There is no shortage of divisive social issues today, all competing in an increasingly crowded outrage marketplace for our attention. With algorithms curating increasingly hateful content under the guise of “everyday news,” the ability to be curious and open to others’ perspectives has never been more critical. As famed philosopher Michel Foucault once argued, only […]

Former Israeli soldiers and the NGO Breaking the Silence say the Israeli military has created a vast database of photos and information about Palestinians living in the West Bank, the Washington Post reported Monday. “I once warned that the architecture of oppression was near. It has arrived,” NSA leaker Edward Snowden tweeted in response to […]

Four astronauts from the second SpaceX mission to space returned to Earth late Monday with a splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean, including a UC San Diego alumna whose journey in space was full of firsts. NASA astronaut Megan McArthur, a UC San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography alumna and the pilot of the SpaceX Dragon, […]

Washington [US], November 9 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Monday (local time) said that the United States is using the full capability of the federal government to disrupt malicious cyber activity. “We are bringing the full strength of the federal government to disrupt malicious cyber activity and actors, bolster resilience at home, address the […]

TOPSHOT – A logo of a Virgin Galactic is seen outside the building during the company’s first day of … [+] trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on October 28, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Johannes EISELE / AFP) (Photo by JOHANNES EISELE/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images Our […]

Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk on Saturday asked his 62.5 million followers on Twitter if he should sell 10% of his Tesla stock. ‘Much is made lately of unrealized gains being a means of tax avoidance, so I propose selling 10% of my Tesla stock,’ Musk wrote in a tweet referring to a ‘billionaires’ tax’ […]

Bengaluru: Alphabet Inc. sees demand in India coming from people looking to shift from feature phones to smartphones, chief executive Sundar Pichai said during an earnings call with analysts. That, when the JioPhone Next — a 4G smartphone jointly developed by Jio and Google — is likely to be launched by Diwali this year. Pichai […]

Washington [US], November 4 (ANI/Sputnik): Amazon founder and owner Jeff Bezos has lost his legal battle against NASA over the contract to build lunar lander for the US Artemis Program, the US Federal Court of Claims ruled on Thursday according to a CNBC report. Judge Richard Hertling ruled against Bezos’ Blue Origin in the company’s […]

Washington [US], November 3 (ANI/Sputnik): All US government departments and agencies must enforce new hardware and software security regulations within 60 days, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) announced in a new directive issued on Wednesday. “Within 60 days of issuance, agencies shall review and update agency internal vulnerability management procedures in accordance with […]

By Reena BhardwajEdinburgh [Scotland], November 3 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Tuesday (local time) was disappointed with China’s President Xi Jinping for not attending the COP26 climate summit. Speaking at his closing press conference at the COP26 Summit, Biden expressed disappointment over with Chinese actions on climate in Rome, and also the lack of […]