By Chris Vallance & James Clayton Technology reporters, BBC News 6 July 2023 Updated 31 minutes ago Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has said the company’s newly launched Threads app aims to overtake Twitter. Experts say the threads could attract Twitter users unhappy with the site’s recent changes. Threads – currently not launched in the EU…
Los Angeles Angels two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani left Tuesday’s game against the San Diego Padres with a blistered right middle finger. Here’s what you need to know: Ohtani said after the game that he is unlikely to play in the upcoming All-Star Game. He said his blister is connected to a cracked fingernail that pulled…
Hadley Simons / Android Authority TL;DR nubia has announced the REDMAGIC 8S Pro gaming phone. It has an overclocked Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, cooling fan and a large battery. The company also has a Pro Plus variant with 24GB RAM and 1TB storage. nubia REDMAGIC gaming phones are often the most powerful smartphones of a…
Spectators lined Coney Island Tuesday shoulder-to-shoulder, many sporting headgear that captured the essence of the day: Nathan’s foam hot dog hats or blue caps provided by the Antacid Company. Then it rained. Minutes before the start of the men’s division of the Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest, rain and lightning hit the area, sending…
By Chloe Kim & Jessica Murphy BBC News 4 Jul 2023, 02:04 BST Updated 47 minutes ago Russia says it has “connections” with the United States in the case of jailed American journalist Ivan Gershkovich, suggesting the possibility of a prisoner swap. It comes a day after the US ambassador to Russia was allowed to…
Sheets lowered July Fourth gas prices to $1.776 a gallon Updated: 6:42 AM EDT July 4, 2023 Sheets announced it will celebrate the Fourth of July by lowering its gas prices to $1.776 a gallon. This reduced price commemorates the year the Declaration of Independence was signed. This limited time promotion starts on July 4th…
Updated on July 3, 2023 at 5:26 pm Three black and Latino groups filed a civil rights complaint against Harvard on Monday morning, alleging the university’s legacy and donor preferences in the admissions process violate the Civil Rights Act of 1964. A 31-page complaint filed by civil rights attorneys before the U.S. Department of Education’s…
CNN — A former employee of OceanGate Expeditions emailed another former partner of the company several years ago with an ominous warning about the potential failures of its Titan submarine and its CEO. North Atlantic, according to New Yorker. David Lockridge wrote about Oceangate CEO Stockton Rush. The company offered $250,000 per ticket tours of…
Comment on this storyComment Jeremy Wagner, zipped to the top of every roller coaster car, faced carnage and death. Wagner noticed a crack in one of the steel support pillars of the Fury 325 ride at Carowinds amusement park in Charlotte, and as he begged staff to close it, he watched the crack expand and…
Comment on this storyComment Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen jetted to Beijing this week to test the Biden administration’s ability to improve relations with China while pursuing an economic strategy aimed at reducing the reliance of American companies on Chinese factories. His visit comes as China’s economic recovery from its strict zero-covid policy shows signs…
