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‘The Flash’ Movie Updates: Rick Famuwiya Signs on to Direct Ezra Miller for Warner Bros.’ Big-Screen Adaptation Following Seth Grahame-Smith’s Exit

Jun 03, 2016 04:48 am UTC| Entertainment

The Flash officially signs Rick Famuwiya as director in replacement of Seth Grahame-Smith, who exited the project last April. Famuwiya is set to direct Ezra Miller, who will star as Barry Allen a.k.a. The Flash in the...

‘Scream’ Season 2 Episode 2 Spoilers: “Psycho” – Survivors Struggle with New Truths, Paranoia, Bloodier Murders

Jun 03, 2016 03:43 am UTC| Entertainment

Scream season 2 episode 2 will find new tensions between Maggie and Emma after the latterrevealed new disconcerting details about her past. Aubrey is caught in a cat-and-mouse game with the killer who knows her connection...

‘Prison Break’ Mini-series Cast, Updates: Dominic Purcell Breaks Nose while Filming in Morocco; 3 New Characters Introduced

Jun 03, 2016 03:42 am UTC| Entertainment

Prison Break actor Dominic Purcell broke his nose and sustained other injuries while filming in Morocco for the upcoming mini-series intended to revive the popular television series. Meanwhile, three new characters will...

‘Beauty and the Beast’ Live-Action Remake Debuts Teaser with First Look at Emma Watson as Belle; Disney Profits Largely from Adaptations

Jun 02, 2016 09:58 am UTC| Entertainment

Beauty and the Beast live-action adaptation remake recently debuted its first ever teaser for the film starring Emma Watson as Belle. Disney has a long line of upcoming remakes in the next few years including Little...

‘Facebook’ To Tighten Grasp On User Posts With ‘DeepText’

Jun 02, 2016 09:51 am UTC| Entertainment

Facebook is already in the lives of over 222 million users in North America and Canada on a regular basis, with people constantly posting snippets of their daily activities without thinking about it. However, there have...

‘Doctor Strange’ Updates: George Takei Slams Cast Whitewashing; Film Helps Raise Record-Breaking £649 million for London’s Media Industry

Jun 02, 2016 09:47 am UTC| Entertainment

Doctor Strange continues to face allegations of whitewashing its cast of characters. George Takei of Star Trek fame criticized the film heavily especially when it came to casting actress Tilda Swinton for the part of a...

‘Gotham’ Season 3 Spoilers: New Villains include Mad Hatter, Talon; James Gordon Faces Darker Times

Jun 02, 2016 09:46 am UTC| Entertainment

Gotham season 3 is set to feature a brand new cast of villains including Mad Hatter and Talon. Ben McKenzie, who plays lead protagonist James Gordon, revealed that the incoming season will present his character with new...

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Economy

What should you do if you can’t pay your rent or mortgage?

The cost of living crisis is making it difficult for many people to pay their bills, including housing costs. Private sector rents have increased by an average 9% over the year to February 2024, and rising interest rates...

Reducing energy demand and improving efficiency will help prevent the next gas crisis

Gas prices have relaxed, Europe has come out of the winter with record gas storage levels and a surfeit of liquefied natural gas is set to reach the shores of Europe over the coming years. Many commentators are hopeful...

Minimum wage for South African farm workers: study shows 2013 hike helped reduce poverty even though compliance was poor

Minimum wage policies are typically aimed at reducing poverty. Yet there is little direct evidence of this effect, especially in developing countries. And none for South Africa. In a recent paper, we consider the...

Gas is good until 2050 and beyond, under Albanese gas strategy

The Albanese government is talking up the crucial role of gas as a transition fuel through to 2050 and beyond. In a gas strategy to be released on Thursday, the government envisages the fuels uses would change over...

South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed

The South African governments Just Energy Transition Implementation Plan was launched in November 2023. It is a roadmap guiding the country away from reliance on coal-fired power towards renewable energy alternatives by...

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...

US Supreme Court upended decades of precedent in 2022 by allowing voters to vote with gerrymandered maps instead of fixing the congressional districts first

For the 2022 midterm elections, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed Alabama to use congressional districts that violated the law and diluted the voting power of Black citizens. A 5-4 vote by the Supreme Court in February...

Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections

Ahead of the European parliament elections in June, Germany has lowered the age limit on participation to 16. This makes it the largest of just a handful of states in the EU to allow people under the age of 18 to vote....

South Africa will be president of the G20 in 2025: two much-needed reforms it should drive

South Africa will play an important international role in 2025 as president of the G20. The G20 is a group of 19 countries as well as the African Union and the European Union. Between them they represent 85% of global...

What early 2024 polls are revealing about voters of color and the GOP

By the end of winter 2024, the return of Donald Trump to the top of the GOP presidential ticket has revealed a surprising trend in the former presidents base of support: his increasing popularity among Black and Latino...

Science

Is dark matter’s main rival theory dead? There’s bad news from the Cassini spacecraft and other recent tests

One of the biggest mysteries in astrophysics today is that the forces in galaxies do not seem to add up. Galaxies rotate much faster than predicted by applying Newtons law of gravity to their visible matter, despite those...

Why are algorithms called algorithms? A brief history of the Persian polymath you’ve likely never heard of

Algorithms have become integral to our lives. From social media apps to Netflix, algorithms learn your preferences and prioritise the content you are shown. Google Maps and artificial intelligence are nothing without...

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...

Technology

OpenAI Founders Sam Altman and Greg Brockman Defend After Safety Researchers Quit

OpenAI founders Sam Altman and Greg Brockman are defending their safety measures after top researchers Ilya Sutskever and Jan Leike resigned, highlighting internal disagreements on AI priorities. Key OpenAI Safety...

Analyst Predicts Ethereum ETF to Trigger Major ETH Market Moves Soon

Cryptocurrency analyst Michael van de Poppe forecasts that the upcoming Ethereum ETF announcement will cause significant market moves, despite a recent decline in trading volume. Ethereums ETF Announcement Expected to...

Venezuela Acts Tough on Crypto Mining Amid Energy Squeeze, Disconnects Bitcoin Farms

Venezuelas Ministry of Electric Power is disconnecting cryptocurrency mining farms from the national grid to manage energy demand and ensure a stable power supply. This measure follows the recent seizure of 2,000 Bitcoin...

AI 'Godfather' Warns of Job Displacement, Advocates for Universal Basic Income

Renowned AI godfather Geoffrey Hinton warns of significant job losses due to AI, urging governments to adopt universal basic income as a countermeasure. Hinton Advocates for Universal Basic Income According to...

Shiba Inu: Top Analyst Identifies Coin as 'Potential Gold Mine'; Price Analysis Suggests 35% Upside

Top analyst Davie Satoshi sees Shiba Inu (SHIB) as a potential gold mine; price analysis predicts a 35% upside. Key Pattern in SHIBs Price Chart The Shiba Inu (SHIB) memecoin has caught the eye of many analysts....