Many Americans are worried that the US economy will collapse, with 42% believing it will happen within the next decade. This fear stems from multiple risks converging, including a growing federal debt and rising energy costs. To understand what this would mean in practice, consider the Great Depression, which saw unemployment rise to 25%, stock … Read more
NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch, Victor Glover, and Jeremy Hansen are heading towards the Moon as part of the Artemis II mission. They’ve reached over two-thirds of their journey and will soon be visible in a live 24/7 livestream and photo gallery. Source: https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/thinking-of-you-earth
LinkedIn is secretly scanning users’ browsers for over 6,000 Chrome extensions and harvesting device data, according to a new report by Fairlinked e.V. The company is injecting a JavaScript fingerprinting script into every page load that probes visitors’ browsers for installed extensions, CPU core count, available memory, screen resolution, time zone, language settings, and battery … Read more
TipRanks, like many other websites, uses security measures to prevent malicious bots from accessing its content. When you visit TipRanks, it displays this message to verify that you’re a human visitor. Think of it like a firewall for your browser. The website’s security service checks if you’re coming from a legitimate source and not a … Read more
A former president of Microsoft’s Windows Division reminisced about the company’s past focus on speed and efficiency in the 1980s. Every Microsoft engineer was given a stopwatch to manage resource usage, from boot time to compilation speeds. This focus led to significant improvements in software performance during that era. However, it seems this approach has … Read more
A US Air Force officer who was shot down in Iran spent a day in hostile territory with little protection before being rescued by US Special Operations forces. The mission, which involved hundreds of troops, aimed to reach the injured airman safely and without US casualties. All parties involved returned home unharmed, including the airman, … Read more
The US military suffered its first significant loss of an American-made fighter jet in over 20 years when two US jets were shot down by Iranian fire, marking a rare and unexpected escalation in the conflict between the US and Iran. The attack on Friday came just five weeks after the start of the US-Israeli … Read more
Outgoing US Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George has told Pentagon officials that American soldiers deserve “courageous leaders of character” in an email to his colleagues, just days after being ousted by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. George, who was forced into immediate retirement, praises the bravery and dedication of US soldiers but criticizes the … Read more
Oracle, a tech giant, is hiring thousands of foreign workers despite laying off thousands of American employees. The company has filed over 3,100 petitions to bring in H-1B visa holders, sparking outrage among some on social media. Critics say the program favors foreign workers at the expense of Americans with comparable skills. The news comes … Read more
My husband’s family and I often invite people who aren’t related by blood or marriage to our celebrations. We have a tradition where one person gets mistakenly invited, but still responds with excitement and warmth. His name is Benjamin, but to us, he’s “The Wrong Benny”. This friendly phenomenon started over 10 years ago when … Read more