GamingNews

Nintendo Switch 2 Has Sold 2 Million Units in the U.S., 75% Ahead of the Switch 1's Pace

August 28, 2025
The Nintendo Switch 2’s second month on the market was another explosive one, at least in the U.S., where it surpassed 2 million units sold life-to-date, putting it 75% ahead of the unit sales pace set by the Nintendo Switch 1. This is according to monthly data from Circana, whose analysis was shared with IGN by Mat Piscatella. Nintendo Switch 2 sales in July were so strong that July…
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CryptoNews

Data Shows Sustained Slide in Lightning Network Capacity, Channels Through 2025

August 28, 2025
Lightning Network data reveals a clear pullback in both capacity and channel count over the past year. As activity thins out, the network is showing stronger pockets of centralization—clustered around a handful of node operators, specific server hosts, and dominant geographic hubs. Lightning Network Contracts: Data Reveals 30%+ Drop in BTC Capacity The most visible decline is in total capacity.
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NewsSpace

Warped spacetime with surprise 'double-zoom' reveals radiation around distant supermassive black hole

August 28, 2025
Thanks to a theory put forward by Albert Einstein over 100 years ago and a happy coincidence, astronomers have discovered radiation being pumped out from the core of a quasar — within which a supermassive black hole lurks. The team, led by Matus Rybak of Leiden University, made the discovery while hunting for cold gas in the galaxy RXJ1131-1231, an active galaxy with a quasar at its core located…
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NewsPhotography

Selected from 60,000+ entries, take an exclusive sneak peek at powerful images from the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2025 competition

August 28, 2025
Your exclusive first look at the 2025 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition is here. Now in its 61st year, this world-renowned competition, developed and produced by the Natural History Museum, London, has once again brought together the most striking, moving, and unforgettable images of wildlife from across the globe. Selected from 60,636 entries across 113 countries and territories, the…
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