Month Archives: November 2024

Tech

Agatha All Along rushed its journey down the ‘Witches’ Road’

When Agatha All Along was first announced back in 2021 as a music-heavy follow-up to WandaVision, it was hard to imagine how showrunner Jac Schaeffer could recreate the magic that made the original such an inspired piece of storytelling. WandaVision’s shows-within-a-show premise and clever use of practical effects, along with...

Travel

The Best eSIMs for Travelers

Having reliable mobile data when you travel is a must these days. It’s helpful not only for finding things to do or the right bus route, but communicating in an emergency and locating your accommodation if you get lost. While I think a lot of travelers spend too much time...

News

BDP party loses power after nearly six decades to Duma Boko’s UDC

Voters in Botswana have rejected the country’s long-serving governing party in a result that marks a political earthquake in the diamond-rich southern African nation.The Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) - in power since independence in 1966 - has won only four parliamentary seats as of Friday afternoon. It will be replaced...

Science

Cloud-inspired material can bend light around corners

A new material can bend lightUniversity of Glasgow Scientists have discovered a technique whereby light can be bent around corners, inspired by the way clouds scatter sunlight. This type of light-bending could lead to advances in medical imaging, electronics cooling and even nuclear reactor design. Daniele Faccio at the University...

Shows

This ‘grubby’ act ‘ruined’ Halloween in Australia

Halloween has come and gone, but a conversation has since emerged about Australia children (and teens) being greedier than ever and clearing out lollies left outside people’s homes. Many have pointed the finger at older children, who are typically unsupervised while trick-or-treating, and are said to take more than their...

Social media

LinkedIn Retires Celebratory Post Templates

LinkedIn has announced that it’s removing a range of its templated posts, those celebratory post types in the app that include lightly animated graphics of varying kinds. These are the templates that are being removed, as per a message being sent out to LinkedIn members who have used these specific...

Tech

ChatGPT Search is now live. Here’s how to use it.

OpenAI's ChatGPT long-awaited search engine is now live. On Thursday, the company announced ChatGPT Search, framing it as a new ChatGPT feature to "get fast, timely answers with links to relevant web sources." Although it was rumored to be a standalone search engine, ChatGPT Search is integrated within the existing...

Nature

From tiny nation, a ‘hallmark moment’ for climate justice

A small Pacific island nation scored a major victory for climate justice.Vanuatu, an archipelago of 320,000 people threatened by rising seas and devastating storms, is behind a landmark U.N. resolution that could hold carbon-polluting countries to account for failing to act on climate change.Conservation International’s climate lead, Emily Nyrop, explains...

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