Dow Jones futures rose slightly overnight, alongside S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures. The strong earnings reports of Netflix (NFLX) and United Airlines (UAL) contributed to the gains. Late Tuesday, President Donald Trump announced a $500 billion joint venture between Oracle (ORCL), OpenAI, and SoftBank, sending Oracle stock soaring in extended trading. This deal may … Read more
A rapidly spreading virus is circulating through much of the South, with North Carolina being particularly affected. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports no treatment for the virus, which is highly contagious and can be spread through close contact, contaminated food or water, and touching contaminated surfaces. The virus, known as norovirus, … Read more
US stock index futures rose on Wednesday, driven by Netflix’s strong Q4 results and investors’ assessment of President Donald Trump’s trade policies. The Dow Jones Futures gained 50 points, or 0.1%, while the S&P 500 Futures climbed 24 points, or 0.4%. Trump’s move to avoid imposing harsh import tariffs on friends and foes has boosted … Read more
A team of researchers at Kyoto University discovered that chimpanzees exhibit contagious urination, mirroring each other’s behavior in social hierarchies. This phenomenon represents the first scientific study on the topic and raises intriguing questions about social dynamics among primates. Source: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/peeing-is-contagious-among-chimps
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s daughter Suhana Khan, along with friends Navya Nanda and cousin Alia Chhiba, joined the thousands of fans at the recent Coldplay concert in Mumbai. The trio was among the excited crowd that witnessed Chris Martin’s special shout-out to Shah Rukh Khan. During the concert, Chris Martin expressed his admiration for … Read more
Google has released Android 15 QPR2 Beta 3, a new version of its beta software available for Pixel phones from the Pixel 6 series to the latest models. The update includes various bug fixes and resolutions for several issues. Key changes in this release include: Fixed issues that could cause device restarts during phone calls … Read more
New research reveals significant sex-based differences in how adult male and female microglia respond to the enzyme inhibitor PLX3397, a common tool in microglial research. In contrast to male microglia that show expected depletion after treatment, female microglia employ alternative signaling pathways leading to increased survival. These findings highlight the necessity of sex-specific research in … Read more
Author Rebecca Yarros’s highly anticipated follow-up to bestselling books “Fourth Wing” and “Iron Flame” has been released, sending fans into a frenzy. The new book, “Onyx Storm,” is the third installment in the “Empyrean” series and has already sparked excitement among readers. Set in a world of an elite dragon-riding war college, the story follows … Read more
Naomi Watts, 56, has written candidly about her struggles with menopause in her new book, Dare I Say It: Everything I Wish I’d Known About Menopause. The actress shares her journey to conceive with Liev Schreiber, revealing that she tried various fertility treatments, including Clomid and intrauterine insemination (IUI), but was unable to get pregnant … Read more
AMD has unveiled the Ryzen 9 9850HX, a high-end notebook processor designed for fast and expensive gaming laptops. The chip boasts 12 cores with hyperthreading, allowing it to process up to 24 threads simultaneously. This enables excellent performance for demanding applications. Clocked at up to 5.2 GHz using the new Zen 5 architecture, the Ryzen … Read more