In early 2024, Jada Stratman, 25, was looking for retail space for her candle business, Brite Candle Co. That’s when he found Culdesac. “[It’s] the first car-free neighborhood built from the ground up in the US,” Culdesac CEO Ryan Johnson tells CNBC Make It. Cars are not allowed on the streets of Culdesac and residents … Read more
For hundreds of thousands of years, the woolly mammoth thrived on Earth, measuring its majestic stride across frozen streams. Then, something happened. The earth changed. And in an extremely short time, the mammoths (Mammuthus primigenius) became extinct, the last of them extinguished 4000 years ago, on the remote Wrangel Island in the cold Arctic north. … Read more
Image: Nintendo Life The arrival of Rareware’s classic Perfect Dark and Acclaim’s Turok: Dinosaur Hunter via the Nintendo Switch Online expansion pack was a much-welcomed announcement at the June 2024 Nintendo Direct. Both titles are the first entries in the new, exclusive N64 app of Nintendo labeled ‘MATURE 17+’. Following on from the Japanese version … Read more
Software stocks may present an even bigger artificial intelligence (AI) opportunity than chip stocks like Nvidia. Ark Investment Management operates eight exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that invest primarily in innovative technology stocks. Last year, Ark CEO Cathie Wood said that software companies will be the next big opportunity in artificial intelligence (AI), predicting that they could … Read more
Astronauts who make the round trip to Mars can be awarded a unique badge of honor in the form of “space kidney disease,” which is a hell of a lot less fun than it sounds. According to new research, the conditions experienced by interplanetary travelers can radically alter the structure and function of the kidneys, … Read more
UPDATE: Fortnite developer Epic Games has released update 30.20 on PC and consoles. The new update introduces a crossover with Pirates of the Caribbean, adding Jack Sparrow and a selection of items to the item shop. Update 30.20 also adds Fortnite Reload, which will be available from 7pm BST in the UK later today. The … Read more
AI has generated headlines as well as improved computing capabilities in recent months. Since the arrival of generative artificial intelligence with the launch of ChatGPT in 2022, the new technology has taken the tech world and the wider economy by storm. The impact of AI has been felt in everything from supercomputers and semiconductor chip … Read more
Will future humans use warp disks to explore the cosmos? We are unable to eliminate the possibility. But if our distant descendants ever do, it will not include dilithium crystals and Scottish accent it will have evaporated into history by then. Warp discs have their roots in one of the most popular sci-fi franchises ever, … Read more
Extreme heat coupled with strained infrastructure, malfunctions and mechanical problems at Amtrak and New Jersey Transit brought agony and massive delays to tens of thousands of commuters across the Northeast this week. Rail service between New Jersey and New York’s Penn Station was suspended Thursday before the evening commute and again Friday morning, with Citing … Read more
Stargazers and sky watchers have been treated to an amazing display of celestial events already in 2024: the total solar eclipse, the return of the ‘devil’s comet’ and numerous nights colored by the northern lights have undoubtedly topped the list for some. But if that wasn’t enough for you, space experts say we’re in for … Read more