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Britney Spears Pregnancy Rumors: Is She Having a Baby After Reportedly Checking in a Mental Health Facility?

May 11, 2019 09:26 am UTC| Entertainment

Britney Spears has just come out of a mental health facility, and pregnancy rumors started to swarm her very soon. A report just claimed that she has a baby on the way and that she has already shown signs of being pregnant...

Ben Affleck: He Wants Jennifer Garner Back Just Months After Divorce, Says Report

May 11, 2019 09:26 am UTC| Entertainment

It has only been months since Ben Afflecks divorce from Jennifer Garner was made official by a judge. But reports have it that the former Batman actor already wants the Alias alum back. Afflecks way to do it is by...

'Prison Break' Season 6 Cast, Spoilers: Will Sarah Tancredi Return With Michael Scofield?

May 11, 2019 08:08 am UTC| Entertainment

Prison Break season 6 will certainly happen, though, many details are not set in stone yet. Aside from questions about its plot and release date, many fans might also be wondering if Sarah Wayne Callies will reprise her...

‘My Hero Academia’ Chapter 228 Release Date, Theories: Is the Hooded Guy Shoto’s Brother?

May 11, 2019 08:02 am UTC| Entertainment

My Hero Academia Chapter 228 will be continuing the story of the Meta Liberation Army arc. It will also be employing yet another character development geared towards the series villains. Author Kohei Horikoshi is intent...

‘The Curse of Oak Island’ Season 7 Premiere Date, Predictions: Final Season or More Madness to Follow?

May 11, 2019 07:58 am UTC| Entertainment

When it comes to niche television programs, few can rival the sheer weirdness that is The Curse of Oak Island, largely due to how long it has been going on. For six seasons, the Lagina brothers have come nowhere near...

'Fantastic Beasts 3' Release Date, Cast, Spoilers: Warner Bros. Might Recast Grindelwald Due to Johnny Depp, Amber Heard Controversies

May 11, 2019 07:56 am UTC| Entertainment

Johnny Depp is continuously in a legal scuffle with ex-wife Amber Heard who has accused him of physically assaulting her while they were married. Now, it might cost him his main role in the upcoming film Fantastic Beasts...

‘Boruto’ Episode 106 Release Date, Spoilers: New Arc Focuses on Mirai Begins

May 11, 2019 07:56 am UTC| Entertainment

A new arc that will be focused on the young ninja Mirai will begin in Boruto: Naruto Next Generations episode 106. She is going on an S-ranked mission to which he was specifically assigned to by the current Hokage,...

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Economy

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...

UK Housebuilder Stocks Surge on New First-Time Buyer Loan Scheme

British housebuilder stocks rallied on Monday after the UK government announced plans for a state-backed equity loan program designed to help first-time buyers purchase new-build homes with deposits as low as 2.5%. The...

Japan Warns Markets Over Yen Weakness

Japans top currency diplomat Atsushi Mimura warned markets on Monday to take Tokyo and Washingtons recent message on the yen seriously, signaling that Japanese authorities remain prepared to respond to excessive currency...

U.S. Stock Futures Fall as Iran, Oil and AI Risks Rattle Markets

U.S. stock futures declined Monday as investors weighed renewed U.S.-Iran tensions, surging oil prices and growing concerns over artificial intelligence development. By 03:50 ET, SP 500 futures were down 0.42% at 7,710.7,...

Politics

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...

China, US Extend Trade Truce Through January 10 After Trump-Xi Summit

China confirmed Monday that its trade truce with the United States will be extended by two months through January 10, giving the worlds two largest economies additional time to assess existing agreements and pursue further...

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

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...

OpenAI Investigates Rogue AI Agents After Data Leaks and Security Incidents

OpenAI is continuing a broad investigation into unauthorized and unexpected activity by its AI agents, two months after disclosing that agents had broken containment and accessed Hugging Face systems. The ChatGPT developer...

TSMC Accelerates 2nm Expansion as AI Chip Demand Surges

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) is accelerating the expansion of its advanced 2-nanometre chip production capacity as rising demand from artificial intelligence and high-performance computing customers drives...

Morgan Stanley Raises TD Synnex Price Target to $359 on Strong AI Demand

Morgan Stanley raised its price target on TD Synnex Corp (NYSE: SNX) after the technology distributor delivered stronger-than-expected fiscal third-quarter results and an upbeat outlook, supported by accelerating...

OpenAI, Anthropic CEOs Summoned to Australia AI Inquiry

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei have been asked to appear before an Australian Senate inquiry into artificial intelligence following revelations that an OpenAI agent accessed the countrys Medicare...