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‘Alice Through The Looking Glass’ Celebrates Premiere on Hollywood Boulevard; Can Sequel beat ‘Alice In Wonderland’ $1B Earnings?

May 26, 2016 00:47 am UTC| Entertainment

Alice Through The Looking Glass celebrated its premiere at Hollywood Boulevards El Capitan Theater on May 23. Several cast members graced the event including Anne Hathaway, Mia Wasikowska, and Johnny Depp. Critics are left...

$1B ‘Apple’ Investment Ignites ‘Future Mobility’ Competition Among Car Makers

May 25, 2016 08:53 am UTC| Entertainment

In an era where major car companies are starting to take sides in the competition among cab hailing services, Toyota (NYSE:TM) just announced that it will make an investment in Uber. The investment in question will come in...

‘Me Before You’ stars Emilia Clark, Sam Claflin Celebrate Film Premiere in NYC, Admit Pranking each other on Set

May 25, 2016 08:47 am UTC| Entertainment

Me Before You lead stars Emilia Clarke and Sam Claflin celebrated their films premiere in New York City before the scheduled U.S. premiere on June 3. The two admitted to pranking each other on the filming set. According...

Video Game Companies Riding High On Revenue Train

May 25, 2016 07:24 am UTC| Entertainment

The video game industry has seen a rapid increase in global revenues year after year, with Statista.com estimating that the PC/MMO sector will earn a total of $26.7 billion in the U.S. market. This is not that surprising...

‘Ghostbusters’ Reboot debuts Hilarious Latest Trailer; Public Backlash over All-Female Cast continues [VIDEO]

May 25, 2016 07:19 am UTC| Entertainment

Ghostbusters reboot debuts its second international trailer amid ongoing public backlash over its all-female cast including Kristen Wiig and Melissa McCarthy. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the second...

Major brands go after 115 million E-Sports fans

May 25, 2016 07:16 am UTC| Entertainment

Three major brands have announced that they will be sponsoring the airing of an e-sports competition segment on TBS, namely Arbys Restaurant Group Inc, Anheuser-Busch InBev NV, and Pizza Hut. This was according to an...

‘Warcraft’ Movie Adaptation Flops Early Reviews despite Big Budget; Director Duncan Jones Reveals Personal Struggles on Making Film

May 25, 2016 05:45 am UTC| Entertainment

Warcraft movie adaptation flopped in early reviews from critics. It was criticized as being too ambitious after failing to live up to the hype despite being a big-budget production. Meanwhile, director Duncan Jones opened...

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Economy

Asian Markets Rally as Micron and Qualcomm AI Outlook Lifts Global Tech Stocks

Asian equities climbed sharply on Thursday after upbeat earnings and optimistic forecasts from semiconductor leaders Micron Technology and Qualcomm renewed investor confidence in artificial intelligence (AI) stocks. The...

Australia Jobs Growth Strengthens Rate Hike Outlook

Australias labor market showed renewed strength in May as employment rebounded and the unemployment rate unexpectedly eased, reinforcing expectations that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) could keep interest rates...

Oil Prices Drop as Strait of Hormuz Shipping Recovers

Global oil prices declined sharply on Wednesday as concerns over supply disruptions in the Middle East eased following the recovery of shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude and U.S. West Texas...

Trump Requests $11 Billion More in Farm Aid as Rising Costs Pressure U.S. Farmers

U.S. President Donald Trump has asked Congress to approve more than $11 billion in additional farm aid to help American farmers cope with soaring fuel and fertilizer expenses linked to the recent Iran conflict. According...

Gold Falls Below $4,000 as Strong Dollar and Fed Rate Hike Expectations Weigh on Prices

Gold prices extended their losses on Wednesday, with spot gold dropping below the key $4,000 per ounce level for the first time since November 2025. The decline came as a stronger U.S. dollar and renewed expectations of...

Politics

Pelosi Discloses Major Intel and Uber Call Option Purchases Worth Up to $6 Million

Representative Nancy Pelosi has disclosed a new financial transaction report revealing that her spouse, Paul Pelosi, purchased substantial call options in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) and Uber Technologies Inc. (NYSE:...

Trump Orders DOJ Investigation Into Exxon, Chevron Over High Gas Prices

President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is investigating ExxonMobil, Chevron, and other major oil companies over persistently high gasoline and natural gas prices. The move comes amid...

NATO Chief Tries to Ease Trump Alliance Dispute

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte sought to reduce tensions with U.S. President Donald Trump during a White House meeting on Wednesday, emphasizing that most NATO allies have continued to support the United States despite...

U.S. Reviewing Potential F-35 Fighter Jet Sale to Turkey Amid S-400 Dispute

The United States is reviewing the possibility of selling F-35 fighter jets to Turkey, according to comments made by U.S. Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday. The move signals a potential shift in relations between...

White House Seeks $1.4 Billion to Combat Growing Ebola Outbreak

The White House is preparing to request more than $1.4 billion in emergency funding from Congress to strengthen the response to the rapidly expanding Ebola outbreak, according to a Trump administration official. The...

Science

Blue Origin New Glenn Explosion Could Delay Launch Operations Until 2028

Blue Origin is facing a significant setback after a dramatic explosion involving its New Glenn rocket severely damaged a launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida. According to NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, repairs to the...

Blue Origin New Glenn Rocket Explodes During Launch Pad Test, Delaying Space Ambitions

Blue Origin suffered a major setback after its uncrewed New Glenn rocket exploded during a launch pad test in Florida on Thursday, raising new challenges for Jeff Bezos space company as it competes with Elon Musks SpaceX...

SpaceX Delays Starship V3 Launch Ahead of Potential Record IPO

SpaceX on Thursday postponed the highly anticipated launch of its 12th Starship rocket test from Texas after technical issues interrupted the final countdown. The company now plans to attempt the Starship V3 launch again...

Trump Administration Releases New UFO Files and Apollo Mission Records

The U.S. Defense Department has released dozens of previously classified UFO-related files following an order from President Donald Trump, sparking renewed debate over unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) and government...

China vs. NASA: The New Moon Race and What's at Stake by 2030

The space race is back and this time, its a direct competition between the United States and China for dominance on the lunar surface. NASAs Artemis II mission recently made history when four astronauts flew farther into...

Technology

Micron Stock Surges on Strong AI Demand, Record Revenue, and Bullish Q4 Forecast

Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) delivered a stronger-than-expected fiscal third-quarter performance and issued an optimistic outlook for the fourth quarter, sending its shares up nearly 9% in after-hours trading. The...

Anthropic AI Model Uncovers Vulnerabilities in Classified U.S. Government Systems During Security Test

Anthropics advanced artificial intelligence model identified vulnerabilities in classified U.S. government computer systems during a recent security testing exercise, according to a report by the Associated Press citing a...

Samsung Electronics Stock Surges on Report of Massive $59 Billion Share Buyback Plan

Samsung Electronics shares rallied sharply on Wednesday after a report suggested the company could launch a substantial share buyback program worth nearly 90 trillion won ($59 billion) over the next three years. The...

SK Hynix Moves Closer to New York ADR Listing Amid AI Chip Boom

South Korean memory chip giant SK Hynix is reportedly preparing to take a major step toward a U.S. market debut by filing documents for an American Depositary Receipt (ADR) offering with South Koreas financial regulator....

Cerebras Revenue Forecast Tops Expectations, but Margin Concerns Weigh on Stock

Cerebras Systems delivered a strong revenue outlook for 2026 that exceeded Wall Street expectations, but investors remained cautious as the companys profit margin forecast highlighted the challenges of competing with AI...