We Americans love to have ourselves a big old time. It's not just our waistlines that have exploded outward since the post-WWII era. Our houses have grown larger, as have the appliances within them, ...
Amazon might be planning to offer Prime subscribers a pretty significant perk: free cell phone service. According to Bloomberg , the company is talking with multiple US-based carriers about offering ...
The idea of solar energy being transmitted from space is not a new one. In 1968, a NASA engineer named Peter Glaser produced the first concept design for a solar-powered satellite. But only now, 55 ...
Nintendo is launching a sequel to 1-2 Switch , its party title that features a robust collection of mini-games, on June 30th. It's called Everybody 1-2-Switch! , because you don't even need to use ...
We've known it was coming for quite some time, but now Google has a date for when it will start transitioning Fitbit users to Google logins. On June 6th, the tech giant will introduce the option for ...
Apparently, the introduction of Windows Copilot signaled the end of Cortana on Microsoft's desktop OS. In a new support document first spotted by Windows Central , the tech giant has announced that ...
If you're buying a Tesla Model 3 in the US, you can now get the maximum possible tax credit of $7,500 no matter what make you're getting. Tesla has updated its website to show that the rear-wheel ...
Twitter lost its executive in charge of content moderation on the platform, Ella Irwin , earlier this week. In another sign of instability in Twitter's upper ranks, it looks like yet another top ...
In a Friday afternoon news dump, YouTube inexplicably announced today that 2020 election denialism is a-okay. The company says it “carefully deliberated this change” without offering any ...
Police have arrested a South Carolina man after he allegedly robbed a convenience store armed with a Nintendo light gun primarily used in the 1980s to play Duck Hunt, Hogan’s Alley and Gumshoe, ...
Will Apple's rumored mixed reality headset set the company up for failure, or for a future where smart glasses are everywhere? That's the big question running through my mind as we prepare for its ...
The week after Memorial Day can sometimes be a little sleepy on the deals front, but this week we saw a good number of sales, particularly on audio equipment. The headliner deal, a rare sale at Sonos ...
Meta's long-running attempt to get employees back to the office might just succeed. The Facebook owner tells Engadget it will require that office-assigned staff return to in-person work for at least ...
Whether you’re heading to a physical campus, taking classes online or a mix of both, a laptop is sure to be the control center for your studies. Getting a new machine can better help you stay ...
Teachers can be some of the most important individuals in our lives. Whether you had one this past school year that truly inspired you, or one that just made getting through the daily grind of ...
Whatever YouTube rabbit hole you’ve spiraled down lately — gaming playthroughs, political commentary, niche eight-hour video essays — you’ve encountered an ad for virtual ...
Alongside today’s Street Fighter VI launch , 8BitDo has announced a new Xbox-licensed arcade stick. The wireless accessory, which has moddable controls and supports swappable arcade buttons, ...
A single WiFi router just doesn’t cut it for many people. Thankfully, there are better options than having to rely on a sole connectivity point for an entire home, and a mesh system is one of ...
If there’s one thing I’ve learned about today’s Bluetooth speakers, it’s that for general consumers, the options are pretty good. However, that doesn't make the process of ...
Nintendo has a solution if your Switch is looking a little drab, or if you need an extra controller pair for a Mario Kart session. The company is releasing Joy-Con controllers in two pastel color ...
Φασάνο, Ιταλία: Ο Βρετανός πρωθυπουργός, Ρίσι Σούνακ, χαιρετά την Ιταλίδα ομόλογό του, Τζόρτζια Μελόνι, κατά την τελετή υποδοχής της συνόδου κορυφής G7 στην Απουλία. Christopher Furlong/Getty Images
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Λαμβάνει χώρα η Μάχη του Στόουκ Φιλντ, σφραγίζοντας έτσι το τέλος του Πολέμου των Ρόδων, του εμφυλίου πολέμου που ξέσπασε στην Αγγλία στα μέσα του 15ου αιώνα ανάμεσα στον Οίκο των Λάνκαστερ και των Οίκο της Υόρκης για τη διαδοχή του θρόνου. Την ονομασία του ο πόλεμος την πήρε από το ρόδο, που ήταν σύμβολο στα οικόσημα και των δύο Οίκων.
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Ιδρύεται το Διεθνές Δικαστήριο στη Χάγη.
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Ο Ρώσος χορευτής Ρούντολφ Νουρέγιεφ ζητά πολιτικό άσυλο στη Γαλλία.