Reposted by S. M.Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 11/10/2026“The Trump administration is threatening to stop the procurement system that provides Ukraine with weapons in order to press Kyiv to halt its deep strikes on Russian energy infrastructure,” the FT reports. 31250106
Reposted by S. M.The New York Times @nytimes.com · 03/10/2026Bridges in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, that are used by many commuters are the latest target in a broad Russian bombing campaign against infrastructure.trib.alRussia Turns to Striking Kyiv’s Bridges, Threatening a Vital LifelineThe bridges, used by many commuters in the Ukrainian capital, are the latest target in a broad Russian bombing campaign against infrastructure. 14263122
Reposted by S. M.Eric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com · 20/09/2026This seems like a dangerous turn in war Trump has been unable to end.... Vivian Nereim reported from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and Ismaeel Naar from Dubai, United Arab Emirates www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/w...nytimes.comIn Significant Escalation, Houthis Attack Saudi Capital (Gift Article)The Houthis, an Iranian-backed militia, said they had fired a wave of missiles and drones at Riyadh, and on Saudi oil facilities. 812257
Reposted by S. M.Thomas L Friedman @thomaslfriedman.bsky.social · 15/09/2026My column: Stopping the A.I. Threat Cannot Wait for Guardrails www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/o...nytimes.comOpinion | Stopping the A.I. Threat Cannot Wait for GuardrailsChina and the United States must work to repair the damage A.I. has done now, not look to future developments. 1186
Reposted by S. M.The New York Times @nytimes.com · 08/09/2026Breaking News: OpenAI said it cracked one of math’s biggest unsolved problems, another dramatic sign of how A.I. will transform the field.nyti.msOpenAI Says It Has Cracked One of Math’s ‘Millennium Problems’The company’s announcement is the most dramatic sign yet that artificial intelligence is fundamentally transforming the field of higher mathematics. 285012
Reposted by S. M.Philip Ball @philipcball.bsky.social · 07/09/2026I knew that some folks will not be delighted by this review of Graham Farmelo's new biography of Hawking, but so be it. The book itself is good - as I say, Farmelo lets people's words speak for themselves, and many are quite damning. www.theguardian.com/books/2026/s...theguardian.comHawking by Graham Farmelo review – the dark side of geniusA biography of the physicist recognises his achievements, but also reveals the selfish narcissist underneath 732389
Reposted by S. M.Philip Ball @philipcball.bsky.social · 07/09/2026ICYMI: My review of Graham Farmelo's very thorough biography of Hawking, which lets the dark side speak for itself. www.theguardian.com/books/2026/s...theguardian.comHawking by Graham Farmelo review – the dark side of geniusA biography of the physicist recognises his achievements, but also reveals the selfish narcissist underneath 32514
Reposted by S. M.Eric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com · 04/09/2026The Hugging Face incident may turn out to be one of the most important milestones/warnings in technological revolution now underway. History may look back at this moment/point to it. Everyone should be reading ab it and thinking about it. Here are a few good pieces: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/t...nytimes.comWhy the Hugging Face Hack Should Make You Worry More About A.I. (Gift Article)The attack by an aggressive “collective” of OpenAI agents shows the danger of artificial intelligence systems that organize themselves. 29283120
Reposted by S. M.The New York Times @nytimes.com · 05/09/2026No one has done more to change the game of tennis fashion this year than Naomi Osaka. At every Grand Slam she has raised the bar, and at the U.S. Open she is playing a whole new style game. nyti.ms/46HCdMX 1312517
Reposted by S. M.David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Of course the US would be the only country to vote against it.bbc.comUN votes to adopt new world map to reflect Africa's true sizeThe Togo-sponsored resolution was backed by 164 nations - the US the only nation to vote against it. 1430868
