The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant’s six nuclear reactors are shown, as seen from Nikopol, Ukraine, on April 27. Ed Jones/AFP/Getty Images Russia is firing artillery from a nuclear power plant in Ukraine, per The New York Times. Russia sparked outrage when it captured the Zaporizhzhia plant, and has now militarized it. Experts say the risk…
Monthly Archives: August 2022
Almost a month after his flight, Delta offered Tim Kelly a further 400,000 SkyMiles as compensation. Courtesy of Tim Kelly Delta forgot to put Tim Kelly’s wheelchair onto a flight to Dublin, then broke it on the way back. The airline has now given him 400,000 air miles in compensation, the same amount his tickets…
Getty Images Stocks opened lower Monday after closing out a strong July. The S&P 500 finished last month with a 9.1% gain, its best showing since November 2020. Wall Street is awaiting earnings from CVS, Starbucks, and Uber. US stocks opened lower Monday as investors lost steam following the strongest month for markets since November…
A series of missteps put Microsoft in second place before the Xbox One even came out. With the launch of the Xbox Series X and S, though, Microsoft is in a great position to compete. Both are well-priced, well-specced consoles with a huge library of games spanning two decades. Microsoft’s console strategy is unique. Someone…
“If we’re really doing this, I want to help,” utters Cassian Andor in Rogue One – and Andor is set to expand his role in the Star Wars universe with his own titular series, coming to Disney+. As Disney+ invests in Star Wars tales, we’ve seen the success of The Mandalorian, the revitalisation of Boba…
The next big Star Wars TV show has been shuffled (very) slightly in Disney’s release calendar – Andor will now start streaming on 21 September 2022, instead of 31 August. Andor on Disney+: Release date, plot, cast and details of the Rogue One prequel series That delay might be compensated for, though, as it’ll now…
A Diablo Immortal player has splashed a huge amount of cash on their character in Blizzard’s divisive new game. However, as a result, their matchmaking record is now “so high” they “literally can’t get a battleground”. Content creator jtisallbusiness is now debating an attempt to get a refund for their spending – which they claim…
A Pokémon Presents presentation – like a Pokémon-focused Nintendo Direct – is due on 3rd August – this Wednesday! We’re expecting to hear more about this year’s highly-anticipated Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, due for Nintendo Switch in time for Christmas, and hopefully another look at early fan-favourite Lechonk. Wednesday’s show will stream from Pokémon’s official…
Fortnite is one of the most popular games available, with millions of people tuning in to play every day. You can play Fortnite on myriad platforms, although it’s no longer playable natively on Apple’s iPhone. Fortunately, it’s still possible to play Fortnite on your iPhone thanks to Xbox Cloud Gaming. This can be done without…
Xiaomi presented a Smart Glasses concept last year, and the prototype is already a reality, less than a year after the announcement. The Mijia Glasses Camera are now up for pre-order at the company’s in-house crowdfunding platform. The introductory price is CNY2,499 (about $370) and customers will receive a wearable that’s 100 grams and has…