Saudi Arabia has rejected the idea of establishing ties with Israel without the creation of a Palestinian state, contradicting President Donald Trump’s claim that Riyadh was not demanding a Palestinian homeland. The statement, issued by Saudi Arabia’s foreign ministry, asserts that its stance on the Palestinians is non-negotiable and that any displacement of Palestinians from … Read more
Figure AI, a robotics company developing general-purpose humanoid robots, announced it’s exiting its deal with OpenAI. The Bay Area-based company will instead focus on in-house AI development after a “major breakthrough,” according to CEO Brett Adcock. Figure and OpenAI had partnered last year to develop next-generation AI models for humanoid robots. However, integration proved challenging … Read more
Honda Motor Co. has proposed a plan to acquire shares in Nissan Motor Co., aiming to take control of the Japanese automaker and make it a subsidiary. The move is expected to help accelerate Nissan’s turnaround efforts, which have been hindered by its inability to compile a restructuring plan. The two companies had previously agreed … Read more
Marsquakes are common occurrences on the Red Planet, but a recent analysis suggests that many of these quakes could be caused by meteor strikes. NASA’s InSight lander recorded over 1,300 marsquakes between 2018 and 2022, including some massive temblors. Researchers paired this data with imagery from Mars-orbiting spacecraft to identify 49 quakes that match with … Read more
The Grammy Awards have made a historic shift towards greater diversity and representation this year, with the recognition of Taylor Swift’s country album “Cowboy Carter” as Best Country Album at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards. Beyoncé, who also received critical acclaim for her album, seemed genuinely surprised by the win, sparking conversations about country music’s … Read more
Robinhood has suspended its rollout of sports event contracts after receiving a request from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to stop allowing customers to access these contracts. The company had already begun trading the contracts on Monday, but now plans to provide an option for affected customers to close their positions or take them … Read more
A new virus has been discovered in shrews in Alabama, raising concerns about its potential to infect humans. The Camp Hill virus, a type of henipavirus, was found by researchers at the University of Queensland and is believed to be the first of its kind in North America. Henipaviruses are zoonotic, meaning they can be … Read more
NASA is set to launch its highly anticipated space observatory, SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization, and Ices Explorer), which promises to revolutionize our understanding of the cosmos. Scheduled for February 27, 2025, from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, SPHEREx will map the entire sky in unprecedented detail, capturing … Read more
The James Webb Space Telescope has captured a stunning picture of HH 30, an edge-on protoplanetary disc surrounded by jets and wind. This target is located in the dark cloud LDN 1551 in the Taurus Molecular Cloud. HH 30 is a unique laboratory for studying how dust grains settle, as it offers a clear view … Read more
Academy Award-winning actor Ke Huy Quan was honored with a hand and footprint ceremony at the legendary TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. The event marks the upcoming release of his new action comedy “Love Hurts.” Quan’s career in Hollywood began as a teenager, starring alongside Harrison Ford in 1984’s “Indiana Jones and the Temple of … Read more