Heat-trapping asteroid dust may have incinerated the dinosaurs within hours
Within minutes of impact, debris began heating Earth’s atmosphere. Fine dust trapped that heat, potentially killing the dinosaurs quickly.
Month: August 2026
Siege of Palestinian homes in West Bank a ‘horrific act of terror’, says US ambassador
Israeli settlers have been condemned by the US ambassador after the home of an American Palestinian family in the occupied West Bank was besieged.
SK Hynix is spending $720bn as its shares fall by half
High-bandwidth memory is the part of an AI system that nobody photographs. It sits next to the processor and feeds it data, and if it
Josh Kushner raised $2bn to buy the companies AI is coming for
Almost every AI business sells a product. Someone builds a model or a tool, licenses it, and hopes the customer works out what to do
Spanish Super Cup will be held in Turkiye in 2027
The tournament from February 2 to 7 will feature Barcelona, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and Real Sociedad.
Turkiye lays out ‘mechanisms’ of defence pact with Pakistan, Saudi Arabia
Three nations to group ministers, hold joint exercises and deepen defence industry cooperation under the pact.
Falling Danube flow forces shutdown of Romania’s sole nuclear plant
Romania had tried to avert a total shutdown of the plant, which usually generates a fifth of the country’s electricity.
Three men will be executed on the same day as death penalties rise in US
Despite growing opposition to the death penalty, one state is behind the rising numbers.
‘Justified’ or ’no business being there’? Tennessee munitions town loyal to Trump but divided on Iran
Hear from voters in Kingsport, home to a munitions plant supplying the US military, as tensions over the Iran war spark debate.
French ambassador to CAR accused of misconduct at official residence faces disciplinary action
The accusations against Bruno Foucher prompted investigations into a potential security breach.
Australian army whistleblower released on parole after more than two years in jail
David McBride was jailed after pleading guilty to leaking military secrets about Afghanistan.
‘This is insane!’ MS NOW host flips out over Pete Hegseth’s latest blunder
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was raked over the coals on Thursday morning amid reports of horrific conditions that his US military forces face. On MS
‘Trump’s sword’: Todd Blanche leaps to rescue IRS audit deal immediately after swearing-in
Attorney General Todd Blanche deployed the Justice Department to rescue President Tweety McTreason’s embattled IRS settlement the day after he was sworn in, court records
It took $58 to break Microsoft’s SCCM, but a patch made it harder
Researchers at XM Cyber found that a standard domain user with no Microsoft SCCM privileges can chain multiple flaws to reach remote code execution, although