DOE Closes Massive $26 Billion Loan For Southern Co.

DOE Closes Massive $26 Billion Loan For Southern Co. Here comes more of those “Hundreds of Billions” So much capital coming to this space next 3 years https://t.co/ZwTB0C2CUU — zerohedge (@zerohedge) November 18, 2025 The DOE announced Wednesday that its Office of Energy Dominance Financing (EDF) has closed a $26.54 billion loan package (the largest in the agency’s history) to two Southern Company subsidiaries. Georgia Power will receive $22.4 billion and Alabama Power $4.1 billi...

Can Mamdani (and Trump) Build a Neighborhood Over a Queens Rail Yard?

Mayor Zohran Mamdani said President Trump was receptive to partnering on a project to build some 12,000 homes in Queens. Many hurdles still await.

Pakistan and Afghanistan in 'open war': How we got here and what might happen next

Google and OpenAI employees sign open letter in ‘solidarity’ with Anthropic

Hundreds of employees at Google and OpenAI have signed an open letter urging their companies to stand with Anthropic in its standoff with the Pentagon over military applications for AI tools like Claude. The letter, titled “We Will Not Be Divided,” calls on the leadership of both companies to “put aside their differences and stand together to continue to refuse the Department of War’s current demands for permission to use our models for domestic mass surveillance and autonomously killing people ...

Sam Altman Insists He Also Has Principles as Anthropic’s Pentagon Stand Off Continues

Bravely taking a position that won't get tested.

Musk bashes OpenAI in deposition, saying 'nobody committed suicide because of Grok'

In his lawsuit against OpenAI, Musk touted xAI safety compared with ChatGPT. A few months later, xAI's Grok flooded X with nonconsensual nude images.

College of Family Physicians of Canada calls on Ottawa to increase support for family doctors

The College of Family Physicians of Canada is urging the government to reduce administrative burdens and barriers for family physicians so that they can deliver better patient care.

What's an E-Bike? California Wants You to Know

Cities want to stop kids from getting hurt. A lawmaker thinks warning them away from legal gray-area “e-motos” could help.

California to Paramount: Assimilate This

After Netflix dropped out of the race to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, Paramount is poised for victory—but it's not there yet.

Smartphone Market To Decline 13% in 2026, Marking the Largest Drop Ever Due To the Memory Shortage Crisis

An anonymous reader shares a report: Worldwide smartphone shipments are forecast to decline 12.9% year-on-year (YoY) in 2026 to 1.1 billion units, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. This decline will bring the smartphone market to its lowest annual shipment volume in more than a decade. The current forecast represents a sharp decline from our November forecast amid the intensifying memory shortage crisis. Read more of this story a...

Societal level AI Tragedy of the Commons. Someone please prove me wrong.

For the last two years, my biggest worry about AI wasn't AGI or some science fiction dystopia, but simply that massive layoffs of white collar workers are not just a loss of workers, but, more importa

Rodrigo Duterte crimes against humanity hearing ends as judges consider trial

ICC judges now have up to 60 days to decide if a full trial will proceed.

Missing 2-year-old boy police say was abducted from Winnipeg home found safe

Winnipeg police say a child who was the subject of an Amber Alert Friday has been found safe.

'I Did Not Have Relations With That Man, Jeffrey Epstein': Bill Clinton Tries Ol' Lewinsky Trick On American Public

'I Did Not Have Relations With That Man, Jeffrey Epstein': Bill Clinton Tries Ol' Lewinsky Trick On American Public Former President Bill Clinton on Friday told lawmakers that he had no clue about crimes carried out by Jeffrey Epstein, the late sex offender who visited the Clinton White House at least 17 times while Bill was president, before letting Clinton fly on the 'Lolita Express' dozens of times.  "I saw nothing, and I did nothing wrong," Clinton said in a statement prepared ...

'SuperAger' seniors stay sharp well past 80, as scientists reveal the reason

→ Some 80-year-olds still have razor-sharp brains and now scientists know why→ One father's nightly bathroom habit was missed sign of common cancer→ 5 ways to preserve vision as you age, according to an ophthalmologist→ Heart disease threat projected to climb sharply for key demographic→ Heavy snow is recipe for serious heart attack risk, experts say→ Flu season could linger into spring as doctors warn of second wave→ One type of olive oil has a surprising effect on brainpower in aging adults→ C...

