Major winter storm impacts North America, killing several people, causing widespread power outages for over 1 million in the South, and canceling 10,000 flights amid heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain affecting 200 million Americans.[5][6][9][11] Anti-ICE protests erupt in the U.S. following the fatal shooting […]
Month: January 2026
Tattle TV has turned a Hitchcock classic into a vertical video ‘microdrama’
Most vertical video microdrama apps have been focused on putting out newly-produced series meant to be watched on your phone. But Tattle TV thinks that people might also be interested in checking out bite-sized pieces of cinematic history. Though Tattle TV – a UK-based streaming […]
Doctors face-palm as RFK Jr.’s top vaccine advisor questions need for polio shot
Kirk Milhoan’s comments come as federal vaccine policy slides to insignificance.
Odd anomaly caused Microsoft’s network to mishandle example.com traffic
Company’s autodiscover caused users’ test credentials to be sent outside Microsoft networks.
Strata: Unveiling Earth’s Deep Time, Laura Poppick Connects Past and Future Amid Rapid Change
Strata: The Consolations and Invitations of Deep Time In an era of rapid change, where human actions accelerate geological shifts, Strata: Stories from Deep Time by Laura Poppick invites us to gaze into Earth’s 4.54-billion-year history. Through rock layers etched by eons, the book reveals […]
Japan’s PM Pledges Resignation Over Election Loss: Jan 27, 2026 Analysis
Welcome to a pivotal moment in Japanese politics, where a bold move by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi could have far-reaching consequences both domestically and globally. Her pledge to resign if her ruling coalition fails to secure a majority in the upcoming election turns this political […]
OpenAI spills technical details about how its AI coding agent works
Unusually detailed post explains how OpenAI handles the Codex agent loop.
All the ways TikTok is broken: here’s what’s real and what’s not
While social media rumors have suggested the errors are examples of censorship, more than a day after the issues began, TikTok USDS says the problems are the result of a power outage at a data center that it is working to resolve. Rumors of censorship […]
Even the big dick subreddit is mad about ICE
“Fuck ICE first, second, third, and fourth. Then worry about fucking me,” a Reddit post reads. “Immigrants of any status are my friends, neighbors, and colleagues.” Across the internet – and in the streets – the sentiment is unavoidable, especially after a federal immigration agent […]
Microsoft’s first Windows 11 update of 2026 has been a mess
Microsoft’s first update for Windows 11 in 2026 has been a buggy mess, to say the least. After reports of shutdown issues on some machines, Microsoft issued an emergency update to fix its January 2026 Windows 11 update last weekend. Now, exactly a week later, […]