Choco Mucho Flying Titans’ Sisi Rondina. –PVL MANILA, Philippines–Sisi Rondina powered Choco Mucho to sweep Cignal, 25-21, 25-19, 25-18, for back-to-back wins in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) All-Filipino Conference at Ynares Center in Antipolo City on Thursday. Despite losing Des Cheng early in the second set due to a bad landing, the Flying Titans … Read more
FRANKFURT, Germany — For months after Ukraine’s Western allies limited sales of Russian oil to $60 per barrel, the price cap was still largely symbolic. Most of Moscow’s crude — its main moneymaker — cost less than that. But the cap was there in case oil prices rose — and would keep the Kremlin from … Read more
Tesla is about to start delivering Cybertrucks to customers. Yes, we know you’ve heard this before; after years of delays, CEO Elon Musk said the company would have a delivery event in the third quarter of 2023. Never happened. But now, the company has officially announced the date when this will happen: The Cybertruck delivery … Read more
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Of Sam Bankman-Fried’s alleged co-conspirators, Nishad Singh gave the most emotionally compelling testimony. And on cross-examination, he also proved to be the most unreliable. Yesterday, Singh condemned Bankman-Fried for continuing to make venture investments despite knowing the money came from customer funds, even calling the actions taken at FTX “evil.” Today, the defense pointed out … Read more
Pete Davidson is back in the spotlight, and he’s not shying away from a little controversy. The comedian and actor made a triumphant return to Saturday Night Live (SNL), and his fans were in for a treat. In a hilarious skit titled ‘I’m Just Pete,’ he didn’t hold back and took a playful jab at … Read more
After nine days of chaos sparked by the sudden downfall of Kevin McCarthy, House Republicans have finally nominated a successor for the Speaker’s gavel: Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA), McCarthy’s longtime number two. In a secret ballot vote held behind closed doors on Wednesday morning, 113 lawmakers chose Scalise, with Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) earning 99 … Read more
In April, Google Meet added support for 1080p video, allowing users to look a little less pixelated if their webcam supported it, but only in one-on-one calls. Now, the 1080p option has been added in meetings with three or more participants. The feature is off by default; you’ll be prompted to turn it on as … Read more
South Africa batter Aiden Markram shined in their 2023 World Cup game against Sri Lanka at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Saturday, October 7. He scored 106 runs off 54 balls, including three sixes and 14 boundaries. He also shared fifty partnerships with Rassie van der Dussen and Heinrich Klaasen. The right-handed batter … Read more
It was a cold, damp, desolate February 2021, when Spotify announced a new tier, called Spotify HiFi, that would include higher quality, lossless audio. Years have passed, and Spotify stayed mum on the subject, besides occasionally mentioning that the fancy new tier is indeed coming “in the future.” Which, in the context of potentially infinite … Read more
There has been a big change to Survivor and longtime host Jeff Probst is sharing his thoughts. In the past, each episode of Survivor would feature two challenges – a reward challenge and then an immunity challenge. In recent years, there is only enough time for one challenge each week, so reward is often tied … Read more