Ruby 4.0: A lot of restructuring under the hood, few new features

The new major version with a new JIT compiler, a revised parallelization API, and a maturing type system paves the way for ...
Washington Examiner

California’s new tax: A monthly subscription to use state roads

The program, as constructed, is essentially a subscription service that requires you to self-report your usage. Californians will have to report their mileage and be billed per mile every month. KMPH ...
Futurism

The Mysterious Interstellar Object Appears to Be Pulsing in a “Heartbeat Pattern”

The mysterious interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is just weeks away from reaching its closest point to Earth: it’s expected to pass within just 170 million miles of our home planet on December 19, giving ...
The Hill

Thune: Republicans ‘checking the protocols’ about Cheney lying in state

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said Republican leadership staff is reviewing “protocol” about the possibility of former Vice President Dick Cheney lying in state in the Capitol Rotunda. “I ...
Alaska Public Media

Alaska will use state funds to fill SNAP cards and help food banks amid federal delays

People who rely on food assistance from SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, could have their electronic benefits cards refilled as soon as this week. Gov. Mike Dunleavy issued a state ...
The Bay State Banner

For Sportsmen’s Tennis, new solar array means savings, community benefits

A view of the Sportsmen’s Tennis Club’s 339 Solar panels that save the equivalent of nearly 20,000 gallons of gasoline each year. PHOTO: SPORTSMEN’S TENNIS & ENRICHMENT CENTER On top of the building ...
WUNC

Virginia will use state funding to keep SNAP running, but NC leaders aren't proposing that

While Virginia’s Republican governor announced plans this week to continue SNAP benefits in November using state funding, North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein doesn’t have the power to make a similar move.
NPR

SNAP runs out of money Nov. 1. Here's what that means in your state

The federal government shutdown continues without an end in sight. In just a few days, tens of millions of people are at risk of losing federal food and nutrition benefits as a result. This includes ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Will Wisconsin use state funds to backfill FoodShare? GOP leader say it's unlikely.

Wisconsin's FoodShare program is expected to end this week due to the federal government shutdown. Nearly 700,000 Wisconsin residents who depend on the program for food assistance will be impacted. A ...
Tennessean

Gov. Lee will not use state reserves for SNAP food aid if shutdown holds, GOP officials open

Tennessee officials say they will not use state money to replace federal food aid benefits that will not be coming to 690,000 Tennesseans reliant on them if the federal government shutdown continues, ...
Live Science

Toyota to launch world's first EV with a solid-state battery by 2027 — they're expected to last longer and charge faster

New solid-state batteries will be made from a new "highly durable" cathode material and will power a car for much longer than conventional EV batteries. When you purchase through links on our site, we ...