Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX, on screen during the company’s initial public offering (IPO) at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York City on Friday, June 12, 2026. (Image credit: Adam Gray/Bloomberg via Getty Images) For better or for worse, the world has its first trillionaire: Elon Musk. On Friday (June…
Nigerian migrant, 27, nicknamed ‘Spartan’ who tried to rape woman after a ‘party’ night out is jailed
A Nigerian migrant nicknamed ‘Spartan’ who tried to rape a woman after a night out has been jailed for five and a half years. Qudus Ajeyemi, 27, who was in the UK on a student visa, was convicted after his victim recorded him apologising for his crime over the phone.…
Trump shocks world leaders at G7 with bold reprimand of Israel’s bombing of Lebanon – with chilly warning for Bibi
By ELINA SHIRAZI, US SENIOR POLITICAL REPORTER and JON MICHAEL RAASCH, WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT Published: 14:10 BST, 16 June 2026 | Updated: 14:17 BST, 16 June 2026 Donald Trump accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of killing ‘too many people’ in Lebanon while speaking at the Group of Seven summit…
Move over ‘Mass Effect’: ‘Exodus’ just got an extended gameplay reveal, and we are beyond hyped for this sci-fi RPG
Like some enticing interstellar object imminently entering our solar system sometime in the near future, Archetype Entertainment’s highly anticipated “Exodus” sci-fi RPG adventure game will eventually land on Earth sometime in 2027 if all the cosmic tumblers align… and we sincerely hope they do! Chris King, Game Director for “Exodus,”…
Here’s how big the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo might be
The Ebola outbreak that is tearing through the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is already the third largest on record. Scientists are scrambling to model the size of the outbreak—caused by the rare Bundibugyo virus—based on levels of testing, infection rates and fatalities. At the time of publishing, the…
Gruvrået: The ‘Mistress of Mines’ Who Watched Over Mines And Precious Ore Quarries – Was She Always So Innocent?
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – In Nordic folklore, she is a mythical creature (or spirit known by many names) that lived in the mountains and mines, where iron ore, silver, and copper were mined. These treasures were, at the time, the most important exports during the Middle Ages. According to old…
‘Gang-rape victim’, 18, who fell pregnant after ‘assault by her wealthy boss’s son and his driver’ dies during botched abortion in Pakistan
An 18-year-old girl who fell pregnant after being gang raped multiple times has died from complications linked to a botched abortion in a case that has shocked Pakistan. Ayesha worked as a housemaid for a wealthy family in Lahore, and like thousands of young girls in the country, she had…
Britain’s welfare bill continues to soar as 4 million people now claim main disability benefit – as Labour struggles to fund defence plan
Some 4 million people now claim the main disability benefit in England and Wales, latest figures show – as fears grow about the size of Britain’s ballooning welfare bill. New data from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) showed there were 4 million claimants entitled to Personal Independence Payment (PIP)…
Watch SpaceX launch 3 huge BlueBird direct-to-cell satellites from Florida early on June 17
Webcast: AST SpaceMobile BlueBird 8-10 Mission Live Launch – YouTube Watch On SpaceX will launch three giant direct-to-cell satellites early Wednesday morning (June 17), and you can watch the action live. A Falcon 9 rocket topped with three of AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird spacecraft is scheduled to lift off from Florida’s…
Math Puzzle: Go to great lengths
A square is divided into eight rectangles of equal area. One of these rectangles has a width of 8. What are the lengths of the sides of the square? Show puzzle solution If the rectangle with width 8 has length a, its area is A = 8a. Now the dimensions…