Imagine a portable gaming device that takes you back to the golden era of arcade games. Atari's new GameStation Go does just that with its built-in trackball, spinner, and number pad. This isn't your typical handheld gaming system; it's a trip down memory lane for gamers who grew up before the 1990s
Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta, decided to change the company's censorship policies. This happened after a post he made about a martial arts injury didn't get many views. In 2023, Zuckerberg posted a picture of himself in a hospital bed. He had surgery to fix a torn knee ligament. He was training
Ana-Maria Barbosu, an 18-year-old gymnast from Romania, found herself in the middle of a score dispute at the 2024 Paris Olympics. She had won a bronze medal, but the score was challenged by Jordan Chiles, an American gymnast. The drama blew up in the media, with Romanian press making it seem like a
After a tense two-week strike, 200 ski patrollers at a big Utah resort are back on the job. They accepted a new contract that includes a $2-an-hour pay raise and better deals for senior patrollers. The Park City Ski Professional Ski Patrol Association called it a big victory. They say it shows what
Imagine a world where mosquitoes could be their own worst enemy. Australian researchers have come up with a fascinating idea: genetically modify male mosquitoes so their semen is toxic to females. This might sound a bit wild, but it could be a game-changer in the fight against diseases like malaria
A bit of background – Dr. Robert Bredt has been the medical director of the Texas Medical Board for nearly a decade, earning a good salary. But things got stirred up when it was discovered he also worked for Planned Parenthood. In case you forgot, Planned Parenthood isn't exactly popular with Texas
In October 2018, Canada made a big change by legalizing cannabis for recreational use. Most studies so far have looked at the effects of this legalization using snapshots of data collected at one point in time. But what if we could follow the same people over time to see how their cannabis use chang
Dwight Howard, the NBA superstar, recently opened up about a twist in his career from a decade ago. He claimed that NBA commissioner Adam Silver reached out to him shortly after he tweeted "Free Palestine" in 2014. The tweet was posted during a time of conflict between Israel and Hamas. At that time
Val Boreland, a top executive known for scoring big content deals for NBCUniversal's cable networks, has been tapped to lead the entertainment division of a new spin-off company. This new entity, dubbed "SpinCo, " will be a separate, publicly traded part of NBCUniversal and is expected to launch lat
A major strike at ports along the East and Gulf Coasts was narrowly avoided this week. The International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) managed to reach a tentative deal on a new contract, which still needs to be approved by the union's members. The a
