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ARK: Survival Evolved Will Be Coming To The Switch

Mar 23, 2018 06:47 am UTC| Technology

Its official. Becoming ubiquitous is now the goal that video game developers are starting to adapt, even those with exclusivity deals. The most recent to announce a port of its game to the Nintendo Switch is Studio...

Sea Of Thieves Is Giving Off No Man’s Sky And Pokémon Go Vibes

Mar 23, 2018 06:47 am UTC| Technology

As practically the most heavily marketed and overly hyped video game on the Xbox One that Microsoft is banking on to sell more units of the console, theres a lot riding on the success of Sea of Thieves. The multiplayer...

YouTube Wants Music Service Subscriptions Bad, Will Use Dirty Tactics To Get Them

Mar 23, 2018 06:47 am UTC| Technology

Since its inception, YouTube has been something of an unofficial music streaming service for users, which is one of the reasons why it exploded in popularity. When people found out that they could listen to any music or...

Billionaire WhatsApp Cofounder Joins The #DeleteFacebook Movement

Mar 23, 2018 06:46 am UTC| Technology

While its normal to see celebrities or active online personalities take things like the Cambridge Analytica scandal and all it entails more seriously, tech players often maintain discretion with regards to such matters. It...

Facebook Sends Lawyers To Speak To Employees About Latest Scandal, Advertisers Unfazed

Mar 23, 2018 06:46 am UTC| Technology

The latest scandal to rock Facebook is the Cambridge Analytica debacle, where the data of over 50 million users was apparently used to help Donald Trump win the U.S. presidential elections. Unlike previous incidents,...

Unity Aims To Dominate The Video Game Engine Market Through Sheer Quality

Mar 21, 2018 23:48 pm UTC| Technology

Practically ubiquitous in its presence in the video game industry, Unity is one of the most widely used engines for powering games. In a recent event, however, the company made it clear that it intends to keep climbing to...

Professor Stephen Hawking Honored With Interment Near Isaac Newton And Charles Darwin

Mar 21, 2018 23:48 pm UTC| Technology

Westminster Abbey is home to the ashes of some of the most well-known and important figures in history, including the father of modern physics, Sir Isaac Newton and the scientist who changed the world with The Theory of...

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Economy

Ukraine Sanctions Chief Heads to Washington to Push Russia Bill

Ukraines top sanctions official will visit Washington this week to press U.S. lawmakers to approve sweeping new Russia sanctions legislation that has already cleared the Senate but faces resistance in the House of...

Canada Backs €100 Billion Global Defence Bank

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is backing a proposed global defence bank designed to help allied nations finance military expansion, although several major economies have yet to join ahead of a planned charter signing...

Brazil, US Resume Tariff Talks as Trade Tensions Persist

Brazilian and U.S. officials resumed discussions over trade tariffs on Monday, agreeing to continue negotiations in the coming weeks as both countries seek to address tensions stemming from duties imposed by the Trump...

Dollar Holds Near Two-Week High as Fed Rate Hike Bets Rise

The U.S. dollar held close to a two-week high on Monday as investors increased bets on a Federal Reserve interest rate hike following hawkish comments from Chair Kevin Warsh, while renewed tensions in the Gulf boosted...

Asian Currencies Mixed as Yen Nears 160, Oil Surges

Asian currencies traded mixed on Monday as the Japanese yen remained close to the critical 160-per-dollar level, while escalating U.S.-Iran tensions pushed oil prices higher and fueled risk aversion across financial...

Politics

Trump Says ExxonMobil Among Oil Majors Planning Venezuela Return

U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that ExxonMobil is among several major energy companies preparing to pursue business opportunities in Venezuela as Washington pushes to revive the countrys oil industry. The...

Augusto Cury Surges in Brazil Presidential Polls

Brazilian psychiatrist and best-selling author Augusto Cury has emerged as an unexpected contender in the countrys 2026 presidential election, gaining sharply in opinion polls and challenging a race largely dominated by...

Trump Reviews U.S. Position on Falkland Islands

U.S. President Donald Trump said his administration is reviewing Washingtons position on the Falkland Islands, potentially putting renewed attention on the long-running sovereignty dispute between Britain and Argentina...

Zelenskiy, Trump Envoys Discuss Ukraine Peace Push

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Monday that he held a detailed and constructive discussion with U.S. President Donald Trumps envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, as Washington continues efforts to advance...

Top US General Says No Troops Planned at Polling Places

The U.S. military has no plans to deploy federal troops or National Guard personnel to polling locations during the November 2026 midterm elections, according to General Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff....

Science

Blue Origin New Glenn Explosion Could Delay Launch Operations Until 2028

Blue Origin is facing a significant setback after a dramatic explosion involving its New Glenn rocket severely damaged a launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida. According to NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, repairs to the...

Blue Origin New Glenn Rocket Explodes During Launch Pad Test, Delaying Space Ambitions

Blue Origin suffered a major setback after its uncrewed New Glenn rocket exploded during a launch pad test in Florida on Thursday, raising new challenges for Jeff Bezos space company as it competes with Elon Musks SpaceX...

SpaceX Delays Starship V3 Launch Ahead of Potential Record IPO

SpaceX on Thursday postponed the highly anticipated launch of its 12th Starship rocket test from Texas after technical issues interrupted the final countdown. The company now plans to attempt the Starship V3 launch again...

Trump Administration Releases New UFO Files and Apollo Mission Records

The U.S. Defense Department has released dozens of previously classified UFO-related files following an order from President Donald Trump, sparking renewed debate over unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) and government...

China vs. NASA: The New Moon Race and What's at Stake by 2030

The space race is back and this time, its a direct competition between the United States and China for dominance on the lunar surface. NASAs Artemis II mission recently made history when four astronauts flew farther into...

Technology

Apple’s Phil Schiller Steps Back as Leadership Shake-Up Accelerates

Apple veteran Phil Schiller has stepped away from overseeing the App Store and the companys high-profile product launch events, marking another major leadership change as the iPhone maker prepares for a new era under...

SpaceX Mobile Network Could Cost Up to $130 Billion, Bernstein Says

SpaceX (NASDAQ: SPCX) could spend between $50 billion and $130 billion, including spectrum costs, to develop a standalone terrestrial network supporting its direct-to-device mobile service, according to Bernstein analysts....

Faraday Future Delivers First Robots in Middle East, Plans September Launches

Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc. (NASDAQ: FFAI) has completed its first robotics sale and delivery in the Middle East, marking an early milestone in the electric vehicle and AI technology companys regional...

Pinterest Stock Falls as CFO Julia Brau Donnelly Resigns

Pinterest Inc. (NYSE: PINS) shares fell sharply in after-hours trading on Friday after the social media company announced the resignation of Chief Financial Officer Julia Brau Donnelly, prompting investor attention on the...

PayPal Shares Sink as $50 Billion Takeover Bid Collapses

PayPal Holdings (NASDAQ: PYPL) shares plunged in extended trading after a consortium led by private equity firm Advent International and payments giant Stripe reportedly ended its pursuit of the digital payments company....