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‘Fifty Shades Darker’ Film, Updates: Official Trailer Beats ‘Star Wars’ With Record-Breaking Views in 24 Hours

Sep 16, 2016 13:16 pm UTC| Entertainment

Fifty Shades Darker recently dropped its first official trailer featuring the return of Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan as Ana and Christian, respectively. It managed to surpass the previous record held by Star Wars: The...

Anthropoid: new blockbuster interrogates how you justify collateral damage in war

Sep 15, 2016 16:00 pm UTC| Entertainment

Theories about the morality of war flourished after World War II as philosophers debated what constituted a just war. During the same period, a parallel genre of cinema emerged that often anticipated or echoed the...

‘Trolls’ Movie Updates: Newest Official Trailer Released Featuring Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake Introducing Respective Characters, Power of Music

Sep 15, 2016 14:54 pm UTC| Entertainment

Trolls dropped its newest official trailer featuring Anna Kendrick and Justin Timberlake as they introduced their respective characters and talked about the power of music. According to First Showing.net, DreamWorks...

‘Transformers: The Last Knight’ Film, Updates: Mark Wahlberg Filming in North East England; Behind-the-Scenes Photographs Tease Epic Car Stunts

Sep 15, 2016 14:53 pm UTC| Entertainment

Transformers: The Last Knight actor Mark Wahlberg joins Michael Bay and the rest of the cast and crew for filming in North East England. New behind-the-scenes photographs from the London film set tease epic car...

‘The Great Wall’ Cast, Updates: Matt Damon Plunges Into Epic Battle with Monsters, Men in New Official Film Poster

Sep 15, 2016 14:53 pm UTC| Entertainment

The Great Wall recently released an official poster showing Matt Damon plunging into the heart of an epic battle from the Great Wall of China. A new official poster posted on Bloody Disgusting featured Damons character...

‘Justice League’ Film, Updates: Director Zack Snyder Shares First Look at Ben Affleck’s Tactical Batsuit; Jared Leto’s Villainous Joker Not Appearing

Sep 15, 2016 14:53 pm UTC| Entertainment

Justice League director Zack Snyder recently shared a new photograph of Ben Afflecks modern Batsuit. Meanwhile, Jared Letos Joker will not be appearing in the upcoming film despite rumors of the actors...

‘Hidden Figures’ Film, Updates: Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer Emotional During Talk at TIFF; Pharrell Promotes Soundtrack, Talks Social Issues

Sep 15, 2016 14:00 pm UTC| Entertainment

Hidden Figures stars Taraji P. Henson and Octavia Spencer appeared at the recent Toronto International Film Festival to talk about the upcoming film based on the real-life story of space scientist Katherine Johnson....

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Economy

Time to buy local: war fuel price shocks reveal the folly of a long food supply chain

Most of our food travels many thousands of kilometres across Australia to reach our kitchens. We are highly dependent on a vast web of long-haul trucks to move food between growers, massive food distribution hubs and large...

Gold is meant to be a ‘safe haven’ in uncertain times. Why is it crashing amid a war?

Gold has long enjoyed a reputation as a financial safe haven during stormy times. But over the past few months of geopolitical chaos and market panic, the precious metal has moved more like a roller coaster than a steady...

WTO Reform Talks Begin in Cameroon Amid Global Trade Tensions

Trade ministers from around the world convened Thursday in Yaoundé, Cameroon, for a critical four-day summit focused on reforming the World Trade Organization. The high-stakes gathering comes at a turbulent moment...

Japan Eyes Oil Futures Intervention to Stabilize Yen Amid Middle East Crisis

Japan is exploring an unconventional strategy to halt the yens ongoing decline directly intervening in global crude oil futures markets. The proposal, first reported by Reuters, signals Tokyos growing frustration as...

U.S. Stock Futures Steady as Iran Reviews U.S. Ceasefire Proposal

U.S. stock index futures held relatively steady on Wednesday evening after Iran signaled it was reviewing a ceasefire proposal put forward by Washington aimed at ending the ongoing Middle East conflict. The cautious market...

Politics

Russia-Iran Military Alliance Deepens With Drone Shipments Amid Middle East Tensions

Moscow is moving closer to completing a multi-phase transfer of lethal drones, medicine, and food supplies to Tehran, according to Western intelligence sources cited by the Financial Times. The deliveries are designed to...

Iran-U.S. Negotiations: Tehran Reviews American Peace Proposal Amid Ongoing Gulf Conflict

Irans foreign minister confirmed Wednesday that Tehran is examining a United States peace proposal aimed at ending the escalating Gulf war, though officials stressed this falls short of direct negotiations between the two...

FEMA Reinstates $1 Billion Disaster Prevention Grant Program After Court Order

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has announced the resumption of a key disaster prevention initiative after facing legal challenges that forced the reversal of its earlier cancellation. The agency is once again...

Taiwan Arms Deal on Track Despite U.S.-China Summit Uncertainty

Taiwans Defense Minister Wellington Koo confirmed Thursday that the next major U.S. arms sale to the island remains on schedule, revealing that Taipei has already received a formal letter of guarantee from Washington...

G7 Foreign Ministers Gather in France Amid Global Tensions and U.S. Policy Uncertainty

Foreign ministers from the worlds top Western democracies have convened in France this week for a high-stakes two-day summit at the historic 12th-century Abbaye des Vaux-de-Cernay, located roughly 40 kilometers southwest...

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

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...

Nanya Technology Shares Surge 10% After $2.5 Billion Private Placement from Sandisk and Cisco

Shares of Taiwan-based memory chip manufacturer Nanya Technology soared to their daily limit of 10% on Thursday morning following the companys announcement of a major $2.5 billion private placement deal backed by prominent...

SK Hynix Eyes Up to $14 Billion U.S. IPO to Fund AI Chip Expansion

South Korean memory chip giant SK Hynix has submitted a confidential filing for a U.S. stock market listing in 2026, with sources indicating the move could raise as much as $14 billion. The company intends to offer...

Meta Ties Executive Pay to Aggressive Stock Price Targets in Major Retention Push

Meta Platforms made a significant move this week by granting restricted stock units and stock options to several of its most senior leaders, including Chief Financial Officer Susan Li and Chief Technology Officer Andrew...

SpaceX IPO Filing Expected This Week as Valuation Could Surpass $75 Billion

Elon Musks SpaceX is reportedly moving closer to going public, with plans to submit its initial public offering prospectus to regulators as early as this week or next, according to a report by The Information citing a...
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