Coinbase resumes user onboarding in India, plans to introduce fiat currency next year
After more than two years of hiatus, cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has launched its app for registration in India. For now, users can trade between cryptocurrencies, but speaking at India Blockchain Week (IBW), Coinbase APAC Director John O’Loren said the company will open a fiat onramp in 2026, allowing users in India to top up with […]
OpenAI announces it has turned off app suggestions that look like ads
Although OpenAI continues to maintain that there are currently no ads or ad tests on ChatGPT, Mark Chen, the company’s chief research officer, acknowledged that the company has “fallen short” in recent promotional messages and is working on improving the experience. Chen and other OpenAI executives were responding to posts from paid ChatGPT subscribers who […]
Jamestown Settler John Smith’s Lost Native American Homeland Finally Found
More than 400 years ago, British settler and explorer John Smith wrote in his diary that there was a Native American village along a large river in what is now Virginia. However, the location of the reported village was later forgotten and its existence was debated. Archaeologists currently excavating along the Rappahannock River have uncovered […]
Strangely bleached rocks on Mars suggest the planet was once a tropical oasis
A new study of unusually bleached rocks suggests Mars once had humid regions with heavy rainfall, similar to Earth’s tropical regions. Researchers were intrigued by a unique, brightly colored rock that NASA’s Perseverance rover discovered on the surface of Mars. Upon closer examination, the rock was found to be kaolinite, a type of clay rich […]
A 2,400-year-old ‘sacrificial complex’ discovered in Russia is the richest site of its kind ever discovered
A unique “sacrificial complex” discovered between two ancient tombs in Russia has revealed new information about nomadic funeral rituals in the southern Ural Mountains some 2,400 years ago. This summer, researchers from the Institute of Archeology of the Russian Academy of Sciences excavated the spaces between the burial mounds of the Vysokaya Mogila site. Vysokaya […]
“Heavenly Rain”: an etheric structure in the sky comparable to the famous “Pillars of Creation” — Space Photo of the Week
simple facts What is it: Emission Nebula NGC 6820 and Open Cluster NGC 6823 Location: 6,000 light years away in the constellation Little Fox Share date: November 19, 2025 This spectacular image of the Emission Nebula, a cloud of gas and dust illuminated by nearby stars, and a nearby star cluster was released by the […]
What is the loudest sound ever recorded?
Live concerts, fireworks, and the din of stadium crowds can reach dangerously loud volumes, loud enough to cause permanent hearing loss. But what is the loudest sound ever recorded on Earth? The answer depends on what you mean by “sound” and whether you include old historical reports or trust only measurements made with modern scientific […]
Pat Gelsinger wants to save Moore’s Law with a little help from the Fed
A year after being forced out of Intel, Pat Gelsinger is still in the middle of the semiconductor wars, waking up at 4 a.m. just because the battlefield has changed. He is currently a general partner at venture firm Playground Global, working with 10 startups. But one portfolio company has really caught his attention. xLight, […]
How will the Netflix-Warner Bros. deal reshape Hollywood?
It’s only been a day since Netflix announced its deal to buy Warner Bros. for $82.7 billion, but it’s already been said that the deal could send Hollywood into a “full-blown panic”, possibly dealing a “death blow to theatrical filmmaking” and possibly spelling “the end of Hollywood itself.” Some of the most staunch opposition came […]
Creator IShowSpeed has been sued for allegedly punching and choking the viral humanoid Rizzbot.
In September, popular creator IShowSpeed livestreamed a meeting with popular humanoid influencer Rizzbot. Rizzbot boasts more than 1 million followers (and 800 million views) across social media and is known for not only giving people the middle finger, but also comedically teasing the subject. Speed, on the other hand, boasts over 50 million followers (and […]