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Lee Min Ho: Actor starring in ‘The King: The Eternal Monarch’ with Kim Go Eun; Here are drama details to know

Aug 05, 2019 06:55 am UTC| Entertainment

Lee Min Ho was discharged from the army in April, and he immediately resumed his work. He had photoshoots, product endorsements and charity works too. Aside from these, he was confirmed to make his comeback in the drama...

Jungkook: BTS member helps out stage crews; Tries a new job behind the camera and fans adored him even more

Aug 05, 2019 06:55 am UTC| Entertainment

Jungkook is definitely one of the most popular members of the now world-famous boy band, BTS. Fans are going crazy over him not just for his good looks but for his talents and great personality as well. Recently,...

Park Shin Hye: Actress’ new project is a movie with Yoo Ah In; Duo will star in a thriller movie #ALONE

Aug 05, 2019 06:54 am UTC| Entertainment

Park Shin Hye has been chosen to star with actor Yoo Ah In for a film titled #ALONE. the actors are one of the best in the South Korean movie industry today, so the anticipation and expectation from the upcoming movie are...

Song Joong Ki, Song Hye Kyo divorce: How the Kdrama was negatively affected by the split of the former A-list couple

Aug 05, 2019 06:50 am UTC| Entertainment

Song Joong Ki and Song Hye Kyo were known as the golden couple but not anymore. The two recently called it quits, and their divorce has been finalized already. Their separation shocked many people, and one of the...

'Boruto' episode 119 release date, spoilers: Konohamaru arc ends; Can they defeat Souma?

Aug 05, 2019 06:44 am UTC| Entertainment

The upcoming Boruto episode 119 is the conclusion of the Konohamaru arc. Konohamaru is the focus of the current anime storyline where a new character named Lemon was also introduced. The lady was initially thought to be...

'One Piece' episode 897 release date, spoilers: Luffy meets Zoro in Wano, fight with Hawkins happening

Aug 05, 2019 06:44 am UTC| Entertainment

The Wano story arc took a couple of weeks of break to give way for a filler storyline linked to the One Piece: Stampede movie premiering in Japan this week. On the bright side, fans will be taken back to Wano starting on...

Prince Harry, Meghan Markle divorce: The former ‘Suits’ actress will have this title when she split from the Duke of Sussex

Aug 04, 2019 11:16 am UTC| Entertainment

There were reports that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been contemplating divorce. It was said that the former Suits actress could not stand the royal ways and her duties as part of the British Royal Family, so she is...

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Economy

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...

Gold Plunges 4% as Treasury Yields Surge and Fed Rate Hike Bets Rise

Gold prices tumbled nearly 4% on Monday as surging U.S. Treasury yields, a stronger dollar, rising oil prices and growing expectations for additional Federal Reserve interest rate hikes pressured precious metals. Spot gold...

South Korea Exports Set for 16th Monthly Gain on AI Chip Demand

South Korean exports are expected to increase for a 16th consecutive month in September, supported by strong semiconductor demand fueled by global artificial intelligence investment, according to a Reuters poll released...

Oil Prices Jump Nearly 3% as Iran Holds Firm on Hormuz Conditions

Oil prices surged on Monday as tensions between the United States and Iran fueled concerns over prolonged disruption to the Strait of Hormuz, a critical route for global energy supplies. Brent crude futures for November...

Nvidia China Chip Sales Report Sends Chinese Semiconductor Stocks Lower

Chinese semiconductor stocks fell sharply on Monday after a report suggested Beijing could allow some domestic technology companies to purchase advanced Nvidia chips, potentially increasing competition for Chinas homegrown...

Politics

Senate Democrats Say Tether USDT Helps Iran Evade Sanctions

Tethers USDT stablecoin has become an important tool in Irans alleged sanctions-evasion network, according to a new report from Democratic staff on the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. The report...

California Bans Memecoins Issued by Public Officials Under New Law

California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed legislation barring public officials in the state from issuing memecoins, adding new restrictions aimed at preventing officials from financially benefiting from their public...

China Cuts Tariffs on U.S. Farm Goods but Excludes Soybeans

China is preparing to reduce tariffs on a wide range of U.S. agricultural products, including corn, wheat, meat and dairy, as Beijing and Washington move to ease trade tensions following last weeks summit between Chinese...

Bitcoin Slides Below $84K as Trump Signals Possible New Iran Strikes

Bitcoin and U.S. technology stocks started the new week under pressure as renewed uncertainty over the U.S.-Iran conflict weighed on risk appetite and pushed oil prices higher. Bitcoin (BTC) fell 1.3% to around $83,324 at...

Russian Bomb Strike on Kharkiv Injures 22, Including Children

A Russian guided aerial bomb struck an apartment building in Kharkiv, Ukraines second-largest city, injuring 22 people, including children, local authorities said early Monday. Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov reported 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

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...

Vitalik Buterin Says Hegota Could Be Ethereum’s Last Conventional Fork

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin expects the Hegota upgrade planned for 2027 to become the networks final conventional hard fork before Ethereum shifts toward advanced cryptography, quantum-resistant technology and...