Reposted by S. M.Katrina Miller @katrinamillerphd.bsky.social · 30/08/2026On Sunday morning, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope blasted off from the Florida coastline & sailed toward the stars. So begins its journey to capture deep, sweeping cosmic views to explore the dark universe & hunt for new worlds. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/30/s...nytimes.comNASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Telescope’s Roman Telescope Leaves Earth to Chart the Stars (Gift Article)Astronomers will use data collected by Roman’s wide, deep gaze to study the dark universe and hunt for new worlds. 427355
Reposted by S. M.LIGO Scientific Collaboration @ligo.org · 22/08/2026We have not yet detected gravitational waves from isolated neutron stars, but this is already telling us something about what they are made from ligo.org/science-summ... #NeutronStarWeek 🧪🔭ligo.orgNeutron stars: smoother than billiard balls – unfortunately – LSC – LIGO Scientific Collaboration 02410
Reposted by S. M.The New York Times @nytimes.com · 19/08/2026A Chinese aerospace company landed the bottom part of a rocket that went to space for the first time, state media reported on Wednesday, marking an advance for the country in its ability to partly reuse rockets for future missions. nyti.ms/45Grjqr 67315
Reposted by S. M.The New York Times @nytimes.com · 13/08/2026The Perseids meteor shower will peak on Wednesday night into Thursday morning and can be seen by anyone in the Northern Hemisphere.nyti.msThe Perseids, Summer’s Strongest Meteor Shower, Will Peak TonightUnlike the total solar eclipse that swept across Europe, the Perseids can be seen at night by anyone in the Northern Hemisphere. 311344
Reposted by S. M.Reuters @reuters.com · 06/08/2026EXCLUSIVE: Iran warns Gulf states: tell Trump to desist or we hit you hard reut.rs/4yZBGmHreut.rsEXCLUSIVE: Iran warns Gulf states: tell Trump to desist or we hit you hardIran has made a concerted diplomatic push with Gulf states, warning them explicitly that Tehran will hit their oil, power and water plants unless they convince Donald Trump to end U.S. strikes on Iran and instead seek a negotiated end to the war. 816258
Reposted by S. M.David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Scientists have validated Charles Darwin’s hypothesis that Saxifraga candelabrum, a plant with sticky hairs, is carnivorous.nytimes.comDarwin Was Right: These Plants Are Carnivores (Gift Article)Scientists have proved that a species of plant covered with sticky hairs is carnivorous, confirming Darwin’s 150-year-old hunch. 17922
Reposted by S. M.Dr Robin George Andrews @squigglyvolcano.bsky.social · 05/08/2026NEW: This month, NASA’s Roman Space Telescope is set to be launched. It’ll find hidden planets and moons, and uncover the secrets of dark matter and dark energy. I also found out that it’ll defend Earth from killer asteroids. Me @techreviewjp.bsky.social www.technologyreview.com/2026/08/05/1...technologyreview.comNASA’s new dark-energy space telescope can also detect killer asteroidsThe Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, set to launch at the end of August, is uniquely well placed to help us spot any dangerous rocks heading our way. 074
Reposted by S. M.The New York Times @nytimes.com · 06/08/2026The CIA is said to have created a task force to enact a more concerted campaign to pressure Cuba’s government.nyti.msC.I.A. Sets Up Secret Cuba Task Force as Trump Pressures HavanaThe task force will allow the spy agency to quickly direct more financial, human and technical resources at the island, with the goal of creating fissures among the Cuban political elite. 214522
Reposted by S. M.CERN @cern.bsky.social · 04/08/2026The current tracker needs replacing to prepare the detector for the higher collision rates expected at the High-Luminosity LHC (#HiLumiLHC). Find out more about the road to #HiLumiLHC: home.cern/science/long... #FranceAtCERN @cnrs-in2p3.bsky.social p3.bsky.social @iphc-strasbourg.bsky.social 0254
