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QUICK FACTSWhere is it? Boykin, Alabama [32.10219570, -87.28911406]What’s in the photo? A “sunglint” making the Alabama River look like a golden Chinese dragonWho took the photo? An unnamed astronaut on board the International Space Station (ISS)When was it taken? June 26, 2023This incredible astronaut photo captured a unique glimpse of Alabama’s eponymous river cosplaying as a golden Chinese dragon. The metallic hue of the serpentine waterway is the result of a rare optical phenomenon that is only visible from space.The Alabama River is a 318-mile-long (512 kilometers) waterway that stretches from the state’s capital, Montgomery, past cities like Birmingham and…

With global smartphone performance pushing ever higher, sometimes “flagship” doesn’t have to mean “expensive.” With the OnePlus 15R arriving in the global market soon, the budget flagship segment is heating up with another impressive release. From flagship grade hardware to a super smooth display, here’s a full breakdown of what looks good and what you should watch out for.1. Performance: Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 Means Serious Power OnePlus 15R Under the hood, the OnePlus 15R carries the new Snapdragon 8 Gen 5. It is one of the first models to feature this chipset, which sits right…

If you’re paying for high-speed internet but dealing with dead zones and slow performance in certain areas of your house, your router could be the culprit. An easy solution to actually enjoy the performance promised by your ISP is by investing in a solid mesh system. It works by using the interconnected devices to create a strong network that delivers consistent signals across your entire place. Now is a great time to pick one up, as Amazon is currently offering a sweet 29% discount on the TP-Link Deco BE23 dual-band WiFi 7 mesh system (3-pack), which brings its price down…

NASA astronaut Jonny Kim returned to Earth on Tuesday alongside Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky, wrapping up an eight-month science mission aboard the International Space Station to benefit life on Earth and future space exploration. They made a safe, parachute-assisted landing at 12:03 a.m. EST (10:03 a.m. local time), southeast of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, after departing the space station at 8:41 p.m. on Dec. 8, aboard the Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft. Over the course of 245 days in space, the crew orbited Earth 3,920 times, traveling nearly 104 million miles. They launched to the space station on April 8. This…

With the popularity of premium compact smartphones, Samsung’s Galaxy S23 was ahead of its time since it barely had any competition. So two years ago, this model was one of the best compact flagship. While the price cuts makes the device tempting, there are plenty of compromises and alternatives that should have you steer clear of the Galaxy S23 in 2025. So here are all the details.1. No Longer Cutting Edge Samsung Galaxy S23 When it first debuted, the Galaxy S23 was part of Samsung’s latest and greatest flagship lineup. It brought Qualcomm’s fastest processor at…

We knew Paramount Skydance wanted to buy Warner Bros. Discovery. We knew that they company was pretty pissed when Warner CEO David Zaslav turned down the offer for $20 a share for the entire company. And we knew that this became a fury when Netflix and Warner agreed to a deal at $27.5 per share last week. Now Paramount has reacted, and reacted big. The company has launched a hostile takeover bid, swooping in with a $30 per share offer, which works out to over $108 billion, $25 billion more than Netflix is paying. It was rumored earlier this year, while…

Cyber Monday has come and gone, but you can still get a great deal on a smartwatch with the Google Pixel Watch 4 marked down to $300 from $350. At almost 15 percent off, this is the lowest we’ve ever seen it.The Pixel Watch 4 was just released in October and is our smartwatch of choice for users with Pixel phones. In our hands-on review we scored it 86 out of 100, taking note of its fast recharge time, health and fitness tracking, repairable design and gorgeous display.GoogleThe lowest price we’ve ever seen for the Pixel Watch 4. $300 at…

After debuting its new hypertension notification feature with the Apple Watch Series 11 and Watch Ultra 3 in September 2025, the company is finally bringing the health tracking metric for users in India. Starting this week, users with the Apple Watch Series 9 or later and Watch Ultra 2 / 3 will be able to access Apple’s passive hypertension-detection system in India. What’s Hypertension? The feature is designed to flag early signs of chronic high blood pressure, a condition that affects millions of people in India but often goes undiagnosed. What makes Apple’s approach interesting is that it doesn’t ask…

Netflix has already committed to reviving Star Search for its streaming service, and now the company is turning its attention to a different type of live show: HQ Trivia. Netflix’s Best Guess Live is an attempt to revive the late 2010s app-based show with what the company is calling its first “weekday mobile game show.”Best Guess Live will be hosted by Howie Mandel (Deal or No Deal, America’s Got Talent) and Hunter March (Sugar Rush) and will broadcast Monday through Friday at 8PM ET / 5PM PT. The game seems like it will lean on multiple choice questions much like…

Stranger Things’ fifth and final season is rolling out on Netflix, and it’s true, something certainly seems stranger than in previous seasons this time around. Viewers of the long-running supernatural coming-of-age drama are arguing that the show’s writing has taken a massive nosedive, and even as someone who isn’t actively watching the series, I feel like some of the clips popping up on my social media feeds are not flattering. Fans think a Netflix initiative might be to blame. Take, for example, these two clips of Noah Schnapp and Finn Wolfhard delivering extremely simple, flavorless dialogue with a seriousness and…