Elon Musk has clarified that he has no interest in buying the popular video-sharing platform TikTok, according to a virtual meeting at the WELT Economic Summit on January 28. The CEO of Tesla and SpaceX stated that he hasn’t put in a bid for the app and doesn’t have any plans for what he would … Read more
A February 8, 2025, M7.6 earthquake struck southwest of the Cayman Islands, triggered by strike slip faulting in the shallow crust near the boundary between the North America and Caribbean plates. The earthquake’s focal mechanism suggests it occurred on a steeply dipping structure moving either west-northwest or west-southwest. The North America plate moves at approximately … Read more
US President Donald Trump announced Friday that Japanese company Nippon Steel would drop its bid to purchase US Steel, a move seen as a victory for American industry. Trump expressed confidence in the alliance between the US and Japan, saying it will continue to “flourish.” He also hinted at new tariffs on imports from countries … Read more
Astronomers have discovered a planet 12 times more massive than Jupiter, along with a brown dwarf, orbiting stars smaller than the sun. The European Space Agency’s Gaia spacecraft made the discovery, which has been confirmed by other instruments. The exoplanet, dubbed Gaia-4b, is estimated to be 244 light-years away from Earth. Gaia-4b is considered a … Read more
Light pollution is a significant issue for stargazers, especially those living near large towns and cities. Excessive light from streetlights, vehicles, billboards, and other objects can reduce the contrast between the dark sky and bright objects, making it difficult to see faint stars and celestial bodies. To measure the darkness of the sky, astronomers use … Read more
Apple is expected to release iOS 18.4 beta 1 in mid-to-late February, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The update is rumored to bring significant enhancements to the virtual assistant Siri, dubbed Apple Intelligence. Key features include on-screen awareness, allowing users to take action within and across apps, as well as product knowledge about their devices’ … Read more
A recent outbreak of avian influenza in Nevada has raised concerns about the potential threat to humans due to a genetic mutation that may allow the virus to copy itself more easily in mammals, including people. According to a technical brief from the US Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, a dairy … Read more
The US flu season is experiencing a significant spike, with numbers surpassing those from the early 2000s. According to data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), nearly 50,000 people were admitted to hospitals with influenza, while 10 children died of seasonal flu. The CDC estimates that there have been at least … Read more
When a server receives more requests than it can process within a certain time frame, it returns a “Too Many Requests” error, indicated by the code 429. This response is triggered when the server determines that the user is making an excessive number of requests, likely due to automated scripts or malicious activity. This issue … Read more
FGF Brands has issued a nationwide recall of 60 of its donut products due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, a bacteria that can be fatal to young children, frail or elderly people, and those with weakened immune systems. The recalled products were distributed across the US and Canada. The FDA classified the recall as … Read more