Bubble

In 1991, a relatively unknown restaurant owner, Nui Onoue, was arrested and charged in what would become the single largest investment fraud case in Japanese history. Her story is one that encapsulates the absurdity of Japans 1980s bubble period, when the eco…

Media captionShannon Lenz and Tom Whitehead sailed into the "pumice raft" in early August A vast "raft" of volcanic rocks stretching over 150 sq km (93 sq miles) is drifting through the Pacific Ocean, scientists say. The sea of pumice - the size of 20,000 f…

Although iOS and Android devices are more similar now than ever, there are a few specific features that iPhone users have that Android users don’t (or vice versa). The most prevalent of these features is iMessage, the Apple-exclusive messaging app that signif…

In an advice column in a local newspaper, a woman whose husband had died eight months ago wrote to say that she dreaded the holidays. I am alone and find it difficult to be festive, she said. Am I the only one who feels that way? The advice columnist wrote…

Duncan Thum, a two-time Emmy nominated composer and multi-instrumentalist based in Los Angeles, California, brings his musical talents to the soundtrack of the Amazon Studios comedy Brittany Runs a Marathon. The indie comedy stars Jillian Bell as a “hard-part…

On paper, this little trick should be possible. The Apple Watch uses a Qi-based charger, after all, and your AirPod wireless charging casealso supports Qi charging. Instead of plugging in your wireless charging case, you should be able to just set it right on…

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- New York Jets linebacker Brandon Copeland, coming off his best NFL season, was suspended without pay for violating the NFL's policy on performance-enhancing drugs, the league announced Wednesday. Copeland is allowed to practice and play…

In March of this year HM Treasury of the UK released the final report of its Digital Competition Expert Panel. The panel recommended that the UK increase its oversight of Big Tech in order to unlock digital competition. But if implemented, the recommendations…

Humanity's next giant leap could be enabled by next-gen nuclear tech, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said. During the sixth meeting of the National Space Council (NSC) today (Aug. 20), the NASA chief lauded the potential of nuclear thermal propulsion, wh…

Abraham Lincoln is my grandfather, said our 5-year-old matter-of-factly. What? I contemplated, standing in stunned silence. Yes, he continued almost moved to tears, I was very sad when John Wilkes Booth shot him in the theater. This exemplar of our sons imag…