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‘Riverdale’ Season 2 Spoilers: Showrunner Reveals Cheryl Blossoms Transforms into “Darker, More Powerful” Character, Madelaine Petsch Teases New Romance

May 23, 2017 05:23 am UTC| Entertainment

Riverdale season 2 is set to feature a darker, more powerful version of Cheryl Blossom as revealed by showrunner Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa. Actress Madelaine Petsch also teased that her character will get a new romantic...

“Saturday Night Live” Bids Goodbye To Cast Member Sasheer Zamata Following Bobby Moynihan, Vanessa Bayer Exit

May 23, 2017 00:41 am UTC| Entertainment

Saturday Night Live is losing another member of its cast. This time, it is Sasheer Zamata, who has been to the show in the last four season, Screencast said. Zamata is known for her supporting roles and impressions of...

Billboard Music Awards 2017 Reigned By Icons: Celine Dion, Cher Dominate In Breathtaking Performances Over Under-Thirty Crowd, Artists

May 23, 2017 00:41 am UTC| Entertainment

The 2017 Billboard Music Awards may have featured under-thirty artists, but the two performances that has captured the Internet tonight are the over-50 artists. Celine Dion performed one of her most iconic hits in her...

“Atlanta” Season 2 Update: Co-Star Says Filming To Start In September This Year, No Idea What’s In Store But Promises A “Good Time”

May 23, 2017 00:28 am UTC| Entertainment

Good news, Atlanta on FX fans! Season 2 of the Donald Glovers critically acclaimed comedy is set to start filming later this year. According to actor Brian Tyree Henry, who plays Alfred Miles, aka up-and-coming rapper...

“Game Of Thrones” Season 7 Updates: Dany’s Dragons Are All Grown Up In New Teaser Photo; Ser Jorah Mormont Actor Says It “Feels Like The Beginning Of The End Game”

May 23, 2017 00:11 am UTC| Entertainment

Looks like the dragons have grown up, literally. A new first-look photo from the upcoming Season 7 of Game Of Thrones has made fans more excited for Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) fulfilling her ancestral destiny....

“Once Upon A Time” Star Lana Parrilla About Co-star Exits, Optimistic About Evil Queen Character In Season 7

May 23, 2017 00:10 am UTC| Entertainment

Ahead of the shows Season 6 hiatus, Once Upon A Time has shocked fans when several of its major cast members are reportedly leaving the series for good. Jennifer Morrison, Ginnifer Goodwin, Josh Dallas, Jared Gilmore,...

Katy Perry Gets USD25 Million Salary As Judge In “American Idol” Reboot, Close To Bringing In Host Ryan Seacrest

May 23, 2017 00:10 am UTC| Entertainment

Multiple reports are saying that pop singer Katy Perry stands to receive a whopping USD25 million from ABC to appear as one of the judges in the American Idol reboot. TMZ cited multiple sources, who said the paycheck offer...

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Economy

EU and CPTPP Nations Push for Landmark Digital Trade Agreement

The European Union and member nations of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) have officially agreed to pursue a groundbreaking digital trade deal, marking a potentially...

Cybersecurity Stocks Tumble After Anthropic's Claude Mythos AI Leak Sparks Market Fears

Major cybersecurity stocks took a sharp hit Friday following reports that Anthropic accidentally exposed details about its next-generation AI model before its official launch. CrowdStrike fell 7%, Palo Alto Networks...

Gold Prices Rise Amid Geopolitical Tensions and Safe Haven Demand

Gold prices climbed on Friday, positioning the precious metal for a weekly gain as investors retreated from riskier assets and sought refuge in safe haven investments like bullion and the U.S. dollar. The move came amid...

Oil Prices Surge Past $100 as U.S.-Iran Peace Hopes Collapse

Global oil markets turned sharply higher on Friday as diplomatic efforts between the United States and Iran appeared to unravel, pushing Brent crude above $100 per barrel for the first time in recent weeks. The escalation...

NASDAQ Tech Selloff: Correction or Collapse? What Analysts Are Saying

The NASDAQ Composite has officially entered correction territory, posting its sharpest valuation decline since the dotcom era as markets react to escalating U.S.-Iran military tensions. While the selloff has rattled...

Politics

Trump Warns "Cuba Is Next" Amid U.S. Military Posturing in the Region

Speaking at a Miami investment forum on Friday, President Donald Trump issued a striking warning toward Cuba, declaring Cuba is next while highlighting recent U.S. military operations against Venezuela and Iran. Though he...

Nepal's Ex-PM K.P. Sharma Oli Arrested Over Deadly 2024 Anti-Corruption Protests

Nepals former prime minister K.P. Sharma Oli was arrested Saturday morning as authorities launched a formal investigation into his alleged negligence during violent anti-corruption protests that claimed 76 lives last...

U.S.-Iran War Update: Rubio Says Conflict Could End in Weeks as Strikes Escalate

Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed Friday that U.S. military operations against Iran are progressing ahead of schedule, with officials expecting the conflict to wrap up within weeks rather than months. Speaking after...

Trump Questions U.S. Commitment to NATO Amid European Tensions

President Donald Trump once again cast doubt on Americas dedication to NATO on Friday, declaring that the United States does not have to be there for the alliance remarks that have reignited global concerns about the...

Russia and Iran Explore Diplomatic Path Amid Middle East Conflict

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held talks with Iranian counterpart Abbas Araqchi on Friday, with both sides exploring the possibility of a political and diplomatic resolution to the ongoing military crisis in the...

Science

NASA's Artemis II Crew Arrives in Florida for Historic Moon Mission

The four astronauts chosen for NASAs Artemis II mission have touched down at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, marking the beginning of final launch preparations for the first crewed lunar journey in over 50 years. NASA...

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...

Technology

Chinese Universities with PLA Ties Found Purchasing Restricted U.S. AI Chips Through Super Micro Servers

Procurement records reveal that four Chinese universities, two of which have direct ties to the Peoples Liberation Army, acquired Super Micro Computer servers loaded with restricted Nvidia AI chips over the past year. The...

Federal Judge Blocks Pentagon's Blacklisting of AI Company Anthropic

A federal judge has temporarily prevented the Pentagon from enforcing its designation of Anthropic as a national security supply-chain risk, dealing an early blow to the Trump administration in a growing dispute over...

SMIC Allegedly Supplies Chipmaking Tools to Iran's Military, U.S. Officials Warn

Chinas top semiconductor manufacturer, SMIC (Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation), has reportedly been transferring chipmaking equipment to Irans military industrial complex, according to two senior Trump...

Google's TurboQuant Algorithm Sends Memory Chip Stocks Tumbling

Major memory chipmakers took a significant hit on Thursday after Google researchers introduced a groundbreaking compression algorithm that threatens to reduce artificial intelligence demand for memory chips. Samsung...

Reflection AI Eyes $25 Billion Valuation in Massive $2.5 Billion Funding Round

Nvidia-backed artificial intelligence startup Reflection AI is in advanced discussions to secure $2.5 billion in fresh funding, with negotiations pointing to a staggering pre-money valuation of $25 billion, according to a...