Israel-Gaza war The United States abstained Friday on a painfully negotiated U.N. Security Council resolution on Gaza, allowing passage of the measure calling for “urgent and extended” pauses in the fighting there and a new screening mechanism for rushing humanitarian aid to civilians in dire need. More than 20,000 people have been killed in the…
With El Niño slated to drop a warm, wet winter on most of the US in the coming months, everybody’s going to need something good to read while the weather outside is frightful. Engadget’s well-read staff have some suggestions: our favorite books of 2023! We’ve got a phenomenal assortment of genres and titles for you…
A Ukrainian soldier is seen inside an artillery vehicle in his fighting position as Russia-Ukraine war continues in the direction of Kharkiv, Ukraine on November 20, 2023. Diego Herrera Carcedo | Anadolu | Getty Images At the start of 2023, hopes were high that a much-vaunted Ukrainian counteroffensive — expected to be launched in the…
The Zcash Inflation Rate Problem How Other Networks Are Fighting Inflation The Zcash privacy coin has gained tremendous prominence among miners within the past few months as many disenchanted enthusiasts seek out digital currencies with greater rewards and less capital investment. According to the latest statistics, the coin’s hash rate has grown by over 400…
There have been so many words written about the expanse of genre here at io9, and 2023 was a wildcard of a year for entertainment (including Marvel Studios, Star Wars, DC Studios, and Max), theme parks, and games. We covered a lot of ground, from union-strong solidarity during the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes to… Read…
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Disney (DIS) accused Florida Governor Ron DeSantis of “ongoing constitutional mutiny” in a new court filing on Monday, marking yet another development in the back-and-forth saga between the media giant and the Republican presidential candidate. “Governor DeSantis and his allies are engaged in an ongoing constitutional mutiny,” Disney wrote in its latest filing in the…
That, in turn, led to increased interest in what protections organized labor could provide workers, even as some unions, like the United Auto Workers and Teamsters, seemed to fall behind on addressing AI’s potential to encroach on jobs. In a recent piece for Harvard Business Review, MIT engineering professor Yossi Sheffi argued short-sightedness on these…
Residents of Gaza’s Maghazi refugee camp have returned to their neighbourhood to find only blocks of concrete lying where their homes had stood. “These houses are destroyed. Our house was bombed,” Abu Rami Abu al-Ais said on Monday, standing in the debris. “There’s no safe place in the Gaza Strip.” Late on Sunday, at least…
In 1997, history was written when the IBM supercomputer Deep Blue defeated reigning world chess champion Garry Kasparov. Humanity had sent its greatest warrior, a Russian, who had been world champion for a record number of years. Garry was no one day fly, he was the best in all history. At the same time, during…