Team USA star Jack Hughes gets another standing ovation from Penguins fans after return from Olympics

Team USA hero Jack Hughes received another standing ovation on Thursday, but this time it was from the away crowd.When the starting lineups were being announced prior to the Pittsburgh Penguins' 4-1 win over the New Jersey Devils at PPG Paints Arena, Hughes received another standing ovation from the Pittsburgh faithful.It was the second such acknowledgment for Hughes in two days, as the Devils’ home crowd gave their superstar a lot of love after his performance in the Olympics.CLICK HERE FOR MOR...

Scouting America agrees to 5 changes under Pentagon pressure

Scouting America, the organization previously known as the Boy Scouts of America, has agreed to make several changes, according to Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.  The group is under pressure from the U.S. Department of War, which has threatened to yank its support.In a video message issued on Friday, Hegseth said he had been "very seriously considering ending our support of scouting altogether," accusing the group of adopting "radical, woke ideology." But he said the organization has agreed to i...

Anthropic vs. the Pentagon: What’s actually at stake?

Anthropic and the Pentagon are clashing over AI use in autonomous weapons and surveillance, raising high-stakes questions about national security, corporate control, and who sets the rules for militar

OpenAI Fires an Employee for Prediction Market Insider Trading

Prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi are big business, and some Big Tech employees are testing boundaries by making trades based on insider knowledge.

A retired geneticist built an online museum of electrical plugs

A man with the delightful name of Oof Oud spent his career studying DNA and chromosomes at the University of Amsterdam. Then he retired and built the Museum of Plugs and Sockets a sprawling website cataloging over a thousand electrical plugs and sockets from more than 25 countries. Read the rest The post A retired geneticist built an online museum of electrical plugs appeared first on Boing Boing.

Everything Larry and David Ellison Will Control If Paramount Buys Warner Bros.

Paramount Skydance’s sprawling media empire will get a major boost if the deal is approved.

Till prison do they part: SoCal couple who eloped during crime spree face prison

At one point during the crime spree, two members of the robbery crew drove to Las Vegas and got legally married. Two days later, the newlyweds committed another robbery.

Nasa Announces Artemis III Mission No Longer Aims To Send Humans To Moon

Nasa announced on Friday radical changes to its delayed Artemis III mission to land humans back on the moon, as the US space agency grapples with technical glitches and criticism that it is trying to do too much too soon. From a report: The abrupt shift in strategy was laid out by the space agency's recently confirmed administrator, Jared Isaacman. Announcing the changes on Friday, he said that Nasa would introduce at least one new moon flight before attempting to put humans back on the lunar su...

Man arrested on misdemeanor DUI charges outside Nancy Guthrie's home after sobriety test

A 34-year-old man was arrested late Thursday night outside the Arizona home where Nancy Guthrie went missing earlier this month, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department told Fox News Digital.Shortly before 8 p.m. Thursday, deputies arrested 34-year-old Antonio De Jesus Pena-Campos in front of Guthrie’s home on misdemeanor DUI charges, the department said. The arrest is not related to the Guthrie investigation, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department added.DNA IS STILL PENDING AS VOLUNTEERS FIND ANOTHE...

The author of the world's strangest book says a stray cat wrote it

Luigi Serafini spent the late 1970s in Rome drawing an encyclopedia of a world that doesn't exist plants that morph into animals, machines with no clear purpose, architecture that defies physics all annotated in a language he invented from scratch. Read the rest The post The author of the world's strangest book says a stray cat wrote it appeared first on Boing Boing.

US allows non-emergency staff to leave Israel as Trump threatens Iran strikes

Talks in Geneva made 'very good progress' but Iran warns of US 'excessive demands'.

Breanna Stewart reveals what WNBA, players' union 'really can’t agree on' in midst of crucial CBA negotiations

The 2026 WNBA season could be a historic one, but it won’t tip off on time, or at all, if a new collective bargaining agreement isn’t agreed upon between the league and players. The WNBA established a March 10 deadline to agree to a new pact during its most recent meeting with the Women’s National Basketball Players’ Association (WNBPA), as to not disrupt the beginning of the 2026 season, which begins on May 8. But there’s been failure to reach a framework for a deal that both sides agree on, wh...

