- NPR News·5h ago
Judge halts local TV giant Nexstar's takeover of rival Tegna until trial
Columbus, Ohio is one of the cities where Nexstar owns and operates two major television stations following its acquisition of rival TV group Tegna. Joe Sohm/Visions of...
SpacePoliticsHealth - TechCrunch·9h ago
Sam Altman’s project World looks to scale its human verification empire. First stop: Tinder.
World, which has raised eyebrows (but also a lot of interest) with its Orb-centered anonymous verification project, is looking to expand its influence via a bevy of new partnerships.
CryptoSpaceHealth - The New Yorker·12h ago
El retorno de la detención familiar
Durante el gobierno de Trump, miles de niños han sido detenidos y muchos han sufrido de negligencia médica. Sarah Stillman investiga la difícil situación de las familias migrantes retenidas en el Centro de Procesamiento de Inmigrantes de Dilley, en el sur de Texas.
AIMarketsCryptoAppleSpaceClimatePoliticsHealth - BBC World·13h ago
Kanye West concert in Poland cancelled over antisemitic comments
10 hours agoAdam EastonBBC News Warsaw correspondentGetty ImagesA Kanye West concert in Poland has been cancelled, the venue has announced, following government pressure and condemnation over a string of...
MarketsSpaceHealth - Hacker News (Front Page)·13h ago
All 12 moonwalkers had "lunar hay fever" from dust smelling like gunpowder (2018)
When the Apollo astronauts returned from the Moon, the dust that clung to their spacesuits made their throats sore and their eyes water. Lunar dust is made of sharp, abrasive and nasty particles, but how toxic is it for humans?
SpacePoliticsHealth - Ars Technica·14h ago
Satellite and drone images reveal big delays in US data center construction
Silicon Valley has been pouring hundreds of billions of dollars into building ever-larger AI data centers that require as much electricity as hundreds of thousands of US homes—but that massive buildout faces...
AISpace - Stratechery·15h ago
2026.16: Servers, Satellites, and Stars
(Amazon) Welcome back to This Week in Stratechery! As a reminder, each week, every Friday, we’re sending out this overview of content in the Stratechery bundle; highlighted links are free for everyone....
AIAppleSpaceHealth - Ars Technica·15h ago
Artemis II pilot talks about what it was really like to fly and land in Orion
A view from the hot seat “I’ve been thinking about reentry for three straight years.” Artemis II Pilot Victor Glover pictured...
Space - The Verge·16h ago
The best budget smartphones you can buy
Some of us take a kind of “eat to live” rather than a “live to eat” approach to gadgets. They’re tools that help you get things done, not something you want to invest a lot of time or money in. If that’s you...
AppleSpaceClimatePolitics - Hacker News (Front Page)·16h ago
NASA Force
BUILD THE FUTURE OF HUMANITY Four DAYS. Limited Spots. NASA Force is a new hiring initiative—developed in partnership with the U.S. Office of Personnel Management—designed to bring exceptional...
SpacePolitics - The New Yorker·16h ago
We Need Fewer Influencers and More Bullshit E-Mail Jobs
Growing up, I had these childlike dreams of being an astronaut, a firefighter, or an N.F.L. player with twenty concussions. But because of my state-school education that my parents paid for with their...
SpaceHealth - The Atlantic·18h ago
The Real Crisis of <em>The Pitt</em>
This article contains spoilers through the Season 2 finale of The Pitt. The first season of The Pitt presented an emergency room brought to the absolute limits of its capabilities, unfolding as 15 hours of...
CryptoSpaceClimateHealth - Ars Technica·19h ago
Rocket Report: Starship V3 test-fired; ESA's tentative step toward crew launch
Back to Earth Blue Origin will soon launch the third flight of its New Glenn rocket, this time with a reused booster. SpaceX's Super Heavy booster...
CryptoAppleSpacePolitics - The Atlantic·19h ago
Photos of the Week: Glacier Performance, Gorilla Birthday, Moon Return
Cherry blossoms in bloom in Japan, preparations for a humanoid-robot half marathon in China, a boisterous water festival in Thailand, a scene from Coachella in California, and much more
SpaceClimate - The New Yorker·22h ago
Saving a Lost Generation of Young Men—with Chop Saws
The College of St. Joseph the Worker, which combines the trades with a Catholic liberal-arts education, is trying to restore its students’ sense of their own competence, and revive the city of Steubenville, Ohio, along the way. Emma Green reports.
AIMarketsCryptoAppleSpaceClimatePoliticsHealth - Ars Technica·1d ago
After a saga of broken promises, a European rover finally has a ride to Mars
Skip to content Looking rosy Europe’s first Mars rover mission is now on its fourth rocket: SpaceX’s Falcon...
SpaceClimatePoliticsHealth - Nature News·1d ago
Briefing Chat: Penguins pick up PFAS pollution
NATURE PODCAST 17 April 2026 Nature staff discuss some of the week's top science...
AppleSpaceHealth - Ars Technica·1d ago
As they got close to the Moon, Artemis II astronauts were eager to land
Koch said one thing she and her fellow astronauts learned was that they were well-trained to handle whatever issues arose. “This mission taught me that the unknown is way scarier than the known,” she said....
Space - Nature News·2d ago
Venus’s impenetrable haze could be made of cosmic dust
Modelling suggests that the layer beneath the planet’s acidic clouds is comprised of particles from outer space. Modelling suggests that the layer beneath the planet’s acidic clouds is comprised of particles from outer space.
Space - Ars Science·2d ago
New 3D map of Universe could solve dark energy mystery
mapping dark energy Latest data must still be analyzed but could help determine if dark energy is constant or varies over time. ...
CryptoSpaceClimateHealth - Stratechery·2d ago
Amazon Buys Globalstar, Delta to Add Leo, The Apple Angle
Amazon’s Globalstar acquisition is being framed as Amazon versus SpaceX, but I think the real story is about Apple. Subscribe to Stratechery Plus for full access. Already subscribed? $15 / month or $150...
AppleSpace - Ars Science·3d ago
NASA chose the right crew to launch a new era of human space exploration
That just happened “It’s a special thing to be human, and it’s a special thing to be on planet Earth.” Christina Koch, Jeremy...
SpaceClimateHealth - Ars Science·1w ago
Four astronauts are back home after a daring ride around the Moon
Slamming into the atmosphere at more than 30 times the speed of sound, NASA’s Orion spacecraft blazed a trail over the Pacific Ocean on Friday, returning home with four astronauts and safely capping...
SpaceClimate - Quanta Magazine·1w ago
Why Do We Tell Ourselves Scary Stories About AI?
In fall 2024, the best-selling author and historian Yuval Noah Harari went on the talk show Morning Joe. “Let me tell you one small story,” he said. “When OpenAI developed GPT-4, they wanted to test what this...
AIMarketsSpaceClimatePoliticsHealth - Ars Science·1w ago
Orion helium leak no threat to Artemis II reentry but will require redesign
Vexing valves After leaks on Artemis I and II, Orion’s next flight to the Moon will need new valves. Orion's main engine and auxiliary thrusters,...
Space - Ars Science·1w ago
The gravity of their experience hasn't quite set in for the Artemis II astronauts
From the heart “I’m actually getting chills right now just thinking about it. My palms are sweating.” A camera on one of the...
SpaceHealth - Ars Science·1w ago
The Moon is already on Google Maps—did Artemis II really tell us anything new?
Human perspective “I think the biggest value here is the PR. I mean, it’s getting the public excited.” A crescent Moon, a...
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