Half the country has enacted age-verification laws to prevent minors from viewing porn.
Year: 2026
I replaced Windows with Linux and everything’s going great
Greetings from the year of Linux on my desktop. In November, I got fed up and said screw it, I’m installing Linux. Since that article was published, I have dealt with one minor catastrophe after another. None of that has anything to do with Linux, […]
Iran’s Intensifying Protests Escalate Amidst Nationwide Blackout and Harsh Crackdown – 1/10/2026, 4:24:22 PM
Here are some of the most significant world stories as of today, drawn from major international bulletins published this morning and midday: Intensifying protests and crackdown in Iran Large anti-government demonstrations are continuing in Tehran and other cities despite a nationwide internet and telephone blackout.[2] […]
Deadly Protests Rock Iran Amid Internet Blackout and Government Crackdown – 1/10/2026, 12:25:06 PM
Here are several major world stories that are leading global coverage as of the latest reports: Intensifying anti-government protests in Iran and deadly crackdown Nationwide demonstrations in Iran have continued for nearly two weeks, triggered by the collapse of the rial and expanding into open […]
The CES 2026 stuff I might actually buy
Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 111, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, hope you had a wonderful holiday season, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, […]
January 10, 2026: Ukraine Reels from Major Winter Attack Shutdown
Let’s take a slow breath together and look around the world this morning. Today on Greenground, we’ll glide through some of the biggest stories shaping the global mood right now. No rush, no shouting, just a calm walk through a pretty intense news landscape. https://youtu.be/0StNgFMZJBM […]
Iran’s Protests Hit Tipping Point Amid Internet Blackouts and Nationwide Unrest – 1/9/2026, 8:28:37 PM
Here are some of the most significant world news developments as of today, organized by theme and region. Middle East & Conflicts Syria – Aleppo clashes and ceasefire The Syrian defence ministry has declared a ceasefire in parts of Aleppo (Ashrafiyah, Bani Zeid, Sheikh Maqsoud) […]
Amazon is planning a Super Amazon-mart store near Chicago
Amazon could be taking another, even bigger swing at physical stores, this time with a Walmart-like supercenter. On Tuesday, the Orland Park Plan Commission in the Chicago suburb Orland Park, Illinois voted 6-1 to approve Amazon’s proposal to develop 35 acres of land for a […]
Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai are cowards
Since X’s users started using Grok to undress women and children using deepfake images, I have been waiting for what I assumed would be inevitable: X getting booted from Apple’s and Google’s app stores. The fact that it hasn’t happened yet tells me something serious […]
SpaceX gets FCC permission to launch another 7,500 Starlink satellites
Including previous approvals, Starlink can now deploy 15,000 Gen2 satellites.