NASA’s X-59 jet, also known as the “son of Concorde,” is making progress towards its maiden voyage after successfully completing a taxi test on a California runway. The experimental aircraft taxied at low speed using its own power for the first time on July 10, marking the final series of trials before takeoff. The X-59 … Read more
US President Donald Trump has expressed his desire for two major sports teams to revert to their former names – the Washington Redskins Football Team and the Cleveland Indians Baseball Team. In a recent post on his social media platform, Truth Social, Trump stated that “there is a big clamoring” for these name changes. The … Read more
Google’s AI-powered NotebookLM has genuinely changed my perspective on the hype surrounding artificial intelligence. As someone who’s been using this tool since its experimental phase, I can confidently say that it’s a game-changer for productivity. NotebookLM is Google’s personalized research assistant that can be used in various ways beyond traditional research. Its source-grounded nature makes … Read more
The new head of the US Postal Service (USPS), David Steiner, has addressed concerns about privatization, assuring employees that he does not believe in transforming the agency into a private sector entity. In his first video message, Steiner stated that the Postal Service should remain as a self-financing, independent entity within the executive branch. Steiner’s … Read more
Lynsi Snyder, billionaire owner of In-N-Out Burger, announced her plans to move the cult burger chain’s southeastern expansion and establish a new headquarters in Tennessee. Speaking on the “Relatable” podcast, Snyder cited challenges running the business and raising her family in California as reasons for the move. Snyder mentioned COVID-19-era business restrictions, such as mask … Read more
Scientists have uncovered new evidence that supports a major extinction event 200 million years ago, which was triggered by massive ocean acidification caused by volcanic CO2 releases. The discovery, published in Nature Communications, provides valuable insights into the past and serves as a warning for the present. A team of researchers from the University of … Read more
Apple’s next iPhone software update, iOS 26, will start with a developer beta release in June and is expected to reach its public beta phase later this month. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the first public beta will likely be released on July 22. Gurman attributes the delay to iOS 26 being a significant design … Read more
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Google has removed the “Show media playback controls” toggle from its navigation settings in Android maps, a change that’s left many users frustrated. The move also eliminates the option to choose between YouTube Music and Spotify as default music apps. The removal was noticed by 9to5Google, which reported that the toggle is gone from both … Read more
Director James Gunn has shared the story of how he broke the news to actor Henry Cavill that he would not be reprising his role as Superman. In an interview with Josh Horowitz on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Gunn revealed that a confusing timeline led to Cavill’s initial announcement before announcing roughly two months … Read more