A miniature rover being developed to explore the Moon’s surface is on track to join the search for water there, its Hungarian inventors believe – using a device that weighs less than a bag of sugar. Named after a Hungarian breed of dog, the Puli rover is a low-cost platform designed to carry different payloads,
Amazon’s smart cuckoo clock. Amazon Amazon on Wednesday announced a new program called Build It that lets consumers have a say in some of the products Amazon will produce. In a Kickstarter-like effort, Amazon customers can choose to back a new product, and if it gets enough support within 30 days, Amazon will build it.
Actress Ashley Judd has said she might have died or lost her leg without the help of locals who came to her aid when she suffered serious injuries in a fall in the African rainforest. The Hollywood star, best known for films including Heat and Double Jeopardy, said she broke her leg in four places
The BBC and Hulu have set the cast for Conversations With Friends, their second, highly-anticipated Sally Rooney adaptation following the soaraway success of Normal People. The Favourite star Joe Alwyn and Girls actress Jemima Kirke will headline the series alongside Utopia’s Sasha Lane and newcomer Alison Oliver, who could be propelled into the spotlight in
Brilliant, bad and a little bit mad is Disney’s catchy description for that legendary wearer of fur Cruella de Vil in this new trailer for Cruella, the live-action backstory to the villainess first introduced in 1961’s One Hundred and One Dalmatians. Starring Emma Stone in the title role, Disney’s Cruella, the studio says, is “about the
The National’s Bryce Dessner has announced a new classical album with the Australian String Quartet. Impermanence/Disintegration is out April 2 via 37d03d. Below, find the movements “Emergency” and “Impermanence.” Dessner composed Impermanence for the Sydney Dance Company, which the company is performing this month at Sydney’s Roslyn Packer Theatre Walsh Bay before taking the piece
It’s hard to imagine doing anything outside when much of the US is suffering through a Polar Vortex, but those times will be upon us soon enough. And just in time, AudioFile Magazine is bringing free audiobooks for teens. Starting April 29th, AudioFile is launching its twelfth summer of SYNC, a free summer audiobook program
Married At First Sight: Australia season 6 is currently showing on E4 and has everyone totally hooked right now. Safe to say the endless drama is helping us get through lockdown 3.0! While Married At First Sight UK has had multiple series already, it’s currently a different format to the Australian version, in which the
Workers move boxes containing the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine as they are prepared to be shipped at the Pfizer Global Supply Kalamazoo manufacturing plant in Kalamazoo, Michigan on December 13, 2020. Morry Gash | AFP | Getty Images The Biden administration is increasing the number of Covid-19 vaccine doses shipped to states weekly, sending out 13.5
The government is battling a “tsunami of disinformation” when it comes to coronavirus jabs, the vaccines minister has told Sky News. Nadhim Zahawi said that while overall COVID-19 “vaccine positivity” was high, those who are “vaccine hesitant” tend to “skew heavily” towards black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities. “There is a tsunami of disinformation,
More than a century after the first powered flight on Earth, NASA intends to prove it’s possible to replicate the feat on another world. Transported aboard the Mars 2020 spacecraft that arrives at the Red Planet on Thursday, the small Ingenuity helicopter will have several challenges to overcome – the biggest being the rarefied Martian
Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos reclaimed his title as the world’s richest person after he leapfrogged Tesla CEO Elon Musk, according to real-time data from Forbes. Musk saw his net worth slide by $3.9 billion on Tuesday as Tesla shares closed at $796.22, down more than 2.4%. The 49-year-old
Footage of Caroline Flack breaking down in tears has been shared in a trailer for a new documentary about her life and death. The Love Island presenter’s mother Christine and twin sister Jody both feature in the programme, along with friends including Olly Murs and Dermot O’Leary. Flack, 40, took her own life on 15
Walt Disney has named Jenny Cohen to the newly created role of Executive Vice President, Social Responsibility, reporting directly to CEO Bob Chapek. Cohen, a 23-year Disney veteran was most recently SVP, Brand, Franchise and Customer Relationship Management. She will lead the media giant’s global Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
California Governor Gavin Newsom was asked on Wednesday if he thinks the entire state might be out of the most restrictive purple tier of his Blueprint for a Safer Reopening by the first day of spring. “Yes,” said the governor, “based on trend lines.” Those trend lines include the numbers in the state’s largest county
Whoopi Goldberg won’t be falling back into the old habit after all: The View moderator has canceled plans to appear in an upcoming London revival of Sister Act The Musical due to the production’s pandemic-caused postponement. Goldberg, who is also a producer of the musical, had been set to reprise her Deloris Van Cartier role
Nick Hakim is issuing a fully remixed version of last year’s WILL THIS MAKE ME GOOD. It’s out February 26 (via ATO) and includes re-works by AceMo, Pink Siifu, KeiyaA, Slauson Malone, Big Thief’s James Krivchenia, and more. Hakim shared a new version of “QADIR” remixed by BADBADNOTGOOD with the news. Listen to it and
I’m a huge romance reader. I will read pretty much anything as long as it has some form of romance in it. Hence, this compilation of the 50 best love story books – the sweetest, the most epic, the most emotional – I’ve encountered in my travels. While I do also read a lot of
Fasten your seat belts, Fashion Week is back and out in force, albeit slightly differently from usual. A largely digital affair, this time round, designers aren’t letting that stop them from serving up a virtual smorgasbord of fashion and beauty inspo. The normal flow is out the window as designers on both sides of the
The Simonetta Lein Show is hosted by celebrity tv host and top woman influencer Simonetta Lein. This Simonetta Lein Show, along with its premiere of Season Two, has launched a series of panel interview episodes, showcasing local to international entrepreneurs, business owners, and artists, looking to share their industry insights and experiences. This will be