Red Dead Redemption 2's snowy hellscape is the entire game in miniature

The wilderness is closed to you in Red Dead 2's tutorial, and so is the promise of the Wild West itself and the future that ...
NPR

Politics

January 14, 2026 • We found the effects of tariffs and extreme weather, relief (finally!) in the egg cooler, plus one case of shrinkflation. January 14, 2026 • U.S. Vice President JD Vance will meet ...
IEEE

Advances on Exploiting Polarization in Wireless Communications: Channels, Technologies, and Applications

Abstract: Polarization is an important property of electromagnetic waves. It has shown the great application potential in optical fiber, radar, and satellite communications, where polarization has ...
IEEE

Ultra-Low Latency (ULL) Networks: The IEEE TSN and IETF DetNet Standards and Related 5G ULL Research

Abstract: Many network applications, e.g., industrial control, demand ultra-low latency (ULL). However, traditional packet networks can only reduce the end-to-end latencies to the order of tens of ...
NPR

Science

January 13, 2026 • The EPA won't consider the economic costs of harms to human health, at least for now. Legal and health experts are concerned that the change could make it easier for the agency to ...