It took 30 years, but a speedrunner's finished Doom 2's opening level in an unbelievable 4.97 seconds

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No limit to how low the yen will go

TOKYO – Who needs Las Vegas or Macau when betting on how low the yen can go is the best game anywhere? It’s not where the Bank of Japan wanted to find itself this week as it mulled interest rate policy. That Governor Kazuo Ueda’s team did nothing on Friday (April 26) was hardly

Hot Docs’ European Program Explores Bodily Autonomy, Rise of Right-Wing, Labor Conditions in EU

The seventh edition of The Changing Face of Europe, a section in Toronto’s Hot Docs Film Festival, explores the cultural, economic and political forces shaping contemporary Europe. From an investigation of a right-wing group in Fabien Greenberg and Bård Kjøge Rønning’s

Weather tracker: heavy rainfall causes flooding and death in east Africa

Rain in Kenya, Tanzania and Burundi has damaged farmland and infrastructure Eastern Africa has experienced heavy rain in recent weeks, with Kenya, Tanzania and Burundi experiencing flooding. About 100,000 people have been displaced or otherwise affected in each country, with

The Origins of Anime: Watch Early Japanese Animations (1917 to 1931)

Japanese animation, AKA anime, might be filled with large-eyed maidens, way cool robots, and large-eyed, way cool maiden/robot hybrids, but it often shows a level of daring, complexity and creativity not typically found in American mainstream animation. And the form has spawned

Jeezy Provides Receipts Disproving Jeannie Mai's Domestic Abuse Claims

Jeezy persists in asserting his innocence against domestic abuse allegations from Jeannie Mai, now providing evidence to support his claim.

More efficient molecular motor widens potential applications

Light-driven molecular motors were first developed nearly 25 years ago at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands. This resulted in a shared Nobel Prize for Chemistry for Professor Ben Feringa in 2016. However, making these motors do actual work proved to be a challenge. A

Trump Media's roller-coaster first-month, from 'meme stock' highs to bruising lows

It’s been one month since Trump Media & Technology Group debuted on the Nasdaq to much fanfare, after its merger with blank check company Digital World Acquisition Corp. went through following almost two years of delays. Read more...

Trump Media is 'as volatile as any stock I can ever recall,' expert says

Trump Media & Technology Group’s first month on the Nasdaq has been “abnormally volatile” — but that wasn’t a surprise to one expert. John Rekenthaler, vice president of research at Morningstar, summed up Trump Media’s first month on the Nasdaq as “expectedly unexpected.” Read

Tesla's Elon Musk bets on driverless, Volkswagen bets on China, EV demand roars back: Autos news roundup

Don’t worry, Tesla investors. Even if Elon Musk disappears — whether kidnapped by aliens or the Terminator — his company will still figure out driverless cars , according to the firebrand CEO. Read more...

Ozempic hits booze sales, Moderna likes AI, and Biogen's blockbuster drug: Pharma news roundup

A new report from Morgan Stanley finds that people using GLP-1 drugs — among them Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and Zepbound — reduce their consumption of tobacco and alcohol while taking the medications . Moderna and ChatGPT-maker OpenAI announced an ongoing partnership Wednesday

Meta's AI annoys, Microsoft and Amazon under scrutiny, banks go all-in: AI news roundup

There’s no escaping AI, it seems, with a researcher predicting the technology will “be in every nook and cranny” of big banks, and vaccine maker Moderna’s chief executive saying he wants employees to use ChatGPT at least 20 times a day . However, Meta’s attempt to put its Meta

Matthew McConaughey is still Salesforce's AI cowboy

Salesforce officially released its AI chatbot Einstein Copilot at its World Tour NYC event in Manhattan on Thursday. Per usual, the company flashed its AI partnership with none other than Hollywood’s early 2000s golden boy, Matthew McConaughey. Read more...

Inside the Nasty Shadow War Between The New York Times and Team Biden

An excellent new Politico report by Eli Stokols has exposed deep tensions between The New York Times and the White House. President Biden’s team believes The Times isn’t adequately capturing the threat Donald Trump poses to democracy, while The Times responds that Team Biden is

Chipotle's avocado-cutting robot, Coca-Cola's AI bet, Express' bankruptcy: Retail news roundup

In the world of retail, American fashion brand Express has filed for bankruptcy and plans to close over 100 stores imminently. Chipotle will deploy its avocado-peeling robots this year. And Coca-Cola is betting that AI can help keep up with Pepsi and Red Bull. Read more...

