Why would anyone invest large sums of capital into creating something new with uncertain income? This question captures the core of the argument for intellectual property, or the legal protection of inventors’ ideas from being copied and put to broader use.

26 June 2026

As the Ebola strain known as Bundibugyo continues to spread in Uganda, UNICEF (United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund) has warned that children are at the highest risk of the disease. Cases have now shot past 1,150, and the death toll has surpassed 300.

26 June 2026

The magnitude 5.6 earthquake that just shook portions of three different states should be a huge wake-up call for everyone who lives in California. The San Andreas Fault system is locked and loaded, and it is just a matter of time before an absolutely cataclysmic earthquake permanently alters the geography of the state.

26 June 2026

A rescued U.S. Air Force pilot reported seeing a highly coordinated formation of Iranian drones shortly before his F-15E Strike Eagle was shot down over Iran in April, according to sources familiar with his post-rescue debriefing.

25 June 2026

While we are being told the war is all but over because the United States and Iran have agreed to a memorandum of understanding to end it, other news surfaces that makes it appear that it isn't quite done. U.S. President Donald Trump recently asked Congress for $88 billion to continue the war against Iran. 

25 June 2026

United States ruler Donald Trump has accused oil giants of price gouging the American public, as fuel prices soar. The major spike in price occurred after the US, along with Israel, struck Iran and started a war in the Middle East.

25 June 2026

The aftermath of powerful earthquakes in Venezuela has resulted in the deaths of dozens and injuries to hundreds of people. The earthquakes struck Venezuela’s northern Caribbean coast on Wednesday, causing widespread destruction in Caracas and several other regions. 

25 June 2026

People are falling in love with their chatbots, mourning deleted AI companions, and treating artificial systems as romantic partners or family members. As AI becomes more sophisticated, these relationships will become more common. And, as a result, so will political conflict over whether artificial systems deserve moral consideration.

25 June 2026

Brent crude oil prices fell below $75 a barrel late yesterday, marking the first time the global benchmark has traded under that level since the outbreak of the Trump-initiated Iran conflict.

24 June 2026

France has just confirmed its first Ebola case. The patient is a doctor who had returned from a mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo). The health ministry said the patient has a "very low" viral load and that contacts are "currently being identified".

24 June 2026