The BepiColombo spacecraft, operated by the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), could feel the heat even before it reaches its destination: Mercury. Thanks to a malfunction, the spacecraft’s thrusters are no longer operating at full power. The team has yet to determine how this will affect upcoming maneuvers, such … Read more
Earlier this month, Take-Two announced a cost-cutting plan that included canceling projects, laying off 5% of its workforce and other cuts. Amid this announcement came reports based on internal documentation that appeared to confirm that Take-Two would be closing OlliOlli World developer Roll7 and Kerbal Space Program 2 developer Intercept Games. But when I asked … Read more
An artist’s rendering of the BepiColombo mission, a joint ESA/JAXA project, which will take two spacecraft to the harsh environment of Mercury. ESA This week, the European Space Agency posted a somewhat ominous note about its BepiColombo spacecraft, which consists of two orbiters headed to Mercury. The online press release mentioned a “glitch” with the … Read more
Resume: Researchers have identified the specific brain circuits in fruit flies responsible for color vision. These neurons in the optic lobe respond selectively to different hues, including those perceived by humans as violet and ultraviolet. This groundbreaking discovery provides insight into how brains transform raw sensory signals into meaningful perceptions and could help us better … Read more
Czech billionaire Kretinsky poised to complete £3.5 billion purchase of Royal Mail The 48-year-old is West Ham’s second largest shareholder after David Sullivan CHRIS SUTTON: Fans are fed up with VAR… but it’s here to stay – Listen to the It’s All Kicking Off podcast Firstly, the Royal Mail. Next, Westham? Sources close to Daniel … Read more
Update from 5/16 below. This post was originally published on May 15 Bitcoin Bitcoin has suddenly shot higher after the latest US inflation data showed that price pressures have resumed their downward trend (with some speculating that a “massive” earthquake in China could be looming). Subscribe now Forbes’ CryptoAsset & Blockchain Advisor and “discover blockchain … Read more
If you can’t tell by now, virtually every tech company is eager to pray at the altar of AI, for better or for worse. Google’s recent I/O developer conference was dominated by AI features, such as the seemingly lifelike Project Astra assistant. Just before that, OpenAI debuted GPT 4o, a free and conversational AI model … Read more
Since Hades II launched in Early Access just over a week ago, developer Supergiant Games has been collecting feedback from players. Now, some of that feedback has been used in the game’s first patch, and more tweaks are in the pipeline. Today, Supergiant Games released the first Early Access patch for Hades II, which includes … Read more
Astronomers have taken advantage of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to detect the furthest pair of colliding black holes in the known universe. The cosmic monsters – each estimated to be around 50 million suns in size – were discovered more than 13 billion light-years away, at a time just 740 million years after … Read more
A line of 3,000 avid beauty fans packed the Trafford Center today (May 16) hoping to be among the first customers to get their hands on the latest beauty purchases at the new Sephora store. The French multinational opened the doors to its first store in the north just before 10am, which was quickly packed … Read more