Climate Revolution in European Forestry: World First Carbon Reserve Parks in Estonia

Estonian sustainability startup Green Deal, part of the Skovest Network, has initiated a forestry revolution by developing a new methodology for more effective carbon sequestration. This innovative approach enhances the potential of forests to capture carbon, contributing to

Les Flammes 2024: Aya Nakamura reigns supreme with three top awards

Aya Nakamura has cemented her status as the French queen of hip-hop at Les Flammes. The awards were created by Yard and Booska-P, in partnership with Spotify, in response to the longstanding neglect of rap and R&B genres at France's Victoires awards.

Aviation Leaders Convened for the EUROCAE Symposium, Marking a Return to its Birthplace in Lucerne

EUROCAE held its 2024 Symposium on 24 and 25 April in Lucerne, Switzerland, at the prestigious KKL (Kultur- und Kongresszentrum Luzern). This significant event drew the participation of 200 esteemed professionals, including specialised experts and industry leaders from across

Books don’t sell

That’s not true, actually. Books sell, but book doesn’t. The odds of a particular book selling a lot of copies are close to zero. The truth of the long tail is that most titles are way out on the fringe. Now that book publishing is unleashed from retail distribution, the math

Zendaya Says She Would Consider Releasing New Music: ‘Maybe One Day’

"When you put music and business together, sometimes it cannot feel so good"

Northern Gaza heading towards famine as Israel bombs Rafah

Gaza is still in the grips of famine, as Israel intensifies its assault on Rafah with a ground assault looming.

'No confidence': Scottish coalition government collapses in battle over climate targets

A three-year coalition between the SNP and Scottish Green Party has broken down after emissions targets were dropped.

Japan comes face to face with its own space junk

A Tokyo company's satellite encounters a big lump of space debris high above the Earth.

Scorching weather continues across South and Southeast Asia

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Jane Austen’s House Museum enlists the public’s help to transcribe her brother’s memoir

Could Jane Austen’s brother Francis shed some new light on the beloved author’s life? The Jane Austen’s House museum hopes so – but first it needs help deciphering his handwriting.

Two East Africans charged in UK migrant deaths investigation

Five migrants, including a child, were killed in a crush on board a boat crossing the Channel.

Oscar-Winning ‘Elephant Whisperers’ Writer Sets Teen Drama Amazon Series ‘Amber Girls School’ (EXCLUSIVE)

The next project from Garima Pura Patiyaalvi, who co-wrote the Oscar-winning “The Elephant Whisperers,” is a teen drama Amazon series. “Amber Girls School” is set in an all-girls institution that focuses on conditioning young women in traditional Indian culture. It follows the

China and US should be partners, not rivals, Xi tells Blinken

China's president and America's top diplomat hold talks in Beijing as both sides seek to stabilise relations.

Eminem Announces New LP ‘The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grace)’

The rapper's 12th album will drop this summer

US regulator votes to restore net neutrality rules

The move effectively reinstates a net neutrality order the commission first issued in 2015.

Why is Spain's unemployment rate rising and what's being done to cap it?

The abundance of temporary contracts, as well as low productivity have both contributed to unemployment levels spiking in the first quarter of the year.

What Would Happen If a Nuclear Bomb Hit a Major City Today: A Visualization of the Destruction

One of the many memorable details in Stanley Kubrick’s Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, placed prominently in a shot of George C. Scott in the war room, is a binder with a spine labeled “WORLD TARGETS IN MEGADEATHS.” A megadeath, writes Eric

42 Dugg Clowned Over Photo Of Him Playing Basketball With His Kid: 'He The Same Size'

42 Dugg became the subject of jokes after sharing a photo set that included a picture of him playing basketball with his daughter – who's nearly his height.

Deepfake politicians may have a big influence on India’s elections

Political campaigns are deploying AI-generated deepfake versions of politicians to reach hundreds of millions of eligible voters in India’s 2024 election – the world’s largest ever

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