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‘Just Cause’ Developers Involved In Creating ‘Rage 2’, Which Is A Real Game

May 15, 2018 09:45 am UTC| Technology

Following the humorous Tweet by Bethesda addressing the recent leak of numerous titles by Walmart, its not exactly surprising that Rage 2 has just been confirmed to be in development. What is surprising is the fact that...

Google Employees Quite En Masse To Protest Pentagon Job

May 15, 2018 09:44 am UTC| Technology

For months, several people at Google have been asking the company to cease working on the project that it received from the Pentagon to train artificial intelligence in more accurate image-recognition. This will then be...

Rising Battle Royale Star ‘Radical Heights’ Crashes And Burns With Studio Closure

May 15, 2018 09:44 am UTC| Technology

Radical Heights is the new addition to the Battle Royale genre with an overt 70s disco theme. When it launched on Steam, it saw a surprising level of success among players who wanted to check out the new kid on the block....

Over 200 Apps Suspended In Facebook Data Misuse Investigation, New Data Leak Exposes 3M Users

May 15, 2018 09:40 am UTC| Technology

Facebook has been putting on a brave face in light of the numerous scandals that it has been involved in of late, and has been promising to make sweeping changes. One of these changes includes investigating third-party...

The Difference Between Siri And Other Smart Assistants, And Alexa’s Impact On Real Babies

May 15, 2018 09:39 am UTC| Technology

Smart assistants are becoming so ubiquitous these days that its hardly possible to go anywhere or do anything without running into them. The three most popular of these machine assistants are Siri, Alexa, and Google...

Fornite Is Now Infecting Boxing Industry As Well, It’s An Epidemic!

May 15, 2018 09:39 am UTC| Technology

To say that Fortnite Battle Royale is a popular game would be a massive understatement. Its currently the most popular video game in the world in terms of the number of current players that are actually playing it. It has...

Divinity Original Sin 2 Will Launch On the Xbox One Soon

May 15, 2018 09:38 am UTC| Technology

Arguably one of the greatest role-playing video games in the modern era, Larian Studios critically-acclaimed Divinity Original Sin 2 (DOS2) is set to come to the Xbox One next week. This is an exciting development because...

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Economy

Oil Prices Slip as Iran Sanctions Relief and Hormuz Shipping Recovery Ease Supply Concerns

Global oil prices moved lower on Tuesday, extending losses from the previous session as concerns over supply disruptions eased following signs of increased shipping activity through the Strait of Hormuz and a temporary...

Wall Street Slides as AI Stocks Tumble Following South Korea Tech Sell-Off

U.S. stocks closed lower on Tuesday as a sharp sell-off in technology shares weighed heavily on Wall Street. Concerns surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) demand intensified after a major decline in South Koreas...

US Dollar Climbs to One-Year High as Fed Rate Hike Expectations Surge

The U.S. dollar strengthened on Tuesday, reaching its highest level in more than a year as investors continued to react to the Federal Reserves unexpectedly hawkish stance. Growing expectations of future interest rate...

Singapore Inflation Stays Muted in May as Core CPI Misses Forecasts Ahead of MAS Review

Singapores inflation rate remained subdued in May 2026, with both headline and core consumer price inflation coming in below market expectations, reinforcing expectations that the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) may...

South Korea Stocks Tumble as AI-Fueled Rally Faces Profit-Taking Pressure

South Korean stocks suffered a sharp decline on Tuesday, with the benchmark KOSPI plunging nearly 6% as investors rushed to lock in profits after a historic rally driven by artificial intelligence (AI) optimism,...

Politics

U.S. Eases Iran Team Travel Restrictions Ahead of Seattle World Cup Match

The United States has relaxed travel restrictions for Irans national soccer team ahead of its upcoming FIFA World Cup match in Seattle, allowing the squad to enter the country two days before kickoff instead of just one...

Peru Election Dispute Deepens as Roberto Sanchez Rejects Runoff Results

Perus presidential election dispute intensified on Tuesday after leftist candidate Roberto Sanchez announced that he would not recognize the outcome of the tightly contested presidential runoff, alleging electoral fraud...

Marco Rubio Seeks Gulf Support for U.S.-Iran Peace Deal Amid Regional Concerns

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has begun a diplomatic tour of the Gulf region as the Trump administration works to ease concerns over its newly signed peace agreement with Iran. Rubio arrived in the United Arab...

Russia Signals Frustration Over Unfulfilled U.S. Commitments After Alaska Summit

Russia has intensified its criticism of the United States, accusing Washington of failing to honor key understandings reached between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump during their Alaska...

Trump Highlights Manufacturing Agenda in Pennsylvania as Midterm Elections Approach

U.S. President Donald Trump returned to the campaign trail on Tuesday with a visit to Pennsylvania, a crucial battleground state, as he sought to strengthen support ahead of the November midterm elections. Speaking at a...

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

Cerebras Revenue Forecast Tops Expectations, but Margin Concerns Weigh on Stock

Cerebras Systems delivered a strong revenue outlook for 2026 that exceeded Wall Street expectations, but investors remained cautious as the companys profit margin forecast highlighted the challenges of competing with AI...

SpaceX Stock Rebounds After Sharp Selloff, But Valuation Concerns Persist

SpaceX (NASDAQ: SPCX) recovered modestly on Tuesday, closing 0.9% higher at $156.06 after briefly falling below its post-IPO opening price during intraday trading. The stock touched a low of $147.11, slipping beneath the...

Alphabet Replaces Verizon in Dow Jones Industrial Average

Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL), the parent company of Google, will replace Verizon Communications in the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) effective June 29, according to an announcement from SP Dow Jones Indices on Tuesday....

Tencent Reviews Marvelous Stake as Gaming Giant Reassesses Global Investment Strategy

Tencent Holdings (HK:0700) is reportedly exploring potential exits from several investments in Japanese game developers, including its stake in Marvelous Inc. (TYO:7844), as the Chinese technology giant reevaluates its...

WiseTech Global Denies Knowledge of Investigation Into Founder Richard White

Australia-based logistics software company WiseTech Global (ASX: WTC) has stated that it is unaware of any investigation involving its Executive Chair and founder, Richard White, following media reports that triggered a...