ICE Detention Center Officials Indiscriminately Tear Gassed Asylum-Seekers, Complaints Say

Guards at Winn Correctional Center routinely use excessive force against detainees, according to a series of complaints.

ICE Detention Center Officials Indiscriminately Tear Gassed Asylum-Seekers, Complaints Say

Guards at Winn Correctional Center routinely use excessive force against detainees, according to a series of complaints.

Obama Assails Trump For Attacks On Mail-In Voting

The former president also urged Americans to vote as early as they can.

Obama Assails Trump For Attacks On Mail-In Voting

The former president also urged Americans to vote as early as they can.

Now Amazon’s Gotta Worry About Exploding Batteries

The question of whether Amazon can be held liable for faulty products that are sold on its Marketplace by third-parties is one that the e-commerce giant has wanted to settle for a long time. It got a little closer to an answer on Thursday when a California state appeals court ruled that, at least in the Golden State,…

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A Dusty Burp Could Explain Mysterious Dimming of Supergiant Star Betelgeuse

Doomed supergiant star Betelgeuse has been acting strange lately, appearing far less bright than usual and then bouncing back to normal. Hubble Space Telescope observations from last year suggest the unexpected dimming was caused by a sudden ejection of hot gases, which formed an enormous dust cloud after cooling.

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Chinese iPhone owners give Apple a brutal reality-check

On August 6, 2020, Donald Trump signed a presidential executive order banning U.S. “transactions” with WeChat with an execution countdown of 45 days. Apple is the USA-based company that sells the iPhone. It is possible that a ban on WeChat dealings with America-based companies could result in an iPhone that cannot use the WeChat app worldwide. This could be a … Continue reading

A third of TikTok’s US users may be 14 years old or younger

TikTok is clearly popular with younger users, which is part of the reason it’s appealing to advertisers and potential buyers. But just how young are TikTok users? According to The New York Times, as much as a third of TikTok’s 49 million users in the…

Ubisoft fires Assassin's Creed creative director amid misconduct allegations

Ubisoft has fired Ashraf Ismail, the former creative director of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, in the wake of misconduct allegations. Ismail stepped down from his role on the game in June, though he remained with the company. A fan publicly accused him…

What the Reopening of Schools in Europe Could Teach the U.S.

The spring return of students in Europe, albeit brief, failed to trigger a significant increase in infections.