AI has come for Arizona’s water
A hulking gray giant rises from the desert. Inside, engineers create the force behind our phones and computers and appliances, our streaming services and search engines and chatbots and vibe-coded…
Nigerian artist reframes children with albinism as heroes
Nigerian artist reframes children with albinism as heroes
Apple iPhone Duo review: Two screens, two experiences, two thousand dollars
I understand the appeal of foldable phones—they let manufacturers keep expanding screen sizes while still producing devices that can reasonably fit in a pocket. In practice, though, every foldable Android…
Lebanon’s lost olive season: harvesting olives under drones and warplanes
Lebanon’s olive harvesters are facing dangerous conditions, with potential attacks and fear of cluster munitions.
From impulse purchase to pocket studio: The M-Vave FM-1
The M-Vave FM-1 is exactly the kind of device I have a weakness for. I may not have an intended use for the frequency-modulation synthesizer, but when a low price…
Sudan’s soaring fuel prices make getting by harder for workers
Sudan is suffering from a cost-of-living crisis affecting millions across the country.
Hundreds to defy Palestine Action ban in protest at US embassy in London
Campaigners plan mass Halloween action before Supreme Court hearing on challenge to group’s ‘terrorist’ proscription.
Rocket Report: SpaceX says no thanks to military launches; Spanish rocket nearly ready
Welcome to Edition 9.16 of the Rocket Report! Lots of SpaceX-related news this week including a couple of Thursday shockers. In one story, the company told the US Space Force…
Pulaku: The two faces of Nigeria’s vigilantes
Allegations of torture and abuse shadow a Fulani-led vigilante group despite its role in clamping down on kidnappers.
Meta shocked by $25B fine after N.M. refused to join multistate settlement
Meta must pay $25 billion to New Mexico after a jury found the tech giant guilty of nearly 44 million violations of state consumer protection laws. The largest fine to…