Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes and New York Yankees pitcher Luis Gil have won the National League Rookie of the Year and American League Rookie of the Year awards, respectively. Skenes dominated his first season in the major leagues, finishing with a 1.96 ERA in 23 starts and striking out 170 batters. He was selected … Read more
The US Department of Energy has announced that El Capitan, a high-performance computer system, has taken the top spot in the global supercomputer rankings. This achievement marks a significant milestone for the project, which aims to address complex challenges in national security and scientific research. Located at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee, El Capitan … Read more
Manhattan’s luxury real estate market saw its highest weekly sales volume in almost three years last week, with 37 contracts signed for $4 million or more. The total sale value reached $364.7 million, surpassing the previous record of $368.5 million set in December 2021. The strong sales were driven by a mix of condos, co-ops, … Read more
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) is pushing Alphabet Inc.’s Google to sell off its Chrome browser in an effort to break the company’s search monopoly. The move comes after a judge ruled in August that Google illegally dominated the search market. As part of the proposal, the DOJ will also seek measures related to … Read more
Valve Corporation recently released a documentary to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Half-Life 2, one of the most influential first-person shooters in history. Amidst the release, fans discovered an interesting fact about the company – its success might not have been possible without a single Korean-speaking intern named Andrew. In 2002, Valve filed a lawsuit … Read more
India’s Competition Commission has ordered Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, to stop using data collected from WhatsApp to help with advertising on its other platforms for five years. The regulator said that Meta’s handling of WhatsApp users’ data constituted an abuse of market dominance. In February 2021, WhatsApp updated its privacy policies, … Read more
Apple’s Camera Control feature has finally arrived in iOS 18.2, addressing mixed reviews from critics like the author. This new upgrade adds visual intelligence to the feature, unlocking a superpower that provides key information about the world around users. Visual intelligence allows long-pressing Camera Control to reveal useful information such as restaurant hours or event … Read more
OpenAI’s head of product, Nick Turley, has shared five handy tips for users to get more out of the popular chatbot ChatGPT. The company recently rolled out its latest AI model, GPT-4o, and Turley wants users to experiment with its features. One tip is to use ChatGPT’s voice mode, which allows users to speak with … Read more
US Attorney for the Southern District of New York Damian Williams plans to leave his post before Donald Trump takes office in January, according to sources familiar with the situation. Williams has served as US Attorney since 2021 and will step down before the inauguration. Following his departure, President-elect Trump announced that Jay Clayton, a … Read more
Microsoft veteran Raymond Chen has shed light on the mysterious setup process of Windows 95, revealing it was actually three programs chained together. The process varied depending on whether a user started in MS-DOS or ran from Windows 3.1. The initial program, which Chen describes as a “mini-Windows 3.1,” loaded if the user began installation … Read more