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Corona opens its true beer island off the coast of Colombia
Corona opens its true beer island off the coast of Colombia. You can expect nature, luxury bungalows, tropics, and wild beaches with pristine waters. The price for this pleasure is about $500 per night for a house. For this money, you get: a bungalow with a private jacuzzi; yoga, kayaking, snorkeling; fresh dishes from local chefs; and, of course, an endless supply of Corona beer.
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March 24, 2025
British Actress Bella Ramsey Reveals Autism Diagnosis
British actress Bella Ramsey, known for her role as Ellie in the series 'The Last of Us', has admitted that she has autism. She believes the diagnosis helps her in her profession. Ramsey was diagnosed during the filming of the first season of 'The Last of Us'. A crew member suggested that Bella might have autism, as his daughter had similar symptoms. Following this, the actress consulted a psychiatrist who confirmed her suspicions.
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March 24, 2025
Road in France that can flood your car
The Passage du Gois road runs along the bay's floor, connecting the mainland to the island of Noirmoutier. It is 4 km long and can only be crossed twice a day during low tides, which last from one and a half to three hours - the rest of the time the road is submerged.
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March 24, 2025
The Most Expensive Dog in the World - Kadobomb
The most expensive dog in the world is Kadobomb. The price is justified by its origin: Kadobomb is the first of its kind, a hybrid of wolf and Caucasian shepherd. It is only 8 months old, and it already weighs nearly 80 kg. Recently, it was purchased for an astonishing $5.7 million by a breeder from India, who has over 150 dogs of various breeds in his 'collection'.
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March 24, 2025
Finland Tops World Happiness Ranking Again
The UN has updated its ranking of the 'world's happiest countries' - Finland has topped the list for the eighth consecutive year. The top 10 also includes Denmark, Iceland, Sweden, the Netherlands, Costa Rica, Norway, Israel, Luxembourg, and Mexico, and the full list can be viewed via the link. The ranking takes into account personal GDP, life expectancy, levels of social support, freedoms, security, and more.
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March 24, 2025
Apple may release an iPhone with no charging port
Previously, the EU forced Apple to switch to USB-C and remove Lightning, which many tech fans did not like. Now, the company is considering removing the charging port altogether so that all new smartphones charge only from wireless MagSafe. This idea was already considered for the upcoming iPhone 17 Air, but the company decided that it is prohibited by EU legislation. To which they were told that portless smartphones are not banned.
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March 23, 2025
Tesla on Autopilot Crashes into Painted Wall Road
An American blogger and engineer conducted an experiment showing the weaknesses of the autopilot: the car mistook the painted road for a real one and crashed into the wall.
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March 19, 2025
Kim Kardashian Spends Night with Tesla Robot
Kim Kardashian spent the night with a human-like Tesla robot. The footage shows Kim with the Optimus robot, playing the role of her boyfriend. She also poses on a Tesla Cybertruck. Last year, Kim was the first person in the world to test the Tesla Optimus robots with the driverless Tesla Cybercab.
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March 18, 2025
DeepSeek Developers Now Without Passports
According to reports by The Information, after the success of DeepSeek, the company came under the control of state authorities. Authorities now control the selection process of investors, restrict employees' ability to leave the country, and confiscate their passports. This is most likely one way to prevent the leakage of intellectual resources and technologies. DeepSeek is a neural network developed by the eponymous Chinese company. Unlike most other solutions available on the market, its advantage lies in the fact that it is available to users absolutely free of charge, with virtually no restrictions on the number and subject of queries. The neural network writes texts, analyzes documents, programs, and performs much more, without requiring a subscription.
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March 18, 2025
Elon Musk Aims for Mars with Starship
Elon Musk has promised to send the Starship to Mars by the end of next year - with the Optimus robot on board, who will become the first colonist. If everything goes successfully, missions with humans will start in the 2029-2031 timeframe. In the meantime, Starship is actively being tested on Earth - although recently, not everything is going smoothly and the ships have had to be blown up.
