fund the war. It seems Congress will likely eventually sign off on this gargantuan figure - for an...
Dems face reckoning after putting deceased labor leader on pedestal as sexual abuse allegations emerge
Democrats are facing a reckoning after casting César Chavez as a near-sacred figure of the American left for decades— honoring him in DNC statements, White House proclamations and annual public tributes but that long-running celebration is now colliding with newly surfaced abuse allegations.Allegations that a 45-year-old Chavez sexually abused and groomed minors and adults, including one girl who was as young as 13 at the time of the abuse and another who became pregnant twice following their en...
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This AI kitchen appliance makes you do all of the hard work before it will cook for you
Hey, look: it's an Instant Pot for rich people. The Nosh One is a $1,000+ buzzword-heavy AI Robot Chef that purportedly makes delicious meals from multiple cuisines after you prep all the ingredients and load them in. It's currently on Kickstarter and doing well. Read the rest The post This AI kitchen appliance makes you do all of the hard work before it will cook for you appeared first on Boing Boing.
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Inside Pennsylvania's hidden time capsule of Americana: a 100,000-square-foot wonderland of vintage oddities
After watching this video of The American Treasure Tour Museum in Oaks, Pennsylvania, I'm officially obsessed this might be one of the most delightfully eccentric museums in the country. Hidden inside a repurposed Bromley industrial complex near Valley Forge, this 100,000-square-foot private collection is bursting with pre-digital Americana: decades' worth of mechanical music machines, nickelodeons, circus art, classic cars, dolls, vintage advertising signs, and animatronic figures that still co...
‘Uncanny Valley’: Nvidia’s ‘Super Bowl of AI,’ Tesla Disappoints, and Meta’s VR Metaverse ‘Shutdown’
In this episode, we dive into Nvidia’s annual developer conference and what CEO Jensen Huang is saying about the future of the company.
‘Uncanny Valley’: Nvidia’s ‘Super Bowl of AI,’ Tesla Disappoints, and Meta’s VR Metaverse ‘Shutdown’
In this episode, we dive into Nvidia’s annual developer conference and what CEO Jensen Huang is saying about the future of the company.
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UC Berkeley won't ban Zionist speakers, will pay $1 million to settle antisemitism suit
UC Berkeley said Thursday that it would pay $1 million to settle a suit filed after the Oct. 7 attack in Israel and Israel's war in Gaza spurred campus protests.
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UC Berkeley pays $1 million to settle antisemitism suit, says students cannot ban Zionist speakers
UC Berkeley said Thursday that it would pay $1 million to settle a suit filed after the Oct. 7 attack in Israel and Israel's war in Gaza spurred campus protests.
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All This Fuss About A Fiat Dollar
All This Fuss About A Fiat Dollar Authored by Jeff Thomas via InternationalMan.com, Throughout the First World, and, particularly in the US, there is an increasing consciousness that fiat currency, far from being the solution to economic problems, is, in fact, a cause of them. There are even those who, over the years, have predicted that the continued massive creation of fiat dollars may well lead to price controls, destruction of savings, looting, riots and, possibly, even revo...
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Defence seeks acquittal for Norway princess’ son for alleged rapes
Marius Hoiby faces 40 charges after police found images on his phone and laptop.
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Hong Kong panel hears safety measures failed on day of deadly fire
Investigators say almost all safety systems failed due to human error.
Iranian women’s soccer team returns home after declining asylum in Australia: report
Earlier this month, Australia granted asylum to five members of the Iranian women's soccer team who were visiting the country for a tournament when the U.S. and Israel launched a joint military campaign against the country. The remaining members of the team faced uncertainty.After the team was knocked out of the Women’s Asian Cup, most of the players who initially sought asylum later changed their minds.On Wednesday, all but two ultimately returned to Iran after declining asylum offers in Austra...
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Arellano: The grief behind the cascade of online Dolores Huerta photos
The photos currently flooding my social media stream are like a highlight reel of the life of Chicana civil rights icon Dolores Huerta.
Boston officer charged with manslaughter after shooting carjacking suspect as video disputes account
A Boston police officer faces manslaughter charges after authorities said he shot and killed a suspected carjacker last week, according to reports.Boston 25 reported that 33-year-old Officer Nicholas O’Malley of Randolph, Massachusetts, was charged with manslaughter and arraigned in Roxbury District Court on Thursday afternoon. During his arraignment, a not guilty plea was entered for him as dozens of fellow officers packed the courtroom.The judge presiding over the arraignment allowed O’Malley ...
Meta After Killing the Metaverse: ‘Just Kidding’
There's a reason Meta can't let the metaverse die so easily.
Quantum Computers Will Tap Out Before Breaking Encryption, Theory Claims
A small mathematical revision to quantum mechanics could effectively limit the purported infinite capacities of quantum computers—if validated, that is.
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Opinion: We study mass shooters. Something terrifying is happening online
NYT Opinion: Teens in crisis don’t need to seek out dark material. It finds them.
Amazon acquires autonomous robotics startup Rivr
Amazon has acquired Rivr, a startup focused on autonomous robotics. Rivr is based in Zurich and was valued at $110 million in a funding round from August 2024, which both Amazon and its CEO's Bezos Expeditions participated in. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. Rivr's robots have four legs and wheels that allow it to maneuver on stairs and other potentially uneven surfaces. The company just released its second generation of the robot. The purchase will likely further Amazon...