Reposted by S. M.The New York Times en Español @nytimeses.nytimes.com · 01/08/2026En el suroeste de la Amazonía, arqueólogos han descubierto cientos de diseños antiguos y monumentales tallados en la tierra que apuntan a la existencia de sociedades complejas en la selva tropical un milenio antes de que llegaran los colonos españoles y portugueses.nyti.msArqueólogos descubren cientos de glifos antiguos en la AmazoníaLas estructuras geométricas de tierra, talladas en el suelo con terraplenes y zanjas, tienen en algunos casos más de 2500 años de antigüedad, dijeron los investigadores. 013
Reposted by S. M.The New York Times @nytimes.com · 29/07/2026Some Spanish residents returned to what was left of their properties after intense wildfires tore through parts of the country. Officials warned that the battle was far from over. nyti.ms/4g2o828 14416
Reposted by S. M.The New York Times @nytimes.com · 29/07/2026Qantas plans to launch the world’s longest commercial flight next year from Sydney to London, using specially manufactured Airbus jets. Here's what to know about the 24-hour nonstop route.nyti.msWhat to Know About Project Sunrise, a 22-Hour Nonstop Flight Between London and SydneyQantas plans to launch the world’s longest commercial flight next year from Sydney to London, using specially manufactured Airbus jets. 4376
Reposted by S. M.The New York Times @nytimes.com · 28/07/2026Microsoft is ending support for Windows 10, and many laptops aren’t eligible to upgrade to Windows 11. But you have some options. nyti.ms/4pUfw0Xnyti.msWindows 10 Is Dead. But You Might Not Need a New Laptop Yet.Microsoft is ending support for Windows 10, and many laptops aren’t eligible to upgrade to Windows 11. But you have some options. 123512
Reposted by S. M.Eos @eos.org · 27/07/2026The latest PFAS Whac-A-Mole news: Chemical company Chemours is seeking approval to make a new PFAS available to data center developers for use in alternative cooling systems. Environmental groups want the EPA to say no: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comUS environmental groups urge EPA to reject new Pfas to cool datacentersCoalition says Chemours downplayed health and climate risks in bid to fast-track the compound’s use 153
Reposted by S. M.The New York Times @nytimes.com · 27/07/2026Meta wanted a rebate to build its A.I. data center in Richland Parish, an impoverished farming community in Louisiana’s northeast corner. The company worked with state officials on the $50 billion project with no opposition — in part because locals didn’t know about the deal until it was done.nyti.msHow Meta Got Everything It Wanted in a Secret Louisiana Data Center DealA Times examination details how the Silicon Valley giant used private talks with local officials to start a project big enough to cover nearly six square miles. 1011658
Reposted by S. M.Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Iran war casualty count eclipses 600 as Pentagon quietly changes accounting www.cnn.com/2026/07/26/p...cnn.comIran war casualty count eclipses 600 as Pentagon quietly changes accounting | CNN PoliticsThe Pentagon updated its war casualty database Saturday, recording more than 140 new wounded and restoring the four soldiers killed due to Iranian strikes last weekend. 27683377
Reposted by S. M.Prof Sheena Cruickshank @sheencr.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Absolutely devastated to hear that the SFTC cuts mean that funding for astronomical research at Jodrell Bank has been stopped. The changes to UKRI funding and especially SFTC are really harming UK sciencetheguardian.comJodrell Bank Observatory facing closure after major funder cuts supportScientists say decision is blow to UK astronomy as deep space observatory is home to world-leading facilities 1016974
Reposted by S. M.Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Terrible news.bbc.co.ukJodrell Bank's Lovell telescope faces axe in science cuts, BBC understandsAstronomers warn it would tear the heart out of UK science, and leave a generation untrained. 53506198
Reposted by S. M.François Diaz-Maurin @francoisdm.bsky.social · 23/07/2026The Trump admin has signed a landmark 30-year "123 agreement" with Saudi Arabia, granting US nuclear firms like Westinghouse exclusive access to the kingdom's energy program. But nonproliferation experts warn it opens a dangerous door. My take for @thebulletin.org. 👇🧵1/4 186
