Global defence budget jumps to record high of $2440bn

For the first time, government military spending increased in all five geographical regions

Working on problems in the order I noticed them is rarely the most effective order. So the WTF Notebook gives me a place to park the impulse to fix it now, damn it! until I have more context for deciding what to work on first

Intercept stellt mal wieder die wirklich wichtigen Fragen 💪

Those born after 1995, argues Jonathan Haidt in his new book, were the first people in history to go through puberty with a portal to an alternative universe in their pockets – and the toll this has taken on their wellbeing has been devastating

EU agrees ‘historic’ deal with world’s first laws to regulate AI

World's first portable quantum computers on sale in Japan: Prices start at $8,700

France, the second biggest market for rap music in the world after the US, will host its first awards ceremony for rap, R&B and afro music on Thursday

Thirteen million diesel cars producing “extreme” levels of toxic air pollution are still on the roads in Europe and the UK, according to a report, seven years after the Dieselgate scandal first exploded

JA!? Vielleicht v.a. wegen der Tochter!?!?

Best Mars Images From Orbiter’s First 5 Years

Seiko Astron: World’s First Quartz Watch Turns 40

Obama, First President To Acknowledge Area 51 in Public

Close Encounters With Alien Travelers: A Guide

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Bluford became the first African American in space