Claire Zulkey, a 44-year-old Chicago-area freelance writer, has a well-established morning routine: She gets her kids off to school, turns the television to a favorite show, and gets moving with a full-body workout. Once completed, Zulkey showers and settles in to work. Meghan Cully, in contrast, puts in a full day’s work before hitting the gym on her way home. The 32-year-old graphic designer from Maryland is a self-described “slow starter” in the mornings and finds it difficult to get moving early in the day. Each gets their workout, but is one time of day better than the other? Consider…
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12 minutes agoBy Alfred Lasteck, BBC News, Mnemba IslandGetty ImagesLooking out now over the Indian Ocean from Mnemba Island, it is hard to believe that just three years ago the stunning coral reef surrounding this part of Tanzania’s Zanzibar archipelago was dying.Under threat from climate change, overfishing and other human activity, the islanders faced losing their livelihoods and the prospect of moving away altogether.Anxious to save the colourful, oval-shaped reef that is fairly close to the shore and around 7km (4.3 miles) in length, communities on the small island have embraced a conservation project which has managed to restore some of what…
In an update released late Friday evening, NASA said it was “adjusting” the date of the Starliner spacecraft’s return to Earth from June 26 to an unspecified time in July.The announcement followed two days of long meetings to review the readiness of the spacecraft, developed by Boeing, to fly NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to Earth. According to sources, these meetings included high-level participation from senior leaders at the agency, including associate administrator Jim Free.This “Crew Flight Test,” which launched on June 5 atop an Atlas V rocket, was originally due to undock and return to Earth on…
Fundstrat Global Advisors cofounder Tom Lee was among the few voices on Wall Street last year who predicted a stock market surge while most of his peers saw a slump amid widespread expectations for a recession. But he—and the U.S. economy—proved the doomsayers wrong. In fact, among the forecasters surveyed by Bloomberg, Lee’s call in 2023 turned out to be the most accurate. And this year, he’s still calling his shots and nailing them. In early June, he said the S&P 500 would hit 5,500 by the end of the month. As of Friday’s close, it was at 5,464.62. Now,…
Residents say gunmen on motorbikes arrived in Maidabino village in Katsina state and started shooting sporadically.At least seven people were killed and 100 kidnapped on Saturday night when gunmen attacked a rural community in Nigeria’s northwestern Katsina state, residents and police said on Sunday, in the latest attack against residents in the north of the country. State police spokesperson Abubakar Aliyu Sadiq confirmed the attack and the seven deaths, but would not say whether anyone was missing. He said police were investigating. “The remaining men who did not flee are living in fear … and waiting to hear news about…
Alaska Airlines is adding a new route to the Big Easy from one of its West Coast hubs.Starting in January, the Seattle-based carrier will offer nonstop, seasonal service from Oregon’s Portland International Airport (PDX) to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY).The service will launch Jan. 6 and run through May 14. Booking is now open.Want more airline-specific news? Sign up for TPG’s free biweekly Aviation newsletter.Though it’s just a five-month span for the new route, it will certainly give Pacific Northwest travelers some more opportunities to travel to New Orleans at a key time of year.On top of the…
A woman is in intensive care after being attacked by wolves while jogging in an animal park near Paris, French media report.They say that early on Sunday the 36-year-old victim – who was staying at a lodge within Thoiry park – strayed into the main safari zone, which is reserved for cars.She was set upon by three arctic wolves and suffered severe bites to her neck, back and a leg.Thoiry, about 40km (25 miles) west of Paris, is one of France’s most popular wildlife parks. Some 800 animals kept there are allowed to roam free while visitors watch them from…
Microsoft launched its AI productivity tool Copilot with the goal of increasing efficiency and eliminating menial tasks. But office workers who discovered a questionable advertisement for the feature are wondering if Microsoft isn’t itself adding to that unnecessary work. In the ad, a user brags: “Can I be in three meetings at once?” “Watch me,” complete with a frowning woman at a computer. Actual office workers were not sold on the function. “I’m not an expert on Microsoft Copilot, but what feature specifically is enabling this to work?” one tech worker said in an Instagram video reacting to the ad.…
Welcome back to TechCrunch’s Week in Review — TechCrunch’s newsletter recapping the week’s biggest news. Want it in your inbox every Saturday? Sign up here. This week, Ilya Sutskever launched a new AI company, Safe Superintelligence Inc. (SSI), just one month after formally leaving OpenAI. Sutskever, alongside Jan Leike, was integral to OpenAI’s efforts to improve AI safety with the rise of “superintelligent” AI systems. Yet both Sutskever and Leike left the company after a dramatic falling-out with leadership over how to approach AI safety. In EV news, Fisker filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, capping off months of problems…
President Marcos says he is in favour of peaceful resolution but refuses to be intimidated after a navy clash with China.Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has said his country is not in the business of instigating wars but “will not be intimidated” by anyone after a violent clash between the Philippine Navy and the China Coast Guard in the South China Sea. “In defending the nation, we stay true to our Filipino nature that we would like to settle all these issues peacefully,” Marcos said in a speech during a Sunday visit to the headquarters of the Philippine South China…
Russia has sent so many men to join its war in Ukraine that crime levels in the country fell soon after the invasion began. Now their return is starting to unleash a wave of offending. Crimes committed by servicemen that aren’t linked to the war increased by more than 20% last year, according to data from Russia’s Supreme Court. While the overall numbers are still small and many returning servicemembers don’t go onto commit offenses, there was a jump in cases of violent crimes as well as thefts and drug-related transgressions. The figures exclude crimes involving tens of thousands of…
Tens of thousands of Israelis have protested in Tel Aviv demanding a Gaza ceasefire deal and the return of hostages held by Hamas.Organisers said it was the largest anti-government protest since the Gaza war began. Video shows scuffles and people being arrested as police – some on horseback – tried to move protesters off the city’s main highway.The rallies have become weekly events and protesters also want new elections. Hostages’ relatives were among the protesters – about 120 hostages are still held in Gaza, some of them dead.Hamas and its allies seized them when they attacked southern Israel on 7…