QUICK FACTS Name: Cairo Fossil Forest Location: Cairo, New York Coordinates: 42.320497982992606, -74.04507745235895 Why it’s incredible: The forest preserves some of the oldest trees in the world. The Cairo Fossil Forest is a unique collection of 385 million-year-old trees preserved in an abandoned quarry in upstate New York. The forest holds some of the oldest trees in the world, as …
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Doug Bowser to retire, Devon Pritchard to succeed as Nintendo of America president
Nintendo has announced the retirement of current Nintendo of America president and COO Doug Bowser. He will be succeeded by VP of revenue, marketing, and consumer experience Devon Pritchard. Satoru Shibata will take on the role of CEO, while continuing his positions as managing executive officer and corporate director. He joined the firm in 1985, and was previously president of …
Read More »Springsteen Says America ‘Desperately’ Needs Alternative to Dems
Bruce Springsteen thinks Democrats have lost touch with Americans—and he’s not betting on their comeback. In an interview with Time, the world-famous musician stressed that Americans are urgently in need of something to believe in. “We’re desperately in need of an effective alternative party, or for the Democratic Party to find someone who can speak to the majority of the …
Read More »Nintendo of America President Doug Bowser Steps Down
Nintendo of America president and chief operating officer Doug Bowser will retire Dec. 31 after more than a decade at the company. He will be succeeded by Devon Pritchard, a nearly a 20-year veteran of the video game industry and long-time Nintendo exec. Most recently, Pritchard served as executive vice president of revenue, marketing and consumer experience at Nintendo of …
Read More »2025 Baseball America Minor League All-Stars
Image credit: Pirates SS Konnor Griffin and Tigers OF Max Clark (Photo by Mike Janes/Four Seam Images) Baseball America celebrates the top performances by prospects at every position by selecting Minor League All-Star teams at the conclusion of each season. You can find individual breakdowns of each first-team selection below followed by the full first and second teams with accompanying …
Read More »Bank of America resets Nvidia stock forecast after OpenAI deal – TheStreet
Bank of America resets Nvidia stock forecast after OpenAI deal TheStreet Nvidia’s investment in OpenAI will be in cash, and most will be used to lease Nvidia chips CNBC Nvidia’s Massive OpenAI Deal Fuels ‘Circular’ Financing Concerns Bloomberg.com OpenAI and NVIDIA Announce Strategic Partnership to Deploy 10 Gigawatts of NVIDIA Systems NVIDIA Newsroom Nvidia Is in the Data Center Business. Five Companies That Will …
Read More »These Species Interbred In North America 36,000 Years Ago, Creating Mammoth Hybrids
Mammoth species in North America repeatedly interbred over thousands of years, creating hybrid offspring, a new fossil analysis has revealed. The findings alter what we know about the evolution of these Ice Age giants and how they responded to dramatic climate shifts. It has generally been assumed that the woolly mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius), which lived in what is now Canada …
Read More »Larry Ellison Is a ‘Shadow President’ in Donald Trump’s America
“Maybe 10 years ago, he was like, ‘I want Marco Rubio to be president,’” the same source says. Many players first started hearing of Ellison in the lead-up to the 2024 Republican presidential primary. At that point, after years of donating to both parties, Ellison was seen internally as doing Trump a small favor by pledging his financial support to …
Read More »This 46% Hemorrhoid Risk That Doctors Are Finding In Every Bathroom Across America
IN A NUTSHELL 📱 Recent studies reveal a 46% increase in hemorrhoid risk due to smartphone use in bathrooms. 🛀 Prolonged sitting on toilets with smartphones is linked to increased health risks. 📊 Data shows that 37.3% of users spend over five minutes per bathroom visit. 💡 Experts recommend limiting bathroom smartphone use to under five minutes to reduce risks. …
Read More »Percent saying America on the “wrong track” hits new high
This article reports results from the September Strength In Numbers/Verasight poll. You can read our previous poll releases here. Subscribers can suggest a question for the October poll here (or leave them in the comments). U.S. House generic ballot: Democrats lead 47% to 42% among U.S. adults (11% undecided). Among people who say they are definitely or very likely to …
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