A landmark discovery on an ancient branch of the River Nile may have solved the mystery of how the pyramids in Egypt were built centuries ago. The now dried-out waterway, which once ran through Giza might have been used to transport the materials that were used to construct the pyramids.Continue Reading
Forget the seaside, there’s one body of water on Earth that doesn’t touch a single coastline. The region, located in the North Atlantic Ocean is called the Sargasso Sea and it’s characterised by its unique boundaries. Rather than land, it’s defined by ocean currents, so there’s no Sargasso beach toContinue Reading
Thailand is one of the world’s most popular tourist destinations, welcoming over 35 million international visitors in 2024. The largest source markets for visitors to Thailand include China and India. Still, the country is slowly growing in popularity among US travelers looking to explore its culture, cuisine, and tropical sceneryContinue Reading
The Airbus A320 narrowbody series is on the verge of surpassing Boeing’s best-selling 737 family to become the most-delivered commercial airliner in the world, according to data from the aviation analytics company Cirium, first reported by Bloomberg.Continue Reading
Data provided by the water satellite, a joint effort between NASA and the French space agency, is helping to improve tsunami forecast models, benefitting coastal communities. The SWOT (Surface Water and Ocean Topography) satellite captured the tsunami spawned by an 8.8 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on July 30, 11:25 a.m.Continue Reading
Like me, you’ve probably heard the unofficial rule of Docker: it’s for lightweight, headless servers and command-line applications, not for graphical interfaces. Most of us follow this rule for good reason—CLI is what Docker was built for. But what happens when you break the rules? I decided to do something out of the ordinary. MyContinue Reading
Kiro, the ‘agentic’ AI IDE built on top of the open source VS Code codebase by a team at Amazon AWS, has announced usage restrictions for free users, and the creation of paid tiers. I spotlighted the preview release of Kiro in mid-July. An Amazon-backed IDE being made available forContinue Reading
Here’s how you can upgrade to Debian 13 “Trixie” from Debian 12 “Bookworm”. Debian 13 “Trixie” is released on August 9, 2025 with many new features and updates. If you are running Debian 12 “bookworm”, you can plan to upgrade your desktop or server now. However, it is recommended thatContinue Reading
Social media, while allowing society to be more connected than ever, is driving addiction and leading to mental health challenges., (NewsNation) — For many in 2025, as screen time increases, productivity decreases. Smartphones play a key role in everyday life for many around the world; however, this reliance can leadContinue Reading
Handy tool for when only a dedicated device will do hands on Timekettle’s lightweight T1 interpreter has received the AI treatment and will now perform offline translations. But unless you have deep enough pockets, both figuratively and literally, for another device and a frequent need for translation, it’s not forContinue Reading
Artificial intelligence is increasingly transforming day-to-day life. While it’s often assumed that platforms like ChatGPT are mainly the domain of Gen Z and millennials, new research suggests otherwise – AI is proving surprisingly popular among Americans over 50. A study led by Robin Brewer, in partnership with the University ofContinue Reading
No, it isn’t the latest episode of Black Mirror – the world’s first robot Olympics just took place in China, and it was nothing short of a spectacle. The three-day event, titled the ‘World Humanoid Robot Games’, brought together robots from 16 different countries to compete in a wide rangeContinue Reading
The new default desktop background for Ubuntu 25.10 “Questing Quokka”, along with the official mascot, have been shared on Launchpad. All users who install or upgrade to Ubuntu 25.10 will be greeted by this new background, which sports the release codename mascot (a quokka) atop a purple gradient. This continuesContinue Reading