Numerous major websites were experiencing outages and bizarre downtimes Tuesday morning, according to multiple reports. Users on Twitter noted that there were several sites they were having trouble accessing from 6 AM Eastern Time throughout the morning. The sites ranged from Amazon to the UK government’s website. Also impacted were …
Read MoreFacebook is one of the most popular social media platforms in the world, enjoying a spot atop the heap of social apps. In that top spot, the company has found itself the object of scrutiny by regulators numerous times. Right now, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is facing the attention of …
Read MoreAs of today, there are 50 days to go until the rescheduled Tokyo Olympics. After the chaotic events of 2020, Tokyo’s Summer Olympics were pushed back a full calendar year. Initiatives aimed at keeping the event on its new schedule have been ongoing since last year–and the effort has been …
Read MoreAfter winning her first Grand Slam in 2018, Japanese American tennis icon Naomi Osaka has suffered from bouts of depression. The tennis ace shared this publicly on Monday when she withdrew from the French Open, citing ongoing mental health struggles. The superstar athlete was fined some $15,000 by the French …
Read MoreThe Italian glam rock band Maneskin won the Eurovision song contest on Saturday in stunning fashion. Their over-the-top, 80s-inspired rock music was a breath of fresh air in a contest dominated by pop tunes, so their win felt distinctly earned. However, a controversy broke over the weekend as many accused …
Read MoreWhile it might seem like a lifetime ago, it was only a month-and-a-half ago that the gargantuan Ever Given cargo ship ran aground on both sides of the Suez Canal. The ship, which is so big it could easily carry all of the gold humans have ever mined, became wedged …
Read MoreAn astonishing find near Rome has uncovered remains of Neanderthals from a cave in Italy. Archeologists working in an ancient cave site uncovered fossilized remains of one of humanity’s closest relatives, including some that could be as much as 100,000 years old. While it’s not new for anthropologists to find …
Read MoreThe core fuselage of a Chinese-launched rocket is expected to make an uncontrolled reentry into Earth’s atmosphere on Saturday, May 8. SpaceNews on Tuesday reported that they predicted the rocket would be difficult to track until hours before it began to reenter Earth’s upper atmosphere. The rocket in question, the …
Read MoreMonday night, a freak accident involving a Mexico City subway train resulted in tragedy in the most populous city in North America. As the train was traveling along an overpass above a busy highway, the bridge collapsed, dropping the train onto the highway and claiming over 23 lives. More than …
Read MoreThe European Commission has leveled a serious accusation at the Cupertino-based tech company Apple. According to reports, the Commission believes that Apple is being anti-competitive with regard to rival music streaming services like Spotify and Soundcloud. At issue, according to Brussels, are two rules relating to Apple’s popular App Store …
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