Fighting deepens needs and fuels further displacement in Sudan
Ongoing conflict, displacement and funding shortages continue to deepen needs in Sudan, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warned on Monday,…
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DR Congo: Ebola is killing people before they ever reach a doctor
More than 1,900 people have died in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Ebola outbreak – and most of them never made it to a…
Latest winner in our Research is Beautiful competition
Some wonderful entries this month for our Research is Beautiful image competition – here’s the successful image for July…
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EU Study: Block Live Sports Piracy in 30 Minutes, Across DNS Resolvers, VPNs and CDNs
Three years ago the European Commission rejected calls for binding anti-piracy legislation, issuing a ‘recommendation’ instead. A new study commissioned by the European Parliament concludes…
Pluralistic: The bureaucratic AI arms-race is mutually assured destruction (10 Aug 2026)
Today’s links The bureaucratic AI arms-race is mutually assured destruction: The only way to win is not to play. Hey look at this: Delights to…
Cancer quackery: Under MAHA, everything old is new again
A viral Instagram post claims that cancer is not a disease, but rather a defense mechanism against “toxins.” Everything old is new again under MAHA.
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Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 08/10/2026
Every week we take a close look at the most pirated movies on torrent sites. What are pirates downloading? ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ tops the…
Good Riddance to a Vicious Bigot
Representative Andy Ogles has lost his seat in Congress, and the nation is a better, cleaner place for it. Few people did so much, in…
For Brazil’s Indigenous youth, visibility is resistance
As climate change reshapes Indigenous territories across Brazil, a new generation is turning to culture and digital platforms to defend their lands and their future.
Pluralistic: Digital sewer socialism (08 Aug 2026)
Today’s links Digital sewer socialism: Mamdani’s Public Interest Technologists are what DOGE should have been. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: Robot…