Truck drivers queue to refuel their lorries with diesel at a fuel station. Photo by Mark Renders/Getty Images There’s an acute diesel shortage in the US, and it’s sparking worries about inflation and food supply. Higher fuel prices mean higher delivery costs, which could feed into higher prices for consumers. Here’s what Robert Kiyosaki and…
Elon Musk axed half of Twitter’s workforce on Friday. Getty Images Jaseem Abid says he was was fired “while sleeping” after Twitter slashed jobs under Elon Musk. The former software engineer tweeted that his laptop was “remotely wiped out” overnight. London-based Abid said he woke up and found he had no access to work email,…
Lake Urmia in northwest Iran, once one of the biggest saltwater lakes in the world, on July 30, 2022. NASA Astronauts on the International Space Station share stunning images of Earth from 250 miles up. From sunsets and moonrises to spewing volcanos and breathtaking deserts, life in space is gorgeous. The best astronaut photos of…
Ukrainian servicemen drive a T-72 tank on the frontline in eastern Ukraine on July 13, 2022, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. MIGUEL MEDINA/AFP via Getty Images The US and the Netherlands are paying for the Czech Republic to refurbish 90 Soviet-era T-72 tanks for Ukraine. The deputy Pentagon press secretary said they will be…
Elon Musk carrying a sink into Twitter’s headquarters in San Francisco. Elon Musk/Twitter Elon Musk said he had “no choice” to cut Twitter staff as the company loses $4 million a day. He is cutting the workforce by up to 50% following his $44 billion takeover. Some staff were cut off from their laptops and…
The Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, left, prior to the 2020 collapse, and after the collapse, right, in October 2022. Arecibo Observatory/Paola Rosa-Aquino Before-and-after images of the Arecibo Observatory show a dramatic collapse that ended an era in space research. Astronomers mourned the loss of the observatory, which faced natural disasters. For nearly 60 years,…
Elon Musk, the owner of Twitter, is pushing for a harder-driving culture at the company. Carina Johansen/Getty Images Twitter has had a chaotic week since Elon Musk officially took over the company. Musk announced key product overhauls while employees waited to hear if they would be axed. From plans to gut staff to forcing 12-hour…
The former executives in charge of MoviePass have been indicted in what the Justice Department calls “a scheme to defraud investors.” Ex-MoviePass CEO J. Mitchell Lowe and Theodore Farnsworth, who used to be the chairman of the service’s former parent company Helios and Matheson Analytics (HMNY), have been charged with one count of securities fraud…
I can’t stop thinking about Faith, that lo-fi horror game that came out a few weeks ago. Well, I call it “lo-fi” but frankly it looks old – like, really old. As though it came out on a BBC Micro 35 years ago. And that’s why I keep thinking about it. It’s not meant as…
Weapon Camouflage, or Camo, is a colored pattern that is applied to weapons. This will allow your weapons to blend into environments or display your achievements. In some Call of Duty games, camouflages are unlocked by headshots. In Call of Duty: Black Ops, they can be bought for 250 points each. However, Gold Camouflage costs…