PS Store Holiday Sale Returns with 75% Off Hundreds of Games

The PlayStation Store has refreshed its Holiday Sale, offering thousands of discounted games for PS5 players until January 18, 2025. Players can save up to 75% off popular titles like Stellar Blade, Astro Bot, and Silent Hill 2. The sale features a total of 6099 discounted items, including some of last year’s best games. Popular … Read more

Web Server Returns 429 Error Due to Excessive Requests

When a web server receives too many requests within a short period of time, it returns a ‘429 Too Many Requests’ error message. This status code is used by the server to indicate that it has reached its rate limit for receiving HTTP requests. The primary cause of this issue can be due to malicious … Read more

Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala Honors Hollywood’s Best

The 2025 Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala brought together A-list celebrities from Hollywood to celebrate outstanding achievements in film. Stars such as Timothy Chalamet, Selena Gomez, and Ariana Grande walked the red carpet at the convention center. The festival honored several talented actors and actresses, including Mikey Madison, Kieran Culkin, Colman Domingo, Ariana … Read more

World’s Oldest Person Dies at 116 Years Old

Tomiko Itooka, a supercentenarian from Japan, has died at the age of 116, according to Guinness World Records. Born on May 23, 1908, Ms Itooka was recognised as the world’s oldest person last year after Maria Branyas’ death. The Gerontology Research Group lists her as the current record holder. Ms Itooka lived a full life, … Read more

EU FMs Visit Damascus to Rebuild Relations with Syria

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and French counterpart Jean-Noel Barrot have led a European Union diplomatic mission to Syria, aiming to forge a new relationship between the bloc and the Middle Eastern nation. In a statement, Baerbock emphasized that the EU supports efforts to rebuild Syria but will not fund extremist groups such as Islamism. … Read more

Russia Cuts Off Gas Transit Through Ukraine, Europe Faces Higher Costs

Russia’s state energy giant Gazprom has stopped gas transit through Ukraine to Europe, marking the end of over 40 years of uninterrupted supply. The halt, announced on January 1, 2025, comes as European countries face an ongoing energy crisis driven by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The loss for Russia is estimated at around $6 billion … Read more

Powerful X1.2 Solar Flare Causes Radio Blackouts

A powerful solar flare, classified as an X1.2 event, struck the sun on Friday morning, causing radio blackouts in parts of South America, Africa, and eastern South America. The flare was triggered by a sunspot region known as AR 3947 and released a massive burst of energy. The flare was rated an R3 blackout on … Read more

Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra Tipped to Outshine iPhone 16 Pro Max

Samsung’s next flagship, the Galaxy S25 Ultra, is set to take on Apple’s iPhone 16 Pro Max in a key area: screen brightness. The new phone will reportedly be capable of hitting 3,000 nits, just like the Pixel 9 Pro and surpassing its predecessor, the Galaxy S24 Ultra. This improvement is significant for users who … Read more

Music World Mourns Soul Singer Brenton Wood’s Death at 83

Soul singer Brenton Wood, known for hits like “The Oogum Boogum Song” and “Gimme Little Sign,” has passed away at the age of 83. The Louisiana-born artist moved to California with his family and adopted his stage name as a nod to his home county. Wood’s musical career soared in the 1960s, thanks to timeless … Read more