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Friday essay: Fury Road, The Force Awakens and the 'real' vs digital effects furphy

Apr 10, 2016 00:46 am UTC| Insights & Views Entertainment

There has been a lot of talk recently about the superior results achieved with real effects and stunts in Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) and Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015). Both films have cleverly traded on audience...

The most American pop culture phenomenon of them all

Apr 10, 2016 00:32 am UTC| Insights & Views Entertainment

American Idol was born exactly nine months after 9/11. The timing was significant, because since its premiere on June 11, 2002, the show has become an integral part of the countrys coping strategy a kind of guidebook for...

The Walking Dead: why that final point-of-view shot tells us nothing

Apr 07, 2016 05:19 am UTC| Entertainment

Spoilers ahead for the end of The Walking Dead season six. The very last scene in this weeks episode of The Walking Dead is more than a little harrowing for fans of this zombie apocalypse drama. One of the...

The Last Man on the Moon – a moving tale that'll bring out your inner astronaut

Apr 05, 2016 12:58 pm UTC| Science Entertainment

Dream the impossible and go out and make it happen. I walked on the moon. What cant you do? These are the final words spoken by Eugene (Gene) Cernan in the documentary film The Last Man on the Moon. They are a challenge,...

Why fashion needs more big guys: accidental gender-benders embracing their curves

Apr 04, 2016 23:55 pm UTC| Insights & Views Entertainment

IMG Models, a global modelling agency based in America, has just signed its first plus size male model. Zach Miko, an actor and former US Target model looks, to my eye, like most fit young men. Yet Miko is one of very...

Who cares about Batman v Superman? Wonder Woman finally steals the show

Mar 30, 2016 13:10 pm UTC| Entertainment

Batman v Superman: The Dawn of Justice has received a frosty critical reception, to say the least. Despite this, I found myself coming away from the cinema filled with hope. Certainly not for either of the titular...

Athletes look for an edge in a new place: virtual reality

Mar 28, 2016 10:38 am UTC| Sports Technology Entertainment

Virtual reality (VR) appears ready to take the entertainment world by storm in 2016. In addition to the much-hyped Oculus Rift, major corporations such as Facebook, Sony and Samsung are poised to release high-quality VR...

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Economy

Trump Threatens 50% Tariff on Canadian Aircraft Amid Escalating U.S.-Canada Trade Dispute

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday escalated tensions with Canada by announcing plans to impose a 50% tariff on all Canadian-made aircraft sold in the United States, citing Canadas refusal to certify several jets...

U.S. and El Salvador Sign Landmark Critical Minerals Agreement to Boost Investment and Trade

The United States and El Salvador have signed a new bilateral agreement aimed at encouraging investment in the exploration, development, and export of critical minerals, a sector U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly...

Trump to Announce New Federal Reserve Chair Pick as Powell Replacement Looms

U.S. President Donald Trump said he will reveal his choice to replace Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday morning, a move that is expected to draw significant attention from financial markets, economists, and...

Copper Prices Hit Record Highs as Metals Rally Gains Momentum on Geopolitical Tensions

Copper prices surged to record levels on Thursday, extending a powerful rally across global metals markets as investors increased exposure to physical assets amid escalating geopolitical risks and ongoing supply concerns....

Indonesian Stocks Plunge as MSCI Downgrade Risk Sparks Investor Exodus

Indonesian stocks suffered a dramatic selloff on Thursday, putting the market on course for its largest two-day decline on record as fears of a potential downgrade to frontier market status rattled investors. The benchmark...

Politics

Trump Family Files $10 Billion Lawsuit Over IRS Tax Disclosure

U.S. President Donald Trump and several members of his family have filed a sweeping $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the U.S. Treasury Department, alleging unlawful disclosure of their...

Trump Administration Expands Global Gag Rule, Restricting U.S. Foreign Aid to Diversity and Gender Programs

The U.S. State Department has ordered American missions worldwide to review all foreign aid programs to ensure compliance with newly expanded rules under the Trump administration that restrict funding related to family...

China Reconsiders Pressure on Japan as Prime Minister Takaichi Seeks Strong Election Mandate

China may reassess its escalating pressure campaign on Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi if she secures a decisive victory in Japans February 8 snap election, according to current and former Japanese officials and...

New Zealand Declines Trump’s Board of Peace Invitation, Citing UN Alignment Concerns

New Zealand has decided not to accept an invitation from U.S. President Donald Trump to join his newly launched Board of Peace, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon confirmed in a statement issued on Friday. The decision...

UN Chief Warns Against U.S.-China Power Rivalry, Calls for Multipolar World Order

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that global challenges cannot be solved by a single dominant power or by dividing the world into rival spheres of influence, comments widely seen as directed at the...

Science

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...

Senate Sets December 8 Vote on Trump’s NASA Nominee Jared Isaacman

The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee announced it will vote on December 8 on President Donald Trumps renewed nomination of private astronaut and tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman to lead NASA. Isaacman, known for his...

NASA Cuts Boeing Starliner Missions as SpaceX Pulls Ahead

NASA has significantly scaled back Boeings Starliner program after years of technical issues and delays, announcing that the next Starliner mission to the International Space Station (ISS) will fly without astronauts. The...

Technology

Amazon Stock Dips as Reports Link Company to Potential $50B OpenAI Investment

Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) shares trimmed losses to around 0.8% on Thursday afternoon, even as the broader technology sector faced notable selling pressure. The stock movement followed a Wall Street Journal report...

Apple Forecasts Strong Revenue Growth as iPhone Demand Surges in China and India

Apple has delivered another upbeat outlook, forecasting revenue growth of 13% to 16% for its fiscal second quarter, well above Wall Street expectations of around 10%. The positive guidance follows a strong holiday quarter...

Pentagon and Anthropic Clash Over AI Safeguards in National Security Use

Tensions are rising between the U.S. Department of Defense and artificial intelligence developer Anthropic over the future use of advanced AI technologies in military and intelligence operations, according to sources cited...

NVIDIA, Microsoft, and Amazon Eye Massive OpenAI Investment Amid $100B Funding Push

NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), and Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) are reportedly in discussions to invest as much as $60 billion combined into artificial intelligence powerhouse OpenAI, signaling a major...

Meta Stock Surges After Q4 2025 Earnings Beat and Strong Q1 2026 Revenue Outlook Despite Higher Capex

Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: META) shares jumped sharply in after-hours trading after the company delivered better-than-expected Q4 2025 earnings and issued a strong revenue forecast for the first quarter of 2026, easing...