You never forget your first World Cup, and the tournament’s return to American shores this year will stir vivid memories for anyone who attended USA 94. It was a curious and distinctive tournament, one that heralded the World Cup’s more expansive, commercialised future, while also seeming a world away from the jamboree that returns 32…
As friends, family and Star Wars fans mourn the death of editor Marcia Lucas, Lucasfilm has shared a statement. The production company, founded by Marcia’s ex-husband George Lucas, paid tribute to the Oscar-winning editor of Star Wars: A New Hope (1977), who was also nominated for American Graffiti (1973). “Lucasfilm was deeply saddened to learn…
The Fitbit Air has entered the chat. Will Shanklin / Engadget Fitness tracker pricing can be, well, a bit misleading. For example, say the $399 Oura Ring 5 seems to be within your budget at first glance. But to make it remotely useful, you’ll need to pay an extra $6 per month or…
The New Scientist Book Club read Silvia Park’s near-future sci-fi novel Luminous in May, and had lots of good things to say (along with a few complaints)
Two weekends ago, Zahara Jolie graduated from Spelman College in Atlanta. Angelina Jolie was there, as were several of Zahara’s siblings. Zahara’s miserable father did not go, did not ask for an invitation, and did not mark Zahara’s milestone publicly or privately. It was actually a rare moment when Angelina’s team called out Brad publicly…
Five of seven men who entered cave seeking gold are now out after being trapped for 10 days. Published On 30 May 202630 May 2026 Rescuers have pulled four more men from a flooded cave in central Laos, bringing to five the number freed from a group of villagers who became trapped while searching for…
Microsoft is facing criticism for its handling of zero-day exploits. Someone going by the name Nightmare Eclipse has been publicly feuding with the company, posting proof-of-concept exploit code. Some of their posts suggest that they’re a disgruntled former employee. But what caught cyber security researcher Kevin Beaumont’s eye was how Microsoft has responded. Microsoft suggests…
Ian McKellen has joined a march against the criminalisation of LGBTQ+ people in Commonwealth countries, calling it an “appalling situation”. The Lord of the Rings star and activist joined protesters in central London to highlight laws in 29 Commonwealth countries where same-sex relationships remain illegal. In six of those countries, LGBTQ+ people face life imprisonment,…
The Sugababes have played arenas, festivals, and television studios – but their latest gig took place somewhere few artists have ever performed: 35,000 feet above the Atlantic. The iconic British trio – Mutya Buena, Keisha Buchanan, and Siobhán Donaghy – took to the skies earlier this week for a special live performance aboard a Virgin…
A morning walk through East Lawn Cemetery in Ithaca, New York uncovered an immense colony of some 5.5 million subterranean bees. The discovery, which a Cornell University research team published in April in the journal Apidologie, documents one of the largest aggregations of these insects ever recorded in the world. The population, belonging to the…
