US Steel and Japanese company Nippon Steel have reached an agreement for Nippon to acquire US Steel after President Donald Trump cleared the deal as a “partnership”. The acquisition will see Nippon invest $14 billion over 14 months in US Steel. Under the terms of the deal, US Steel’s headquarters will remain in Pittsburgh and … Read more
In a recent investor note, GF Securities analyst Jeff Pu has made some significant predictions about the upcoming iPhone 17 lineup. According to Pu, most of the models will use the same A18 chip as the current iPhone 16, rather than the previously predicted A19 chip. Instead, the base model iPhone 17 and Air will … Read more
When it comes to choosing a display cable standard for my desktop PCs and laptops, I’ve always been a staunch advocate for DisplayPort. As an avid gamer, I can attest that this connection type offers the best bandwidth, connector type, and feature set for PC use. DisplayPort’s superiority lies in its ability to deliver smooth … Read more
The new film Mountainhead, written and directed by Succession creator Jesse Armstrong, skewers the tech elite with dark humor. The movie follows four billionaire friends – Hugo, Venis, Jeff, and Randy – who are invited to a poker weekend at the titular mountain mansion. As they take in the chaos caused by their friend’s AI … Read more
A report by UN members has revealed that Russian forces have used North Korean weapons to intensify missile attacks against critical civilian infrastructure in Ukraine. The Multilateral Sanctions Monitoring Team, comprising 11 countries including the US, Britain, EU states and Japan, said Kim Jong-un’s dictatorship had supplied Russia with more than 20,000 containers of munitions … Read more
Apple has issued a warning over the critical iOS 18.5 update, urging users to install it immediately to combat a significant security flaw that could allow hackers to access personal content. The update addresses a vulnerability in the processing of maliciously crafted images, which could lead to app termination or corrupt process memory. The UK-based … Read more
Millions of Americans relying on Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments may notice an unusual gap in the disbursement schedule for June 2025. The Social Security Administration (SSA) will issue payments early, but without a payment in early June due to a scheduling adjustment. In 1997, beneficiaries who began receiving benefits before then … Read more
Taylor Swift has regained control over the masters of her first six albums after completing the purchase. The singer-songwriter posted a letter on her website announcing that she has acquired the rights to her full-lengths, allowing her to stop re-releasing them. The move is a significant blow to fans who were eagerly awaiting Reputation (Taylor’s … Read more
A GoFundMe campaign for a Georgia teen who rushed to his Burger King shift hours after high school graduation has exploded, raising over $130,000 in just under two weeks. Mykale Baker, 18, had hoped to attend trade school but faces financial restrictions. Baker’s story went viral when a TikTok video shared by Maria Mendoza, the … Read more
NASA’s MAVEN mission has directly observed the elusive atmospheric escape process of sputtering, shedding light on the history of water loss on Mars. For decades, scientists have wondered where the water went and why it disappeared from the Martian surface billions of years ago. Sputtering occurs when atoms are knocked out of the atmosphere by … Read more