Saturn’s Famous Rings Will Disappear From View This Weekend

The rare phenomenon occurs every 13 to 15 years, with Earth passing through Saturns ring plane. The last time Earth got this rare view of the gas giant was in 2009. Similarly to Earth, Saturns axis is tilted by 26.73 degrees. NASA’s Cassini spacecraft captured this image of Saturn and its rings.NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute Between these two phases, however, is when the rings vanish from our view. Using a powerful telescope, one could spot a very thin line going around the middle of Saturn....

March 22, 2025 · 1 min · 122 words · Christopher Yang

Social Security Activist on DOGE’s Cuts: ‘People Will Die’

Under Elon Musks so-called Department of Government Efficiency, the Social Security Administration hassought to downsizeand reorganize its operations. This week, the agency made the highly controversial decision tonix identity verification over the phone. We know exactly how it will impact benefits, Lawson said. © Screenshot: Fox News There will be tragedies, people will be harmed, people will die. He thinks it is an incredible net negative for the country. Many people will just not be able to get benefits, said Lawson....

March 22, 2025 · 2 min · 279 words · Jeremy Harper

‘Free Speech’ Platfrom X Suspends Opposition Party Accounts in Turkey

Turkeys ruling government, led by Erdoganhas claimed that suspended accounts are associated with inciting hatred. He also said that 54 suspects have been arrested for their activity on social media. But the crackdown on content on platform, the company certainly has a hand in. People wave flags and chant slogans during a protest in front of the municipality headquarters in support of arrested Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu© Chris McGrath/Getty Images...

March 22, 2025 · 1 min · 112 words · Kevin Shepherd

‘We Just Want to Get Back to Work’: NOAA Hurricane Hunter Speaks Out After Trump’s Layoffs

Below is our conversation, lightly edited for clarity. Andrew Hazelton:Ive been with NOAA in varying capacities for over 8 years. And right now were not allowed to work. Hurricane MichaelPhoto: NOAA It was sort of chaotic because they had about an hours notice. Weve been in this limbo state. I know some people filed appeals with the merit board. And theres still some uncertainty as to whether there could be a legal layoff process after that....

March 22, 2025 · 3 min · 490 words · Danielle Lewis

AMC Premiering Swedish Movie In English Using AI-Powered ‘Visual Dubbing’

The company behind the visual dubbing, as it is called, is Flawless AI. Companies beyond AMC have been implementing AI-based dubbing for expand the audience for content. The popular YouTube creator Mr. YouTube late last yearintroduced a toolthat lets creators instead automatically create AI voiceovers in other languages. AMC is premiering Swedish film “Watch The Skies” using a new visual dubbing technology that alters actors' facial movements.VIEW press News from the future, delivered to your present....

March 21, 2025 · 1 min · 88 words · John Harrington

Apple’s AI Problem Escalates With Major Executive Shakeup

After months of jokes and criticism the Apple Intelligence boondoggle has reached crisis point. Its only revealed throughexpertly sourced reportsand a fluctuating stock as each new headline breaks through. The company already admitted it wasscaling backon its promise of a full-fledged Siri with Apple Intelligence. Big changes in leadership hopefully mean changes are coming to Apple Intelligence.© Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images Its unclear if Giannandrea is totally out. So the guy knows AI better than most people....

March 21, 2025 · 1 min · 174 words · April Holmes

Behold ‘Big Wheel’: An Unusually Monstrous Galaxy From the Early Universe

Observations by the keen-eyed Webb Space Telescope have revealed a huge galaxy in the distantwhich is to say earlyuniverse. The galaxy is a vibrant orange disk, dubbed the Big Wheel. The galaxy is remarkably developed for appearing so early in time, raising new questions about how galaxies form. The Big Wheel galaxy as seen by Webb.Image: JWST / NASA Despite its size, the galaxy was a chance find. The Big Wheels stellar disk is about 30 kiloparsecs in diameter, or nearly 98,000 light-years across....

March 21, 2025 · 1 min · 92 words · Barbara Palmer

Bipartisan Effort to Sunset the ‘26 Words That Created the Internet’ Is on the Way

But its legal protection of companies has come under fire from both major political parties for very different reasons. Its here where you’ve got the option to see the cracks start forming in this bipartisan effort. There is probably room to reevaluate the protections granted under Section 230. US Representative Louie Gohmert speaks during a news conference on Section 230 outside the US Capitol, in front of a sign that reads ‘Strike Section 230’ and ‘Stop Big Tech'© STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images...

March 21, 2025 · 1 min · 141 words · Corey Ritter

Elon Musk Goes to the Pentagon as Trump Insists He’s Not Being Briefed on China War Plans

But Musk thinks anyone who leaked that information should be tossed in prison. TheWall Street Journalconfirmed the Times reporting a few hours later. The Tesla CEO owns an enormous car factory in Shanghai and has beenpraised by Chinafor his stance on Taiwan. Billionaire oligarch Elon Musk and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at the Pentagon on March 21, 2025.© DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Madelyn Keech Musks views on the matter align with the Chinese government, which believes Taiwan should not be independent....

March 21, 2025 · 2 min · 341 words · Julie Miranda

Here’s All the Most Interesting Stuff We Saw in the JFK Files This Week

The files are a wealth of information about the CIAs tradecraft, including revelations about the so-called Family Jewels. The CIA has done a lot of illegal stuff and isnt supposed to operate inside the United States. A report about these illegal operations and how they functioned from 1959 to 1973 was called The Family Jewels. Assassination of John F. Kennedy Add topic 4 ⁄ 33 More details Photo of Lee Harvey Oswald with rifle, taken in Oswald’s back yard, Neely Street, Dallas Texas, March 1963....

March 21, 2025 · 2 min · 413 words · Veronica Brown

Investigators Say South Korean President’s Bodyguard Asked ChatGPT About ‘Martial Law’ Hours Before Coup

Yoons self-coup only lasted about six hours but the consequences lasted months. Getting Yoon into the courtroom had been difficult. The PSS is similar to Americas Secret Service, but more akin to the Roman Praetorian Guard. © Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images It was once one of the mostpowerful agenciesin the country and is loyal to the office of the president. After the martial law declaration, Yoon retreated to a compound in central Seoul....

March 21, 2025 · 2 min · 245 words · Matthew Wright

Jenna Ortega on the Horror of Trying Not to Laugh While Making a Killer Unicorn Movie

And yeah, that seems about the sort of a film A24 would push for its cinema addicts. I mean this in the kindest way possible: I could not trust anyone on this set. I couldnt make eye contact with anybody. © A24 I didnt want to look at certain people, she shared with the audience. And theres not one take where I look in that direction. I think its strange, because Im supposed to be kind of the most serious one in the film....

March 21, 2025 · 2 min · 226 words · Barbara Taylor

Judge Temporarily Blocks DOGE from Social Security Data, Calls It a ‘Fishing Expedition’

The government has argued that it needs access to Americans data to conduct its probe into supposed mass fraud. Hollander issueda temporary restraining orderto block DOGEs access to that information. News from the future, delivered to your present. © Justin Merriman/Bloomberg via Getty Images

March 21, 2025 · 1 min · 44 words · Sara Moran