Pygmy hippo Moo Deng, the internet’s favourite meatball, may soon get her own patent

Pygmy hippo Moo Deng, the internet’s favourite meatball, may soon get her own patent

Only a month after Thailand’s adorable baby hippo Moo Deng was unveiled on Facebook, her fame became unstoppable both domestically and internationally.  Zookeeper Atthapon Nundee has been posting cute moments of the animals in his care for about five years. He never imagined Khao Kheow Open Zoo’s newborn pygmy hippo would become an internet megastar … Read more

Apple enters new AI era with unveiling of iPhone 16, introduces hearing aid capability for AirPods

Apple enters new AI era with unveiling of iPhone 16, introduces hearing aid capability for AirPods

Apple’s ubiquitous iPhone is about to break new ground with a shift into artificial intelligence that will do everything from smartening up Siri to creating customized emojis on the fly. “The next generation of iPhone has been designed for Apple Intelligence from the ground up. It marks the beginning of an exciting new era,” CEO … Read more

Rap star Kendrick Lamar will headline 2025 Super Bowl halftime show

Rap star Kendrick Lamar will headline 2025 Super Bowl halftime show

Kendrick Lamar will pop out on the NFL’s biggest stage next year: The Grammy winner will headline the Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show in New Orleans. The NFL, Apple Music and Roc Nation announced Sunday that Lamar would lead the halftime festivities from the Caesars Superdome on Feb. 9. The rap megastar, who has … Read more

Oprah or Hasan Piker? DNC tests the value of celebrities vs. influencers

Oprah or Hasan Piker? DNC tests the value of celebrities vs. influencers

Last night, talk show icon Oprah Winfrey received roaring applause at her first-ever appearance at a national political convention. The day before, actor Sean Astin strutted onstage to call for the first woman president in United States history, while managing to slide in references to his roles in both Stranger Things and Rudy. And Atlanta rapper Lil … Read more

Blind musicians and teachers communicate through vibration using Canadian-made device

Blind musicians and teachers communicate through vibration using Canadian-made device

As It Happens5:32Blind musicians and teachers communicate through vibration using Canadian-made device A PhD student in Ottawa has developed a device that allows blind and low-vision students to feel music cues, replacing the need to see them.  Instead of having to follow a conductor’s baton, or a teacher’s hand gestures during a lesson, music learners … Read more

As K-pop groups experiment with AI, the future of its use is up in the air

As K-pop groups experiment with AI, the future of its use is up in the air

The Current24:23K-Pop is experimenting with AI, but some are skeptical One of the biggest music genres is experimenting with the power of artificial intelligence after K-pop group Seventeen used AI to help promote the music video for its single Maestro. The song is a hit, but the use of AI in the multi-billion dollar industry has been … Read more

Comedian Bob Newhart, master of sitcoms and telephone monologues, dead at 94

Comedian Bob Newhart, master of sitcoms and telephone monologues, dead at 94

Bob Newhart, the deadpan accountant-turned-comedian who became one of the most popular TV stars of his time after striking gold with a classic comedy album, has died at 94. Jerry Digney, Newhart’s publicist, says the actor died Thursday in Los Angeles after a series of short illnesses. Newhart, best remembered now as the star of … Read more

Summer Game Fest is a flood of video game news. How does a small studio stand out?

Summer Game Fest is a flood of video game news. How does a small studio stand out?

Developers, artists, press and influencers descended upon Los Angeles last week for Summer Game Fest (SGF), the latest in a tradition of annual events announcing the next year’s slate of video games. But amid the firehose of trailers and interviews hyping up the latest in blockbuster franchises like Call of Duty and Assassin’s Creed, it … Read more

Super Size Me filmmaker Morgan Spurlock dead at 53

Super Size Me filmmaker Morgan Spurlock dead at 53

Documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, an Oscar nominee who ate only at McDonald’s for a month to illustrate the dangers of a fast-food diet, has died. He was 53. Spurlock died Thursday in New York from complications of cancer, according to a statement issued Friday by his family. “It was a sad day, as we said … Read more

Shruti Haasan CONFIRMS her breakup with Santanu Hazarika: I am entirely single and enjoying my life | Hindi Movie News

Shruti Haasan CONFIRMS her breakup with Santanu Hazarika: I am entirely single and enjoying my life | Hindi Movie News

Shruti Haasan and her longtime boyfriend Santanu Hazarika have reportedly parted ways. The couple has allegedly been living separately for about a month.On Thursday, the ‘Salaar‘ actress took to her Instagram story to address the query, saying, “I don’t like answering these questions, but I am entirely single. I am not willing to mingle, only … Read more