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Last week, the Earth suffered multiple hits by the Sun, including two separate solar storms and a couple of radio blackouts. This was one of the most active weeks for solar activity after April, and researchers believe that the Sun is picking up the intensity again, as we approach the autumnal equinox (historically, the highest solar activity period, along with the vernal equinox) in September. As a sign of that, another solar storm has been predicted to strike the Earth on July 27, two days from now, on the back of a…

Indie studio Universal Happymaker announced their management adventure Astronaut: The Best will release for PC via Steam on August 15. In Astronaut, players have the task of managing an occult space academy in an uncanny world. “Our team spent over eight years working to make a bizarre moral laboratory of a game, that feels truly unlike anything you’ve played before,” said Mike Sennott, Lead Developer on Astronaut: The Best. “We hope you’ll be deeply and delightedly surprised by what you find inside, and that makes…

Breadcrumb Trail Links World Music Celebrity 'You can think something all you want to, it doesn’t mean it’s true' Get the latest from Mark Daniell straight to your inbox Sign Up Published Jul 23, 2023  •  Last updated 17 minutes ago  •  5 minute read Jason Aldean performs during CMA Fest 2022 in Nashville, Tenn. Photo by Amy Harris /AP Article content Jason Aldean hit back at critics of his fiery anthem Try That in a Small Town during his first concert since the…

At a time when Twitter is trying to bring back advertisers to the platform, a Bloomberg report has highlighted that the harmful content of the microblogging platform is acting as a barrier to the advertisers, and preventing them from returning. The article stated that since Elon Musk took over Twitter, hate speech towards minority communities has seen a massive surge. Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino has responded to the article in a lengthy tweet and suggested that the findings of the article were “incorrect, misleading and…

The Earth just experienced a minor solar storm yesterday, July 17, that sparked aurora displays at some locations in high-latitude areas. But just as soon as this solar activity subsided, another, bigger problem arrived. In the early hours today, July 18, a big M6-class solar flare erupted on the unstable region of AR3363 on the Sun, as detected by the NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory. Researchers believe this solar flare is more dangerous than X-class flares due to the long duration of the event. It has also released a…

In returning to head Disney last year, CEO Bob Iger agreed to a compensation package worth more than $20 million annually. He never has to go hungry or worry about being replaced by a computer and apparently believes those who fear these things are being unrealistic in Hollywood’s current strikes. The 72-year-old makes the comments in a new interview on CNBC’s Squawk Box. While speaking to correspondent David Faber, Iger says the entertainment business is facing challenges greater than he anticipated, he has faith in the…

Singer Britney Spears has issued a statement after a member of basketball player Victor Wembanyama‘s security detail allegedly struck her in the face Wednesday in Las Vegas.The “Hold Me Closer” artist posted a lengthy message Thursday on her Instagram story recounting the incident, denouncing the security guard’s alleged behavior and responding to Wembanyama’s own account of what happened.“Traumatic experiences are not new to me and I have had my fair share of them,” Spears wrote. “I was not prepared for what happened to…

Photo by Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images Through the likes of Spaced, Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, Paul, and even The World’s End to a certain extent, a large part of Simon Pegg‘s career saw him wearing his geek credentials proudly on his sleeve, while even his autobiography was quite literally titled Nerd Do Well. However, now that he’s older, wiser, and a certified Hollywood star, he’s handing in his membership card to move beyond that phase of his life. Of course, the actor isn’t going to simply stop…

After years of setbacks, Virgin Galactic has completed its first commercial flight that saw it carry 13 research payloads and three passengers from the Italian Air Force and National Research Council of Italy to the edge of space.With Commander Michael Masucci and Pilot Nicola Pecile at the controls of the spaceplane VSS Unity, along with passengers Walter Villadei, Pantaleone Carlucci, Angelo Landolfi, and astronaut instructor Colin Bennett, the Galactic 01 mission took off on June 29, 2023 at 8:30 am MT from Spaceport…

Cr. Jasin Boland/Netflix © 2023 The prospect of streaming services being placed under the oversight of regulators in the United Kingdom is something Netflix has taken as a personal insult, with the company now battling back against the plans for Ofcom to take a vested interest in what the platform is putting out there. To say it’s a can of worms perilously close to exploding all over everybody would be an understatement, because if it were to happen, it could change the entire landscape of scripted television…