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video [Video] ‘iPhone 7’ Only Slightly Better Than ‘iPhone 6 Plus,’ Makes Hissing Noise Too

Sep 19, 2016 09:15 am UTC| Technology

The iPhone 7 and the iPhone 7 Plus are the new flagship smartphones by Apple and they are already generating a lot of waves, both good and bad. Even before the gadgets came out, analysts have been making worrisome...

Valve Removes Developers’ Games For Suing 100 Players For $18M

Sep 19, 2016 09:13 am UTC| Technology

Valve is generally considered a chill company by video game industry standards, but theres a limit to everything. So when development studio Digital Homicide decided to sue 100 players and tried to force Valve to divulge...

Hideo Kojima Confused By Zombies, Distances Himself From ‘Metal Gear Survive’

Sep 19, 2016 09:12 am UTC| Technology

A few weeks ago, Konami announced the existence of Metal Gear Survive, a supposed spin-off to the legendary franchise that Hideo Kojima created. It was met with a barrage of criticisms, mostly because it involves concepts...

Lyft Will Mostly Have Autonomous Cabs By 2021 To Make The World A Better Place

Sep 19, 2016 09:11 am UTC| Technology

With Uber already having a fleet of self-driving cars in the streets of Pittsburg, it was only natural that its competitor Lyft would weigh in on the subject of autonomous cabs. This is despite the fact that it doesnt have...

GOT’s Jon Snow In Space, Kit Harrington In New ‘COD: Infinite Warfare’ Trailer

Sep 16, 2016 13:15 pm UTC| Technology

A new trailer for the latest installment in the Activision FPS franchise Call Of Duty: Infinite Warfare is out and it features the character that Kit Harington plays in the game. Taking on the role of Rear Admiral Salen...

‘The Last Guardian’ Initial Impressions Not Encouraging, Could Be Too Unusual

Sep 16, 2016 13:14 pm UTC| Technology

The Last Guardian is one of the most anticipated titles for the PlayStation 4, which has been delayed multiple times, including the latest release date push back. Sony promises that this is the last time that the game will...

Electric Vehicle Series

Tesla Fired Back At Mobileye, Says Spite And Jealousy Caused Breakup

Sep 16, 2016 13:13 pm UTC| Technology

When news broke out that the camera and sensor tech company Mobileye broke ties with Tesla Motors, the reason given was supposedly about the latters roughshod approach to customer safety. This development came after the...

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Economy

Lee Seung-heon Signals Caution on Rate Hikes, Supports Higher Property Taxes to Cool Korea’s Housing Market

Lee Seung-heon, a leading candidate to become the next governor of the Bank of Korea (BOK), has voiced support for raising property ownership taxes as a way to curb surging home prices, while warning that a shift toward...

Asian Currencies Stay Rangebound as Yen Firms on Intervention Talk

Most Asian currencies traded within a narrow range on Monday, reflecting cautious sentiment as investors awaited key economic data from the United States and China. The Japanese yen edged slightly higher after Japans...

Gold and Silver Prices Climb in Asian Trade as Markets Eye Key U.S. Economic Data

Gold prices edged higher during Asian trading on Monday, with silver also posting strong gains, as precious metal markets attempted to stabilize after a week marked by sharp volatility. The rebound comes amid lingering...

UK Starting Salaries See Strongest Growth in 18 Months as Hiring Sentiment Improves

Starting salaries for permanent employees in the UK recorded their strongest increase in nearly a year and a half in January, signaling early signs of stabilization in the British labor market. According to the latest...

Australian Household Spending Dips in December as RBA Tightens Policy

Australian household spending declined in December as consumers eased back after heavy year-end sales activity, but solid sales volumes continued to highlight why the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) recently raised...

Politics

Trump Slams Super Bowl Halftime Show Featuring Bad Bunny

U.S. President Donald Trump sparked fresh controversy after criticizing the Super Bowl halftime show fronted by global music star Bad Bunny, calling the performance absolutely terrible in a social media post shared on...

Bangladesh Election 2026: A Turning Point After Years of Political Suppression

Bangladesh is heading into what many describe as its most competitive national election in more than a decade, marking a dramatic reversal of political fortunes after years of one-party dominance. For 15 years under former...

Ghislaine Maxwell to Invoke Fifth Amendment at House Oversight Committee Deposition

Ghislaine Maxwell, a longtime associate of the late financier Jeffrey Epstein, plans to refuse to answer questions during a scheduled deposition before the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on Monday,...

Trump Administration Appeals Court Order to Release Hudson Tunnel Project Funding

The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has filed an appeal challenging a federal court decision that ordered the Transportation Department to unfreeze funding for the $16 billion Hudson Tunnel Project, a major...

Trump Congratulates Japan’s First Female Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi After Historic Election Victory

U.S. President Donald Trump publicly congratulated Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Sunday following her coalitions decisive landslide victory in Japans lower house elections held over the weekend. The message,...

Science

SpaceX Pivots Toward Moon City as Musk Reframes Long-Term Space Vision

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has revealed a significant shift in the companys near-term space exploration strategy, announcing that SpaceX is now prioritizing the development of a self-growing city on the Moon rather than focusing...

SpaceX Prioritizes Moon Mission Before Mars as Starship Development Accelerates

Elon Musks SpaceX is shifting its near-term space exploration strategy, choosing to prioritize a return to the Moon before pursuing missions to Mars, according to a recent Wall Street Journal report citing sources familiar...

NASA and SpaceX Target Crew-11 Undocking From ISS Amid Medical Concern

NASA has confirmed that the agency, in coordination with SpaceX, is targeting no earlier than 5 p.m. Eastern Time (2200 GMT) on Wednesday, January 14, for the undocking of the SpaceX Crew-11 mission from the International...

Neuralink Plans High-Volume Brain Implant Production and Fully Automated Surgery by 2026

Elon Musks brain-computer interface company Neuralink is preparing for a major expansion, announcing plans to begin high-volume production of its brain implant devices and transition to a fully automated surgical procedure...

Jared Isaacman Confirmed as NASA Administrator, Becomes 15th Leader of U.S. Space Agency

The U.S. Senate has officially confirmed billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman as the new NASA administrator, making him the 15th leader in the agencys history. The confirmation, which took place on Wednesday, marks...

Technology

Samsung Electronics Shares Jump on HBM4 Mass Production Report

Samsung Electronics shares surged on Monday following reports that the South Korean tech giant is set to begin mass production of its next-generation HBM4 memory chips, a key component in artificial intelligence hardware....

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Says AI Investment Boom Is Just Beginning as NVDA Shares Surge

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang reaffirmed his bullish stance on artificial intelligence, calling the massive capital expenditure flowing into AI infrastructure both appropriate and necessary as the industry...

Amazon Stock Rebounds After Earnings as $200B Capex Plan Sparks AI Spending Debate

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) delivered a mixed but closely watched earnings report, beating Wall Street expectations on revenue while unveiling a massive long-term investment plan that unsettled investors. The e-commerce and...

Global PC Makers Eye Chinese Memory Chip Suppliers Amid Ongoing Supply Crunch

Major PC manufacturers including HP, Dell, Acer, and Asus are reportedly exploring the option of sourcing memory chips from Chinese semiconductor companies for the first time, as a prolonged global supply crunch continues...

OpenAI Expands Enterprise AI Strategy With Major Hiring Push Ahead of New Business Offering

OpenAI is significantly accelerating its enterprise AI strategy by hiring hundreds of new employees for its technical consulting division, according to a report by The Information, citing a person familiar with the...