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Meghan Markle, Prince Harry 2018: Royal Couple Reportedly Enjoying 'Non-Stop' Baby Making

Sep 15, 2018 05:56 am UTC| Entertainment

The Meghan Markle, Prince Harry situation seems to be surrounded by rumors and reports that are squarely centered on their ability to produce children. This is why reports about how the Royal Couple is busy with desperate...

Gwen Stefani, Blake Shelton 2018: Are Gavin Rossdale and Miranda Lambert's Former Partner Having a Spat Over Gwen’s Kids?

Sep 15, 2018 05:53 am UTC| Entertainment

Relationships can often get complicated once children are brought into the picture and the Gwen Stefani, Blake Shelton dynamic is no different. From the get-go, its clear that the issues that the No Doubt singer has with...

Katie Holmes, Jamie Foxx 2018: Is The Couple Meeting Tom Cruise? Pair Spotted Looking Quite Casual

Sep 15, 2018 05:51 am UTC| Entertainment

The Katie Holmes, Jamie Foxx dynamic got a little weird last year when a publication reported that they had met with actor Tom Cruise to discuss their relationship. This was absurd in the extreme and has since been...

‘Agents of Shield’ Season 6 Air Date, Spoilers: Shorter Episode Count, Clark Gregg’s Coulson-Fury Tease

Sep 15, 2018 05:47 am UTC| Entertainment

Although one of the most controversial Marvel TV projects in the industry, there are still many who anticipate the premiere of Agents of Shield Season 6. Unfortunately for fans of the program, this upcoming season is going...

‘Modern Family’ Season 10 Air Date, Spoilers: Someone Important Will Die? Series Might End Soon

Sep 15, 2018 05:45 am UTC| Entertainment

As a mockumentary about a family of diverse and colorful characters, Modern Family is not exactly known for featuring too many sad scenes. However, in Modern Family Season 10, it would seem that there is going to be a...

‘Boruto’ Episode 74-75 Air Date, Spoilers: Sarada Uses Her Sharingan Vs. Ino-Shika-Cho in 1-Hour Special

Sep 14, 2018 10:07 am UTC| Entertainment

Boruto: Naruto Next Generations episodes 74 and 75 will be released as a one-hour long special next week. It is also starting to look very interesting as the preview hints Sarada will be showing off her Sharingan. In...

'Shrek 5' Release Date, Spoilers: Is the Awaited Sequel Even Coming?

Sep 14, 2018 09:38 am UTC| Entertainment

Shrek 5 is not totally out of the ball game when the topic of franchises from the early 2000s that can be revived gets passed around the water cooler. The animated feature, which debuted in 2001 and had a cast of A-list...

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Economy

What should you do if you can’t pay your rent or mortgage?

The cost of living crisis is making it difficult for many people to pay their bills, including housing costs. Private sector rents have increased by an average 9% over the year to February 2024, and rising interest rates...

Reducing energy demand and improving efficiency will help prevent the next gas crisis

Gas prices have relaxed, Europe has come out of the winter with record gas storage levels and a surfeit of liquefied natural gas is set to reach the shores of Europe over the coming years. Many commentators are hopeful...

Minimum wage for South African farm workers: study shows 2013 hike helped reduce poverty even though compliance was poor

Minimum wage policies are typically aimed at reducing poverty. Yet there is little direct evidence of this effect, especially in developing countries. And none for South Africa. In a recent paper, we consider the...

If the RBA’s right, interest rates may not fall for another year. Here’s why.

The Reserve Bank is now assuming Australians will see no interest rate cuts this year and quite possibly none before the next federal election, due next May. Thats a big change compared to just three months ago. Back...

Some experts say the US economy is on the up, but here’s why voters don’t think so

Many Americans are gloomy about the economy, despite some data saying it is improving. The Economist even took this discussion to TikTok. When its US editor John Prideaux examined inflation, wage and employment numbers,...

