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“Inkshares” Contest To Award $599 ‘Oculus Rift’ To Winning Novelist

Jun 02, 2016 05:04 am UTC| Entertainment

The world is full of aspiring writers who would love to see their written works finally published and their talents recognized. Inkshares has been providing writers this chance without needing to pay for anything, though...

‘The Bachelorette’ Season 12, Episode 3 Spoilers: Things Heat up for Jojo and the Men with some Sex Talk

Jun 02, 2016 05:01 am UTC| Entertainment

The Bachelorette season 12, episode 3 is about to get heated up as Jojo Fletcher and the remaining contestants get on a talk show that leads them to open up about their sex lives. According to Fan Sided, it may be hard...

'Wayward Pines' Season 2, Episode 3 Spoilers: "Once Upon a Time in Wayward Pines" explores Jason's Origin Story

Jun 02, 2016 04:59 am UTC| Entertainment

Wayward Pines season 2, episode 3 is entitled Once Upon a Time in Wayward Pines and will explore Jasons origin story as to how he came to lead the First Generation. Nurse Pam returns to bring danger into the town while...

‘Independence Day: Resurgence’ star Liam Hemsworth Promotes Sequel in Australia without Miley Cyrus, Talks Working with Director Roland Emmerich

Jun 02, 2016 01:18 am UTC| Entertainment

Independence Day: Resurgence star Liam Hemsworth was spotted promoting the sequel in Australia with co-star Jeff Goldblum but without rumored girlfriend Miley Cyrus. He also admitted being a fan of director Roland...

‘Finding Dory’ finally featuring Pixar’s First Lesbian Couple? Sequel Gets Back-to-Back Screening with ‘Finding Nemo’

Jun 02, 2016 01:17 am UTC| Entertainment

Finding Dory is speculated to feature Pixars first ever lesbian couple and erupted in controversy among fans of the franchise. Meanwhile, it is set to get a back-to-back screening with the preceding film Finding Nemo on...

‘Star Trek Beyond’ Director Justin Lin Reveals More Details about New Villain Krall, Insists Film will be Different from Predecessors

Jun 02, 2016 00:15 am UTC| Entertainment

Star Trek Beyond is set to feature its newest villain to be portrayed by Golden Globe-nominee Idris Elba. Director Justin Lin talked more about the alien Krall and insisted that his film will be different from its...

‘Keeping Up With The Kardashians’ The Movie? Clan Offered $100M to bring Reality Show to Big Screen

Jun 02, 2016 00:13 am UTC| Entertainment

Keeping Up With The Kardashians is may be on its way to the big screen after the Kardashian family was reportedly offered $100M to turn their show into a feature film. According to The Daily Mail, the Kardashian family...

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Economy

South Korea Warns Weak Won Could Push Inflation Higher in 2025

South Koreas central bank has warned that inflation next year could exceed earlier projections if the Korean won remains weak against the U.S. dollar, raising concerns about price stability and currency market pressures....

Chinese Robotaxi Stocks Rally as Tesla Boosts Autonomous Driving Optimism

Chinese robotaxi stocks surged in Hong Kong trading on Wednesday, tracking strong overnight gains in Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) as investor optimism around autonomous driving and ride-hailing technology continued to build....

Asian Currencies Slip as Dollar Strengthens; Indian Rupee Rebounds on Intervention Hopes

Most Asian currencies edged lower on Wednesday as investors weighed the U.S. Federal Reserves future interest rate path following mixed signals from the latest U.S. labor market data. At the same time, the Indian rupee...

Gold and Silver Surge as Safe Haven Demand Rises on U.S. Economic Uncertainty

Gold prices climbed during Asian trading on Wednesday, while silver prices surged to a fresh all-time high, as growing concerns over the U.S. economy fueled strong demand for safe haven assets. Investors increasingly...

Trump Orders Blockade of Sanctioned Oil Tankers, Raising Venezuela Tensions and Oil Prices

U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered a total and complete blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela, dramatically escalating Washingtons pressure on President Nicolas Maduros government and...