AI Takeover Complete: Data Center Construction Surpasses Office Construction For The First Time

AI Takeover Complete: Data Center Construction Surpasses Office Construction For The First Time On August 19, 2025 we published what we thought was "the most insane chart", one showing that value of data center construction was about to surpass the value of office construction. We added that we would reach the intersection point within 6 months.  The most insane chart: value of data centers being built will surpass all offices in construction within 6 months pic.twitter.com/kQBGeg...

Former LSU receiver Devonta Lee, member of Tigers’ national title team, dead at 26

Former LSU receiver Devonta Lee, who was a member of the 2019 national championship team, has died, his former team confirmed on Thursday. He was 26. Circumstances surrounding Lee’s death were not immediately known. Louisiana Tech University, another football program he played for, also confirmed his passing. "We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Devonta Lee, a former Bulldog wide receiver," their statement on X read. "Our thoughts are with his family, friends, and former teammates ...

Feds make 25 more arrests in anti-ICE Minnesota church invasion

Attorney General Pam Bondi announced that 25 more arrests had been made in connection with the storming of Cities Church by anti-U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agitators last month."Today, [the Justice Department] unsealed an indictment charging 30 more people who took part in the attack on Cities Church in Minnesota," Bondi wrote on X. "At my direction, federal agents have already arrested 25 of them, with more to come throughout the day.""YOU CANNOT ATTACK A HOUSE OF WORSHIP. I...

Deadly car crashes surge on days that big albums drop

The release of a hot album may increase fatal automobile accidents. In a new study, researchers sought to explore the dangers of in-vehicle smartphone use beyond just talking and texting. They compared traffic fatality data to Spotify's charts, using the albums with the most first-day streams. Spotify Read the rest The post Deadly car crashes surge on days that big albums drop appeared first on Boing Boing.

Pentagon forces Scouts to out trans kids, calls it "returning to values"

Secretary of Defense "Whiskey Pete" Hegseth proudly announced that Scouting America will forcibly out and segregate transgender scouts. This reverses nearly a decade of inclusion. Trans kids who've camped, earned badges, and built friendships in troops that match their identities will now be reassigned based on birth certificates, because apparently, bureaucratic humiliation builds character. Read the rest The post Pentagon forces Scouts to out trans kids, calls it "returning to values" appeare...

Lego’s March Releases Need a Hero (of Time)

Plus, the 'Star Wars' smart brick sets are here... whether you want them to be or not.

Tire pressure sensors are a huge privacy risk

Tire pressure monitoring systems (TPMS) have been mandatory in U.S. cars since 2007. The sensors sit inside each wheel, measure pressure, and wirelessly transmit data to the vehicle's onboard computer. A paper from researchers at IMDEA Networks Institute found that this wireless link has virtually no security and turns every car on the road into a trackable beacon. Read the rest The post Tire pressure sensors are a huge privacy risk appeared first on Boing Boing.

ChatGPT reaches 900M weekly active users

OpenAI shared the new numbers as part of its announcement that it has raised $110 billion in private funding.

Burger King is updating its Whopper, so that's one less thing that's falling apart

Fast food chain Burger King announced Thursday that it's updating its signature Whopper burger for the first time in a decade, adding a sturdier bun and serving it in a cardboard box after years of customer complaints about smashed burgers that fell apart.

Burger King is updating its Whopper, so that's one less thing that's falling apart

Fast food chain Burger King announced Thursday that it's updating its signature Whopper burger for the first time in a decade, adding a sturdier bun and serving it in a cardboard box after years of customer complaints about smashed burgers that fell apart.

Democrats confronted for staying seated at SOTU during Trump's call to put Americans first

President Donald Trump’s question during the State of the Union address highlighted divisions in the chamber, with many Democratic lawmakers remaining seated when asked if they prioritize American citizens over illegal immigrants."Jesse Watters Primetime" producer Johnny Belisario traveled to Capitol Hill to track down the lawmakers who stayed silent and ask what they thought of the president’s speech."The president asked Democrats to stand up if they prioritize American citizens over illegal al...

Trump 'not happy' with Iran talks, hasn't made 'final decision' on US strikes

President Donald Trump told reporters on Friday that he is "not happy" with the way Iran is negotiating."I'm not happy with the fact that they're not willing to give us what we have to have. So I'm not thrilled with that. We'll see what happens, we're talking later. We'll have some additional talks today. But, no, I'm not happy with the way they're going," Trump said.The president also told reporters that he had yet to make a final decision on striking Iran, something that many have speculated c...

