Space science is under threat from the anti-DEI purge

The space science community has long prided itself on its ability to inspire and move people of all backgrounds, but ...
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CFPB workers are reinstated after a court order, but many still can’t work

Terminated employees at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) have been brought back to work in response to a judge’s ...
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‘TeslaTakeover’ protests are small, but numerous

Today marked a second weekend of scattered protests at Tesla showrooms, following a “TeslaTakeover” hashtag that has been trending on ...
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For-Profit Companies Can’t Easily Replace NOAA’s Weather-Forecasting Prowess

Could a private company create forecasts on its own without NOAA data? It would be difficult for one company to ...
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The entire story of Twitter / X under Elon Musk

On April 4th, 2022, we learned that Musk had purchased enough shares of Twitter to become its largest individual shareholder. ...
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The UK’s war on encryption affects all of us

The encryption wars have reached a fever pitch, and the most contentious battle is not happening in the United States, ...
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Trump vs. Twitter: The president takes on social media moderation

For years, Donald Trump’s fight against social media companies has been a one-man boxing match. He calls them out over ...
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Shopify pulls Kanye’s website offline over swastika merch

On Tuesday, Shopify shut down the Yeezy store run by Ye (formerly known as Kanye West) after it listed shirts ...
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