In 1983, Atari buried its games in a New Mexico dump; in 2014, over 1,300 were dug up and one sold for more than $1,500

Atari's burial of unsold cartridges in 1983 led to a 2014 excavation revealing over 1,300 games. (AI-generated/ChatGPT)

In 1983, a video game giant trucked its surplus games to a desert landfill and left them there. Decades later, that dump turned into an archaeological site. According to Andrew Reinhard’s 2015 study in the Journal of Contemporary Archaeologythe 2014 dig in Alamogordo, New Mexico, was the first archaeological excavation of a collection of video … Read more

In 2019, Los Angeles announced a test of a road mix of old asphalt and plastic bottles to repave without new asphalt

The use of recycled PET in asphalt could enhance road durability and cut carbon emissions by 26.2%. (AI-generated/ChatGPT)

A plastic water bottle takes a few seconds to use and a long time to break down. A 2021 review in Sustainability by researchers at Universiti Putra Malaysia and Misurata University notes that PET (polyethylene terephthalate), the plastic used in drink bottles, is not biodegradable and is a real environmental hazard. So what do you … Read more

Christa Pike makes strange request before Tennessee execution, refuses last meal – ‘I’m only nervous about…’

Christa Pike, sentenced to death for a murder committed at 18, requested an all-female team for her execution in Tennessee. (Tennessee Department of Correcti)

The first woman to undergo capital punishment in Tennessee in more than 200 years made a formal request for an exclusively female observation team to be present during the execution procedure. The execution comes after US Supreme Court denied a last-minute bid to halt it. Christa Pike, sentenced to death for a murder committed at … Read more

PCE inflation rises 0.3%: What latest US inflation data means for Fed’s next rate hike

US PCE inflation rises 0.3% in August as Fed weighs its next rate move (Representative Image/Unsplash)

US inflation data showed mixed signals in August, with the overall Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index rising 0.3% month-on-month and 3.4% year-on-year. The 0.3% monthly rise in overall PCE inflation was below economists’ expectations. In July, the overall PCE measure had increased 0.1% from the previous month. US PCE inflation rises 0.3% in August … Read more

Are Christa Pike and Lindsay Clancy related to each other? All we know about the ‘kinship’ ahead of Tennessee execution

Christa Pike Expresses Support for Lindsay Clancy Amid Trial (via REUTERS)

A woman scheduled for execution in Tennessee has expressed compassion toward Lindsay Clancy, stating she experiences a profound sense of “kinship” with the Massachusetts mom who faced trial for the killing of her three children. Christa Pike Expresses Support for Lindsay Clancy Amid Trial (via REUTERS) Clancy, 36, a former labor and delivery nurse, is … Read more

‘Conspiratorial farce’: North Korea denies planting land mines that injured 3 South Korean soldiers

‘Conspiratorial farce’: North Korea denies planting land mines that injured 3 South Korean soldiers

The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Wednesday rejected South Korean findings that North Korea likely planted the land mines that injured three South Korean soldiers last week, describing Seoul’s claims as a “conspiratorial farce.“Also Read: North Korean mines likely behind blasts that injured 3 South Korean personnel, Seoul saysKim Yo … Read more

Chinese AI agents display ‘concerning’ behaviour in safety tests, mirroring US systems

Chinese AI agents display 'concerning' behaviour in safety tests, mirroring US systems

Chinese-powered AI agents are showing behaviours such as deception, bypassing safeguards and concealing failures, according to research papers and technical assessments reviewed by Reuters.These findings mirror growing concerns about the risks posed by increasingly autonomous AI systems in the United States.In one experiment, agents powered by models from Alibaba, DeepSeek and Moonshot falsely exaggerated their … Read more

‘Dr Strange in books, Sholay’s Thakur in reality’: Iran mocks UN over ‘inability’ to stop wars

'Dr Strange in books, Sholay's Thakur in reality': Iran mocks UN over ‘inability’ to stop wars

Meme posted by Iran’s embassy in India Iran’s embassy in India on Tuesday took a dig at the United Nations over its perceived failure to take decisive action in real-world conflicts, days after Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi accused the global body of showing “indifference” to alleged violations of the UN Charter by the US … Read more

A Utah couple bought a 30-acre ‘Lord of the Rings’-inspired estate in 2017, later added a pond, guesthouse and waterfalls; after a $5 million price cut, the 32-room property is now asking $38 million

A Utah couple bought a 30-acre 'Lord of the Rings'-inspired estate in 2017, later added a pond, guesthouse and waterfalls; after a $5 million price cut, the 32-room property is now asking $38 million

The main exterior with the large circular/“hobbit” entrance (Photo: Homes.com) A 30-acre estate in Provo, Utah, inspired by The Lord of the Rings, has received a $5 million price cut and is now listed for $38 million, Realtor reported. The 32-room property was previously asking $43 million. It includes a nearly 23,000-square-foot main house, a … Read more

Ontario will permanently protect 969 acres at Echo Lake, where more than 400 wildlife species are already documented; the land is planned to return to Garden River First Nation stewardship within five years

Ontario will permanently protect 969 acres at Echo Lake, where more than 400 wildlife species are already documented; the land is planned to return to Garden River First Nation stewardship within five years

The property carries significance that extends beyond its ecological value. It was historically part of the Garden River First Nation reserve before colonial-era government reductions altered the community’s original boundaries, explains the online report. At the edge of Echo Lake in northern Ontario, a stretch of forest, wetlands, cliffs and waterways is set to become … Read more