TECHNOLOGY
When most people think about immigration enforcement, they imagine border crossings and airport checks. But now, the main focus might be on your social media posts. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has put out a call for private companies to help start a non-stop social media watching program.
NEWS
A documentary film showing mothers who survived Israel's deadly attacks in Gaza. A video report that looks into Israel's part in the death of a Palestinian American reporter. Another video that shows Israel destroying Palestinian homes in the West Bank, which is under occupation. YouTube quietly
NEWS
An open letter came out asking for a ban on building artificial intelligence systems that are “superintelligent.” The ban should stay in place until most scientists agree that these technologies can be made safely and in a way that the public agrees with. The letter was put out by a
SPACE
A new trailer for the documentary film The Age of Disclosure has a big surprise. In it, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio admits something amazing to the director, Dan Farah. Rubio says, "We've had repeated instances of something operating in the airspace over restricted nuclear
KNOWLEDGE
There was a time, not long ago, when scientists believed the physical world—the stuff we can see and touch—was the only thing that was real. They thought everything was made of random pieces of matter with no deeper meaning or order. In other words, “what you see is
NEWS
This week, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) released almost 11 hours of video footage they described as “full raw” surveillance from a camera near Jeffrey Epstein’s prison cell on the night before he was found dead. The DOJ said the release was meant to stop conspiracy theories
TECHNOLOGY
Scientists in China are turning bees into “cyborgs” by putting tiny brain controllers inside them. These devices let the scientists control where the bees fly. These part-insect, part-machine bees might be used in the military or to help find people after disasters like earthquakes. Professor Zhao Jieliang, who works at
NEWS
Scientists from Penn State are using special detectors attached to balloons to study cosmic rays in Antarctica. These detectors listen for radio waves created when particles from space hit the Earth. But during their research, the scientists picked up some strange signals coming from under the ice—something they weren’
NEWS
Nebraska just became the sixth U.S. state to ban lab-grown meat. On Tuesday, Governor Jim Pillen signed a law called LB246. This law makes it illegal to make, sell, advertise, or distribute lab-grown meat in Nebraska. Senator Barry DeKay introduced the bill for Gov. Pillen. “When I stood in
TECHNOLOGY
On the website starwarsweb.net, a cartoon image of Yoda is shown next to the words: “Like these games you will.” The site lists several Star Wars video games, including Star Wars Battlefront 2 for Xbox, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II for Xbox 360, and Star Wars: The Clone
NEWS
A former U.S. government official who worked for President George H. W. Bush says the government secretly spent years building an underground "city" where rich and powerful people can hide if a major disaster or "near-extinction event" happens. Her name is Catherine Austin Fitts, and
TECHNOLOGY
A Chinese company has developed a new type of nuclear battery called Zhulong-1, which could be a big step forward in clean energy technology. This battery is based on carbon-14 (C-14), a radioactive material, and is designed to last a very long time. The company, Wuxi Beita Pharmatech Co., Ltd.