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‘Avatar 2’ Cast, Updates: Stephen Lang Reprising Villain Colonel Miles Quaritch for Sequel; Filming Begins Early 2017

Aug 30, 2016 08:01 am UTC| Entertainment

Avatar 2 actor Stephen Lang is set to reprise his role as the antagonistic Colonel Miles Quaritch together with Zoe Saldana and Sam Worthington. Lang revealed that filming will commence early in 2017. According to...

‘Star Wars: Episode VIII’ Film Updates: Daisy Ridley Admits Official Title Change Not Happening Anytime Soon

Aug 30, 2016 05:35 am UTC| Entertainment

Star Wars: Episode VIII star Daisy Ridley offered a small update regarding the upcoming film admitting that an official title change may not be happening anytime soon. According to Metro, Ridley recently appeared as a...

‘Tomb Raider’ Film Updates: Reboot Skips Australia due to Limitations on Tax Incentives, Moves to South Africa Instead

Aug 30, 2016 05:34 am UTC| Entertainment

Tomb Raider reboot was originally intended to film in Australia but recently skipped out on the prospect due to limitations on Federal Government tax incentives. Production for the upcoming film is reportedly moving to...

‘Friday the 13th’ Film Updates: Reboot Caught in New Legal Battle for Rights Over Franchise, Future Releases at Stake

Aug 29, 2016 09:42 am UTC| Entertainment

Friday the 13th is currently caught in a new legal battle that seeks to determine the real rights holder for the franchise. This new development may put future planned releases at stake. According to The Hollywood...

‘Bad Boys For Life’ Film, Updates: Director Confirms Official Return of Will Smith, Martin Lawrence for Sequel, Explains Reasons for Delay

Aug 29, 2016 09:39 am UTC| Entertainment

Bad Boys For Life director Joe Carnahan confirmed the official return of Will Smith and Martin Lawrence as narcotics detectives Mike and Marcus, respectively. Carnahan explained that Smiths involvement in Suicide Squad was...

‘MIB 23’ Cast, Updates: Jonah Hill Casts Doubts on ‘Men In Black’-’23 Jump Street’ Crossover Film

Aug 29, 2016 09:37 am UTC| Entertainment

MIB 23 lead actor Jonah Hill admitted his doubts over the Men In Black-23 Jump Street crossover films fruition. He revealed that complications may make creating a third installment in the 21 Jump Street series a...

‘Britney’ Movie Updates: Two-Hour Biographical TV Film for International Pop Star Britney Spears in the Works at Lifetime, Natasha Bassett to Star

Aug 29, 2016 07:30 am UTC| Entertainment

Britney is Lifetimes upcoming two-hour television film featuring the life of international pop star Britney Spears. Natasha Bassett of Hail! Caesar fame is set to portray Spears in the upcoming film. According to The...

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Economy

Gold Prices Dip Amid Middle East Uncertainty and Inflation Fears

Gold prices edged lower during Asian trading on Thursday, retreating after modest gains in the previous session as investors continued monitoring escalating Middle East tensions threatening a fragile ceasefire between the...

Oil Prices Rebound as Hormuz Disruptions and Middle East Tensions Rattle Markets

Oil prices recovered Thursday following their sharpest single-day decline since April 2020, as ongoing disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz and escalating Middle East tensions renewed fears over global crude supply. By...

U.S. Futures Dip as Iran Ceasefire Faces Early Challenges

U.S. stock index futures edged slightly lower Wednesday evening as investors monitored the fragile state of a newly announced Iran-U.S. ceasefire agreement. The cautious overnight movement followed an exceptional trading...

U.S.-Iran Ceasefire: Fragile Truce Raises Hopes for Strait of Hormuz Peace Deal

A temporary ceasefire between the United States, Iran, and Israel is holding but just barely. U.S. Vice President JD Vance described the two-week truce as fragile on Wednesday, warning that Iran appeared to be...

