NASA
NASA Awards 2026 NIAC Grants to 17 Wild Ideas, Including Dimming the Sun With Dust
NASA funds 17 futuristic concepts including dimming the Sun with dust, Venus neomobility, and mapping alien continents - because why not dream big?
2026-07-21
NASA
2026-05-09
BBC World
ShinyHunters Gives Students an Unexpected Final Exam in Panic Management
ShinyHunters gives students an unexpected break from finals by taking down Canvas, proving that the most effective way to avoid an exam is to ransom the entire educational software ecosystem.
2026-05-08
The Atlantic
Ransomware Takes Down Canvas, Proving That Course Management Software Can Also Manage to Ruin Everyone's Day
When ransomware took down Canvas, a professor discovered that courseware has replaced not just homework but also common sense, leaving everyone to fumble through a digital apocalypse one redundant email at a time.
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