US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to cut public funding for NPR and PBS, accusing the news outlets of being biased in his latest attack on traditional media. Trump has long had an antagonistic relationship with most mainstream news media, previously describing them as the “enemy of the people.” A notable … Read more
From drones delivering medical supplies to digital assistants performing everyday tasks, AI-powered systems are becoming increasingly embedded in everyday life. The creators of these innovations promise transformative benefits. For some people, mainstream applications such as ChatGPT and Claude can seem like magic. But these systems are not magical, nor are they foolproof – they can … Read more
The Trump administration’s aggressive efforts to open up swathes of the American wilderness to commercial logging are raising everything from eyebrows to serious concerns among scientists and current and former federal land managers. A month after President Trump signed two executive orders regarding the national security concerns of timber and lumber exports and expansion of … Read more
President Donald Trump has defied international norms on the nascent field of deep-sea mining, signing an executive order Thursday expanding the practice for rare earth minerals in domestic and international waters. White House aides say the initiative could see US operations scoop up more than a billion metric tons of mineral-rich deep-sea nodules, and pump … Read more
The Trump administration has shortened the approval procedure for new oil and gas projects to just 28 days—at most—from several years under the national energy emergency that the White House declared earlier this year. The new “emergency permitting procedures”, per the Department of the Interior, will cover not just … Read more
TL;DR CMF by Nothing will be launching the CMF Buds 2 soon. The company has now shown off a teaser for the TWS earbuds and published a product page. The Buds 2 will be available for $59 in Orange, Dark Grey, and Light Green. Nothing’s sub-brand, CMF, is preparing to launch four new products on … Read more
Hello Folks, Here we are again with a small topic of Jetpack-Compose. It is also a small but necessary one for new or experienced devs. We are going to talk about the execution order of Jetpack Compose side effects and composables, specifically focusing on the execution order and lifecycle interactions of DisposableEffect, LaunchedEffect, and composable … Read more
By casting doubt on the world order, Donald Trump risks dragging the globe back into an era where great powers impose their imperial will on the weak, analysts warn. Russia wants Ukraine, China demands Taiwan and now the US president seems to be following suit, whether by coveting Canada as the “51st US state”, insisting … Read more
Syntec Optics Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: OPTX) shares kicked off Thursday ahead of the game. The Rochester, New York-based company, purporting to be a leading provider of technology solutions for defense, communications, biomedical, and consumer end-markets, today announced securing follow-on orders of $2.1 million for critical optics that integrate into the next-generation military scopes. … Read more
From becoming a staple name in the 3D platformer genre with Crash Bandicoot to creating one of the most beloved stories in video games with The Last of Us, Naughty Dog is without question one of the biggest and most respected names in game development. Jumping from genre to genre with each major franchise it … Read more