Politics

NSW to Recall Parliament for Urgent Gun and Protest Law Reforms After Bondi Beach Shooting

The Australian state of New South Wales will recall parliament next week to pass sweeping reforms to gun ownership and protest laws following the countrys deadliest mass shooting in more than 30 years. The move comes just...

Pakistan’s Army Chief Faces Gaza Troop Dilemma Amid US Pressure

Pakistans most powerful military leader in decades, Field Marshal Asim Munir, is facing a critical test of his expanded authority as the United States presses Islamabad to contribute troops to a proposed Gaza stabilisation...

Trump Taps Former DHS Official Troy Edgar for U.S. Ambassador Role in El Salvador

President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that he intends to nominate Troy Edgar as the next United States ambassador to El Salvador, highlighting the administrations continued focus on strengthening diplomatic and...

Lukashenko Urges Swift Ukraine Peace Deal, Backs Trump’s Push for Rapid Resolution

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has called for urgent action to end the war in Ukraine, voicing support for U.S. President Donald Trumps push for a rapid resolution while Washington continues diplomatic efforts...

Trump Administration Moves to Keep TransAlta Coal Plant Running Amid Rising AI Power Demand

The U.S. Energy Secretary has signed an emergency order to keep a key coal-fired power unit at the TransAlta-owned Centralia Generating Station in Washington state operating through much of the winter, marking the latest...

Science

Senate Sets December 8 Vote on Trump’s NASA Nominee Jared Isaacman

The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee announced it will vote on December 8 on President Donald Trumps renewed nomination of private astronaut and tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman to lead NASA. Isaacman, known for his...

NASA Cuts Boeing Starliner Missions as SpaceX Pulls Ahead

NASA has significantly scaled back Boeings Starliner program after years of technical issues and delays, announcing that the next Starliner mission to the International Space Station (ISS) will fly without astronauts. The...

Blue Origin’s New Glenn Achieves Breakthrough Success With First NASA Mission

Blue Origins massive New Glenn rocket marked a major milestone as it completed its first mission for paying customers, sending two NASA satellites toward Mars and successfully landing its reusable booster at sea. The...

Cogent Biosciences Soars 120% on Breakthrough Phase 3 Results for Bezuclastinib in GIST Treatment

Cogent Biosciences (NASDAQ: COGT) shares skyrocketed over 120% after the biotech company announced groundbreaking results from its Phase 3 PEAK trial evaluating bezuclastinib in combination with sunitinib for patients with...

Trump and Merck KGaA Partner to Slash IVF Drug Costs and Expand Fertility Coverage

U.S. President Donald Trump and German pharmaceutical company Merck KGaA have announced a groundbreaking deal aimed at lowering the cost of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments while boosting access to fertility care in...

Technology

noyb Files GDPR Complaints Against TikTok, Grindr, and AppsFlyer Over Alleged Illegal Data Tracking.

A European privacy advocacy group has filed fresh complaints against TikTok, Grindr, and AppsFlyer, accusing the companies of violating European Union privacy laws by unlawfully tracking and sharing sensitive user data...

MetaX IPO Soars as China’s AI Chip Stocks Ignite Investor Frenzy

Shares of Chinese AI chipmaker MetaX Integrated Circuits delivered a stunning market debut, soaring more than 600% above their initial public offering price as domestic investors poured into local semiconductor stocks. The...

Apple Explores India for iPhone Chip Assembly as Manufacturing Push Accelerates

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is reportedly in early-stage discussions with Indian semiconductor companies to explore the assembly and packaging of iPhone components in India, marking a potential shift in the companys global...

Amazon in Talks to Invest $10 Billion in OpenAI as AI Firm Eyes $1 Trillion IPO Valuation

Amazon.com Inc is reportedly in discussions to make a major investment in OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, in a potential deal that could value the artificial intelligence company at more than $500 billion, according to a...

SUPERFORTUNE Launches AI-Powered Mobile App, Expanding Beyond Web3 Into $392 Billion Metaphysics Market

SUPERFORTUNE, a web3 AI application incubated by Manta Network, has launched its first mobile application, expanding beyond crypto-native users into the global consumer market. The SUPERFORTUNE mobile app delivers...