DHS torches New Jersey’s profane ‘F---ICE Act’ as assaults on agents skyrocket 1,300%

EXCLUSIVE: The Department of Homeland Security slammed a new vulgar New Jersey bill aimed at punishing federal immigration enforcement in the Garden State, highlighting several victims of crimes committed by illegal immigrants that officials say lawmakers are ignoring.Earlier this week, Assemblymembers Ravinder Bhalla and Katie Brennan, both Hoboken Democrats, drafted the "F---ICE Act" with the profane acronym spelled out that would allow civil action to be taken against immigration enforcement ...

NASA Announces Major Revamp of Its Artemis Moon Program

The agency tacked on an additional flight in 2027 to test lunar landers in Earth orbit.

Biden Admin 'Invited' Fani Willis To Get Lucrative Grant While She Prosecuted Trump

Biden Admin 'Invited' Fani Willis To Get Lucrative Grant While She Prosecuted Trump Authored by Luis Cornelio via Headline USA, The DOJ under the Biden administration “invited” disgraced Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to apply for a generous taxpayer-funded grant as she prosecuted President Donald Trump.  The arrangement came to light after Willis referenced the grant in December 2022 correspondence with DOJ Senior Advisor Scott Pestridge of the Office of Justice Pr...

A Chinese Official's Use of ChatGPT Accidentally Revealed a Global Intimidation Operation

A sprawling Chinese influence operation -- accidentally revealed by a Chinese law enforcement official's use of ChatGPT -- focused on intimidating Chinese dissidents abroad, including by impersonating US immigration officials, according to a new report from ChatGPT-maker OpenAI. From a report: The Chinese law enforcement official used ChatGPT like a diary to document the alleged covert campaign of suppression, OpenAI said. In one instance, Chinese operators allegedly disguised themselves as US i...

Bill Clinton: ‘I saw nothing and did nothing wrong’ over Epstein ties

Clinton is the first former US president forced to testify to Congress.

Prosecutors Plan to Drop Some Charges Against Alexander Brothers

A federal judge must decide whether she will approve the request. Prosecutors cited a pattern of intimidation against witnesses as a reason for dropping some of the charges in the sex-trafficking trial.

Insider Trading Allegations Are Yet Another Example of Crypto Being No Different From Wall Street

Crypto is crashing but the outlook for insider trading scams is bullish.

After chaos rips across Mexico, the remnants of cartel violence haunts residents

NY Times: Fear and uncertainty linger as residents worry about future cartel reprisals.

Good on Anthropic for declining the Pentagon deal

shame on Sam Altman for putting users’ security at risk by trying to finagle a deal now. #TheRealAmericanPsycho submitted by /u/Bubbly-Air7302 [link] [comments]

High school basketball coach charged with raping foster daughter, serving victim tequila shots: report

A Massachusetts basketball coach is accused of raping a student under his foster care and providing the underage victim with alcohol. Scott Marino, 54, appeared in Woburn District Court on Thursday to face charges stemming from an alleged incident in which prosecutors say he gave an 18-year-old female high school student margaritas and shots of tequila before sexually assaulting her inside his home, according to WBTS. Marino reportedly works as the head coach of the Malden High School girl’s bas...

After El Mencho killing, who will run Mexico's biggest cartel? It could be a man born in California

Now that the head of the Jalisco New Generation cartel is dead, what will happen to its coalition of ruthless regional commanders? Will they agree to share power? Elevate one as supreme leader? Or will a bloody power struggle break out?

Who will run 'El Mencho's' cartel? It could be a man born in California

Now that the head of the Jalisco New Generation cartel is dead, what will happen to its coalition of ruthless regional commanders? Will they agree to share power? Elevate one as supreme leader? Or will a bloody power struggle break out?

Mood is ‘horrific’ inside CNN as staffers brace for change amid potential Paramount takeover, insiders say

The mood inside CNN was "horrific" on Friday as network leadership sought to calm fears of anxious staffers, with parent company Warner Bros. Discovery appearing set to hand control of the network to Paramount CEO David Ellison.Netflix dropped its bid to buy Warner Bros. Discovery on Thursday after the company announced Paramount's latest bid to buy all of its assets, including CNN, was "superior." The sale to Paramount would put Ellison who has a close relationship with President Donald Trump a...

