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Hollywood actor John Travolta has shared moments from his birthday celebration in Brazil with his followers on social media. The ‘Pulp Fiction’ star took to his Instagram, and shared a video montage in which he highlighted the activities from his 70th birthday vacation, reports People magazine. “My trip to Brazil to celebrate my birthday,” he wrote in the caption. "I thank you my friends!! Love JT. The video started off with the actor’s flight’s descent into the South American country,…

Apple added support for alternative app marketplaces on iPhone devices with the iOS 17.4 update, after much anticipation. However, it has now released a support document explaining the nuances around the eligibility of the feature. Surprisingly, the Cupertino-based tech giant said that it might stop access to marketplaces if a user travels outside of the countries and regions belonging to the European Union (EU) for a long period of time. The pre-installed apps will also not be updated for as long as the user has not…

If you haven’t spent a lot of time inside Google Maps—besides getting from A to B and finding the nearest restaurant or bar—then you might not know about all the various features stuffed into the app since it first launched in 2005.No Google AI Search, I Don’t Need to Learn About the “Benefits of Slavery” One of those features is lists: They’re not hugely prominent inside the app, but they let you gather together curated lists of places on the map, giving you a way to plan our a road trip, shortlist a selection of…

A groundbreaking study on a woolly mammoth named Élmayuujey’eh revealed her extensive travels over 14,000 years ago across northwestern Canada and Alaska, offering insights into mammoth behaviors, social structures, and interactions with early humans. Credit: SciTechDaily.comResearch on a 14,000-year-old woolly mammoth unveils her migration patterns, interactions with early humans, and contributions to understanding mammoth life and extinction.An international team of researchers from McMaster University, University of…

About 14,000 years ago, the tusk of a 20-year-old female mammoth ended up at a campsite in Swan Point, Alaska.How the tusk got there will likely remain a mystery – perhaps the campsite owners hunted her, or came across her remains and took the tusk home with them.Fortunately for us, the extinct mammoths' (Mammuthus primigenius) life journey is written in the chemistry of their bones. The tale told by this one specimen – named Élmayuujey'eh by the local counsil – could help us better understand how others of her kind…

Updated Jan. 8, 2024 12:00 am ETA burning inferno on the runway, followed four days later by a midair emergency involving a gaping hole in the side of the plane, isn’t the way the airline industry wanted to start 2024.After a fraught 2023, in which safety specialists and regulators raised alarms about mounting risks, the air-travel business has experienced two near-catastrophic accidents already this year—one with multiple casualties.Copyright ©2024Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.…

No matter the distance, when a person lives away from his motherland, the love for it always brings them back. Sometimes, to make their journey of return more exciting, people create a road trip of once in a lifetime. Recently, a short video was shared online, which showed the journey of a man from Canada who traveled to India in just 40 days. The man traveled this extensive distance in his new Ford Bronco SUV. Canada to India in just 40 days The video of the man traveling from Canada to India in his Ford Bronco SUV…

Farmers around the world regularly burn post-harvest crop waste, producing a significant amount of greenhouse gases and air pollution in the process. A new portable system, however, can be brought to farms to convert that waste into useful products.The technology is the brainchild of Kevin Kung, who is currently a post-doctoral researcher in the Biomass and Bioenergy Research Group at Canada's University of British Columbia. It's being developed by spinoff company Takachar, of which he is the Chief Technical Officer.The…

Hero MotoCorp sets EV recordThe Guinness World record was set by three members from the Autocar India team and three members from the Hero MotoCorp team. These six riders set the world record for the ‘The greatest distance on an electric scooter in 24 hours by a team in relay’ after having traveled for 1,780km in a span of 24 hours whilst riding the Vida V1 Pro premium electric scooter. The team beat the previous record by 350km. The team of six riders rode through 24 hours of the day and achieved the feat with the help…

A cross-continent road trip may seem like a daunting and impossible idea, but many motoring enthusiasts have successfully completed such an adventurous feat. Despite the many challenges involved, the end result is rewarding and brings a unique sense of accomplishment. One such remarkable journey was undertaken by Lakhwinder Singh, who drove his Toyota Tacoma pickup truck from the USA to India. In a YouTube video uploaded by ‘Ride and Drive’, Mr Singh shared his detailed experience of driving from the USA to India in…