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'Scream' Season 2 Episode 3 Spoilers: "Vacancy" - Emma Struggles with Kevin's Dark Secrets, New Killer Torments Audrey

Jun 10, 2016 02:19 am UTC| Entertainment

Scream season 2 continues to follow Emmas emotional struggle with trying to deal with her own family as well as running from a new killer. In episode 3, entitled Vacancy, she realizes that her father Kevin has secrets of...

‘Keeping Up With the Kardashians’ Season 12 Updates: Kylie Addresses Pregnancy Rumors in Episode 5 Deleted Scene; Khloe Pushes for Second Divorce Attempt

Jun 09, 2016 09:01 am UTC| Entertainment

Keeping Up With the Kardashians season 12 continues to follow the individual struggles of each member of the blended Kardashian-Jenner clan. Kylie addressed pregnancy rumors in a deleted scene from episode 5 while Khloe is...

Can The Avalanches flourish in a pop music world remade in their own image?

Jun 09, 2016 08:24 am UTC| Insights & Views Entertainment

Legendary Melbourne-based band The Avalanches are returning with a new record 16 years after their only major release. Their first album, 2000s Since I Left You, has been dubbed a modern classic. A joyous, witty and funky...

‘Cars 3’ Releases Latest Concept Art Featuring Brand New Character Cruz Ramirez; Lightning McQueen Trains Hard to Stay in the Game

Jun 09, 2016 07:49 am UTC| Entertainment

Cars 3 recently released its latest concept art featuring a brand new character by the name of Cruz Ramirez. Cruz is set to help train main protagonist Lightning McQueen as he enters another race. According to USA...

‘XXX: The Return of Xander Cage’ lead Vin Diesel Shares Photograph of Extreme Underwater Stunt After Filming Wrapped; Neymar Makes Hollywood Debut

Jun 09, 2016 07:47 am UTC| Entertainment

XXX: The Return of Xander Cage lead actor Vin Diesel shared one final photograph on social media after filming wrapped recently. It featured Diesel engaged in an extreme underwater stunt involving a motorbike. Meanwhile,...

‘Ghost In The Shell’ Live-Action Updates: Scarlett Johansson Spotted in Full Costume in Hong Kong; Rila Fukushima of ‘Wolverine’ Joins Cast

Jun 09, 2016 07:45 am UTC| Entertainment

Ghost In The Shell live-action adaptation lead actress Scarlett Johansson is spotted in full costume in Hong Kong as main protagonist Major Motoko Kusanagi. Meanwhile, Rila Fukushima of Wolverine and Arrow fame joins the...

‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ Casts Michael Barbieri as Peter Parker’s Best Friend; Robert Downey Jr. Jokes about Iron Man-Aunt May Relationship Plot Twist

Jun 09, 2016 04:35 am UTC| Entertainment

Spider-Man: Homecoming is set to feature Michael Barbieri as Peter Parkers best friend. Barbieri joins Tom Holland, Marissa Tomei, and Robert Downey Jr. in the new cast. Meanwhile, Downey Jr. joked about a possible Iron...

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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

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...

Trump-proofing Nato: why Europe’s current nuclear deterrents may not be enough to face biggest threats since WWII

Though a second Trump presidency is not a foregone conclusion, Nato members are gearing up to Trump-proof the organisation and reviewing their defence strategies. Natos concerns about Trumps re-election were heightened...

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

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...

OpenAI Set to Unveil Google Rival Search Tool Next Monday, Sources Reveal

OpenAI, in partnership with Microsoft, is slated to announce a groundbreaking AI-powered search tool on May 13, challenging Googles dominance just a day before its major I/O conference, according to sources. OpenAIs...

Ripple Partner SBI Holdings to Form Joint Venture in Japan with Chiliz for Sports Tokens

SBI Digital Holdings, a Ripple Labs partner, has revealed plans to deliver sports fan tokens to the Japanese market. The company announced a deal with Chiliz on May 9 to launch a sports and entertainment joint...

Samsung Galaxy S24 Boosts Sales, Reaches Four-Year High in Q1 2024 Smartphone Market

Samsungs Galaxy S24 has propelled the companys smartphone sales in the US to a four-year high, marking a significant achievement. Galaxy S24 Drives Samsungs Surge: Smartphone Sales Soar, Earnings Rise, and Market Share...

Bitcoin Price Surges, Crypto Market Confirms Strong Recovery With Breakout

The crypto market saw increased trading volume during US hours as Bitcoins (BTC) price broke above a declining trendline. Is the crypto markets rebound confirmed, or is it a false breakout? Bitcoin Price Breakout The...