American trophy hunter killed by elephants in Gabon

An American millionaire known for his involvement in trophy hunting has died after being attacked by a herd of elephants in Gabon, highlighting the risks associated with wildlife expeditions. The victim, identified as Ernie Dosio, 75, was killed on April 17 in the Lopé-Okanda region, a protected rainforest area in central Gabon. According......

Succinct launches iphone app zcam to verify photo authenticity

Succinct Labs has released Zcam, a free iPhone application designed to cryptographically verify the authenticity of photos and videos at the moment they are captured. The tool introduces a different approach to digital trust by enabling users to prove that content is genuine, rather than attempting to detect manipulated media after the fact. When......

Crypto fear and greed index drops sharply as market momentum fades

The Crypto Fear and Greed Index fell by 17 points in a single day to 44, marking one of the steepest declines of 2026 and pushing market sentiment from greed into fear. The shift reflects weakening bullish conviction across digital asset markets after a period of recovery earlier in the month. The decline coincides with Bitcoin’s inability......

Gold heads for first weekly drop in five weeks amid dollar strength

Gold prices fell to their lowest level in nearly two weeks on Friday, putting the metal on track for its first weekly decline in five weeks as a stronger US dollar and rising oil prices weighed on demand. Spot gold dropped to around 4,661 dollars per ounce during early Asian trading before recovering slightly, leaving it down about 3 percent......

Deutsche Boerse CEO warns 24 hour trading could fragment markets

The chief executive of Deutsche Boerse has cautioned that the expansion of around the clock stock trading could weaken market structure by dispersing liquidity. Stephan Leithner said continuous trading risks undermining the concentrated activity that large institutional investors rely on to execute transactions efficiently. Leithner argued......

Macron groups Trump with Putin and Xi as opposing Europe

French President Emmanuel Macron has sharply criticized the current global balance of power by placing United States President Donald Trump alongside Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping, describing all three as acting against European interests. Speaking in English during a joint appearance with Greek Prime Minister......

Former Nintendo staff say switch 2 faces playstation level pressure

Former Nintendo employees have raised concerns that the company’s transition to its next generation console is straining a long standing strategy that helped sustain the success of the original Switch. According to Kit Ellis and Krysta Yang, who previously worked in communications and marketing roles at Nintendo of America, the shift......

Comfyui raises 30 million dollars at 500 million valuation for ai tools

ComfyUI, an open source platform built around node based workflows for generative artificial intelligence, has secured 30 million dollars in new funding, reaching a valuation of 500 million dollars. The round was led by Craft Ventures with participation from Pace Capital, Chemistry, TruArrow and other investors. This brings the company’s......

Dutch scientists propose bering strait dam to stabilize atlantic currents

Two researchers from the Netherlands have outlined an ambitious geoengineering concept that would involve building a massive dam across the Bering Strait to prevent the collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, a key system of ocean currents that regulates global climate. The strait, which spans roughly 80 kilometers between......

Sam Altman apologizes amid OpenAI's liability in school shootings

Sam Altman, chief executive of OpenAI, apologized to the Tumbler Ridge community in British Columbia for the company's failure to report a ChatGPT user's alarming activity before a deadly school shooting. In a letter released Thursday, Altman expressed profound regret over the decision not to alert authorities to the account of Jesse......

European electric car sales surge as US market sharply declines

Electric vehicle sales in Europe rose strongly in the first quarter of 2026, while the United States recorded a steep contraction, underscoring a widening transatlantic divide in adoption trends. Data from the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association show that battery electric vehicle registrations across the EU, EFTA and the United......

Oil prices ease as Iran foreign minister heads to Pakistan talks

Global oil prices pulled back after news that Abbas Araghchi is traveling to Islamabad for a new round of negotiations between Iran and the United States. The diplomatic signal interrupted a five day rally driven by severe supply disruptions, offering markets a potential path toward de escalation. Brent crude briefly rose above 107 dollars......

New hamster sized mammal species discovered in 75 million year old fossil

A research team led by University of Washington has identified a new prehistoric mammal species from a 75 million year old fossil discovered in Baja California, Mexico. The finding offers new insight into how small mammals adapted and survived during the final stages of the dinosaur era and beyond. The species, named Cimolodon desosai, lived......

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