Nintendo has added the complete Donkey Kong Land trilogy to Nintendo Switch Online, but a crucial detail was overlooked for subscribers in North America. The trilogy now includes Donkey Kong Land III, which is available on the Game Boy app, but not the superior Game Boy Color version that was released in Japan. The decision … Read more
Developed nations have committed to providing $300 billion per year by 2035 to developing countries to help them tackle climate change, but many are questioning whether the amount is sufficient. At the COP29 summit, leaders from the Global North hailed the deal as a positive step in the right direction, with EU Climate Commissioner Wopke … Read more
Apple is undergoing significant changes as it rolls out its AI platform and navigates slowing iPhone growth. The company has seen several executive departures in recent months, including the departure of key executives Matt Fischer, Carol Surface, Sjoerd Gehring, and Dan Riccio. CFO Luca Maestri will transition to lead corporate services on January 1. However, … Read more
A large asteroid, approximately 1,000 to 2,300 feet wide, zoomed by Earth early today, passing just 1.4 million miles away from our planet. The asteroid, called 2020 XR, made its closest approach at around 12:26 a.m. EST and is roughly the size of several large stadiums. In April 2020, astronomers initially predicted that 2020 XR … Read more
President-elect Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he will nominate Gail Slater as head of the Justice Department’s antitrust division. Slater, who recently served as economic policy adviser to Vice President-elect Pence, has a strong background in technology policy and antitrust law. Slater will take over cases including one aimed at breaking up Google, which … Read more
US energy contractor ENGlobal reported that access to its IT systems is limited following a ransomware infection in late November, affecting high-profile customers including the Pentagon and major oil and gas producers. The company revealed it became aware of the incident on November 25 after hackers locked up some files. ENGlobal filed a report with … Read more
Ohio State’s offense struggled to find its footing as Maryland dominated them in the Big Ten opener. The Terrapins’ explosive start set the tone, going on a 34-7 first-half run that left the Buckeyes reeling. Maryland’s defense stifled Ohio State’s offense, while their own offense sizzled, with guard Ja’Kobi Gillespie leading the charge with 23 … Read more
The European Space Agency (ESA) is set to launch its lightweight Vega-C rocket on Wednesday at 4:20 p.m. ET from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. The rocket will carry the Copernicus Sentinel-1C satellite to a Sun-synchronous orbit. Vega-C suffered a mission failure during its second flight in December 2022, resulting in the loss of … Read more
Taylor Swift’s tie-in book to her “Eras” tour has broken records, selling over 800,000 copies in its first weekend. The book was exclusively released through Target and launched on Black Friday. According to data from Circana, the company tracks around 85% of the print market, confirming Swift’s impressive sales. This achievement puts Swift in rare … Read more
Iranian authorities have allowed Nobel Peace Prize winner and prominent human rights activist Narges Mohammadi to leave prison for 21 days after surgery for suspected cancer, but her family says the decision is “too little, too late.” Mohammadi’s family claimed she has been left “unable to walk” and is in an ambulance on her way … Read more