Five years after his Oscar-winning Parasite, director Bong Joon-ho is back with a new movie that has critics raving. Mickey 17, a sci-fi film that explores dark and twisted themes of colonization, consumerism, and corruption, boasts a standout performance from Robert Pattinson as multiple clones. Critics praise Bong’s mastery of balance between absurdity and satire, … Read more
NASA’s Polar Resources Ice Mining Experiment-1 (PRIME-1) is set to launch on February 26, aboard the Intuitive Machines’ Athena lunar lander. The experiment aims to explore the Moon’s subsurface and analyze potential resources for future human missions. Two key instruments will be used in tandem: TRIDENT, a rotary percussive drill that can excavate up to … Read more
Three Israeli hostages, including Sagui Dekel-Chen, a 36-year-old American-Israeli, were released by Hamas on Saturday after being held captive in Gaza for almost 18 months. The group, which also included Israelis Sasha Troufanov, 29, and Iair Horn, 46, was led to a stage by Hamas operatives and read statements before being handed over to the … Read more
Amazon is set to unveil an upgraded version of its popular virtual assistant, Alexa, in New York later this month. This marks the second launch event for the AI-powered upgrade, which was first announced in September 2023. The revamped Alexa will likely feature enhanced features and improved performance, although specific details have not been made … Read more
US President Donald Trump said he plans to impose tariffs on foreign cars starting April 2, without specifying how much the tariffs would be or which nations could be targeted. The move comes as part of his ongoing trade efforts, including a 25% tariff on steel and aluminum imports that began in March. Trump has … Read more
Enron’s 2001 bankruptcy sent shockwaves through the corporate world, and its executives faced severe punishment. Decades later, author Bethany McLean is reevaluating the sentences handed down to those responsible. McLean wrote about Enron’s downfall in her book “The Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron.” The book exposed the … Read more
Meet Grace, a groundbreaking robotic hopper designed to venture into the uncharted depths of the Moon’s permanently shadowed craters near the lunar south pole. As part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative, Intuitive Machines is launching its second mission, Athena, which will carry Grace on a historic journey. Named after pioneering mathematician and … Read more
A recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has shed new light on human brain size expansion, challenging the idea of a single driver for this phenomenon. Researchers led by Thomas Püschel at the University of Oxford analyzed fossils from early human ancestors and found that brain growth occurred gradually … Read more
The Southeastern Conference (SEC) has made its presence felt in the early top-16 seeds of the NCAA Tournament selection committee’s preliminary rankings. Auburn, Alabama, and Florida joined as the top overall seed and regional seeds in a dominant performance by the league. Auburn was ranked as the nation’s best team in the AP Top 25 … Read more
Actress Maya Hawke claims some directors demand a minimum number of Instagram followers from their cast before moving forward with a project. However, she notes that social media followers aren’t the only factor, and “10” directors can still produce films based on reputation alone. Hawke has been fortunate to work with three such sets, including … Read more