A congressional committee on national security threats from China said it had “serious concerns” about a research partnership between the University of California, Berkeley and… Read More »House Committee Targets UC Berkeley Chinese Ties Program
Enlarge / Astronauts Victor Glover, Christina Koch, Reid Wiseman and Jeremy Hansen are joined by an instructor (background) on the first day of training for… Read More »For the first time in 51 years, NASA is training astronauts to fly to the moon
In Stockholm, it was the cookies—the black sesame, wasabi, and white chocolate, or perhaps the gluten-free coconut almond dark chocolate—that signaled to Beyoncé’s dancers, crew,… Read More »The personal chefs of Beyoncé, Lizzo and Linkin Park
If you’re watching a live stream video hosted by TikTok creator PinkyDoll, it won’t be long before you hear her say, “Ice cream so good.”… Read More »PinkyDoll captivated the internet with her impersonations of video game characters
Russia said on Monday it was pulling out of a war deal to allow grain exports from Ukraine through the Black Sea until its demands… Read More »Russia ends participation in Ukraine grain deal
In February 2022, The tech sector in Ukraine boomed. According to the IT Association of Ukraine, the country’s IT exports will triple between 2016 and… Read More »The remarkable resilience of Ukraine’s tech sector
The risk of renewed volatility in global food prices arose Monday after President Vladimir V. Putin pulled Russia out of the Black Sea grain deal,… Read More »Wheat prices fluctuate after Russia pulls out of Black Sea grain deal.
Ford Motor slashed prices of its F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck by between $6,000 and nearly $10,000 on Monday, the latest sign of sluggish demand… Read More »Ford lowers the price of the electric F-150 Lightning as demand declines
Many repair shops, especially those who choose and pay to be part of those certified networks, say they have no trouble finding the information they… Read More »Automakers say they have resolved the battle over the right to repair. Critics are not ready to make peace
Enlarge / AT&T booth at Mobile World Congress on February 27, 2023 in Barcelona, Spain. Getty Images | Joan Cros Garcia-Corbis Newly raised concerns about… Read More »AT&T and Verizon’s ancient lead cables prompted US lawmakers to take action
Three months ago, it seemed that China’s economy was on track to recover relatively quickly after the world’s lockdown amid the pandemic. Consumers were spending… Read More »One reason China is willing to re-enter: its troubled economy
Shafiq Bagwan was hanging out with some friends in his village of Hasnabad, western India’s Maharashtra state, when he opened Instagram on his phone and… Read More »Instagram posts about a 17th century king get people arrested | WIRED
Enlarge / A promotional image for the new 83-inch S90C Samsung OLED TV. Samsung Samsung is about to start selling its first TVs with OLED… Read More »Samsung’s new 83-inch TV could be a harbinger of consumer confusion
Due to the massive impact of the shutdown of Shanghai, home to 25 million people, a comparison from this spring to last spring “gives a… Read More »China’s second-quarter GDP shows that the post-Covid revival faltered
Enlarge / Portrait of Ramesses II in Nakhtamun Tomb, head of the altar in the Ramesseum (possibly 20th dynasty, circa 1100 BC). Researchers have found… Read More »X-rays reveal hidden “first sketches” of ancient Egyptian paintings in Theban Necropolis