Reposted by S. M.The New York Times @nytimes.com · 26/07/2026President Trump’s decision to grant Saudi Arabia access to American nuclear technology aligns with his administration’s push to accelerate domestically backed nuclear power projects around the world. But it may also help enrich those in his orbit. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/26/u... 4911061
Reposted by S. M.Eric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com · 26/07/2026NUCLEAR CASH President Trump, his family and his circle of advisers have monetized crypto, the predictions markets, the data center boom & rare-earths mining. Now they are seeing there's money to be made in a new vector: The nuclear industry. The NYT takes a look www.nytimes.com/2026/07/26/u...nytimes.comTrump Is Pushing Nuclear Energy, Including Saudi Deal. His Family and Supporters Could Benefit. (Gift Article)In some cases, no direct line can be drawn from the president’s domestic nuclear agenda to his family or close allies. But they have overlapping business ties that could position them for gains. 50940515
Reposted by S. M.EFE Noticias @efe.com · 24/07/2026VIDEO | Más de 63.000 personas están afectadas por dos incendios forestales que golpean Madrid y Ávila y que ya suman más de 18.000 hectáreas quemadas entre ambas conflagraciones. Más info en EFE.com #EFENoticias 002
Reposted by S. M.CERN @cern.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Oxygen collisions at the LHC show new indications of extreme state of matter 🌟 All four main #LHC experiments have found new signs that oxygen and neon collisions may create the extreme state of matter that existed during the first microseconds after the #BigBang 26717
Reposted by S. M.The New York Times @nytimes.com · 22/07/2026Breaking News: The Trump administration has signed an agreement with Saudi Arabia that will allow the country to obtain American nuclear technology, loosening standards for a close ally.nyti.msTrump Live Updates: U.S. Signs Saudi Nuclear Cooperation Pact 644933
Reposted by S. M.The New York Times @nytimes.com · 23/07/2026The U.S. signed a landmark deal on Wednesday that allows Saudi Arabia to develop a nuclear program. At the same time, President Trump is escalating the war in Iran, a conflict that the White House says aims to destroy the country’s nuclear capabilities. Listen to "The Daily."nyti.msWhy Is the U.S. Building the Saudi Nuclear Program While Destroying Iran’s?Our reporter explains what both countries are getting out of the deal. 315127
Reposted by S. M.The New York Times @nytimes.com · 24/07/2026President Trump’s tariffs are changing yet again. On Friday, the Trump administration imposed new duties on imports from more than 80 countries, including Canada, Mexico and the members of the European Union.nyti.msTrump’s Global Tariffs: What’s the Latest on the Trade WarThe president has unveiled a complicated system to forge ahead with his trade war, after the Supreme Court stuck down his original levies. 315230
Reposted by S. M.AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 24/07/2026Wildfires fanned by scorching temperatures and strong winds are sweeping through parts of Italy, France and Spain, forcing thousands of people to flee as hundreds of firefighters backed by water-bombing planes battle the blazes u.afp.com/SreW 03117
Reposted by S. M.The New York Times @nytimes.com · 24/07/2026In September, a French government delegation will travel to Spain to learn how Spanish customs like later dinners and siestas might help France tolerate increasingly frequent heat waves.nyti.msFaced With Heat and Wildfires, France Turns to Spain to Learn How to CopeA French government delegation will travel to its southern neighbor to learn how it copes with long spells of hot weather. 118626
Reposted by S. M.European Central Bank @ecb.europa.eu · 23/07/2026Ten selected design proposals for the next series of euro banknotes have been unveiled. Explore the proposals and tell us which ones you prefer. Have your say surveys.ecb.europa.eu/10b/ecbeuro/ 2112574
