A number of groups protested against the construction of an immigrant detention center in Florida being called “Alligator Alcatraz” over the weekend of Saturday, June 28. It’s being called that because the site includes an abandoned 10,500-foot runway that’s surrounded by swampland filled with alligators and pythons. The Associated Press reported that hundreds of protestors, […]
A hurricane-tracking satellite that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration calls “vital” will shut down permanently on Monday. Last week, the agency announced the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) will cease operations due to budget cuts. A hurricane specialist in Florida expressed his concern to the New York Times. “This is an incredibly big hit for hurricane forecasts, […]
South Korean authorities detained six United States citizens on Friday, June 26, for attempting to send plastic bottles filled with items across the sea to North Korea. Police said they apprehended the group on Ganghwa Island before they could release the bottles, which carried rice, U.S. currency, miniature Bibles and USB drives. South Korea designated […]
On June 28, 2005, Apple released iTunes 4.9. The update included support for discovering, downloading and subscribing to podcasts — even though the term wasn’t widely used at the time. Apple had quietly laid the groundwork for an audio revolution. Where did the word ‘podcast’ come from? The word “podcast” was coined in 2004 by […]
Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., is leading a Republican effort to dramatically reduce the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), proposing a 60% workforce cut. His bill would cap staffing at 650 employees, down from about 1,600, according to a senior Senate aide, cited by NBC News. Cotton has criticized ODNI as a bloated […]
It sounded like the plot of a Hollywood action movie. Years of secret planning. A network of spies laying the groundwork. And one shot to make it all work, with dire consequences if it didn’t. This was how Israel pulled off a surprise attack on Iran on June 13, killing most of the Islamic Republic’s […]
Facebook is asking users for permission to scan their phone’s camera roll, including photos the app was previously never granted access to, so it can generate versions edited with artificial intelligence. The new feature is raising serious questions, given the platform’s opaque terms of service regarding its collection of AI-generated data. Users attempting to create […]
Was the Supreme Court’s decision in the birthright citizenship case a proper curb on judicial overreach, or a step toward the end of America’s system of justice? That’s the gist of a dispute between Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Ketanji Brown Jackson. Barrett wrote the majority opinion in the 6-3 ruling, and Jackson published a […]
A widespread blackout like the one that plunged Spain and Portugal into darkness this spring is unlikely to happen in the U.S., according to a leading grid reliability expert. The U.S. electrical grid is better prepared than Spain to handle surges in voltage that caused the blackout. Mark Lauby, senior vice president of the North […]
The Trump administration and Israeli leaders called it a decisive blow to Iran’s nuclear program. Even Iran’s Foreign Ministry acknowledges the strikes caused “excessive and serious damage.” But a growing body of intelligence and seasoned military voices are casting doubt on just how far back the United States’ strikes on Iran pushed Tehran’s nuclear ambitions. […]
