The story begins with a missing five‑year‑old girl from a small community near Alice Springs. She vanished late on a Saturday, and her family named her Kumanjayi Little Baby according to local tradition. Police discovered a body about five kilometres south of the place where she disappeared, and
Grocery stores in New York are debating a ban on digital shelf labels, or DSLs. The idea is that these electronic signs could hide unfair pricing tricks, but the truth is different. DSLs simply show a price. They do not track who you are, nor can they change a price for one shopper and another. Any
Back in the late 90s, a bulky but reliable plug took over creative workspaces. FireWire looked clunky compared to USB, but it worked effortlessly—no messy driver installs, no guesswork. Musicians, video editors, and even Mac users relied on it to move data fast. While USB struggled with simple tasks
For years, Louisiana’s voting districts have been drawn in a way that groups Black voters together to create a majority-Black district. This isn’t about fairness—it’s about giving one political party an edge. When the Supreme Court blocked this map last week, Democrats and civil rights groups cried
The plan was simple: avoid politics, focus on fun. That’s what Stephen Colbert tried when he took over “The Late Show” in 2015. After years of sharp political satire on “The Colbert Report, ” he wanted a lighter touch. Audiences at home were tired of the same heated arguments in the news. Colbert ho
Ten years ago, blockchain was just tech jargon tossed around at small meetups. Now it’s rewriting the rules for banks, payments, and even stock markets. Some of the biggest names in traditional finance—banks, card companies, stock exchanges—are jumping in not because they’re excited, but because the
Trading in crypto-linked stocks took a sharp turn on Wednesday. Robinhood, a popular app for buying and selling cryptocurrencies, saw its stock drop nearly 14% after reporting a big drop in crypto revenue. This decline wasn’t just limited to Robinhood. Other major crypto platforms like Coinbase and
Robinhood’s recent earnings report shines a light on a bigger problem in crypto: making money isn’t as simple as it seems. Even with years of hype, new tech, and big investors joining in, crypto still struggles to bring in steady income. Most platforms rely on trading fees, which rise and fall with
A massive crackdown on fake cryptocurrency investment scams has just wrapped up, with over 270 arrests worldwide after a months-long investigation. Authorities say these scams, known as "pig-butchering, " tricked Americans into sending their savings by pretending to be friends or romantic interests
Gary’s mayor pulled back the curtain on the city’s latest progress during his annual speech, but not everyone agrees on what counts as real improvement. While crime numbers look better than they have in decades—homicides dropped 30% from 2024 to 2025 and gun deaths fell by 24%—critics say those wins
