Russia's Defence Ministry released the first images of an intermediate-range weapon entering service. Analysts identified a former airfield near the Russian border as a likely site....
Palmer Luckey, founder of defense tech firm Anduril Industries. PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images China hit a number of US defense firms and executives with sanctions on Friday. China's foreign m...
China is taking steps to reshape the direction of its foreign investment, unveiling a revised catalogue of encouraged industries that steers overseas capital towards the advanced and technologically c...
Things that HP Lovecraft was good at: Creating a mythos. Building atmosphere. Things that HP Lovecraft was bad at: Writing dialog. Creating compelling characters. Not being a racist . As a fan of horr...
Real estate investing team Tanice and Paul Myers. Courtesy of Tanice Myers Each year, HomeVestors, the company behind We Buy Ugly Houses, hosts an ugly home contest. The contest showcases dramatic hom...
Walmart CEO Doug McMillon (R) is handing over the top job to John Furner in the new year. Walmart 2025 has been a big year for retail CEO transition announcements. Roughly 45 retailers said they are c...
Paste in my prompt to Claude Code with an embedded API key for accessing my public readonly SQL+vector database, and you have a state-of-the-art research tool over Hacker News, arXiv, LessWrong, and d...
Actor Idris Elba is knighted in the New Year Honours. The 53-year old Hollywood star from Hackney, London can now officially be called Sir Idris. Sir Idris, who rose to prominence for playing Stringer...
Business Insider's reporter regretted booking a room at the front of Royal Caribbean's Wonder of the Seas. Joey Hadden/Business Insider Booking a room at the front of the ship was my biggest regret on...
The long-standing alliance between the US and Canada experienced a challenging year after the Trump administration imposed tariffs on the northern neighbor. Getty Images; Alyssa Powell/BI The long-sta...
Crijn Bouman, CEO of Rocsys, said robotaxi companies will need automated charges if they want to scale. Rocsys Humans are responsible for plugging robotaxis into charging stations and maintenance. Roc...
China's large military exercise around Taiwan comes after tensions with Japan and a major US arms sale. Maxim Shemetov/Reuters China's military is conducting massive war games all around Taiwan. The e...
My siblings and I bought a fixer-upper in Vermont and have been renovating it this year. Bridget Shirvell Earlier this year, my two siblings and I bought a fixer-upper home together in Vermont. We've ...
It's no secret that Dragon Quest is one of the most important RPG series of all time. Inspired by Wizardry, the Enix-published Famicom game has inspired thousands of famous RPGs. The genre simply woul...
📋 Key Facts ✓ The Finnish government released a Truth and Reconciliation report documenting harms to the Sámi people. ✓ Climate change,...
Nearly 30% of Japan's population is 65 or older, and many still work. Francesco Riccardo Iacomino/Getty Images Japan has adapted to an aging workforce with government support and job programs. Nearly ...
Zohran Mamdani, currently a state assemblyman, is set to get a massive raise when he takes office as mayor of New York City. Angelina Katsanis / AFP via Getty Images Zohran Mamdani will earn an annual...
📋 Key Facts ✓ BYD is preparing to reveal a new pickup truck. ✓ The truck will position below the Shark model. ✓ ...
OpenAI lost at least 11 scientists and executives in 2025, including more than half a dozen researchers to Meta in the summer. REUTERS/Shelby Tauber/Pool OpenAI lost more than half a dozen researchers...
📋 Key Facts ✓ The Lucid Gravity is positioned as a potential ultimate luxury electric SUV. ✓ Frustrating software issues are currently ...