TheServerSide

Java, JDBC and SQL Server tutorial

In this Microsoft SQL Server and JDBC tutorial, you'll learn how to connect to a Microsoft SQL Server in Java using JDBC. The steps are relatively straightforward: Each database is different, so ...
TheServerSide

Java, JDBC and Postgres

The first thing you'll learn in this PostgreSQL and Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) tutorial is that most developers simply call it Postgres. The two terms are both interchangeable and official. Use ...
Seattle Times

New Medicare program using AI leaves WA patients in pain

This story is part of a Seattle Times focus on the affordability crisis in the Northwest. We explore the high cost of living and wealth disparities that shape our region; examine policies that impact ...
Reuters

Human Rights Watch says that Israel has been illegally using white phosphorus in Lebanon

JERUSALEM, March 10 (Reuters) - The Israeli military illegally used white phosphorus munitions over homes in the southern Lebanese town Yohmor on March 3, posing a threat to civilians, Human Rights ...
Human Rights Watch

Lebanon: Israel Unlawfully Using White Phosphorus

Update, March 9, 2026: Since the press release was published, the reported death toll from Israeli attacks has risen to 394, as of March 8. (Beirut) – The Israeli military unlawfully used ...
The Washington Post

Anthropic’s AI tool Claude central to U.S. campaign in Iran, amid a bitter feud

In order to strike a blistering 1,000 targets in the first 24 hours of its attack on Iran, the U.S. military leveraged the most advanced artificial intelligence it’s ever used in warfare, a tool that ...
New York Post

NY taxpayers will fork over more than $36K per child under Mamdani’s free 2-K pilot program

Taxpayers will shell out more than $36,000 per tot for Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s free 2-K pilot program – roughly $13,000 more than the average cost of private child care, city officials acknowledged ...
extension.purdue.edu

Using Wood Ash in the Garden

If you have a fireplace or wood stove that has helped your family stay warm this winter, what do you do with the leftover wood ashes? They can be spread in the garden, but a retired Purdue Extension ...
New Scientist

AIs can’t stop recommending nuclear strikes in war game simulations

Advanced AI models appear willing to deploy nuclear weapons without the same reservations humans have when put into simulated geopolitical crises. Kenneth Payne at King’s College London set three ...
National Catholic Reporter

Pope Leo tells priests not to use AI to write homilies or seek likes on TikTok

Pope Leo XIV has urged priests to not to use artificial intelligence to write their homilies or to seek "likes" on social media platforms like TikTok. In a question-and-answer session with clergy from ...
Time

Japan Leads in a Tight Race for the Women's Figure Skating Podium

Ami Nakai of Japan performs during the Women's Single Skating Short Program at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milan, Italy, on February 17, 2026. Senior Correspondent If there is one ...