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BIGBANG'S Daesung facing prison time if proven aware of the illegal businesses in his building; YG stocks dipped

Aug 01, 2019 08:28 am UTC| Entertainment

BIGBANGs Daesung is in hot water after a news outlet made an expose` about the building he purchased in Gangnam. It was revealed that illegal businesses are running in the property, and it may involve prostitution and...

WWE SummerSlam 2019: Is the Brock Lesnar vs. Seth Rollins match still happening?

Aug 01, 2019 08:17 am UTC| Entertainment Sports

The confirmed match lineup for the WWE SummerSlam 2019 has Seth Rollins and Brock Lesnars continuing rivalry on the headline. However, fans are on the edge of their seats as Rollins health status is still unknown after...

Jungkook: BTS’ maknae is on the roll; Singer nominated again for world’s '100 Most Handsome Faces'

Aug 01, 2019 07:40 am UTC| Entertainment

Jungkook of BTS has been nominated again for this years 100 Most Handsome Faces organized by TC Candler. This is an annual event that the group has been organizing to recognize the most beautiful faces in the world,...

Ellen DeGeneres, Portia de Rossi divorce rumors: Jealousy, adoption disagreements allegedly causing serious marital issues

Aug 01, 2019 07:24 am UTC| Entertainment

Through Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossis more than 10 years of marriage, they have had their several tabloid moments where their relationship is rumored in shambles. Over time, the reasons that anonymous sources have...

BTS is $20 million richer with their Japanese tour in July alone; Boyband promotes anti-bullying for UNICEF

Aug 01, 2019 07:02 am UTC| Entertainment

BTS completed their Japanese tour last month as part of their Love Yourself: Speak Yourself world tour. Now it was revealed that the South Korean boy band earned around US$20.3 million for performances in the said country...

Prince William and Kate Middleton’s relationship differences compared to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

Jul 31, 2019 09:43 am UTC| Entertainment

Prince William and Kate Middleton have tied the knot seven years ahead of Prince Harry and Meghan Markles, and while the royal couples share some things in common, their relationships are strikingly different. One of the...

Taylor Swift and the shocking conspiracy theories about her; Is the singer an Illuminati?

Jul 31, 2019 08:52 am UTC| Entertainment

Taylor Swift is undoubtedly one of the worlds most popular singers today. She broke into the music scene more than 10 years ago, and since her debut, her music has always been a big hit. But while she looks so nice and...

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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...