Mark Rober Launches Satellite for Selfie with Earth in Background

Former NASA engineer and YouTube personality Mark Rober is launching a satellite into orbit that can take photos of people’s portraits with the planet Earth as background. The satellite, set to be launched by SpaceX in January 2025, will use two cameras and two Google Pixel phones mounted on either side of the satellite. Rober … Read more

Superman & Lois Series Finale Marks End of The CW’s DC Era

The series finale of Superman & Lois aired on Monday night, marking the end of a four-season run and an entire programming philosophy at The CW. It was also the last connection to the network’s Arrowverse, which defined the 2010s and became one of the most successful multi-show franchises in TV history. The show’s ending … Read more

Google’s Veo AI Video Generator Now Available in Private Preview

Google is making its video generation model, Veo, more accessible to its customers. The model, unveiled in April, can create 1080p clips from images and prompts. Veo understands visual and cinematic styles, including shots of landscapes and time lapses, and makes edits to generated footage. The private preview launch will enable Quora to integrate Veo … Read more

South Korea’s President Declares Martial Law Amid Domestic Crisis

South Korea’s president declared martial law on Tuesday night for the first time in nearly 50 years, citing threats from North Korea. However, the move was largely driven by his own domestic struggles and was met with widespread opposition. President Yoon Suk Yeol’s decision to impose martial law sparked protests outside parliament, with thousands of … Read more

XRP Sees Record Trading Volume Amid $2.77 High and ETF Filing

Ripple’s native token, XRP, has seen a surge in trading volume across several centralized exchanges, including Binance and Coinbase, following its recent price increase to a nearly seven-year high of $2.77. The token now boasts a market cap of approximately $158 billion, surpassing both Tether’s USDT and Solana’s SOL. On major exchanges, XRP accounts for … Read more

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Warzone Season 1 Reloaded Update

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Warzone are getting a major update on December 5th with Season 1 Reloaded. The update brings new content, including holiday events, map updates, and new game modes. The Citadelle des Morts Zombies map is the highlight of the update, featuring four elemental swords as Wonder Weapons. Players can … Read more

Kofi Kingston Reacts to Big E’s WWE Return Rejection

Kofi Kingston has spoken out on Twitter after he and Xavier Woods rejected Big E’s offer to join their group, The New Day, as a full-time manager. Last Monday on Raw, Big E expressed his desire to leave the in-ring scene and focus on managing the team, but Kingston and Woods shot down the idea, … Read more

New Human Ancestor Species Discovered in Eastern Asia

A recent study published in Nature Communications suggests the existence of a new human ancestor species, Homo Juluensis, which lived alongside Homo sapiens in eastern Asia over 100,000 years ago. Researchers Xiujie Wu and Christopher Bae propose that these ancient humans had significantly larger brains than modern humans. The discovery was made possible by re-examining … Read more