20,000-year-old ‘human’ fossils from Japan aren’t what we thought
The bone fragments were once thought to be some of the oldest human fossils found in Japan…
Kassian, other NHL alumni hit Essex ice against OPP for Special Olympics
Skates. Sirens. Slapshots. Former NHL players suited up for more than bragging rights Sunday, going toe-to-toe with Essex County OPP officers in a charity game for Special Olympics Ontario. The annual game, which brought out a crowd of 700 fans, was held at the Essex Centre Sports Complex…
NASA celebrates Edwin Hubble’s discovery of a new universe
For humans, the most important star in the universe is our Sun. The second-most important star is nestled inside the Andromeda galaxy. Don’t go looking for it — the flickering star is 2.2 million light-years away, and is 1/100,000th the brightness of the faintest star visible to the human eye…Reusable rocket startup Stoke raised another massive round: $260M
Y Combinator alum Stoke has an ambitious goal to build the first fully reusable rocket and VCs have opened their wallets wide. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only…Governments call for spyware regulations in UN Security Council meeting
Several governments participated in a meeting on the proliferation of commercial spyware at the United Nations Security Council. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only…
Micheál Martin and Simon Harris welcome Gaza ceasefire after ‘15 months of immense human suffering’
Michael D Higgins said massive scale-up of humanitarian aid is needed now to save lives…
OYO’s new policy may be at the cost of rights
Beyond the practicalities of providing ‘valid proof of relationship,’ it is clear that OYO is encouraging partner hotels to discriminate against customers based on their marital status…
Sony’s “Entertainment Network”, Soneum, Goes Live
Sony launched a layer 2 network on Ethereum to create an entertainment layer on top of a Web3 finance layer. The network is open to all creators and will protect creator rights while ensuring equitable value distribution between creators and consumers. Sony, the media and Entertainment giant…
World reacts to Israel-Hamas Gaza ceasefire announcement
Officials welcome announcement of truce agreement, call for surge in humanitarian aid to Gaza…