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‘Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order’ Latest News, Update: Completely Single-player and No Loot Boxes? EA Desperate for Redemption?

Apr 11, 2019 05:25 am UTC| Technology

Its no secret that Electronic Arts has been considered one of if not, the worst company making video games in the world. The tech giants propensity for taking advantage of gamers and bleeding them dry is the main thing it...

‘The Sims 5’ Latest News, Update: To Become Parenting Simulator? Most Realistic Babies Ever?

Apr 11, 2019 05:19 am UTC| Technology

There are currently a lot of rumors and wish lists with regards The Sims 5 right now with the game presently being hidden behind a curtain of murky uncertainty. As a result, fans and publications have been left to their...

‘Fortnite’ Gameplay, Latest News: When Will ‘Apex Legends’-Like Respawns Arrive?

Apr 10, 2019 10:03 am UTC| Technology

Fortnite quickly marked its territory in the battle royale gaming genre when it launched about two years ago. But its success was apparently surpassed by EAs Apex Legends despite its fairly silent launch last...

‘The Last of Us Part 2’ Latest News, Update: Developers Mock The Onion, ‘GOT’ of Video Games

Apr 10, 2019 05:29 am UTC| Technology

Naughty Dog is currently hard at work on The Last of Us Part 2 and fans are getting quite excited about the upcoming sequel to the post-apocalyptic game. However, it would appear that some publications are getting a bit...

‘Borderlands 3’ Latest News, Update: Review Bombing Backfires, Gearbox CEO Happy About Epic Exclusivity

Apr 10, 2019 05:29 am UTC| Technology

Thanks to the news that the PC version of Borderlands 3 would be exclusive to the Epic Game Store, many outraged gamers decided to turn to one of their most popular weapons; review bombing. The Steam pages of the previous...

16-Inch MacBook Pro Latest News, Update: Apple Disappoints Professionals, Unit Cancelled

Apr 10, 2019 05:26 am UTC| Technology

It would appear that Apple is set to disappoint its professional users once again with the news that its rumored 16-Inch MacBook Pro is not going to be released this year. Customers who are in need of a bigger screen from...

iOS 12 Unc0ver Jailbreak Latest News, Update: Hacker Claims to Solve Issues Apple Could Not

Apr 10, 2019 05:25 am UTC| Technology

There have been plenty of reported issues with regards to every iOS update, with iOS 12 being particularly plagued with problems. This is why the latest iOS 12 Unc0ver Jailbreak news is stirring up so much interest among...

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Economy

Some experts say the US economy is on the up, but here’s why voters don’t think so

Many Americans are gloomy about the economy, despite some data saying it is improving. The Economist even took this discussion to TikTok. When its US editor John Prideaux examined inflation, wage and employment numbers,...

Electric air taxis are on the way – quiet eVTOLs may be flying passengers as early as 2025

Imagine a future with nearly silent air taxis flying above traffic jams and navigating between skyscrapers and suburban droneports. Transportation arrives at the touch of your smartphone and with minimal environmental...

Electricity from farm waste: how biogas could help Malawians with no power

In sub-Saharan Africa, over 600 million people (more than 50% of the population) are without access to electricity. Malawi has one of the worlds lowest electricity access rates just 14.1% of the total population have...

High interest rates aren’t going away anytime soon – a business economist explains why

The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady at its May 1, 2024, policy meeting, dashing the hopes of potential homebuyers and others who were hoping for a cut. Not only will rates remain at their current level a...

US long-term care costs are sky-high, but Washington state’s new way to help pay for them could be nixed

If you needed long-term care, could you afford it? For many Americans, especially those with a middle-class income and little savings, the answer to that question is absolutely not. Nursing homes charge somewhere...

Politics

Donald Trump Allegedly Offers Oil Execs a Deal to Scrap EV Incentives for $1B Donation

Former President Donald Trump reportedly proposed a $1 billion deal to oil executives, offering to end electric vehicle (EV) subsidies in return for campaign funding, according to The Washington Post. This move underscores...

Taiwan is experiencing millions of cyberattacks every day

Taiwan stands out as a beacon of democracy, innovation and resilience in an increasingly autocratic region. But this is under growing threat. In recent years, China has used a variety of grey zone tactics to pressure...

What the Supreme Court is doing right in considering Trump’s immunity case

Following the nearly three-hour oral argument about presidential immunity in the Supreme Court on April 25, 2024, many commentators were aghast. The general theme, among legal and political experts alike, was a...

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...

US election: why it’s not the protesters’ votes that the Democrats should worry about

As hundreds of New York police officers in riot gear were called in to clear away a student protest at Columbia University on Tuesday night, the university president Nemat Shafik was saying she had no choice but to take...

Science

IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects

About a trillion tiny particles called neutrinos pass through you every second. Created during the Big Bang, these relic neutrinos exist throughout the entire universe, but they cant harm you. In fact, only one of them is...

The Mars Sample Return mission has a shaky future, and NASA is calling on private companies for backup

A critical NASA mission in the search for life beyond Earth, Mars Sample Return, is in trouble. Its budget has ballooned from US$5 billion to over $11 billion, and the sample return date may slip from the end of this...

Dark matter: our new experiment aims to turn the ghostly substance into actual light

A ghost is haunting our universe. This has been known in astronomy and cosmology for decades. Observations suggest that about 85% of all the matter in the universe is mysterious and invisible. These two qualities are...

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,...

Technology

Apple Reportedly Inks Deal with Samsung for Foldable Displays, Hints at Future Products

Speculations that Samsung Display was trying to sign Apple as its next big foldable display client surfaced online, but nothing was set in stone because Apple was unsure about building foldable products. However, Apples...

South Korea Backs Naver in Business Rift with Japan Over Line App

In response to Japanese regulatory pressure, South Korea has affirmed its commitment to defend its businesses, particularly Naver, as tensions over Lines operational independence intensify. Growing Tensions Over Tech...

South Korea Sets to Implement Crypto Delisting Under New Regulations

South Koreas Financial Supervisory Service has announced a forthcoming regulation that mandates the delisting of several cryptocurrencies. This move, set to take effect with the Virtual Asset User Protection Act in July,...

Binance and KuCoin Gain FIU Registration in India

In a significant move towards regulatory compliance, Binance and KuCoin have been officially registered with Indias Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU). This registration signals a major shift in the Indian cryptocurrency...

Former SEC Commissioner Criticizes Broad Crypto Definitions, Lubin Challenges SEC

At the TokenizeThis 2024 conference, former SEC Commissioner Troy Paredes criticized the SEC for its expansive interpretation of digital assets as securities. Concurrently, Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin at the F.T. Live...