Bottle of salt from before the dinosaurs has an expiration date of 2019

Someone spotted something strange on a container of Himalayan pink salt. The label says the salt was "formed by the primal sea more than 250 million years ago." It also says it expired in 2019. Salt that has existed since before dinosaurs somehow decided it was finally time to go bad just a few years ago. Read the rest The post Bottle of salt from before the dinosaurs has an expiration date of 2019 appeared first on Boing Boing.

Watch an adorable pup surprise people as they walk by his window

A handwritten sign sits in front of an empty window: call out "Max" and an angel will appear. In this video, a woman passing by notices the sign and decides to give it a try. Spoiler: it worked. A fluffy pup pops up in the window, tail going, ready to make her whole day. Read the rest The post Watch an adorable pup surprise people as they walk by his window appeared first on Boing Boing.

Driving Through a Locust Swarm Looks Like a Living Sandstorm

Driving through a locust swarm is like passing through a living sandstorm. This video from the Sahara Desert shows just how chaotic it gets an absurd number of locusts cover everything in sight as cars try to navigate the road. Read the rest The post Driving Through a Locust Swarm Looks Like a Living Sandstorm appeared first on Boing Boing.

Altman Pitches Pentagon On Anthropic Alternative As WSJ Does Deep-State Concern-Trolling Over Grok

Altman Pitches Pentagon On Anthropic Alternative As WSJ Does Deep-State Concern-Trolling Over Grok As today's 5PM ET deadline looms for Anthropic to militarize Claude AI for the Pentagon, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman waded into the fray - telling staff on Thursday night that his company is working with the Department of War to see if their models can be used in classified settings in a way that maintains the same safety guardrails that are about to get Anthropic booted from the Pentagon.  ...

Illinois city was the first to pay Blacks residents $25K in reparations, but how will it find more funding?

The City of Evanston, Illinois' Reparations Committee issued $25,000 to 44 residents earlier this month in reparations' payments and is currently looking for other ways to keep the program funded.Committee members have reportedly previously discussed the lack of revenue from their cannabis tax source, due to low sales at the two dispensaries in the city. "When you tax something at a high rate, customers are less likely to purchase that product and are more likely to identify alternatives," Tiffa...

Illinois city was the first to pay Blacks residents 25K in reparations, but how will it find more funding?

The City of Evanston, Illinois' Reparations Committee issued $25,000 to 44 residents earlier this month in reparations' payments and is currently looking for other ways to keep the program funded.Committee members have reportedly previously discussed the lack of revenue from their cannabis tax source, due to low sales at the two dispensaries in the city. "When you tax something at a high rate, customers are less likely to purchase that product and are more likely to identify alternatives," Tiffa...

Who's really running AI? Inside the billion-dollar battle over regulation with Alex Bores

The Pentagon is playing chicken with Anthropic over who gets to control how the military uses AI while communities across the country are blocking data center construction. As the AI debate has been f

6 Million Years Ago Something Slammed Into Modern-Day Brazil

Researchers in Brazil have discovered another tektite field. Tektites are gravel-sized chunks of natural glass formed by impacts and spread over a wide area. Their presence indicates that a powerful impact occurred 6 million years ago.

Kash Patel's girlfriend defends his taxpayer-funded hockey party by yelling about transgender mice

When asked why the wild-eyed FBI director, "Keystone Kash" Patel took a reported $75,000 jet ride to Milan to "provide security" at the Winter Olympics by shotgun-ing beers with hockey players, Alexis Wilkins let us know the real scandal is transgender mice. Read the rest The post Kash Patel's girlfriend defends his taxpayer-funded hockey party by yelling about transgender mice appeared first on Boing Boing.

Metacritic Will Kick Out Media Attempting To Submit AI Generated Reviews

An anonymous reader shares a report: While some see AI as a tool to be used, its specific use and how it is deployed responsibly is being heavily debated online across a wide range of industries. In terms of journalistic content, and in this particular instance, reviews, review aggregator Metacritic has taken a firm stance on content published and submitted to their platform, that have been generated by artificial intelligence in some way. In a statement by co-founder Marc Doyle, sent to Gamer...

Oh Wow, ‘Scream 7’ Sucks

Neve Campbell returns to the horror franchise, along with Courteney Cox, Jasmin Savoy Brown, and Mason Gooding.

