Monster Hunter Wilds: First Look

If Monster Hunter World was the first big and obvious evolution of the long-running series, Wilds is shaping up to be a clear, exciting progression that takes many of the world’s surprising changes one step further. Where World features individual areas in each region, Wilds removes the loading screens between each region and its base … Read more

The Great Insect Migration of the Pyrenees Mountains

Every fall, a narrow pass in the Pyrenees mountain range between southern France and northeastern Spain is flooded with a torrential stream of marmalade butterflies, pollinators with citrus-colored bodies and black stripes. The hoverflies avoid harsh mountain winds by flying close to the ground, making the sunlit streams look “almost like a river of golden … Read more

Fired SpaceX workers sue Elon Musk for sexual harassment and retaliation

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Eight former SpaceX engineers filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk on Wednesday alleging sexual harassment and retaliation. Musk, who founded SpaceX in 2002, “knowingly and intentionally created an unwelcome hostile work environment based on his workplace intrusion behavior of sexually explicit photos, memes, and comments demeaning women and/or the LGBTQ+ community “, say the employees. … Read more

Zwift launches Zwift Ride, a budget-friendly smart bike like no other

Indoor cycling software specialist Zwift has had a tumultuous relationship with hardware over the past couple of years, but its latest product is a clever idea that could disrupt the industry and create an entirely new product category. Called the Zwift Ride, it simply takes an existing smart trainer — namely the Wahoo Kickr Core … Read more

‘Once-in-a-lifetime’ nova explosion will bring new star to night sky, NASA says

Astronomers expect a “new star” to appear in the night sky anytime between now and September in a celestial event that has been years in the making, according to NASA. “It’s a once-in-a-lifetime event that will create a lot of young astronomers out there, giving young people a cosmic event they can observe for themselves, … Read more

Cost reductions, China is put in focus

Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares holds a press conference after meeting with unions, in Turin, Italy, March 31, 2022. Massimo Pinca | Reuters DETROIT – From the beginning of a union to create Stellantis in 2021, CEO Carlos Tavares has been on a cost-cutting mission. This is starting to pay dividends for the company and investors. … Read more

Tim Cook discusses Apple’s intelligence and more in video with iJustine, MKBHD and others

Following Monday’s WWDC keynote, Apple CEO Tim Cook discussed Apple Intelligence and more with popular tech content creators Justine Ezarik (iJustine), Marques Brownlee (MKBHD) and Safwan AhmedMia (SuperSaf). The videos are now on YouTube. Cook touched on how Apple Intelligence features are designed to improve customers’ lives, with strong privacy safeguards. Apple Intelligence will allow … Read more

Four astronauts spent 3 days in space. Here’s what it did to their bodies and minds.

Space changes you, even during short trips off-planet. Four people who spent three days outside Earth in September 2021 experienced physical and mental changes that included modest declines in cognitive tests, heightened immune systems and genetic changes within their cells, scientists report in a suite of papers published Tuesday in the journal Nature and some. … Read more

The federal interest rate sees no change

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday kept the key interest rate unchanged and signaled that only one cut is expected before the end of the year. With markets hoping for a more accommodative central bank, Federal Open Market Committee policymakers took two rate cuts off the table after their two-day meeting from three indicated in March. … Read more