CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A super Jupiter has been spotted around a neighboring star by the Webb Space Telescope — and it has a super orbit. The planet is roughly the same diameter as Jupiter, but with six times the mass. Its atmosphere is also rich in hydrogen like Jupiter's....
CrowdStrike Offers Meager $10 Gift Card as Apology for Massive Outage
The cybersecurity firm responsible for a botched update that crashed millions of computers worldwide last week is offering its partners a $10 Uber Eats gift card as an apology. According to a source who received the email, CrowdStrike recognizes "the additional work that the July 19 incident has caused" and...
Wired Wednesday: Former Bitwise Employee Speaks Out on Company Culture and CEOs’ Apology
GV Wire reporter and editor Anthony Haddad talks with KMPH Fox 26 “Great Day” anchor Kim Stephens about the downfall of Bitwise. As a former employee, Haddad shares his experience of what it was like in Fresno's "Disneyland" tech company and how many things were not what they seemed.
FBI Reveals Trump Gunman Wanted to Mimic Lee Harvey Oswald
WASHINGTON — The gunman in the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump is believed to have done a Google search one week before the shooting of “How far away was Oswald from Kennedy?” FBI Director Christopher Wray said Wednesday, revealing new details about a suspect he said had taken a...
As Newsom Finishes His Governorship, Would-Be Successors Are Multiplying
There never was much of a chance that California Gov. Gavin Newsom would be running for president this year, even if President Joe Biden were to step aside. While Newsom has been doing all of the usual things that earn a place on political media lists of potential candidates, he...
Trump Rally Gunman Searched Online About Kennedy Assassination, FBI Director Says
WASHINGTON — FBI Director Christopher Wray told lawmakers on Wednesday that a laptop tied to the Trump rally gunman included a Google search of "How far away was Oswald from Kennedy?" That is a reference to Lee Harvey Oswald, the shooter who killed President John F. Kennedy in Dallas on...
UN Cultural Agency Rejects Plan to Place Britain’s Stonehenge on List of Heritage Sites in Danger
LONDON — The United Nations' cultural agency rejected recommendations Wednesday to place Stonehenge on the list of world heritage sites in danger over concerns that Britain's plans to build a nearby highway tunnel threaten the landscape around the prehistoric monument. UNESCO Experts Recommended Listing Stonehenge as "In Danger" UNESCO experts...
Seven Major US Labor Unions Urge Biden to Halt Military Aid to Israel
Seven major U.S. labor unions, representing about 6 million workers, have called on President Joe Biden to "immediately halt all military aid to Israel," The Guardian reports. In a letter sent ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit, the unions highlighted their objections to American tax dollars financing the...
Monday Breaks the Record for the Hottest Day Ever on Earth
Monday was the hottest day ever globally, beating a record set the day before, as countries around the world from Japan to Bolivia to the United States continue to feel the heat, according to the European climate change service. Provisional Data Shows Monday Was Hotter Than Sunday Provisional satellite data...
Republican Leaders Urge Colleagues to Steer Clear of Racist and Sexist Attacks on Harris
WASHINGTON — Republican leaders are warning party members against using overtly racist and sexist attacks against Vice President Kamala Harris, as they and former President Donald Trump's campaign scramble to adjust to the reality of a new Democratic rival less than four months before Election Day. At a closed-door meeting...