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Impeachment

“Performative bullsh*t”: Some Democrats fume as Kristi Noem impeachment gains steam

Articles of impeachment targeting Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem are garnering support from House Democrats at a rapid clip. Not all the party's lawmakers are happy about it.Why it matters: This is by far the most credible impeachment effort of President Trump's second term thus far...Read More

bubmagJanuary 15, 2026

Black Hole

The Universe’s Mysterious Little Red Dots Are Young Black Holes

Some of the faintest sources in James Webb Space Telescope images don’t fit neatly into existing categories. Appearing as compact red points in deep views of the early universe, they show up at very early times and then largely disappear a few hundred million years later. A new study published…

bubmagJanuary 15, 2026

Exoskeleton

What I Learned After Trying Out Every Exoskeleton at CES

We may earn a commission from links on this page. While I was covering CES, the big consumer electronics show in Las Vegas, I gave myself a side quest: try on every exoskeleton I could find. I kept seeing them at booths and events, promising to help me walk farther…

bubmagJanuary 15, 2026

Bushfire

Wet week ahead as storms and heavy rain set to lash eastern Australia

A dramatic change in the weather pattern is set to bring widespread rain to Australia's east coast this week, following last week's intense heatwave and destructive bushfires. The shift will deliver a "sustained period of wet weather" according to the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM), which will help ease the immediate…

bubmagJanuary 14, 2026

Fortnite

Fortnite X South Park Quests: How To Ride 5 Rides At Cartmanland And Complete Every Quest

During Fortnite Chapter 6, most every cosmetic you could unlock from a pass or for free was earned simply by gaining XP in any mode. But Epic has returned to the old ways in Chapter 7, with unlockable cosmetics that require completing specific quests. Case in point is the Born…

bubmagJanuary 14, 2026

Trade War

BMW’s Tech Boss on Trade Wars, Alexa+, and Why Software Matters More Than Ever

Using the Right Tool For the Software Think of it a little like designing an electric screwdriver. You wouldn't want it to only work with one kind of screwhead, so during the design process you'd specify a replaceable adapter on the end. That would make moving from flathead to Phillips…

bubmagJanuary 14, 2026

Black Hole

James Webb Space Telescope’s mysterious ‘little red dots’ may be black holes in disguise

Ancient galaxies colloquially known as "little red dots" have proven a mystery ever since astronomers discovered them three years ago. Now, a new study finds the strange features of little red dots might be explained by supermassive black holes in disguise during their youth. With the help of NASA's $10…

bubmagJanuary 14, 2026

Joker

Warner Bros. Heads Say ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ Was Good, You Guys Are Just Mean

While the adage of “new year, new me” is one that’s often never adhered to by anyone who utters it, the dozens (dozens!) of folks who swear by Todd Phillips’ Joker sequel, Folie à Deux, are God’s hardest-working soldiers and will shout to the heat death of the universe that…

bubmagJanuary 14, 2026

Drones

Trump, 79, Falls Asleep in Weird Press Conference About Milk

The State Department is taking the drastic step of suspending visa processing for people from 75 countries. The move, Bloomberg reports , includes countries already subject to bans by the Trump administration, such as Afghanistan, Iran, and Somalia, but also countries with diplomatic relations with the United States, such as…

bubmagJanuary 14, 2026

Project Maven

‘Department Of War’ Name Change Could Cost Up To $125 Million, CBO Says

Topline The Trump administration’s renaming of the Department of Defense to the “Department of War” could cost as much as $125 million, the Congressional Budget Office said in a Wednesday report, providing an estimate of the cost months after President Donald Trump said the change “just sounded to me better.”…

bubmagJanuary 14, 2026

“Performative bullsh*t”: Some Democrats fume as Kristi Noem impeachment gains steam

The Universe’s Mysterious Little Red Dots Are Young Black Holes

What I Learned After Trying Out Every Exoskeleton at CES

Wet week ahead as storms and heavy rain set to lash eastern Australia

Fortnite X South Park Quests: How To Ride 5 Rides At Cartmanland And Complete Every Quest

BMW’s Tech Boss on Trade Wars, Alexa+, and Why Software Matters More Than Ever

James Webb Space Telescope’s mysterious ‘little red dots’ may be black holes in disguise

Warner Bros. Heads Say ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ Was Good, You Guys Are Just Mean

Trump, 79, Falls Asleep in Weird Press Conference About Milk

‘Department Of War’ Name Change Could Cost Up To $125 Million, CBO Says

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