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Meteor seen across northern Ohio – video
A meteor that fell over the Cleveland area on Tuesday shook homes and startled residents who heard a sonic boom that some compared to an explosion. The American Meteor Society said it received reports from Wisconsin to Maryland.
Meteor over Ohio causes large boom heard as far away as Pennsylvania
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Finance Bros To Tech Bros: Don’t Mess With My Bloomberg Terminal
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Wall Street Journal: A battle of insults and threats has broken out between the tech world and Wall Street. What’s got everyone so worked up? The same thing that starts most fights: business software. A series of social-media posts went viral in recent days with claims that AI has created a worthy — and way cheaper — alternative to the Bloomberg...
Arizona Files Criminal Charges Against Kalshi, the Prediction Site
The state accused Kalshi on Tuesday of operating an illegal gambling business, escalating the legal battle between states and prediction markets.
China Ramps Up Scrutiny of Meta’s Acquisition of Manus
The country appears to be cracking down on people linked to the acquisition of Manus, a Singapore company with Chinese roots, as President Trump prepares to visit Beijing.
Meteor over Ohio causes large boom heard as far away as Pennsylvania
An NWS office posted video of the meteor shooting across the sky, but says no report of debris found as it likely burned
A meteor over Ohio caused a large boom that jolted people as far away as Pennsylvania on Tuesday morning, according to the National Weather Service (NWS) and reports.
The meteor entered the atmosphere at about 9am local time on Tuesday, producing a sonic boom felt across a...
Samsung Ends $2,899 Galaxy Z TriFold Sales After Just Three Months
Samsung is reportedly ending sales of the Galaxy Z TriFold just months after launch, likely due to “high production costs” and limited supply. 9to5Google reports: The Galaxy Z TriFold launched in South Korea barely four months ago, arriving in Samsung’s home market ahead of a larger debut in the U.S. and other markets in January. The $2,899 smartphone brought an entirely new form factor to the...
Sir Anthony Leggett obituary
Physicist who won a Nobel prize for his work on superfluids and superconductors at Sussex University in the 1970s
The launch in the 1950s of Sputnik, the world’s first artificial satellite, played an unexpected but important role in propelling Anthony Leggett towards his 2003 Nobel prize for physics. Leggett, who was to become a world-leading researcher in the field of low-temperature...
Nvidia Expects To Sell ‘At Least’ $1 Trillion In AI Chips By 2028
An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang threw out a lot of numbers — mostly of the technical variety — during his keynote Monday to kick off the company’s annual GTC Conference in San Jose, California. But there was one financial figure that investors surely took notice of: his projection that there will be $1 trillion worth of orders for Nvidia’s Blackwell...
These Sonos Over-Ear Headphones Are $100 Off
This super comfortable headset has some top-tier active noise canceling. Unlike other headphones, it also integrates with your existing Sonos gear.
Are Split Spacebars the Next Big Gaming Keyboard Trend?
“There are countless upgrades you could make to your gaming setup,” writes PC Gamer’s Jacob Ridley. “A wireless this, a bigger that, a faster thing. But how do you know what’s going to be a genuine upgrade worth investing in? Personally, I think it might be split spacebars.” His argument centers on the fact that spacebars take up a “greedy” amount of keyboard space — space that could instead be...
Dyson’s New PencilWash Is Here
The debut follows the release of Dyson’s newest robot vacuum and larger wet cleaner last week.
Netanyahu Posts ‘Proof of Life’ Video as A.I. Sows Doubts About What’s Real
The unusual video is the latest demonstration that artificial intelligence is undermining trust — even in footage that is authentic.
US SEC Preparing To Scrap Quarterly Reporting Requirement
The U.S. SEC is reportedly preparing a proposal to make quarterly earnings reports optional, potentially allowing companies to report results just twice a year. “The proposal could be published as soon as next month,” reports Reuters, citing a paywalled report from the Wall Street Journal, adding that “regulators are in talks with major exchanges to discuss how their rules may need to be...
Pharmacies in England report surge in demand for meningitis jab
As outbreak in Kent claims the lives of two young people, experts advise against rushing to get a vaccine
Pharmacies in England are reporting a surge in demand for meningitis vaccines after an outbreak in Kent claimed the lives of two young people and left others in hospital.
However, experts have advised against rushing to get a jab, stressing public health authorities are best placed to...
How Sertan Ayçiçek Helps Leaders Navigate Complexity and Long-Term Growth
There is a distinct difference between short-term and long-term success in the professional world. Short-term success often requires little more than a bit of luck and fleeting interest. It also requires the ability to capture consumers’ attention for a matter of moments. However, to turn that into something that is sustainable takes a much greater […]
Asteroid Ryugu Has All of the Main Ingredients For Life
Samples from the asteroid Ryugu contain all five nucleobases — the key building blocks of DNA and RNA. “This strengthens the idea that asteroids may have brought the ingredients for the first living organisms to Earth long ago,” reports New Scientist. From the report: Japan’s Hayabusa 2 spacecraft visited Ryugu in 2018, where it shot two projectiles — one small and one large — into the surface...
Post Office limps on – for now
The Post Office’s rescue practitioners have moved to clarify that no application has yet been filed for its liquidation.
New Trailer And Poster For “Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord” Now Available – Disney+
A new trailer and poster for “Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord” are now available to download and share. The all-new animated series from Lucasfilm Animation will premiere exclusively on Disney+ 6 April, 2026. Two episodes will premiere each week, with the final two airing on the ultimate Star Wars holiday, May the 4th. Set after the events of “Star Wars: The Clone Wars,” […]
Nvidia faces gamer backlash over ‘breakthrough’ AI graphics feature
Nvidia says the tool will transform game graphics – critics warn it could squeeze out artistic expression.
Telkom Connects Rural School Learners to Digital Future
In a major boost for rural education, Telkom has partnered with the Eastern Cape Department of Education to bridge the digital divide at Sitoza Senior Secondary School. The initiative officially relaunched the school’s ICT laboratory with a handover of 30 laptops and 30 MiFi connectivity devices, each equipped with preloaded SIM cards and data packages. […]