Pirate Bay co-founder dies in Slovenia plane crash
Swedish businessman Carl Lundstroem, co-founder of illegal file-sharing site The Pirate Bay, has died in an aeroplane crash in Slovenia, according to the far-right party he was linked to. Slovenian...
View ArticleAmericas to witness rare ‘Blood Moon’ total lunar eclipse
Stargazers in North and South America will be able to view a red-colored “Blood Moon” starting Thursday night in the first total lunar eclipse visible on the continents since 2022. The celestial event,...
View Article‘Blood Moon’ rising: Rare total lunar eclipse tonight
A “Blood Moon” will bathe a large swathe of the world in red light overnight Thursday during a rare total lunar eclipse. Skygazers will be able to witness the celestial spectacle in the Americas and...
View ArticleSea levels rise by ‘unexpected’ amount in 2024: NASA
Global sea levels rose more than expected in 2024, Earth’s hottest year on record, according to an analysis released Thursday by the US space agency NASA. On its website, the National Aeronautics and...
View ArticleMexico reports 22 measles cases after US outbreak
Mexican health authorities reported 22 cases of measles on Thursday, following an outbreak in the United States where it has killed two and infected more than 200. Authorities said that of 416...
View ArticleJust looking at images of nature can relieve pain, study finds
Simply looking at nature — or even just digital pictures of it — can relieve pain, according to new research which scanned the brains of people receiving electrical shocks. Nature’s many health...
View ArticleFormer Meta employee barred from promoting explosive memoir
Facebook parent company Meta is seeking to silence a former employee who has made scandalous allegations in a new tell-all book, obtaining a ruling to temporarily bar her from promoting the memoir or...
View ArticleElon Musk says Starship to depart for Mars at end of 2026
SpaceX founder Elon Musk said Saturday its massive Starship rocket would leave for Mars at the end of 2026 with Tesla humanoid robot Optimus onboard, adding that human landings could follow “as soon as...
View ArticleStranded US astronauts to return to Earth on Tuesday: NASA
A pair of US astronauts stuck for more than nine months on the International Space Station will be returned to Earth on Tuesday evening, NASA said. Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are to be transported...
View ArticleRussia, China hitting West with ‘massive digital arsenals’: EU
The European Union on Tuesday said Russia and China were using “massive digital arsenals” to interfere in Western democracies, while their messaging around the war in Ukraine had become increasingly...
View ArticleGhana president’s X account hacked, promotes crypto scam
Ghana’s President John Mahama’s verified X account was hacked for 48 hours, with cybercriminals using it to promote a fraudulent cryptocurrency project, his spokesperson confirmed on Tuesday. The...
View ArticleGoogle says to buy cybersecurity company Wiz for $32 bn
Google said Tuesday it will acquire cloud security platform Wiz for $32 billion, citing the need for greater cybersecurity capacity as artificial intelligence embeds itself in technology...
View ArticleUS happiness sinks as more Americans eat alone: survey
The United States fell to its lowest happiness ranking ever partly due to a rise in the number of Americans eating their meals alone, an annual UN-sponsored report said Thursday. Finland ranked as the...
View ArticlePlayStation 6 release date, price, specs: Everything you need to know
The gaming world is buzzing with excitement as speculation mounts about the PlayStation 6 release date. Sony’s next-generation console, tentatively dubbed the PlayStation 6 (PS6), promises to push the...
View ArticleElon Musk’s X sues Indian government over content regulation
Elon Musk’s social media platform X has filed a lawsuit against the Indian government over its use of takedown orders to request social media content be removed. India, the world’s biggest democracy,...
View ArticleAI startup Perplexity confirms interest to buy TikTok
Artificial intelligence (AI) startup Perplexity on Friday expressed its interest in buying TikTok, which faces a deadline to divest from its Chinese owner or be banned in the United States. Perplexity...
View ArticleTurkey wants more than 700 X accounts blocked: platform
Turkey’s authorities, faced with a mass opposition movement following the detention of the opposition mayor of Istanbul, have called for the closure of more than 700 accounts on X, the online platform...
View ArticleVIDEO: Joe Rogan reacts to ‘mind-blowing’ claim that scientists have...
A new theory suggesting the presence of a massive underground city beneath the Pyramids of Giza has captured widespread attention, with podcaster Joe Rogan sharing his thoughts on the “mind-blowing”...
View ArticleUkraine railways says hit by ‘multi-level’ cyberattack
The Ukrainian national railway operator said Monday its technicians and the state security service were countering a sophisticated cyberattack for a second day running. Ukrzaliznytsia, whose facilities...
View ArticleSpaceX rocket fuel makes stunning swirl in European sky
A stunning blue and white spiral spotted in skies across Europe was created by frozen fuel tumbling from a SpaceX rocket, according to weather forecasters and scientists. The UK’s Met Office said on X...
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