Tech Trends
This popular video-sharing app, known for its short-form videos, has faced concerns in the U.S. over its ownership by a Chinese company.
What is TikTok?
This European country has been defending itself against a full-scale invasion by Russia since early 2022.
What is Ukraine?
NASA's Artemis program is working to send astronauts back to this celestial body for the first time in over 50 years. 🚀
What is the Moon?
The "Barbenheimer" phenomenon was created by the simultaneous release of a movie about a famous doll and a film about the creator of the atomic bomb.
What are Barbie and Oppenheimer?
This city is set to host the 2028 Summer Olympics.
What is Los Angeles?
This term describes a virtual universe where users can interact with each other and digital objects, a concept companies like Meta are investing billions to build.
What is the metaverse?
The 2024 Summer Olympics were held in this European capital, home of the Eiffel Tower.
What is Paris, France?
This powerful space telescope, launched in 2021, has been sending back stunningly detailed images of distant galaxies.
What is the James Webb Space Telescope?
This superstar's "Eras Tour" became a global sensation, breaking concert attendance records around the world. 🎤
Who is Taylor Swift?
The government is considering a ban on the sale of these popular tobacco products, which come in flavors like mint and fruit.
What are e-cigarettes (or vapes)?
Created by OpenAI, this AI chatbot became famous for its ability to write essays, code, and answer complex questions conversationally.
What is ChatGPT?
This country recently surpassed China to become the world's most populous nation.
What is India?
This phenomenon, also known as global warming, is causing more extreme weather events like heatwaves and powerful storms.
What is climate change?
This video game adaptation about a post-apocalyptic journey, starring Pedro Pascal, became a massive hit TV show for HBO.
What is The Last of Us?
In 2023, a devastating wildfire caused widespread destruction on this Hawaiian island.
What is Maui?
Apple recently released this new mixed-reality headset that blends digital content with the physical world.
What is the Apple Vision Pro?
This international group, with a name standing for Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, recently invited new members to join.
What is BRICS?
Scientists are using this powerful gene-editing tool, with a name that sounds like a refrigerator drawer, to try and cure diseases.
What is CRISPR?
This video game, where players collect creatures in an open world, released its popular "Scarlet" and "Violet" editions.
What is Pokémon?
This man was elected Speaker of the House in early 2023 after a historic 15 rounds of voting.
Who is Kevin McCarthy?
The U.S. passed the CHIPS Act to boost the domestic manufacturing of these tiny electronic components that power everything from phones to cars.
What are semiconductors (or microchips)?
Young King Charles III officially became the monarch of this country following the passing of Queen Elizabeth II.
What is the United Kingdom?
NASA's DART mission successfully changed the path of one of these space objects to test a planetary defense strategy.
What is an asteroid?
Launched by Meta, this text-based social media app was created to be a direct competitor to the platform now known as X.
What is Threads?
In 2026, the United States will celebrate this major milestone anniversary of its founding in 1776.
What is the 250th anniversary (or the Semiquincentennial)?