Two veteran Iranian Supreme Court judges, Mohammad Moghiseh and Judge Ali Razini, were shot dead inside the Tehran court where they worked, according to state-affiliated media reports. The judiciary described the attack as a “planned assassination” carried out by an assailant with no pending cases. Judge Moghiseh had faced sanctions from the US and EU … Read more
A month after launching its first funding round and debut insurance product, Stand has seen a significant surge in interest due to the recent LA wildfires. The company’s CEO, Dan Preston, said that inbound demand for the insurance service increased by 5-10 times overnight as the fires began. Preston, who co-founded Stand last year, aims … Read more
A recent incident has highlighted the growing trend of companies tracking internet protocol (IP) addresses to enforce rate limiting and prevent abuse on their services, such as APIs. The exposed information includes client_ip: 37.27.54.14, a unique identifier assigned to devices accessing a service’s API endpoint. The request_id: 1058466897 is a timestamp indicating the time of … Read more
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the average price of a dozen Grade A large eggs increased from $2.51 in December 2023 to $4.15 in December 2024, marking a significant rise. Experts predict that egg prices could surge by up to 20% before the end of 2025, with the average price potentially reaching … Read more
US President-elect Donald Trump has launched a meme coin worth around $9 billion, called $TRUMP, in celebration of his upcoming inauguration. The cryptocurrency was announced on Friday and rapidly rose by over 300% before paring back some gains. The digital asset is hosted on the Solana blockchain and has a limited supply of 200 million … Read more
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded $590 million to Moderna to continue developing a vaccine against bird flu, the company announced Friday. This award is part of Moderna’s ongoing study on an mRNA-based “pandemic influenza vaccine” targeting H5 and H7 avian influenza viruses. The vaccine development effort follows concerns about … Read more
Nintendo has released a statement in response to criticism over its Switch Donkey Kong remaster, Donkey Kong Country Returns HD, which fails to credit the original developers. The game was ported by Forever Entertainment, but Retro Studios creators are not named in the end credits. Instead, players see a message stating that the game is … Read more
This week on “This Week In Space,” hosts Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik explored the growing number of private and publicly-funded missions heading to the Moon in 2025, dubbed the “Great Lunar Armada.” The armada will include a small fleet of orbiters, landers, and rovers that will explore Luna Incognita. The podcast also covered recent … Read more
The popular Chinese-owned social media app, TikTok, went dark in the United States shortly before a federal law barring its hosting or distribution took effect on Sunday. The law prohibits U.S. companies from supporting or maintaining the app. TikTok’s “For You” page filled with montages of users’ favorite trends and songs, many dating back to … Read more
Diablo 4’s seventh season, titled “Season of Witchcraft,” is now live, bringing with it a new wave of magical abilities and game-changing changes to loot and gear. The top mechanic for this season is the introduction of witchcraft powers, which can be acquired through the seasonal questline. Players will have access to three skill trees: … Read more