New Xi’an Y-20U airborne tanker units from the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force have begun combat readiness training, marking an important milestone in the country’s military modernisation efforts with the potential to seriously extend the reach of Chinese combat aircraft in to the East and South China Seas. […]
What if bringing nature back to our gray cities could help us contain urban flooding? When architect Kongjian Yu first pitched this concept, he was celebrated in the West, but ignored in his native China. Until a devastating flood in 2012 hit Beijing and forced policymakers to give his green […]
The first trailer for JD Dillard’s war epic Devotion is here, and it’s full of fighter pilots making daring aerial moves. Among them are real-life pilots Jesse Brown (Jonathan Majors, Kang on Loki), the first Black aviator to complete the Navy’s flight training, and Tom Hudner (Glen Powell, continuing his […]
Prime Video has announced its slate of original movies for this fall and winter, and there are several fascinating films to choose from. There’s the Sylvester Stallone superhero movie Samaritan, Lena Dunham’s medieval comedy Catherine Called Birdy, the Harry Styles and Emma Corrin-led My Policeman, and much more. Some of […]
The Line is an emissions-free smart city in the works as a part of Saudi Arabia’s larger Neom mega-city project. The city is meant to run solely on renewable energy and if built according to plan will measure 170 kilometers (105 miles) long.
TikTok is working tirelessly to make all your favorite apps obsolete. First, it came for Facebook and Instagram. Next up: Spotify. The video app already has a strong hold over what music flourishes and what music fails in 2022. So it isn’t particularly surprising that TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, filed […]
While obtaining tickets on Ticketmaster should be a breeze, it’s beginning to feel a lot more like misery business. On the morning of July 20, thousands of dedicated Paramore fans prepared to purchase tickets for their forthcoming 2022 tour through Ticketmaster, expecting to pay face value prices no higher than […]
Save $30: The ninth-generation iPad is only $299 at Amazon: 9% off its usual $329. This price puts it within $10 of its all-time low. Today is the first day of August, which officially means we can no longer avoid back-to-school season. That also means if you happen to spot […]
FREEBIE ALERT: As of Aug. 1, you’ll get a free $50 Amazon.com gift card when you buy the new Google Pixel 6a ($449) from Amazon. In the market for a new Android phone? According to Mashable tech reporter Alex Perry, you’d be hard-pressed to find a better option than last […]
Under the Shadow director Babak Anvari is back with a Netflix political thriller that digs into the secrets of the ruling class. The streaming platform dropped the trailer for I Came By on Monday, and it promises intense suspense all the way to the top. The story is centred around […]