Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Elon Musk just can't seem to catch a break, can he?

He makes it into a powerful position in government as head of DOGE, tries to cut a load of jobs, leaves Donald Trump to babysit his kid, and now he's confused as to why Teslas around the globe are getting vandalised.

Things aren't about to get any easier for him either, as officials are now calling for him to quit politics all together, and have little sympathy left - with Tesla shares falling 43 per cent since January and DOGE branded the "biggest failure in US government history".

But, instead of taking accountability, insiders close to Musk say that he's done because of a "slew" of hatred "from the left".

His buddy, Trump, doesn't seem to want to get involved either, as he's now in the midst of Signalgate 2.0, with more leaked WhatsApp messages making it into the public domain.

Then again, it could be worse. He could be JD Vance, who was snubbed by the Pope just hours before his death on Easter Monday (21 April), and was then criticised on social media for appearing to break every rule in the book by snapping a photo in the Sistine Chapel.

It's a great day not to be a politician.

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YouTube turns 20: Our favourite videos that defined internet culture

Snape, Snape, Severus Snape... 

The Last Of Us: The five biggest game differences after *that* horrific scene

It's been dubbed "the episode that changed everything"

While Black Mirror is supposed to portray an alternate reality, we have to admit that things are getting a bit too realistic for our liking, with season 7's Eulogy, Hotel Reverie, and USS Callister all featuring the 'Nubbin brain chip' which claims to be able to tap into your dreams and different timelines in your life. Neuralink, anyone?

The Netflix series has put out six brand new episodes which include Common People (being hailed as the "creepiest" yet), Bête Noire, and a sequel to USS Callister.

New and returning stars are in the series, including Chris O'Dowd, Tracee Ellis Ross, and Will Poulter.

If this pattern of events is anything to go by, season 8 will see a crazed president become elected and start crashing the world's financial systems. Oh wait...

Ready to be utterly creeped out? Here are five Black Mirror episodes you should watch that are closer to reality than you'd think...

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Washington and California scientists say have found a whole new colour "beyond the natural human gamut" or range.

The discovery was made using a technique called Oz, whereby the eye's colour perception is 'directly controlled' by "cell-by-cell light delivery".

As it stands, only five people have witnessed this supposed new colour, and while no other colour matches it (obviously), a similar hue was shown during an interview with Professor Ren Ng, of the University of California, Berkeley, on BBC News.

BBC News also reports Professor Ng – who participated in the study - and the other researchers believe the findings "could potentially further research into colour blindness" and are now looking into what this could mean for people with the condition.

TikTok has become a hub for food lovers - we get our recipes there, our restaurant recommendations, and it opens us up to a world of flavours and ingredients we never would've considered otherwise.

The problem is, when word gets out on TikTok, don't expect to find what you're looking for on supermarket shelves, because people have likely been queuing up since 4am to get ahead of you.

But what happens when viral food popularity goes too far?

Dubai chocolate has undoubtably secured its rightful place as the biggest foodie must-have of 2025, and chocolate lovers across the globe are paying over the odds, with bars selling for upwards of $25/£20 each.

So much so that there's now thought to be a global shortage of pistachio kernels, which are most commonly grown in Iran and the US, which already had a poor harvest in 2024.

In one year, prices have risen from $7.95 to $10.30 a pound, and Iran has even increased its pistachio exports to the UAE by 40 per cent in the last six months - but experts believe it's not just a trend, and instead, here to stay.

Find out more here

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