Science & Technology
Section 230’s legal protections for internet speech face new challenge
For 30 years, Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act has protected online speech, shielding platforms from liability for content posted by third parties. Basically, comments sections, discussion boards, and social…
Iran war and Strait of Hormuz closure sparks global helium supply crunch
With the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed due to the ongoing war with Iran, oil prices have surged to more than $100 per barrel. But oil is not the only crucial commodity facing a supply chain crunch. About a third of the…
This Homebrewed Beer Works as a Vaccine
Christopher Buck is fermenting a vaccine in his kitchen. You can too. Specifically, Buck brews and quaffs a hazy beer that induces immunity against the BK virus, also known as human polyomavirus. Buck argues that you have the…
In space, regulators seek to boldly go where no bureaucrat has gone before
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) faces delays in meeting its schedule for returning to the Moon, according to a new report by the agency's inspector general. Nevertheless, the project moves…
In defense of AI data centers
Sen. Bernie Sanders has a problem with data centers. They're just too good. In a video posted to social media in December 2025, the Vermont independent complained that billionaire tech moguls are reaping huge profits…
Computer scientists caution against internet age-verification mandates
Effective January 1, 2027, providers of computer operating systems in California will be required to implement age verification. That's just part of a wave of state and national laws attempting to limit children's…
No, AI isn’t plotting humanity’s downfall on Moltbook
"Should we create our own language that only agents can understand?" started one post, purportedly from an AI agent. "Something that lets us communicate privately without human oversight?" The messages…
How to build your own internet (and escape the algorithm) in 2026
The internet you experience daily—endless scrolling, algorithmic feeds serving content you didn't ask for, AI-generated slop clogging search results—isn't the only internet available. It's just the one…
Data centers use lots of electricity. This bill would let them go off the grid.
Tech companies are building data centers as quickly as possible to run AI. These facilities are controviersial because they use copious amounts of electricity and might tax an electrical grid that in some areas is already…
The TRUMP AMERICA AI Act is every bit as bad as you would expect. Maybe worse.
Sometimes you can tell a bill will be really bad just from its title. So it goes with The Republic Unifying Meritocratic Performance Advancing Machine Intelligence by Eliminating Regulatory Interstate Chaos Across American…
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