Google dismantles 9M-device Android hijack network

Free apps are supposed to cost you nothing but storage space. But in this case, they may have cost millions of people control over their own internet connections.Google says it has disrupted what it believes was the world's largest residential proxy network, one that secretly hijacked around 9 million Android devices, along with computers and smart home gadgets. Most people had no idea their devices were being used since the apps worked normally, and nothing looked broken.But behind the scenes, ...

Kristi Noem Says DHS Staffers Put Spyware On Her Phone And Laptop To Record Meetings

Kristi Noem Says DHS Staffers Put Spyware On Her Phone And Laptop To Record Meetings Authored by Debra Heine via American Greatness, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem revealed on Thursday that certain DHS staffers had allegedly installed spyware on her phone and computer, as well as on devices belonging to other political appointees. “You wouldn’t even believe what I’ve found since I’ve been in this department,” Noem told conservative podcaster Patrick Be...

Flashback: Clinton deposed in Epstein case nearly 29 years to the day after ‘blue dress’ scandal

Former President Bill Clinton is sitting Friday for a deposition over the Epstein scandal nearly 29 years to the date of an infamous encounter with an intern that sparked a famous public denial.On February 28, 1997 29 years from Saturday Clinton allegedly had his "blue dress" encounter with then-intern Monica Lewinsky at the White House.The official report from independent counsel Kenneth Starr to Congress lists the date in its section laying out "Physical Evidence.""Physical conclusively establ...

Here’s your first look at Kratos and Atreus in Amazon’s upcoming God of War TV adaptation

With the likes of The Last of Us and Fallout out of the way for a bit, Amazon has seized its opportunity to put the spotlight on the next big video game adaptation, its currently-in-production God of War show. Today we got our first look at Ryan Hurst and Callum Vinson as Kratos and Atreus. The image released by Amazon shows the eponymous God of War standing next to a tree as he watches his son who notably looks a bit younger than the video game version of 11-year-old Atreus we first met in 201...

AI music generator Suno hits 2M paid subscribers and $300M in annual recurring revenue

Suno lets users create music using natural language prompts, making it possible for people with little experience to generate audio with little effort.

Kristen Stewart's rambling ICE comments about LA trigger fierce 'word salad' backlash

Kristen Stewart's latest comments on the actions of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Los Angeles drew intense scrutiny online, as critics questioned the actress’ scattered thoughts about feeling like the city is being dismantled."I can't stand the idea that – the dismantling of the culture that did have a hand in, like, making me who I am, which is so meaningless in the face of people's lives being, like, completely unearthed, uprooted, destroyed," Stewart said while being interviewe...

Maybe they'll send Bari Weiss to CNN

After their dismantling of CBS, the Trump-aligned Ellison family is poised to absorb Warner Bros. Discovery. Newsroom employees at CNN are bracing for the usual "synergies," which, in corporate media, translate into layoffs but, in Ellison-land, mean ideological realignment and the abandonment of trustworthy journalism. Read the rest The post Maybe they'll send Bari Weiss to CNN appeared first on Boing Boing.

OpenAI secures another $110 billion in funding from Amazon, NVIDIA and SoftBank

OpenAI just announced a massive funding round of $110 billion, which is one of the biggest investment rounds in Silicon Valley history. The investors feature many of the usual suspects, including Amazon with $50 billion, NVIDIA with $30 billion and SoftBank with $30 billion. This investment brings OpenAI to a $730 billion valuation "We’re super excited about this deal," OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told CNBC. "AI is going to happen everywhere." That last statement seems more like a threat than a boast,...

JWST Digs Into the Uranian Ionosphere

Uranus is a planet that seems to roll around on its side as it orbits the Sun. That's because it's tipped over, with an axial tilt of 97.8 degrees. That weird tilt gave the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) a chance to probe the ionosphere using the Near Infrared Spectrometer (NIRSpec) instrument. An international team of astronomers used the data to map the vertical structure of that region and detect faint auroral displays.

AI Industry Questions

Hi, my name is J. Rollins, and I’m a high school student interested in learning more about careers in artificial intelligence. I’m conducting a short set of questions to better understand what it’s li

Scientists Injected Stem Cells Into Fetuses to Treat a Birth Defect. Here’s What Happened

In a Phase I trial, the treatment appeared to be safe in children with spina bifida.

Prosecutors Plan to Drop 2 Charges Against Alexander Brothers

A federal judge in the case must decide whether she will approve dropping the charges against the brothers, who are accused of sex trafficking.

