The (Mis)Translation of Filipino History
To say that Gina Apostol’s prose is pyrotechnical is to state the obvious: juggling an immense cast of characters, decades of political entanglements, and Apostol’s trademark...
NASA, Boeing delay the first crewed flight test of the Starliner capsule…again
Boeing and NASA said Thursday that the first crewed flight test of the Starliner capsule would be further delayed due to a new crop of technical...
Celebrate Spider-Verse by Putting Gwen Stacy on Your Wall
When Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse hits theaters tonight, one thing is very clear from the very first scene. This is not simply a Miles Morales movie....
Turncoat drone story shows why we should fear people, not AIs
A story about a simulated drone turning on its operator in order to kill more efficiently is making the rounds so fast today that there’s no...
Fidelity has cut Reddit valuation by 41% since 2021 investment
Fidelity, the lead investor in Reddit’s most recent funding round in 2021, has slashed the estimated worth of its equity stake in the popular social media...
Elon ‘The Dogefather’ Musk Accused of Insider Trading
Billionaire Elon Musk’s ever-present interest in the meme crypto Dogecoin keeps nipping at his heels. On Wednesday, the folks suing the multi-company exec for $258 billion...
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Is 2 Brilliant Movies Mashed Into One
Of all the Indiana Jones movies, I’ve seen Temple of Doom the most. Between a worn-out VHS copy and watching on TV, I’ve probably seen it...
‘Trump Bucks’ Scam Swindles Thousand of Dollars From Unsuspecting Investors
The online retailer ClickBank shut down sites boosting “Trump Bucks,” which promoted a fabricated currency that would allegedly earn subscribers thousands of dollars if Donald Trump...
Rocket Lab’s private mission to Venus slips to 2025
Rocket Lab’s mission to Venus, which was originally scheduled to launch last month, is “not imminent,” a spokesperson confirmed to TechCrunch. That means the mission will...
How to Watch the First-Ever Livestream Beamed Down From Mars
For the past 20 years, the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Mars Express has been orbiting the Red Planet and sending back precious data that reveal the...