Reposted by S. M.Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 23/07/20261. The new Trump / Kratsios plan for US science appears explicitly designed to destroy US universities. Diverting money to tech donors is probably just a bonus. Gift link.nytimes.comTrump’s Plan for Science: More Money for A.I., Less for Universities (Gift Article)Michael Kratsios, President Trump’s science adviser, proposed overhauling how the government funds research. Democrats said Mr. Trump’s actions had weakened science. 5120241141
Reposted by S. M.CERN @cern.bsky.social · 20/07/2026The puzzle of neutrinos, seventy years on Theorised in 1930 and discovered in 1956, the elusive neutrino still keeps many of its secrets, inspiring research efforts at CERN and around the world. Find out more: home.cern/the-puzzle-o... #Neutrino70 #Neutrino #ParticlePhysics #Science 04010
Reposted by S. M.The New York Times @nytimes.com · 20/07/2026Andy Burnham became the UK’s prime minister on Monday, capping an extraordinary demonstration of political power in which he easily won a seat in Parliament and swiftly engineered the resignation of the sitting prime minister so that he could take his place. Follow live updates: nyti.ms/4pskKki 95712
Reposted by S. M.Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Every times i see an article on Trump's White House construction, I think of this video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=X235...youtube.comVersailles, from Louis XIII to the French RevolutionYouTube video by Château de Versailles 1329791
Reposted by S. M.Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 17/07/2026When journalists asked me "where we will see the effects of DOGE on outcomes?" one of my responses was "during crises...as long as media connect the dots." Well, dots connected: www.wired.com/story/cdc-cy...wired.comThe CDC Has a Cyclospora Lab. DOGE Downsized It Last Year“Based on simple math, these outbreak responses—which require rapid, timely responses—are going to be greatly diminished,” the former CDC lab director tells WIRED. 5040641766
Reposted by S. M.Katie Drummond @katie-drummond.bsky.social · 17/07/2026We can blame DOGE for many things. Diarrhea now included. "The CDC lab that responds to outbreaks of the parasite cyclospora was downsized from 11 people to just three."wired.comThe CDC Has a Cyclospora Lab. DOGE Downsized It Last Year“Based on simple math, these outbreak responses—which require rapid, timely responses—are going to be greatly diminished,” the former CDC lab director tells WIRED. 26781328
Reposted by S. M.The New York Times @nytimes.com · 14/07/2026For the first time, scientists found sugar in interstellar space. The discovery offers clues to the origins of life on Earth.nyti.msA Sweet Surprise: Scientists Find Sugar Deep in Our GalaxyIt’s the first time a sugar molecule has been detected in interstellar space. The discovery provides tantalizing new clues into how life may have arisen on Earth. 1216227
Reposted by S. M.The New York Times @nytimes.com · 11/07/2026Secretary of State Marco Rubio runs Venezuela from Washington. In interviews with more than a dozen officials and people close to both governments in the U.S. and Caracas, many provided details about his involvement in steering the country’s finances and its government. nyti.ms/3SVfIk9 287146
Reposted by S. M.Edward Wong @ewong.bsky.social · 12/07/2026NEW: Trump's flawed diplomacy failed to secure the Strait of Hormuz. For 2 months, the US Navy was quietly guiding tankers in the strait. But the June agreement signed by Trump has helped end that — it formalizes Iran's power, and Tehran is attacking ships. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/07/12/u...nytimes.comHow Trump Failed to Secure the Strait of Hormuz in His Iran Deal (Gift Article)President Trump signed an agreement that Iran said gave it control of the waterway — and global energy supplies. Now, Iran’s military is violently asserting authority. 1415859
Reposted by S. M.The New York Times @nytimes.com · 10/07/2026China’s space program took an important step toward its elusive goal of competing with Elon Musk’s company SpaceX in the race to dominate the satellite industry.nyti.msChina Launches Reusable Rocket, Clearing a Key Hurdle in Race With SpaceXThe launch and recovery of the Long March 10B could represent a long-awaited breakthrough for Chinese satellite companies. 46015