Merge 104.8 | 01 August 2023
NASA is testing its supersonic X-59 jet which could transport you anywhere on Earth in record time. The aircraft is being called the ‘Son of Concorde’ and has a top speed of around 1,500 kilometres per hour. This suborbital flight will cruise at 55,000 feet and have a cruising speed of Mach 1.4.
A new update for WhatsApp now allows you to record and send instant video messages in the app. The new feature is similar to sending voice messages. WhatsApp say that with the latest update, users can tap the voice message icon, and it will switch to video mode.
A zoo in China has denied suggestions one of its bears might be a person in a bear suit after photos of the animal standing like a human appeared online. Because of the way they stand, some people started to question whether they are humans in disguise. The zoo said that sun bears from Malaysia are smaller than other bears and look different but they are the real thing.