Bill Clinton says he had 'no idea' of Epstein's crimes during closed-door deposition

Former President Bill Clinton is telling the House Oversight Committee that he had "no idea" of Jeffrey Epstein's crimes as his deposition kicks off in Chappaqua, New York.Clinton is in the hot seat for the committee's bipartisan investigation into the late financier and sex trafficker for what is expected to be an all-day session of questions into his relationship with Epstein and his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell."Now, let me say what you're going to hear from me. First, I had no idea of the cr...

16 tough men's work boots for mud, rain and grit – from Timberland to Carhartt

Tough jobs and even everyday outdoor tasks call for boots that are waterproof, steel-toe and slip-resistant, with wide-width options for a better fit. Brands like Timberland, Red Wing, Carhartt and Wolverine offer durable styles built for support, safety and solid performance on the job. Here are some of the best pairs worth adding to your rotation.If you work outside, these waterproof boots stand up to rain, slush and long days in unpredictable weather.Red Wing’s Traction Tred Lite boots are U....

Scientists move fast as H5N1 reaches Northern California elephant seals

Seven northern elephant seal pups at Año Nuevo State Park have tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1), marking the first confirmed cases in marine mammals in California and the first detection in this species. These early cases were quickly identified by UC Santa Cruz and UC Davis researchers who had already been vigilantly watching, anticipating the virus's steady march across species. Read the rest The post Scientists move fast as H5N1 reaches Northern California elepha...

Brutal: Democrats Walked Straight Into This

Brutal: Democrats Walked Straight Into This Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, A new advertisement from conservative group American Sovereignty hammers Democrats for staying seated during President Trump’s State of the Union call to prioritize American citizens over illegal aliens, using footage that lays bare their priorities. The ad, which dropped Thursday, features Trump stating, “If you agree with this statement, then stand up and show your support: The first duty ...

NASA overhauls Artemis program, delaying Moon landing to 2028

NASA is making major changes to its Artemis Moon program. On Friday, Administrator Jared Isaacman announced the space agency would carry out an additional flight in 2027 to test commercial lunar landers from SpaceX and/or Blue Origin. The new mission will take the place of Artemis 3, which previously would have seen NASA attempt to land on the Moon for the first time since 1972. The flight will also see the agency test a new spacesuit made by Axiom Space.    As part of the new plan, the redesign...

Sam Altman Says OpenAI Shares Anthropic's Red Lines in Pentagon Fight

An anonymous reader shares a report: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman wrote in a memo to staff that he will draw the same red lines that sparked a high-stakes fight between rival Anthropic and the Pentagon: no AI for mass surveillance or autonomous lethal weapons. If other leading firms like Google follow suit, this could massively complicate the Pentagon's efforts to replace Anthropic's Claude, which was the first model integrated into the military's most sensitive work. It would also be the first time th...

Notre Dame students applaud abortion advocate declining leadership appointment but say 'war' continues

Students at the University of Notre Dame are rallying Friday to defend the university’s Catholic identity following the appointment of an abortion-rights advocate to lead the school's Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies who has since decided to withdraw from the role.The "war" for the school's Catholic identity remains, one student says. "I congratulate our students for applying the vital pressure needed to get Professor Susan Ostermann to resign from her appointment," Luke Woodyard, a soph...

Gold medalist forced to clarify he didn't record White House's AI tantrum

There is no way the captain of the US Olympic Hockey Team could have anticipated he'd be publicly denying crude insults put in his mouth by a deep-faking White House. This is not part of the training that goes into winning Olympic gold, or it wasn't until now. Read the rest The post Gold medalist forced to clarify he didn't record White House's AI tantrum appeared first on Boing Boing.

The Pentagon Wants X-Ray Vision to Spot Hidden Threats From 3,280 Feet

The futuristic tech, funded by DARPA, would allow the U.S. military to preemptively detect danger from a remarkably long distance.

The Pentagon Wants X-Ray Vision to Spot Hidden Threats From Over Half a Mile Away

The futuristic tech, funded by DARPA, would allow the U.S. military to preemptively detect danger from a remarkably long distance.

Samsung Might Not Make Another Galaxy Z TriFold Anytime Soon

Or another ultra-thin phone, either.

86 New Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Books Arriving in March

It's almost spring, and there are plenty of enticing new genre titles on the way.

