How to Bioluminesce: Artist Ash Eliza Williams’s Reveries of Wonder In a world ablaze with unseen brilliances, artist Ash Eliza Williams channels the silent languages of nature into luminous art that bridges human shyness and nonhuman wonder.[1][2] Growing up in the Blue Ridge Mountains of […]
Year: 2026
Federal data underscores meteoric rise of streaming subscription prices in 2025
Streaming services played a big role in 2025 inflation.
A single click mounted a covert, multistage attack against Copilot
Exploit exfiltrating data from chat histories worked even after users closed chat windows.
FBI fights leaks by seizing Washington Post reporter’s phone, laptops, and watch
FBI searches home and devices of reporter who has over 1,100 government contacts.
A British redcoat’s lost memoir resurfaces
Shadrack Byfield lost his left arm in the War of 1812; his life sheds light on post-war re-integration.
SC measles outbreak has gone berserk: 124 cases since Friday, 409 quarantined
On Jan. 6, there were 211 cases. The outbreak, which began in October, is now at 434.
A single click mounted a covert, multistage attack against Copilot
Exploit exfiltrating data from chat histories worked even after users closed chat windows.
Iran Protests Intensify: Internet Blackout, Thousands Dead, U.S. Weighs Military Options – 1/14/2026, 4:24:27 PM
Based on the latest reports from January 14, 2026, here are the major world news stories: Iran Protests and Crackdown Mass protests in Iran have escalated dramatically, with the death toll exceeding 2,000 people[6]. According to reports from sources inside Iran, between 12 and 20,000 […]
Civilization VII is coming to Apple Arcade
Sid Meier’s Civilization VII is headed to the Apple Arcade on February 5th, allowing you to play the strategy game across your iPhone, iPad, or Mac through the company’s $6.99 / month subscription. The game has the same premise as the original PC title, where […]
UK police blame Microsoft Copilot for intelligence mistake
The chief constable of one of Britain’s largest police forces has admitted that Microsoft’s Copilot AI assistant made a mistake in a football (soccer) intelligence report. The report, which led to Israeli football fans being banned from a match last year, included a nonexistent match […]