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When we were children, turning 100 seemed like something straight out of fantasy novel. Nowadays, many more people are able to celebrate the party of a century and pass on their wisdom to the younger generations. After all, we all want to know what their secret to longevity is. A WWII veteran, Lt. Ralph Perkner, who just turned 103, credits his long life to his daughters.Lt. Ralph Perkner just celebrated his 103rd birthday surrounded by family and neighborsShare iconImage credits: FOX 29 NewsRalph Perkner was born in…

I slipped on icy stairs last winter and swear I saw my own butt crack as I fell. No one believes me. anon , Nate Grigg Report When I was about 10 years old I saw my old dog catch a crow out of the air then just gently release it.  Hof354 , Brixiv Report As a child I touched some weird pest plant in our garden, I think it stung me. Then I saw everything in inverted colors for a short time. And then back to normal. I was in such a shock, I couldn't explain it to my mom. I just…

Sam Altman believes that the UAE is positioned perfectly to eventually shape international regulations governing the use of AI. Altman proposed that the UAE could provide a controlled environment for experimenting with AI innovations…

At almost seven years old, the Nintendo Switch still has life left in it — so much so that Nintendo has upped its predicted sales figures for its current fiscal year. In its third-quarter earnings release, the company announced that it was increasing Switch's projected sales from 15 million to 15.5 million. The boost follows overall third-quarter net sales that were 29.9 billion Japanese yen ($201.1 million) higher and net profits of 6.4 billion Japanese yen ($43.1 million) higher than Nintendo's projections. However,…

BYD has had a cracker of a year in 2023. Apart from over taking Tesla in terms of moving more volume, the Chinese EV company also saw record revenue, and expects to have its net profit increase to 86.5 per cent compared to the previous year…

Nuclear energy is undergoing a renaissance. Across Europe, governments are pouring huge amounts of money into new power plants while startups are busily working on smaller, modular alternatives.  Most of these plants rely on uranium, the radioactive metal that fuelled the atomic age (and contributed to a couple of catastrophic meltdowns). However, Swiss startup Transmutex wants to reinvent nuclear energy using a lesser-known element called thorium.  Uranium’s forgotten cousin Thorium is a…

Tesla believes 2024 is going to be a really tough year for EVs and will have significantly lower sales, and perhaps even lower growth. Having said that Tesla remains optimistic about its energy storage business. Despite a slower fourth quarter, storage deployments increased by 125 per cent…

Image: XRealXReal just revealed its Air 2 Ultra AR Glasses and seems pretty confident about them being the perfect alternative to the Apple Vision Pro. Unlike Apple’s painfully expensive $3500 spatial computer headset, the Air 2 Ultra will just set you back $700. They’re also quite decent-looking thanks to a titanium ring frame and a modern, Wayfarer-esque design.Hands-On With Meta Quest 3XReal’s latest glasses succeed the XReal Air 2 and Air 2 Pro, mainly focusing on spatial computing. Embedding a pair of 3D environment…

Foxconn is preparing itself for a tough time and expects its revenue to decline in the first quarter of 2024, mainly because of weak demand from consumers and slowing iPhone sales Foxconn Technology Group, the world’s…

What connects one of the best action movies, Die Hard, with one of the best Christmas films of all time, A Christmas Story? They obviously both belong within the elite category of the best '80s movies, but now star Peter Billingsley, who portrayed the belovedly bespectacled Ralphie Parker, has weighed in concerning the ongoing Die Hard debate about whether the Bruce Willis-led classic qualifies as a Christmas movie. The actor believes John McClane's first adventure unequivocally fits that bill, and he's ready with an…