“CTE is an entirely preventable disease,” Christopher Nowinski, CEO of the Concussion & CTE Foundation, said.
Oct 28, 2026
Russian President Vladimir Putin praised SpaceX CEO Elon Musk as a “genius” Wednesday while revealing that Russia has been in contact with the billionaire as the country works to develop a rival satellite internet network. Putin made the remarks during a summit with African leaders in Moscow, where Maksut Shadayev, Russia’s digital development minister, briefed...
Nonprofit leaker collective Distributed Denial of Secrets (DDoSecrets) published data Wednesday on more than 40,000 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employees, some of whom are working in the intelligence community. The collective did not identify the source who leaked the personnel information, referring to the unnamed individual instead as the “Department of Peace.” “This dataset...
The Federal Election Commission's (FEC) electronic filing system was restored and online Wednesday afternoon, nearly two days after the system initially went down with little explanation. In a post on social platform X shortly before 5 p.m. EDT Wednesday, the FEC announced the filing system was "back online and available to filers," adding work is...
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Meta, Snap head back to LA court in social media addiction trial Social media giants Meta and Snap, the company behind Snapchat, are heading back to court this week for the latest trial in a lawsuit alleging their platforms were intentionally designed to be addictive for young users. ...
Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.), the ranking member on the House Intelligence Committee, said Wednesday that the use of paper ballots prevents hacking from tech mogul Elon Musk, who is supporting Republicans this election cycle. “Forty-nine of the 50 states have paper records of the ballots, right?” Himes said on MS NOW’s “Morning Joe.” “Except for...
One major question remains: Will Instagram compensate creators for their videos the way YouTube does?
Conservative influencer James O’Keefe was charged Wednesday in Minnesota after he and fellow right-leaning commentator Cam Higby misrepresented themselves using registered voters’ names at polling places during the state’s primary election in August. Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty announced during a press conference the two men are facing felony unlawful voting and identity fraud charges....
The social media giants Meta and Snap are heading back to court this week for the latest trial in a lawsuit that alleges their platforms were intentionally designed to be addictive for young users. Jury selection begins in Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday for a case brought by two teenage plaintiffs referred to as...
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt said China is now just six months behind the U.S. in the global race to develop AI, warning that China has a major advantage when it comes to energy. In an interview with Fast Company released Wednesday, Schmidt said the gap between the two countries has narrowed dramatically over the...
Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.) on Wednesday morning issued a stark warning about the influence that SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and other artificial intelligence technology leaders have over global affairs following a recent reported slowdown of the satellite company's technology in Ukraine. “We’re in this world where, you know, five weird trillionaires are going to control...
The Treasury Department on Wednesday sanctioned 10 individuals and one entity involved in an alleged scheme to defraud American businesses to benefit the North Korean military. The department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned eight North Korean nationals and two Russian nationals, accusing them of facilitating a government-run information technology (IT) scheme to generate...
Kalshi argued Tuesday that its VIP program and platform are "fundamentally different" from those offered by sportsbooks, after several Democratic lawmakers expressed concerns over loyalty programs at both prediction markets and sportsbooks. In a letter shared first with The Hill, the company suggested Kalshi Platinum has no "predatory incentives" because of its distinct business model....