Sam Bankman-Fried just got sentenced to 25 years in prison
– Sam Bankman-Fried, the former CEO of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, was sentenced to 25 years in prison by a federal judge in New York. – He was convicted in November 2022 of fraud and money laundering charges related to the collapse of FTX in 2022. – Prosecutors had asked for a sentence of 40-50 years, […]
Melissa Barrera on Getting Fired From ‘Scream’ and the Controversy That Followed
– Melissa Barrera was fired from her role in Scream films in November 2022 over social media posts she made regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Her posts expressed support for Palestinians and were seen as antisemitic by the studio Spyglass. – Barrera maintained she did not intend to be antisemitic and condemned all forms of hate. […]
Scientists Ignited a Thermonuclear Explosion Inside a Supercomputer
Scientists have simulated a thermonuclear explosion inside a supercomputer to gain new insights into neutron stars. Neutron stars are extremely dense remnants of massive stars and are able to undergo thermonuclear burning of accumulated material from a binary companion, emitting powerful X-ray bursts. Previously, simulations of these bursts had only been done in 2D, but […]