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Loren Grush February 10, 2026 — 6:21am While most Americans were transfixed by this year’s Super Bowl proceedings on Sunday night, Elon Musk took to X to proclaim that SpaceX would focus on building out a base on the moon before sending humans to Mars. And Musk was careful to…

Popular businessman and internet personality, Isaac Fayose, has accused the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of being “selfish” and overly focused on securing a second term ahead of the 2027 general elections. Fayose, who is a brother to former Ekiti State governor Ayodele Fayose, made the remarks in an…

Ethereum cofounder Vitalik Buterin declared 2026 to be the “year we take back lost ground in computing self-sovereignty,” starting with his own devices.  In a Friday post on X, he laid out the software changes he has made to reduce reliance on data-hungry, centralized platforms. The “two major changes” to…

Complex code with thousands of lines and exotic cryptography fails “trustlessness,” the “walkaway test,” and “self-sovereignty.” You might have millions of nodes verifying everything, but if only experts grasp the guts, everyday users still depend on developers. Self-sovereignty means anyone can truly own and run their node without blind faith.…

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Many in MAGA world are spinning the shooting of Renee Good as “self-defense” Published January 8, 2026 9:12AM (EST) MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - JANUARY 07: A bullet hole is seen in the windshield of a vehicle involved in a shooting by an ICE agent during federal law enforcement operations on January…

Russia has accepted a new law that will see Russian citizens dealing with gambling addiction be able to voluntarily add themselves to a nationwide “self-prohibition” registry. This new measure extends beyond restricting entry to casinos and betting shops, introducing additional limits on how gambling companies are allowed to advertise. Russian…

When the ball drops this New Year's Eve, you could look to Bitcoin to help you keep your New Year's resolutions. Bitcoin can enforce promises with code and collateral. That unlocks a class of “self-bribes,” in which a person escrows funds today under conditions only future behavior can satisfy, with…

A woman whose mother donated her body to medical science has recalled how she “celebrated” the news that her body had been accepted for medical education.  UCD School of Medicine has a Body Donation Programme and the university describes it as a “selfless act” that can have a “huge impact…

The second attack on survivors of an airstrike in the Caribbean has been called a war crime by critics Nights and Weekends Editor Published December 1, 2025 7:31PM (EST) White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during the daily press briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White…