Swarming

SpaceX is working with the National Reconnaissance Office to build a classified system of swarming spy satellites, according to a report published by Reuters. And while the $1.8 billion contract was reportedly signed in 2021, news of the program’s ties to NRO just leaked on Saturday—a great reminder that it’s entirely possible for some tech companies to do highly classified work for years without the public learning about it.Astronomers Could Soon Get Warnings When SpaceX Satellites Threaten Their View The new satellite…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The springtime emergence of vast swarms of cicadas can be explained by a mathematical model of collective decision-making that has similarities to models describing stock market crashes. Pick almost any location in the eastern United States—say, Columbus Ohio. Every 13 or 17 years, as the soil warms in springtime,…

While TikTok is no stranger to fighting misinformation, the problem might be worse than you think. As the AP reports, internet trust researchers at NewsGuard have published a report claiming that almost 20 percent of sampled search results for major news topics included misinformation. The bogus claims covered subjects ranging from Russia's invasion of Ukraine through to COVID-19 vaccines and the January 6th, 2021 attack on the US Capitol. NewsGuard also found that typing innocuous queries can lead to suggestions rife…

Lil Durk has seemingly addressed 6ix9ine ambushing the Chicago native’s lookalike Perkioo on the deluxe version of 7220.On the song “Huuuh,” Durkio raps, “Man, I’m Durk, and you got my lo’, why you play with Perk? / Fuck the feds, who walk around with you, them n***as gon’ get hurt.”Back in late April, Tekashi posted an Instagram video of him and his posse crowding around Perkioo as 6ix9ine gave him a jacket emblazoned with an image of King Von. “@lildurk I had a gift for the bro ❤️ @kingvonfrmdao your n***as ain’t never…

An award-winning photographer has captured the somber moment when dozens of colorful starfish set about devouring a lifeless sea lion on the seafloor in California.Wildlife photographer David Slater captured the haunting photo in the shallow waters of Monterey Bay. The dead sea lion and its compatriots swimming in the background are most likely California sea lions (Zalophus californianus), but they could also be Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus), based on the two species' geographical ranges.  The sea stars are all…