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Big stone crushes roof of army Tata Safari; Jammu-Srinagar highway blocked due falling boulders (Video)

The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, a very important road for the people in the Kashmir Valley, was closed on Monday. The reason for the closure was mudslides and falling rocks at Ramban and Panthyal. This highway is the main way to connect Kashmir with the rest of India. Sources say that the landslide and falling stones and boulders were triggered by non-stop rain in the area. On April 2, landslides, falling rocks, and big boulders fell on the highway in Ramban district, which stopped traffic for a few hours. An Army…

Galaxy S23 Ultra crushes independent reviewer camera ranking

Last updated: March 14th, 2023 at 12:51 UTC+01:00 VCX Forum, an independent non-profit organization reviewing camera phones, gave the Galaxy S23 Ultra the highest rating. The phone’s camera system received 69 points out of 100, which might not sound like a lot, but according to VCX Forum’s scoring system, 69 points is enough to rank atop all other smartphones they tested. The Galaxy S23 Ultra has an “outstanding” rating. It outperforms all other Android and iOS devices, including the Galaxy S21 and Galaxy S22 Ultra,…

People Can’t Stop ‘Spotify Snooping’ on Friends, Exes and Crushes

When we play songs on Spotify to get us through the day, they can be intimate—and sometimes also publicly visible.Many people have sharing settings enabled on the music-streaming service, making it easy for friends or strangers to find out what they’re listening to, and by extension, what they’re doing or how they’re feeling. A guilty pleasure (“MMMBop,” anyone?), your repeat listen (yes, Taylor Swift’s “Midnights”) or a playlist name may reveal personal information to those who are snooping. People who have…

Daredevil rider crushes world speed record on electric skateboard

A mechanical engineer that designs high performance electric skateboards set his sights on snagging the record for fastest electric skateboard. Not only did he succeed, but he absolutely obliterated the previous record. Australian Raine Kent took his custom-designed electric skateboard up to a top speed of 132.37 km/h (82.25 mph). That’d normally be an eye-watering speed on a skateboard, but Kent’s peepers were secured safely behind a full-face racing helmet to match his full-body crash suit.…

Lucid Air Sapphire crushes Tesla Model S Plaid, Bugatti, and Ducati

Elon Musk may think Lucid Motors could be on the verge of death as a company, but its latest tri-motor version of its Air sedan sure says otherwise from a speed standpoint. In a recent video you can view below, the team at Hagerty put the Lucid Air Sapphire up against the Tesla Model S Plaid and Bugatti Chiron in a drag race. As if that wasn’t enough, Sapphire took on a Ducati motorcycle head to head as well. After months of rumors about Lucid Motors developing a tri-motor version of its Air…

iPhone 14 Plus lack of interest crushes manufacturer revenue

A severe lack of demand for Apple's iPhone 14 Plus was a "crucial factor" in one of Apple's manufacturing partners reporting a clear decline in its November revenues, according to a new report. News from Digitimes indicates that Apple's brand new 'Plus' iPhone 14, a newcomer to the lineup this year meant to replace the ailing 'mini' iPhone, is suffering from a lack of consumer interest. Apple announced the iPhone 14 Plus earlier this year alongside the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro, the latter boasting heavy improvements…

FTX collapse crushes crypto dreams in Africa and beyond

In South Africa, Nigeria and Ghana, FTX held a series of swish events in the months leading up to its bankruptcy filing in the United States on Nov. 11. Days before his FTX cryptocurrency exchange collapsed, co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried tweeted "Hello, West Africa!" - his latest nod to a region where a growing number of kitchen table investors had put their faith, and savings, in FTX.In South Africa, Nigeria and Ghana, FTX held a series of swish events in the months leading up to its bankruptcy filing in the United

iPhone 14 Pro crushes iPhone 13 Pro in latest benchmarks

If you are trying to decide whether or not it’s worth upgrading from an iPhone 13 Pro to an iPhone 14 Pro, the latest benchmarks from AnTuTu may help. According to MySmartPrice, the first AnTuTu benchmark scores for the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max are significantly higher than those of their 2021 counterparts. AnTuTu shared the benchmark scores for the two premium iPhone 14 models on Weibo this week. Those scores, as 9to5Mac explains, are meant to measure the real-world performance gains that…

Horror Fans Open Up Their Hearts to Name Their First Genre Crushes

Frazer Harrison/Getty Images Be still our horror-loving hearts; scary movie crushes are on the menu, and this is a feast we could dine on all day. Call us gluttons (for punishment and pleasure) because some of horror’s finest have swept us off our feet and established that, in some films, we’d never make it out alive. In fact, some spooky movie fans would volunteer as tribute if it meant breaking some of Randy’s rules for surviving a horror movie. You know the rules, they made their big debut in 1996’s Scream,…

An Action-Packed Thriller Crushes The Competition On Netflix’s Top Charts

via Netflix It’s not just Stranger Things that made a stir on the Netflix top 10 charts this week, as the newly released action-thriller film, The Gray Man, dominated this week’s charts. According to Netflix, the new Russo brothers film landed in first place, dethroning The Sea Beast from the top spot. The film starring both Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans amassed a staggering viewership of over 88 million. Films that came close to reaching that large number on the platform were Hustle back in June 2022 with 84…