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The 12 Games We’re Still Most Looking Forward to in 2024 (and Beyond)

In 2023, it felt like the new hit games were just never going to stop coming. In a way, they didn’t. Midway through 2024 we’re still excited for new titles. From sequels like Hades II to interesting new titles like The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, here are the games we’re most excited about… Continue reading The 12 Games We’re Still Most Looking Forward to in 2024 (and Beyond)

Omega’s AI Will Map How Olympic Athletes Win

On August 27, 1960, at the Olympics in Rome, one of the most controversial gold medals was awarded. At the 100-meter freestyle men’s swimming event, Australian swimmer John Devitt and American Lance Larson both recorded the same finish time of 55.2 seconds. Only Devitt walked away with the gold medal. The way swimming was timed… Continue reading Omega’s AI Will Map How Olympic Athletes Win

The Global IT Outage Sends Hospitals Reeling

It was half past midnight Eastern Time when Andrew Rosenberg, an anesthesiologist and critical care doctor who works as chief information officer at Michigan Medicine, suddenly noticed that a substantial number of computers across the health care center had ceased to function. In the hospital’s parlance, it counted as a “catastrophic major incident.” “We do… Continue reading The Global IT Outage Sends Hospitals Reeling

US college students can take half off a Max subscription

US college students can shave half off a Max subscription. As long as you can confirm your active student status, you’ll get a 50 percent discount on the Max With Ads monthly plan. Usually $10, you’ll only pay $5 each month to stream classic and current HBO series (and more). The promotion is through a… Continue reading US college students can take half off a Max subscription

itselectric secures $6.5 million in seed funding, will bring curbside charging to 7 US cities this year

Millions of drivers rely on on-street parking, and have no possibility of installing their own home charging stations. This situation, which your correspondent has dubbed the Plight of the Drivewayless, was long seen as a difficult dilemma, but nowadays a visit to Oslo or London makes the solution plain: plenty of on-street public chargers. Brooklyn-based… Continue reading itselectric secures $6.5 million in seed funding, will bring curbside charging to 7 US cities this year

Flutterwave listed among World’s top 250 Fintech Companies by CNBC and Statista

SAN FRANCISCO, July 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Flutterwave, Africa’s leading payments technology company, is excited to be included in the top 250 fintech companies in the world by CNBC and Statista for the first time. The list, which also features global companies like Ali Pay, Klarna, Flywire, Robinhood and Mastercard highlights stand out companies for their… Continue reading Flutterwave listed among World’s top 250 Fintech Companies by CNBC and Statista

Goodwood Festival of Speed 2024: new cars and highlights

​The Goodwood Festival of Speed is over for another year. As always, 2024’s festival saw a huge gathering of cars of all types and vintages, and the show itself was a celebration of 130 years of automotive engineering with its central theme of ‘Horseless to Hybrid’.  There was another cause for celebration, too, with MG… Continue reading Goodwood Festival of Speed 2024: new cars and highlights

Uber will let you see average fares and wait times for different cities

/ The company will give you new details about travel in 10,000 cities globally through its app. By Andrew J. Hawkins, transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News and City & State. Share this story Illustration by Alex… Continue reading Uber will let you see average fares and wait times for different cities