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‘Halo Infinite’ Release date, Latest News: Slipspace Engine the Reason Why the Game Took So Long to Make, Kiki Wolfkill Reveals

Jun 06, 2019 05:24 am UTC| Technology

Halo Infinite will be making an appearance in the upcoming E3 2019. As such, fans and critics alike are at the edge of their seat whats in store for this massively popular franchise. Part of the reason why Halo Infinite...

‘Hitman 2’ Latest News, Update: June Roadmap Revealed; When and What to Expect from the New Content

Jun 06, 2019 05:24 am UTC| Technology

IO Interactive recently announced the roadmap for Hitman 2 in the month of June, bringing with it a host of new content that will provide refreshing missions for players. The content will be dropping tomorrow, June 7,...

‘FIFA 20’ Features, Improvements: Fixes for Flaws Expected, Exploitative Franchise Ending Soon?

Jun 06, 2019 05:20 am UTC| Technology

One of the biggest gripes of the gaming community with games like the upcoming FIFA 20 is how it encourages the more casual crowd to influence the market. In this title, for example, microtransactions are likely to be rife...

‘Pokemon: Sword And Shield’ Fan Reactions, Revelations: Nintendo Breaks Fans with Awesome New Pokemon

Jun 06, 2019 05:20 am UTC| Technology

It would appear that Nintendo is intent on taking things to the next level with the recent reveal of Pokemon: Sword And Shield during Nintendo Direct. The event basically caused a meltdown among many fans of the franchise...

iPhone 11 Design, Leaks: Apple Dooms iPhone with Horrible Design, Ugly Disaster

Jun 06, 2019 05:19 am UTC| Technology

It would appear that Apple is intent on continuing on the road to disaster with the design of the iPhone 11. At least, this is what the leaks have been pointing towards, and this spells doom for the lineup. Not only will...

'NBA 2K20' Release Date, Features: Early September Launch, Dwyane Wade on the Cover Confirmed

Jun 05, 2019 10:50 am UTC| Technology Sports

As the NBA 2019 Finals heats up, more gameplay details about NBA 2K20 are surfacing. Some of the most recent information came from a leak suggesting that the game will be released in September and that Dwyane Wade will...

Windows 10 1903 Update: 5 New Features, Improvements That Make It Worth Installing

Jun 05, 2019 10:47 am UTC| Technology

Microsoft has started to roll out the Windows 10 1903 update, also known as the May 2019 update, on PCs running with the operating system. It is one of the two major updates arriving this year so it is packed with a number...

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Economy

Beyond the spin, beyond the handouts, here’s how to get a handle on what’s really happening on budget night

Three weeks from now, some of us will be presented with a mountain of budget papers, and just about all of us will get to hear about them on radio, TV or news websites on budget night. The quickest way to find out what...

Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility

Ivan Vladislavić is Johannesburgs literary linkman. He tells us, in the first pages of his new book, The Near North, that before cities were lit, first by gaslight and later electricity, people of means paid torchbearers...

Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget

With Jim Chalmerss third budget on May 14, Australians will be looking for some more cost-of-living relief beyond the tax cuts although they have been warned extra measures will be modest. As this weeks consumer price...

Inflation is slowly falling, while student debt is climbing: 6 graphs that explain today’s CPI

Australias inflation rate has fallen for the fifth successive quarter, and its now less than half of what it was back in late 2022. The annual rate peaked at 7.8% in the December quarter of 2022 and is now just 3.6%, in...

Extraordinary Vietnam fraud case exposes the inherent vulnerabilities of banks

The financial crisis of 2008 showed just how much the world depends on banks being well run. Since then, regulators have been given new powers to keep some of the biggest institutions on a much shorter leash to stamp out...

Politics

US Urges China, Russia to Reject AI Control in Nuclear Arms, Align with Global Norms

Paul Dean, a senior U.S. arms control official, emphasized the critical need for China and Russia to join the U.S. in declaring that humans will always decide on the deployment of nuclear weapons, not artificial...

Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board

To say that the Labour party is flying high in the polls is something of an understatement. But despite its consistent lead against the Tories, the opposition finds itself in a rather odd position: on the cusp of power but...

History for sale: what does South Africa’s struggle heritage mean after 30 years of democracy?

One of my favourite statues is the one of Nelson Mandela at the Sandton City shopping centre in Johannesburg. Larger than life, its oversized bronze shoes shimmer in the evening light, polished by the hands of many...

Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight

In the early hours of April 15 2023, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) a Sudanese paramilitary force attacked the military airstrip in the town of Merowe and deployed troops across strategic locations in Sudans capital,...

Military conscription is returning to Europe, but is it really a more equal way of mobilising? What history tells us

The idea that conscription, defined as the compulsory enlistment of citizens for military service, can increase equality and instil a sense of solidarity that transcends traditional societal divides has echoed throughout...

Science

A Nasa rover has reached a promising place to search for fossilised life on Mars

While we go about our daily lives on Earth, a nuclear-powered robot the size of a small car is trundling around Mars looking for fossils. Unlike its predecessor Curiosity, Nasas Perseverance rover is explicitly intended to...

The rising flood of space junk is a risk to us on Earth – and governments are on the hook

A piece of space junk recently crashed through the roof and floor of a mans home in Florida. Nasa later confirmed that the object had come from unwanted hardware released from the international space station. The 700g,...

Peter Higgs was one of the greats of particle physics. He transformed what we know about the building blocks of the universe

Peter Higgs, who gave his name to the subatomic particle known as the Higgs boson, has died aged 94. He was always a modest man, especially when considering that he was one of the greats of particle physics the area of...

Could a telescope ever see the beginning of time? An astronomer explains

The James Webb Space Telescope, or JWST for short, is one of the most advanced telescopes ever built. Planning for JWST began over 25 years ago, and construction efforts spanned over a decade. It was launched into space on...

US media coverage of new science less likely to mention researchers with African and East Asian names

When one Chinese national recently petitioned the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to become a permanent resident, he thought his chances were pretty good. As an accomplished biologist, he figured that news...

Technology

2025 Sees SK hynix's HBM Chips Fully Booked Amidst AI Surge

SK hynix, a key player in the artificial intelligence (AI) services sector, made a significant announcement on Thursday. HBM Sales Reflect SK hynixs Market Leadership Its high-bandwidth memory (HBM) processors,...

Bitcoin Price May Consolidate for Two Months Post-Halving, Says Bitfinex

As the cryptocurrency market adjusts to the latest Bitcoin halving, analysts from Bitfinex forecast a price consolidation period of up to two months, with significant price fluctuations expected within this...

Former PayPal President Predicts Bitcoin as AI's Future Currency

Amid fluctuating prices, former PayPal President David Marcus champions Bitcoin as the native currency of AI at the Bitcoin for Corporations 2024 event, rekindling interest and optimism in the cryptocurrencys long-term...

Massive Shiba Inu Transfer: 1.75 Trillion SHIB Moves, Sparks Market Excitement

On May 2, Whale Alert tracked two enormous transfers totaling 1.75 trillion Shiba Inu (SHIB) tokens from Robinhood, driving a more than 6% increase in SHIBs price and igniting bullish sentiment among...

Anthropic Launches Claude AI App on iPhone to Rival OpenAI’s ChatGPT

Anthropic PBC, an artificial intelligence startup established in 2021, announced on Wednesday, May 1, that it launched an iOS app for its Claude 3 AI chatbot or language models. The company also unveiled a new subscription...