Monthly Archives: July, 2026
Ranked choice voting is working in Maine. It can work everywhere else too
analysis Maine voters offer real hope for democracy — and it's got nothing to do with Graham Platner Published June 9, 2026 1:25PM (EDT) Voters cast their ballots at Town Hall in Kennebunk, Maine. (Gregory Rec/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images) A decade ago, ranked choice voting was one of the most fiercely contested reforms
Why Does NASA Need To Use Atomic Clocks In Space?
Alones/Shutterstock Humanity has used clocks since we became aware of the concept of time. And as technology has improved, so have our time-keeping methods. Today, many people rely on digital clocks to track the hours and tell us when to wake up (although physical alarm clocks are coming back in fashion). But these clocks are
Anthropic advises software developers to shorten patch cycles in the wake of Claude Mythos vulnerability discovery
Anthropic has released a sobering one-month update on Project Glasswing that should make every software developer pay attention. Its unreleased frontier model Claude Mythos Preview has already helped partners uncover more than 10,000 high- or critical-severity vulnerabilities in essential software. The message is clear: with AI dramatically speeding up bug discovery...
Turkey orders police to evict ousted opposition leadership from headquarters
ANKARA, May 24 (Reuters) - Turkish authorities ordered police to evict the leadership of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) from their headquarters on Sunday, enforcing a court ruling that reinstated the former leader and fuelled a political crisis.Riot police and crowds gathered outside the gates of CHP headquarters in the Turkish capital after
ADC faction announces national convention ahead of 2027 elections
The Dumebi Kachikwu-led faction of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has announced plans to hold its national convention in Abuja on Sunday. In a press invitation issued on Sunday, Kingsley Temitope Ogah, spokesman of the faction, said the convention is part of preparations for the 2027 general elections...
Photos: Jason Statham and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley break the internet with Giza Pyramids visit
Hollywood action icon Jason Statham has taken social media by storm after sharing glimpses of his latest travels to Egypt. Posting to his official Instagram account, the global star shared a stunning series of photos alongside his partner, supermodel Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, posing against the timeless backdrop of the Great Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx...
MDC Founding Member Elliot Pfebve Dies In The UK After Cancer Battle
Zimbabwe Democracy Fighter Elliot Pfebve Dies After Cancer Battle At 57 Zimbabwean political activist and democracy campaigner Elliot Pfebve has died at the age of 57 after a long battle with colorectal cancer. Pfebve, who helped found the opposition MDC party in 1999, passed away on May 24...
Guber, NASS Aspirants Reject APC Primaries Results In Abia
The Abia State governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Henry Ikoh, and House of Representatives aspirant for Aro/Ohafia Federal Constituency, Onyeije Kalu, have rejected the outcome of the party’s primaries for the 2027 general elections in Abia State. Ikoh, through the director-general of his campaign organisation...
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Marvel Tokon Fighting Souls Reveals First DLC Fighter, And Hardcore X-Men Fans Will Be Thrilled
Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls is only two weeks from its August 6th launch on PS5 and PC and just a day from its open beta on July 24th. Developer Arc System Works already revealed the full 20-character launch roster, but that doesn’t mean it didn’t have more to show at San Diego Comic-Con 2026. The
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Alphabet’s SpaceX stake fuels a $98 billion gain, beating estimates
Google parent company Alphabet Inc. posted stronger-than-expected results for its second quarter, a sign that it’s massive artificial intelligence spending spree is paying off so far and advertising revenue is coming in strong. The Mountain View, California-based company said Wednesday it earned $112.11 billion, or $9.11 per share, in the April-June period. That’s up from $28.2
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Coinbase’s corporate customers can now accept payments from AI agents
Rolling out this week, Coinbase Business users will be able to accept payments from AI agents, done via the x402 protocol, developed and incubated by the exchange. Coinbase logo shown on a laptop screen (Shutterstock) Coinbase has simplified native agentic payment acceptance in Coinbase Business. Exchange users get new trading views in Coinbase for Agents.
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Justin Bieber’s World Cup halftime song streams jumped 110%
It was the 11-minute performance heard around the world. Madonna, Justin Bieber, BTS and Shakira each brought abridged hits to the World Cup’s first halftime show in a whirlwind performance Sunday just outside New York. And it has resulted in some noteworthy streaming bumps. Luminate, the industry data and analytics company that provides insight into changing behaviors across music listenership, examined streams
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BitMEX token crashes 90% as exchange announces shutdown
[Update, 15:18 UTC, July 23 - Adds comment from cofounder beginning in sixth paragraph.] BitMEX’s utility token lost almost all of its value after the exchange announced Thursday it would wind down operations. The BitMEX (BMEX) token plunged 90% to as low as $0.002 from $0.06, according to CoinGecko data. It traded at $0.0063 at