This story originally appeared on Inside Climate News and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. A sudden pause in federal assistance is sowing disarray and outrage across the country, throwing into doubt a wide range of programs that help protect Americans from disasters, provide access to clean drinking water and affordable energy and help… Continue reading Federal Spending Freeze Threatens Ecosystems and Public Safety
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Review: Mammut Crag IN Jacket
The combination of 100 percent recycled PFC free DWR coated polyamide outer shell and plenty of wadding (9.5-ounce / 270-grams fill weight) makes it a great choice as a daily cold weather jacket whether walking the dog, gardening, hiking local trails or just hanging out. And with a respectable level of water resistance, and lack… Continue reading Review: Mammut Crag IN Jacket
Elon Musk Is Running the Twitter Playbook on the Federal Government
Elon Musk is only one week into his role in President Donald Trump’s new administration, but the US federal government is already rolling out the Twitter playbook to manage its spending and personnel. Just like Musk did when he took over the social media platform, Trump’s team is attempting to drastically reduce the number of… Continue reading Elon Musk Is Running the Twitter Playbook on the Federal Government
Elon Musk Lackeys Have Taken Over the Office of Personnel Management
Centibillionaire Elon Musk’s takeover of the former US Digital Service—now the United States DOGE Service—has been widely publicized and sanctioned by one of President Donald Trump’s many executive orders. But WIRED reporting shows that Musk’s influence extends even further, and into an even more consequential government agency. Sources within the federal government tell WIRED that… Continue reading Elon Musk Lackeys Have Taken Over the Office of Personnel Management
Trump’s ‘Gulf of America’ Order Has Mapmakers Completely Lost
Altogether, around 10 attempts to change the gulf’s name have been reverted over the past week on OpenStreetMap. Several contributors have contended that OSM should wait for common usage in society to change before making an edit to the main name of the gulf. “OSM’s primary goal is to reflect what people on the ground… Continue reading Trump’s ‘Gulf of America’ Order Has Mapmakers Completely Lost
DJI Flip Review: A Fabulous Follow Me Folding Drone
The Fly More Combo also comes with three batteries (each of which gives the Flip up to 31 minutes of flight time) rather than one, a hub able to hold four batteries at once (recharging them consecutively). and a robust shoulder bag able to accommodate itself and all of the above. I think it’s well… Continue reading DJI Flip Review: A Fabulous Follow Me Folding Drone
DeepSeek’s Popular AI App Is Explicitly Sending US Data to China
The final category of information DeepSeek reserves the right to collect is data from other sources. If you create a DeepSeek account using Google or Apple sign-on, for instance, it will receive some information from those companies. Advertisers also share information with DeepSeek, its policies say, and this can include “mobile identifiers for advertising, hashed… Continue reading DeepSeek’s Popular AI App Is Explicitly Sending US Data to China
8 Best Deals on Valentine’s Day Gifts (2025)
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, and if you’re in the market for a gift for your significant other (or yourself), we’ve got you covered. We rounded up our favorite deals and discounts on sweet gifts that will arrive before February 14. Want more inspiration? We’ve got plenty of buying guides full of expert… Continue reading 8 Best Deals on Valentine’s Day Gifts (2025)
‘Reflecting New York’ Holds a Mirror Up to NYC
What if there were a simple technique that let you photograph what’s directly in front of you and what’s behind you at the same exact time, in the same exact frame? Stefan Falke found a way to capture everything that’s around him not in a distorted 360-degree image but a completely flat perspective. It all… Continue reading ‘Reflecting New York’ Holds a Mirror Up to NYC
George R.R. Martin Coauthored a Scientific Paper
Although fans of A Song of Ice and Fire might still be hankering for the long-delayed next book in the series, bestselling sci-fi/fantasy author George R.R. Martin has instead added a different item to his long list of publications: a peer-reviewed physics paper just published in the American Journal of Physics that he coauthored. The… Continue reading George R.R. Martin Coauthored a Scientific Paper