Following 404 Media’s reporting that book database company ISBNdb claimed to source printed books to then sell to AI companies for AI training, the company deleted the part of its website offering the service and walked back claims that it would train AI models, and instead called it “a test ...
Day: July 31, 2026
A Hidden ‘Dark Dimension’ Could Rewrite Our Understanding of the UniverseA Hidden ‘Dark Dimension’ Could Rewrite Our Understanding of the Universe
Scientists have proposed the existence of a fifth “dark dimension” that governs the behavior of both dark energy and dark matter—and which may be observationally detected in the near future, according to a recent preprint study. The dark dimension hypothesis could potentially provide an elegant solution to some of the ...
Iran strikes tankers under US escort in Hormuz strait as Trump gathers cabinet to discuss warIran strikes tankers under US escort in Hormuz strait as Trump gathers cabinet to discuss war
Energy prices have soared again since fighting between US and Iran resumed two weeks ago as conflict spreads across Middle East Middle East crisis live – latest updates Iran has said it struck two tankers trying to pass through the strait of Hormuz under the escort of the US military ...
Greenpeace threatens legal action over Dangote Lamu refineryGreenpeace threatens legal action over Dangote Lamu refinery
The News Greenpeace Africa said it is mulling options, including a potential legal challenge, to stop the issuance of approvals for the construction of a multibillion-dollar Dangote Refinery on the Kenyan coast, a project the government hopes will create jobs and boost the region’s energy autonomy. The project will produce ...
Fetterman still weighing his place in the Democratic tentFetterman still weighing his place in the Democratic tent
The News Chuck Schumer showered John Fetterman with praise this week, declaring him a “very good member,” liked and respected by colleagues in Democrats’ “big tent party.” Fetterman was grateful for the shoutout and has repeatedly shot down the idea he’d switch caucuses in the Senate. But he’s still not ...
State Department pressed to increase aid for women impacted by Ebola outbreakState Department pressed to increase aid for women impacted by Ebola outbreak
The News A bipartisan pair of senators is urging Secretary of State Marco Rubio to unlock family planning funding and supplies for women caught in the Ebola outbreak sweeping the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s east, warning that the Trump administration’s freeze on such aid is deepening a maternal health ...
Progressives’ Midwest insurgency is powered by the growing data center backlashProgressives’ Midwest insurgency is powered by the growing data center backlash
The News MILWAUKEE — Hours after Wisconsin’s most respected pollster gave her a 22-point lead in the Democratic gubernatorial primary, Francesca Hong told a group of voters why she wanted to rein in AI. “We’re the only campaign that is supporting a moratorium on data centers,” she told a special ...
Debatable: Will Trump’s new tariffs be overturned?Debatable: Will Trump’s new tariffs be overturned?
what’s at stake It’s been a week since President Donald Trump imposed sweeping tariffs on more than 80 countries using a different authority than his levies struck down by the Supreme Court earlier this year. The legal challenges to the new tariffs are already piling up. Experts say the Trump ...
‘It ain’t the same’: inside the bitter battle to free Ben & Jerry’s‘It ain’t the same’: inside the bitter battle to free Ben & Jerry’s
Ben Cohen says his ice-cream company has been silenced by corporate ownership – and a boycott of Magnum brands could force a sale Ben & Jerry’s ice-cream in the tub is still great, but the brand’s newest chocolate-covered ice-cream bar on a stick? “It ain’t the same,” Ben Cohen, the ...
McCarthyism has returned to the United States – and this time it’s even more dangerous | Judith LevineMcCarthyism has returned to the United States – and this time it’s even more dangerous | Judith Levine
Trump’s campaign of repression echoes the red scare. But now the government has bigger ambitions and more powerful tools There are many parallels between the first McCarthy era, roughly 1946 to 1956, and Trump’s campaign of political repression, his own updated McCarthyism. Both regimes crafted a monster of quasi-facts and ...