The 2025 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 has officially been crowned the fastest car produced by General Motors, boasting a staggering 1,064-horsepower output. Powered by a 5.5-liter V8 engine with a flat-plane crankshaft and massive turbochargers, this American supercar can accelerate from 0-60 mph in just 2.3 seconds and crush the quarter mile in 9.6 seconds at … Read more
Elon Musk crashed a private dinner between President-elect Donald Trump and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos at Mar-a-Lago, sparking widespread ridicule from media outlets and social commentators. According to reports, Musk was not initially expected to be part of the gathering but joined as it was underway. Late-night hosts and online commenters mocked Musk as “deranged” … Read more
Brazil’s real fell to its weakest level against the US dollar since 1994, dropping 2.8% and reaching 6.26 per dollar, due to investors’ frustration with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s efforts to rein in government spending. A bill aimed at slashing 70-billion-real ($11 billion) in government spending is being debated in Brazil’s lower house … Read more
Russian Central Bank Governor Elvira Nabiullina addressed a news conference on Friday, along with her deputy Alexei Zabotkin, to discuss the central bank’s decision to keep its key rate at 21%. The meeting came as investors await further updates on inflation and interest rates. Nabiullina stated that three options were considered: keeping the rate unchanged, … Read more
Google has launched its latest AI model, Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking Experimental, aiming to outdo OpenAI with advanced reasoning techniques. The experimental model uses runtime “reasoning” methods similar to o1 from OpenAI and achieves deeper insights on problems fed into it. Built on the Google AI Studio platform, the model runs on top of its … Read more
The Expedition 72 crew has wrapped up their hardware installations aboard the International Space Station. NASA astronauts Don Pettit and Nick Hague successfully finalized the installation of the European Enhanced Exploration Exercise Device, which provides advanced exercise capabilities for future missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. Meanwhile, three cosmonauts from Roscosmos slept in on … Read more
Boxing legend Tyson Fury is set to face off against Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk in a highly anticipated rematch. The 12-round contest, which will be held in Riyadh on December 21, has sparked debate among fans regarding the use of an artificial intelligence (AI) judge. For the first time in boxing history, a robot will assist … Read more
Haliey Welch, also known as the “Hawk Tuah Girl,” is facing backlash for promoting a memecoin that crashed. The $HAWK memecoin was launched on Dec. 4, but its value skyrocketed and then quickly collapsed, causing investors to lose large amounts of money. Welch announced her involvement with the project, which included partnering with crypto team … Read more
SpaceX plans to launch 30 satellites into orbit early Saturday morning, December 21, aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from California’s Vandenberg Space Force Base. The launch is part of the company’s Bandwagon-2 rideshare mission. According to SpaceX, the satellite payloads will include contributions from South Korea’s Agency for Defense Development and companies such as Arrow … Read more
California’s bird flu outbreak is spreading rapidly across the state’s dairy farms, infecting herds and causing illness nationwide. Now, zoos like the Oakland Zoo are taking precautions to protect not only visitors but also wildlife and endangered species. The zoo has put its preparedness plan into action, with biosecurity measures in place to minimize exposure … Read more