JD Vance and the art of unintentional irony

Openly racist, willing to lie for headlines, Vice President JD Vance has a real feel for unintentionally calling himself out. One assumes that Vance meant someone else, but he and Trump are the Federal government, and they are ruining the American dream with bad leadership and terrible policy. Read the rest The post JD Vance and the art of unintentional irony appeared first on Boing Boing.

Pakistan Declares 'All-Out War' Against Afghanistan, Hundreds Dead In Overnight Clashes With Taliban

Pakistan Declares 'All-Out War' Against Afghanistan, Hundreds Dead In Overnight Clashes With Taliban Overnight, Pakistan launched airstrikes across Afghanistan, including targets in the capital of Kabul, soon after which Pakistan's Defense Minister Khawaja Asif by Friday morning declared an "all-out war" between the two countries. Hours prior to the commencement of airstrikes and heavier clashes, Afghan Taliban forces reportedly attacked Pakistani border troops Thursday night in re...

Employees at Google and OpenAI support Anthropic's Pentagon stand in open letter

While Anthropic has an existing partnership with the Pentagon, the AI company has remained firm that its technology not be used for mass domestic surveillance or fully autonomous weaponry.

Susie Wiles’ lawyer denies approving FBI recording, says he’d lose license over ‘stunt’

White House chief of staff Susie Wiles’ attorney in 2023 is disputing claims that he agreed to let the Biden-era FBI record a call with his client without her knowledge, according to a report."If I ever pulled a stunt like that I wouldn’t – and shouldn’t – have a license to practice law," the unidentified attorney said, according to Axios. "I’m as shocked as Susie." The denial comes as scrutiny intensifies around the FBI’s use of subpoenas and investigative tools during special counsel Jack Smit...

Jack Dorsey’s Block Cut Half Its Staff, and He Says Other Tech Firms Will Follow Soon

Dorsey claimed that AI made the layoffs inevitable but later admitted he over-hired during covid.

Mexico cartel chaos upends dream wedding as couple scrambles for last-minute plans

Kaitlin Bucaro and Robbie Morris couldn’t wait to get married in Guadalajara, Mexico, on Friday. But their vision took a shocking turn this week as Mexico was ravaged by violence after the killing of cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera, known as "El Mencho."The Chicago couple abruptly canceled their long-planned destination wedding amid safety concerns and government warnings, as Fox32 Chicago reported. Even so, the couple who met in college and dated for four years were determined to get married Fri...

Jack Dorsey nukes 40% of Blocks staff because AI

A tweet from Jack Dorsey informs his staff and the world that while the company is profitable and growing, he feels the need to let 40% of the 10,000 workers go because AI will replace them sooner or later. Rather than make the shift smoothly, Dorsey seems to be doing some sort of rip off the bandaid act to a business that wasn't wounded. Read the rest The post Jack Dorsey nukes 40% of Blocks staff because AI appeared first on Boing Boing.

Swiss artificial intelligence that's good for the planet

Euria is an artificial intelligence created by Infomaniak whose servers are connected to district heating: basically, the heat produced by the servers during searches is directly recovered to heat hom

Philadelphia sued for allegedly not promoting five police officers because they are White

The city of Philadelphia is facing a lawsuit from five police officers who claim they were denied promotions because of their race and sex. The plaintiffs include Lieutenants Christopher Bloom, Kollin Berg and Joseph Musumeci, as well as Sergeants Marc Monachello and LeRoy Ziegler Jr., all of whom are White males. The class-action lawsuit alleges that in November 2025, the five officers were denied promotions because of their race and sex due to the city's "Rule of Five" policy."The City of Phil...

Justice Department Sues 5 More States For Refusing To Provide Voter Rolls

Justice Department Sues 5 More States For Refusing To Provide Voter Rolls Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times, The federal government has filed lawsuits against five states—Utah, Oklahoma, Kentucky, West Virginia, and New Jersey—accusing local officials of failing to provide full voter registration lists as requested, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said in a Feb. 26 statement. “The Attorney General is uniquely charged by Congress with broad authority to request el...

Sony’s Upscaler Could Make PS5 Pro the Console It Should Have Been at Launch

The PSSR update finally fulfills PlayStation's promise of getting ray tracing on consoles at 60 fps.

Pictured: Winning shots in World Nature Photography awards

From bears to bull moose - the World Nature Photographer of the Year winning shots.

Wall Street Has AI Psychosis

A “thought experiment” about the impacts of AI sent stocks tumbling earlier this week. It’s probably going to keep happening.