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G-Dragon 2019: BIGBANG leader attends sister’s wedding and fans have gone crazy over his first public appearance

Oct 15, 2019 04:25 am UTC| Entertainment

G-Dragons sister, Kwon Dami, married actor Kim Min Joon the past weekend, and as expected, the leader of BIGBANG was able to attend his older sisters big day. He is currently serving in the army, so attending the wedding...

Lee Min Ho: Did the actor planned to quit show business at one point? Here’s the truth

Oct 15, 2019 03:17 am UTC| Entertainment

Lee Min Ho has a great career, and this was exhibited not just in the awards that he won but in kinds of movies and dramas he starred in. They are all hits, and he was paired with the best A-list actresses out there, and...

Song Joong Ki, Song Hye Kyo: Why the actress was hated after her divorce from ‘Arthdal Chronicles’ actor

Oct 14, 2019 10:08 am UTC| Entertainment

Song Joong Ki and Song Hye Kyo are officially divorced, and although they managed to keep their separation quiet, still, there were criticisms, and most of them were directed to the actress. Their split was also done in...

'Domestic Girlfriend' season 2 production updates, plot: No season 2 plans for anime adaptation?

Oct 14, 2019 10:04 am UTC| Entertainment

There is an ongoing debate online on the possibilities of having Domestic Girlfriend season 2. Interestingly, even some avid fans of the series appear resolved that the anime will not have a second installment. Domestic...

'Overlord' season 4 release date, plot: Lack of new light novels delays anime?; Can Volume 14’s 2020 launch change that?

Oct 14, 2019 10:04 am UTC| Entertainment

Overlord season 4 possibly goes on many anime fans wish list of series announcements. However, some signs suggest this one might be in that list longer than the viewers would prefer. It is typically easy to see a...

Jungkook’s new haircut sets social media ablaze; Big Hit suing employee who leaked footage of singer’s outing with tattoo artist

Oct 14, 2019 09:14 am UTC| Entertainment

Jungkook s long hair has been the talk of the town for nearly two months. Fans were commenting on how good he looks with his long mane. When BTS held their first concert in Saudi Arabia recently, the ARMYs still cant stop...

'Kaguya-Sama: Love is War' season 2 release date, spoilers: Shueisha is expected to announce anime's continuation soon

Oct 14, 2019 09:11 am UTC| Entertainment

Anime fans are still left in the dark about the status of Kaguya-Sama: Love is War season 2. However, it is one of the new shows in 2019 that are highly anticipated to return with new episodes in the near future. Many fans...

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Economy

RBA Hikes Interest Rate to 4.60% as Inflation Risks Rise

The Reserve Bank of Australia raised interest rates by 25 basis points on Tuesday, taking borrowing costs to their highest level in nearly 15 years as policymakers respond to persistent inflation and rising energy prices....

Asian Stocks Fall as Bond Yields and Oil Prices Surge

Asian stock markets fell broadly on Tuesday as surging U.S. Treasury yields, elevated oil prices and renewed pressure on technology shares dampened investor sentiment. Markets also awaited the Reserve Bank of Australias...

Asian Currencies Mixed as Yen Weakens, RBA Hike Looms

Asian currencies traded mixed on Tuesday, with the Japanese yen weakening toward recent lows as investors weighed intervention risks and the Bank of Japans policy outlook. The U.S. dollar remained near a two-month high,...

Gold Holds Near Seven-Week Low as Fed Rate Hike Bets Rise

Gold prices stabilized near a seven-week low on Tuesday after plunging 4% in the previous session, as elevated oil prices, rising U.S. Treasury yields and expectations for further Federal Reserve rate hikes continued to...

U.S. Stock Futures Steady as AI, Rate Concerns Weigh

U.S. stock futures were little changed Monday evening after Wall Street fell under pressure from elevated Treasury yields, concerns about slowing artificial intelligence development and persistent geopolitical tensions...

Politics

White House Blames Democrats as CLARITY Act Stalls

The White House and Republican Senator Cynthia Lummis have blamed Senate Democrats for the CLARITY Acts failure to advance, escalating partisan tensions over landmark U.S. cryptocurrency legislation. The Senate voted 49-50...

US Troops Set to Complete Iraq Withdrawal as Iran Influence Grows

US forces are expected to withdraw from their remaining bases in Iraq by Wednesday, completing a departure agreed in 2024 and raising concerns over Irans expanding influence and the potential resurgence of Islamic State....

Malaysia Begins Deportation of 1,500 Myanmar Nationals

Malaysia began deporting about 1,500 Myanmar nationals on Tuesday under a repatriation programme that has drawn objections from the United Nations and human rights organisations over safety concerns in conflict-hit...

Trump Denies Offering Iran Sanctions Relief for Nuclear Concessions

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday denied reports that his administration had offered Iran sanctions relief and access to frozen funds in exchange for concessions on Tehrans nuclear program. This is untrue. I offered...

Rubio Warns Cuba to Change Course as US Pressure Mounts

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington hopes Cuba will pursue a different path, warning that Cuban officials should not expect to simply wait out President Donald Trumps administration without making changes....

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

Anthropic Targets $2 Trillion Valuation in Planned IPO

Anthropic is preparing for a highly anticipated initial public offering that could value the artificial intelligence company at more than $2 trillion, putting investor enthusiasm for the booming AI sector and its massive...

Samsung Invests $1 Billion in KKR’s Helix AI Infrastructure

Samsung Electronics and five affiliates are investing a combined $1 billion in Helix Digital Infrastructure, a new artificial intelligence infrastructure company backed by investment firm KKR, as Samsung expands deeper...

CSL Partners With AWS to Bring AI Into Drug Research

CSL has entered into a partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to integrate artificial intelligence and cloud computing across its research and clinical development operations, aiming to accelerate drug discovery and...

OpenAI Scraps GPT-6.1 Astra Launch Over Safety Concerns

OpenAI has canceled the planned release of GPT-6.1 Astra after internal testing raised concerns about the artificial intelligence models safety, alignment and ability to stay within authorized boundaries. The...

Pi Network Price Holds $0.087 as Protocol 28 Mainnet Upgrade Nears

Pi Network price traded around $0.0886 on September 28 as investors looked ahead to the Protocol 28 Mainnet upgrade scheduled for October 16. PI remained below the key $0.10 level amid broader weakness across the...