Ukrainian servicemen ride on top of an armored personnel carrier in Kostyantynivka, Donetsk region, on Sept. 25, 2023. Roman Pilipey | AFP | Getty Images While the world is distracted by geopolitical turmoil in the Middle East, Ukraine continues to fight Russian forces across a swathe of the country, battling through deep Russian defenses along … Read more
KYIV, Ukraine — Russia fired 11 Shahed drones against Ukrainian targets, reaching deep into Ukraine while falling debris damaged power lines near a nuclear power plant in the country’s west, officials said Wednesday. Ukraine’s air force said it intercepted all the overnight drones. For the fourth day in a row, the Kremlin’s forces took aim … Read more
You might end up spending less to keep your home warm this winter, according to a US government forecast. The trends vary depending on what part of the US you live in and how you heat your home, according to the US Energy Information Administration’s Winter Fuels Outlook. “The outlook this year is mixed, though … Read more
Vehicles drive on the flooded Freeway 5 after an El Niño-strengthened storm brought rain to Los Angeles on Jan. 6, 2016. Lucy Nicholson | Reuters The El Niño weather pattern is still active heading into the winter this year and it will mean the northern and far west portions of the U.S. will have a … Read more
The obvious way to keep Jack Frost from nipping at your fingers is to slip on a pair of toasty gloves. People have been wearing gloves for centuries, with the shift from mittens to individually wrapped fingers the biggest upgrade in all that time. But traditional gloves don’t play nicely with our smartphones. Sure, you … Read more
Walking through Token2049, it was hard to tell that the crypto industry was going through a “winter” phase. The crypto conference held in Singapore in September attracted an unprecedented crowd of 20,000 attendees, filling the island state with an even greater number of blockchain enthusiasts who hopped in and out of the hundreds of side … Read more
It has a thermostat, simple controls, and safety features, such as a very effective kill switch that’ll immediately turn the heater off if it tips or begins to overheat. Note: Don’t ever plug a space heater into a power strip, extension cord, or surge protector. They need to plug straight into a wall outlet, otherwise … Read more
TOKYO — Officials from Sapporo and the Japanese Olympic Committee on Wednesday announced a decision to withdraw the northern Japanese city as a candidate to host the 2030 Winter Olympics, with the effort soiled by massive corruption and bid-rigging tied to the one-year delayed Tokyo Games. Sapporo Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto and JOC President Yasuhiro Yamashita, … Read more
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — How much is Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago worth? That’s been a point of contention after a New York judge ruled that the former president exaggerated the Florida property’s value when he said it’s worth at least $420 million and perhaps $1.5 billion. Siding with New York’s attorney general in a lawsuit … Read more
Welcome to Startups Weekly. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Friday. As I sat down to write this week’s Startups Weekly, I do what I do every week: Read every story on TechCrunch. This week, that meant reading 212 stories on the site, and you know what I’m left with? An … Read more