Apple TV+ hikes its monthly and annual fees, moving to $14.99 per month, while still offering no ad‑supported option.
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Grand Theft Auto 6’s first gameplay presentation drew nearly 4 million concurrent viewers, topping all other gaming streams of 2026 and driving massive traffic spikes on Netflix, Twitch and Rockstar’s own site.
With the iPhone 18 not expected until early 2027, the 2025 iPhone 17 offers solid display, camera and battery performance at a competitive price.
A thought experiment shows that if the Sun disappeared instantly, Earth would lose direct sunlight after about 8 minutes 19 seconds, while a hypothetical sound‑speed signal would need roughly 13.8 years to arrive.
China’s Chang’e‑7 lunar probe, aimed at detecting water ice at the Moon’s south pole, has been postponed beyond its 2024 launch window, citing launch conditions and weather.
NASA confirmed the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is “go” for launch on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy from Kennedy Space Center on Aug. 30, targeting the Sun‑Earth L2 point.
The fastest‑growing Ebola outbreak in history has spread to two new health zones in North Kivu, bringing the total number of affected areas in eastern Congo to 60.
Measles cases have spiked in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Georgia, with the CDC reporting over 2,700 national cases in 2026, the worst year in more than three decades.
North Carolina health officials urge anyone who touched baby goats at Farm Adventures' mobile petting zoo between July 28 and Aug. 27 to contact local health departments after four goats tested positive for rabies.
OpenAI, Anthropic and over 100 firms warn of imminent AI‑enabled cyberattacks while Meta settles a $16.7 billion child‑safety lawsuit and ICE budgets over $1 million for robot dogs.