On Wednesday, Apple announced that Apple Maps is now available on the web in beta. While the Maps app is available on all Apple devices, you can now use Apple’s navigation app virtually any device with a supported web browser. The question is: will you? The web app looks to be a similar, but stripped-down, … Read more
More than 25 years ago, the BRP Sierra Madre was sent off for one final, secret voyage. In the darkness of night, the Philippine navy ship sailed from Manila Bay into the remote waters of the South China Sea. Then, to the surprise of many, it ran aground, and hasn’t moved since. “I did it … Read more
Jon Ordon remembers the first album he ever bought. The year was 1980, Jon was 12, and David Bowie’s Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) had gone to number one in Australia. It was the moment when Joni’s love for music began. Jon said he would put up records and let himself be taken off. “It’s … Read more
BBC Matthew Sharp has been unable to leave hospital for nearly a year A disabled man has spent nearly 10 months in a busy general hospital because no suitable home has been found for him in the community. Matthew Sharp, who has a range of complex conditions, says he has been left in limbo while … Read more
Dark matter can provide supermassive black holes the brakes they need to bring them crashing together at the end of a long spiraling journey to their fate. According to new mathematical modeling, a puzzle known as the finite parsec problem can be solved by the presence of self-interacting dark matter particles that remain clustered around … Read more
Kargil Vijay Diwas is celebrated on July 26 each year. In 2024, it falls on a Friday, marking the 25th anniversary of India’s victory over Pakistan in the Kargil War. Kargil Vijay Diwas is celebrated in the memory of the courage and sacrifices of the Indian soldiers who fought in the Kargil War of 1999. … Read more
Reuters Venezuelans will be going to the polls on Sunday in the most tensely awaited presidential election in more than a decade. Opposition supporters think that they stand a real chance of ousting the incumbent, President Nicolás Maduro, from office after 11 years. Meanwhile, Mr Maduro, who is running for a third consecutive term, has … Read more
Briefly: Energy experts fear that the growing number of power-hungry data centers could make electricity more expensive. Data centers could consume up to 8 percent of network demand by 2030. What is expected next? Data center operators are turning to renewables to power new centers. Inside a vault of this data center is what looks … Read more
A surprising technique has helped scientists observe how the Earth’s oceans are changing, and it’s not using specialized robots or artificial intelligence. It is the labeling of seals. Several species of seals live around and in Antarctica and regularly dive more than 100 meters in search of their next meal. These seals are experts at … Read more
Ukrainian presidency Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky has been waiting for the F16s for a year and a half The first F-16 fighter jets are set to arrive in Ukraine from Nato member states, after many months of preparation and pilot training. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has said they are essential to help Ukrainians push back against … Read more