Politics

Donald Trump Allegedly Offers Oil Execs a Deal to Scrap EV Incentives for $1B Donation

Former President Donald Trump reportedly proposed a $1 billion deal to oil executives, offering to end electric vehicle (EV) subsidies in return for campaign funding, according to The Washington Post. This move underscores...

US Supreme Court upended decades of precedent in 2022 by allowing voters to vote with gerrymandered maps instead of fixing the congressional districts first

For the 2022 midterm elections, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed Alabama to use congressional districts that violated the law and diluted the voting power of Black citizens. A 5-4 vote by the Supreme Court in February...

Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections

Ahead of the European parliament elections in June, Germany has lowered the age limit on participation to 16. This makes it the largest of just a handful of states in the EU to allow people under the age of 18 to vote....

South Africa will be president of the G20 in 2025: two much-needed reforms it should drive

South Africa will play an important international role in 2025 as president of the G20. The G20 is a group of 19 countries as well as the African Union and the European Union. Between them they represent 85% of global...

Taiwan is experiencing millions of cyberattacks every day

Taiwan stands out as a beacon of democracy, innovation and resilience in an increasingly autocratic region. But this is under growing threat. In recent years, China has used a variety of grey zone tactics to pressure...

Science

Why are algorithms called algorithms? A brief history of the Persian polymath you’ve likely never heard of

Algorithms have become integral to our lives. From social media apps to Netflix, algorithms learn your preferences and prioritise the content you are shown. Google Maps and artificial intelligence are nothing without...

IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects

About a trillion tiny particles called neutrinos pass through you every second. Created during the Big Bang, these relic neutrinos exist throughout the entire universe, but they cant harm you. In fact, only one of them is...

The Mars Sample Return mission has a shaky future, and NASA is calling on private companies for backup

A critical NASA mission in the search for life beyond Earth, Mars Sample Return, is in trouble. Its budget has ballooned from US$5 billion to over $11 billion, and the sample return date may slip from the end of this...

Dark matter: our new experiment aims to turn the ghostly substance into actual light

A ghost is haunting our universe. This has been known in astronomy and cosmology for decades. Observations suggest that about 85% of all the matter in the universe is mysterious and invisible. These two qualities are...

A Nasa rover has reached a promising place to search for fossilised life on Mars

While we go about our daily lives on Earth, a nuclear-powered robot the size of a small car is trundling around Mars looking for fossils. Unlike its predecessor Curiosity, Nasas Perseverance rover is explicitly intended to...

Technology

Dovish CPI Inflation Boosts AI Coins--Is WienerAI The Top Crypto Pick?

The April Consumer Price Index bodes well for risky assets, with US stocks and cryptocurrencies rallying in the aftermath. The YoY headline CPI data came in at 3.4%, exactly in line with market forecasts. The MoM...

Bitcoin Soars on Cooling US CPI Inflation Data, Investor Sentiment Improves

The Bitcoin price remains constant, as investors appear to have dismissed inflation concerns, particularly following the recent U.S. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) has been released. Notably, market investors were keenly...

Shiba Inu Rep Lucie Makes Major Bullish Statement on Shibarium Coins

Lucie, the Shiba Inu teams official marketing head, has taken to her X social media account (previously known as Twitter) to declare the SHIB, BONE, and LEASH pricing behavior she expects to see during a hypothetical...

Tesla Cybertruck to Receive Full Self-Driving V12.5 Update in June, Elon Musk Announces

Elon Musk provided a new update on the Tesla FSD development, which appears to be moving faster than anticipated. FSD V12.4, which aims to enhance miles per intervention by tenfold over V12.3, is set to begin internal...

Spot Bitcoin ETF: Vanguard Might Join BlackRock in Major Market Shift

With the appointment of new CEO Salim Ramji, Vanguard may soon enter the spot Bitcoin ETF market, potentially joining industry leader BlackRock and marking a significant shift in the investment landscape. Vanguards New...