Texas woman with 37 felony theft charges released on bond after months on the run while on parole: report
A repeat offender who has racked up 37 felony theft charges was arrested after allegedly being on the run for months and was granted bond.Dequavia Denise Rogers, who was arrested March 13, was charged with 11 felony counts when she was booked into the Harris County Jail in Houston, Texas, according to jail records.Her 11 new felony charges include several counts of theft under $2,500, one charge of theft over $2,500 and another charge of theft.SEND US A TIP HEREIn total, according to FOX 26, Rog...
High Point calls out major conferences for avoiding his team after March Madness upset: 'They gotta play us'
High Point is riding high after its first March Madness victory in school history.The 12th-seeded Panthers came back from double digits to take down No. 5 Wisconsin in the tournament's first upset in a thrilling 83-82 victory.High Point did not have many opportunities to put the country on notice, as its entire schedule was filled with fellow mid-major schools.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM But head coach Flynn Clayman called out the Power Four schools for seemingly avoiding ...
What to Know About ‘JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure’ Before Starting ‘Steel Ball Run’
A newcomer’s guide to the seventh part of 'JoJo's Bizarre Adventure' and an answer to the eternal question of part‑skipping.
Elizabeth Warren endorses Nazi-tattooed Graham Platner in high-stakes Maine Senate primary
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass, is throwing her weight behind newcomer Graham Platner in Maine’s high-stakes Democratic primary in June a pivotal showdown that will determine who will face incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins in November.Warren’s endorsement, announced Wednesday in a video statement posted by Platner’s campaign, marks a significant boost for Platner as he continues to gain traction in the race against chief rival Gov. Janet Mills, who has the full backing of party leadership.C...
ABC cancels Bachelorette season with Taylor Frankie Paul, citing 2023 video
ABC's cancellation of the already taped season of the reality TV show comes days before it was to premiere on Sunday. A Disney Entertainment Television statement appeared to refer to a 2023 video of an altercation between Paul and Dakota Mortensen that was published by TMZ on Thursday.
DOJ subpoenas ex-FBI Director James Comey over role in 2017 Russia intel assessment
The Justice Department (DOJ) has subpoenaed former FBI Director James Comey over his role in the 2017 Intelligence Community Assessment (ICA) on Russian election interference, a source familiar confirmed to Fox News Digital. The subpoena marks a new escalation after Fox News Digital previously reported that Comey and former CIA Director John Brennan were under criminal investigation related to the probe.Sources at the time said the investigations were examining potential wrongdoing tied to the c...
Amid fuel crunch, Cuba mechanic converts car to run on charcoal
A Cuban mechanic has converted his 1980 Fiat Polski to run on charcoal, a cheaper and more abundant fuel than gasoline since Washington cut off oil shipments to the Caribbean island in January.
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Russia accuses Israel of ‘targeted’ strike that wounded RT crew in Lebanon
The IDF says it warned journalists not to be near the Litani River crossing.
Epstein's lawyer 'not aware' of any relationship Trump had with late convicted sex offender, Comer says
Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime personal lawyer and co-executive of his estate said he had no knowledge of a relationship the late convicted sex offender had with President Donald Trump, House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., said Thursday. Darren Indyke made the claim in a closed-door session before the House Oversight Committee. He is the latest Epstein affiliate to testify in the panel’s sprawling probe.Comer said Democrats immediately pressed Indyke with questions about ties betwe...
Verily raised $300M led by Series X Capital, giving it ~2 years of runway per a source; Alphabet remains an investor but no longer has a controlling stake (Axios)
Axios: Verily raised $300M led by Series X Capital, giving it ~2 years of runway per a source; Alphabet remains an investor but no longer has a controlling stake What to read next
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Netanyahu says Iran decimated as Tehran warns of ‘zero restraint’ in energy attacks
Iran’s missiles caused ‘extensive damage’ at Qatar’s Ras Laffan LNG hub.
Concerns Over Meta’s Smart Glasses Have Reached the U.S. Senate
Turns out you're not the only one who thinks adding facial recognition to smart glasses is a bad idea.
Rogue AI Triggers Serious Security Incident At Meta
For the second time in the past month, an AI agent went rogue at Meta -- this time giving an engineer incorrect advice that briefly exposed sensitive data. The Verge reports: A Meta engineer was using an internal AI agent, which Clayton described as "similar in nature to OpenClaw within a secure development environment," to analyze a technical question another employee posted on an internal company forum. But the agent also independently publicly replied to the question after analyzing it, witho...
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What Would A Bank Run Look Like Today?
What Would A Bank Run Look Like Today? Authored by Jeffrey Tucker via The Epoch Times, The movie “It’s a Wonderful Life” (1946) features what is today the most famous bank run. It’s film and fiction, yes, but fits with a scenario that has been common for centuries. When the movie came out, the bank runs of 1930–1932 were very much in people’s memory. For older people, they remember the Panic of 1907. Before that, there was the Panic of 1893, the Panic of 1873, the Panic of 1837, an...
U.S. congressman targets Canada's 'Netflix tax' with new bill
A new Republican-sponsored bill in the U.S. Congress takes aim at Canada's attempts to force foreign streaming companies such as Netflix and Disney+ to pay into Canadian funds for domestic content production.
This Translator Will Help You Parse Your Boss’s Mind-Numbing LinkedIn Speak
Turn that corpo gibberish into actionable communication, because someone has to actually run this place.
