How UK paternity leave compares to the rest of Europe
BBC Paternity leave policies vary across Europe – but the UK’s offer is one of the least generous The paternity leave offer for new dads in the UK is “one of the worst in the developed world”, according to a new report published this week. The government says the system needs to be “improved” and…
Diamondbacks rally to walk it off against the Padres with five runs in the ninth inning
Getty Images The Arizona Diamondbacks were trailing 7-3 heading to the bottom of the ninth inning against the Padres on Saturday night. The game ended as an 8-7 D-backs win with only one out having been recorded by the Padres. Things started out innocent enough with a Pavin Smith single. Gabriel Moreno and Alek Thomas…
Matrox launches dual-GPU graphics card with eight DisplayPort 2.0 outputs supporting four 8K or eight 5K screens at once
Matrox returns with dual-GPU card built for synchronized multi-display setups A380 Octal supports up to eight 5K screens and high-end audio Quad version offers fewer outputs, less power, for simpler installations One of Nvidia’s earliest rivals, Matrox was well known in the 1990s for its high-quality graphics cards. Although it eventually moved away from the…
How a race for electric vehicles threatens a marine paradise
Victoria Gill Science correspondent, BBC News Global Witness The Raja Ampat archipelago in Indonesia is sometimes referred to as the ‘Amazon of the Seas’ Stark images, captured from a drone by environmental campaigners and shared with the BBC, appear to show how nickel mining has stripped forests and polluted waters in one of the most…
Shopping malls are making a comeback in America
“This is where people of today’s world hang out,” explained Bill Preston, a student, to Socrates. Mr Preston was not your typical member of the Socratic circle. The year was 1988 and they were riding the escalator at a mall. That the makers behind “Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure”, a film about two high-schoolers transporting…
Hunter Dobbins caps an eventful week with his 2nd win over the Yankees
BOSTON (AP) — Hunter Dobbins had quite the week. First, he said last weekend that he’d rather retire than pitch for the Yankees because his father was drafted by New York twice before being traded. Then, he goes out and beats the Yankees. Advertisement A few days after his comments about never wanting to pitch…
Developers are sick of legacy systems and are quitting jobs over tech stacks that make them feel embarrassed
Outdated tech stacks are more than annoying; they’re driving top developers out of the industry Developers tie their identity to tech stacks, and they’re quitting when they feel embarrassed by them Modern innovation can’t happen when devs are trapped in outdated frameworks and dead-end systems A growing number of developers are rethinking their careers due…
Huge thunderstorm on Jupiter captured in best detail ever seen
A 3400-kilometre-wide thunderstorm on Jupiter Shawn R. Brueshaber et al. 2025 A thunderstorm that raged in Jupiter’s atmosphere for weeks was fortuitously captured by NASA’s Juno spacecraft, giving astronomers the most detailed look ever at a storm on the gas giant. On 29 November 2021, Juno passed directly over a 3400-kilometre-wide thunderstorm that had been…
Trump received a flag at the Army’s 250th birthday parade on his 79th birthday
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! As President Donald Trump closed his remarks and invited first lady Melania Trump to the dais along U.S. 50 in downtown Washington, the assembled crowd of thousands began an impromptu rendition of “Happy Birthday.” The president, who turned 79 Saturday, smiled and paused as the singing gave…