In the kart-racing genre, Mario Kart’s reigns supreme. But the social media team behind Garfield Kart: Furious Racing and Garfield Kart 2: All You Can Drift didn’t miss a chance to dunk on Nintendo’s decision to sunset Mario Kart Tour this fall. On X, the official account for Garfield Kart declared its superiority to Mario…
Space-tech startup BAAS Technologies has raised Rs 5 crore in a pre-seed funding round led by Inflection Point Ventures, with participation from SINE IIT Bombay and a group of private angel investors. The proceeds will be utilized for R&D on liquid and solid propulsion systems, building a static test facility and manufacturing infrastructure, procuring equipment…
Standard Chartered maintained its end-2026 Bitcoin price forecast of $100,000 in a note to investors on Friday, arguing that the recent weakness reflects a failure by Strategy to explain a strategic shift rather than any deterioration in the company’s balance sheet. Geoffrey Kendrick, the bank’s global head of digital assets research, wrote that Strategy —…
Shielding astronauts from the killer radiation they face is a central challenge facing any designer of a deep-space crewed mission. Even relatively low levels of exposure for long periods of time can lead to everything from central nervous system damage to cancer. But current solutions, such as passive water shells or active superconducting magnets, have…
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The annual speedrunning marathon event ran from July 5-11. Games Done Quick/Count Gooby Summer Games Done Quick is officially over after a marathon week of speedrunning games for a good cause, and the organizers say it raised a total of $2,408,701 for Doctors Without Borders in that time (again!). The annual event in…
For the past four years, a sprawling Android-based botnet called Popa has forced millions of consumer TV boxes to relay Internet traffic linked to advertising fraud, account takeovers, and mass data-scraping efforts. This week, researchers from multiple security firms concluded that the Popa botnet is linked to NetNut, a “residential proxy” provider operated by the…
100 Thieves defeated the reigning world champions to claim their first S-Tier international tournament title. American VALORANT powerhouse 100 Thieves have claimed the championship of the VALORANT Esports World Cup 2026 after they completed an arduous run through the tournament with a 3-1 gentleman’s sweep over regional rivals NRG in the grand finals, hosted at…
The San Francisco Bay Area reclaimed its position as the most expensive housing market in the United States in 2026 after home prices surged throughout the spring. The median home price rose 19% year over year in March, followed by increases of more than 14% in April and May. The median sale price reached a…
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) said on Sunday that President Donald Trump is not fighting for the American people as he claimed before, highlighting his billion-dollar cryptocurrency gains during the first year of his presidency. Warren Questions Trump’s Crypto Income She pointed out that while many Americans are struggling to afford the basics, the president is earning billions….