@Techmeme@techhub.social2026-04-22 01:25:56
Filing: SpaceX tells investors that orbital AI data centers use "unproven technologies" and may not achieve "commercial viability" due to space-related risks (Echo Wang/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/spacex-says-
@memeorandum@universeodon.com2026-03-23 14:35:50
Trump postpones strikes on Iranian power plants following talks with Tehran (Julia Marshall/Straight Arrow News)
https://san.com/cc/trump-postpones-strikes-on-iranian-power-plants-following-talks-with-iran/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260323/p36#a260323p36
@Techmeme@techhub.social2026-04-22 09:46:11
Filing: Tron founder Justin Sun sues the Trump family's World Liberty Financial, alleging it unfairly locked up his WLFI holdings and threatened and defamed him (CoinDesk)
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/04/21…
@AimeeMaroux@mastodon.social2026-04-23 17:46:46
Wow. #Payoneer emailed me to say they closed my account without providing any information as to why in a manner that I first thought was spam.
"Please note, we will not be able to reactivate your Payoneer account.
We will also not be able to reply to any queries you send to our Customer Care Department."
I don't log in often so I'm not sure if there's any …
@cosmos4u@scicomm.xyz2026-06-22 18:08:49
#Kilonovae and Long-duration Gamma-Ray Bursts: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/2041-8213/ae5e53 -> "detections of kilonova-like emission following long-duration gamma-ray bursts GRB 211211A and GRB 230307A have been interpreted as originating from the merger of two neutron stars. In this work, we demonstrate that these observations are also consistent with nucleosynthesis originating from a collapsar scenario" -> Los Alamos scientists uncover new insights into gamma ray bursts: https://www.lanl.gov/media/news/0617-gamma-ray-bursts - extreme high-energy events in the universe corroborated as originating from collapsing stars.
@cdarwin@c.im2026-05-21 01:56:34
A lot of the attention to changes in higher education has focused on cultural issues, such as debates over free speech.
“But there’s also a real economic and geopolitical dimension to what’s happening, in terms of the shifting away from the scientific enterprise and the leading global role that the United States has played for decades.”
Federal funding isn’t flowing to MIT as it typically has, Kornbluth said.
Some federal agencies are talking about taking geography — not …
@memeorandum@universeodon.com2026-06-22 03:05:30
Conservatives spent heavily in key Democratic primaries, filings show (CNN)
https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/21/politics/conservative-pop-up-super-pac-democratic-primaries
http://www.memeorandum.com/260621/p56#a260621p56
@memeorandum@universeodon.com2026-06-21 03:25:49
Trump likely to drain Reflecting Pool again, following peeling paint and algae (Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/06/20/trump-likely-drain-reflecting-pool-again-following-peeling-paint-algae/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260620/p53#a260620p53
@memeorandum@universeodon.com2026-04-22 14:40:51
April 21, 2026 -- There is the unmistakable feeling that the wheels are coming off the MAGA bus. (Heather Cox Richardson/Letters from an American)
https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/april-21-2026
http://www.memeorandum.com/260422/p50#a260422p50
@memeorandum@universeodon.com2026-06-21 15:45:30
FEC filings confirm GOP meddling in Dem primaries (Jessica Piper/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/21/fec-republican-meddling-democratic-primaries-00969281
http://www.memeorandum.com/260621/p21#a260621p21