Ethan Brown, Author at Riverdale Standard

Ethan Brown

Microsoft Hints at AI-Led Overhaul of Windows UX in Bold ‘2030 Vision’

“Mouse and keyboard will feel like MS-DOS”: Microsoft VP teases future where Copilot becomes the OS Microsoft’s vision for the future of Windows sounds more like science fiction than software. But it’s real—and the company just dropped its first official tease. In a short video labeled Windows 2030 Vision, Microsoft is laying the groundwork for a dramatically different kind of user interface—one that could upend decades of habits with mouse…

Lula Freezes Out Trump After 50% Tariff Blow, Says He’ll Strengthen Ties With Modi and Xi

Brazil’s president lashes out after U.S. slaps steep tariffs, signaling deeper alignment with BRICS allies and a cold shoulder to Washington Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has made it crystal clear—he’s not picking up the phone for Donald Trump. After the U.S. shocked Brasilia with a sweeping 50% tariff on key Brazilian imports, Lula responded not with diplomacy, but with defiance. “I will not call Trump because he…

Uttarkashi Flash Floods Sweep Away Lives and Homes, Rescue Teams Race Against Time

Torrential rain turns Kheer Ganga river into a wall of destruction; dozens missing, town of Dharali left in ruins Four lives lost. Around 70 more unaccounted for. A popular Himalayan town now reduced to debris and despair. Flash floods triggered by a cloudburst over the Kheer Ganga river tore through Dharali in Uttarkashi district on Tuesday afternoon, leaving a trail of destruction that locals say happened in mere minutes. Authorities…

Asteroid 2025 OT7 to Swoop Past Earth Today, but NASA Says No Danger in Sight

At 170 feet wide and moving at over 77,000 km/h, the asteroid will fly by millions of kilometers away — still close enough to keep space scientists on alert An asteroid the size of a commercial jet is speeding toward Earth’s neighborhood today, but there’s no need to panic. NASA says the object, named 2025 OT7, will safely zoom past our planet — no impact, no explosion, and absolutely no…

Hyderabad Drenched: Waterlogging, Traffic Gridlocks Grip City After Torrential Rains

Streets turned into streams, cars crawled bumper to bumper, and umbrellas were no match for the sideways sheets of rain. That was Monday evening in Hyderabad — soaked, stuck, and searching for answers. What started as a light drizzle quickly morphed into a downpour, plunging India’s tech capital into another bout of urban paralysis. Orange Alert Issued, But City Was Already Underwater By the time the IMD issued its orange…

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Georgia Families Break Away From Failing Schools With New State Scholarship

Promise Scholarship draws thousands amid growing dissatisfaction with public education Thousands of parents across Georgia are making a bold shift as the school year kicks off, opting out of the state’s lowest-performing public schools. Their ticket out? A new taxpayer-funded scholarship that’s causing both relief and controversy in equal measure. The Georgia Promise Scholarship, offering up to $6,500 per child, is reshaping how some families think about education. Whether it’s…

NASA, SpaceX Give Green Light for Crew-11 Launch on Reused Dragon, Liftoff Set for July 31

Four astronauts to head for the ISS aboard Dragon Endeavour in sixth flight, marking new milestone in reusable spaceflight NASA and SpaceX have officially cleared the Crew-11 mission for launch on July 31, setting the stage for another chapter in commercial human spaceflight. The mission will carry four astronauts to the International Space Station aboard a well-worn but trusted spacecraft—marking a small leap for spacefaring hardware, and a big one…

As Trump Slaps India With Tariffs, Lula Pushes Back Loudly While Modi Stays Quiet

Brazil’s president confronts the U.S. leader head-on, sparking questions in Delhi about India’s passive stance India is bracing for a 25% tariff on its exports to the United States starting August 1, and so far, there’s been silence from the top. But halfway around the world, Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is making it very clear he won’t take trade bullying lying down. In a sharply worded interview…

India Successfully Launches Landmark NASA-ISRO Earth Observation Satellite NISAR

GSLV-F16 lifts off from Sriharikota, placing the 2,392-kg satellite into orbit to track Earth’s land, oceans, ice and crops with unprecedented precision With a thunderous roar and a trail of flame slicing through the sky, India’s GSLV-F16 rocket soared into the air on July 30, carrying a satellite unlike any other. NISAR — short for NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar — has officially launched, marking a historic collaboration between the world’s…

Tata Motors Nears $4.5 Billion Deal for Iveco in Landmark European Acquisition

Indian auto giant to buy out Agnelli family’s stake, with plans to skip defense assets Tata Motors is gearing up for what could become the biggest acquisition in its history — and one of the most closely watched cross-border deals by an Indian company this year. The Mumbai-based automaker is in advanced stages of buying Italian commercial vehicle maker Iveco for $4.5 billion from Exor, the holding company of the…