[photo1]Parth M.N.Vaishali Kanal's wages don't depend on how much she works. They depend on whether there is internet in her village or not. Kanal, 25, usually leaves her toddler at home in Palatpada,...
[photo1]Matt ReynoldsWe are living through an era of doughnut innovation like no other. Future historians will debate when this epoch began--did it all start with the cronut?--but even the most casual...
On Wednesday, members of the NASA advisory board tasked with studying unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) held its first public meeting, debuting its plan for how it would proceed with a report it ...
The first lighthouse was built more than 2,000 years ago, but in recent years, the iconic structures have started to lose their shine--or at least since ships started using GPS to avoid crashing into ...
Following a decision to pull Twitter out of the EU's (voluntary) disinformation Code of Practice last week, the reactions have not been long in coming. Upon receiving the news, the bloc's industry chi...
[photo1]Demetrios IoannouOn the evening of Turkey's most significant elections of the past two decades, Can Semercioglu went to bed early. For the past seven years, Semercioglu has worked for Teyit, t...
The U.S. is days away from not being able to pay its bills. Ever since the U.S. hit the debt ceiling (aka, the total amount of federal debt allowed to be outstanding) in January, the Treasury Departme...
Security researchers and digital rights organizations believe the government of Azerbaijan used spyware produced by NSO Group to target a government worker, journalists, activists, and the human right...
Shein is partnering with Reliance to re-enter India, a strategy which, if proven viable, could set an example for startups grappling with the China backlash amid rising geopolitical tensions.The China...
President Biden today announced his new choice to fill the empty seat on the Federal Communications Commission, which has been deadlocked with two Democrats and two Republicans for his entire presiden...
When the Biden administration proposed new protections earlier this month to prevent law enforcement from demanding reproductive healthcare data from companies, they took a critical first step in prot...
Elon Musk's lawyer, Alex Spiro, yesterday sent a letter to Microsoft accusing the company of using the Twitter APIs in ways that violated Twitter policies. Spiro's letter came about a month after Micr...
Upgrading your home's windows is one of the best ways to make your heating and cooling system more efficient and save on utility bills. In the short-term, though, new windows can come with some sticke...
Montana Governor Greg Gianforte just signed the nation's strongest restrictions on Chinese-owned social media app TikTok into law.TikTok has faced mounting pressure in the U.S. from Congress and state...
While based in the United States from 2008 to 2014, human rights activist Abdulrahman Al-Sadhan tweeted critically about the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) to more than 160,000 followers. After he retu...
Matt BurgessThe UK government is quietly expanding and developing a controversial surveillance technology that could be capable of logging and storing the web histories of millions of people.Official ...
Intuitive Machines is preparing for its first lunar mission to the moon's south pole in the third quarter of this year, while also facing a protest to a major NASA contract win, executives told invest...
Things are looking rosy for Moderna, as it reported unexpected first-quarter profits Thursday. But the company is not wavering in its plans to dramatically hike the price of its COVID-19 vaccines.
This week, ten-year-old drone company ACSL announced plans to enter the U.S. commercial drone market. The firm has already taken a sizable bite out of the market in its native Japan, with a certificat...
Twitter announced Tuesday that it is making its API free to use for accounts posting public announcements such as weather alerts, transportation information, and emergency warnings.The company said th...