One Walmart heiress owns a $300 million superyacht, while her billionaire sister owns a Texas ranch 13 times the size of Washington DC, where helicopters herd cattle

One Walmart heiress rules the sea aboard a $300 million megayacht, while her billionaire older sister commands a Texas ranch 13 times the land area of Washington, D.C., where helicopters herd cattle and private roads disappear into the horizon. The Walton family is no stranger to extraordinary wealth, but two billionaire sisters have chosen very […]

Bumblebees carry up to seven times more toxic metals than honeybees, even when feeding in the same fields; study finds |

Bumblebees may be carrying a far heavier burden of toxic metals than honeybees, even when both species forage in the same countryside. The research found that pollen collected by bumblebees contained between two and seven times higher concentrations of several harmful metals, including arsenic, chromium, lead and tin, compared with pollen gathered by nearby honeybees. […]

New device may make computers 1,000 times faster without overheating while reducing data center power consumption |

Inside a modern data centre, performance is already constrained less by raw transistor capability and more by heat removal. Server racks packed tightly together push thermal systems to their limit, and operators often throttle workloads not because chips can’t compute faster, but because cooling systems can’t keep up. Against that backdrop, the claim that processors […]

Rejected from H-1B lottery four times, ex-Google employee says he got a Green Card after leaving $300,000 job

A Nepal-born software engineer who left a high-paying job at Google after repeated visa setbacks has finally received his US green card.Pratik Karki, a San Francisco-based founder, shared the news in a viral post on X, saying he and his wife had both been granted permanent residency in US after a long and difficult journey […]

Uppal flyover works push traffic into residential lanes in eastern Hyderabad, double commute times for residents

Commuters caught in a massive traffic jam at Uppal X roads amid ongoing elevated corridor works. | Photo Credit: G. RAMAKRISHNA Traffic diversions triggered by the ongoing Uppal–Narapally elevated corridor works are increasingly spilling into colony roads and residential lanes, slowing commutes and affecting businesses across Uppal X roads and surrounding areas. What was once […]

World’s longest hiccup case ever recorded: The man who hiccupped more than 430 million times over 68 years

Hiccups may not affect the majority of people because it is usually considered just another temporary inconvenience. They usually go away in a matter of minutes and might leave nothing but some slight frustration and awkward laughter. But hiccups affected one American so deeply that he experienced the problem his entire life, and doctors could […]

Keep Smiling Even in Difficult Times: Prashant Agarwal | Udaipur Kiran

Udaipur, May 16 (Udaipur Kiran) — Prashant Agarwal said that no matter how difficult life becomes, a smile makes every path easier. He was addressing the “Apno Se Apni Baat” programme organised at the Seva Mahatirth campus of Narayan Seva Sansthan. Prashant Agarwal said the determination, confidence and positive thinking shown by differently-abled people are […]

Lakes Larger Than Rhode Island: 6 lakes larger than Rhode Island in the US: Lake Huron and Lake Michigan are nearly 15 times larger | World News

PC: National Museum of Great Lakes Rhode Island may be the smallest state in the United States by area, but comparing it with some of North America’s largest lakes makes it seem even tinier. The state covers just 1,214 square miles, which is surprisingly small once you realise that six freshwater lakes in or partly […]

Man shoots illegal immigrant 10 times while protecting family of eight during attempted carjacking in Texas

A man identified by investigators as an undocumented immigrant from Mexico was shot dead in Texas after attempting to hijack a car carrying a father’s family, including several children.The suspect was named as 30-year-old Jose Ramirez and was killed on Sunday afternoon in Dallas, according to Fox 4 Dallas.Ramirez had caused a crash involving two […]

US tourist visa denied 4 times for Indian-origin parents as family says 9 years of struggle was not enough: ‘Is there any hope left?’

A Reddit post detailing repeated US visa rejections for an Indian family has sparked discussion online about how difficult it can be to secure a visitor visa even after multiple attempts and stronger documentation.“Parents denied US tourist visa 4 times over 9 years from India — what are we doing wrong? Is there any hope […]