@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-
@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 …
@memeorandum@universeodon.com2026-06-24 19:05:47
GOP senators flummoxed by Trump's housing bill threat: 'Inexplicable,' 'makes no sense' (Alexander Bolton/The Hill)
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5938616-gop-senators-trump-housing-bill/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260624/p85#a260624p85
@bici@mastodon.social2026-06-23 19:04:33
A species of spider which weaves a catapult-like silk trap to snare a single type of ant has been discovered.
The snare's "exceptionally high power" flings the ant into a bigger web at "15 times the most extreme g-forces experienced by jet pilots", said lead researcher Prof Ajay Narendra.
Though it is yet to be formally named, scientists have nicknamed the tiny spider "ballista", after the ancient weapon used to hurl stones in battle.
What …
@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…
@memeorandum@universeodon.com2026-03-24 18:10:52
Congress loses a flying perk as DHS shutdown continues (Barbara Sprunt/NPR)
https://www.npr.org/2026/03/24/g-s1-114961/tsa-congress-dhs-shutdown
http://www.memeorandum.com/260324/p85#a260324p85
@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.
@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.com2026-06-22 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.com2026-04-22 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