"Our Flag Means Death"s creator on Rhys Darby, Blackbeard, and more
Say hello to your new favorite pirate, Stede Bonnet.Often referred to as "the Gentleman Pirate," Stede was a wealthy landowner who upended his life to sail the high seas. His real-life exploits are now the subject of HBO Max's comedy series Our Flag.....»»
iPhone 16 tip: Replace the camera button on your Lock Screen
The iPhone 16 and 16 Pro are now in users’ hands. If you’ve purchased the latest iPhone, that means you now have Camera Control—a dedicated side button for the camera. Hot tip: now you can replace the Lock Screen’s camera button with somethin.....»»
Oceanic life found to be thriving thanks to Saharan dust blown from thousands of kilometers away
Iron is a micronutrient indispensable for life, enabling processes such as respiration, photosynthesis, and DNA synthesis. Iron availability is often a limiting resource in today's oceans, which means that increasing the flow of iron into them can in.....»»
Federal Reserve cuts interest rate by 0.5%: What it means for you
Federal Reserve cuts interest rate by 0.5%: What it means for you.....»»
Creator of fake Kamala Harris video Musk boosted sues Calif. over deepfake laws
Online influencer "Mr Reagan" accuses California of bullying humorists. Enlarge (credit: NurPhoto / Contributor | NurPhoto) After California passed laws cracking down on AI-generated deepfakes of election-related content.....»»
La Nina winter setting up, NOAA says. Here"s what that means for US
La Nina winter setting up, NOAA says. Here"s what that means for US.....»»
MS Coast mother blames police for son’s death in restaurant mass shooting, lawsuit says
MS Coast mother blames police for son’s death in restaurant mass shooting, lawsuit says.....»»
Public beta 1 arrives for iPadOS 18.1, macOS Sequoia 15.1, more
Today Apple has released public beta 1 for its next big OS updates. iPadOS 18.1, macOS Sequoia 15.1, and more can now be installed by a wide array of new users. And if you’re running an M1 device or later, that means you get Apple Intelligence supp.....»»
Family sues Metra and rail company over Marin Lacson"s death in Barrington
Family sues Metra and rail company over Marin Lacson"s death in Barrington.....»»
Blue Lakes Trail implementing permit system – what this means for Grand Junction
Blue Lakes Trail implementing permit system – what this means for Grand Junction.....»»
Somerset County campfire death: What police are saying about the fatal blaze
Somerset County campfire death: What police are saying about the fatal blaze.....»»
Redding man sent to prison for life in "grisly" shooting, beating and torture death
Redding man sent to prison for life in "grisly" shooting, beating and torture death.....»»
The Apple Watch blood oxygen battle hurts the company and its customers
It’s not often that upgrading to the latest model of an Apple product means sacrificing a key feature, but that is the case for anyone in the USA upgrading to the Apple Watch Series 10 from the S6 or later. The reason is that, if you bought a S.....»»
Q&A: Authors discuss addressing the crisis of species loss
No oncologist would wait for a patient's cancer to spread before treating it. Similarly, waiting to detect the potential loss of a species across all its known habitats means interventions are often too late to turn the tide of extinction, according.....»»
Storm Boris toll rises to 22 in central Europe
The death toll in the extreme weather and flooding let loose by Storm Boris in central Europe has risen to 22, authorities said on Tuesday, after three more victims were reported in Poland and one in Austria......»»
How crypto bros wrested Flappy Bird from its creator
Decadelong trademark fight culminates in new game hinting at "Web3 innovation." Enlarge / Imagine owning one of those funky birds as an NFT! (credit: Flappy Bird Twitter/X) Fans of ultra-viral mobile gaming hit Flappy Bi.....»»
Storm Boris toll rises to 21 in central Europe
The death toll has risen to 21 in the extreme weather and flooding let loose by Storm Boris in central Europe, authorities said Tuesday after two more victims were reported in Poland and one in Austria......»»
An oddball sports movie will unite a Dune 2 actor, a former MCU star, and a rapper in 2025
Tyler, the Creator will make his feature film debut in Marty Supreme, Josh Safdie's upcoming A24 movie starring Timothée Chalamet and Gwyneth Paltrow......»»
Flappy Bird creator denounces remake, claims it’s tied to crypto
The original creator of Flappy Bird has said he is not involved in the project, which also might have crypto ties......»»
Toyota dealerships get fired up about flag football
About 40 percent of Toyota's U.S. retailers have gotten involved with flag football as part of the automaker's new NFL sponsorship......»»
Astronomers detect black hole "starving" its host galaxy to death
Astronomers have used the NASA/ESA James Webb Space Telescope to confirm that supermassive black holes can starve their host galaxies of the fuel they need to form new stars. The results are reported in the journal Nature Astronomy......»»