Israeli forces have shot dead at least five Palestinian men during a raid on Jericho in the eastern occupied West Bank. The large-scale raid took place in the early hours of Monday in the Aqabet Jabr refugee camp – which has been under an Israeli siege, as described by Palestinians, …
Read More »US Navy working to recover debris from Chinese ‘spy balloon’
The United States Navy is working to recover the debris of a Chinese surveillance balloon that fell into the Atlantic Ocean after being shot down off the coast of South Carolina over the weekend. The balloon, which had been flying at high altitude over North America since the end of …
Read More »Electric truck maker Rivian is reportedly developing an e-bike
Electric vehicle startup Rivian is reportedly working on an e-bike. According to , CEO RJ Scaringe told Rivian employees of the project during a company-wide meeting the automaker held on Friday. He said the startup had a “small group” of engineers working on a bike. Bloomberg couldn’t confirm if Scaringe …
Read More »ChatGPT Is the Fastest Growing App of All Time
OpenAI‘s artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT is the fastest-growing app in history. This is according to a UBS study (via CBS News), which claims that ChatGPT had 13 million unique visitors per day in January, which is more than double the visitors it had in December. ChatGPT has only been around …
Read More »‘Mission completed’: Ukraine minister says warplanes on the way
Ukraine’s allies will agree to provide fighter aircraft to battle Russian forces, the defence minister said, despite recent comments by Western leaders that warplanes would not be forthcoming. Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov also told a news conference on Sunday that Russia will launch a major offensive in the coming weeks, …
Read More »European Union bans Russian diesel, oil products over Ukraine
Europe has imposed a ban on Russian diesel fuel and other refined oil products, slashing energy dependency on Moscow and seeking to further crimp the Kremlin’s fossil fuel earnings as punishment for invading Ukraine. Sunday’s ban comes along with a price cap agreed by the Group of Seven (G7) allied …
Read More »4 Best Cheap Phone Plans (2023): Alternatives to Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile
Subscribing to a cellular plan from the Big Three providers—Verizon, T-Mobile, and AT&T—is akin to owning a high-performance sports car. If you never take it onto a twisty road to unwind it, then what’s the point of saddling yourself with such a high monthly payment? The Big Three have piled …
Read More »Pope makes final appeal for peace at end of South Sudan trip
Pope Francis has ended a trip to South Sudan with an impassioned plea for peace and forgiveness in the war-torn country. Francis made the appeal on Sunday as he presided over an open-air Mass attended by 100,000 people on the grounds of a mausoleum for South Sudan’s liberation hero John …
Read More »‘Myst’ 2021 remake is heading to iOS devices
The 20th century’s best-selling game is heading back to iOS. Just in time for Myst’s 30th anniversary this fall, developer Cyan Worlds announced this week that it’s bringing the of the classic point-and-click adventure game to iPhones and iPads. The port will support devices with Apple’s A12 Bionic chipset or …
Read More »Horror Author Paul Tremblay on ‘Knock at the Cabin’ and the Highs and Lows of Hollywood Adaptation
He may be getting texts from M. Night Shyamalan now, but Hollywood success has been a long time coming for horror author Paul Tremblay. Almost eight years, in fact. Tremblay is now just a day away from an adaptation of his novel The Cabin at the End of the World …
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