Google offers a free, lightweight operating system that essentially turns any machine into a Chromebook. It's a great way to keep an aging computer in service longer.https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-install-chromeos-flex/
With almost laughably low power, a monochrome screen, and unique controls, niche-micro console Playdate shouldn’t make any sense in a world of modern gaming. Yet it’s near impossible not to love it.https://www.wired.com/story/three-years-on-playdate-is-still-gamings-best-kept-secret/
The effects of insufficient water are felt by every cell in the body, but it’s the brain that manifests our experience of thirst.https://www.wired.com/story/what-does-it-mean-to-be-thirsty/
The Chinese leader views President Trump’s eagerness for a trade deal as an opportunity to press for his top goal.https://www.wsj.com/world/china/trump-xi-talks-china-taiwan-8ed82d1b
Disagreements over the Trump administration’s 20-point plan, which includes a transitional government in Gaza, suggest a deal might not be close.https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/trumps-gaza-cease-fire-plan-faces-obstacles-as-he-meets-with-netanyahu-4a4d9e9d
The parliamentary elections became a referendum on the pro-Europe party’s efforts to pull the former Soviet republic away from Moscow and closer to the West.https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/moldovas-pro-europe-party-claims-victory-over-russia-backed-coalition-4ce230b3
Not long ago a rising military force in Africa, Russia is now struggling to maintain its footprint on the continent.https://www.wsj.com/world/africa/russias-ambitious-plans-in-africa-are-unraveling-f151906d
The freeing of Amir Amiri came as the country is in broader economic and political talks with the Trump administration.https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/taliban-release-amir-amiri-afghanistan-5035c39f
More than 600 drones and dozens of missiles struck across the country while the U.N. General Assembly remained in session.https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/russia-hits-ukraine-with-massive-overnight-attack-64d1b599
The toll of the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine and Western sanctions has hastened the decline in Russian oil production.https://www.wsj.com/world/russia/the-slow-demise-of-russian-oil-007fbbf7
Milei promised to dollarize and close the central bank. What is he waiting for?https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-cure-for-the-run-on-the-argentine-peso-ae82129c
The results brought a sigh of relief for the European Union, as Moldova showed firm public support for the ruling party’s pro-Europe course.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/09/29/moldova-europe-election-result/
Tomahawk cruise missiles, which have a range of at least 1,500 miles, would boost Ukraine’s ability to hit deep inside Russia, including Moscow.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/09/29/ukraine-tomahawks-russia-kellogg-vance/
Blair is a key player in planning for the rebuilding and governance of the Gaza Strip if a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas is finally signed.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/09/29/tony-blair-gaza-strip/
Fighters now possess antiaircraft weapons that could threaten civilian air traffic and what appears to be a Chinese surface-to-air missile system, experts said.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/09/29/sudan-war-weapons-rsf-darfur/
The murky activities of the Chinese Unification Promotion Party show how Beijing is using organized crime to extend its reach in Taiwan.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/09/29/china-influence-taiwan-gangsters/
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s message has rarely fallen on less receptive ears.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/09/29/israel-netanyahu-speech-gaza-trump/
Russia’s missile and drone attack came days after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s meeting with President Donald Trump at the U.N. General Assembly.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/09/28/russia-attacks-kyiv-ukraine/
The Central American Bank for Economic Integration had accused Dante Mossi of undermining its credit rating after he learned he would not be reappointed.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/09/28/mossi-central-american-development-bank/
At least eight children were killed in a government drone strike in Haiti while the gang leader who was targeted escaped unharmed. The families want answers.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/09/28/haiti-drone-simon-pele-children/