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Thoughts and musings of David Greenberg, a polymath

Technology

The Space Force is now seeking to buy up to $30 billion in rocket launches

July 20, 2026 Blogmaster

It seems as though $5.6 billion wasn’t enough. That was the news from the US Space Force on Friday, when military officials announced they were tripling the maximum value of…

Technology

Judge halts Paramount’s $111B purchase of Warner Bros. in win for US states

July 20, 2026 Blogmaster

A federal judge today ordered Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery to halt their $111 billion merger, handing an early win to states that sued to block the deal. The…

Technology

Firefighting drones in the works as wildfires plague US nearly year-round

July 20, 2026 Blogmaster

Drones capable of spraying water and fire retardants have been practicing how to snuff out wildfires early in California and Alaska this summer—demonstrating a possible rapid-response tool for firefighting as…

Technology

DA: Cop covered bodycam to snap nude prisoners on his iPhone—but other cams caught him

July 20, 2026 Blogmaster

On March 31, 2026, a rather odd complaint arrived at the Bucks County, Pennsylvania District Attorney’s Office. It came from the local sheriff’s office, and it concerned one of their…

Technology

Banning Transgender Kids From School Sports Affects All Children – Strangers Scrutinizing Kid’s Bodies Put All Kids At Risk Of Harassment

July 20, 2026 Blogmaster

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. Youth sports have a significant impact on the development of all children. Sports provide…

Technology

RIP bargain bin: The price impact of Sony’s disc-free PlayStation plan

July 20, 2026 Blogmaster

Since Sony announced that it was planning to stop producing physical PlayStation discs in 2028, many people have been justifiably worried about how they will maintain ownership and long-term game…

Technology

AT&T loses key ruling in bid to stop offering basic phone service in California

July 20, 2026 Blogmaster

California can keep enforcing rules that require AT&T to offer basic phone service to new customers in its wireline territory, following a federal judge’s ruling last week. AT&T sued California…

Technology

The Space Force is now seeking to buy up to $30 billion in rocket launches

July 20, 2026 Blogmaster

It seems as though $5.6 billion wasn’t enough. That was the news from the US Space Force on Friday, when military officials announced they were tripling the maximum value of…

Technology

Everything Is For Sale In The Trump White House, Even His Truth Social Posts

July 20, 2026 Blogmaster

Over the last few months especially, there has been renewed attention to the sheer scale of Donald Trump’s ability to profit off the presidency. The efforts to do so only…

Cybersecurity

FakeGit Campaign Uses 7,600 GitHub Repositories to Spread SmartLoader Malware

July 20, 2026 Blogmaster

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered nearly 7,600 malicious GitHub repositories, out of which more than 800 pose as artificial intelligence (AI) skills or Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers to deliver a…

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