Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping pose for a photograph during their meeting in Beijing, on February 4, 2022. Photo by ALEXEI DRUZHININ/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images Russia’s Putin and China’s Xi held a face-to-face meeting on Thursday in Uzbekistan. Putin acknowledged during the meeting that China has “questions and concerns” on…
Monthly Archives: September 2022
Rachel Mendelson/Insider Congress and the president are the oldest in US history. There’s a growing age gap between government leaders and Americans being led. Many young officials say they feel blocked by those clinging to power, the issues they espouse downplayed. The United States’ elected leaders are the oldest they’ve ever been. The age gap…
Two examples of burials were a rock or a brick was placed in the deceased’s mouth. David Pickel/Stanford University/Insider; REUTERS/Handout/Insider For centuries, humans have been concerned about the dead coming back to life. Many people thought this could be stopped by putting a stone or brick in the mouths, experts said. ‘Vampires’ were thought to…
Instagram isn’t the only one hoping to capitalize on the daily photo sharing trend. TikTok has unveiled an experimental Now feature that, much like BeReal, asks you to post either a photo (using front and back cameras) or 10-second video to tell friends what you’re doing each day. You’ll have a limited window to share…
A new update for the Xbox app on PC has added official integration of website HowLongToBeat. If you haven’t used it before, HowLongToBeat is a community run website where people can log how long it took them to beat a certain game. The times are then averaged to provide a rough estimate of the game’s…
The news of the cancellation of Halo Infinite’s campaign co-op split-screen option has been frustrating – not least because I was looking forward to playing it with my son, just as I have with all prior Halo titles supporting the feature. The fact that 343 Industries isn’t supporting it is all the more confusing because…
I had an interview with the team behind Plasma. Sadly, I listened back to the transcript and it’s fifteen minutes of me laughing with delight, while heavy aircraft are clearly going through maneuvers overhead. No matter. Plasma is dizzyingly complex, but very easy to explain. It’s an engineering sandbox game. You make stuff in a…
Forum channels have been added to Discord’s community servers. This new feature will allow users to create “dedicated spaces for each new topic of discussion,” Discord explains. “You’ll be able to see everything people are chatting about before you jump in, allowing you to engage in an existing discussion – or start a new one…
Capcom has announced a last-gen PlayStation 4 version of its upcoming Resident Evil 4 remake – but will still skip the Xbox One. The long-rumoured Resi 4 remake was finally unveiled back in June, and was initially announced for just PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S. Today, during a Tokyo Games Show livestream, Capcom…
Samsung’s most recent flagship foldable, the Galaxy Z Fold 4, is a fantastic device with many tweaks designed to make the big screen more useful. But not all of the software changes make be to your tastes. One such addition is a new desktop-style taskbar that comes on by default, allowing you to see a…