A GOP lawmaker is abruptly leaving Congress, making Mike Johnson's life even harder

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House Speaker Mike Johnson's life is going to get harder with Rep. Ken Buck, a Colorado Republican, abruptly leaving Congress.

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  • Rep. Ken Buck, a Colorado Republican, abruptly announced that he's leaving Congress next week.
  • House Speaker Mike Johnson will only be able to lose two votes.
  • Johnson's razor-thin majority will likely get even smaller in April.

Rep. Ken Buck, a Colorado Republican

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The Scariest Boeing Safety Scandals So Far

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The world got an uncomfortable reminder about the need to scrutinize air travel last January when a door plug blew off an Alaska Airlines flight 16,000 feet over Portland, OR. The culprit was a Boeing 737, and in the days that followed, it was soon clear that catastrophic failure wasn’t a freak accident but the result…

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The System Shock remake finally hits consoles on May 21

Engadget

The wait is almost over. Nightdive Studios just announced a May 21 release date for the console version of its System Shock remake. It’ll be available on PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S, after arriving for PCs last year.

The developer, alongside publisher Prime Matter, dropped a new trailer for the console release, showing off the stunning graphical update to the 1994 first-person shooter

TikTok might be developing a new Instagram competitor

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A 12-year-old boy looks at an iPhone screen showing various social media apps including TikTok, Facebook and X on February 25, 2024 in Bath, England. This week the UK government issued new guidance backing headteachers in prohibiting the use of mobile phones throughout the school day, including at break times. Many schools around the country are already prohibiting mobile phone use over concerns. The amount of time children spend on screens each day rocketed during the Covid pandemic by more than 50 per cent, the equivalent of an extra hour and twenty minutes. Researchers say that unmoderated screen time can have long-lasting effects on a child's mental and physical health. Recently TikTok announced that every account belonging to a user below age 18 have a 60-minute daily screen time limit automatically set.

Between tech behemoth Instagram copying its best features (successfully) and a potential ban looming, TikTok is being attacked on all fronts — but it's fighting back.

TikTok might be developing a new "TikTok Photos" app, according to The SpAndroid, who spotted references to "TikTok Photos" in the back-end code of the current TikTok app. A potential new welcome message allegedly reads: "TikTok

Children of the Sun brings FPS puzzles to Steam on April 9

Engadget

Children of the Sun is a bullet-bending puzzle game set in a trippy world of cults and revenge, and it's due to hit PC via Steam on April 9. In Children of the Sun, players line up a single sniper shot and then control the bullet as it ricochets among the cultists in their sights. The goal is to take everyone out with the most speed, elegance and creativity, curving the bullet around the

Grid’s framed, nostalgia-inducing gadgets are up to 40 percent off

The Verge
The framed edition of the atomic purple Game Boy Color is nearly $30 off for a limited time. | Image: Grid

Of all the tech-centric artwork I’ve seen over the years, few pieces have grabbed me as much as Grid Studio’s framed gadgets and gizmos. The company has been slinging the collage-like pieces for several years now, taking oft-forgotten devices once destined for the