The Perseid meteor shower peaks the night of Aug. 12 into the early hours of Aug. 13, with up to 100 meteors per hour visible, especially in dark-sky areas across the U.S. One of the best shooting star displays of the year is coming to a sky near you. The annual Perseid meteor shower is visible across most of the …
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Feast your eyes on the shortlisted pics for the 2025 ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year Awards (photos)
Behold! The 2025 ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year Awards shortlist has been released, showcasing a spectacular array of astrophotography images ranging from solar prominences and auroras to distant galaxies and beguiling nebulas. For the past 17 years, the Royal Observatory Greenwich — supported by astronomy camera maker ZWO — has called on the global photography community to compete in …
Read More »The Stock Market Did Something for Just the 6th Time Since 1957. History Says It Signals a Big Move for the S&P 500 Over the Coming Year.
An extremely rare indicator just flashed, which is highly accurate in predicting a significant stock market move over the next 12 months. This year has been a wild ride for investors. After notching a new all-time high in mid-February, the S&P 500 (^GSPC -0.33%) promptly slumped 19% on fears tariffs imposed by the Trump administration would derail economic growth and …
Read More »Swiatek wins Wimbledon after difficult year that included doping case, title drought
LONDON — For weeks while back home in Warsaw last year, Iga Swiatek hung out with friends and made new ones, but didn’t dare tell them about a doping case that was hanging over her. “Obviously, in the back of my mind,” she said Saturday evening at the All England Club, “I had this thing.” There was more going on, …
Read More »What to Know About the Secret Service, a Year After It Failed to Protect Trump – The New York Times
What to Know About the Secret Service, a Year After It Failed to Protect Trump The New York Times Report: Secret Service warned of threat against Trump days before assassination attempt in Butler WTAE Before Butler shooting, Secret Service denied multiple requests to bolster Trump’s security detail during his 2024 campaign, report says CBS News 6 Secret Service agents suspended over conduct during …
Read More »“These AI Geniuses Earn More Than CEOs”: Zuckerberg’s Unmatched Salaries Hit $110 Million a Year to Attract the World’s Smartest Minds – Rude Baguette
“These AI Geniuses Earn More Than CEOs”: Zuckerberg’s Unmatched Salaries Hit $110 Million a Year to Attract the World’s Smartest Minds Rude Baguette Meta Poached Apple’s Pang With Pay Package Over $200 Million Bloomberg Mark Zuckerberg is determined to build an AI superteam—and he’s poaching from Sam Altman with multimillion-dollar pay packages Fortune Meta Superintelligence – Leadership Compute, Talent, and Data SemiAnalysis Meta Hires …
Read More »iPhone 17e is reportedly launching next year, here’s what we know so far
Apple’s been toying around with the idea of a cheaper iPhone in the lineup for quite some time, though it’s never been a consistent thing. Obviously, there was the iPhone 5c back in 2013 as a cheaper offering compared to the iPhone 5s. It didn’t sell too well, but it was certainly its first venture into this market. Afterwards, there …
Read More »New Apple TV Expected Later This Year With These New Features
A new Apple TV is expected to be released later this year, and a handful of new features and changes have been rumored for the device. Below, we recap what to expect from the next Apple TV, according to rumors. Rumors Faster Wi-Fi Support The next Apple TV will be equipped with Apple’s own combined Wi-Fi and Bluetooth chip, according …
Read More »OLED MacBook Pro With M6 Chip Likely Delayed Even Further As Apple Pushes M5 MacBook Pro Launch To Early Next Year, Potentially Disrupting Its Usual Upgrade Timeline
Apple was reportedly planning to release new M5-powered MacBook Pro models later this year, but it appears that the company has reshifted its approach. A new report claims that the Cupertino giant will launch the MacBook Pro with M5 refresh early next year, alongside a handful of additional devices, including the iPhone 17e. With the M5 version delayed, we can …
Read More »PlayStation officially unveils stunning new hardware coming this year
Published 11:03 11 Jul 2025 GMT+1 It’s so gorgeous! PlayStation has officially unveiled stunning new hardware coming later this year, but I need it right now. Yesterday, Sony and Sucker Punch Productions treated us to a 20 minute gameplay presentation of the upcoming Ghost of Yōtei, the sequel to 2020’s Ghost of Tsushima. Set in the 1600s, roughly 300 years …
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