What you need to know this week

A crucial week of labor market data will greet investors during a holiday-shortened trading week beginning in July, the third quarter and second half of 2024. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) enters the third quarter up 14.5% so far this year, while the Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) is up more than 18%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average … Read more

‘Reggie: The Game’ is a promising, gravity-defying platformer that oozes charm

Subscribe to Nintendo Life at to YouTube770 thousand Playing with gravity in platforming is nothing new; Super Mario Galaxy is a prime example of the concept done right, but Limbo also did a commendable job during the latter stages of its short campaign. Being able to manipulate gravity throughout the game, though? This is pretty … Read more

Gravitational wave researchers shed new light on Antikythera’s mechanism

University of Glasgow Techniques developed to analyze the ripples in space-time detected by one of the most sensitive pieces of scientific equipment of the 21st century have helped shed new light on the function of the oldest known analog computer. Astronomers from the University of Glasgow have used statistical modeling techniques developed to analyze gravitational … Read more

Polestar 4 2025 Standout: Great handling and a small carbon footprint

Larger / The Polestar 4 is the latest entry in the crowded mid-size electric luxury SUV segment. We think it has what it takes to stand out. Jonathan Gitlin “If you’re going to make a car and use all that energy, it has to be a good car,” said Thomas Ingenlath, CEO of Polestar. Ingenlath … Read more

The release window, the game and everything we know

Compulsion Games’ third-person action-adventure game South of Midnight immediately caught our attention with its mix of richly atmospheric environments, dark fairy tale elements, and magical realism inspirations. We had a flurry of new information after the Xbox Games Showcase 2024, so let’s jump right in everything we know so far about South of Midnight! Everything … Read more

Mars Odyssey Celebrates 100,000 Orbits, Captures Epic View of Solar System’s Largest Volcano

NASA’s Odyssey spacecraft, the longest mission to Mars, circled the Red Planet for the 100,000th time today, the mission team announced in a STATEMENT. To celebrate the milestone, the space agency released an intricate panorama of Olympus Mons, the tallest volcano in the solar system; Odyssey captured the view in March. The base of the … Read more

Judge says Visa, Mastercard likely to have to pay more than $30 billion in skid fees

A financial expert talks about the “serious” consequences of retail credit cards. A federal judge said this on Friday Visa and Mastercard card issuers may resist a “substantially larger” deal with traders who argued they paid more in slippage fees than the proposed $30 billion settlement it rejected last week. U.S. District Judge Margo Brodie … Read more

Claim your Xbox Game Pass Ultimate benefits for July 2024

Players who subscribe to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate can claim a lot of in-game goodies this month, a number of which are for some of Xbox’s best free games. If you don’t like what’s on offer right now, fear not, as Microsoft tends to add more benefits to the service throughout the month, so something … Read more

Identify a plant that can grow on Mars

A future civilization on Mars may be accompanied by a very special and resilient little plant. A type of moss found in the desert – called Syntrichia caninervis— may be able to survive and grow in the harsh Martian environment, according to a new paper in the journal INNOVATION. This moss can grow in temperatures … Read more

Boeing to buy troubled supplier Spirit AeroSystems, with Airbus parts spun off

Two decades after Boeing sold its large aircraft subassembly plants in Wichita, Kan., and Tulsa, Okla., and created what became Spirit AeroSystems, the company announced late Sunday that it has reached an agreement to buy those Spirit core units and bring that work back home In a memo to Boeing employees Sunday night, CEO Dave … Read more