The Internet citizens in the isolated country of North Korea did see quite a bit of connectivity problems the last few days. On several days, almost every single website intermittently went offline en masse. This took place on every site- which also included the booking site for its Air Koryo. Incidentally, this site also served...
In an era of rising inflation, it is very important for one to manage their funds. This implies that an individual needs to be frugal in how they spend their money for food and other utilities. While some may claim that it is impossible- the reality is a bit different. After all, we have information...
In the last week of January, Jack Sweeney gained internet fame when his Twitter bot story was published on the website Protocol. Jack Sweeney, aged 19, is a college student who works part-time at UberJets. Sweeney created a bot that tracks Elon Musk’s private jet. Musk’s private jet’s whereabouts can be accessed by anyone via...
The island nation of Jamaica has a four-man bobsled team in the Olympics. It’s the first time the Carrabien nation has had one in 24 years. In a final bid, Jamaica managed to grab the last spot in the 28-sled field in qualification for the Beijing games. Based on the global results, Jamaica managed to...
Blue butterflies are a rare sight to behold in Nature. One reason is that naturally blue occurs extremely rare. The Blue Morpho butterflies are one of the very few naturally occurring living beings that have the color blue. However, photographer Kelvin Hudson lucked out when he chanced upon a fairytale-like scene. If he did not...
A Premiere Daily Highlight Story: Sometimes there are tales that are just too good, too beautiful, or too miraculous to keep locked away. That’s why we scour the archives and bring some of them back to enjoy again. They may amaze you, make you smile or even shed a tear, but they’re always meant to add...
Bill Gates, the philanthropic multi-billionaire, has things worrying him as the New Year arrives. However, as alarming as that sounds, he is much more optimistic than he is worried. He listed both of his opinions in his latest blog post for the year’s end. The title of the post is “Reasons for optimism after a...
There were been some very ambitious announcements by Elon Musk at the AI Event by Tesla back in August[1]. Among them were humanoid robots made by Tesla. To add to that, Musk had promised that a prototype would be fully functional next year. As 2022 is just around the corner, let’s look at what Musk’s...
Nature’s beauty rarely fails to astound– and sometimes, it gives us something so stunning, it almost doesn’t look real. That’s exactly what happened in 2015 when photographer Jonathan Nimerfroh took pictures of one such phenomenon, these nearly frozen slurpee waves. Nmerfroh, however, had a case of lightning striking twice, as he managed to recapture them...
If you think groceries in your area are expensive, then Alaska might make you think twice. You’ll be stunned at how some of the most basic items will drain your bank account. A local Alaskan Tik Toker has recently highlighted this issue. Don’t let your jaw drop too hard… In late November, @emilynalaska_ (aka Emily)...
At this point, it is only par for the course for Elon Musk. This time the SpaceX and Tesla CEO has made a bold promise regarding brain chips. He claims that Neuralink, Musk’s neuro-technology company, will hopefully be ready to test the technology in human subjects by 2022. In case you didn’t know, that’s just...
For those who don’t know, some places of Africa still allow hunters to kill rare wild animals to collect as trophies – an act known as trophy hunting. The United Kingdom is preparing to pass a bill that will make this vile act lose some of its purposes – showcasing the “trophies”. The law will...
