Fireworks as Trump admin’s attempt to silence jazz drummer backfires spectacularly
A judge ordered the Kennedy Center to pay thousands to jazz drummer Chuck Redd, who canceled a Christmas Eve concert after the center added President
Purple state stuck with massive tab for Trump’s deportations: ‘Huge waste’
Nevada taxpayers paid $2.7 billion on mass deportations in 2025, according to an analysis by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI). Clark County taxpayers accounted for
Apple’s price hikes are a warning to IT
IT purchasing is being hit by a double-whammy: Enterprises want to ensure their hardware is good enough to support AI, even as memory shortages caused
Judge finds Kennedy Center owes musician $250,000 in legal fees
A federal judge in Washington, D.C. ordered the Kennedy Center to pay $250,000 in legal fees to musician Chuck Redd, whom the arts center sued
Former Marine held in Russia for more than 4 years has been released
Former U.S. Marine Robert Gilman released from jail in Russia
Bamboo toilet paper intrigued me. Reality turned out to be messy
What makes a greener wipe? Researchers have more to say about bamboo’s ecological risks, given limited carbon footprint data.
The largest known galaxy is wider than 17 Milky Ways
Scientists have identified the edge of galaxy IC 1101 and crowned it with the title of largest known galaxy.
‘I clinically died during surgery and it changed everything I believe about death’
Expectant mum Marta Zacharia was just 26 years old when she had a near-death experience during surgery that changed her outlook on life and the
Losses balloon at Trump Media the company behind Truth Social
Losses at the company behind Tweety McTreason’s social media platform – Truth Social, have ballooned, new figures reveal.
Crocodile eats half of mum’s body as she screams for help
Suchitra Das, 48, was bathing in the Brahmani River near Damodarapatana village in Odisha, eastern India, when the huge reptile suddenly surfaced
Target appoints its first chief AI officer as retailers scale up AI spending
Target has named Lowe’s executive Chandhu Nair as its first chief AI officer, starting August 24. IBM research puts the share of organisations with a
IBM bets $240m on cheap, open-source inference to take on the hyperscalers
A multi-year deal with the startup Together AI will put Nvidia Blackwell systems on IBM Cloud, and the wager is that enterprises now care more
Russia frees ex-US Marine Robert Gilman from detention
The US government had recently designated Gilman as wrongfully detained.
Poland says Women’s World Cup plan on course despite UEFA boycott of FIFA
Poland says their preparations to host the Women’s Under-20 World Cup remain on schedule, despite UEFA-FIFA fallout.