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March 18, 2025
SpaceX Launches Crew-10 Rescue Mission
SpaceX has launched the Crew-10 spacecraft, which will finally bring back the stranded ISS astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams. They initially went there for eight days, but spent nine months in orbit due to issues with the Boeing Starliner. Crew-10 will deliver US astronauts Nicole Mann and Anne McClain, Russian cosmonaut Kirill Peskov, and Japanese astronaut Takuya Onishi to the station, then fly back to Earth. If all goes as planned, the capsule will land on March 19.
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March 18, 2025
10-year-old British pupil sets Pi record
A 10-year-old British schoolboy has set the record for the fastest recitation of Pi. In one minute, he recited 280 digits after the decimal. Alberto Davila Aragon was inspired by a contest organized at his school - whoever memorizes the most Pi digits gets to throw a pie in the principal's face. Alberto won at that time and then trained for nearly a year for the world record. Interestingly, did he take the chance to throw the pie?!
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March 18, 2025
The first trailer for the seventh season of 'Black Mirror' has been released
The first trailer for the seventh season of 'Black Mirror' has been released. The cast of the 7th season includes Emma Corrin, Awkwafina, Peter Capaldi, Paul Giamatti, Rashida Jones, Lewis Gribben, and many others. 'Penguin' star Cristin Milioti will return in the continuation of the 'USS Callister' episode from season 4. Premiere on April 10.
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March 18, 2025
Tesla Model Y becomes the best-selling car in the world in 2024
The best-selling car in the world in 2024 was the Tesla Model Y. However, Toyota remains the leader among car manufacturers. Three models made it into the top 10 in sales.
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March 18, 2025
Elon Musk Loses 30% of Wealth
Elon Musk lost 30% of his wealth after becoming an advisor to Trump. According to Bloomberg, his capital has fallen from $433 billion to $301 billion since the beginning of the year - that's a loss of $1.3 million every minute. Tesla shares have nearly halved, and sales in Europe have plummeted by 45%. Meanwhile, 'Tesla Takedown' protests are taking place in the USA. Musk himself admits that combining business and politics is difficult, but Trump supports him and even bought a new Tesla.
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March 14, 2025
Life Found on Mars
Scientists from NASA have discovered traces of ancient microbes with the help of a rover. Stones with light spots have been found on the planet, which clearly bear signs of living activity - millions of years ago there was a lake at the discovery site. Most likely, there was life there. Evidence will appear when the stone is brought to Earth.
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March 14, 2025
First carbon-14-based nuclear battery created in China
A world-first carbon-14-based nuclear battery has been created in China. Zhulong No. 1 from Wuxi Beta Pharmaceutical Technology can operate for thousands of years. The development adapts to extreme temperatures from -100°C to +200°C, boasts an ultra-high energy density of 2200 mWh/g, and has a capacity loss of less than 5% over 50 years.
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March 14, 2025
Announcement: New Lexus RZ Electric Car
The new Lexus RZ electric car has been announced - now with a yoke instead of a steering wheel and sports buckets instead of seats. The top version 550e F Sport delivers 408 hp and accelerates from 0 to 100 in 4.4 seconds. The paddles on the 'steering wheel' give fake shifts - as if you're driving an internal combustion engine. Sales of the 'spaceship' will start in the fall. Regular RZs are priced from $44,000, and the new model will certainly cost more.
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March 14, 2025
Discover the World's Largest Cherry Blossom Garden
Do you know where the world's largest cherry blossom garden is? It's not in Japan, which many associate with these trees, but in the Chinese province of Guizhou. Over an area of more than 1600 hectares, more than 700,000 cherry trees have been planted—and right now their peak blooming season, from March to April, is starting. The mesmerizing spectacle lasts only 10 days, a maximum of 14 days if the weather remains sunny and windless. But it's definitely worth seeing!
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March 13, 2025
British Startup Creates 'Magic' Can
A British startup has created a 'magic' can that cools drinks to 7°C in just a minute - reports say Coca-Cola is already interested in the technology. Delta H's mechanism occupies a third of the volume and is activated by pressing a button at the bottom: it is based on a chemical reaction between water and a certain salt component in the walls.
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March 13, 2025