Witnessing the Lyrids Meteor Shower: A Guide for Sky-Gazers

The Lyrids meteor shower is finally here, providing sky-gazers with a reason to keep their chins up after months without a spectacular display. The shower began on April 17 and will last until Saturday, with the densest concentration of meteors expected to fly by Monday night into Tuesday. According to Dr. Bill Cooke, lead for … Read more

FDA Halts Milk Quality Testing Amid Staffing Cuts

The US Food and Drug Administration has suspended its quality control program that tests milk and dairy products due to a lab transfer. The FDA is working with states to protect the pasteurized milk supply while the program is transferred. A pause in testing comes after Health and Human Services cut 10,000 jobs across agencies, … Read more

Microsoft Unveils Human-Agent Teams for Enterprise Productivity Gains

Microsoft has unveiled a major expansion of its artificial intelligence tools with the “Microsoft 365 Copilot Wave 2 Spring release.” The new AI agents, named Researcher and Analyst, are designed to function as digital colleagues that can perform complex workplace tasks through deep reasoning capabilities. According to Aparna Chennapragada, Chief Product Officer of Experiences and … Read more

Google Discover Feed Gets Social Media Posts

Google’s Discover feed is changing with new social media posts added to the mix. The updates come after a recent full-width redesign, but functionality remains unchanged. Users have started reporting social media accounts and posts appearing in their feeds. The change could shift away from news-led content and towards real-time updates. However, it’s unclear how … Read more

Liverpool Edge Closer to Title Win as Arsenal Hold Palace

Liverpool moved closer to winning the Premier League title after a thrilling 2-2 draw against Crystal Palace at home. The result leaves Liverpool on 79 points from 33 games, just one point behind second-placed Arsenal who have 67 points from 34 games. Arsenal’s lacklustre performance was overshadowed by a late twist in the game as … Read more

Heartstopper Concludes with Feature Film Adaptation

Netflix is set to conclude its beloved adaptation of Alice Oseman’s graphic novel series “Heartstopper” with a feature film directed by Wash Westmoreland. The sixth installment, based on Oseman’s unpublished book, will wrap up the story of Nick and Charlie, played by Joe Locke and Kit Connor. Connor will also executive produce alongside Locke, who … Read more

Mati Carbon Wins $50 Million XPrize for Revolutionary CO2 Removal Tech

Mati Carbon, a company operating on farms in India, has won the XPrize Carbon Removal, a $50 million award that will help scale its ambitious goal of removing 100 million metric tons of CO2 from the atmosphere by 2040. The prize recognizes Mati’s innovative technology using enhanced rock weathering to provide a scalable carbon removal … Read more

Billy McFarland Cancels Fyre Festival 2 and Sells Brand

Fyre Festival founder Billy McFarland has cancelled the planned Fyre Festival 2 event in Mexico and put the brand up for sale just a week after its indefinite postponement. In a statement on the festival’s official website, McFarland announced that he is stepping down as leader of the brand to sell it to an operator … Read more