How geography and urban sprawl combine to make Texas’ ‘Flash Flood Alley’
Texas floods are infamous in the collective memory of Americans, and the reasons are more far-reaching than this week’s deadly...
Month: July 2026
Stuck at an airport? You could soon be able to bet on flight delays
Kalshi plans to let its customers place contracts on the timeliness of airlines. Flight delays and cancellations have become a...
The National Guard’s deployment in DC will continue until 2029, Pentagon says
President Donald Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to Washington, D.C. will continue through Jan. 20, 2029, “or until terminated...
Which social media platforms act as ‘superspreaders’ of hate speech?
In the battle against extreme and hateful content, TikTok stands out as the most likely to take down top offenders,...
‘Let the AI do it’: Former Air Force secretary pits machine against human operators
As the U.S. Air Force moves to increasingly incorporate artificial intelligence into operations, the force needs to train human operators...
AI data centers are popping up everywhere. What exactly do they do?
From people being forced to sell their family home or face it being taken by the state, to others being told...
Trump’s Truth Social posts move markets. Is selling early access to them legal?
Wall Street firms will soon have the ability to see the president’s social media posts before most. Some of those...
Wildfire smoke can harm more than your lungs. Here’s how to stay safe
Wildfires in Ontario have spewed a thick blanket of smoke across parts of Canada and the U.S. from Minnesota to...
Press freedom groups warn of chilling effect after CBP seizes journalist’s phones
Press freedom groups are calling on U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to return cell phones it seized from fringe...
Space Force must continue to rebuild civilian personnel staff after cuts, chief nominee says
A year after massive civilian personnel layoffs swept through the federal government and across military services, the U.S. Space Force...
