@heiseonline@social.heise.de2026-10-23 06:24:03
@cdarwin@c.im2026-10-23 01:04:00
Ben Lamm of de-extinction startup Colossal Biosciences
has teamed up with Palmer Luckey's team at Anduril
🆘 to create a dog that's optimized for military use.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/amyfeldman/20<…
@Mediagazer@mstdn.social2026-10-22 15:50:52
Sources: Christianity Today lost 50% of its 79 staff to layoffs or resignations, amid complaints its new leadership is pushing back on independent journalism (Ruth Graham/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/21/us/c…
@Techmeme@techhub.social2026-10-23 05:02:23
Oura sues Indian smart ring rival Ultrahuman again to block US sales of Ring Pro, months after a redesign helped Ultrahuman return following an import ban (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/22/oura-sues-rival-…
@heiseonline@social.heise.de2026-10-23 12:50:03
@chrisnelder@mastodon.energy2026-10-22 17:24:02
There've been plenty of opinions proffered on the BAAJA bill over the past few weeks (mine here: https://www.transitiontimes.net/tt-17-my-verdict-on-baaja/) but those don't move markets.
What moves markets is the companies themselves, and the energy transition …
@qurlyjoe@mstdn.social2026-10-22 22:14:14
#Breaking
Astronomers have been watching an asteroid that is on a path to collide with Earth with a force 24 times that of the largest nuclear bomb. Not as large as the #Chixculub impact that took out the dinosaurs, but big enough to cause “continental devastation”. Mark your calendars and maybe d…
@cdarwin@c.im2026-10-22 20:49:32
Delays resulting from the U.S. Postal Service’s cost-cutting measures have endangered the validity of ballots cast in rural areas, a ProPublica analysis found.
The rates of ballots rejected for arriving late this year doubled or tripled in areas affected by the cuts compared to the 2022 primary.
That wasn’t the case elsewhere.
Postal Service leaders say special procedures in place for the Nov. 3 election should prevent similar delays,
but experts warn that mistakes a…
@heiseonline@social.heise.de2026-10-23 11:45:04
@cdarwin@c.im2026-10-22 21:07:33
Donald Trump’s communications staff has removed The Independent’s White House correspondent from the traveling press pool that was scheduled to cover his trip to Iowa for a campaign rally on Thursday.
Correspondent Andrew Feinberg was notified by the White House Press Office on Wednesday evening that he will “not be the print pooler on tomorrow’s trip”
despite his scheduled shift in the rotation, which was confirmed days earlier.
“Thank you for your understanding,” the spars…
