Photo: AP Photo/Stocktrek Images (AP) Right now, the Mars rover Curiosity is trudging through the dusty terrain of the red planet, where it’s been hard at work for over ten years. Among its many onboard devices, the car-sized robot has a machine on its belly called the “sample-analysis unit.” Curiosity uses its mechanical arm to … Read more
A decade ago, Chinese President Xi Jinping launched the Maritime Silk Road, the oceanic component of his flagship Belt and Road Initiative aimed at improving China’s access to world markets by investing in transportation infrastructure. The initiative’s investments have since slowed as Chinese growth falters, the United States pushes back and countries question the indebtedness … Read more
FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried leaves Manhattan Federal Court after a court appearance on June 15, 2023 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images As lawyers in Sam Bankman-Fried’s criminal trial presented their closing arguments on Wednesday, prosecutors reminded jurors of the mountain of evidence provided by key witnesses, while defense counsel accused … Read more
When you think of Comcast, you probably think of the cable or internet service, but it’s also a part of NBCUniversal. With that comes a fair bit of sports coverage including the Olympics, NASCAR, WWE and PGA, to name a few. As such, Comcast has some motivation to drive innovation in how sports are covered … Read more
Each Sunday morning, the congregation of the International Deliverance Praying Ministry gathers in front of their church, ready to be let in. It’s a modest building in the southside of Nassau, the capital of the Bahamas, on an overgrown and potholed street that floods when it rains. While they wait, a member of the church … Read more
New York Attorney General Letitia James is spearheading a $250 million lawsuit against former President Donald Trump. The outcome of the trial could have a substantial impact on both Trump’s wealth and the future of his real estate holdings. Trump, his sons Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. and other executives from The Trump Organization … Read more
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A new house in the Bahamas is built with an alternative concrete that sucks CO2 out of the air. It’s a home that’s supposed to help in the fight against climate change, and the plan is to build 999 more like it. That’s the slam dunk NBA Lakers legend-turned-actor Rick Fox is working toward now … Read more
It thunks especially hard precisely because Korine has, in the past, proven himself a totally canny, capable provocateur, whose work more truthfully reflected the respective spirits of their age. Trash Humpers, from 2009, cut against the ascent of the sleek digital age with a crummy, lo-fi, shot-on-VHS experiment in which he and three friends wear … Read more
Catherine King and Wayne Adams spent three decades living together in a floating home they built themselves.Courtesy of Catherine King Catherine King and Wayne Adams hand-built a floating home together in Canada 31 years ago. The home is located in Freedom Cove and made up of several buildings floating on Styrofoam. As idyllic as it … Read more
The criminal trial of former cryptocurrency magnate Sam Bankman-Fried completed its second day on Wednesday. The prosecution and defense both gave opening statements, and interviewed the first two witnesses, including a customer of FTX and Bankman-Fried’s former friend and ex-Alameda and FTX employee Adam Yedidia. The prosecution painted Bankman-Fried as someone who knowingly committed fraud … Read more