The 2025 Volkswagen Taos has been unveiled with a series of updates. The smallest SUV in the brand’s lineup has undergone a revamp including design improvements, a powerful engine and technology upgrades.
Earth is set to temporarily capture a small asteroid, Asteroid 2024 PT5, a rare phenomenon referred to as a mini-moon. The asteroid is expected to orbit Earth for approximately two months before departing back into space. This fleeting visitor, measuring around 10 meters in diameter, will circle our planet from September 29, 2024, until November 25, 2024.
A change for iPad users in the European Union, Apple is set to allow the downloading of apps from third-party app stores starting from September 16, 2024. This change will coincide with the release of iPadOS 18.
37 individuals including three Americans, a Briton, a Belgian and a Canadian were sentenced to death by a military court in the DR Congo for their involvement in a failed coup attempt against President Félix Tshisekedi’s government.
High levels of lead have been found in a variety of cinnamon and spice blends sold by 12 different brands. The investigation involved 36 different ground cinnamon and cinnamon-containing spice blends. These products were purchased from 17 stores in states such as Connecticut, New Jersey, New York and from online marketplaces.
Sony officially announces PlayStation 5 Pro. This upgraded version will provide enhanced graphics, faster performance and a gaming experience like no other.
OpenAI has unveiled OpenAI o1. new AI model is officially named “o1” and is commonly referred to as Strawberry. The o1 model is integrated into OpenAI’s ChatGPT Plus, making it accessible to developers and scientists from September 14, 2024.
All staff members of the award-winning publisher Annapurna Interactive have resigned. This event was first reported by Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier. The resignation of the entire staff follows an unsuccessful attempt to spin off the video game division into an independent company.
33,000 Boeing workers initiated a strike on September 13, 2024 after rejecting a contract offer that included wage increases and benefits. The machinists, who play an important role in the production of Boeing’s best-selling aircraft including the 737 Max, 777 and 767, voted in favor of the work stoppage, the company’s first major strike in 16 years.
The Critic, directed by Anand Tucker and adapted from Anthony Quinn’s novel Curtain Call by screenwriter Patrick Marber, a portrayal of London’s theatre scene in the 1930s through the lens of a sharp-tongued, morally ambiguous theatre critic. Ian McKellen stars as Jimmy Erskine, a character whose unsavory nature propels the film’s narrative.
