Disney gave in to threats from FCC chairman and occasional speech regulator Brendan Carr this evening, announcing that Jimmy Kimmel Live! would be pulled off the air “indefinitely.” Carr was unhappy that Kimmel characterized the alleged shooter of Charlie Kirk as “anything other than” a […]
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Carl Sagan’s Timeless Call: Combat Superstition with Science and Skepticism in 2025
Blink Twice to Quell a Quasar: Carl Sagan on Superstition There’s a peculiar and persistent human urge to seek control over the uncontrollable, to whisper to the cosmos and expect…
Logitech’s Pro X2 Superstrike offers haptic-based clicks and rapid trigger
Logitech’s next flagship wireless gaming mouse is ditching mechanical switches for an analog system equipped with haptics actuators to simulate the feeling of a click. The mouse is called the Pro X2 Superstrike, and it’s coming early next year for $179.99. The inductive analog system […]
‘Ask Gemini’ AI will tell you what you missed during a Google Meet call
Google is starting the rollout of its Ask Gemini AI assistant in Google Meet, but it will initially only be available to “select Google Workspace customers.” The assistant can answer participant’s questions by referring to captions generated during the call, resources like Google Docs, Sheets, […]
Casio’s stress-relieving furry robot is coming to the US
First announced nearly a year ago, Casio’s robotic pet Moflin has been selling so well in Japan, according to the Wall Street Journal, the company is now expanding its availability to other markets including the UK and the US. Preorders for the gold or silver […]
Trump admin says Social Security database wasn’t “leaked, hacked, or shared”
SSA tells Senate that NUMIDENT is safe after troubling whistleblower allegations.
NASA’s Lucy Mission Names Asteroid Regions After Key Fossil Sites, Bridging Space and Human Origins
NASA’s Lucy mission has reached a new milestone: the official naming of regions on the asteroid Donaldjohanson, marking a unique intersection of space exploration and the story of human origins[1]….
Hollywood Icon Robert Redford Passes Away at 89, Marking End of an Era – 9/17/2025, 4:24:48 PM
Several major international developments have emerged today, marking significant political, military, and diplomatic events across the globe. Breaking News and Major Developments Hollywood Legend Robert Redford Dies at 89 Hollywood…
Tesla agrees to settle another wrongful death lawsuit involving Autopilot
Tesla has agreed to settle a wrongful death lawsuit stemming from a fatal crash in 2019. It’s the latest case to involve Autopilot, Tesla’s advanced driver assist system that the company claims will serve as the foundation for its future in self-driving cars and robotics. […]
No, Nintendo and Pokémon did not patent ‘summoning characters and making them battle’
As first noted by Games Fray last week, Nintendo and The Pokémon Company were granted a US patent earlier this month involving summoning characters and making them battle. Headlines popped up with similarly vague language as concern spread on social media: That’s a thing in […]