Gold Surges Near 3-Week High as Trump-Iran Ceasefire Eases Geopolitical Tensions

Gold prices climbed sharply on Wednesday, nearing a three-week high after President Donald Trump announced a temporary ceasefire with Iran, easing geopolitical tensions that had been gripping global markets. Spot gold...

Politics

Taiwan Defense Budget: U.S. Senator Urges Legislature to Pass Spending Plan

Republican Senator Jim Banks visited Taipei and delivered a direct message to Taiwans President Lai Ching-te: the islands parliament must stop stalling and approve a proposed special defense budget. Banks, a member of the...

Haiti Election 2025: Voter Registration Delayed Amid Ongoing Security Crisis

Haitis Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) has officially announced the postponement of a voter registration drive that was originally set to begin on April 1. The council stated that updated registration dates would be...

Anthropic Fights Pentagon Blacklisting in Dual Federal Court Battles

A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., has refused to halt the Pentagons national security blacklisting of AI company Anthropic, delivering a temporary win for the Trump administration. The ruling comes as another...

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...

FCC Moves to Ban All Chinese Labs From Testing U.S. Electronics

The Federal Communications Commission is escalating its crackdown on Chinese technology by preparing to vote on a sweeping proposal that would prohibit all Chinese laboratories from testing electronic devices intended for...

Science

NASA Artemis II: First Crewed Moon Mission Since Apollo Takes Four Astronauts on 10-Day Lunar Journey

NASAs Artemis II mission launched Wednesday, marking humanitys return to crewed lunar exploration for the first time since the Apollo era. Carrying four astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft, this historic 10-day mission...

NASA's Artemis II Mission: First Crewed Lunar Journey Since Apollo

NASA's Artemis II Crew Arrives in Florida for Historic Moon Mission

The four astronauts chosen for NASAs Artemis II mission have touched down at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, marking the beginning of final launch preparations for the first crewed lunar journey in over 50 years. NASA...

SpaceX Pivots Toward Moon City as Musk Reframes Long-Term Space Vision

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has revealed a significant shift in the companys near-term space exploration strategy, announcing that SpaceX is now prioritizing the development of a self-growing city on the Moon rather than focusing...

SpaceX Prioritizes Moon Mission Before Mars as Starship Development Accelerates

Elon Musks SpaceX is shifting its near-term space exploration strategy, choosing to prioritize a return to the Moon before pursuing missions to Mars, according to a recent Wall Street Journal report citing sources familiar...

Technology

Alibaba Shares Slide as Jefferies Slashes Price Target Over AI Spending and Business Losses

Alibabas Hong Kong-listed shares (HK:9988) dropped 2.9% to HK$122.70 on Thursday, emerging as one of the heaviest drags on the Hang Seng Index, which closed 0.6% lower. The selloff came after investment bank Jefferies...

U.S. Disrupts Russian Military Hackers' Global DNS Hijacking Network

The U.S. Justice Department has successfully executed a court-authorized operation to dismantle a DNS hijacking network tied to Russian military intelligence. The network was run by GRU Military Unit 26165, a cyber unit...

Samsung Electronics Posts Eightfold Profit Surge Driven by AI Chip Demand

Samsung Electronics delivered a stunning financial turnaround in the first quarter of 2025, projecting operating profit of approximately 57.2 trillion won (roughly $38 billion) a more than eightfold increase compared to...

China's Push to Steal Taiwan's Chip Technology and Talent Raises Security Alarms

Taiwans National Security Bureau has raised serious concerns about Beijings escalating efforts to infiltrate the islands world-class semiconductor industry. According to a report submitted to Taiwanese lawmakers, China is...

Apple's Foldable iPhone Faces Engineering Setbacks, Mass Production Timeline at Risk

Apples highly anticipated foldable iPhone is running into significant engineering hurdles during its test phase, raising concerns about potential delays in both mass production and product shipments, according to a report...